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Calendar No. 137

109TH CONGRESS REPORT " SENATE ! 1st Session 109–88

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE, SCIENCE, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2006

JUNE 23, 2005.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. SHELBY, from the Committee on Appropriations,

submitted the following 

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 2862]

The Committee on Appropriations to which was referred the bill 

(H.R. 2862) making appropriations for Science, the Departments of 

State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 

year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, reports 

the bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 

and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, to the Senate with 

an amendment, and with an amendment to the title, and recommends that the bill, as amended, do pass. The Committee on Appropriations shall address appropriations for the Department of 

State and Related Agencies for fiscal year 2006 under a separate 

bill. Appropriations for said agencies are not assumed in the table 

below.

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2006

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $52,357,161,000

Amount of 2005 appropriations ............................... 52,014,314,000

Amount of 2006 budget estimate ............................ 54,366,388,000

Amount of House allowance .................................... 51,678,177,000

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to—

2005 appropriations .......................................... ∂342,847,000

2006 budget estimate ........................................ ¥2,009,227,000

House allowance ................................................ ∂678,984,000
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C O N T E N T S 

Page 

Background: 

Purpose of the Bill ............................................................................................ 3

Summary of the Bill ......................................................................................... 4

Budgetary Impact of the Bill .................................................................................. 6

Title I—Department of Justice ............................................................................... 7

Title II—Department of Commerce and Related Agencies .................................. 50

Title III—Science ..................................................................................................... 62

Title IV—Related Agencies: 

Commission on Civil Rights ............................................................................. 105

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ................................................ 105

Federal Communications Commission ............................................................ 106

Federal Trade Commission .............................................................................. 107

Legal Services Corporation .............................................................................. 108

Marine Mammal Commission .......................................................................... 109

National Veterans’ Business Development Corporation ............................... 109

Securities and Exchange Commission ............................................................ 109

Small Business Administration ....................................................................... 110

State Justice Institute ...................................................................................... 114

Title V—General Provisions ................................................................................... 115

Title VI—Rescissions ............................................................................................... 117

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 118

Compliance With Paragraph 7(c) Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 120

Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 

Senate ................................................................................................................... 121
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE BILL

This bill makes appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 

and Justice, science, and related agencies for fiscal year 2006. 

The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill is the principal source of financial resources to support 

the Departments of Justice and Commerce, including the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and a 

number of independent agencies and commissions, including the 

Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Securities 

and Exchange Commission, the Small Business Administration, the 

Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission. 

In February 2005, the Senate Committee on Appropriations underwent a reorganization that collapsed the number of subcommittees from 13 to 12. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 

the Judiciary and Related Agencies became the Subcommittee on 

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. Appropriations 

for the operations of the Department of State were transferred to 

the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, now the Subcommittee 

on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies, and appropriations for the Federal judiciary were transferred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury and Independent Agencies, now the Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. Appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Science 

and Technology Policy within the Executive Office of the President 

were transferred to the subcommittee formerly known as Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies, now 

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. 

The bill remains a principal source of support for Federal programs to combat terrorism, including the intelligence, 

counterterrorism, and national security programs of the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation. The bill remains a source of support for 

Federal law enforcement, and grant assistance to State and local 

law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. The Committee notes with disappointment the elimination of many State 

and local law enforcement assistance programs in the President’s 

budget submission for fiscal year 2006. The bill remains the principal source of support for the Department of Commerce and the 

Nation’s lead civilian ocean and atmosphere research, science, and 

service agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]. The Committee is intensely disappointed by the nearly 9 percent reduction from the fiscal year 2005 enacted level proposed for NOAA this year. The bill is now the principal source of 

resources for aeronautics research and space exploration. Finally, 
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the bill supports a number of independent agencies and commissions, and has a key leadership role in supporting technology, innovation, and the stability of United States financial markets. 

The Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill, as was its predecessor, is among the most diverse of 

the 12 appropriations bills that provide for the discretionary funding of the Federal Government. The bill provides for pay of personnel, operations and maintenance, grants and contracts, research 

and development, procurement, and construction at 27 different 

agencies and departments (including 2 Cabinet agencies), bureaus, 

and commissions. 

SUMMARY OF THE BILL

The total amount of new budget authority recommended by the 

Committee for this bill in fiscal year 2006 is $48,875,000,000, including $229,000,000 in mandatory appropriations. The amount of 

discretionary budget authority as defined by the Budget Act is 

$48,646,000,000. 

The total amount of new budget authority represents an increase 

of $875,476,000 compared with the fiscal year 2005 enacted level 

and a decrease of $2,052,227,000 compared with the budget request. The recommendation does not include $3,710,000,000 for the 

Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative, as proposed in 

the budget request. 

The Committee recommended bill is within the Committee’s section 302(b) allocation for the Commerce and Justice, Science, and 

Related Agencies appropriations bill. The Committee has made difficult but necessary tradeoffs to craft a bill that is within these limits. 

REPROGRAMMINGS, REORGANIZATIONS, AND RELOCATIONS

Section 505 of this Act (section 605 of previous Commerce, Justice, State, the judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Acts) provides procedures for the reprogramming of funds. To reprogram is to change the use of funds from the specific purposes 

provided for in the Act and the accompanying statement or, in the 

absence of direction from the Committees on Appropriations, from 

the specific purposes provided for in the President’s budget request. 

Each title of the bill also has traditionally included separate provisions that define permissible transfers of resources between appropriation accounts. These transfer authority provisions are also pursuant to section 505, and were initiated in the early 1990’s to provide additional flexibility to the agencies supported by the bill. 

Section 505 provides that the chairmen of the Committees on Appropriations be notified by letter at least 15 days prior to the reprogramming of funds in excess of a dollar threshold or 10 percent 

of the overall funding level for a program, whichever is less, between programs and activities. This provision also restates a number of other instances where proposed agency actions require the 

submission of a reprogramming, including providing funds or personnel for any project that has been denied or restricted, reorganizations, contracting, etc. 
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The reprogramming process is based on comity between the Appropriations Committee and the executive branch. The Commerce, 

Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides 

specific program guidance through the statement accompanying 

this Act and tables accompanying the bill. The process is intended 

to provide some flexibility to meet changing circumstances and 

emergency requirements, if there is agreement between the executive branch and the legislative branch that such a change is warranted. Reprogramming procedures provide a means for the affected branches to agree on adjustments, if necessary, during a fiscal year, or to ensure that the Committees are kept apprised in instances where non-appropriated resources are used to meet program requirements, such as fee collections and unobligated balances that were not considered in the development of the appropriations legislation. 

In the absence of comity and respect for the prerogatives of the 

Appropriations Committees and Congress in general, the Committee has no choice but to put specific program limitations and detail in legislation. Under these circumstances, programs, projects, 

and activities become absolutes and the executive branch shall lose 

the ability to propose changes in the use of appropriations through 

the reprogramming process between programs, projects, and activities without seeking legislative action. 

The reprogramming process, in general, works well and ensures 

that the public’s interests are protected. The Committee is concerned, however, the executive branch often establishes a cumbersome, bureaucratic process resulting in significant delays before 

reprogramming proposals are transmitted to Congress. The executive branch should set cycle times for ensuring the rapid consideration and transmittal of reprogramming proposals. In some instances, it can take over 6 months from when a bureau proposes 

a reprogramming action and when approval is received from the 

Office of Management and Budget [OMB] and notification is transmitted to Congress. This bureaucratic delay has led to unacceptable situations where agencies already have obligated funds before 

Congress has been consulted. Such ‘‘after the fact’’ reprogrammings 

will not be tolerated. They undercut the basic premise upon which 

appropriations law is founded. 

Unfortunately, the Committee is aware that some agencies have 

not complied with reprogramming procedures and have proceeded 

with reprogrammings without securing the Committee’s approval. 

Therefore, the bill eliminates a number of flexibilities and authorities afforded those agencies in past years. The Committee regrets 

the necessity of this action. However, in the absence of comity, the 

Committee is required to take additional actions to ensure that 

funds are only spent for the purposes appropriated. 

NON-CAREER PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS-IN-FORCE

The Committee directs departments or agencies funded in the accompanying bill that are planning to conduct a reduction in force 

[RIF] to notify the Committee by letter 30 days in advance of the 

date of the proposed personnel action. Also, the Committee directs 

that any items which are subject to interpretation will be reported. 
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APPROPRIATIONS LIAISONS

The Committee again prefers to channel most of its inquiries and 

requests for information and assistance through the budget offices 

or comptroller organizations of the departments and agencies funded in the accompanying bill, but reserves the right to call upon any 

individual or organization in any agency under its jurisdiction. The 

Committee continues to stress the natural affinity between agency 

financial management organizations and the Appropriations Committee, which makes a close working relationship imperative.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 

308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED

[In millions of dollars] 

Budget authority Outlays 

Committee 

allocation Amount of bill Committee allocation Amount of bill 

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations 

to its subcommittees of amounts in the Budget Resolution 

for 2006: Subcommittee on Commerce and Justice, Science, 

and Related Agencies: 

Mandatory ............................................................................ 229 229 241 1 241

Discretionary ........................................................................ 48,646 48,646 49,575 1 49,254

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2006 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 29,665

2007 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 13,599

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 3,970

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 1,755

2010 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 749

Financial assistance to State and local governments for

2006 ......................................................................................... NA 2,858 NA 578

1 Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority. 

2 Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable. 
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

The Committee recommends a total of $21,202,485,000 for the 

Department of Justice [DOJ]. The recommendation is $568,399,000 

above the fiscal year 2005 funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations and $602,025,000 above the budget request. The Committee has made funding for combating and prosecuting terrorism, intelligence capabilities enhancements, and critical information technology and infrastructure investments the centerpiece of the fiscal year 2006 Department of Justice appropriations bill. 

Throughout this title, the Committee recommends funding for 

mandatory personnel expenses, including the 2.3 percent pay raise 

proposed for fiscal year 2006, annualization of the fiscal year 2005 

pay raises and increases, and annualization of the fiscal year 2004 

increases and positions, unless otherwise provided below. 

Proposed Fiscal Year 2006 Adjustments and Reductions.—The 

Committee recommends all proposed decreases and adjustments to 

base and offsets contained in the budget request, unless otherwise 

provided below. 

Budget Restructuring Proposals.—The Committee remains concerned with the Department’s repeated proposal to consolidate existing decision units. All accounts within the DOJ, therefore, shall 

continue to use their fiscal year 2005 decision units and account 

structures, unless otherwise specified in prior years or in the following recommendation.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $122,443,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 161,407,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 126,956,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 125,936,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $125,936,000. The recommendation is $3,493,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $35,471,000 below the budget request. 

This account funds the development of policy objectives and the 

overall management of the Department of Justice. 

Office of Intelligence Policy and Review.—The workload of the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review [OIPR] has increased significantly since September 11, 2001, particularly in the terms of the 

number of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [FISA] applications the office must prepare and process. FISA is used by the Government as a tool to obtain foreign intelligence for fighting terrorism and for countering espionage activities directed against the 

United States. Although many of the details are classified, the 

FISA has, since September 11, 2001, become an indispensable and 
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critical legal tool enabling collection of actionable intelligence to 

protect the United States and its citizens from another terrorist attack. To meet its increased FISA workload, OIPR has been forced 

in the past 2 years to rely on a significant number of temporary 

detailees from other Justice Department components to augment 

its permanent attorney staff, a solution that is expensive and inefficient. Staffing shortfalls in OIPR have required the FBI to 

prioritize the requests and determine which lower priority cases 

must remain pending until resources are available to address them. 

Increased resources for additional staff and technology support will 

allow OIPR to keep up with the pace of its current workload as 

well as process lower priority FISA requests more quickly and generally increase the ability of the Government to utilize FISA optimally as a collection tool consistent with the statute and the Constitution. The Committee recommendation therefore includes an 

additional $6,809,000 for OIPR to continue the significant staffing 

expansion begun in fiscal year 2005. 

Report on Centralized Services and E-Gov Savings.—The Attorney General shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations, no later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this 

Act and quarterly thereafter, on all administrative, E-Gov, and centralized training service charges to all components of the Department of Justice [DOJ]. The report shall include: (1) how costs are 

derived; (2) the specific activities paid for; (3) the savings achieved 

by having a centralized service or E-Gov implementation; (4) all 

data used to compute savings; (5) how often the charges are administered; (6) a breakout of all centralized services rolled into the 

General Administration account or any other account, as well as in 

each bureau’s budgets. All future budget submissions to the Committees on Appropriations shall include this detailed breakout. 

Security and Emergency Planning.—The Committee recommendation provides $186,000 and one position to enhance the 

Department-Wide Continuity of Operations Plan. 

Attorney Hiring and Diversity.—To support the Department’s hiring and diversity policies for Departmental attorneys, the Committee recommendation provides $700,000 for an automated attorney hiring personnel system and $50,000 for the Department’s Attorney Student Loan Repayment Program. 

Transfer From the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF].—The Committee denies the proposed transfer of positions and resources from the ATF to the Justice Management Division. These positions are better managed within the Bureau’s 

overall workforce. The Committee recommendation does include 

language transferring from the DOJ’s Office of Legislative Affairs 

$500,000 and two personnel to the ATF’s Office of Legislative Affairs. This will allow these employees to gain practical experience 

that will help the DOJ better understand and support the mission 

of their law enforcement agencies in the future. 

ATF Fees.—The Committee is concerned about the budget proposal to increase fees to cover existing base programs of the ATF. 

Implementation of this fee by the legislative and executive 

branches presents significant obstacles. The Committee understands that it would take the Department 18 to 24 months to implement the rule necessary to collect this fee. Funds to support 
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these base operations therefore would not materialize in fiscal year 

2006. Future fee proposals of this nature will be evaluated and applied against the resources of the General Administration account 

of the DOJ. 

Election Crimes.—The Committee is concerned about the high 

number of persistent accusations of election crimes in recent elections and a lack of prosecutions by the Justice Department. The 

Committee directs the Attorney General to report, within 90 days 

of enactment of this Act, on the number of cases being pursued by 

the DOJ related to election crimes, and the number of attorneys 

dedicated full time to prosecuting such crimes. The Committee encourages the Department to devote more attention and resources to 

this issue, which is critical to public confidence in the integrity of 

the election process. 

Privacy Assessment.—The Committee has recommended $500,000 

to direct a third party privacy assessment of the DOJ. DOJ is the 

repository of large amounts of personal information, much of it related to counterterrorism initiatives. With this comes the responsibility of managing and protecting this personal information. The 

party chosen to undertake this third party assessment should have 

knowledge of all applicable privacy laws, including the Privacy Act 

of 1974 (Public Law 93–579), the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public 

Law 107–347), the privacy provisions of the 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Public Law 108–199), and related Office of Management and Budget regulations. This assessment should provide the 

framework for implementation of a comprehensive privacy program 

across the Department. 

Reducing the Number of Alien Absconders.—The Committee recognizes the importance of reducing the rate of aliens who do not 

comply with Orders of Removal, known as absconders. However, 

the ability to address this situation is not fully within the control 

of one Federal department. Both the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] and DOJ must work closely together to achieve this 

goal. The Committee directs DOJ, in conjunction with DHS, to 

study the existing apprehension, detention, appeal, and removal 

policies and procedures. The Committee requests DHS and DOJ to 

jointly submit a report by February 18, 2006, on the efforts each 

Department will take to reduce the absconder rate, including proposed changes to existing policies, procedures, and laws to further 

assist in reducing the absconder population. 

Radiation Exposure Compensation.—The Committee is cognizant 

of the recent National Academy of Sciences [NAS] report on the 

coverage of affected populations by the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 108–375). The Committee directs the 

DOJ to report to the Committee on what administrative actions the 

Department can and should take in responding appropriately to the 

NAS report, and to submit any appropriate legislative recommendations to the Committee and to the appropriate authorizing committees by October 1, 2005. 

Executive Aircraft Use.—The Committee directs that, within 90 

days of enactment of this Act, DOJ shall submit a report to the 

Committees on Appropriations that identifies the cost and use of 

executive aircraft for senior official transport. The report should 
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also address whether fractional aircraft ownership is a more costeffective method. 

JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... $181,490,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 135,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 135,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $135,000,000. 

The recommendation is $135,000,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $46,490,000 below the budget request. This account has been newly-created in this appropriations Act. 

The Justice Information Sharing Technology account [JIST] provides more control to the Department Chief Information Officer 

[DCIO] to ensure that investments in information technology [IT] 

are well planned and aligned with the Department’s overall IT 

strategy and enterprise architecture. JIST helps ensure that all Department of Justice [DOJ] components build systems that are interoperable with shared components and not stovepiped systems that 

become obsolete once operational. While the Committee is supportive of IT enhancements and the creation of systems that work 

across agencies and Departments, it also is concerned that the 

DCIO has control of less than 10 percent of DOJ’s requested 

$2,700,000,000 in IT expenditures. 

The recommendation includes $10,000,000 for the Law Enforcement Information Sharing Project [LEISP]. Prior to the expenditure of any of these funds, DOJ shall provide to the Committee the 

logical architecture that identifies the select data sources, the data 

source adapters, as well as a list of the duplicative functions that 

will be eliminated by, and the savings realized from, the proposed 

streamlined process. The recommendation includes $13,000,000 for 

systems engineering, design, and a detailed implementation plan 

for the Database Applications for N–DEx and R–DEx projects. The 

recommendation does not include the $14,470,000 requested for deployment. The implementation plan shall include delivery milestones and a cost schedule. Once completed, the Committee directs 

the new Investment Review Board, discussed below, to review and 

approve the specifications, design, and plan. The recommendation 

includes $14,962,000 for Secure Communications and $15,548,000 

for the Justice Consolidated Office Network [JCON], which will 

allow for the continued deployment of standardized office automation infrastructure with centralized management and coordination 

across the Department. The recommendation includes $5,000,000 

for Case Management Common Solution [CMCS] which will set up 

a program management office to oversee the engineering and deployment of the common systems related to case litigation. 

Unified Financial Management System.—Funding for a Unified 

Financial Management System should reside in the JIST account 

rather than in the General Administration account. The Committee 

recognizes the need to develop a Department-wide financial management system to make financial reporting and program performance more timely, and accurate. The recommendation includes 

$10,000,000 to begin deployment of a unified system. 
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The Committee is disappointed with the quality of the budget 

justification materials provided for many of the initiatives in this 

account and encourages the DCIO to provide greater detail in future presentations. 

Information Technology Governance Board.—Given the Department’s recent high profile information technology failures and the 

large amount of resources devoted to these programs, the Committee directs the Department to set up an Investment Review 

Board to be headed by the Deputy Attorney General to oversee the 

development of all critical IT infrastructure acquisitions and improvements. The Investment Review Board shall: (1) review the 

completeness of the initial business case and cost justification 

which defines the success criteria for the project (success criteria 

is defined as the scope, cost, schedule, and quality); (2) ensure the 

creation of project performance metrics to measure compliance with 

the success criteria at project milestones; (3) oversee and approve 

the creation of system architectures; (4) oversee the completeness 

of the specifications; (5) ensure the creation of meaningful operations metrics for performance, security and reliability. 

The Attorney General shall, within 90 days of enactment of this 

Act, submit to the Committee on Appropriations for approval a 

plan that includes the organization and membership of the Board, 

the criteria establishing which IT projects will trigger the Board’s 

oversight, a listing of IT projects the Board will review in this fiscal 

year, and the operating agreement which defines how the Board 

governs. To ensure that the taxpayers receive positive return on 

their investment, the Committee directs that the DOJ Inspector 

General shall have a permanent non-voting seat on the Board. 

NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $98,664,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 128,701,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 110,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 90,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $90,000,000. The recommendation is $8,664,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $38,701,000 below the budget request. 

This account centrally funds development, acquisition, deployment, and operation and maintenance of the Justice Department’s 

narrowband wireless communications network. 

The Committee is encouraged by the recent success of the Seattle-Blaine Washington Pilot, and the implementation of a plan 

built upon the lessons learned in that pilot. That plan, if implemented successfully, will provide a tactical communications capability supporting Federal law enforcement and homeland security 

personnel and their expanded or refined mission requirements, not 

the least of which is communications interoperability. An integrated wireless network will serve as the day to day tactical communications network for the Department, replacing an outdated 

and antiquated legacy system. Public Law 102–538 requires all 

Justice components operating land mobile radio systems in the 

VHF band to convert to narrowband. Given that this program is 

still in the early stages of deployment, the amount of funding provided will be sufficient. Should additional funding be necessary to 
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meet this deadline, however, the Committee will consider the use 

of existing resources, subject to section 505 of this Act for this purpose.

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $201,241,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 216,286,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 215,685,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 216,286,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $216,286,000. 

The recommendation is $15,045,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Executive Office for Immigration Review [EOIR] includes the 

Board of Immigration Appeals [BIA], immigration judges, and administrative law judges who decide through administrative hearings whether to admit or exclude aliens seeking to enter the country, and whether to deport or adjust the status of aliens whose status has been challenged. This account also funds the Office of the 

Pardon Attorney which receives, investigates, and considers petitions for all forms of executive clemency. 

The Department of Homeland Security’s [DHS] increased immigration enforcement activities, in addition to significant increases 

in DHS agents, investigators, detention bed spaces, and advanced 

surveillance on the border, has resulted in an increase in the detention and removal of large numbers of criminal and other illegal 

aliens. The Committee expects this trend to continue. The success 

of more active and new DHS assets results in large workload increases to EOIR’s immigration court and appellate caseloads. The 

Committee therefore supports the large funding increase requested 

by the Department. 

DETENTION TRUSTEE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $874,160,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 184,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,222,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,222,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,222,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,222,000,000. 

The recommendation is $347,840,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations 

and identical to the budget request. 

The Detention Trustee oversees Federal detainees. 

The Committee is concerned about the Department of Justice’s 

ability to anticipate the true funding needs for this account and directs the Detention Trustee to continue efforts to improve its current formulas. The Committee will consider the use of existing resources should additional funding be required, subject to Section 

505 of this Act. 

The Committee directs the Detention Trustee to report to the 

Committee on a quarterly basis the number of individuals in the 

detention trustee system, the projected number of individuals, and 

the annualized costs that are associated with them. 

Efficiency.—The Committee reiterates its position that any construction, planning, supporting, or contracting of new detention fa-
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cilities is not an allowable use of funds provided under this account 

and directs the Detention Trustee to withdraw any solicitations for 

such activities. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $62,960,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 67,431,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 66,801,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 70,431,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $70,431,000. The recommendation is $7,471,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $3,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Office of Inspector General [OIG] has jurisdiction over employees in the Department of Justice [DOJ]; Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI]; Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA]; Federal Bureau of Prisons; United States Marshals Service [USMS]; 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF]; United 

States Attorneys Offices; and other offices, boards and divisions. 

The OIG investigates alleged violations of criminal and civil law, 

fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as ethical standards arising from 

the conduct of Department employees in their numerous and diverse activities. 

Virtual Case File and Sentinel Oversight.—The Committee continues to be concerned about the FBI’s failed efforts to upgrade its 

information technology [IT] infrastructure. In particular, the Committee is troubled by the FBI’s failure to replace its antiquated 

paper-based case management system with an electronic case management system. Reviews by the OIG found that the FBI failed to 

create and deploy the Virtual Case File [VCF] after spending more 

than 3 years and $170,000,000. The VCF was intended to be the 

backbone of the FBI’s IT systems, with VCF case data shared electronically throughout the FBI to enable easy association of case information for analysis. In addition to the $170,000,000 spent in the 

failed effort to implement VCF, the FBI’s inability to develop a 

workable automated case management system has resulted in the 

FBI’s continued lack of the critical tools necessary to maximize its 

criminal investigative and national security missions. In light of 

this failure, there are legitimate questions about the FBI’s ability 

to successfully develop IT in a timely and cost efficient manner. In 

particular, the Committee is concerned about the FBI’s efforts to 

develop Sentinel, the successor case management system to the 

VCF. In addition, the Committee is mindful of the approximately 

$2,500,000,000 the DOJ spends annually on various IT projects, an 

amount representing approximately 11 percent of the total Department budget. Therefore, the Committee has provided the OIG with 

a program increase of $3,000,000 for staff and necessary contractors to conduct ongoing oversight of the investment in, and development of, the Department’s IT systems. The Committee directs the 

OIG to provide periodic reports on the progress of the FBI’s Sentinel project, including assessments of its enterprise architecture, 

project scope, and contracting practices to help ensure that key 

milestones are met, that the project stays within its projected 

budget, and that the system will do what is promised when implemented. 
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The Committee directs the OIG to compile and present to the 

Committee all research, plans, studies, and evaluations that the 

Department has produced, or is in the process of producing, concerning its IT systems, needs, plans, and initiatives. It is imperative that the Committee know the depth and scope of the problems 

DOJ has experienced in the formulation of its IT plans so that it 

can make informed decisions about the DOJ’s IT requests in fiscal 

year 2006 and beyond. 

The Committee directs the OIG to review and assess how well 

the investigations conducted by the DEA Mobile Enforcement 

Teams, FBI Safe Street Investigations, the USMS Fugitive Task 

Forces, and ATF Violent Crimes Impact Teams were coordinated. 

In light of extremely limited resources, the activities and investigations of these agencies must be coordinated in order to ensure that 

these agencies are not wasting resources or manpower performing 

overlapping or similar roles and missions. Resources must be leveraged and efficiencies maximized through coordination of agencies’ 

efforts. 

The Committee continues to be supportive of the OIG and the 

critical role this office provides in overseeing the DOJ. The Committee will entertain requests for additional funding should it become necessary during the fiscal year.

UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $10,496,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 11,300,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 11,200,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,000,000. The recommendation is $504,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $300,000 below the budget request. 

The Commission is an independent body within the Department 

of Justice which makes decisions regarding requests for parole and 

supervision of Federal prisoners. The Committee has provided $176,000 to expand the Commission’s contribution to the administration of permanent supervised 

release cases in the District of Columbia. 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $625,722,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 679,661,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 665,821,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 648,245,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $648,245,000. 

The recommendation is $22,523,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $31,416,000 below the budget request. 

This appropriation funds the establishment of litigation policy, 

conduct of litigation, and various other legal responsibilities, 

through the Office of the Solicitor General, the Tax Division, the 
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Criminal Division, the Civil Division, the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, the Civil Rights Division, the Office of 

Legal Counsel, and Interpol. 

The Committee recommendations, by Division, are displayed in 

the following table:

LEGAL DIVISIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Office of the Solicitor General ............................................................................................................................. 8,399

Tax Division .......................................................................................................................................................... 81,548

Criminal Division .................................................................................................................................................. 143,692

Civil Division ........................................................................................................................................................ 192,481

Environment and Natural Resources Division ..................................................................................................... 94,387

Office of Legal Counsel ....................................................................................................................................... 5,900

Civil Rights Division ............................................................................................................................................ 110,457

INTERPOL USNCB ................................................................................................................................................. 11,000

Office of Dispute Resolution ................................................................................................................................ 381

Total ........................................................................................................................................................ 648,245

During fiscal year 2005, the Committee denied a reprogramming 

request to transfer 32 attorney positions from the Legal Activities 

Offices to the United States Attorneys [USAs]. The budget request 

assumes the transfer of 100 additional positions from Legal Activities to the USAs. The Committee denies the budget request to 

transfer these positions to the United States Attorney Offices 

[USAOs], and instead has provided additional funds in the Legal 

Activities account. These divisions provide expertise to the entire 

Federal Government and to all 93 of the USAOs. To disperse these 

critical resources permanently to the field may provide a shortterm gain in resources and expertise to a particular field office, but 

the long-term loss of the institutional knowledge and resources 

across the entire Federal Government is inadvisable. If the Department wishes to provide resources to the USAOs, it should request 

them directly through the regular appropriations process and not 

reduce resources from a critical function to fund another function. 

During the last year, the Committee has increased the Legal Activities office by as much as 132 positions and has provided 

$3,787,000 in additional resources to support these personnel. The 

Committee directs that these new resources be dedicated to 

counterterrorism, intelligence, immigration litigation, spent nuclear 

fuel cases, and tribal trust fund litigation. 

To ensure that these critical positions are filled in a timely manner, the Committee directs that within 30 days of enactment of this 

Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Solicitor General shall submit a report to the Committee that provides a hiring plan, the 

number of vacancies by division, and the efforts undertaken to fill 

those vacancies. 

The Committee directs that, within 120 days of enactment of this 

Act, the Criminal Division’s Counterterrorism Section shall submit 

to the Committees a detailed report of their review of Terrorism 

Enterprise Investigations, particularly as they relate to domesticbased terrorist groups. 

Crimes Against Children.—The Committee recommendation pro- vides an additional $1,500,000 for the criminal division to target, 
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prosecute, and seize the assets of those who commit crimes against 

the youngest and most vulnerable members of our society. 

Should additional resources be needed in this account, the Committee would encourage the Department to seek a reprogramming 

under the authorities provided by section 505 of this Act. 

THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $6,249,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 6,333,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 6,333,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,333,000

The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $6,333,000 for 

legal costs. The recommendation is $84,000 above the fiscal year 

2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

This account covers Justice Department expenses associated with 

litigating cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 

1986 (Public Law 99–660). 

ANTITRUST DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $138,259,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 144,451,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 144,451,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 144,451,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $144,451,000. 

The recommendation is $6,192,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Antitrust Division investigates potential violations of Federal antitrust laws, represents the interests of the United States in 

cases brought under these laws, acts on antitrust cases before the 

Supreme Court, and reviews decisions of regulatory commissions 

relating to antitrust law.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,526,849,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,626,146,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,626,146,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,572,654,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,572,654,000. The recommendation is $45,805,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $53,492,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes the proposed administration salary increases and denies the transfer of $86,000 to the Office of Dispute 

Resolution. 

This account supports the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys 

and the 94 U.S. Attorneys offices throughout the United States and 

its territories. The U.S. Attorneys serve as the principal litigators 

for the U.S. Government for criminal and civil matters. As in past 

years, the Committee directs the U.S. Attorneys to focus their efforts on those crimes where the unique resources, expertise, or jurisdiction of the Federal Government can be most effective. The 
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Committee directs that the resources provided be directed to the 

highest priorities of the USAs. 

Violent Crime Task Forces.—The Committee recommendation includes $1,500,000 to continue and expand task force activities associated with Operation Streetsweeper. 

Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Enforcement.—The Committee recommendation includes $10,000,000 within available resources for the continued pursuit of Federal copyright law violations and software counterfeiting crimes, subject to section 505 of 

this Act. EOUSA shall report to the Committee on Appropriations 

not later than April 30, 2006, on the number, type, and location of 

copyright prosecutions undertaken in the preceding year.

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $173,602,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 222,577,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 214,402,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 214,402,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $214,402,000. The recommendation is $40,800,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $8,175,000 below the budget request. 

The United States Trustee Program, authorized by 28 U.S.C. 581 

et. seq., is the component of the Justice Department with responsibility for protecting the integrity of the bankruptcy system by overseeing case administration and litigating to enforce the bankruptcy 

laws. In fiscal year 2006, the U.S. Trustee Program will participate 

in an estimated 1.5 million business and consumer bankruptcy case 

filings. To carry out its duties in these cases under the Bankruptcy 

Code (title 11) and title 28 of the United States Code, the U.S. 

Trustee Program is organized into three levels: the Executive Office 

for United States Trustees in Washington, DC; United States 

Trustees in 21 regions whose geographic jurisdiction is established 

by statute; and 95 field offices, which cover 150 court sites and 280 

other administrative hearing locations. 

With the enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and 

Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Public Law 109–8, the U.S. 

Trustee Program will implement and enforce 6 key features of the 

Act: Means Testing; Credit Counseling; Debtor Education; Small 

Business Chapter 11 Provisions; Debtor Audits; and Data Collection, Evaluation, and Reports. 

The Committee recommendation includes $2,000,000 for information technology [IT] infrastructure improvements, such as enhancements to IT security, bandwidth, and the Automated Case Management System. To ensure these improvements are consistent with 

the Department’s overall IT approach and architecture, the Committee directs the U.S. Trustee to consult with the Office of the 

Chief Information Officer prior to the obligation of any of these 

funds. 

The Committee understands that representatives of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Department of Justice 

have been exploring the use of data-enabled forms, or ‘‘smart 

forms’’, that will reduce the amount of manual review necessary to 

implement the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, streamline internal business and case management 
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processes, and enhance statistical reporting capabilities. The Committee supports these efforts and encourages the continued use of 

IT to leverage resources of all participants in the Federal judicial 

system. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,203,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,270,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,220,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,270,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,270,000. The 

recommendation is $67,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

and identical to the budget request. The recommendation fully provides for the adjudication of claims against: Germany relating to 

World War II; Cuba relating to the Castro regime; and Iraq relating to the U.S.S. Stark incident and Desert Shield/Storm. 

The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission settles claims of 

American citizens arising from nationalization, expropriation, or 

other takings of their properties and interests by foreign governments.

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $747,598,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 11,935,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 790,255,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 800,255,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 776,199,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $776,199,000. 

The recommendation is $28,601,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, 

and $14,056,000 below the budget request. 

The core missions of the U.S. Marshals Service [USMS] include 

the apprehension of fugitives, protection of the Federal judiciary, 

protection of witnesses, execution of warrants and court orders, and 

the custody and transportation of accused and unsentenced prisoners. 

The Committee is concerned that workloads in local USMS offices exceed current staffing levels, raising questions regarding the 

distribution of funds to local offices, current restrictions on overtime pay, and staffing levels. The Committee directs the USMS to 

submit a report no later than March 31, 2006, detailing how funds 

are allocated to local USMS offices, how full time equivalents and 

other positions are distributed among these offices, and all policies 

regarding restrictions on overtime pay. 

The recommendation does not support the Marshal’s proposal to 

collapse its current decision units. 

The Committee notes that in previous years, funding allocated 

for specific activities has not been released in a timely fashion preventing operational units from initiating action before the end of 

the fiscal year. The USMS is strongly encouraged to expedite the 

release of these appropriated funds to ensure that the funds can be 

used for their intended purposes. 
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Protection of the Judicial Process.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $586,481,000 for the protection of the judicial 

process. The recommendation is $22,375,000 above the fiscal year 

2005 funding level and is identical to the budget request. Recent 

events prove the need for increased judicial security. The Committee notes that $11,935,000 was provided in the ‘‘Emergency 

Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 

Terror, and Tsunami Relief Act, 2005’’ (Public Law 109–13) for increased judicial security outside of courthouse facilities to better 

detect, assess, and respond to threats and inappropriate communications made to judges. 

Hazardous Response Unit [HRU].—Last year, the Committee directed the transfer of the HRU to the Special Operations Group 

[SOG]. SOG has the expertise to handle the HRU mission. A separate and duplicative HRU unit is unnecessary. The Committee instructs the USMS to complete this transfer by assigning all HRU 

positions to SOG both administratively and geographically. All 

former HRU positions, which have been filled by the date of enactment of this Act, shall be stationed at the Tactical Operations Center at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. No further HRU positions 

shall be filled and the HRU program shall be terminated. 

Courthouse Security Equipment.—This subaccount funds security 

equipment, telephone systems, and cabling. The Committee recommendation provides $13,130,000 for courthouse security equipment. Each year hereafter, not less than this level of funding shall 

recur for USMS courthouse security equipment and Central Courthouse Management Group positions. The Committee has included 

bill language requiring that out-year budget estimates for courthouse security equipment be submitted by the Attorney General for 

fiscal year 2007 and each year thereafter as part of the annual 

budget submission process for all USMS courthouse security equipment needs. 

The recommendation will outfit courthouses in the following locations:

USMS COURTHOUSE SECURITY EQUIPMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Detainee Facilities: 

Washington, DC ........................................................................................................................................... 85

Savannah, GA .............................................................................................................................................. 965

Cape Giradeau, MO ..................................................................................................................................... 80

Yuma, AZ ..................................................................................................................................................... 100

Victoria, TX .................................................................................................................................................. 309

Lafayette, IN ................................................................................................................................................ 150

Redding, PA ................................................................................................................................................. 480

Columbus, OH ............................................................................................................................................. 200

Cedar Rapids, IA ......................................................................................................................................... 200

Manhattan (Old Foley Square), NY ............................................................................................................. 168

Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force ................................................................................................... 305

Subtotal, detainee facilities ................................................................................................................... 3,042

Nationwide Security Maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 4,800 

Nationwide Security Repair .................................................................................................................................. 800

Nationwide Security Engineering Services ........................................................................................................... 700 

Occupational Health and Safety .......................................................................................................................... 1,982 
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USMS COURTHOUSE SECURITY EQUIPMENT—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Information Classified Security Program ............................................................................................................. 806 

Detention Locks and Hardware Maintenance ...................................................................................................... 1,000

TOTAL, USMS Security Equipment .......................................................................................................... 13,130

The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any deviation 

from the above table. 

Fugitive Apprehensions.—The USMS is authorized to locate and 

apprehend Federal, State, and local fugitives both within and outside of the United States. The Committee has long supported the 

exceptional fugitive apprehension efforts of the USMS. The Committee notes that while much public attention has been focused on 

the USMS’s responsibility to protect the lives of judges and their 

families, it is the also the USMS’s responsibility to protect members of the public from proven life-threatening fugitives. Of the 

total funds provided for the USMS, the Committee recommendation 

includes the following increases: 

—$2,400,000 for the 5 existing Regional Fugitive Task Forces for 

training, State and local overtime, equipment, communications, 

vehicles, contractor support and supplies and to support District Fugitive Task Forces; 

—$2,200,000 for the existing 5 Regional Fugitive Task Forces for 

a total of 15 new positions; 

—$500,000 for the Analytical Support Unit for additional commercial database services; 

—$210,000 for the Analytical Support Unit for 2 additional analysts and support personnel; 

—$3,100,000 for the Technical Operations Group for equipment, 

maintenance and increased circuit costs; and 

—$900,000 for the Technical Operations Group for 6 new positions. 

Over the past few years, the Committee has established and 

funded regional task forces in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, and Washington, DC. These task forces are dedicated full-time to the pursuit of the most dangerous fugitives and 

operated as regional task forces administered by headquarters. The 

Committee notes the absence of such a task force in the Gulf of 

Mexico region. To address this gap in fugitive apprehension coverage, the Committee instructs the USMS to establish a new Gulf 

Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force to be headquartered in Birmingham, AL. The Committee recommendation includes $8,851,000 

for the establishment of this new Task Force. These funds are in 

addition to funds provided under Courthouse Security Equipment 

and USMS Construction. Of the funds provided under this section 

for the establishment of this Task Force, $4,998,000 is provided to 

support 37 new positions (22 of which shall be based in Alabama) 

and 19 full-time equivalent positions, and $3,528,000 is provided 

for other start-up and operational costs. 

Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement.—A total of $2,072,000 

was requested under the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement 
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account to increase the USMS’ participation in the Organized 

Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces [OCDETF]. However, 

this funding would be better spent on base salaries and expenses 

for USMS for fugitive apprehension. The recommendation therefore 

provides the requested increase for this purpose. 

High Threat Events.—The Committee supports the use of existing resources to meet the needs of high threat events, subject to 

section 505 of this Act. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $5,657,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,000,000. The recommendation is $6,343,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $12,000,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation provides funding for construction in space 

controlled, occupied, or utilized by the USMS in United States 

courthouses and Federal buildings, including but not limited to the 

creation, renovation, and expansion of prisoner movement areas, 

elevators, sallyports, staff offices, and other law enforcement and 

court security support space. As in prior years, the Committee’s intent is to provide for all construction activity to support the mission 

of the USMS in protection of the Federal judiciary and other law 

enforcement activities. The Committee understands that, due to 

the inherent nature of construction, slippages may occur in the construction schedule. As in the past, funds may be directed to other 

locations as needed. However, USMS is directed to notify the Committee of such slippages and of the plans to redirect such funds 

prior to the expenditure of those funds in accordance with section 

505 of this Act. 

The Committee has included bill language requiring that outyear budget estimates for construction projects be submitted by the 

Attorney General for fiscal year 2007 and each year thereafter as 

part of the annual budget justification materials for each USMS 

courthouse construction, relocation, and furniture need. 

Under this account, the Committee recommendation includes 

$2,925,000 for the establishment of the Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force. These funds will support the rent and/or construction of office space in five locations, a local area network and high 

speed communications link, and office furnishings. 

The Committee is intent on remedying courthouse deficiencies 

overlooked by USMS for years before a tragedy occurs. The Committee recommendations, by project, are displayed in the following 

table:

USMS CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee

recommendation 

Construction: 

Washington, DC ........................................................................................................................................... 15

Cape Giradeau, MO ..................................................................................................................................... 25
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USMS CONSTRUCTION—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee

recommendation 

Yuma, AZ ..................................................................................................................................................... 100

Durham, NC ................................................................................................................................................. 1,250

Victoria, TX .................................................................................................................................................. 4

Lafayette, IN ................................................................................................................................................ 750

Redding, PA ................................................................................................................................................. 1,100

Columbus, OH ............................................................................................................................................. 575

Manhattan [Old Foley Square), NY ............................................................................................................. 1,175

Wilmington, NC ........................................................................................................................................... 5

Tulsa, OK ..................................................................................................................................................... 675

Norfolk, VA ................................................................................................................................................... 275

Cincinnati, OH ............................................................................................................................................. 500

Harrisburg, PA ............................................................................................................................................. 685

Honolulu, HI ................................................................................................................................................. 400

Philadelphia (Byrne), PA ............................................................................................................................. 54

Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force ................................................................................................... 2,925

Subtotal, construction ............................................................................................................................ 10,513

Architectural and Engineering Services ............................................................................................................... 956 

Minor repair construction ..................................................................................................................................... 531

TOTAL, USMS Construction ..................................................................................................................... 12,000

The Committee considers this recommendation an important step 

in reducing the backlog of critical security-related projects. As with 

courthouse security equipment, the Committee expects to be consulted prior to any deviation from the above table. 

FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $177,585,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 168,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 168,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 168,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $168,000,000. The recommendation is $9,585,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

This account provides for fees and expenses of witnesses who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the United 

States is a party, including fact and expert witnesses. These funds 

are also used for mental competency examinations as well as witness and informant protection. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $9,535,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 9,759,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 9,659,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,659,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,659,000. The recommendation is $124,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and $100,000 below the budget request. 

The Community Relations Service provides assistance to communities and persons in the prevention and resolution of disagreements relating to perceived discriminatory practices. 
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ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $21,469,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... ¥40,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 21,468,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 21,468,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 21,468,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,468,000. The recommendation is $1,000,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

This account provides funds to supplement existing resources to 

cover additional investigative expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Marshals 

Service, such as awards for information, purchase of evidence, 

equipping of conveyances, and investigative expenses leading to 

seizure. Funds for these activities are provided from receipts deposited in the assets forfeiture fund resulting from the forfeiture of assets. Expenses related to the management and disposal of assets 

are also provided from the assets forfeiture fund by a permanent 

indefinite appropriation.

INTERAGENCY DRUG ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $553,539,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 661,940,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 506,940,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 440,197,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $440,197,000. The recommendation is $113,342,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

fund level and $221,743,000 below the budget request. This amount 

represents the Justice portion of the fiscal year 2005 enacted level. 

In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks 

against the United States, the Federal Government reorganized in 

an effort to more efficiently carry out its varied missions. In the 

area of counterterrorism, in particular, the Government made a 

number of changes and combined or consolidated agencies with 

similar missions to reduce redundancy and increase effectiveness. 

In this era of limited resources, these same objectives should be applied to the area of drug law enforcement. 

The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force [OCDETF] 

program was initiated in the early 1980’s to enhance inter-agency 

cooperation and coordination in drug investigations and prosecutions. Now, over 20 years later, the landscape is much different 

than when OCDETF was first created. Interagency cooperation is 

now routine and a funding mechanism to force cooperation is unnecessary. Furthermore, several traditional OCDETF partners 

have shifted their focus to counterterrorism work, leaving the Drug 

Enforcement Administration [DEA] as the leader of our drug investigations. DEA currently participates in over 90 percent of all 

OCDETF investigations, and is the lead or co-lead agency in over 

80 percent of the investigations. 

It is time to place the responsibility for the entire OCDETF program, including the Drug Fusion Center, within DEA. Placing the 

OCDETF program within DEA will ensure greater coordination, reduce unnecessary bureaucracy, and streamline management of 

drug enforcement investigations. Further, the Committee directs 
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the personnel of the Executive Office for OCDETF to report to the 

Administrator of the DEA, or their designee. 

The Committee expects that the efficiencies created by merging 

these two organizations should easily generate the savings necessary to cover any shortfall. The recommendation does not provide 

funding for the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Treasury to participate in the OCDETF program, as those 

resources ($87,652,000) were provided directly to those agencies in 

their budget requests. While the Committee supports the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas [HIDTA] program the recommendation does not transfer the HIDTA program to the OCDETF account 

as proposed in the budget. 

The Committee denies all programmatic increases and denies all 

requests to transfer funds from other law enforcement operations. 

The reality of scarce resources requires the Committee to allocate 

those resources to the highest priority threats. The leaders of the 

OCDETF partner agencies should have the flexibility to determine 

how to meet their critical mission requirements. Should partner 

agencies determine that their OCDETF related activities are a high 

enough priority, then the Committee would encourage those agencies to reallocate resources accordingly. 

The Committee recommendations, by agency, are displayed in 

the following table:

INTERAGENCY DRUG ENFORCEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee

recommendation 

Investigations: 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ................................................................................................ 11,228

Drug Enforcement Administration ............................................................................................................... 179,115

United States Marshals Service .................................................................................................................. 6,670

Federal Bureau of Investigation ................................................................................................................. 115,859

Subtotal, investigations .......................................................................................................................... 312,872

Prosecutions: 

Criminal Division ......................................................................................................................................... 2,702

Tax Division ................................................................................................................................................. 975

United States Attorneys .............................................................................................................................. 118,083

Subtotal, prosecutions ............................................................................................................................ 121,760

Administrative Support: Executive Office ............................................................................................................ 5,565

Total, Interagency Drug Enforcement ..................................................................................................... 440,197

The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any deviation 

from the above table.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $5,135,506,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 73,991,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 5,691,132,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,761,237,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,295,513,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,295,513,000. The recommendation is $160,007,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations 

and $395,619,000 below the budget request. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] has made significant 

strides in its efforts to transform itself from an agency whose primary mission was investigating crimes to one whose top priority is 

preventing terrorism. However, more can be done. Over the past 5 

years, the FBI’s budget has grown by $2,000,000,000. Despite this 

astounding 66 percent budget increase, the FBI still has not permanently realigned its workforce to reflect its new priority missions and resource utilization trends. 

In addition, the Bureau continues to struggle with hiring, training, equipping, and retaining talent. These deficiencies were recently highlighted in reports by the Department of Justice Office 

of Inspector General as well as the National Academy of Public Administration. The Committee therefore targets funding increases on 

programs that can strengthen and leverage the FBI’s existing 

workforce rather than on increases that continue to fund this unmanageable and unsustainable growth. The recommendation includes an increase of $161,578,000 for adjustments to base to support the FBI’s current operating level as 

well as the proposed cost-savings initiatives and offsets. The Committee does not include the administration’s proposal to transfer 

$50,000,000 from this account to the Organized Crime and Drug 

Enforcement Task Forces account or the accompanying proposal to 

reduce the FBI’s direct budget for the criminal program by 

$67,000,000. This funding is instead redirected towards other priority increases as discussed in detail below. 

The Committee supports the FBI’s proposal to eliminate lowerpriority missions, enabling the Bureau to request additional enhancements for other programs. While redirecting resources would 

be more effective than eliminating existing positions to create new 

ones (similar to the FBI’s practice of cutting base programs only to 

request those cuts again as program increases), the Committee 

adopts the proposal. 

Virtual Case File.—The public failure of the FBI’s software development efforts leaves unfulfilled the need of FBI agents for capabilities comparable to those found in any private company. This 

failure highlighted, once again, that the FBI did not have the information technology [IT] strength to properly manage, much less develop, software. For Trilogy and the Virtual Case File [VCF], the 

FBI used a succession of industry experts to bolster its in-house 

talent and disaster still ensued, in large part because leadership 

trumped their judgments and decisions to the detriment of the program. Now, the FBI is planning to seek a reprogramming of 

$90,000,000 to begin another software development program, a successor to VCF, dubbed Sentinel. The Committee is understandably 

hesitant to charge so quickly down this path again. 

The FBI has made certain notable improvements. First, the FBI 

brought in a skilled Chief Information Officer [CIO] and granted 

him the authority and independence to effectively oversee IT, including Sentinel, throughout the FBI. Second, under the CIO’s 

leadership, Sentinel has thus far been designed and seems to ad-
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dress many of the problems that led to VCF’s failure, such as independent verification of requirements and cost estimates, phased in 

development and deployment, and commercial off-the-shelf rather 

than custom software. Cost estimates for full deployment, however, 

are still unknown. 

To ensure success, the FBI must have program management 

‘‘bench strength’’ before Sentinel moves forward. An additional 

$7,000,000 is therefore included to enhance the Office of the CIO. 

The Committee also expects the FBI to use the enhanced pay authorities provided in fiscal year 2005, as well as the new authority 

provided this year regarding the Senior Executive Service, to enhance and stabilize the Office of the CIO. Of the $90,000,000 in 

FBI funds identified to initiate Sentinel, $73,502,000 is rescinded, 

but may be transferred back to the FBI out of funds available to 

the Committee to develop Sentinel when cost estimates are known 

and program management is in place. 

Secure Networks.—For the FBI to effectively perform its intelligence mission, the FBI must be able to communicate and share 

sensitive and classified information internally as well as with other 

intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The Committee is concerned that only one-third of FBI employees have access to the 

Internet through the FBI’s sensitive but unclassified network 

[SBUNet]. The recommendation therefore includes an additional 

$7,679,000 for SBUNet and $20,000,000 for the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information Operational Network. 

Law Enforcement On-line.—The FBI has the ability to share critical information and tools through the Law Enforcement Online 

[LEO] program. LEO is a 24/7 on-line, real-time, controlled-access 

electronic communication tool and data repository. LEO delivers secure electronic communications services and distance learning tools 

to Federal, State and local law enforcement and public safety communities nationwide. Within existing resources, the Committee includes an additional $8,000,000 to upgrade the LEO network with 

cost effective solutions to accommodate law enforcement user and 

content growth, and to conduct annual security audits, reviews, 

and technology assessments to ensure LEO remains compatible 

with emerging technologies and customers needs. 

Training.—Training is one of the most critical tools for FBI’s 

transformation. While the FBI has enhanced its counterterrorism 

and intelligence training programs for agents and analysts, problems remain. The FBI does not have the capacity to train its newly 

hired agents, analysts, and support personnel and cannot ensure 

that its analysts are adequately trained before being assigned to 

the field. The Committee expects the FBI to better coordinate the 

timing of hiring with the availability of training. 

To enhance the training program and training capacity, the recommendation includes the requested increases of $5,197,000 for intelligence training, $2,500,000 for national security training, and 

$15,000,000 for necessary renovations at the FBI Academy. In addition, the Committee recommends an additional $15,108,000 

under a separate account to construct a new regional intelligence 

and training center. 

Directorate of Intelligence.—The fiscal year 2005 Appropriations 

Act (Public Law 108–447) and the Intelligence Reform and Ter-
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rorism Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458) created the Directorate of 

Intelligence within the FBI to have clear and broad authority over 

all FBI intelligence-related functions. To be successful, the Directorate of Intelligence must have strong program development and 

intelligence training of agents and analysts. The Committee recommendation therefore includes the requested increase of 

$11,920,000 to develop policies and guidance for intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination, a strong intelligence curriculum, 

and software to support the FBI’s collection management and dissemination strategy. In addition, the $5,197,000 increase recommended for intelligence training and the $15,108,000 increase 

recommended for a regional intelligence and training center discussed above will strengthen the FBI’s intelligence training capability by enhancing basic, specialized, and advanced intelligence 

training, as well as regional training and training for State and 

local law enforcement agencies. 

Cyber Investigations.—Cyber investigations have been deemed an 

FBI top priority mission by the FBI and by this Committee. As 

such, the Committee was surprised to learn the FBI imposed funding decreases on the Cyber Division, particularly to the Special 

Technologies and Applications Section [STAS], disproportionate to 

its mission priority and impact on counterterrorism efforts. STAS’ 

current funding level is $35,000,000 below that intended by this 

Committee. The Committee directs the FBI to restore the intended 

funding levels to STAS and submit a report to the Committees on 

Appropriations no later than November 15, 2005, that includes 

base funding, appropriated increases, and actual funding levels for 

STAS for fiscal years 2001 to 2006. In addition, the report shall include a detailed account of every funding decrease imposed on 

STAS and the justification for those decreases. 

Field offices have suffered from these cuts as well. Funding previously provided for cyber crime task forces has been withheld, 

lessening the impact the FBI can have on these investigations. The 

Committee therefore directs the FBI to establish a cyber crime task 

force in Birmingham, AL. The FBI shall report back to the Committee on its progress within 60 days of the enactment of this Act. 

The recommendation provides an increase of $2,690,000 for the 

Innocent Images National Initiative [IINI] to expand field training 

programs, strengthen interagency partnerships with law enforcement partners, and provide increased operational support to the 

field. IINI is an intelligence-driven, proactive, multi-agency investigative initiative to combat the proliferation of child pornography 

and child sexual exploitation facilitated by an online computer. The 

IINI provides centralized coordination and analysis of case information that by its very nature is national and international in scope, 

requiring unprecedented coordination throughout the FBI, as well 

as with State, local, and international governments. 

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Investigations.—In coordination 

with the Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section [CEOS] and the National Center for 

Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC], the FBI has implemented the ‘‘Innocent Lost’’ initiative, which is intended to address 

the growing problem of domestic child prostitution. The FBI provides the investigative aspect of the initiative, while DOJ–CEOS 
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commits the prosecutorial resources and the NCMEC provides 

training for the participating field offices. The recommendation includes an additional $1,604,000 to more aggressively identify, investigate, and prosecute crimes of this nature. 

Language Services.—Language translation is a critical component for the FBI’s intelligence, counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and other programs. Funding requirements for this program, however, have been inconsistent. The Committee has provided significant funding increases only to have them non-recurred 

in the subsequent fiscal year. The Committee directs the FBI to develop a plan to stabilize funding for this program and submit a reprogramming of existing resources once its true requirements are 

known, subject to section 505 of this Act. 

Legal Attache ́ Offices.—The Committee is aware of the important 

role of the FBI’s Legal Attache ́ [Legat] offices, particularly in receiving and pursuing investigative leads in support of the war on 

terrorism. The Committee supports redirecting existing resources 

within the Legat program to create new offices or expand existing 

offices that better meet the FBI’s priority missions, subject to section 505 of this Act. 

Requested increases of $1,905,000 are recommended to enhance 

information technology infrastructure at existing Legat offices to 

ensure the sharing of data between headquarters, field offices, 

other Legats, and other foreign and domestic law enforcement entities. 

Criminal Justice Information Services Division.—The Committee 

recommendation includes $395,700,000, including fee collections, 

for the Criminal Justice Information Services Division [CJIS]. As 

in previous years, under no circumstances is the FBI to divert 

funding collected through the CJIS user fee for any purpose other 

than CJIS, its refreshment plan, or a subsequent modernization 

plan for the current facility. 

Automated Biometric Identification System/Integrated Automated 

Fingerprint Identification System.—Last year, the Committee directed the Department to submit a report on the existing capacity 

of IAFIS, the expected impact US VISIT may have on the system, 

and any additional costs necessary to increase IAFIS’s capacity to 

meet that impact. The Committee has yet to receive this report. 

Since the Department has been unable to deliver this report in a 

timely fashion, the Committee now directs the FBI to submit this 

report within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. In the meantime, the Committee recommends the requested increase of 

$16,808,000 for the Next Generation IAFIS project which will improve the speed and accuracy of IAFIS, expand the data available 

in the system, and improve its latent print capabilities. 

Hazardous Devices School.—The Hazardous Devices School 

[HDS] trains bomb technicians from around the world to locate, 

identify, render safe, and dispose of improvised explosive devices, 

as well as learn to use specialized equipment and protective clothing needed for the safe disposal of explosive materials. To ensure 

HDS has leading edge technology to match this critical mission, the 

recommendation includes $5,125,000 within existing resources to 

develop, produce, and deploy a simulated training module that will 

enhance its training program, subject to section 505 of this Act. 
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Intellectual Property Rights.—Industrial espionage, by both erstwhile friends and obvious foes, has become the growth industry in 

the counterintelligence world. The struggle for domination among 

major powers is now played out in largely economic terms. Ideas 

and innovation are the sinews of national strength. Within available resources, $5,000,000 shall be available to combat industrial 

espionage and other threats to the intellectual property rights of 

manufacturers and researchers in the United States, subject to section 505 of this Act. 

End Strength.—The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2006 

budget request includes a substantial number of ‘‘hollow’’ work 

years. Once again, the FBI will be unable to reconcile its actual 

budget with artificial manpower levels. The Committee therefore 

strikes previous bill language that includes these artificial levels 

and directs the Bureau to eliminate all of the hollow work years 

from its books to avoid another year of budget shortfalls. The FBI 

shall report back to the Committee on its adjusted end strength not 

later than November 1, 2006. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $10,106,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 10,105,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 20,105,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 25,213,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,213,000 for 

Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] construction. The recommendation is $15,107,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and $15,108,000 above the budget request. Of this amount, 

$5,105,000 shall be for general operations and maintenance of FBI 

facilities, $5,000,000 shall be for a chemical and biological evidence 

handling and storage facility to be co-located with comparable facilities in existence for sampling, handling, and receipt of hazardous material by the Department of the Army, and $15,108,000 

shall be for the planning, design, and construction of a regional intelligence and training center at Redstone Arsenal.

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,631,182,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,694,156,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 7,648,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,706,173,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,649,142,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,649,142,000. 

The recommendation is $17,960,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, 

and $45,014,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes $201,673,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration’s [DEA] 

Drug Diversion Control Fee Account. The recommendation is 

$47,457,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and 

$3,107,000 above the budget request. 

Within the amounts provided, the Committee recommends a reduction of $19,054,000, as requested by DEA, for a transfer of pro-
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grams from the ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account to the ‘‘Diversion 

Control Fee Account.’’ In addition, the Committee has included a 

reduction of $2,501,000, as requested by DEA, relating to anticipated savings from e-Training and e-Travel initiatives. The Committee has also included the efficiencies identified by DEA totaling 

$4,520,000 for improving management systems. Finally, the Committee has included the reductions proposed by DEA in the following areas: elimination of the demand reduction program 

($9,297,000); elimination of the purchase of vehicles for State and 

local task forces ($1,264,000); and the reduction of the mobile enforcement team program ($29,103,000). 

Air Assets.—DEA’s mission is to disrupt and dismantle the major 

drug trafficking organizations responsible for supplying the bulk of 

illegal drugs that enter the United States. The Committee strongly 

supports this mission, but is concerned about the serious lack of air 

assets available to DEA agents stationed in key transit countries. 

To be most effective in these locations, DEA must be able to react 

quickly to traffickers’ movements to intercept and deny large shipments of drugs bound for the United States. Due to other pressing 

demands, the air assets of the Defense Department and other law 

enforcement agencies are not generally available for DEA’s use, 

leaving DEA unable to respond to important enforcement opportunities. The Committee directs the DEA to provide a report by April 

1, 2006, on the availability of air assets, both its own and those of 

other agencies, to meet its demands for squad-size deployments of 

DEA agents in key transit zone countries. 

Overseas Rightsizing.—The Committee recommendation includes 

an additional $9,705,000, above the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

to support the annualized costs associated with reallocating positions from domestic to foreign units. DEA’s reorganization efforts 

or ‘‘rightsizing’’ have reallocated 17 positions from one foreign location to another and 63 positions from DEA domestic offices to various foreign offices where mission requirements, workload, and 

changes in global trafficking patterns call for an enhanced response. This realignment will enable DEA to establish additional 

task forces in Bogota, Colombia, Mexico City and Cartagena, Mexico, to address the growing and immediate threat posed to the 

United States by heroin trafficking and money laundering organizations in the region. 

Operation Containment.—The Committee recommendation includes an additional 17 positions and $4,221,000, above the fiscal 

year 2005 funding level to establish base funding for DEA’s presence in Afghanistan. These funds will provide for the training and 

mentoring of Afghan counter-narcotics police officers. Afghanistan 

produces up to 87 percent of the world’s illicit opium and these additional resources will assist DEA in its efforts to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a major supplier of illicit drugs to the United 

States. Resources and manpower are also provided for combating 

Southeast Asian heroin trafficking, as well as providing continued 

support to the Sensitive Intelligence Units in Uzbekistan, 

Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. 

Foreign Advisory Support Teams.—The Committee recommendation provides an additional $2,000,000 for Foreign Advisory Support Teams to train Narcotics Interdiction Units in Afghanistan 
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and support Afghanistan’s efforts in destroying clandestine drug 

labs and seizing precursor chemicals, opium, and opiate stockpiles. 

Central Asia and the Middle East.—The Committee recommendation provides an additional 9 positions and $2,059,000 for 

enhanced staffing levels for the Afghanistan enhancement initiative in the Kabul Country Office. This funding is to allow for closer 

coordination with the United States military in the region, and continuing training efforts in support of the Government of Afghanistan’s narcotics enforcement capabilities. The Committee is aware 

of a lack of reliable transportation in this region and therefore has 

provided $1,041,000 to begin the establishment of an aviation capability that will support the mission-critical needs of the agents in 

the field. If additional resources are necessary, the Committee 

would encourage DEA to seek a reprogramming under the authorities provided by section 505 of this Act. 

Intelligence Sharing.—DEA’s ability to gather, analyze, and 

share intelligence information with other law enforcement entities 

is critical to our efforts to combat the illicit drug trade. To support 

these efforts, the Committee recommendation provides $7,003,000 

above the fiscal year 2005 funding level. The Committee has provided, within this amount, two additional positions as well as 

$2,003,000 to update the Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Information System. Further, the Committee has provided $4,000,000 and 

up to 26 positions for DEA’s Speedway Program which synthesizes 

data on drug trafficking organizations and makes it available to all 

agencies that participate at DEA’s Special Operations Division. 

This program enhancement will increase the intelligence analysis 

capability of the Speedway Program, and will allow substantial 

new data sources to be added, ensuring that the program remains 

a source of cutting-edge investigative information. Finally, the 

Committee has provided 8 positions and $1,000,000 to enhance 

DEA’ s ability to conduct investigations of illicit drug sales via the 

Internet. 

Priority Targeting.—The Committee has included $5,000,000 to 

fund DEA’s priority targeting initiative. The Committee has provided these critical resources in an effort to strengthen DEA’s investigations of drug trafficking and money-laundering priority target organizations. DEA must increase its current efforts to refocus 

resources on the highest threat drug organizations, cartels, or individuals that represent the greatest threat to the United States. 

Within this amount, the Committee recommends $4,000,000 for up 

to 55 additional special agent positions and for expenses relating 

to wiretapping and equipment and other operational expenses. 

Methamphetamine.—The recommendation includes, under the 

Office of Justice Programs, $20,000,000 for DEA to assist State and 

local law enforcement with removal and disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs and to support a container program that includes training, technical assistance, and the 

purchase of equipment to assist in the removal and storage of hazardous materials. 

Diversion Control Fee Account.—In fiscal year 2005, at the request of the administration, the Congress transferred funding responsibility for the Chemical Control Program from DEA’s Salaries 

and Expenses appropriation to the Diversion Control Fee Account. 
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To allow for an orderly transfer of the funding responsibility between the two accounts, only a portion of the Chemical Control program ($15,773,000) was transferred to the Fee Account in fiscal 

year 2005. The remainder of the program ($8,726,000) is transferred in the fiscal year 2006 budget. The Committee recommendation therefore, includes $201,673,000, which is $3,107,000 above 

the budget request, for the Diversion Control Fee Account. This account provides for regulatory guidance and support to over 1 million legitimate handlers of controlled substances. The Committee 

has included funding for the Diversion Control Enforcement Initiative, as proposed in the budget.

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $878,465,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 4,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 923,613,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 923,613,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 923,700,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $923,700,000. 

The recommendation is $45,235,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $87,000 above the budget request. The recommendation does not include the fee that was assumed in the request. Without this fee, the recommendation is $120,087,000 above 

the budget request. 

The mission of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF] is to reduce violent crime, prevent terrorism, and 

protect the public. ATF reduces the criminal use of firearms and 

illegal firearms trafficking, and assists other Federal, State, and 

local law enforcement agencies in reducing crime and violence. ATF 

investigates bombing and arson incidents and provides for public 

safety by reducing the criminal misuse of explosives, trafficking in 

explosives, combating acts of arson and arson-for-profit schemes, 

and removing safety hazards caused by improper and unsafe storage of explosive materials. ATF enforces the Contraband Cigarette 

Trafficking Act which addresses the diversion of cigarette taxes 

often involving multi-million dollar trafficking plots, some of which 

have been traced to international terrorists. Should ATF identify 

additional funding needs, the Committee would entertain reprogramming under the authorities provided by section 505 of this 

Act. 

Proposed Fees to Fund Existing Law Enforcement Operations.—

The Committee is disappointed by the Department’s proposal of a 

$120,000,000 legislative fee on the explosives industry and a permit fee on users to fund existing base operations and programs of 

the ATF. The Committee understands the legislative proposal for 

the fee has yet to be transmitted to Congress and that if this fee 

were enacted today, it would take 2 years to put the regulatory 

structure in place before any funds could be collected. The Committee finds it is irresponsible to budget for ongoing fiscal year 

2006 law enforcement operations with funds that do not exist. 

These types of creative financing schemes create significant prob-
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lems for the Committee and could ultimately lead to a disruption 

to the Department’s law enforcement programs. 

Program Offsets.—The Committee recommendation has assumed 

the $966,000 in savings proposed by the budget request for e-travel 

and administrative training. 

Violent Crime Impact Teams.—Violent Crime Impact Teams 

[VCIT] were established to support the President’s Project Safe 

Neighborhoods initiative. VCITs target armed violence in specific 

localities with high rates of crime involving firearms. The Committee is pleased that preliminary statistics show that, during the 

6 month period of the VCIT pilot, firearms-related homicides in targeted areas dropped an average of 17 percent. To build upon these 

early successes, the Committee recommendation provides an additional $25,300,000 to expand law enforcement VCITs to 25 cities 

with the highest levels of violent firearms related crime. These resources will assist ATF, along with Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to identify the most violent 

criminals such as violent gang members, armed career criminals, 

armed drug traffickers and illegal firearms traffickers and removing them from our Nation’s streets. 

Transfers Related to the Department of Justice [DOJ], Office of 

Legislative Affairs.—The Committee denies the transfer of 

$500,000 and two personnel to the Department’s Office of Legislative Affairs. These resources can be better utilized by the Bureau. 

The Committee has instead transferred from DOJ Office of Legislative Affairs $500,000 and two personnel. These employees will be 

able to acquire practical experience, develop relationships, and develop an appreciation for the work of the Department’s Bureaus. 

This will help the Department better support the mission of its law 

enforcement agencies in the future. 

Terrorist Explosives Device Analytical Center.—The Committee 

provides $6,000,000 for ATF to establish a base of funding for the 

Terrorist Explosives Device Analytical Center [TEDAC]. In fiscal 

year 2004, the DOJ and the Department of Defense established the 

TEDAC. It was created to coordinate and manage a unified national effort to gather and technically and forensically exploit terrorist improvised explosive devices [IEDs] mainly from Iraq and Afghanistan. TEDAC augments the U.S. Government’s intelligence 

capabilities in dealing with IEDs. This funding shall be used to 

hire agents and other personnel to work at the TEDAC. The Committee is concerned about the staffing imbalances and disparate degrees of resource contribution and management between the two 

agencies participating at the TEDAC. If the Department continues 

to add seven agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations 

[FBI] for every two agents from the ATF, the direction and management of the activities and mission of TEDAC will naturally fall 

to the FBI by sheer volume of manpower and control. The Committee hopes that future funding requests for personnel and management of this joint effort will be more balanced between these 

two law enforcement agencies. The Committee continues to be concerned about the serious lack of information that the TEDAC has 

provided to the Federal agents in the field as well as State and 

local law enforcement. The DOJ shall submit a report to the Committee no later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, that iden-
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tifies: (1) the number of IEDs recovered and submitted to the 

TEDAC; (2) the dates the devices were recovered and sent to the 

TEDAC; (3) the dates the devices were technically and forensically 

exploited; (4) the number of completed examinations; (5) the dates 

the results of examination were disseminated to State and local 

first responders and; (6) a detailed summary of the information 

provided in those reports. 

Undercover Operations.—The Committee is concerned about a 

lack of attention to funding and support for undercover operations, 

especially as they relate to overtime pay, monies used to conduct 

straw purchases and overall support for the agents who perform 

this dangerous mission. The Committee directs the ATF to submit 

a report no later than March 31, 2006, detailing how funds are allocated to local ATF offices, how full time equivalents and other positions are distributed among these offices, all policies regarding restrictions on overtime pay, and all policies related to support of undercover operations. 

Headquarters Shortfall.—The Committee is aware of a possible 

$11,200,000 shortfall relating to the ATF headquarters project. 

Limited resources prevent the Committee from addressing this 

problem at this time. However, the Committee encourages the Department to submit a budget amendment to address this issue. 

National Center for Explosives Training and Research.—The 

Committee has provided an additional $5,000,000 for site selection, 

architectural design, site preparation and a total cost estimate for 

the construction of a permanent site for the National Center for 

Explosives Training and Research. In considering site selection, the 

ATF shall consider a site co-located with other law enforcement 

and Federal Government entities that provide similar training and 

research. The dynamic of these collective resources will provide a 

unique opportunity to leverage assets, knowledge, and expertise in 

the field, providing Federal, State and local law enforcement explosives expertise at a single location. 

Conversion of Records.—The Committee recognizes the need for 

ATF to complete the conversion of tens of thousands of existing 

Federal firearms dealer out-of-business records from film to digital 

images at the ATF National Tracing Center [NTC]. Once the outof-business records are fully converted, search time for these 

records will be reduced significantly. The Committee recommendation includes $4,200,000 for the ATF to hire additional contract 

personnel to continue the conversion and integration of records.

FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

The Committee recommends a total of $5,115,126,000 for the 

Federal Prison System, or Bureau of Prisons [BOP]. The recommendation is $359,401,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, and 

$360,000,000 above the budget request. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $4,565,884,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 5,500,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,895,649,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,895,649,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,889,649,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,889,649,000. The recommendation is $323,765,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $6,000,000 below the budget request. The recommendation includes the proposed cost-savings initiatives. The 

recommendation shall be expended in the following manner:

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Inmate Care and Programs ............................................................................................................................. 1,789,523

Institution Security and Administration ........................................................................................................... 2,276,037

Contract Confinement ...................................................................................................................................... 641,867

Management and Administration .................................................................................................................... 182,222

Total, Salaries and Expenses ............................................................................................................. 4,889,649

Inmate Population.—The Committee recommends an additional 

$37,194,000 to cover the costs of the increasing prison population. 

BOP projects that a total of 4,269 inmates will be absorbed in the 

BOP’s existing facilities this fiscal year. 

Activations and Expansions.—The Committee recommendation 

includes funding for the activation of three new facilities and two 

expanded facilities, which will increase BOP’s capacity by 3,114 

beds. The Committee defines ‘‘activation’’ as open and receiving 

prisoners.

ACTIVATION OF NEW PRISON FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Activation of New Prison Facilities: 

USP Tucson, AZ (1,088 beds) ..................................................................................................................... 37,647

FCI Butner, NC (1,152 beds) ...................................................................................................................... 29,190

Hazelton, WV Secure Women’s Facility (512 beds) .................................................................................... 10,297

Activation of Expanded Prison Facilities: 

USP Florence, CO Special Housing Unit (50 beds, no new capacity) ....................................................... 1,242

Sandstone, MN Housing unit expansion (362 beds) .................................................................................. 6,641

Total, Activations (3,114 beds) .............................................................................................................. 85,017

The Committee expects BOP to adhere to the activation schedule 

included in BOP’s budget submission. BOP shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of any deviations to this schedule. 

The Committee commends the BOP on its work to address and 

prevent sexual misconduct. With funds provided in earlier appropriations Acts, the National Institute of Corrections has made useful progress in providing training and technical support to correctional systems throughout the country to eliminate staff sexual 

misconduct with inmates, training in investigating cases, and 

training the ‘‘trainers’’ in order that employees at every level will 

be more aware of, and better prepared to deal with, these cases. 

The Committee directs the BOP to continue these efforts and to re-
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port to the Committee by March 31, 2006 on progress made in this 

area. 

Contract Confinement.—The Committee recommendation includes $641,867,000 for the contractual costs associated with housing inmates. This amount includes the requested increase of 

$19,838,000 to meet low security and female bed space demands 

through the use of private sector contract confinement. BOP is directed to meet bedspace needs using State, local, and existing or 

new private prison capacity that meet BOP’s standards. 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Coordination.—The Committee directs the BOP to examine the public information that it maintains regarding inmates that currently reside 

within the Federal correctional system and make it available, when 

appropriate, to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children [NCMEC]. The Committee directs the BOP, with the National 

Institute of Corrections, to educate State prison institutions of its 

efforts to assist NCMEC through its membership in the Association 

of State Correctional Administrators and provide an opportunity 

for NCMEC to meet with the Association for potential outreach to 

the State prisons for inmate sharing purposes. 

Residential Re-entry Program.—The Committee supports BOP’s 

efforts to establish a Residential Re-entry Program at six institutions that will build partnerships with faith based and community 

organizations. The Committee expects BOP to work with these organizations to develop such programs and will support the use of 

available existing resources for such efforts, subject to section 505 

of this Act. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $186,475,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 18,600,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 170,112,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 70,112,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 222,112,000

The Committee recommends a total of $222,112,000 for the construction, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners. The recommendation is 

$35,637,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level, excluding 

emergency supplemental appropriations, and $52,000,000 above the 

budget request. 

The Committee continues to strongly support the Bureau of Prison’s [BOP] construction program, which is designed to provide sufficient inmate beds to manage overcrowding in facilities and maintain them in a safe and secure manner for staff, inmates, and surrounding communities. The Committee remains concerned that 

while the prison population grows, the Department of Justice continues to submit budget requests with proposed rescissions of prison construction funds. The Committee recommendation therefore 

does not include the proposed offset of $314,000,000 for funding already appropriated for medium security facilities, the Federal Correctional Institution [FCI] Mid-Atlantic and the FCI Berlin, NH. 

The recommendation also restores $52,000,000 for the FCI 

Mendota, CA, provides an additional $15,000,000 for site planning 

and further development of a medium or high security facility or 
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facilities at FCI Yazoo City, MS, and an additional $15,000,000 for 

site planning and further development of another medium or high 

security facility or facilities in the Aliceville, AL area. 

The Committee reiterates the direction in the conference reports 

accompanying the fiscal years 2004 and 2005 appropriations Acts 

to discontinue the practice of submitting budget requests with proposed rescissions of prison construction funds. The BOP shall move 

forward with all current projects as planned. The BOP shall comply 

with this direction in all future budget submissions. 

The Committee directs BOP to submit a report on its capacity 

needs, based on the projected prison population for each year from 

fiscal year 2006 to fiscal year 2016. BOP shall also provide a report 

on the costs, efficiencies, and economies of scale that would result 

from the construction of additional facilities on the site of existing 

facilities. In addition, BOP shall provide a report comparing the 

costs of housing geriatric prisoners with serious medical conditions 

in existing facilities to housing them in specialized facilities designed for geriatric prisoners with serious medical conditions. 

These three reports shall be submitted to the Committee no later 

than February 1, 2006. 

Bill language is included clarifying that the BOP may not transfer Building and Facilities appropriations to cover Salaries and Expenses costs. 

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,366,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 3,365,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,365,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,365,000

This Committee recommends a limitation on administrative expenses of $3,365,000 for the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. The 

recommendation is $1,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

and identical to the budget request. 

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $382,103,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 362,997,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 387,497,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 362,997,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $362,997,000. The recommendation is $19,106,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Committee has transferred programs in this account that 

are administered by the Office of Justice Programs [OJP] to the 

OJP account so there is a clear delineation of control and responsibility by each office. The Committee recommendation provides 

$2,670,000 above the fiscal year 2005 level for the programs administered by this office. The Committee directs that OJP coordinate 

with the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women in the 

administration of the transferred programs. 

The Office on Violence Against Women provides Federal leadership in developing the Nation’s capacity to reduce violence against 
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women, administer justice for and strengthen services to all victims 

of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 

The table below displays the Committee recommendations for the 

programs under this office.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT [VAWA] PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

recommendation 1

STOP ................................................................................................................................................................... 187,308

NIJ .............................................................................................................................................................. [5,200] 

JJ Safe Start .............................................................................................................................................. [10,000] 

Transitional Housing ................................................................................................................................. [15,000] 

Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies .................................................................................................................. 62,660 

Rural Domestic Violence Grants ........................................................................................................................ 39,166 

Violent Crimes on Campus ................................................................................................................................ 9,054 

Legal Assist. For Victims ................................................................................................................................... 39,220 

Disabled Women ................................................................................................................................................. 4,540 

Safe Havens for Kids Pilot ................................................................................................................................. 13,894 

Educ. Violence Against Women with Disabilities .............................................................................................. 7,155

TOTAL .................................................................................................................................................... 362,997

1 Recommendation combines all VAWA programs administered by Director of the Office of Violence Against Women in one account and 

transfers programs administered by the Office of Justice Programs to that account. 

Within the funds appropriated, $187,308,000 is for general formula grants to the States. The fiscal year 2006 recommendation 

will allow jurisdictions to implement mandatory pro-arrest and 

prosecution policies to prevent, identify, and respond to violent 

crimes against women, support coordination of State victim services, assist Native victims in Indian Country, and provide secure 

settings and specialized procedures for visitation and exchange of 

children in families experiencing domestic violence. The recommendation supports increasing access to comprehensive legal 

services for victims, providing short term housing assistance and 

support services for domestic violence victims and education and 

training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities. 

In addition, programs should be strengthened to encourage reporting of domestic violence by providing assurances that law enforcement and attorney support systems will be available. This 

funding is to be distributed to States to significantly enhance the 

availability of services, prosecutors, and law-enforcement officials 

to women and children who are subjected to domestic violence.

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $2,993,104,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,569,255,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,205,479,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,287,665,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,287,665,000 

for the Office of Justice Programs [OJP]. The recommendation is 

$323,336,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and 

$1,081,407,000 above the budget request. As in fiscal year 2005, 

the Office on Violence Against Women is funded under a separate 

heading under this title. 
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The Committee continues to be concerned with the merger of the 

Byrne Grant program and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant 

program at a significantly reduced funding level. The budget request again proposes the merger of all programs administered by 

OJP under the Justice Assistance Grants heading. The Committee 

recommendation does not adopt this consolidation and retains the 

account structure used in previous fiscal years. 

JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $224,856,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,203,477,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 227,466,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 221,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $221,000,000. The recommendation is $3,856,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $982,477,000 below the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table:

JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006

recommendation 

National Institute of Justice .......................................................................................................................... 54,000

Office of Science and Technology ......................................................................................................... (20,000) 

The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers .................................................. (20,000) 

Social Science ....................................................................................................................................... (10,000) 

Counterterrorism Research and Development ...................................................................................... (4,000) 

Bureau of Justice Statistics ........................................................................................................................... 34,110 

Missing and Exploited Children Program ...................................................................................................... 48,000 

Regional Information Sharing System ........................................................................................................... 40,000 

VAWA transfers ............................................................................................................................................... 23,039

Court Appointed Special Advocate Program ......................................................................................... (11,846) 

Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel ........................................................................................ (2,287) 

Televised Testimony .............................................................................................................................. (986) 

Improved Stalking and Domestic Violence Databases ......................................................................... (2,962) 

Training Programs to Assist Probation and Parole Officers ................................................................ (4,958) 

Victim Notification ......................................................................................................................................... 9,000 

Management and Administration .................................................................................................................. 12,851

Total Justice Assistance ................................................................................................................... 221,000

Violence Against Women Transfer.—The Committee recommendation provides $23,039,000 for programs that previously were appropriated to the Office on Violence Against Women, but were administered by OJP. The recommendation therefore transfers the appropriations to the agency that administers the program. The Committee directs OJP to continue to coordinate with the Director of 

the Office on Violence Against Women to administer the transferred programs. 

National Institute of Justice [NIJ].—The Committee recommendation provides $54,000,000 for the NIJ. NIJ’s mission is to 

advance scientific research, development, and evaluation to advance the administration of justice and public safety. The Committee directs that prior to the obligation of any funds, NIJ submit 

a spend plan on how resources will be allocated. 
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The fiscal year 1997 Appropriations Act (Public Law 104–208) directed the NIJ to conduct a comprehensive comparison of the privately-operated Taft Correctional Institution in Taft, CA, and BOPoperated facilities. A report on NIJ’s findings was expected to be 

completed in 2002. It is now 3 years later and the report has yet 

to be finalized. The Committee finds this delay unacceptable and 

directs NIJ to provide a copy of the final report to the Committee 

within 90 days of the enactment of this Act. 

Office of Science and Technology [OS&T].—The Committee continues to support the efforts of the leadership of the NIJ’s OS&T 

and the continuing partnership that OS&T has developed with the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST]. To implement the mission of OS&T, the Committee recommends 

$20,000,000 for OS&T. 

National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers.—The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology 

Centers [NLECTC] have served a vital role for State and local law 

enforcement and corrections communities by responding to the 

needs of the justice community through transferring, introducing, 

and implementing technologies; assisting in the development and 

dissemination of guidelines and technological standards; and providing technology assistance, information, and support for law enforcement, corrections, and criminal justice purposes. The Committee continues to strongly support the NLECTC system run by 

the NIJ and therefore recommends $20,000,000 to continue its efforts. Of the amount provided, the Committee directs that funds be 

distributed equally to the Centers. 

Counterterrorism Research and Development.—The Committee 

recommendation provides $4,000,000 for Counterterrorism Research and Development. These funds will, among other things, assess criminal enterprises to determine whether they are linked to 

terrorist organizations, evaluate technology and tools that will assist State and local law enforcement with incident management, 

and research how the Internet is misused to support terrorism. 

Information Sharing Systems Available to Federal, State, and 

Local Law Enforcement.—The proliferation of information sharing 

services available to Federal, State, and local law enforcement is 

expanding rapidly. To ensure that these efforts are coordinated, 

cost efficient, and not duplicative of each other, the Committee directs that within 90 days of enactment of this Act the NLECTC 

shall provide a report to the Committee that reviews the numerous 

information technology sharing services available to law enforcement and provide recommendations on methods to ensure coordination and functionality to provide comprehensive services to law enforcement. 

Missing Children Program.—The issue of child exploitation has 

been raised to the forefront of the national conscience due to the 

strings of child pornography and missing children cases that have 

been highlighted in the media over the last few months. The Committee continues to strongly support the Missing and Exploited 

Children Program run by the BJA. The Committee recommends 

$48,000,000 to continue to expand efforts to protect the Nation’s 

children, especially in the areas of locating missing children, and 
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to address the growing wave of child sexual exploitation facilitated 

by the Internet. 

The Committee commends the Department of Justice [DOJ] for 

the creation of a nationwide database that informs parents of 

where child predators reside. However, the Committee remains 

concerned about the failure of convicted child molesters to register 

with State and local law enforcement agencies when they move into 

a jurisdiction, as required by the laws of many States. According 

to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 

[NCMEC], more than 100,000 convicted sex offenders have failed 

to register. The wide disparity among the State programs in both 

registration and notification procedures permits sex offenders to 

forum shop to get around reporting. The Attorney General is directed to report to the Committee, within 90 days of enactment of 

this Act on suggested legislative changes necessary to address the 

gaps and loopholes that may exist in the current State registration 

and reporting systems. 

The funding recommendations for the Missing and Exploited 

Children Program are displayed in the following table:

MISSING CHILDREN PROGRAM 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

NCMEC .................................................................................................................................................................. 24,000 

Jimmy Ryce ........................................................................................................................................................... 3,000 

Internet Crimes .................................................................................................................................................... 15,500 

Missing Children Office ....................................................................................................................................... 1,500 

Amber ................................................................................................................................................................... 4,000

Total ........................................................................................................................................................ 48,000

Regional Information Sharing System.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,000,000 for the Regional Information Sharing System [RISS]. The Committee supports RISS and 

its role in implementing the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan. The RISS program maintains six regionally based information networks that provide for the automated exchange of crime 

and terrorism information between Federal, State, and local agencies. The Committee is concerned that funding is being provided to 

multiple systems that may be providing similar services to State 

and local agencies. The Committee encourages these systems to 

work together and build a comprehensive joint approach to assisting law enforcement. 

Victim Notification System.—The Committee understands that 

the Crime Victims Fund provides $5,000,000 for the Executive Office of the United States Attorneys to operate a Victim Notification 

System for crimes being prosecuted by the Federal Government. 

This program provides victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes access to information about the custody status of offenders. The Committee recommends an additional $9,000,000 

within this account for the Bureau of Justice Assistance [BJA] to 

continue automated victim notification programs. No funding may 

be utilized from within the Victims Assistance Program for this ini-
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tiative and funds provided under this heading shall require a 50 

percent match from State, local, and private sources. 

Management and Administration.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $12,581,000 for the administration and management of OJP programs. This amount is equal to the budget request. The Committee directs that any action taken by OJP relating to Circular A–76 shall be subject to the requirements of section 

505 of this Act. 

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,278,204,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,001,296,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,078,350,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,078,350,000. The recommendation is $199,854,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $1,078,350,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table:

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006

recommendation 

Justice Assistance Grants .............................................................................................................................. 625,000

Boys and Girls Clubs ............................................................................................................................ [85,000] 

National Institute of Justice ................................................................................................................. [10,000] 

Indian Assistance Programs .......................................................................................................................... 15,000

Tribal Prison Construction .................................................................................................................... [2,000] 

Tribal Courts ......................................................................................................................................... [8,000] 

Alcohol and Substance Abuse .............................................................................................................. [5,000] 

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program ..................................................................................................... 200,000

SW Border Prosecutors .......................................................................................................................... [30,000] 

Byrne Discretionary ........................................................................................................................................ 177,000 

Drug Courts .................................................................................................................................................... 25,000 

Marketing Scams Against Senior Citizens ..................................................................................................... 1,000 

Missing Alzheimers ........................................................................................................................................ 850 

Assistance for Victims of Trafficking ............................................................................................................ 2,000

Prison Rape Prevention .................................................................................................................................. 1,500 

State Prison Drug Treatment ......................................................................................................................... 15,000 

National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan ................................................................................................. 6,000 

Capital Litigation ........................................................................................................................................... 1,000 

Justice For All ................................................................................................................................................. 4,000 

State and Local Antiterrorism Training [SLATT] ............................................................................................ 5,000

Total .................................................................................................................................................. 1,078,350

Indian Country Grants.—The recommendation provides 

$15,000,000 for Indian Country grants. As in past years, the Committee acknowledges the success that the Comprehensive Indian 

Resources for Community Law Enforcement [CIRCLE] initiative is 

having and urges the Department to continue to work on ways to 

expand CIRCLE. 

Southwest Border Prosecutors.—The Committee recommends 

$30,000,000 to provide for funding assistance to State and local law 

enforcement agencies along the Southwest border, to offset the 

costs of processing, detaining, and prosecuting drug and other cases 

referred from Federal arrests of Federal investigations. 
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Drug Courts.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of 

$25,000,000. The Committee notes that localities can also access 

funding for drug courts from the Local Law Enforcement Block 

Grants. 

National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan.—The Committee 

recommends $6,000,000 to continue development of an intelligence 

sharing initiative. 

Justice For All Act.—The Committee recommends $4,000,000 to 

begin to implement the provisions of the Justice For All Act (Public 

Law 108–405). The Committee directs that any grants provided by 

this program relating to Victims Assistance shall be provided pursuant to 103 (b)(3) and (4) of the Justice for All Act. The Committee directs that any grants provided by this program relating to 

Post-Conviction DNA Testing shall be provided pursuant to sections 412 and 413 of Public Law 108–405, The Justice for All Act. 

The Committee is disappointed that the budget request provided no 

funding to support enforcement of crime victims’ rights. 

Marketing Scams Against the Elderly.—The Committee recommends $1,000,000 to continue efforts to thwart fraudulent telemarketers who prey on senior citizens. 

Capital Litigation.—The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for 

Capital Litigation Improvement Grants, as authorized in the Justice For All Act. The Committee directs that any grants provided 

for Capital Litigation Improvements, shall be provided pursuant to 

section 426 of the Justice For All Act, Public Law 108–405. 

WEED AND SEED PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $61,172,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ....................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 50,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,280,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,280,000. 

The recommendation is $10,892,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $50,280,000 above the budget request. 

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $598,346,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,781,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 520,057,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 515,087,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $515,087,000. 

The recommendation is $83,259,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $512,306,000 above the budget request. 

Local law enforcement plays a critical role in preventing and responding to terrorist threats. Since its creation, the Community 

Oriented Policing Services [COPS] office has assisted State and 

local law enforcement agencies by providing grants, training, and 

technical assistance that not only ensure public safety from traditional crime but also better enables law enforcement officers to address the growing threat from terrorist organizations. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table:
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006

recommendation 

Hiring .................................................................................................................................................................. 2,000

Training and Technical Assistance .................................................................................................................... 14,000 

Bullet Proof Vests .............................................................................................................................................. 27,000 

Tribal Law Enforcement ..................................................................................................................................... 20,000 

Meth Hot Spots .................................................................................................................................................. 60,100

DEA Transfer ............................................................................................................................................. [20,000] 

Police Corps ....................................................................................................................................................... 10,000

Law Enforcement Technologies .......................................................................................................................... 137,000 

Interoperable Communications .......................................................................................................................... 37,500 

Criminal Records Upgrade ................................................................................................................................. 20,000 

DNA Initiative ..................................................................................................................................................... 89,500

Coverdell Forensics Science Improvement ......................................................................................................... 22,000 

Crime Identification Technology ......................................................................................................................... 30,000

Safe Schools Technologies ........................................................................................................................ [5,000] 

Offender Reentry ................................................................................................................................................ 3,000 

Safe Schools Initiative ....................................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Police Integrity Grants ....................................................................................................................................... 7,500 

Management and Administration ...................................................................................................................... 30,487

TOTAL .................................................................................................................................................... 515,087

Any deviations from the above plan are subject to the reprogramming requirements of section 505. 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAMS

Hiring Program.—The recommendation includes $2,000,000 for 

the hiring of school resource officers. 

Bullet-proof Vests Grant Program.—Of the $27,000,000 recommended, such sums as may be necessary are for the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s [NIST] Office of Law Enforcement Standards [OLES] to continue supporting the ballistic 

resistant and stab resistant material compliance testing programs, 

as well as for other technical support related to public safety weapons and protective systems. 

Indian Country.—The Committee recommends that 5.1 percent of 

the COPS funds be provided directly to tribal judicial systems to 

assist Tribal Courts with the caseload associated with increased arrests as a result of more stringent tribal law enforcement. 

Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-Up.—The Committee 

recommends $60,100,000 for State and local law enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production and distribution, to 

target drug ‘‘hot spots’’, and to remove and dispose of hazardous 

materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The Committee 

recommendation includes $20,000,000 to reimburse the Drug Enforcement Administration for assistance to State and local law enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous materials 

at clandestine methamphetamine labs. 

CRIME-FIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAMS

COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program.—The 

Committee recommends $37,500,000 to continue the COPS Interoperable Communications Technology Program, being designed and 

implemented by the COPS office, in consultation with the National 
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Institute of Justice’s Office of Science and Technology [OS&T], as 

well as the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Committee commends the COPS office for its coordination with other Federal 

agencies in taking on the challenging issue of public safety interoperability. Coordination of Federal efforts is critical to this effort. 

The Committee strongly supports the need for minimum standards for law enforcement communications technology. Therefore, 

OS&T should continue to assist COPS in incorporating existing 

minimum standards into the formulation of this grant program. As 

in past years, the Committee provides, within available amounts, 

$5,000,000 to be transferred to NIST to continue the efforts of 

OLES regarding the development of a comprehensive suite of minimum standards for law enforcement communications. 

The Committee commends the Institute for Telecommunication 

Sciences [ITS] in Boulder, Colorado, for all their efforts and contributions to the public safety communications statement of requirements. Their contributions were critical in addressing the 

many issues plaguing public safety organizations for decades. 

Interoperable Standards.—The inability to apply open standards 

to communications equipment purchased under the COPS Interoperable Communications Grant Program, as well as other Federal 

grant programs continues to be of great concern to the Committee. 

In fiscal year 2005, the Committee directed OLES, working with 

the National Institute of Justice’s CommTech Program and 

SAFECOM within the Department of Homeland Security, to consider, in the absence of published P25 standards, the issuance of 

interim standards that could be used to specify the required 

functionality and testing validation for an Inter-RF-Subsystem 

Interface [ISSI], Console Interface, and Fixed Station Interface for 

land mobile radio systems. The Committee directs that within 30 

days of the enactment of this Act, OLES shall submit a report to 

the Committee detailing the process by which interim standards 

will be identified, as well as a timeline for issuance this fiscal year. 

The Committee also directs that, within this report, OLES identify 

a process to ensure that equipment procured using Federal grant 

dollars complies with the requirements of the identified standard(s). At a minimum, the Office of Interoperability and Compatibility [OIC] within the Department of Homeland Security should 

consider working with NIST and DOJ to require that all grant dollars for interoperable communication be used for Project 25 compliant equipment that meet the requirements of a conformity assessment program. 

Crime Identification Technology Act.—The Committee recommends $30,000,000 to be used and distributed pursuant to the 

Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998, Public Law 105–251, 

of which $5,000,000 is to be transferred to the NIJ to develop technologies to improve school safety. 

DNA and Forensics Initiative.—The Committee recommends 

$89,500,000 to assist in forensics and DNA. Within the amounts 

provided, OJP may apply up to 5 percent of the total funds to support the continuation of the development of standards and Standard Reference Materials at the NIST OLES, to maintain quality 

and proficiency within Federal, State, and local crime laboratory facilities. 
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The Committee has reviewed the Bureau of Justice Statistics 

[BJS] Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories and 

the NIJ ‘‘Status and Needs of Forensic Science Services: A Report 

to Congress’’. The report identifies that the backlog in forensic 

science labs is not limited to DNA. In fact, these studies demonstrate a disturbing trend of increased cases and increased backlog in all disciplines of forensic science. 

According to the BJS Census, a typical lab finished the year with 

a backlog of about 650 requests, which was an increase of 73 percent from 2001 and 73 percent of the total backlogged requests at 

year end 2002 were attributable to controlled substances (46 percent), latent prints (17 percent), and DNA analysis (10 percent). 

Further, the study concluded that only 2 percent of all new requests were in the area of DNA analysis. The budget request proposes to allocate 100 percent of the Federal funds for forensic 

science to DNA even though it represents only 2 percent of the 

workload identified in the study. Further, these data do not include 

the Nation’s medical examiners and coroners who are responsible 

for investigating all homicides. 

Based on the study’s findings, the budget should allocate funds 

to all disciplines as opposed to just one. The results of these studies 

are indicative of a larger problem within the forensic science and 

legal community: the absence of data. While a great deal of analysis exists of the requirements in the discipline of DNA, there exists little to no analysis of the remaining needs of the community 

outside of the area of DNA. Therefore, within the funds provided 

for the DNA and Forensics Initiative the Committee directs the Attorney General to provide $1,500,000 to the National Academy of 

Sciences to create an independent Forensic Science Committee. 

This Committee shall include members of the forensics community 

representing operational crime laboratories, medical examiners, 

and coroners; legal experts; and other scientists as determined appropriate. The National Academy of Sciences Committee shall: (1) 

assess the present and future resource needs of the forensic science 

community, to include State and local crime labs, medical examiners, and coroners; (2) make recommendations for maximizing the 

use of forensic technologies and techniques to solve crimes, investigate deaths, and protect the public; (3) identify potential scientific 

advances that may assist law enforcement in using forensic technologies and techniques to protect the public; (4) make recommendations for programs that will increase the number of qualified forensic scientists and medical examiners available to work in 

public crime laboratories; (5) disseminate best practices and guidelines concerning the collection and analysis of forensic evidence to 

help ensure quality and consistency in the use of forensic technologies and techniques to solve crimes, investigate deaths, and 

protect the public; (6) examine the role of the forensic community 

in the homeland security mission; (7) interoperability of Automated 

Fingerprint Information Systems; and (8) examine additional 

issues pertaining to forensic science as determined by the Committee. The National Academy shall issue its report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than June 1, 2006. 
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Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants.—The 

Committee recommendation provides $22,000,000 for the Paul 

Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants. 

COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION

Safe Schools Initiative.—The Committee recommends $5,000,000 

for programs aimed at preventing violence in public schools, and to 

support the assignment of officers to work in collaboration with 

schools and community-based organizations to address the threat 

of terrorism, crime, disorder, gangs, and drug activities. 

Management and Administration.—Within the recommended appropriation, the Committee recommends $30,500,000 for Management and Administration [M&A] of all COPS programs. 

JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $379,045,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 333,712,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 350,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $350,000,000. 

The recommendation is $29,045,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $350,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table:

JUVENILE JUSTICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee

recommendation 

Concentration of Federal Efforts (Part A) .......................................................................................................... 1,000

Formula Grants (Part B) .................................................................................................................................... 82,000

Discretionary Grants (Part C) ............................................................................................................................ 5,000

Research, Evaluation, TA and Training (Part D) ............................................................................................... 8,000

Developing New Initiatives (Part E) ................................................................................................................... 75,000

Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP) (Part G) .................................................................................................... 15,000

At Risk Children Program (Title V) .................................................................................................................... 80,000

Tribal Youth ............................................................................................................................................... [10,000] 

Big Brother/Big Sister ............................................................................................................................... [7,000] 

Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Program ............................................................................................ [25,000] 

Gang Prevention ........................................................................................................................................ [25,000] 

Secure Our Schools Act ...................................................................................................................................... 15,000

Project Childsafe ................................................................................................................................................ 5,000

Victims of Child Abuse Act ................................................................................................................................ 15,000

Juvenile Accountability Block Grants ................................................................................................................. 49,000

Total, Juvenile Justice ........................................................................................................................... 350,000

The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any deviation 

from the above plan. 

Accountability Based Sanctions for Juveniles.—The purpose of 

the accountability based sanctions is to ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishment that 

correspond to the seriousness of each offender’s current offense, 

history, and special treatment or training needs. The Committee 

recommends $82,000,000 to be available for expenses authorized by 

Part B of title II of the Act, including training and technical assistance to help small, non-profit organizations with the Federal 
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grants process. Within this amount, $26,000,000 is for the purpose 

of providing additional formula grants under Part B to States that 

provide assurances to the Administrator that the State has in effect policies and programs that ensure that juveniles are subject to 

accountability-based sanctions for every act for which they are adjudicated delinquent. 

Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.—Within the 

funds provided in the At Risk Children Program (Title V), the Committee provides $25,000,000 for grants to assist States in enforcing 

underage drinking laws. 

Victims of Child Abuse Act.—The Committee recommends 

$15,000,000 for the various programs authorized under the Victims 

of Child Abuse Act [VOCA] (Public Law 101–647). Within the funds 

provided, $4,000,000 shall be for Regional Child Advocacy Centers 

Programs. The Regional Children’s Advocacy Centers [RCACs] 

were established through the Victims of Child Abuse Act to provide 

information, consultation, training, and technical assistance to 

communities, and to help establish child-focused programs that facilitate and support coordination among agencies responding to 

child abuse. The RCACs and the National Children’s Alliance 

[NCA] have identified several joint initiatives which include: developing centers in under-served areas; support and development of 

Tribal CACs; constituent involvement; marketing; and public 

awareness. In working on these initiatives, the RCACs have created programs such as the National Training Academy, which 

trains professionals and multi-disciplinary teams investigating 

child abuse, and the telemedicine pilot project, which assists remote areas in investigating child abuse. 

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $69,378,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 64,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 72,948,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 72,948,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $72,948,000. The recommendation is $3,570,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $8,948,000 above the budget request. The budget request proposed to consolidate this account within Justice Assistance. 

The recommendation provides $64,000,000 for all mandatory 

funding for death benefits under the Public Safety Officers Benefits 

Program. This program provides a lump-sum death benefit payment to eligible survivors of Federal, State, and local public safety 

officers whose death was the direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty. In addition, $4,884,000 

is provided to pay for disability benefits to public safety officers 

who are permanently disabled in the line of duty. Further, 

$4,064,000 is available for the program which provides payments 

for education purposes to the dependents of Federal, State, and 

local public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled 

in the line of duty.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

The Committee recommends the following general provisions: 
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Section 101 makes up to $60,000 of the funds appropriated to the 

Department of Justice available for reception and representation 

expenses. 

Section 102 prohibits the use of funds in this title to pay for an 

abortion except where the life of the mother would be in danger. 

Section 103 prohibits the use of funds in this title to require a 

person to perform or facilitate an abortion. 

Section 104 requires female prisoners to be escorted when off 

prison grounds. 

Section 105 allows the Department of Justice, subject to the 

Committee’s reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5 percent 

between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the amount that 

can be transferred into any one appropriation. The provision also 

prohibits transfers of funds from the Bureau of Prisons Buildings 

and Facilities account unless the President certifies that such a 

transfer is necessary to the national security interests of the 

United States and also subjects any such transfers to section 505 

of this Act. 

Section 106 makes permanent a personnel management demonstration project. 

Section 107 provides authority for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to use confiscated funds during undercover operations. 

Section 108 requires the Bureau of Prisons to execute their financial plan as reflected in this report. 

Section 109 limits the placement of maximum or high security 

prisoners to appropriately secure facilities. 

Section 110 restricts Federal prisoner access to certain amenities. 

Section 111 provides for the creation of an investment review 

board. 

Section 112 enhances the ability of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to recruit qualified candidates for critical positions.
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED 

AGENCIES 

The Committee recommends a total of $1,866,311,000 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the International 

Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce, excluding 

Science agencies, which are addressed under a separate title in this 

Act. The recommendation is $156,696,000 below the fiscal year 

2005 funding level and $3,570,384,000 below the budget request. 

The significant difference between the recommendation and the requested funding level is explained by the Committee’s rejection of 

the proposal to consolidate multiple Federal community development grant programs into a single program, called the Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative. Without this 

$3,710,000,000 request, the Committee recommendation for the Department of Commerce, non-science agencies, is $139,616,000 below 

the budget request. 

TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 

RELATED AGENCIES 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $40,997,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 38,779,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 44,779,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 40,997,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,997,000 for 

the Office of the United States Trade Representative [USTR]. The 

recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

and $2,218,000 above the budget request. 

The USTR is responsible for developing and coordinating United 

States international trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading negotiations with other countries on such matters. 

Its areas of responsibility include all matters relating to the World 

Trade Organization, including implementation of the Uruguay 

Round of multilateral trade agreements; trade, commodity, and direct investment matters dealt with by certain international institutions; industrial, agricultural and services trade policy; and traderelated intellectual property protection and environmental issues. 

The foreign policy agenda of the United States is increasingly influenced by economic and trade issues. This is due largely to the 

growth of the global market economy and the pursuit of open markets and free trade. Regardless of the cause, trade negotiations and 

market access for American goods and services now represent an 

integral component of United States’ relations with other countries. 

The Office of the USTR has become, and will remain for the fore-
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seeable future, an integral component and essential interagency coordinator in the development of trade policy and American diplomacy abroad. The Committee recommended funding level acknowledges this important role. 

Chief Negotiator for Intellectual Property Enforcement.—In fiscal 

year 2005, the Committee directed the creation of this position 

within USTR. The Committee directs USTR to report on the impact 

of this position no later than November 1, 2005. 

World Trade Organization.—The Committee is aware of the 

World Trade Organization [WTO] Appellate Body’s January 16, 

2003, ruling regarding the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset 

Act (Public Law 106–387). The Committee directs USTR, in consultation with the Department of Commerce, to continue to negotiate within the WTO to seek express recognition of the existing 

right of WTO Members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and countervailing duties. The agency shall consult with 

and provide regular reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

on this matter every 60 days. 

In addition, the Committee directs that negotiations be conducted within the WTO consistent with the negotiating objectives 

contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210, to maintain strong U.S. trade remedies laws, prevent overreaching by 

WTO Panels and the WTO Appellate Body, and prevent the creation of obligations never negotiated or agreed to by the United 

States. 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $60,876,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 65,278,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 62,752,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 62,752,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $62,752,000. The recommendation is $1,876,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level, $2,526,000 below the budget request. The International 

Trade Commission [ITC] submitted a revised budget request to the 

Committee on Appropriations. The recommendation is $224,000 

above this revised budget request. 

The ITC is an independent, quasi-judicial agency responsible for 

conducting trade-related investigations, providing Congress and the 

President with independent technical advice relating to United 

States international trade policy, and performing other statutory 

responsibilities such as quasi-judicial determinations on trade matters filed with the Commission.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $388,257,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 395,925,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 393,925,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 401,625,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $401,625,000. The recommendation is $13,368,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $5,700,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations, by function, are displayed in 

the following table:

ITA FUNDING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Amount 

Manufacturing and Services .............................................................................................................................. 48,134

Market Access and Compliance ......................................................................................................................... 39,815

Import Administration ........................................................................................................................................ 64,134

Trade Promotion and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service ............................................................................ 231,722

Executive Direction and Administration ............................................................................................................. 25,820

Offsetting Fee Collections .................................................................................................................................. (8,000)

Total ITA ................................................................................................................................................ 401,625

Manufacturing and Services.—The Committee recommends an 

appropriation of $48,134,000 for Trade Development. The Committee does not recommend the proposed offset of $700,000 because 

such cost savings cannot be realized this fiscal year. The Committee directs the Department of Commerce to submit quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations on actual savings resulting from streamlining and consolidation efforts. 

Market Access and Compliance.—The Committee recommends an 

appropriation of $39,815,000 for Market Access and Compliance. 

Import Administration.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,134,000. The recommendation includes $2,000,000 

for the Import Administration to continue to place and maintain 

overseas enforcement officers, and to monitor compliance with the 

World Trade Organization and other international commitments on 

antidumping and subsidies. 

Trade Promotion and United States and Foreign Commercial 

Service [USFCS].—The Committee recommends an appropriation of 

$231,722,000. 

The Committee is aware of the Business Information Service of 

the Newly Independent States [BISNIS] program’s success in producing a high level of export and investment results. The BISNIS 

program is authorized and encouraged to develop alternative 

sources of funding to leverage existing resources. Funding for this 

program should be offset via fees, charges, collections, recoveries 

and carryover as appropriate and as consistent with the resources 

of U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, acknowledging the difficulty involved in doing business in Eurasian markets. Furthermore, BISNIS is required to submit an operating plan and strategy 

for fiscal year 2006 and beyond by March 1, 2006. 

The Committee supports the Commercial Service’s work on the 

Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project, a project to promote opportunities to expand trade, encourage business interests, stimulate foreign studies, and build a lasting and mutually meaningful relationship between the Appalachian States and the Republic of Turkey, 

as well as the neighboring regions, such as Greece. The Committee 

expects US&FCS to support the project. 
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Within the funding provided for ITA, $13,000,000 shall be for the 

National Textile Center, $3,500,000 shall be for the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation, $1,500,000 shall be for the Textile 

Marking System, $1,500,000 shall be for Auburn University for advanced research and development of novel polymetrics, and 

$5,000,000 shall be for the Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory 

Board. 

Offsetting Fee Collections.—The Committee recommendation does 

not include the proposed $5,000,000 increase in offsetting fee collections. Implementing this increase would significantly impair ITA’s 

ability to provide trade assistance to small businesses. 

Executive Direction and Administration.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,820,000. 

Any changes to the funding levels provided for in this bill and 

report, including carryover balances, are subject to the standard reprogramming procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 

World Trade Organization.—The Committee is aware of the 

World Trade Organization [WTO] Appellate Body’s January 16, 

2003, ruling regarding the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset 

Act. The Committee directs the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, to continue to negotiate within the WTO to seek express recognition of 

the existing right of WTO Members to distribute monies collected 

from antidumping and countervailing duties. The agency shall consult with and provide regular reports, every 60 days, to the Committees on Appropriations. 

In addition, the Committee directs that negotiations be conducted within the WTO consistent with the negotiating objectives 

contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107–210, to maintain strong U.S. trade remedies laws, prevent overreaching by 

WTO Panels and the WTO Appellate Body, and prevent the creation of obligations never negotiated or agreed to by the United 

States.

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $67,480,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 77,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 77,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 77,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $77,000,000. The recommendation is $9,520,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS] is the principal agency involved in the development, implementation, and enforcement 

of export controls for dual-use technologies. The Export Enforcement Division detects, prevents, investigates, and assists in the 

sanctioning of illegal dual-use exports. 

Within the amount provided under this heading, $37,842,000 is 

for export administration, $32,508,000 is for export enforcement, 

and $6,650,000 is for management and policy coordination. 

To ensure BIS has the necessary resources to reduce security 

threats, ensure America’s technological preeminence, and improve 
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the recruiting and retention of qualified personnel, increases are 

included as follows: $1,710,000 for the Targeted Export Enforcement Initiative; $2,581,000 for the Advanced Technologies Initiative; $1,050,000 for the Enhanced Deemed Exports Control Initiative; and $1,572,000 for the Human Capital Initiative.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $284,060,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 26,584,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 227,569,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 314,924,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $314,924,000. The recommendation is $30,864,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $288,340,000 above the budget request. The recommendation does not include funding for the Strengthening 

America’s Communities Initiative and has restored the appropriation for the Economic Development Administration [EDA] to previous years’ level. 

The EDA provides grants to local governments and nonprofit 

agencies for public works, planning, and other projects designed to 

facilitate economic development. Funding amounts for the two appropriations accounts under this heading are displayed below. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $253,985,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 200,985,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 283,985,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $283,985,000. The recommendation is $30,000,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $283,985,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendation provides funding of $181,718,000 for public works grants (Title I), $27,000,000 for planning assistance, $16,000,000 for trade adjustment assistance, 

$49,527,000 for economic adjustment grants (Title IX), $9,200,000 

for technical assistance, and $540,000 for research. 

The Committee is aware of several proposals for economic development or adjustment assistance and strongly urges EDA to consider applications for the following proposals within applicable procedures and guidelines and provide a grant, if warranted: the Gateway Economic Development District’s business creation and expansion program for Broadwater, Lewis and Clark, and Meagher Counties in Montana; the Mississippi Blues Delta Quarter; the Development Projects, Inc. in Dayton, Ohio Tech Town; the expansion of 

Penn Eagle Industrial Park, Pennsylvania; the Detroit Economic 

Growth Business Attraction Program; the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium, a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin Technology Council; the One-Stop 

Permitting Portal; the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation 

for a neighborhood redevelopment project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma to expand the International Trade Assistance Center; the Oklahoma State University 

Rural Product Manufacturers for the New Product Development 

and Commercialization Center; the Phase III implementation of the 
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Manufacturing Training and Technology Center clean room at the 

University of New Mexico; the Mescalero Apache Tribe fish hatchery rehabilitation project in New Mexico; and the Inland Northwest 

Regional GigaPop Network Connectivity. 

The Committee expects EDA to continue its efforts to assist communities impacted by economic dislocations relating to industry 

downswings as well as to assist communities impacted by downturns due to environmental concerns. This includes the timber, 

steel, and coal industries; communities impacted by United StatesCanadian trade-related issues; communities in New England, the 

mid-Atlantic, Hawaii, and Alaska impacted by fisheries regulations; and communities in the Southeast impacted by downturns 

due to the North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA]. 

Rightsizing.—The Committee is aware of the exceptionally large 

geographic area served by the Hawaii Economic Development Administration office and urges the EDA to provide sufficient resources and personnel to the Honolulu field office to enable the 

State director to provide more in-depth attention to the more promising applications seeking economic development assistance. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $30,075,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 26,584,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 26,584,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,939,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,939,000. 

The recommendation is $864,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $4,355,000 above the budget request. 

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $29,500,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 30,727,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 30,024,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,727,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,727,000. 

The recommendation is $1,227,000 above the fiscal year 2005 appropriation and identical to the budget request. 

The recommendation includes the requested increases of 

$203,000 for the Minority Business Development Agency [MBDA] 

to enhance the delivery of data to minority-owned businesses and 

$500,000 for the expansion of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Commission. 

ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE 

ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $78,931,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 85,277,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 80,304,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 81,283,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $81,283,000. The recommendation is $2,352,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $3,994,000 below the budget request. The recommendation represents a 3 percent increase over the prior year 

enacted level. 

Economic and Statistical Analysis [ESA] encompasses the collection, tabulation, and publication of a wide variety of economic, demographic, and social statistics and provides support to the Secretary of Commerce and other Government officials in interpreting 

the state of the economy and developing economic policy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis [BEA] and the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs are funded within this account.

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $744,748,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 877,385,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 832,237,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 727,385,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $727,385,000. The recommendation is $17,413,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $150,000,000 below the budget request. The 

Committee’s recommendations for the Census Bureau accounts are 

described in more detail in the following paragraphs. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $196,110,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 220,029,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 208,029,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 183,029,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $183,029,000. 

The recommendation is $13,081,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $37,000,000 below the budget request. This account provides for the salaries and expenses associated with the 

statistical programs of the Bureau of the Census, including measurement of the Nation’s economy and the demographic characteristics of the population. These programs are intended to provide a 

broad base of economic, demographic, and social information used 

for decision-making by governments, private organizations, and individuals. 

The Committee has provided funding for the key programs of the 

Census Bureau. The Committee is particularly concerned that reports on manufacturing and general economic and foreign trade 

statistics are maintained and issued on a timely basis. 

PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $548,688,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 657,356,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 624,208,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 544,356,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $544,356,000. 

The recommendation is $4,332,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $113,000,000 below the budget request. 

This account provides for the constitutionally-mandated decennial census and other programs which are cyclical in nature. Addi-
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tionally, individual surveys are conducted for other Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis. 

The Committee recommends $390,000,000 for the 2010 Decennial 

Census under the Demographic Statistics Program, of which not 

less than $79,800,000 shall be for the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing [MAF/

TIGER] System. The Committee is fully supportive of the efforts 

being made to make the 2010 Census as accurate and as cost effective as possible. To the extent possible, funds have been provided 

to ensure that current activities related to the 2010 Census are 

able to continue. 

The Census is encouraged to continue its efforts to minimize the 

number of personal visits for non-response follow-up for Census 

programs. This activity is very costly and if response rates through 

other means can be increased, it will provide substantial cost savings in both the ongoing American Community Survey and the 

2010 Census.

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $38,678,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 23,450,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 19,716,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 57,255,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $57,255,000. 

The recommendation is $18,577,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $33,805,000 above the budget request. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $17,200,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 21,450,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 17,716,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,255,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,255,000. 

The recommendation is $3,055,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $1,195,000 below the budget request. 

The recommendation includes an additional $100,000 for a new 

annual membership fee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned 

Names and Numbers [ICANN]/Governmental Advisory Committee 

[GAC] and an additional $2,087,000 for interference temperature 

and noise research to determine acceptable interference levels with 

the goal of increasing spectrum efficiencies. 

The Committee retains language from previous years allowing 

the Secretary of Commerce to collect reimbursements from other 

Federal agencies for a portion of the cost of coordination of spectrum management, analysis, and operations. The Committee is 

aware that at least an additional $37,116,000 will be available for 

NTIA in fiscal year 2006 through reimbursements from other agencies for the costs of providing spectrum management, analysis, and 

research services. Should additional funding be necessary for these 

critical efforts, the Committee will consider a reprogramming of existing resources. 
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING, AND

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $21,478,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 22,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,000,000. The recommendation is $522,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $20,000,000 above the budget request. The Public 

Telecommunications Facilities Planning and Construction [PTFPC] 

program awards competitive grants that help public broadcasting 

stations, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit 

organizations construct facilities to bring educational and cultural 

programming to the American public using broadcasting and nonbroadcasting telecommunications technologies. The primary focus 

of the PTFPC program has been assisting public broadcasters in 

making the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. 

INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $15,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,000,000. 

The recommendation is $15,000,000 above both the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and the budget request. 

For the last 3 fiscal years, the administration has slated the 

Technology Opportunities Program [TOP] for elimination. The reason for the elimination, according to the Department, is that the 

program has fulfilled its mission. Last year, due to funding constraints, the Committee agreed not to include funding for new 

grants. However, there are great numbers of Americans that could 

benefit from the TOP program. The Committee therefore again recommends continued funding for this program. 

The Regional Information Sharing System [RISS] program under 

the Department of Justice provides technology support funding for 

law enforcement entities. The Committee recommendation therefore prohibits law enforcement entities eligible to receive funding 

under the RISS program from applying for TOP funds. The Committee expects NTIA to give preference to applications from consortia for which no other funding source exists.

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,544,754,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,703,300,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,703,300,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,703,300,000

The Committee recommends total budgetary resources of 

$1,703,300,000. The recommendation is $158,546,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

In fiscal year 2005, the Committee increased the amount of fees 

the United States Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] could col-
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lect by $208,754,000. The recommendation for fiscal year 2006 provides another substantial increase for USPTO. These additional 

funds will allow USPTO to continue implementation of the TwentyFirst Century Strategic Plan and to put an end to the pendency 

problems that have plagued the Agency for so long, as discussed 

later in this section. 

The USPTO is charged with administering the patent and trademark laws of the United States. USPTO examines patent applications, grants patent protection for qualified inventions, and disseminates technological information disclosed in patents. USPTO 

also examines trademark applications and provides Federal registration to owners of qualified trademarks. The USPTO is subject 

to the policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce, but the agency has independent control of its budget, expenditures, personnel, 

procurement and other administrative and management functions. 

Patent laws administered by the USPTO encourage invention, innovation, and investment. The USPTO plays a critical role in promoting the continued development of intellectual property in this 

country. For established companies, new patents improve competitiveness, increase productivity, help bring new products and services to market, and create jobs. 

In fiscal year 2002, the Committee directed the USPTO to develop a 5-year strategic plan. The USPTO answered this directive 

with the Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan, which was submitted to Congress in June, 2002. With the submission of the 

Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan, the USPTO requested to increase fees by more than $200,000,000 and to increase its operating 

budget by 28 percent. The request for such budget increases rests 

on the assumption that substantial additional funding is necessary 

to enhance the quality of patent and trademark examining and reduce pendency. The Committee has questioned—and continues to 

question—the assumption that the USPTO’s past failure to attain 

these objectives was the result of inadequate funding and that future ability to attain these objectives is dependent upon the hiring 

of hundreds, if not thousands, of additional personnel. Moreover, 

the Committee is aware that the Office of Inspector General [OIG] 

issued another report in June 2004, raising concerns with USPTO’s 

hiring practices. Previous OIG reviews of the USPTO’s Office of 

Human Resources uncovered substantial mismanagement of personnel records and called for improvement in the recruitment and 

retention of patent examiners. In addition to specifically examining 

USPTO’s adherence to federally-mandated merit system principles 

in hiring, the OIG’s June report highlighted USPTO’s lack of official hiring policies and human resource procedures. The Committee 

directs USPTO to submit a detailed account of its efforts to implement the recommendations contained in the June 2004, OIG report 

no later than November 30, 2005. 

Intellectual Property.—In addition to the examination and 

issuance of patents and trademarks, USPTO works to protect and 

promote the protection of American intellectual property domestically and overseas. Under the American Inventors Protection Act of 

1999 [AIPA] (Public Law 106–113), the USPTO is directed to advise the President and all Federal agencies on National and international intellectual property policy issues. The agency is author-
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ized by AIPA to provide guidance, conduct programs and studies, 

and otherwise interact with foreign intellectual property offices and 

international intergovernmental organizations on matters involving 

the protection of intellectual property. The Committee finds that 

our Federal efforts are inadequate. The recommendation therefore 

includes $500,000 for the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council [NIPLECC]. Funding of $2,000,000 

was provided in fiscal year 2005 for NIPLECC under a separate 

heading. The Committee is aware that much of this funding remains unspent. The USPTO is directed to report to the Committees 

on Appropriations on the progress of NIPLECC no later than November 1, 2005. It is the responsibility of the USPTO and the Department of Justice [DOJ], the Co-Chairs of the NIPLECC, to execute the Committee’s directives concerning the NIPLECC. The 

Committee holds USPTO and DOJ responsible for making this effort work. 

Any deviations from the funding distribution provided for in this 

Act and in its accompanying statement, including carryover, are 

subject to the standard reprogramming procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. In addition, 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the USPTO shall submit to the Committee a 

spending plan for fiscal year 2006. This spending plan should incorporate all carryover balances from previous fiscal years, describe 

any changes to the patent or trademark fee structure, and demonstrate how funding available to the USPTO in fiscal year 2006 

will allow the agency to continue to support the objectives laid out 

in the Twenty-First Century Strategic Plan.

OTHER 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $47,466,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 53,532,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 47,466,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 49,605,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $49,605,000 for 

Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses and the Technology Administration. The recommendation is $2,139,000 above 

the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $3,927,000 below the budget 

request. 

Within Departmental Management, the Salaries and Expenses 

account provides funding for the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and 

support staff. Responsibilities involve policy development and implementation affecting United States and international activities as 

well as establishing internal goals and operations of the Department. 

Within the funds provided for Departmental Management, no 

more than $1,181,000 and nine full time equivalents are provided 

for the Office of Legislative Affairs [OLA] within the Office of the 

Secretary. The Committee is concerned about the OLA’s failure to 

provide critical information to the Committee in a timely manner. 
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The streamlining of this office will necessitate greater coordination 

within the OLA. 

Security Enhancements.—The Committee is aware that the Department of Commerce is planning security improvements at the 

Boulder, Colorado, facility and directs the Department to consult 

with the Committee prior to proceeding. No funding shall be redirected from other proposed construction projects at Boulder for this 

purpose. 

Commerce Information Technology Solutions.—The Committee 

commends the administration for its commitment to small business 

with the establishment of the Commerce Information Technology 

Solutions [COMMITS] acquisition vehicle. The Committee agrees 

with the goal of this program, to provide critical information technology solutions through the use of all categories of small businesses, including disadvantaged, 8(a), women-owned, veteranowned, service-disabled, and HUBZone entities. However, the Committee is troubled by a provision of the procurement’s current 

guidelines that permit incumbent contractors who have graduated 

from a particular size category of small business to bid against 

smaller firms that still qualify for the smaller category of classification. This ‘‘bid down’’ approach gives larger entities an unfair competitive advantage and is not an acquisition strategy espoused by 

other Federal agencies. As a result, the Committee expects the Department to alter the terms that govern COMMITS to eliminate 

this acquisition anomaly and to report back to the Committee on 

this change not later than January 15, 2006. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $21,371,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 22,758,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 22,758,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 22,758,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,758,000. 

The recommendation is $1,387,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Section 201 makes Commerce Department funds available for advanced payments only upon certification of officials designated by 

the Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public 

interest. 

Section 202 makes appropriations for salaries and expenses 

available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for services, 

uniforms, and allowances as authorized by law. 

Section 203 provides that any cost resulting from personnel actions shall be absorbed by the affected Department or Agency. 

Section 204 extends the availability of appropriations pursuant 

to section 211(b) of Public Law 108–199. 

Section 205 provides the authority to transfer funds between Department of Commerce accounts and within NOAA appropriations. 

The provision makes transfers subject to the Committee’s standard 

reprogramming procedures.
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TITLE III—SCIENCE 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $699,225,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 531,965,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 548,744,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 844,500,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $844,500,000. 

The recommendation is $145,275,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $312,535,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation provides that up to $3,000,000 may be 

transferred from the Scientific and Technical Research and Services account to the Working Capital Fund, which the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] uses to purchase 

equipment for its laboratories. 

A description of each NIST account and the corresponding Committee recommendation follows in the subsequent three headings. 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $378,764,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 426,267,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 397,744,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 399,869,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $399,869,000. 

The recommendation is $21,105,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $26,398,000 below the budget request. The recommendation provides the maximum funding deemed prudent for 

this account to insure that NIST meets its mission. 

The Committee’s recommendations are displayed in the following 

table with specific increases described:

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Electronics and Electrical Engineering ................................................................................................................ 50,833 

Manufacturing Engineering .................................................................................................................................. 22,423 

Chemical Science and Technology ....................................................................................................................... 54,443 

Physics ................................................................................................................................................................. 42,706 

Materials Science and Engineering ..................................................................................................................... 33,500 

Building and Fire Research ................................................................................................................................. 22,321 

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics ...................................................................................................... 65,425 

Technology Assistance ......................................................................................................................................... 16,134 

National Quality Program ..................................................................................................................................... 7,154 

Research Support Activities ................................................................................................................................. 47,018

National Research Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 37,912
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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Total, STRS ............................................................................................................................................. 399,869

Within the funds made available for Electronics and Electrical 

Engineering, $7,000,000 is for the Office of Law Enforcement 

Standards [OLES]. 

Within the funds made available for Research Support Activities, $16,028,000 is for the Building Competence for Advanced Measurements Program, $1,027,000 is for the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Program, $10,678,000 is for the 

Postdoctoral Research Associates Program, $1,503,000 is for the 

Nanoparticle Risk Impact and Assessment Program, and $612,000 

is for the Operation Safe Commerce Program. 

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $247,943,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 46,800,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 106,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 246,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $246,000,000. The recommendation is $1,943,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $199,200,000 above the budget request. 

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Programs [MEP].—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $106,000,000 to fully fund 

all MEP centers. MEP supports a network of locally-run centers 

that provide technical advice and consultative services to small 

manufacturing companies in all 50 States and Puerto Rico. Many 

of these firms lack the technical knowledge and experience to implement cutting edge technologies and cost saving processes, which 

places them at risk from foreign competition. The MEP, since its 

inception, has consistently been the one program that small manufacturers could look to for assistance. Whether it is assisting with 

quality standards, implementing Y2K solutions, or providing strategic planning, the MEP has delivered the services needed by small 

manufacturers. Based on a sampling of clients surveyed in fiscal 

year 2004, MEP clients indicated that the assistance they received 

resulted in increased sales of $1,500,000,000; retained sales of 

$2,600,000,000; cost savings of $686,000,000; and the creation and 

retention of 50,315 jobs. These economic impacts justify the full 

funding of the MEP. 

Advanced Technology Program [ATP].—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $140,000,000. Within the amounts 

made available, $60,000,000 is to be used to fund new awards. ATP 

is an industry-led, highly competitive, and cost-shared program 

that allows U.S. companies to develop the next generation of breakthrough technologies. These innovations enable revolutionary products, cutting-edge industrial manufacturing processes, and creative 

new services for the world’s markets. Independent studies have 

shown that ATP is delivering on its mission. In a sampling of just 

6 percent of the ATP projects, the sampled projects returned 

$17,000,000,000 in net economic benefits, approximately an eight-
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fold return on investment. The ATP program is critical to ensuring 

that U.S. industries capture market share in the facing of growing 

global competition, particularly in the fields of science and technology. 

CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $72,518,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 58,898,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 45,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 198,631,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $198,631,000. 

The recommendation is $126,113,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $139,733,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation funds the highest priority safety, capacity, 

maintenance, and repair projects at the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology [NIST]. Of the amounts provided: 

$4,000,000 is to enable the relocation of staff from the leased NIST 

North building back to the main Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus; 

$9,400,000 is for the final phase of construction of the Boulder, Colorado, Central Utility Plant; $4,000,000 is for the design and renovation of Building 4 in Boulder to facilitate the relocation of the 

Instrument Shops from Wing 3 of Building 1; $6,500,000 is for 

Phase I of the Building 1 renovation design which includes construction documentation and Architectural and Engineering Post 

Construction Award Service [PCAS] for the renovation of Wings 3 

and 4; $4,000,000 is for the Institute for Security Technology Studies; and $10,100,000 is for Phase II of the Building 1 renovation 

design which includes construction documents and construction 

management for the remaining wings and spine of Building 1 in 

Boulder. Funding for the latter will allow economies of scale to be 

achieved in procuring construction support and design services. In 

addition, $35,000,000 is provided for ongoing Safety, Capacity, 

Maintenance, and Major Repairs projects at the Gaithersburg and 

Boulder facilities. 

The Committee has included bill language requiring that outyear budget estimates be submitted by the Secretary of Commerce 

for fiscal year 2007 and each year thereafter as part of the annual 

budget justification materials for each construction project supported by the NIST appropriations.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,887,227,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 37,940,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 3,581,219,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,429,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,476,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,476,000,000 

for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]. 

Of this amount, transfers total $62,040,000. The recommendation 

is $588,773,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level, excluding 

emergency supplemental appropriations, and $894,781,000 above 

the budget request. 
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The Committee recommendation disapproves the budget request, 

which proposes to terminate or significantly reduce nearly 

$600,000,000 from programs ranging from climate change to marine mammal management to infrastructure support. The Committee notes the Department’s continued pursuit of reductions to 

NOAA’s enacted funding levels, and failure to protest when reductions are recommended for budget savings or political leverage. 

NOAA comprises approximately 65 percent of the Department of 

Commerce’s [DOC] budget. In a recent Statement of Administration Policy, the DOC devoted one sentence to the proposed 

$150,000,000 reduction to the budget request for NOAA in fiscal 

year 2006, whereas the Department devoted four paragraphs to reductions to its other bureaus, which comprise 35 percent of its 

budget. The Committee finds that NOAA is not well served by the 

DOC. The Committee notes that the budgets of other science agencies funded under this Act, including the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (both 

independent agencies), thrive. The Committee fails to understand 

why science dedicated to understanding this planet and its oceans 

and atmosphere is less important than science dedicated to the understanding of other planets, for example. The DOC’s strengths lie 

in the fields of business and trade. The DOC is demonstrably ill 

equipped to comprehend the intricacies of NOAA’s scientific mission. The Committee continues to question whether NOAA would 

be better able to serve the American people as an independent 

agency. 

OCEAN COMMISSION INITIATIVE

NOAA is the Nation’s lead civilian agency in science, service, and 

stewardship for the Earth’s oceans and atmosphere. The agency’s 

importance was recently highlighted by the United States Commission on Ocean Policy, the most comprehensive review of ocean policy and programs in over 35 years. The Committee’s recommendations clearly highlight NOAA’s diverse and important programs, 

and call for the agency and its programs to be strengthened and 

significantly expanded. 

The Committee’s recommended funding levels enhance and improve a number of programs endorsed by the Commission. In total, 

the Committee has recommended $666,181,000, $147,147,000 above 

the fiscal year 2005 funding level, and $309,513,000 above the 

budget request, to support a number of the NOAA programs highlighted by the Commission’s report. The Committee notes that following the release of the Ocean Commission’s report, the budget request cut NOAA’s Commission-endorsed programs by at least 

$162,366,000. The Committee encourages NOAA to give more consideration to the Commission-endorsed programs in its fiscal year 

2007 budget request. NOAA is directed to provide the Committee 

with a report no later than March 1, 2006. This report shall detail 

the requested increases in fiscal year 2007 over fiscal year 2006 enacted levels for all Commission-endorsed programs. The Committee 

recommendations are provided in the following table:
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COMMITTEE NOAA OCEAN COMMISSION INITIATIVE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Integrated Coastal & Ocean Observation System ............................................................................................... 109,680

Ocean Health Initiative ........................................................................................................................................ 20,000

Sustainable Marine Aquaculture .......................................................................................................................... 18,622

National Sea Grant Program ................................................................................................................................ 72,175

NOAA Education Initiative .................................................................................................................................... 36,150

Coral Reef Protection ........................................................................................................................................... 28,237

Ocean Exploration/Undersea Research ................................................................................................................ 48,000

Marine Debris ....................................................................................................................................................... 6,450

Cooperative Fishery Research .............................................................................................................................. 21,750

Marine Mammal Initiative .................................................................................................................................... 5,000

Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Conservation/Restoration ................................................................................... 123,435

Satellite Oceanography ........................................................................................................................................ 4,000

Ship Operations & Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 110,228

Shipbuilding/Equipment and Technology ............................................................................................................. 62,454

Total Ocean Commission Initiative ........................................................................................................ 666,181

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $2,769,572,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 23,970,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 2,531,168,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,447,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,202,983,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,202,983,000. The recommendation is $433,411,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and 

$671,815,000 above the budget request. 

NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $610,462,000 for 

the National Ocean Service [NOS]. NOS programs provide scientific, technical, and management expertise to promote safe navigation; assess the health of coastal and marine resources; respond 

to natural and human-induced threats; and preserve the coastal 

ocean and global environments. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:

NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Navigation Services: 

Mapping & Charting: 

Mapping & Charting Base ................................................................................................................. 43,995

Joint Hydrographic Center .................................................................................................................. 7,500

Electronic Navigational Charts .......................................................................................................... 6,190

Shoreline Mapping ............................................................................................................................. 2,448

Dune System Assessment and Shoreline Change Analysis ............................................................... 500

Payment to OMAO .............................................................................................................................. 3,058

Address Survey Backlog/Contracts .................................................................................................... 20,450

EEZ Outer Continental Shelf Ocean Bottom Claims ......................................................................... 2,200

Alaska Surveys ................................................................................................................................... 3,500

MS/LA Digital Coast ........................................................................................................................... 1,000

Coastal Environmental Mapping Consortium .................................................................................... 1,000
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NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Vessel Time Charter ........................................................................................................................... 11,850

River Studies ...................................................................................................................................... 750

Subtotal, Mapping and Charting .................................................................................................. 104,441

Geodesy: 

Geodesy Base ..................................................................................................................................... 20,219

National Spatial Reference System ................................................................................................... 1,971

Height Modernization Regional Expansion—NGS Implementation ................................................... 233

Height Modernization Regional Expansion—NC ................................................................................ 933

Height Modernization Regional Expansion—CA ................................................................................ 933

Height Modernization Regional Expansion—TX ................................................................................ 1,600

Height Modernization Regional Expansion—SC ................................................................................ 467

Height Modernization Study—MS ...................................................................................................... 600

Digital Earth Model—MS ................................................................................................................... 3,000

Subtotal, Geodesy .......................................................................................................................... 29,956

Tide & Current Data: 

Tide & Current Data Base ................................................................................................................. 21,000

National Water Level Observation Network ........................................................................................ 4,500

PORTS ................................................................................................................................................. 3,000

Alaska Current & Tide Data .............................................................................................................. 1,500

Subtotal, Tide & Current Data ...................................................................................................... 30,000

Total, Navigation Services ............................................................................................................. 164,397

Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment: 

Ocean Assessment Program (OAP): 

Ocean Assessment Program Base ..................................................................................................... 22,000

Coastal Storms ................................................................................................................................... 2,500

Cook Inlet Coastal Monitoring and Habitat ....................................................................................... 1,000

Coastal Services Center ..................................................................................................................... 23,000

Pacific Coastal Services Center ......................................................................................................... 4,500

Coastal Change Analysis ................................................................................................................... 500

Lake Pontchartrain ............................................................................................................................. 2,000

Louisiana Long Term Estuary Assessment ........................................................................................ 1,000

CREST ................................................................................................................................................. 1,000

CI–CORE ............................................................................................................................................. 2,500

Aquatic Research Consortium ............................................................................................................ 2,500

Coop Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Enviro Tech (CICEET) ...................................................... 6,800

Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative ............................................................................................................... 1,500

Coral Reef Programs .......................................................................................................................... 26,000

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation—NFWF ................................................................................. 1,500

Ocean Health Initiative ...................................................................................................................... 20,000

White Water to Blue Water Ecosystem .............................................................................................. 1,000

National Maritime Center ................................................................................................................... 2,000

Lake Erie Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 500

Subtotal, Ocean Assessment Program (OAP) ................................................................................ 121,800

Integrated Ocean Observing System: 

NOAA ICOOS ....................................................................................................................................... 15,000

Coastal Observation Technology System ........................................................................................... 2,177

Coastal Ocean Research & Monitoring Program ............................................................................... 2,473

NOAA/UNH Joint Ocean Observing Technology Center ....................................................................... 4,000

Alaska Ocean Observing System ....................................................................................................... 2,000

Gulf of Maine Observing System ....................................................................................................... 2,000

Long Island Sound Observing System ............................................................................................... 1,000

Central Gulf of Mexico Observing System ......................................................................................... 2,000
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NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

So Cal Coastal Ocean Observing System (Scripps) .......................................................................... 1,500

Alliance for Coastal Technologies ...................................................................................................... 3,000

Center for Coastal Ocean Observation and Analysis ........................................................................ 2,500

UNCW Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring ............................................................................... 2,500

Wallops Ocean Observation Project ................................................................................................... 2,000

Coastal Ocean Monitoring Network for West Florida ......................................................................... 750

Oregon Ocean Observing .................................................................................................................... 2,000

SURA Coastal Ocean Observing System ............................................................................................ 2,500

Subtotal, Integrated Ocean Observing System ............................................................................. 47,400

Response and Restoration: 

Response and Restoration Base ........................................................................................................ 15,843

Estuary Restoration Program ............................................................................................................. 1,200

Damage Assessment Program ........................................................................................................... 6,705

Mitigating Coastal Development Impacts ......................................................................................... 1,000

Marine Debris ..................................................................................................................................... 5,000

Marine Debris Removal—Alaska ....................................................................................................... 1,450

Center for Marine Spill Response ...................................................................................................... 3,000

Pribilof Islands Cleanup and Economic Development ....................................................................... 7,000

Subtotal, Response and Restoration ............................................................................................. 41,198

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS): 

NCCOS Headquarters ......................................................................................................................... 5,000

Extramural Research .......................................................................................................................... 15,500

Center for Coastal Environmental Health & Bimolecular Rsch ........................................................ 15,000

Oxford Cooperative Lab ...................................................................................................................... 4,500

Ctr for Coastal Fisheries Habitat Research ...................................................................................... 6,504

Center for Coastal Monitoring & Assessment ................................................................................... 5,735

Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research ................................................................................. 3,700

Marine Env Health Research Lab—MEHRL ....................................................................................... 4,000

Subtotal, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science ................................................................ 59,939

Total, Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment ............................................................... 270,337

Ocean and Coastal Management: 

Coastal Management: 

CZM Grants ........................................................................................................................................ 70,500

CZM Program Administration ............................................................................................................. 7,328

National Estuarine Research Reserve System ................................................................................... 20,000

Baldwin Educational Program ........................................................................................................... 1,000

Marine Protected Areas ...................................................................................................................... 3,000

Subtotal, Coastal Management ..................................................................................................... 101,828

Ocean Management: 

Marine Sanctuary Program Base ................................................................................................................ 51,000

Northeast Hawaiian Islands Rsrch/HI Institute of Marine Biology ............................................................ 2,250

USS Monitor Artifacts .................................................................................................................................. 500

Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission ....................................................................................... 1,400

Subtotal, Ocean Management ................................................................................................................ 55,150

Total, Ocean and Coastal Management ................................................................................................. 156,978

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observations.—The United States 

Commission on Ocean Policy’s report documents the enormous national benefits of deploying an operational ocean measurement and 
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forecasting capability. The United States maintains a robust and 

effective meteorological observing and modeling capability for the 

atmosphere, but it largely lacks the same capability for the marine 

environment. 

A true integrated system must coordinate and consolidate data 

from stationary and drifting buoys, ships, satellites, tide gauges, 

and other platforms, develop computer models, and provide quality 

controlled data products on a real-time basis. The Commission’s report notes the many physical, chemical, and biological variables 

that an integrated system needs to measure on an operational 

basis. In short, the United States needs to significantly improve its 

ability to measure and forecast the oceans and especially the coastal oceans and environment. NOAA needs to provide an oceans service for the Nation in the same way it has for years provided a 

weather service. 

The Committee recommendation provides $109,680,000 for development, management, deployment, and operation of a true national 

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System. The Committee 

notes that NOAA National Ocean Service has the lead for creating 

this capability, but this challenge will involve the combined capabilities of all NOAA components especially the Office of Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Research and the National Weather Service. 

The Committee notes that the number of regional ocean observing programs is increasing and that these programs are maturing. 

The Committee is encouraged by recent efforts of some of these regional organizations to establish a federation and seek competitive 

funds. Integrating these regional systems into a system of systems 

is fundamental to the broader concept of the Integrated Ocean Observing System.

NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $763,783,000 for 

the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]. NMFS programs 

provide for the management and conservation of the Nation’s living 

marine resources and their environment, including fish stocks, marine mammals, and endangered species. Using science-based conservation, management, and restoration activities, these resources 

can benefit the Nation on a sustained basis. NMFS seeks to build 

sustainable fisheries, recover protected species, and sustain healthy 

coastal ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:

NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Marine Mammals, Marine Turtles, and Marine Protected Species: 

Protected Resources Research and Management Programs: 

Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles & Other Species/Endangered Species Act (ESA) ............................. 27,928

Conservation and Recovery with States ............................................................................................ 1,000

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Species Mgmt (PSM) .................................................. 1,000

Protected Species Stock Assessments and Mortality Estimation ...................................................... 2,000
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NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—

Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Subtotal, Protected Resources Research & Management Programs ............................................ 31,928

Mammals: 

Marine Mammal Protection (MMP)/NMFS Activities .......................................................................... 8,000

Marine Mammal Initiative .................................................................................................................. 5,000

North Pacific Fixed Gear Research .................................................................................................... 150

Prescott Grant Program ..................................................................................................................... 4,000

MS Center for Marine Education and Research ................................................................................ 5,000

Shedd Marine Mammals .................................................................................................................... 250

Alaska Native Marine Mammal Co-management: Harbour Seals ..................................................... 150

North Pacific Southern Resident Orca Population (PSM) .................................................................. 1,500

Recovery of Endangered Large Whales .............................................................................................. 1,000

Right Whale Activities (ESA) .............................................................................................................. 10,000

Right Whale: Cooperative State Plans ............................................................................................... 2,000

Bottlenose Dolphins ........................................................................................................................... 2,000

Bottlenose Dolphins: Institute for Marine Mammal Studies ............................................................. 2,500

Dolphin Encirclement ......................................................................................................................... 3,260

Dolphins/Yellowfin Tuna Research ..................................................................................................... 235

Hawaiian Monk Seals ......................................................................................................................... 825

Alaska Seals & Sea Lions: Endangered Species Act ........................................................................ 850

Subtotal, Mammals ....................................................................................................................... 46,720

Sea Turtles & Other Protected Species: 

Endangered Species Act .................................................................................................................... 5,826

Hawaiian Sea Turtles ......................................................................................................................... 7,800

Rancho Nuevo Sea Turtles ................................................................................................................. 350

Southeastern Sea Turtles ................................................................................................................... 300

Endangered Species Act—Fish, Crustaceans, Mollusks ................................................................... 8,153

Subtotal, Sea Turtles & Other Protected Species ......................................................................... 22,429

Atlantic Salmon: 

ESA Recovery and Research ..................................................................................................... 3,086

Recovery Plan ............................................................................................................................ 450

Research .................................................................................................................................... 699

State of Maine Salmon Recovery (PSM) ................................................................................... 1,646

Subtotal, Atlantic Salmon .................................................................................................... 5,881

Pacific Salmon: 

ESA Recovery and Research ..................................................................................................... 51,192

ESA—Columbia River Biological Opinion (BIOP) Implementation ........................................... 15,100

Endangered Species Studies ..................................................................................................... 300

Western Alaska Salmon Stock Identification ............................................................................ 2,500

Subtotal, Pacific Salmon ...................................................................................................... 69,092

Total, Marine Mammals, Marine Turtles, and Marine Protected Species ............................ 176,050

Fisheries Research and Management: 

Core Fisheries Programs: 

Fisheries Research and Management Programs ............................................................................... 127,831

Economics and Social Sciences Research ......................................................................................... 9,618

Fisheries Statistics ............................................................................................................................. 12,771

Fisheries Oceanography ..................................................................................................................... 1,000

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants .................................................................................................... 2,590

National Standard 8 .......................................................................................................................... 1,000

Reduce Fishing Impacts on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) ................................................................ 500

Anadromous Grants ............................................................................................................................ 2,100
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NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—

Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Product Quality and Safety ................................................................................................................ 6,724

Subtotal, Core Fisheries Programs ................................................................................................ 164,134

Stock Assessments: 

Expand Annual Stock Assessments—Improve Data Collection ........................................................ 23,397

Strengthen Living Marine Resource Monitoring ................................................................................. 2,000

Subtotal, Stock Assessments ........................................................................................................ 25,397

Salmon Management Activities: 

Columbia River Hatcheries ................................................................................................................ 16,522

Columbia River Hatchery Reform ....................................................................................................... 500

Pacific Salmon Treaty ........................................................................................................................ 8,000

Chinook Salmon Management ........................................................................................................... 150

Chinook Salmon Research at Auke Bay ............................................................................................ 300

Subtotal, Salmon Management Activities ..................................................................................... 25,472

Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions: 

Regional Councils .............................................................................................................................. 16,500

International Fisheries Commissions ................................................................................................. 400

Interstate Fish Commissions: 3 Commissions .................................................................................. 750

Interstate Fish Commissions: Atlantic Cooperative Management ..................................................... 9,250

Subtotal, Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions ............................................................. 26,900

Fish Information Networks: 

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ................................................................................... 2,000

Alaska Fisheries Information Network (AKFIN) .................................................................................. 3,200

Pacific Coastal Fisheries Information Network (PACFIN) .................................................................. 3,000

Recreational Fishery Information Networkk (RECFIN) ........................................................................ 3,445

RECFIN—SC ....................................................................................................................................... 500

Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN): NMFS Activities ...................................................................... 2,400

Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN): NE Activities ........................................................................... 250

Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN): Red Snapper .......................................................................... 750

Gulf Fisheries Information Network (GULF FIN) ................................................................................. 4,250

National Fisheries Information System .............................................................................................. 2,500

Subtotal, Fish Information Networks ............................................................................................. 22,295

Survey and Monitoring Projects: 

Bluefin Tuna Tagging ........................................................................................................................ 850

Bluefish/Striped Bass ........................................................................................................................ 692

Bluefish/Striped Bass: Chesapeake Bay ............................................................................................ 700

Bluefish/Striped Bass: Rutgers .......................................................................................................... 790

Gulf of Maine Groundfish Survey ....................................................................................................... 519

New England Stock Depletion ............................................................................................................ 1,000

Red Snapper Monitoring and Research ............................................................................................. 5,000

West Coast Groundfish ...................................................................................................................... 5,220

Alaskan Groundfish Surveys: Calibration Studies ............................................................................. 240

Atlantic Herring and Mackerel ........................................................................................................... 200

Chesapeake Bay Multi-Species Management .................................................................................... 500

Management of George’s Bank .......................................................................................................... 441

Subtotal, Survey and Monitoring Projects ..................................................................................... 16,152

Other fisheries-related projects: 

Reducing Bycatch .............................................................................................................................. 2,800

Charleston Bump ............................................................................................................................... 250
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NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—

Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Hawaii Fisheries Development ........................................................................................................... 750

Groundline Exchange Pilot Program .................................................................................................. 2,000

Gulf Shrimp Bycatch and Reduction Research ................................................................................. 1,000

Hawaii Seafood Safety and Inspections ............................................................................................ 1,500

Hawaii Stock Enhancement Program (Oceanic Institute) ................................................................. 500

Large Pelagics Research Program ..................................................................................................... 3,000

Horseshoe Crab Research (HCRC) ..................................................................................................... 650

Lobster Sampling ............................................................................................................................... 150

Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI) ..................................................................................................... 1,900

Southern Shrimp Fishing Effort Research ......................................................................................... 2,300

Virginia Fisheries Trawl Survey .......................................................................................................... 500

Subtotal, Other fisheries-related projects ..................................................................................... 17,300

Total, Fisheries Research and Management ................................................................................. 297,650

Enforcement & Observers: 

Enforcement & Surveillance: 

Driftnet Act Implementation .............................................................................................................. 1,200

NMFS Activities (Science & Technology Driftnet Act) ........................................................................ 1,692

Enforcement & Surveillance ............................................................................................................... 24,268

Cooperative Agreements with States ................................................................................................. 17,711

Vessel Monitoring System .................................................................................................................. 9,300

Subtotal, Enforcement & Surveillance .......................................................................................... 54,171

Observers/Training: 

Atlantic Coast Observers ................................................................................................................... 3,348

East Coast Observers ......................................................................................................................... 350

Hawaii Longline Observer Program .................................................................................................... 4,000

N. Pacific Marine Resources Observers/N.Pacific Observer Program ................................................ 2,500

NE Groundfish Observers ................................................................................................................... 5,500

National Observer Program ................................................................................................................ 3,000

S. Atlantic/Gulf Shrimp Observers ..................................................................................................... 800

West Coast Observers ........................................................................................................................ 5,000

Subtotal, Observers/Training ......................................................................................................... 24,498

Total, Enforcement & Observers/Training ..................................................................................... 78,669

Habitat Conservation & Restoration: 

Sustainable Habitat Management: 

Habitat Conservation ......................................................................................................................... 17,800

Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium ....................................................................................... 5,000

Non-Native Oyster Chesapeake Bay Program—VA ........................................................................... 2,000

Refine EFH Designations .................................................................................................................... 100

Subtotal, Sustainable Habitat Management ................................................................................. 24,900

Fisheries Habitat Restoration: 

Connecticut River Partnership ........................................................................................................... 400

Atlantic Salmon/Penobscot River Habitat Restoration ...................................................................... 2,500

Community-Based Restoration Grants ............................................................................................... 20,000

Mobile Bay Oyster Recovery ............................................................................................................... 2,500

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration (VIMS) ...................................................................................... 2,000

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration (MD) ......................................................................................... 4,000

Lower Elwha River Habitat Restoration ............................................................................................. 280

Merrimack River fish habitat/land conservation ............................................................................... 500

Great Lakes Restoration Program ...................................................................................................... 1,500
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NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—

Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Subtotal, Fisheries Habitat Restoration ........................................................................................ 33,680

Total, Habitat Conservation & Restoration ................................................................................... 58,580

AK Composite Research and Development Program ........................................................................................... 55,000

Other Activities Supporting Fisheries: 

Cooperative Research: 

Cooperative Research—North Pacific Research Board ..................................................................... 2,000

National Cooperative Research .......................................................................................................... 2,750

NE Cooperative Research ................................................................................................................... 3,750

New England Lobster Fishery Research ............................................................................................. 3,000

Northeast Consortium ........................................................................................................................ 5,000

SE Cooperative Research ................................................................................................................... 4,250

West Coast Groundfish Cooperative Research .................................................................................. 1,000

Subtotal, Cooperative Research .................................................................................................... 21,750

Other Programs: 

Antarctic Research ............................................................................................................................. 1,468

Chesapeake Bay Studies .................................................................................................................... 3,500

Climate Regimes & Ecosystem Productivity ...................................................................................... 2,000

Computer Hardware and Software ..................................................................................................... 3,383

Information Analyses & Dissemination .............................................................................................. 18,328

Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment & Prediction Prgm (MarMap) ........................................ 1,250

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ........................................................................................ 8,000

NMFS Facilities Maintenance ............................................................................................................. 4,000

Southeast Area Monitoring & Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ......................................................... 1,385

Subtotal, Other Programs .............................................................................................................. 43,314

Other projects: 

Consortium for Fisheries & Wildlife Conflict Resolution ................................................................... 800

Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR), HI .................................................... 2,500

New England Multi-Species Survey (SMAST) ..................................................................................... 3,000

Payment to OMAO .............................................................................................................................. 770

Science Consortium on Ocean Research (SCORE)—NH/FL/WA ......................................................... 1,000

Pacific Island Regional Office/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center ......................................... 5,000

NW Fisheries Science Center Groundfish Team ................................................................................. 1,700

Subtotal, Other projects ................................................................................................................ 14,770

Total, Other Activities Supporting Fisheries .................................................................................. 79,834

Columbia River Hatcheries.—The Committee continues its interest in efforts to reform hatchery operations in the Columbia River 

Basin. The Committee directs the NMFS to work with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, the United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service, State agencies, and tribes to reform hatchery programs by replicating the Puget Sound and Coastal Washington 

Hatchery Reform Project. 

Hawaiian Hatcheries.—The Committee recommends $750,000 for 

the Oceanic Institute to administer the Hawaii Fisheries Development Program to perfect the transfer of hatchery technology to the 

aquaculture industry and $500,000 for the Oceanic Institute to administer the Hawaii Stock Enhancement Program to perfect the 

transfer of hatchery technology to the aquaculture industry. 
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By-catch Reduction.—The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for 

research related to the improvement of shrimp by-catch reduction 

tools. The Committee is concerned with the efficacy of shrimp bycatch reduction tools currently in use and understands that goals 

for reductions in by-catch, such as juvenile red snapper, have not 

been met to date. The NMFS is directed to submit a report to the 

Committee no later than April 30, 2006, that details the tools currently in use and their efficacy for reducing by-catch, any ongoing 

efforts to further reduce by-catch as well as any measurable accomplishments towards reduction to date. The Committee believes that 

efforts to reduce by-catch are imperative and the report should 

therefore also include specific goals for reductions in by-catch and 

outline NMFS’ specific plans for achieving their reduction goals. 

AK Composite Research and Development Program.—The Committee recommends funding for the AK Composite Research and 

Development Program for Alaska Fisheries and Marine Mammals. 

Alaska’s commercial fishing industry is a primary employer, providing 47 percent of private sector jobs, and is second only to the 

oil industry in generating revenue to the State. Two of the Nation’s 

top three fishing ports, in terms of highest dollar value for commercial landings, are in Alaska. In 2003, Dutch Harbor-Unalaska 

moved the most fish of any port—908.7 million pounds for a total 

dollar value of $156,900,000. Kodiak, Alaska, was not far behind 

generating $81,500,000 for 262.9 million pounds of fish landed. 

The amount and dollar value of fishery resources taken from the 

waters off Alaska are only half the story. The science, research, 

and management of these living marine resources provide for sustainable and abundance-based harvests. The North Pacific has no 

fisheries listed as endangered, in part due to the constant monitoring and research that this funding provides. Alaska’s fisheries 

management requires data and research on over 900,000 square 

miles of ocean within the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska’s 

coast. These funds are critical to provide data collection, analysis 

and further resource development of these fisheries in order to provide continued economic opportunity for the State of Alaska and its 

numerous coastal communities. NOAA is directed to provide the 

Committee with a spending plan for the funds provided under the 

AK Composite Research and Development Program no later than 

30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

NOAA OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $470,109,000 for 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research [OAR]. OAR programs provide 

the environmental research and technology needed to improve 

NOAA weather and air quality warnings and forecasts, climate predictions, and marine services. To accomplish these goals, OAR supports a network of scientists in its Federal research laboratories, 

universities, and joint institutes and partnership programs. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:
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NOAA OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Climate Research: 

Laboratories & Joint Institutes ................................................................................................................... 51,000

Climate Observations & Services: 

Climate and Global Change .............................................................................................................. 67,000

Climate Research & Observations ..................................................................................................... 10,264

Climate Operations ............................................................................................................................ 895

Climate Data & Information .............................................................................................................. 3,313

Arctic Research Program (SEARCH) ................................................................................................... 3,000

Climate Change Research Initiative .................................................................................................. 41,455

Subtotal, Climate Observations & Services .................................................................................. 125,927

Partnership Programs: 

East Tennessee Ozone Study ............................................................................................................. 300

Climate Research (UAH) .................................................................................................................... 1,000

Drought Research Study .................................................................................................................... 1,000

Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change .......................................................................................... 1,500

Center for Urban Environmental Research ........................................................................................ 1,000

Advanced Study Institute for Environmental Prediction .................................................................... 1,500

Abrupt Climate Change Research ..................................................................................................... 1,000

Subtotal, Partnership Programs .................................................................................................... 7,300

Total, Climate Research ................................................................................................................ 184,227

Weather & Air Quality Research: 

Laboratories & Joint Institutes ................................................................................................................... 40,200

Weather & Air Quality Research Programs: 

Targeted Wind Sensing ...................................................................................................................... 2,000

Coordinate NASA—NOAA Severe Storm R&D .................................................................................... 2,000

Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Arrary Radar ...................................................................... 6,000

Subtotal, Weather & Air Quality Research Programs ................................................................... 10,000

Partnership Programs: 

Central CA Air Quality Study ............................................................................................................. 375

Great Plains Center for Atmophere and Human Health .................................................................... 1,000

Urbanet ............................................................................................................................................... 6,000

New England Air Quality Study .......................................................................................................... 3,000

NE Center for Atmospheric Science and Policy ................................................................................. 1,500

AIRMAP ............................................................................................................................................... 5,000

High Altitude Air Study ...................................................................................................................... 350

Risk Reduction in Weather Forecasts ................................................................................................ 2,000

Reducing Wind-Induced Damages from Storms ................................................................................ 1,000

Remote Sensing Research (ISU/BCAL) ............................................................................................... 500

STORM (U. of N. Iowa) ....................................................................................................................... 650

Subtotal, Partnership Programs .................................................................................................... 21,375

Total, Weather & Air Quality Research ......................................................................................... 71,575

Ocean, Coastal, & Great Lakes Research: 

Laboratories & Joint Institutes: 

Laboratories & Joint Institutes .......................................................................................................... 23,073

Payment to OMAO .............................................................................................................................. 110

Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes ...................................................................................... 23,183

National Sea Grant College Program: 

National Sea Grant College Program Base ....................................................................................... 66,675

Fish Extension .................................................................................................................................... 1,500
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NOAA OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES—

Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Aquatic Nuisance Species/Zebra Mussel Research ........................................................................... 1,000

Gulf of Mexico Oyster Initiative ......................................................................................................... 1,000

National Sea Grant Law Center ......................................................................................................... 1,000

Oyster Disease Research .................................................................................................................... 1,000

Subtotal, National Sea Grant College Program ............................................................................ 72,175

Exploration and Undersea Research: 

National Undersea Research Program (NURP) .................................................................................. 12,500

National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology ................................................................. 5,000

Ocean Exploration .............................................................................................................................. 30,000

Exploration Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ..................................................................................... 500

Subtotal, Exploration and Undersea Research .............................................................................. 48,000

Invasive Species Programs: 

NISA/Ballast Water Demonstrations ................................................................................................... 3,500

NISA/Alaska ........................................................................................................................................ 1,500

Invasive Milfoil ................................................................................................................................... 250

Ballast Water Treatment Technology ................................................................................................. 2,000

HI Micronesia Invasive Species Program ........................................................................................... 500

Aquatic Invasive Species Program .................................................................................................... 2,502

Subtotal, Invasive Species Programs ............................................................................................ 10,252

Aquaculture: 

Marine Aquaculture Program ............................................................................................................. 4,622

Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center (CINEMAR) ................................................................................ 2,000

Pacific Tropical Ornamental Aquaculture .......................................................................................... 500

US Marine Shrimp Farming Program ................................................................................................. 6,000

Center for Aquaculture Development ................................................................................................. 1,000

West Alabama Shrimp Aquaculture Program .................................................................................... 500

Subtotal, Aquaculture .................................................................................................................... 14,622

Partnership Programs: 

Arctic Research .................................................................................................................................. 3,000

Atmospheric Dispersion Forecasting .................................................................................................. 1,500

Urban Coastal Institute ..................................................................................................................... 500

Gulf of Maine Council ........................................................................................................................ 1,000

Lake Champlain Emerging Threats ................................................................................................... 500

Lake Champlain Research Consortium .............................................................................................. 350

Center for the Environment ............................................................................................................... 800

Bio-screening Technology for Imported Seafood ............................................................................... 1,000

Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs .......................................................................................... 8,650

Total, Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research ....................................................................... 176,882

Integrated Ocean Observing System: 

ARGO ........................................................................................................................................................... 10,300

TAU & PIRATA Arrays .................................................................................................................................. 3,000

Total, Integrated Ocean Observing System ............................................................................................ 13,300

High Performance Computing Initiatives ............................................................................................................. 13,000

Laboratories and Joint Institutes.—Of the funds provided for 

Laboratories and Joint Institutes, the Committee recommends 
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$9,000,000 to establish the NOAA Joint Institute for the Northern 

Gulf of Mexico. 

National Sea Grant Program.—The Committee is concerned that 

resources for technological assistance to seafood businesses and 

university researchers have declined over the past two decades and 

encourages the NOAA National Sea Grant Program to expand and 

enhance its seafood technology capabilities. 

Integrated Ocean Observing System.—The Committee has included the ARGO, TAU, and PIRATA arrays under the heading, 

‘‘Integrated Ocean Observing System’’. These arrays provide a 

broad range of data that is fundamental to numerous research disciplines, not only climate change. The Committee encourages 

NOAA to consider ways to make these arrays as multi-purpose as 

possible. 

National Undersea Research Program.—Of the amount provided 

for the National Undersea Research Program [NURP], half of these 

funds are for East Coast NURP centers and half are for West Coast 

NURP centers, including the Hawaiian and Pacific Center and the 

West Coast and Polar Regions Center. 

NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $772,762,000 for 

the NOAA National Weather Service [NWS]. NWS programs provide timely and accurate meteorologic, hydrologic, and oceanographic warnings and forecasts to ensure the safety of the population, mitigate property losses, and improve the economic productivity of the Nation. NWS is also responsible for issuing operational 

climate forecasts for the United States. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:

NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Observations, Forecasts, and Communications: 

Local Warnings and Forecasts: 

Local Warnings and Forecasts Base ................................................................................................. 524,830

Tsunami Hazard Mitigation (moved from OAR) ................................................................................. 2,291

Tsunami Warning & Environmental Obs for AK (TWEAK) .................................................................. 2,000

Strengthen U.S. Tsunami Warning Network ....................................................................................... 5,680

Air Quality Forecasting ....................................................................................................................... 4,500

Sustain Cooperative Observer Network .............................................................................................. 1,890

Coastal & Inland Hurricane Monitoring & Prediction Program ......................................................... 1,500

Coastal Weather Monitoring for Catastrophic Events ....................................................................... 475

Susquehanna River Basin Flood System ........................................................................................... 2,000

NOAA Profiler Network ........................................................................................................................ 2,900

NC Flood Plain Mapping Pilot ............................................................................................................ 600

Pacific Island Compact ...................................................................................................................... 3,500

Space Environment Center ................................................................................................................. 7,000

USWRP—US Weather Research Program—THORPEX ....................................................................... 6,500

Western Kentucky Environmental Monitoring Network ....................................................................... 1,000

Vermont Northeast Weather & Wind Data Integration ...................................................................... 220

Payment to OMAO .............................................................................................................................. 523

Subtotal, Local Warnings and Forecasts ...................................................................................... 567,409

Integrated Ocean Observing System: 

National Data Buoy Center ................................................................................................................ 23,240
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NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Re-engineering & Design of Tsunami Detection Buoys .................................................................... 1,000

Next Generation Buoy Research ......................................................................................................... 500

Sea Level Monitoring & Tide Gage Network ...................................................................................... 240

Subtotal, Integrated Ocean Observing System ............................................................................. 24,980

Operations and Research: 

Advanced Hydrological Prediction Services ....................................................................................... 6,098

Aviation Weather ................................................................................................................................ 3,000

WFO Maintenance ............................................................................................................................... 7,390

Central Forecast Guidance ................................................................................................................. 47,772

Subtotal, Operations and Research .............................................................................................. 64,260

Weather Radio & Communications: 

Weather Radio Transmitters Base ..................................................................................................... 2,320

NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters—MS ........................................................................................... 200

NOAA Weather Radio Receivers—AL ................................................................................................. 50

Hurricane & Tornado Broadcast Campaign ....................................................................................... 1,500

Subtotal, Weather Radio & Communications ................................................................................ 4,070

Total, Observations, Forecasts, and Communications .................................................................. 660,719

Systems Operation & Maintenance: 

NEXRAD ....................................................................................................................................................... 43,367

ASOS ............................................................................................................................................................ 8,593

AWIPS .......................................................................................................................................................... 37,541

NWSTG Backup—CIP .................................................................................................................................. 3,042

Total, Systems Operation & Maintenance .............................................................................................. 92,543

Flood Forecast.—The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for the 

Susquehanna Flood Forecast and Warning System, which is critical 

to protecting lives and property. Of this increase, $1,500,000 is for 

system operations and $500,000 is for needed capital improvements 

to existing infrastructure. 

Tsunami Preparedness, Warnings, and Forecasts.—The Committee recommends full funding. Within the recommended amount, 

$10,000,000 is for tsunami specific activities, including hazard mitigation, community preparedness, and warning systems. The Committee recommends an additional $109,680,000 for an Integrated 

Ocean Observing system, which includes funding for tsunami detection buoys. The Committee remains concerned that funds should 

not be spent on single purpose observing systems. The Committee 

has recommended funding for the National Data Buoy Center to reengineer buoys which support not only tsunami detection, but also 

a broader Integrated Ocean Observing System. 

Tsunami Modeling.—The Committee recognizes the value of 

modeling technology capable of forecasting in real time the behavior of tsunami waves as they leave deep waters and approach the 

shore line, and encourages NOAA to explore the feasibility of developing such models. 

Weather Radar.—The Committee directs that NOAA’s National 

Weather Service continue to operate the weather radar and office 
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in Williston, ND. The Committee notes that there are concerns regarding severe winter weather forecasts for northwestern North 

Dakota and northeastern Montana. 

Integrated Ocean Observation System [ICOOS].—As noted earlier 

in this statement, while most of the ICOOS initiative is funded 

under the NOAA National Ocean Service, NOAA’s Weather Service 

will play a major role in the development and deployment of this 

initiative. The NOAA National Ocean Service will work with the 

NOAA National Data Buoy Center in upgrading existing ‘‘marine 

weather buoys’’ and re-engineering tsunami detection buoys to be 

full environmental observation systems that observe marine conditions both above and below the surface of the ocean. 

NOAA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND

INFORMATION SERVICE

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $180,412,000 for 

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 

[NESDIS]. NESDIS programs operate environmental polar-orbiting 

and geostationary satellites and collect and archive global environmental data and information for distribution to users in commerce, 

industry, agriculture, science and engineering, the general public, 

and Federal, State, and local agencies. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:

NOAA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA & INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATIONS, 

RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: 

Satellite Command and Control base ........................................................................................................ 37,011

NSOF Operations ......................................................................................................................................... 7,581

Product Processing and Distribution .......................................................................................................... 27,628

Product Development, Readiness & Application ........................................................................................ 17,224

Product Development, Readiness & Application (Ocean Remote Sensing) ............................................... 3,980

Coral Reef Monitoring ................................................................................................................................. 737

Joint Center/Accelerate Use of Satellites .................................................................................................... 3,291

Research to Ops/NOAA–NASA Partnerships ................................................................................................ 4,000

Global Wind Demo ....................................................................................................................................... 3,700

Interagency Global Positioning System Executive Board Secretarial (IGEB) .............................................. 250

Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing & Enforcement ............................................................................ 1,244

Remote Sensing Center ............................................................................................................................... 2,000

Office of Space Commercialization ............................................................................................................. 600

Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems ................................................................................ 109,246

NOAA’s Data Centers & Information Services: 

Archive, Access & Assessment: 

Archive, Access & Assessment .......................................................................................................... 33,640

Maryland ............................................................................................................................................. 5,500

GOES Data Archive Project ................................................................................................................ 1,200

Payment to OMAO .............................................................................................................................. 366

Subtotal, Archive, Access & Assessment ...................................................................................... 40,706

Data & Climate Centers: 

Coastal Data Development ................................................................................................................ 4,576

Regional Climate Centers .................................................................................................................. 2,500

International Pacific Research Center (U of H) ................................................................................ 2,000
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NOAA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA & INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATIONS, 

RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Integrated Environmental Applications & Information Center .......................................................... 3,000

Environmental Data Systems Modernization ..................................................................................... 9,384

Subtotal, Data & Climate Centers ................................................................................................ 21,460

Total, NOAA’s Data Centers & Information Services .................................................................... 62,166

NOAA-WIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $402,455,000 for 

NOAA-wide program support. These programs provide for overall 

NOAA management, including staffing of the Under Secretary’s office and services to NOAA and DOC field offices through the regional Administrative Support Centers. These programs also support NOAA’s Education Office consistent with the recommendations of the Ocean Commission. The Facilities sub-activity provides 

for repair and maintenance to existing facilities; facilities planning 

and design; and environmental compliance. The Office of Marine 

and Aviation Operations provides aircraft and marine data acquisition, repair, and maintenance of the existing fleet, planning of future modernization, and technical and management support for 

NOAA-wide activities through the NOAA Commissioned Corps. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:

NOAA WIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Corporate Services: 

Under Secretary and Associate Offices Base ............................................................................................. 29,229

NOAA Wide Corporate Services & Agency Management ............................................................................. 43,662

CBS (Formally CAMS) .................................................................................................................................. 11,000

Office of the Chief Admin. Officer Facilities Staff (CAO) .......................................................................... 1,500

Office of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ...................................................................................................... 1,500

Office of Workforce Management ................................................................................................................ 123

Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund ............................................................................................... 40,693

Payment to the Business Management Fund ............................................................................................. 64,101

IT Security ................................................................................................................................................... 4,050

Total, Corporate Services ........................................................................................................................ 195,858

NOAA Education Program: 

NOAA Education Program/Education Initiative ........................................................................................... 10,000

Ocean Science Bowl .................................................................................................................................... 1,000

JASON Education and Outreach .................................................................................................................. 2,500

BWET Chesapeake Bay ................................................................................................................................ 3,500

BWET Hawaii ............................................................................................................................................... 1,500

Educational Partnership Program/Minority Serving Institutions (EPPMSI) ................................................. 14,400

Hawaii Humpback Education Program ....................................................................................................... 1,750

Gulf Coast Exploreum ................................................................................................................................. 1,000

Narragansett Bay Marine Education (Save the Bay) ................................................................................. 500
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NOAA WIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Total, NOAA Education Program ............................................................................................................. 36,150

Facilities: 

NOAA Facilities Management & Construction and Safety .......................................................................... 13,431

Boulder Facilities Operations ...................................................................................................................... 4,564

Environmental Compliance & Safety .......................................................................................................... 4,087

Total, Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 22,082

Marine Operations & Maintenance: 

Aircraft Services .......................................................................................................................................... 18,625

Marine Data Acquisition ............................................................................................................................. 95,065

Future Healthcare Benefits for Current Officers ........................................................................................ 2,012

Ocean Exploration and NOAA Corps Pay Differential ................................................................................. 1,500

Fleet Planning and Maintenance ................................................................................................................ 15,163

Total, Marine Operations & Maintenance .............................................................................................. 132,365

Under Secretary and Associate Offices.—The Committee recommendation includes the transfer of 74 full time equivalents to 

the Office of General Counsel. 

The Committee encourages NOAA to consider restructuring the 

offices of the Under Secretary to provide greater communication between the Public Affairs Office and the Office of Legislative Affairs. 

The Committee has noted a pattern of communication failures between these offices. Other agencies, such as the National Science 

Foundation, have developed a prudent structure whereby the Public Affairs Office is housed within the Office of Legislative Affairs. 

The Committee encourages NOAA to consider such a model. 

Program, Planning, and Integration.—The Committee has provided funding for Program, Planning, and Integration under 

NOAA-wide Corporate Services and Agency Management. 

E-Government.—The Committee recommendation does not including funding to implement E-Government initiatives. 

Working Capital Fund.—The Committee has continued to recommend appropriations for NOAA and Commerce Department corporate costs under ‘‘NOAA-wide Program Support’’. The Committee 

disapproves of the practice of allocating, or ‘‘tithing’’, corporate 

costs across programs, projects, and activities. 

Marine Operations and Maintenance.—The Committee has provided substantial funding over the last several years for NOAA to 

update and expand its fleet at a significant fixed cost to the taxpayer. Congress intended that the modernization of the fleet would 

result in taxpayer benefits in the way of improved nautical charts, 

better managed fisheries, and ocean exploration discoveries. However, these benefits cannot be realized if funding is not provided to 

operate these ships. The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2006 

budget request does not fully fund NOAA’s operating days at sea. 

The Committee provided funding for the construction and acquisition of these ships to conduct research and operations not to keep 

the ships tied to the docks. The Committee strongly encourages 

NOAA to request full funding for ship time operating days in the 
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fiscal year 2007 request. Furthermore, NOAA is directed to provide 

a report to the Committee no later than March 1, 2006, detailing 

the number of operating days requested in the fiscal year 2007 

budget for each ship. Of the funds provided for Marine Data Acquisition and Fleet Planning and Maintenance, an additional 

$10,400,000 is recommended to fully fund all of NOAA’s shiptime 

and maintenance needs. Under these headings, $3,600,000 is recommended for the BIGELOW; $7,200,000 is recommended for the 

FAIRWEATHER; $5,000,000 is recommended for the HI’IALAKAI; 

$4,900,000 is recommended for the OSCAR DYSON; and 

$7,200,000 is recommended for University NOLS. 

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,039,365,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 13,970,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 965,051,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 936,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,195,017,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,195,017,000. 

The recommendation is $1,555,652 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $229,966,000 

above the budget request. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table:

NOAA PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

NOAA National Ocean Service: 

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program: 

Coastal Ecosystems (Mobile & Baldwin) ........................................................................................... 5,000

Orange Beach ..................................................................................................................................... 800

Moose Mountain ................................................................................................................................. 1,000

Zeebajojo ............................................................................................................................................ 1,750

Newfields ............................................................................................................................................ 2,000

Winnicut Headwaters ......................................................................................................................... 1,500

Twelve Oaks ....................................................................................................................................... 900

Marblehead Penninsula ...................................................................................................................... 900

Alynne Pond ........................................................................................................................................ 2,200

Grand River Big Bend ........................................................................................................................ 500

Eastern Shore ..................................................................................................................................... 1,125

Jamestown .......................................................................................................................................... 3,000

Sowams Property ................................................................................................................................ 1,000

Widget Woods ..................................................................................................................................... 750

Ballard Property ................................................................................................................................. 885

Marvell Property ................................................................................................................................. 700

Maquoit Bay ....................................................................................................................................... 2,000

South Carolina Coastal Initiative ...................................................................................................... 3,000

Babcock Ranch .................................................................................................................................. 3,000

Chesapeake Bay ................................................................................................................................. 4,000

Blackbird Creek Reserve .................................................................................................................... 1,500

Madeira’s Creek ................................................................................................................................. 2,000

Tuniper’s Pond ................................................................................................................................... 500

Detroit Riverfront West ....................................................................................................................... 3,000

Potter Creek/Otis Bogs ....................................................................................................................... 250

Thames River ..................................................................................................................................... 250

Dos Pueblos ........................................................................................................................................ 250

Piedras Blancas ................................................................................................................................. 250

Henry Property .................................................................................................................................... 1,250

Herring River ...................................................................................................................................... 500
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NOAA PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

Elmer’s Island .................................................................................................................................... 250

Tchefuncte Marsh ............................................................................................................................... 200

Regis Ranch ....................................................................................................................................... 1,740

Webster Woods ................................................................................................................................... 500

Commencement Bay ........................................................................................................................... 1,550

Competitive Grants ............................................................................................................................ 10,000

Subtotal, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program .......................................................... 60,000

NERRS Acquisition/Construction: 

National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction & Land Acquisition .......................................... 12,000

Texas NERR (new) .............................................................................................................................. 4,435

Subtotal, NERRS Acquisition/Construction .................................................................................... 16,435

Section 2 (FWCA): 

Great Bay Partnership ........................................................................................................................ 6,000

Village Point Park Preserve ................................................................................................................ 1,000

Subtotal, Section 2 (FWCA) ........................................................................................................... 7,000

Marine Sanctuaries Construction/Acquisition: 

Marine Sanctuaries Construction Base ............................................................................................. 7,500

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ..................................................................................... 3,000

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exhibit ............................................................................... 1,000

Flower Garden Banks Patrol Craft ..................................................................................................... 3,200

Small Boats ........................................................................................................................................ 5,000

Subtotal, Marine Sanctuary Construction/Acquisition ................................................................... 19,700

Other NOS Construction/Acquisition: 

Gulf Coast Marine Aquaculture Laboratory ....................................................................................... 4,000

Down East Institute For Marine Research ......................................................................................... 2,000

Center for Aquatic Resource Management ........................................................................................ 6,000

Pascagoula River Basin Estuarine Center ......................................................................................... 1,500

Oxford Cooperative Lab ...................................................................................................................... 1,500

Subtotal, Other NOS Construction/Acquisition .............................................................................. 15,000

Total NOAA National Ocean Service—PAC ................................................................................... 118,135

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service: 

Systems Acquisition/Construction: 

Pascagoula Laboratory—Dock Repairs & Harbor Maintenance ........................................................ 1,500

Gulf Coast Fisheries & Ocean Research Facility ............................................................................... 5,000

Barrow Arctic Research Center .......................................................................................................... 8,000

Phase III—Galveston Laboratory Renovation .................................................................................... 2,027

Total, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service—PAC .................................................................. 16,527

NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: 

Systems Acquisition/Construction: 

Research Supercomputing/CCRI ........................................................................................................ 10,611

Total, NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research—PAC ............................................................... 10,611

NOAA National Weather Service: 

Systems Acquisition: 

ASOS ................................................................................................................................................... 4,737

AWIPS ................................................................................................................................................. 13,067

NEXRAD .............................................................................................................................................. 8,604
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NOAA PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2006 

Committee recommendation 

NWSTG Legacy Replacement .............................................................................................................. 534

Radiosonde Network Replacement ..................................................................................................... 4,472

Weather and Climate Supercomputing .............................................................................................. 19,547

Weather and Climate Supercomputing Back-up ............................................................................... 7,244

Cooperative Observer Network Modernization .................................................................................... 4,289

Complete and Sustain NOAA Weather Radio ..................................................................................... 5,650

Subtotal, NWS Systems Acquisition .............................................................................................. 68,144

Construction: 

WFO Construction ............................................................................................................................... 13,803

NOAA Center for Weather & Climate Prediction (NCEP) ................................................................... 8,530

Subtotal, NWS Construction .......................................................................................................... 22,333

Total, National Weather Service—PAC ......................................................................................... 90,477

NESDIS: 

Systems Acquisition & Construction: 

Geostationary Systems (GOES) ........................................................................................................... 362,225

Polar Orbiting Systems (POES) .......................................................................................................... 104,085

LandSat .............................................................................................................................................. 11,000

Polar Orbiting Systems (NPOESS) ...................................................................................................... 325,070

EOS & Advanced Polar Data Processing, Distribution & Archiving Systems ................................... 1,040

CIP—single point of failure .............................................................................................................. 2,837

Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System (CLASS) ....................................................... 6,628

NPOESS Preparatory Data Exploitation .............................................................................................. 4,500

Satellite CDA Facility ......................................................................................................................... 2,280

Total, NESDIS—PAC ...................................................................................................................... 819,665

Program Support: 

Integrated Ocean Observing System: 

NOAA ICOOS Observing Systems (NOS) ............................................................................................. 15,000

Convert NOAA Weather Bouys with NDBC (NOS) ............................................................................... 4,000

Coastal Global Ocean Observing System (NWS) ............................................................................... 1,497

Strengthen U.S. Tsunami Warning Network ....................................................................................... 3,480

Subtotal, Integrated Ocean Observing System ............................................................................. 23,977

Construction: 

NOAA Pacific Regional Facility .......................................................................................................... 20,000

Construction ....................................................................................................................................... 12,000

Subtotal, Construction ................................................................................................................... 32,000

OMAO Fleet Replacement: 

Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull Vessel (SWATH) ............................................................................ 4,000

Upgrades: NANCY FOSTER/OSCAR DYSON/HI’IALAKAI/FAIRWEATHER ................................................. 3,254

Fisheries Survey Vessel Replacement #2 .......................................................................................... 2,500

Fisheries Survey Vessel #3 ................................................................................................................ 5,500

Fisheries Survey Vessel #4 ................................................................................................................ 44,200

AUV Sensors ....................................................................................................................................... 3,000

Subtotal, OMAO Fleet Replacement ............................................................................................... 62,454

Total, Program Support—PAC ....................................................................................................... 118,431

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection.—This is the fourth year 

the Committee has recommended funding for the Coastal and Estu-
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arine Land Protection program [CELP]. This program is modeled 

on the United States Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program. The 

Committee notes that the success of the Forest Legacy Program is 

in part due to the vetting process for each land conservation 

project. The Committee notes that several land conservation 

projects under the CELP program are not similarly vetted. Therefore, the Committee directs NOAA to assemble a list of projects 

that are ready and eligible for funding under the CELP program 

in fiscal year 2007. Such projects shall be identified as priorities 

under approved State CELP plans, or if a State CELP plan has not 

been completed, by the State’s coastal program. These projects 

shall then be reviewed and prioritized by the Agency based on appropriate criteria. The Committee further directs that this list be 

forwarded to the Committee no later than March 1, 2006. 

Under the guidelines established for the Coastal and Estuarine 

Land Conservation Program [CELCP], the Committee directs 

NOAA to provide $1,000,000 to a nongovernmental organization to 

conserve land at Moose Mountain and hold title to land or interests 

in land in perpetuity. Furthermore, under CELCP Guideline 2.6 C, 

‘‘silviculture’’ shall be considered consistent with long-term conservation on Moose Mountain. 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.—The funds included in the 

Committee recommendation for this account will be used expressly 

to acquire lands or interests in lands that include significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical or aesthetic values or to 

construct interpretive, scientific, or stewardship facilities at the 

sites. In keeping with the statute, section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act (The Act of March 10, 1934, Chapter 55), acquisition projects are not dependent upon receipt of State, local, or private matching funds. 

NOAA Ships.—The Committee recommendation includes funding 

to complete the construction costs associated with three fishery survey vessels [FSV]. The Committee notes that the National Marine 

Fisheries Service Data Acquisition Plan of 1988 identified a requirement for 10 acoustically quiet ships to meet its needs for fisheries data collection at sea. Furthermore, Public Law 106–450, the 

Fishery Survey Vessel Authorization Act of 2000, authorized construction of six acoustically quiet ships. Four of the six ships are 

needed for deep water data collection and two are needed for shallow water work. NOAA has contracted for, and the Committee has 

funded, the first four deep water vessels. However, a need remains 

for the shallow draft fisheries survey vessels. The Committee directs NOAA to begin requirements definition and feasibility studies 

of a shallow water class of fisheries survey vessels in preparation 

for construction of the shallow water vessels through a competitive 

procurement process. 

The FSV2, the BIGELOW, will become operational during fiscal 

year 2006. The BIGELOW is currently planned for fisheries survey 

work in New England. NOAA is directed to provide a report to the 

Committee no later than January 15, 2006, on potential homeports 

for this vessel in northern New England. In preparation of this report, NOAA should consider all costs associated with each potential 

homeport, including potential dredging needs, dock rehabilitation 

and construction, existing deep water terminals, and proximity to 
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fishery research areas. Funds associated with short- or long-term 

berthing of this vessel are subject to section 505 of this Act. 

NOAA Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.—NOAA’s severe 

weather research and reconnaissance aircraft are required to collect data in hurricanes and winter storms in support of NOAA 

operational forecasts and warnings. Most of these aircraft are approaching 30 years of age. It is not clear how much longer the 

present aircraft, avionics, and mission equipment can continue to 

meet mission needs. NOAA is directed to submit a plan to the 

Committee no later than May 15, 2006, describing how NOAA will 

modernize or replace its aging aircraft fleet to meet its severe 

weather data collection needs in the future. This report should address the utilization of both manned and remotely operated aircraft, and include instrumentation requirements for the next generation severe weather research and reconnaissance aircraft. 

The Committee notes that over the past several years the technological maturity of the United States manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] has increased substantially. UAVs offer NOAA 

a potentially low cost alternative to traditional research and operational missions. The Committee directs NOAA, in consultation 

with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to report 

to the Committee no later than March 17, 2006, on the potential 

use of UAVs to operate in the near space environment for a variety 

of scientific and operational missions. Such missions may include: 

weather prediction, climate change, global-scale vertical resolution 

and profiling, atmospheric-ocean-land exchange processes, land surface and ecosystem monitoring, storm tracking, fisheries research, 

coastal zone imaging and sampling, range safety patrol, launch vehicle tracking and telemetry relay, satellite verification, and 

ground truth measurements. 

PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $88,798,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 90,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 50,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 90,000,000

The Committee recommends $90,000,000 for the Pacific Coastal 

Salmon Recovery Fund. The recommendation is $1,202,000 above 

the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

Within the funding for this appropriation, the Committee allocates funds as follows:

[In thousands of dollars] 

Amount 

State of Alaska .................................................................................................................................................. 24,000 

State of California ............................................................................................................................................. 13,000 

State of Idaho .................................................................................................................................................... 4,500 

State of Oregon .................................................................................................................................................. 13,000 

State of Washington .......................................................................................................................................... 25,000 

Columbia River Tribes ........................................................................................................................................ 2,500

Pacific Coast Tribes ........................................................................................................................................... 8,000
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 3,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 3,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,000,000

The recommendation includes requested language allowing not to exceed $3,000,000 collected pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act to be transferred to the ‘‘Operations, Research and Facilities’’ account to offset the costs of implementing that Act. 

FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $287,000 

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 287,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $287,000 in subsidy appropriations for the NOAA Fisheries Finance Program Account. The recommendation is identical to the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $287,000 below the budget request. The recommendation provides support for the following: $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans; and $59,000,000 for traditional fisheries finance direct loans, of which $19,000,000 is for the menhaden fishery.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $16,070,400,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 126,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 16,456,400,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 16,471,050,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 16,396,400,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,396,400,000 

for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]. 

The recommendation is $326,000,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, excluding emergency supplemental appropriations, 

and $60,000,000 below the budget request. 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] was 

established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 

(Public Law 85–568) to conduct space and aeronautical research, 

development, and flight activities for peaceful purposes designed to 

maintain U.S. preeminence in aeronautics and space. NASA’s 

unique mission of exploration, discovery, and innovation is intended to preserve the United States’ role as both a leader in world 

aviation and as the pre-eminent space-faring nation. It is NASA’s 

mission to: advance human exploration, use, and development of 

space; advance and communicate scientific knowledge and understanding of the Earth, the Solar System and the Universe; and research, develop, verify, and transfer advanced aeronautics and 

space technologies. 

The President has announced a vision to return man to the Moon 

and eventually to Mars. This vision has provided an overall direction and focus for NASA. NASA has had over 18 months to formulate its plans and to begin implementation of this initiative. The 

Committee hopes that current work by NASA will come to fruition 

soon, and that the details of how to pursue the exploration vision 
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will begin to take shape. The Committee is supportive of the vision, 

but also has reservations about fully moving forward to implement 

this ambitious undertaking without comprehensive authorization 

legislation. 

The Committee has modified the internal programs within the 

account structure as proposed in the budget request. The Committee has transferred the appropriate activities to reflect the two 

accounts of Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration and Exploration 

Capabilities. The account of the Office of the Inspector General will 

remain unchanged. These account revisions are being made to accommodate NASA’s exploration vision. NASA has made substantial 

changes to its account structure each year and this has made it difficult to do year-to-year comparisons for funding. The Committee 

expects NASA to make no changes to the themes within each account or to the programs within each theme in its fiscal year 2007 

budget request. 

The Committee is extremely disappointed in the lack of detail 

provided in the fiscal year 2006 congressional budget justification 

document. Budget justifications are critical to the Committee’s ability to make informed decisions concerning the administration’s 

funding and must be submitted in a format with the greatest level 

of detail possible. In order for the budget justifications to be of 

value to the Committee, NASA is to present the fiscal year 2007 

budget justification with detailed information on the prior year, 

current year, requested funding levels, and funding levels for the 

subsequent 4 fiscal years for each program, project, or activity 

funded within each division and directorate in each account, and 

provide detailed information on all proposed changes being requested. NASA is directed to submit to the Committee, not later 

than October 15, 2005, a template for its fiscal year 2007 budget 

justification document that complies with this direction. 

The Committee understands that NASA is undertaking several 

extensive studies to define the activities and schedule necessary for 

accomplishing the initial stages of the exploration vision. The Committee commends NASA for the work being done, but notes that 

the results may not come in time for consideration during the deliberations of fiscal year 2006 appropriations. The Committee is 

open to considering funding adjustments as details are provided to 

the Committee. 

In past years, NASA has chosen to make major programmatic decisions through the operating plan process. While such changes are 

allowed, it is not the view of the Committee that this should be a 

regular occurrence. Instead, such changes should be for minor adjustments as they arise and only in exceptional circumstances 

should comprehensive changes be made. Such changes disrupt the 

planning of ongoing activities and create unplanned workforce 

management difficulties. 

NASA’s new vision maps out an aggressive role for the United 

States in both manned and unmanned space exploration. However, 

the potential out-year costs are substantial and will likely be very 

difficult to sustain at the estimated levels. In addition, there must 

be a commitment by NASA to those activities that are already underway. The Shuttle program and the construction of the International Space Station [ISS] continue to be the primary focus of the 
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Nation’s manned space flight activities. Nevertheless, a replacement for the Space Shuttle’s manned and heavy lift capabilities 

must be considered as part of any plan for continued human access 

to space. 

NASA now must lay the groundwork for the successful implementation of the proposed vision. The Committee expects NASA to 

take steps toward implementing the vision in fiscal year 2006 and 

to provide year-by-year budgetary and developmental goals related 

to the vision for the next 5 years, along with 10-year summary 

budget totals, in the fiscal year 2007 request. 

The Committee is concerned that NASA will neglect areas that 

will only tangentially benefit from, or that do not fit within, the 

proposed vision. Within the fiscal year 2006 budget request, programs and infrastructure are proposed to be deferred or cancelled 

in such areas. These programs appear to be the sacrifices for the 

near-term budgetary resources needed to facilitate the implementation of the Moon/Mars vision. 

The new National space policy to proceed with human and 

robotic exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond has profound 

implications for all of the science conducted by NASA. While the 

Committee applauds those goals, it is concerned that the strong, 

balanced science program that has served the Nation so successfully for many years could be left behind instead of being nurtured 

and sustained. That science program has been based on a set of 

carefully crafted scientific strategies that are founded on scientific 

and technical merit, relevance to overall national needs, and broad 

consultation with the scientific community. NASA is encouraged to 

look for ways to maintain a balance with the productive science 

NASA is known for and currently has underway, while taking the 

steps to fulfill the exploration vision. 

Finally, for fiscal year 2006 and each year thereafter, the Committee directs NASA to include the out-year budget impacts in all 

reprogramming requests. Future operating plans and all resubmissions also shall include a separate accounting of all program/mission reserves and impacts on estimated carry over funds.

SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $7,680,610,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 126,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 9,661,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 9,725,750,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,761,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,761,000,000 

for the Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration account. The recommendation is $35,250,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and $100,000,000 above the budget request. 

NASA’s Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration [SAE] account provides funding for the Science, Exploration Systems, and Aeronautics Research Mission Directorates and Education Programs. 

The SAE appropriation includes both the direct and the indirect 

costs of supporting the Mission Directorates and Education Program, and provides for: research; development; operations; salaries 

and related expenses; design, repair, rehabilitation, and modifica-
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tion of facilities and construction of new facilities; maintenance and 

operation of facilities; and other general and administrative activities supporting SAE programs. 

Within this account, the Committee directs NASA not to charge 

any administrative expenses to congressionally-directed spending 

on specific projects. These costs should be absorbed within the 

funding provided in this account. The Committee has provided 

$50,000,000 within this account for initiatives terminated in the 

fiscal year 2006 budget request. 

A servicing mission to the Hubble Telescope is a National priority. The National Academy of Sciences affirmed this view in its 

report to the Agency late last year. The NASA Administrator has 

echoed this view and announced a formal internal study to determine the feasibility of a shuttle based SM–4 mission once the shuttle fleet is safely returned to flight. The Committee reiterates its 

strong support for an appropriate servicing mission to Hubble to 

ensure the continued operation of the telescope into the next decade. Therefore, in preparation for a potential shuttle based servicing mission, the Committee recommends an increase of 

$250,000,000 above the budget request for an SM–4 mission to be 

completed by the end of 2008, pending a final decision by the 

NASA Administrator. 

The Committee recognizes the potential for fulfilling some future 

planetary exploration, mapping, positioning, and communications 

requirements at greatly reduced cost through microsatellites. Of 

the funds recommended for Exploration Systems, $20,000,000 shall 

be used for the evaluation of alternative small spacecraft technologies with the potential for dramatically lowering planetary exploration costs. These funds shall be applied to developing low cost 

payload and satellite bus technology in a pathfinder mission demonstrating high impact exploration technologies. NASA shall work 

with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other 

Federal agencies in sharing data collected from this pathfinder 

mission in order to evaluate small spacecraft technology’s potential 

for fulfilling multi-agency applications. 

The Committee supports the independent review of the Discovery 

11 selection process and expects a favorable decision in order to 

proceed with a Discovery 11 new start. The Committee is concerned 

about potentially escalating costs associated with future Discovery 

missions. Therefore, for all future Discovery missions following Discovery 11, the Committee caps the Discovery program at not more 

than $350,000,000 per mission. Further, the Committee expects 

NASA to proceed as well with the Discovery 12 announcement of 

opportunity as quickly as the Discovery 11 selection is resolved. 

This is to ensure that proceeding with Discovery 11 does not jeopardize Discovery 12’s funding. 

The Committee recommends the requested level of $234,000,000 

for the Living With A Star [LWS] program. This program is one of 

NASA’s most important space science programs. The Committee 

expects NASA to issue an announcement of opportunity for the 

Geospace Radiation Belt Storm Probe no later than July 29, 2005. 

In addition, the Committee directs NASA to develop a plan to guarantee launch of this Geospace mission and the Solar Dynamic Ob-
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servatory [SDO] as close to 1 year of each other as possible, with 

the Solar Sentinels to follow thereafter within a reasonable timeframe. The Committee remains concerned about SDO’s cost growth 

over time and expects NASA to take steps to manage it so as not 

to adversely impact the future launch schedules of Geospace and 

the Solar Sentinels. 

The Committee recommends $78,800,000 for NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes program, the same as the budget request. Funds 

provided herein should support an early 2006 launch of Solar 

Stereo as well as robust funding to commence phase C/D work for 

the magnetospheric multiscale [MMS] mission, with the expectation that MMS will have a funding profile to launch no later than 

2011. 

Earth science has been a critical part of the balanced space program long advocated by this Committee. The Committee remains 

fully committed to a robust Earth science program at NASA notwithstanding the recent headquarters reorganization plan. The 

Committee expects NASA to remain fully committed to Earth 

science, with future missions that reflect a serious commitment to 

Earth science as a vital part of the Nation’s space program. The 

Committee further recommends $102,837,000 within this account 

to supplement activities within the areas of earth science and exploration. The recommendation includes an increase of $15,000,000 above 

the budget request for the NASA Earth Science Applications Program. This funding increase will be used to support competitivelyselected applications projects. These projects will integrate the results of NASA’s earth observing systems and earth system models 

(using observations and predictions) into decision support tools to 

serve applications of national priority including, but not limited to: 

Homeland Security; Coastal Management; Agriculture Efficiency; 

and Water Management and Disaster Management. 

The Committee is encouraged by the efforts of the National Academy of Sciences to devise an earth science decadal survey, as has 

already been done for the other science disciplines funded by 

NASA. The Committee expects NASA to have an implementation 

plan, with new start funding attached, to initiate the highest priority missions from the decadal survey in fiscal year 2007. In addition, the Committee fully expects this implementation profile to 

have a continuous mixture of small-, medium-, and observatoryclass earth science missions that guarantee regular and recurring 

flight opportunities for the earth science community. 

In addition, the Committee notes the continued success of the 

earth observing data information system [EOSDIS] and the 

EOSDIS core system [ECS] which has successfully handled record 

amounts of data for storage and distribution to the scientific community for the EOS mission series. The Committee directs NASA 

to ensure that the EOSDIS and the ECS remain the operational 

foundation of the evolutionary ground system to implement all of 

the new missions funded as a result of the earth science decadal 

survey. 

The Committee notes that over the past several years the technological maturity of U.S. manufactured unmanned aerial vehicles 

[UAVs] has increased substantially. The Committee believes UAVs 
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could offer NASA a potentially low cost alternative to traditional 

earth science research missions, thereby opening up new opportunities for research that do not currently exist. In addition, the use 

of UAVs offers similar opportunities for NOAA to utilize new, low 

cost technology that could improve weather and severe storm prediction capabilities. Therefore, the Committee directs the NASA 

Administrator, in consultation with NOAA, to report to the Committee on the potential use of UAVs to operate in the near space 

environment for a variety of science and operational missions, including weather prediction, climate change, global-scale vertical 

resolution and profiling, atmosphere-ocean-land exchange processes, land surface and ecosystem monitoring, storm tracking, 

coastal zone imaging and sampling, range safety patrol, launch vehicle tracking and telemetry relay, satellite verification, and 

ground truth measurements. The report shall be completed no later 

than March 17, 2006. 

The Committee recommends the budget request of $30,900,000 

for continued operation of the Independent Verification and Validation [IV&V] Center in Fairmont, WV. 

The Committee is concerned with the steady decline in the aeronautics research and technology request. Even more alarming, 

NASA’s budget projections indicate that this trend will continue. 

Further, the United States faces major foreign competition in the 

commercial aviation arena. The Committee is committed to the research NASA conducts in aeronautics, and to the benefits, both in 

terms of safety and economics, that will be made available to the 

public through NASA-led research. 

With U.S. competitiveness under pressure from other countries, 

it is imperative that NASA honor its historical role in civil and 

military aeronautics research. The Committee is troubled by the 

budget request’s proposed dismantlement of the Vehicle Systems 

Program by concentrating its resources on a narrow set of flight 

demonstrations that have not been the subject of any peer review, 

whereas the seven major projects of the existing VSP were found 

by the National Academy to be of good quality a little over 2 years 

ago. For this reason, NASA is directed to halt any transition to the 

proposed ‘‘four flight project’’ architecture for the VSP, and instead 

shall maintain the existing program structure in place, along with 

its people and facilities. While the Committee supports the establishment of a new national aeronautics policy, any such policy must 

be guided by the data provided in the recently completed National 

Institute of Aerospace [NIA] report, ‘‘Responding to the Call: Aviation Plan for American Leadership’’. Any prospective new policy 

must be driven by scientific merit and industrial need and baseline 

data for such a policy, and the funding profile flowing from it, 

should be taken from the NIA report rather than some new collection effort or study. 

Based on the success of the X–43 program, the Committee recommends $25,000,000 to continue the research being conducted on 

hypersonic engine technologies. The Committee also continues to 

encourage joint NASA and Air Force cooperation and collaboration 

in advancement of aeronautics technologies in the National interest. 
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NASA has a long history of supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematical education. This support reaches all levels of education from K–12 to graduate level. For NASA to embark 

on its vision for exploration there must exist a general workforce 

that is technically skilled as well as a wide range of scientists and 

engineers for NASA to draw upon. This will require exciting young 

minds in the areas of science, and then sustaining this excitement 

through college and beyond. To help accomplish this task, NASA 

has dedicated funds toward many education activities. Within the 

education programs provided for within this account, the Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [EPSCoR], $29,550,000 

for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program 

(Space Grant), and $54,233,000 for other education-related activities. The Committee also encourages NASA to continue its cooperative educational programs with the Museum of Natural History 

and the Hayden Planetarium in New York. The Committee directs, 

to the extent possible, that education funds within this account address the education needs of women, minorities, and other historically underrepresented groups. 

The Committee is prepared to commit funds to the Crew Exploration Vehicle [CEV], but is concerned that the current plans for 

accelerating the schedule for the CEV could have a dramatic impact in the funding profile of the program. NASA is encouraged to 

find ways to mitigate the impacts of such a change in fiscal year 

2006 funding for the CEV if this becomes necessary. 

As NASA begins to consider another manned vehicle program, it 

must not repeat the mistakes of the Space Station, where poor 

management and lack of independent oversight resulted in major 

cost overruns. At this early stage in the development of the CEV, 

it is essential that these mistakes not happen again. 

The Committee acknowledges the desire of NASA to attempt to 

replicate the efforts of the X-Prize in the proposed Centennial Challenges program. The Committee is concerned that NASA is asking 

for a lump sum of funds for the Centennial Challenges program 

and only then will NASA identify the challenges and assign prize 

levels for completion. In future budget justifications, NASA shall 

identify the challenges being proposed for prize funding, and the 

specific amounts to be awarded for each challenge. No funding is 

recommended for this program. The Committee notes that unexpended balances for this program remain from last year. These balances should be applied to the Centennial Challenges program for 

fiscal year 2006. Finally, the Committee reiterates that no funds 

shall be expended for this program until it is authorized. 

In accordance with the President’s stated expectation of exploration furthering not only U.S. scientific leadership but also our security and economic interests, the Committee directs that the funding for the Research Partnership Centers and the University Research Engineering and Technology Institutes be funded at the 

same level in fiscal year 2006 as they were in fiscal year 2005. The 

Committee further directs NASA to provide, as a part of the fiscal 

year 2007 budget submission, a fully developed plan for developing 

and funding sustained viable university/industry partnerships in 
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areas of technology that are critical to the success of the Exploration Vision. 

The Committee notes that future launch vehicles and spacecraft 

will require extensive use of advanced materials beyond anything 

currently in use. Further developments in fracture control/failure 

analysis, composites, structural design and testing, and advanced 

manufacturing are absolutely critical to the future missions of the 

exploration vision. Developing a fundamental understanding of the 

extended use of composites in the design of new vehicles and spacecraft will also be critical to the development of any new structural 

systems. Equally important to NASA’s future usage of these materials will be the ability to utilize or develop inspection techniques 

which are consistent in detection capability with the requirements 

for variability reduction. For these purposes, the Committee provides an increase of $30,000,000 to the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing for research to extend the use of advanced 

components and materials in the design of new vehicles and spacecraft. 

The Committee notes that numerous components have been developed for use in the International Space Station [ISS] Environmental Control and Life Support System [ECLSS]. Although these 

components have performed admirably for short-duration subsystem tests, there is little long-range operational data available. 

It is important to know how long a subsystem is anticipated to perform or the problems that can be expected should subsystem components fail. Such information will be vital for future lunar habitation modules as part of the exploration vision. The Committee 

therefore recommends $10,000,000 for research and development 

for integrated radiation shielding protection, regenerative environmental control and life support systems, advanced life support air 

revitalization, and integrated vehicle health management through 

the ECLSS Life Test program office. 

Within the funds provided, the Committee recommends 

$20,000,000 for the Propulsion Research Laboratory to perform nuclear thermal propulsion systems development and for other advanced nuclear power propulsion research for application to the exploration vision through the Prometheus Nuclear Systems and 

Technology program. 

Finally, the Committee recognizes the National Remote Sensing 

and Space Law Center’s role as a resource to multiple agencies, 

providing legal research and outreach on critical space and aviation 

law issues. The Committee recognizes a growing need for objective 

and timely space and aviation law support in areas that include deployment and operation of satellites, commercial infrastructure, 

data policies, intellectual property, privacy, liability, international 

law, use of imagery as legal evidence, environmental issues, and licensing. As public and private entities continue to expand their 

presence in space, this research will increase in importance. The 

Committee therefore directs the NASA to report to the Committee 

by March 1, 2006, on the need for continued and expanded research into these areas. This report should include guidance on the 

expansion of the National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center. 
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EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $8,358,443,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 6,763,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 6,712,900,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,603,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,603,000,000. The recommendation is $1,755,443,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $160,000,000 below the President’s request for 

these activities. 

NASA’s Exploration Capabilities [EC] account provides funding 

for the Space Operations Mission Directorate. The Space Operations Mission Directorate includes International Space Station 

[ISS], Space Shuttle Program, and Space and Flight Support. The 

Committee notes that NASA has chosen to fund certain activities 

under Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration that were previously 

funded under this account. As a result, funding in the EC account 

has been significantly reduced. 

The EC appropriation includes both the direct and the indirect 

costs supporting the Space Operations Mission Directorate, and 

provides for all of the research; development; operations; salaries 

and related expenses; design, repair, rehabilitation, and modification of facilities and construction of new facilities; maintenance, 

and operation of facilities; and other general and administrative activities supporting the EC programs. 

There is no higher priority than improving the safety and reliability of the remaining Shuttle orbiters. The Shuttle remains the 

cornerstone of our Nation’s heavy launch capability and is critical 

to the future of the ISS and scientific research. The future of the 

ISS, and other U.S. manned space flight missions for the rest of the 

decade are contingent upon having a working Shuttle fleet that is 

safe and reliable throughout the remaining years of the shuttle 

program. The Committee is concerned that as the Shuttle and the 

Shuttle infrastructure continue to age, further challenges in operating the fleet may arise. The Committee recommends $4,530,600,000 for the Shuttle. This 

is identical to the budget request. The funds provided within this 

account are dedicated solely to shuttle funding needs. 

The Committee reminds NASA that it must request a reprogramming, in writing, to move or alter the purpose of any funds related 

to the shuttle program, and that NASA must include the out-year 

impacts on all activities involved in such reprogramming. 

Finally, the Committee expects consultation by NASA on all proposed changes to investments in the Shuttle program. These consultations must occur before final decisions are made. 

The Committee notes that the ISS continues to operate at a reduced level with future construction not expected to begin until 

later this year, at the earliest. Despite the ability of international 

partners to fill the gap created by the grounding of the shuttle 

fleet, the capabilities of the ISS have been dramatically diminished. 

As construction of the ISS resumes, revised plans for the future 

of the ISS must also be set. If there is to be a redirection of the 

research to be conducted onboard the ISS, any revision shall be 

done in consultation with the ISS partners. These partners will be 

affected by such actions, and their participation to this point has 
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been crucial. If NASA intends to have international partners for future space exploration, then NASA should be sure not to exclude 

its current partners in making decisions involving the research direction and construction schedule of the ISS. 

NASA is reminded that it must provide the Committee with a 

plan detailing the steps necessary to complete construction of the 

ISS. This plan may include completion of the ISS by only using the 

shuttle, or a combination of shuttle and unmanned flights for delivering components to the ISS. The cost implications associated with 

the revised schedule must be included in the report. 

The recommendation does not include the requested amount for 

crew and cargo services. The Committee notes that the total 

amount appropriated for fiscal year 2005, $98,000,000, has not 

been expended and will be carried over in its entirety into fiscal 

year 2006. This funding is sufficient for any initial activity that 

might be initiated for this activity in fiscal year 2006. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $31,347,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 32,400,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 32,400,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 32,400,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,400,000. 

The recommendation is $1,053,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Office of Inspector General [IG] was established by the Inspector General Act of 1978. The Office is responsible for providing 

agencywide audits and investigative functions to identify and correct management and administrative deficiencies which create conditions for existing or potential instances of fraud, waste, and mismanagement. 

The Committee commends the NASA IG’s diligence in addressing 

issues of fraud and abuse. 

The Committee also directs the NASA IG to continue its efforts 

to review NASA’s contract procedures and conventions to determine if there are ways to reform the process and reduce the costs 

of NASA programs and activities. In particular, many NASA contract provisions require NASA to pay for significant cost overruns 

in cases of program delays. These costs are substantial and, in 

some cases, may be unwarranted or unnecessary. As a result, implementation of contract reform should be considered a priority as 

part of any overall restructuring at NASA. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Committee recommendation includes a series of provisions, 

proposed by the administration, which are largely technical in nature, concerning the availability of funds. These provisions have 

been carried in prior-year appropriations acts. 

The Committee has removed the transfer authority that NASA 

was granted as an extraordinary measure in fiscal year 2005. At 

the time of enactment of the fiscal year 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Public Law 108–447), NASA and the Committee were in 

the difficult position of having to prepare funding estimates for the 

Shuttle fleet for return to flight with very preliminary estimates of 
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the costs involved. In order to assure proper funding levels for the 

Shuttle program, extraordinary flexibility for transfers was allowed 

by the Committee. Now that the Shuttle program has returned to 

regular funding patterns, the need for comprehensive transfer authority no longer exists. NASA shall abide by the guidelines provided in section 505 of this Act for future requests to reprogram 

funds. 

The Committee is concerned that NASA has not utilized independent cost verification early in the process of estimating costs for 

its programs and missions or in assessing the appropriate funding 

levels of sole-source contracts. By not using this tool, NASA cannot 

be certain that potential contract costs are accurately represented. 

In allocating resources for current and future needs, effective cost 

estimation is crucial. NASA is directed to incorporate independent 

cost verification as part of the process by which contracts are selected. These shall be used as a guide for assessing when costs 

have exceeded expectations and to help identify projects for termination. 

Finally, NASA shall notify the Committee 15 days prior to allocating funds, modifying, or extending existing contracts that are in 

excess of 15 percent of the original contract value. Within this notification, the contractor, with the concurrence of NASA, shall justify 

the additional expenditure of funds, and NASA shall identify the 

source of any additional funds. It is critical that NASA be able to 

control costs for its activities. The Committee will not look favorably upon the use of contractors that repeatedly have cost overruns 

unless these cost overruns have been justified.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $5,472,824,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 5,605,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,643,370,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,530,959,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,530,959,000. 

The recommendation is $58,135,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $74,041,000 below the budget request. 

The National Science Foundation was established as an independent agency by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 

(Public Law 81–507) and is authorized to support research and 

education programs that promote the progress of science and engineering in the United States. The Foundation supports research 

and education in all major scientific and engineering disciplines 

through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and other forms 

of assistance awarded to more than 2,000 colleges and universities, 

nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and other organizations 

in all parts of the United States. The Foundation also supports 

unique, large-scale research facilities and international facilities. 

The Committee notes that productivity growth, powered by new 

knowledge and technological innovation, makes the economic benefits of a comprehensive, fundamental research and education enterprise abundantly clear. New products, processes, entire new industries, and the employment opportunities that result depend upon 

rapid advances in research and their equally rapid movement into 

the marketplace. In today’s global economy, continued progress in 
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science and engineering and the transfer of the knowledge developed is vital if the United States is to maintain its competitiveness. 

NSF is at the leading edge of the research and discoveries that will 

create the jobs and technologies of the future. 

The Committee reiterates its long-standing requirement that 

NSF request reprogrammings when initiating new programs or activities or reorganizing components. The Committee directs the 

Foundation to notify the chairman and ranking minority member 

prior to each reprogramming of funds in excess of $250,000 between programs, activities, or elements. The Committee expects to 

be notified of reprogramming actions which involve less than the 

above-mentioned amount if such actions would have the effect of 

changing the agency’s funding requirements in future years, or if 

programs or projects specifically cited in the Committee’s reports 

are affected. 

To the greatest extent possible, the funding provided to NSF for 

activities for fiscal year 2006 is not to exceed the requested level 

except where otherwise recommended by the Committee. 

RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $4,220,556,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,333,500,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,310,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,345,213,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,345,213,000. The recommendation is $124,657,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $11,713,000 above the budget request. 

The Research and Related Activities appropriation addresses the 

Foundation’s three strategic goals: people—developing a diverse, 

internationally competitive and globally-engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well-prepared citizens; ideas—enabling discovery across the frontiers of science and engineering, connected to 

learning, innovation, and service to society; and tools—providing 

broadly accessible, state-of-the-art science and engineering facilities 

and shared research and education tools. Research activities will 

contribute to the achievement of these outcomes through expansion 

of the knowledge base; integration of research and education; stimulation of knowledge transfer among academia and public and private sectors; and international activities, and will bring the perspectives of many disciplines to bear on complex problems important to the Nation. The Foundation’s discipline-oriented Research 

and Related Activities Account include: Biological Sciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Engineering; Geosciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Social, Behavioral 

and Economic Sciences; U.S. Polar Research Programs; U.S. Antarctica Logistical Support Activities; and Integrative Activities. 

To improve planning and priority-setting for the Foundation and 

improve the Committee’s efforts to understand NSF’s long-term 

budgeting needs, the Committee directs NSF to continue to provide 

multi-year budgets for all of its multi-disciplinary activities. The 

Committee is concerned that NSF has taken on more significant 

initiatives that often require multi-year funding to meet research 

goals. NSF shall continue to provide the Committee with documentation that identifies these types of initiatives. Accordingly, the 
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Committee directs NSF to continue to include the funding requirements of all major multi-disciplinary and mid-level activities in future budget requests. 

The Committee has provided the budget request of $386,930,000 

for polar research activities. Within this amount, no more than the 

base funding in the budget submission, as well as an additional 

$48,000,000 for ice breaking, as requested by the administration, is 

provided for icebreaking activities. The Committee has included bill 

language clarifying that the Director of NSF shall procure polar ice 

breaking services from the Coast Guard. However, if the Coast 

Guard is unable to provide ice breaking services, NSF shall procure 

such services from alternative sources. The Committee expects the 

Director of NSF, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Director 

of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the 

Office of Science and Technology Policy to work jointly to ensure 

that the Coast Guard ice breaking leet is capable of meeting NSF’s 

future polar ice breaking needs. 

The Committee recommends $100,000,000 for the Plant Genome 

Research Program. The Committee remains a strong supporter of 

this important program due to its potential impact on improving 

economically significant crops. The Committee also recognizes its 

vast potential in combating hunger in poor countries. Accordingly, 

the Committee directs the NSF to accelerate funding for this program as authorized under Section 8(3)(c) of the National Science 

Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–368). 

NSF has been the lead agency for the National Nanotechnology 

Initiative, and will continue to contribute to this emerging technology. The Committee recommends the full funding level requested for nanotechnology. This level of funding will allow the 

Foundation to continue to be the leader for this initiative. NSF is 

encouraged to make sure that public misconceptions of this field 

are minimized. 

The Committee is concerned that NSF continues to underfund 

operations for radio astronomy. The operations, maintenance, and 

development of new instrumentation at the Very Large Array, the 

Very Long Baseline Array, and the Green Bank Telescope allows 

these world-class facilities to provide valuable research into the origins of the universe. The Committee recommends $51,400,000 for 

the operations of the National Radio Astronomy Observatories. 

The Office of International Science and Engineering [OISE] has 

worked to ensure that U.S. researchers are involved with leading 

research across the globe. As research becomes more collaborative—with partnerships reaching across nations, the work of this 

office—identifying research opportunities around the globe—will 

grow. The Committee supports the fiscal year 2006 funding request 

for OISE in order to keep U.S. research at the forefront of global 

science. 

The Committee notes that NSF is investing in a multi-year priority area of research in Human and Social Dynamics and recommends $39,450,000 for this purpose.
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MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $173,650,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 250,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 193,350,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 193,350,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $193,350,000. The recommendation is $19,700,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $56,650,000 below the budget request. 

The major research equipment and facilities construction appropriation supports the acquisition, procurement, construction, and 

commissioning of unique national research platforms and facilities 

as well as major research equipment. Projects supported by this appropriation will push the boundaries of technology and offer significant expansion of opportunities, often in new directions, for the 

science and engineering community. Preliminary design and development activities, on-going operations, and maintenance costs of 

the facilities are provided through the research and related activities appropriation account. The Committee recommends $49,240,000 for the Atacama Large Millimeter Array [ALMA], $50,620,000 for EarthScope, $33,400,000 

for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, and $57,920,000 for the Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel. 

The Committee has chosen not to fund the Rare Symmetry Violating Processes [RSVP] project. Recent developments have caused 

unacceptable increases in the program. NSF is directed to apply 

the $14,880,000 in remaining fiscal year 2005 funds to the projects 

funded in fiscal year 2006, which will bring total funding for 

projects in this account to $208,230,000. This will allow for full 

funding of the four projects receiving funds in fiscal year 2006 from 

the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction 

[MREFC] account. 

If the Foundation chooses to alter or descope the RSVP proposal 

which the National Science Board has already approved, the new 

project shall begin the process for inclusion as an MREFC project 

again at the directorate level within the Research and Related Activities account. 

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $841,421,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 737,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 807,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 747,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $747,000,000. 

The recommendation is $94,421,000 below the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $10,000,000 above the budget request. 

The education and human resources appropriation supports a 

comprehensive set of programs across all levels of education in 

science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM]. The appropriation supports activities that unite school districts with institutions of higher learning to improve precollege education. Other 

precollege activities include the development of the next generation 

of precollege STEM education leaders; instructional materials; and 

the STEM instructional workforce. Undergraduate activities support curriculum, laboratory, and instructional improvement; ex-
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pand the STEM talent pool; attract STEM participants to teaching; 

augment advanced technological education at 2-year colleges; and 

develop dissemination tools. Graduate support is directed to research and teaching fellowships and traineeships and instructional 

workforce improvement by linking precollege systems with higher 

education. Programs also seek to broaden the participation of 

groups underrepresented in the STEM enterprise, build State and 

regional capacity to compete successfully for research funding, and 

promote informal science education. Ongoing evaluation efforts and 

research on learning strengthen the base for these programs. 

The Committee strongly encourages NSF to continue support for 

undergraduate science and engineering education. At a time when 

enrollment in STEM fields of study continues to decline, it is important that NSF use its position to support students working towards degrees in these areas. 

NSF plays a significant role in attracting more of the best and 

brightest students in the Nation into the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology fields. The Committee urges NSF to 

work towards increasing the number of women, minorities, and 

other underrepresented groups to the greatest extent possible. 

To address the importance of broadening science and technology 

participation to minorities, the Committee recommendation includes the amounts in the budget request for the Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities—Undergraduate Program [HBCU–UP], 

the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program and 

the HBCU-Research University Science & Technology [THRUST] 

initiative within the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and 

Technology [CREST] program. The Committee also supports the 

budget request for the Tribal Colleges and Universities program. In 

past years, these programs had been routinely cut, however, NSF 

has chosen to keep funding these programs near prior year funding 

levels. The Committee is supportive of this decision and anticipates 

that further attempts to cut these programs will not occur. 

The Committee has included $100,000,000 for the Experimental 

Program to Stimulate Competitive Research [EPSCoR], of which at 

least $65,000,000 shall be used for the Research Infrastructure Improvement [RII] component supporting research areas aligned with 

statewide EPSCoR science and technology priorities. 

Finally, the Committee rejects the administration’s continued request to have the Math and Science Partnership [MSP] program 

only exist at the Department of Education. Current activities initiated by MSP are only beginning to provide measurable results and 

have yet to be ready for implementation on a nationwide basis. The 

MSP program is an important asset in providing improved math 

and science education by partnering local school districts with faculty of colleges and universities. For this purpose an increase of 

$4,000,000 above the budget request is provided to the MSP program to be used to fund activities that are not being addressed by 

the companion program at the Department of Education. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $223,200,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 269,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 250,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 229,896,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $229,896,000. The recommendation is $6,696,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $39,104,000 below the budget request. 

The salaries and expenses appropriation provides funds for staff 

salaries, benefits, travel, training, rent, advisory and assistance 

services, communications and utilities expenses, supplies, equipment, and other operating expenses necessary for management of 

the National Science Foundation’s [NSF] research and education 

activities. 

The Committee remains concerned about the Foundation’s management and oversight of its large research facilities. The Committee is especially troubled by the lack of staffing resources provided to the Office of the Deputy Director of Large Facility Projects 

and, accordingly, the Committee directs the Foundation to provide 

the staffing support necessary for the Deputy Director of no fewer 

than three FTE’s to perform this job effectively. The Committee directs the Foundation to detail in its fiscal year 2006 operating plan 

the steps taken to provide additional resources for this office. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $3,968,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 4,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 4,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000. The 

recommendation is $32,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

and identical to the budget request. 

The National Science Board is the governing body of the National 

Science Foundation. The Board is composed of 24 members, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Board 

is also charged with serving as an independent adviser to the 

President and Congress on policy matters related to science and engineering research and education. By law, the Board establishes 

the policies of the National Science Foundation, provides oversight 

of its programs and activities, and approves of its strategic directions and budgets. The Board reviews and approves NSF awards 

at levels above its delegation of authority to the NSF Director. 

Given the increasing oversight responsibilities of the Board, driven by the growth of the Foundation, the Committee wants to ensure the Board continues to carryout effectively its policy-making 

and oversight responsibilities. The Committee is providing funding 

to support the operations, activities, training, expenses, and staffing of the Board. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $10,029,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 11,500,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 11,500,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 11,500,000
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The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,500,000. The recommendation is $1,471,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Office of Inspector General appropriation provides audit and 

investigation functions to identify and correct deficiencies that 

could create potential instances of fraud, waste, or mismanagement. 

The funds provided will allow the OIG to further its efforts in 

several priority areas that pose the greatest risk to the agency: financial management, acquisition, information technology, human 

capital, award administration, awardee financial accountability and 

compliance, and the management of agency programs and projects.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $6,328,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 5,564,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 5,564,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,564,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,564,000. The recommendation is $764,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and identical to the budget request. 

The Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP] was created 

by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 

Priorities Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–282) and coordinates science 

and technology policy for the White House. OSTP provides authoritative scientific and technological information, analysis, and advice 

for the President, for the executive branch, and for Congress; participates in formulation, coordination, and implementation of national and international policies and programs that involve science 

and technology; maintains and promotes the health and vitality of 

the U.S. science and technology infrastructure; reviews and analyzes, with the Office of Management and Budget, the research and 

development budgets for all Federal agencies; and coordinates research and development efforts of the Federal Government to maximize the return on the public’s investment in science and technology and to ensure Federal resources are used efficiently and appropriately. 

The President’s Science Advisor should continue to play an integral role in advising the President on the appropriate balance 

among and between disciplines and agencies in the Federal R&D 

portfolio. The Committee also expects the Science Advisor will conduct effective outreach to the science and engineering community 

and be an active and influential advisor to the President on important public policy issues grounded in science and technology. 

The Committee notes that the Government share for R&D funding has declined substantially over the last 15 years. However, industry’s dependence on public R&D for innovation remains very 

high. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. industry patents cite publiclyfunded science as the basis for the invention. The Committee is 

concerned that further reductions in public funding for science and 

engineering could result in a decrease in the private sector’s capacity to innovate. 
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The Committee is also concerned about the adequacy of this Nation’s scientific and technical workforce, and the efforts needed to 

boost the participation of women and minorities in the science and 

engineering workforce. The Committee urges OSTP to work with 

the relevant agencies on the development of policies and in the allocation of resources to address these issues effectively. 

The Committee reiterates its long standing interest in improving 

coordination and cooperation among the various R&D agencies 

under the auspices of OSTP and the National Science and Technology Council [NSTC]. In a time where there are scarce budgetary 

dollars available for federally-funded science, it is crucial that coordination of activities across agencies is maximized. It is the role 

of OSTP to identify such areas and to facilitate and bring about the 

cooperation of agencies to accomplish the science and technology 

developmental goals of the Nation. 

Recognizing the critical challenges and important opportunities 

in agricultural research in this new century, the Committee encourages OSTP to asses the merit-based, peer-reviewed basic 

science to support food and agriculture research across all Federal 

agencies. The Committee further encourages OSTP to assess future 

opportunities and avenues for improving merit-based, peer-reviewed basic science to support food and agriculture research and 

to report their findings to the Committee. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—SCIENCE 

Section 301 concerns National Institute of Standards and Technology construction. 

Section 302 promotes fish products and research. 

Section 303 concerns a transfer of funds.
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TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $8,975,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 9,096,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 9,096,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 9,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,000,000 for 

the salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights. The 

recommendation is $25,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

and $96,000 below the budget request. 

The Committee expresses grave concern over the Commission’s 

insolvency and documented financial mismanagement. In order to 

meet its fiscal responsibilities, the Commission must continue to 

focus on enacting significant reform. In this regard, the Committee 

notes the Commission’s unanimous adoption in April 2005, of all 

policy recommendations contained in the Government Accountability Office’s reports of 2005, 2004, 2003, and 1995 as well as the 

Office of Personnel Management’s report of 1997. These recommendations are slated to be fully implemented by mid-January, 

2006. The Committee directs the Commission to produce two written reports, due no later than September 30, 2005, and January 31, 

2006, outlining in detail the implementation of these recommendations. Additionally, the Committee reminds the Commission to adhere to the policy concerning the reprogramming of funds, outlined 

in section 505 of this Act.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $326,803,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 331,228,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 331,228,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 331,228,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $331,228,000. The recommendation is $4,425,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Committee remains concerned over the pending Equal Opportunity Employment Commission [EEOC] repositioning plan and 

its impact on the Commission’s ability to perform its investigations 

and enforcement duties. The Committee includes bill language that 

prohibits implementation of any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until the Committee has been notified of 

the proposal, in accordance with section 505 of this Act. 

The Committee further directs that the repositioning plan not result in a reduction in salary for any EEOC employee or in a reduc-
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tion in the number of officers or employees serving as mediators, 

investigators, or attorneys at any Commission office except in the 

case of voluntary reassignment or voluntary separation. 

The Commission is directed to submit to the Committee, prior to 

implementation of any repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization plan, a comprehensive analysis of current investigations and 

enforcement levels and the full impact of the repositioning plan on 

all core services. The analysis should be conducted for each district, 

field, area, and local office. The Committee understands that the 

EEOC plans to solicit public comment on the proposed plan and expects that this process be thorough and continue until all interested parties have an opportunity to have their comments heard. 

The Committee also expects the Commission to take into consideration those public comments prior to any vote of the Commissioners on implementation of any repositioning, restructuring, or 

reorganization plan.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $281,085,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 304,057,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 289,771,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 297,370,000

The Committee recommends a total of $297,370,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications Commission 

[FCC], of which $296,370,000 is to be derived from the collection 

of fees. The recommendation is $16,285,000 above the fiscal year 

2005 funding level and $6,687,000 below the budget request. The 

recommendation does not transfer more of the cost of supporting 

the FCC to the General Fund as proposed by the budget request. 

The FCC is an independent regulatory agency exercising authority delegated to it by Congress under the Communications Act of 

1934 as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public 

Law 104–104). The primary mission of the FCC is to promote competition, innovation, and deregulation in the communications industry. The FCC is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and 

cable. The mandate of the FCC under the Communications Act is 

to make available to all people of the United States a rapid, efficient, nationwide, and worldwide wire and radio communication 

service. The FCC performs four major functions to fulfill this 

charge: spectrum allocation, creating rules to promote fair competition and protect consumers where required by market conditions, 

authorization of service, and enforcement. 

The recommendation includes funding increases that will greatly 

enhance the FCC’s ability to achieve its core objectives. The recommendation includes increases over the fiscal year 2005 appropriation for the following activities: increases in wages and operating costs, $5,622,000; a licensing integration initiative, 

$1,350,000; and field facilities improvements, $9,300,000. The recommendation maintains the limitation of $85,000,000 in auction 

proceeds that may be used for competitive bidding programs. 
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The recommendation also includes language allowing the FCC to 

use Universal Service Fund [USF] funds to provide for the oversight of the USF program, as proposed in the FCC’s fiscal year 

2005 budget request. 

Broadcast Television Standards.—The Committee continues to be 

concerned about the declining standards of broadcast television and 

the impact this decline is having on America’s children. Overall 

sexual content, foul language, and violence have tripled over the 

past decade. The Committee directs the FCC to continue to report 

to Congress on the issues associated with resurrecting a broadcast 

industry code of conduct for content of programming that, if adhered to by the broadcast industry, would protect against the further erosion of broadcasting standards.

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $204,327,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 211,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 211,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 211,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $211,000,000. 

The recommendation is $6,673,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget request. 

The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] administers a variety of 

Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. Activities in the 

antitrust area include detection and elimination of illegal collusion, 

anticompetitive mergers, unlawful single-firm conduct, and injurious vertical agreements. The FTC regulates advertising practices, 

service industry practices, marketing practices, and credit practices 

as it addresses fraud and other consumer concerns. 

Of the amounts provided, $116,000,000 is from Hart-Scott-Rodino 

pre-merger filing fees and $23,000,000 is from Do-Not-Call fees. 

The total amount of direct appropriations for this account is therefore $72,000,000. This represents a decrease of $9,426,000 below 

the fiscal year 2005 direct appropriation. The Committee notes that 

this change reflects an increase in offsetting fee collection receipts 

since last year. 

Child Protection.—The FTC in September 2000, released a report 

entitled: ‘‘Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Review 

of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, 

Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries’’. The report was 

very critical of the entertainment industry and its persistent and 

calculated marketing of violent games, movies, and music to children. In response to this report, the entertainment industry has 

promised to impose tougher regulations on itself and to voluntarily 

comply with the report’s recommendations. The FTC should continue with and expand upon its efforts in this area. The Committee 

directs the Commission to continue to engage in consumer research 

and workshops, underage shopper-retail compliance surveys, and 

marketing data collection. 

Internet.—The FTC is charged with monitoring compliance with 

the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (Public Law 105–277). 

The recommendation provides the Commission the funding re-
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sources it needs to meet the challenges of increased fraud on the 

Internet. The Committee commends the FTC for recognizing the 

unique and difficult challenge posed by the Internet, an international phenomenon that lacks borders, to the safety of our children. 

Childhood Obesity.—The Committee is concerned about the 

growing rate of childhood and adolescent obesity and the food industry’s marketing practices for these populations. The Committee 

directs the FTC to submit a report to the Committee by July 1, 

2006, on marketing activities and expenditures of the food industry 

targeted toward children and adolescents. The report should include an analysis of commercial advertising time on television, 

radio, and in print media; in-store marketing; direct payments for 

preferential shelf placement; events; promotions on packaging; all 

Internet activities; and product placements in television shows, 

movies, and video games. 

Do-Not-Call Initiative.—The recommendation includes 

$23,000,000 for the FTC Do-Not-Call initiative and implementation 

of the Telemarketing Sales Rule [TSR], of which the entire amount 

is to be derived from the collection of fees. The Do-Not-Call initiative was launched pursuant to the FTC’s amended TSR to establish 

a national database of telephone numbers of consumers who choose 

not to receive telephone solicitations from telemarketers. The DoNot-Call initiative has received broad support from, and will provide significant benefits to, consumers from all corners of the 

United States. The recommendation represents an increase of 

$1,099,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level.

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $330,803,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 318,250,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 330,803,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 324,527,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $324,527,000. The recommendation is $6,276,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $6,277,000 above the budget request. The Committee 

recommendation assumes the requested offsets of $400,000. The Committee recommendation includes $306,568,000 for basic 

field programs, to be used for competitively-awarded grants and 

contracts, $12,588,000 for management and administration, 

$1,232,000 for client self-help and information technology, 

$2,764,000 for the Office of the Inspector General, and $1,775,000 

for grants to offset losses due to census adjustments. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Committee recommendation continues the administrative 

provisions contained in the fiscal year 1998 appropriations act 

(Public Law 105–119) regarding operation of this program to provide basic legal services to poor individuals and the restrictions on 

the use of Legal Services Corporation [LSC] funds. 

Grantees must agree not to engage in litigation and related activities with respect to a variety of matters including: (1) redis-
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tricting; (2) class action suits; (3) representation of illegal aliens; (4) 

political activities; (5) collection of attorney fees; (6) abortion; (7) 

prisoner litigation; (8) welfare reform; (9) representation of charged 

drug dealers during eviction proceedings; and (10) solicitation of clients. The exception to the restrictions in a case where there is imminent threat of physical harm to the client or prospective client 

remains in place. 

The manner in which the LSC grantees are audited through contracts with certified public accountants for financial and compliance audits are continued, along with the provisions on recompetition and debarment.

MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,865,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 1,925,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 1,865,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,000,000. The 

recommendation is $135,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and $75,000 above the budget request.

NATIONAL VETERANS’ BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $1,973,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,000,000. The 

recommendation is $27,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level 

and $2,000,000 above the budget request.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $901,567,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 888,117,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 888,117,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 888,117,000

The Committee recommends a total budget (obligational) author- ity of $888,117,000 for the salaries and expenses of the United 

States Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC], of which the 

entire amount is to be derived from the collection of fees. The recommendation is $13,450,000 below the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and identical to the budget request. 

The mission of the SEC is to administer and enforce Federal securities laws in order to protect investors and to maintain fair, 

honest, and efficient markets. This includes ensuring full disclosure 

of financial information, regulating the Nation’s securities markets, 

and preventing and policing fraud and malpractice in the securities 

and financial markets. The strength of the American economy and 

our Nation’s financial markets is dependent upon investors’ confidence in the financial disclosures and statements released by publicly-traded companies. The Committee directs the SEC to continue 
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to provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations 

on the measures it is taking to restore the public’s confidence in 

the financial markets. 

Staffing.—The Committee supports the continued hiring of the 

approximately 840 new staff recommended by the Sarbanes-Oxley 

Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–204) and approved by the Committee 

in fiscal year 2003. The Committee notes the continued competition 

for talent from the private sector faced by the SEC. Pay parity is 

intended to bring the salaries of Securities and Exchange Commission employees in line with those of other Federal financial regulatory agencies. Pay parity is intended to help the SEC recruit and 

retain highly qualified staff. The Commission’s ability to hire and 

retain the necessary number of qualified staff persons is critical to 

its success in restoring confidence in U.S. financial markets.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $571,774,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 929,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 592,994,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 589,605,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 621,572,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $621,572,000, 

for the Small Business Administration [SBA]. The recommendation 

is $49,798,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level, excluding 

emergency appropriations, and $28,578,000 above the budget request. Funding is distributed among the SBA appropriation accounts as described below. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $318,029,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 307,159,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 318,029,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 336,084,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $336,084,000. 

The recommendation is $18,055,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level and $28,925,000 above the budget request. Within 

the amount provided, full funding is recommended for the 8(a) program, the 7(j) program, and the Office of Women’s Business Ownership. 

Also, within the amounts made available under this heading, the 

Committee recommends grants for the following organizations and 

programs: 

—Adelante Development Center, Inc., NM; 

—Advanced and Applied Polymer Processing Institute; 

—Alaska Small Business Development Center; 

—Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University; 

—Big Sky Institute; 

—City of Fayette, AL, for an industrial park; 

—City of Richland Revitalization Project; 

—Columbus College of Art and Design for the Creative Services 

Development Technology Upgrade; 

—Cook Farm Resource Center; 

—Corona-Elmhurst Center for Economic Development, NY; 

—Entrepreneurial Venture Assistance Demo Project; 
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—Fort McClellan Joint Powers Authority for the development of 

Old Fort McClellan; 

—Genesis of Innovation organization; 

—Great Lakes Business Growth and Development Center at Lorain County Community College; 

—Greenville Waterfront Industrial Enhancement Project; 

—Houston Community College Multi-Cultural Business Center; 

—Idaho Virtual Incubator at Lewis-Clark State College; 

—Industrial Outreach Service at Mississippi State University; 

—Institute for Technology and Business Development, Connecticut State University; 

—International Business Conference at Montana State University-Billings; 

—Investnet/Technology Venture Center partnership for Alaska 

and Montana; 

—Knoxville College Small Business Incubator Program; 

—LeFleur Lakes Flood Control/Pearl River Watershed project; 

—Memphis Bioworks Foundation; 

—Mid-Delta Empowerment Zone ‘‘Supersite’’ Industrial Park; 

—Mississippi Film Enterprise Zone; 

—Mississippi Technology Alliance Economic Development Plan; 

—Mitchell Memorial Library for the digitization of special collections; 

—Montana State Department of Commerce for an infrastructure 

enhancement initiative; 

—Montana Technology and Innovation Partnership; 

—Myrtle Beach International Trade & Convention Center; 

—Nanotechnology Economic Development Program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; 

—Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology; 

—New Mexico Community Development Loan Fund/WESSTCorp. 

Cooperative; 

—New Product Development and Commercialization Center for 

Rural Manufacturers; 

—New Ventures Center; 

—Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the Southeastern fiber optic 

project; 

—Pro-Tech Program at the College of Southern Idaho; 

—Research & Technology Park, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR; 

—Rocky Mountain Global Trade Partnership; 

—Sephardic Angel Fund, NYC; 

—Small Business Development Centers in Mississippi; 

—South Carolina International Center for Automotive Research 

Park Innovation Center; 

—Technology Venture Center, MT; 

—TEDCO-Maryland Minority R&D Initiative; 

—Thayer School of Engineering for a research and development 

program; 

—Third Frontier Network’s Economic Development Project; 

—Toxin Alert Development Project at the University of Southern 

Mississippi; 

—Translational Research Action Boards for a network development program; 
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—Tuck School of Business/MBDA Partnership; 

—University of Vermont Small Enterprise Research Initiative; 

—Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies; 

—Vermont Employee Ownership Center; and the 

—Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative at the Mississippi University for Women. 

NON-CREDIT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $134,000,000 for 

the SBA non-credit business assistance programs. The recommendation is $26,500,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations, by program are displayed in 

the following table:

NON-CREDIT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee

recommendation 

Small Business Development Centers ............................................................................................................. 89,000 

Drug-free Workplace Grants ............................................................................................................................. 1,000 

SCORE .............................................................................................................................................................. 5,000

Women’s Business Centers .............................................................................................................................. 12,000 

Women’s Council .............................................................................................................................................. 750 

7(j) Technical Assistance ................................................................................................................................. 1,500 

Microloan Technical Assistance ....................................................................................................................... 15,000 

Veteran’s Business Development Assistance .................................................................................................. 750 

Native American Outreach ............................................................................................................................... 2,000

PRIME Technical Assistance ............................................................................................................................ 5,000

HUBZones ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,000

Total, Non-credit Business Assistance Program ................................................................................ 134,000

The recommendation includes $1,500,000 for the Small Disadvantaged Business Program, which is funded through reimbursements from interagency collections. 

The Committee continues to support the Small Business Development Center Program. 

The Committee remains concerned about the indicators used by 

SBA to evaluate economic distress in making determinations of eligibility for assistance under the HUBZone program. The Committee understands that the current indicators SBA uses may exclude certain economically distressed rural areas, particularly those 

suffering from high out-migration of people and job loss. The SBA 

is directed to provide a report, no later than November 1, 2005, to 

the Committees on Appropriations on the impact of the current indicators on the eligibility of such communities. This report should 

contain a recommendation as to whether these indicators should be 

changed and also whether the HUBZone rural designation’s median household income requirement should be changed. 

The recommendation includes language providing for the continuation of the Women’s Business Centers sustainability centers 

and language providing that such centers shall receive 48 percent 

of the total funding provided for Women’s Business Centers. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $12,840,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 14,500,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 13,500,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 14,500,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,500,000 for 

the Office of Inspector General. The recommendation is $1,660,000 

above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and identical to the budget 

request. 

The recommendation contains language making $1,500,000 available to the Office of Inspector General from funding for the Disaster Loans Program Account. This increase is necessary due to the 

high volume of disaster loan applications in the wake of last year’s 

three major successive hurricanes. 

SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $2,861,000

Budget Estimate, 2006 .......................................................................... 3,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,861,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000. The 

recommendation is $139,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and identical to the budget request. 

BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $126,396,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 129,000,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 125,961,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 128,653,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $128,653,000. 

The recommendation is $2,257,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding level and $347,000 below the budget request. 

Of the amount provided, $126,653,000 is for administrative expenses, which may be transferred to and merged with SBA salaries 

and expenses, to cover the common overhead expenses associated 

with the business loans programs. 

The recommendation includes $2,000,000 for the Microloan Direct program. 

DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $111,648,000

Supplemental appropriations, 2005 ..................................................... 929,000,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... 139,335,000

House allowance .................................................................................... 129,254,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 139,335,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $139,335,000. 

The recommendation is $27,687,000 above the fiscal year 2005 

funding level, not including emergency supplemental appropriations, and identical to the budget request. 

Within the amount provided, $83,335,000 is for direct loan subsidies. The SBA has requested a significant increase for direct loan 

subsidies in fiscal year 2006. This increase is due to the fact that 
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SBA has adopted a new disaster loan model which more accurately 

captures the actual program cost. As a result, the baseline subsidy 

rate for the disaster program has increased. As always, the SBA 

is urged to seek out emergency funding in the event of a disaster 

requiring loan assistance. Also within the amount provided, $56,000,000 is for administrative expenses. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The recommendation continues language concerning transfer authority and availability of funds.

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2005 ............................................................................. $2,578,000

Budget estimate, 2006 ........................................................................... ........................... 

House allowance .................................................................................... 2,000,000

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,000,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,000,000. The recommendation is $2,422,000 above the fiscal year 2005 funding 

level and $5,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Institute was created in 1984 to further the development 

and adoption of improved judicial administration in State courts.
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TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

The Committee recommends the following general provisions for 

the departments and agencies funded in the accompanying bill. 

Section 501 requires agencies to provide quarterly reports regarding unobligated balances. 

Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in the Act 

from remaining available for obligation beyond the current year unless expressly provided. 

Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any appropriation 

contained in the Act for any consulting service through procurement contracts shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection except where otherwise provided under existing law or 

under existing executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 

Section 504 provides for severability should a provision of this 

Act be found to be unconstitutional. 

Section 505(a) stipulates Committee policy concerning the reprogramming of funds. Section 505(a) prohibits the reprogramming 

of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, 

project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates offices or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, 

programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or activity presently performed by Federal employees unless 

the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified 15 days in advance. 

Section 505(b) prohibits a reprogramming of funds in excess of 

$1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, 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 Congress; or (3) results 

from any general savings due to a reduction in personnel which 

would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or 

projects as approved by Congress unless the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified 15 days in advance. 

The recommendation increases the reprogramming threshold to 

$1,000,000 in recognition of inflation. 

Section 506 prohibits construction, repair, overhaul, conversion, 

or modernization of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ships outside of the United States. 

Section 507 provides for a penalty for persons found to have 

falsely mislabeled products. 

Section 508 prohibits the use of funds to implement a certain 

Memorandum of Agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. 

Section 509 waives a funding limitation. 
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Section 510 requires agencies and departments funded in this 

Act to absorb any necessary costs related to downsizing or consolidation within the amounts provided to the agency or department. 

Section 511 provides funding for Public Safety Officers under the 

Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program. 

Section 512 limits the availability of funds for tobacco promotion. 

Section 513 delays obligation of some receipts deposited into the 

Crime Victims Fund. 

Section 514 provides for the expenditure of funds in accordance 

with this statement. 

Section 515 prohibits a user fee from being charged for background checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Control 

Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–159) and prohibits implementation of 

a background check system that does not require and result in the 

immediate destruction of certain information. 

Section 516 prohibits the Small Business Administration from 

selling certain disaster loans. 

Section 517 limits transfers of funds between agencies. 

Section 518 directs the Secretary of Commerce to have lead responsibility for negotiating treaties concerning fisheries, marine 

mammals, or sea turtles. 

Section 519 requires that any funds proposed to be used by agencies funded under this Act to implement certain initiatives shall be 

subject to section 505 of this Act. 

Section 520 prohibits the Federal Communications Commission 

from changing rules governing the Universal Service Fund. 

Section 521 requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives to include specific language in any release of tracing study data that makes clear that trace data cannot be used to 

draw broad conclusions about firearms-related crime. 
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TITLE VI—RESCISSIONS 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $11,000,000 from 

unobligated balances in this account. Any funding that would be 

necessary for this purpose should be provided through emergency 

supplemental appropriations. 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $82,000,000 from 

unobligated balances in this account. 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $120,000,000 from 

unobligated balances in this account. Of this amount, $30,000,000 

shall be from funding allocated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] for tours of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building. Since September 11, 2001, the FBI has closed all tours of its headquarters 

building. Yet the FBI has continued to include funding for these 

tours as part of its base budget. In the 2004 appropriations Act, the 

Committee directed the FBI to submit a report on reinventing 

these tours. This report has yet to be submitted and the Committee 

is unaware of any plans the FBI may have to submit such report 

or resume these tours. In addition, $73,502,000 of the $90,000,000 

set aside shall be from funding for the FBI’s computer modernization program, Sentinel, which is discussed in detail under a separate account.
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a general 

appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify items of appropriation not made to carry out the provisions of an existing law, 

a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously passed by 

the Senate during that session. 

The Committee recommends funding for the following programs 

or activities that currently lack an authorization for fiscal year 

2006, either in whole or in part, and therefore fall under this rule: 

Department of Justice: 

General Administration: 

—Justice Information Sharing Technology; 

—Narrowband Communications/Integrated Wireless Network; 

—Administrative Review and Appeals; 

—Detention Trustee; 

—Office of Inspector General; 

—U.S. Parole Commission; 

—General Legal Activities; 

—Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund; 

—Antitrust Division; 

—U.S. Attorneys; 

—Foreign Claims Settlement Commission; 

—U.S. Marshals Service; 

—Fees and Expenses of Witnesses; 

—Community Relations Service; 

—Assets Forfeiture Fund; 

—Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement; 

—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Salaries and Expenses; 

—Federal Bureau of Investigation—Construction; 

—Drug Enforcement Administration; 

—Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and 

—Federal Prison System. 

Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs: 

—STOP Formula Program; 

—Encouraging Arrest Policies; 

—Rural Domestic Violence; 

—Training Programs for Probation and Pretrial Services; 

—Stalking Database; 

—Safe Havens; 

—Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims; 

—Civil Legal Assistance; 

—Violence on College Campuses; 

—Training Programs for Disabled Women; 

—Court Appointed Special Advocates; 

—Training for Judicial Personnel; and 

—Grants for Televised Testimony. 
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Office of Justice Programs: 

Justice Assistance: 

—Management and Administration; 

—National Institute of Justice; 

—Bureau of Justice Statistics; 

—Regional Information Sharing System; and 

—White Collar Crime Center. 

State and Local Law Enforcement: 

—Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants; 

—Byrne Discretionary Grants; 

—Boys and Girls Clubs; 

—State Criminal Alien Assistance Program; 

—Southwest Border Prosecutors; 

—Victims of Trafficking; 

—Drug Courts; 

—State Prison Drug Treatment Program; 

—Intelligence State and Local Training; 

—Prescription Drug Monitoring; and 

—Weed and Seed. 

Community Oriented Policing: 

—Tribal Law Enforcement; 

—Methamphetamine Hot Spots; 

—Law Enforcement Interoperability and Technologies; 

—Bullet Proof Vests Programs; 

—Anti-gang Initiative; and 

—Offender Reentry. 

Juvenile Justice: 

—Juvenile Mentoring; 

—Tribal Youth; 

—Alcohol Prevention; 

—Gang Prevention; 

—Juvenile Accountability Block Grant; 

—Victims of Child Abuse Act; 

—Secure our Schools Act; and 

—Project Childsafe. 

Department of Commerce, Related Agencies: 

—Office of the United States Trade Representative; and 

—International Trade Commission. 

Department of Commerce: 

—International Trade Administration; 

—Bureau of Industry and Security; 

—National Telecommunications and Information Administration; 

—Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction; 

—National Institute of Standards and Technology; and 

—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

Science: 

—National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and 

—National Science Foundation. 

Related Agencies: 

—United States Commission on Civil Rights; 

—Federal Communications Commission; 

—Federal Trade Commission; 

—Legal Services Corporation; 
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—Marine Mammal Commission; and 

—Securities and Exchange Commission. 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 23, 2005, the 

Committee ordered reported, en bloc, H.R. 2744, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2006, and for other purposes, with an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute, H.R. 2862, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies for 

the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, 

with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title; and the substance of H.R. 2985, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, with amendments, each 

subject to further amendment and subject to the budget allocations, 

by a recorded vote of 28–0, a quorum being present. The vote was 

as follows:

Yeas Nays 

Chairman Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Burns 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mr. Craig 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. DeWine 

Mr. Brownback 

Mr. Allard 

Mr. Byrd 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Reid 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 
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COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Paragraph 12 of the rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 

on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or 

part of any statute include ‘‘(a) the text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of 

that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and 

of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by 

stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which 

would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form 

recommended by the Committee.’’

In compliance with this rule, the following changes in existing 

law proposed to be made by this bill are shown as follows: existing 

law to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets; new matter is 

printed in italic; and existing law in which no change is proposed 

is shown in roman. 

TITLE 5—GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND 

EMPLOYEES 

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PART III—EMPLOYEES 

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SUBPART B—EMPLOYMENT AND RETENTION

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CHAPTER 31—AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT 

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SUBCHAPTER III—THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE 

* * * * * * *

§ 3151. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service 

(a) * * *

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(b)ø(1)¿ Except as provided in subsection (a), the Attorney 

General may—

ø(A)¿ (1) make applicable to the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service any of the provisions of this title applicable to applicants for or members of the Senior Executive Service; and 

ø(B)¿ (2) appoint, promote, and assign individuals to positions established within the FBI–DEA Senior Executive Service without regard to the provisions of this title governing appointments and other personnel actions in the competitive 

service. 
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ø(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an 

individual may not be selected for the FBI–DEA Senior Executive 

Service unless such individual is a career employee in the civil 

service. 

ø(B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A), ‘‘career employee in 

the civil service’’ shall have such meaning as the Attorney General, 

in consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, by regulation prescribes.¿

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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE 

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CHAPTER 45—EMERGENCY LOAN GUARANTEES TO 

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES 

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NOTE

‘‘CHAPTER 1

‘‘SEC. 101. EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. (a) 

SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the ‘Emergency Steel 

Loan Guarantee Act of 1999’. 

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‘‘(k) TERMINATION OF GUARANTEE AUTHORITY.—The authority 

of the Board to make commitments to guarantee any loan under 

this section shall terminate on December 31, ø2005¿ 2007. 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

General Administration

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 122,443 161,407 87,406 125,936 ∂3,493 ¥35,471 ∂38,530

Office of Intelligence and Policy Review ...................................................... .......................... .......................... 37,050 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥37,050

Subtotal .................................................................................................... 122,443 161,407 124,456 125,936 ∂3,493 ¥35,471 ∂1,480

Joint automated booking system ........................................................................... 19,915 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥19,915 .......................... ..........................Automated Biometric Identification System-Integrated Identification system integration ............................................................................................................ 4,987 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥4,987 .......................... ..........................Justice information sharing technology ................................................................. .......................... 181,490 135,000 135,000 ∂135,000 ¥46,490 ..........................Legal activities office automation ......................................................................... 39,969 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥39,969 .......................... ..........................Narrowband communications ................................................................................. 98,664 128,701 70,874 90,000 ¥8,664 ¥38,701 ∂19,126Administrative review and appeals ....................................................................... 201,241 216,286 215,685 216,286 ∂15,045 .......................... ∂601Detention trustee .................................................................................................... 874,160 1,222,000 1,222,000 1,222,000 ∂347,840 .......................... ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 184,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥184,000 .......................... ..........................

Office of Inspector General .................................................................................... 62,960 67,431 66,801 70,431 ∂7,471 ∂3,000 ∂3,630

Total, General administration ................................................................... 1,608,339 1,977,315 1,834,816 1,859,653 ∂251,314 ¥117,662 ∂24,837

United States Parole Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 10,496 11,300 11,200 11,000 ∂504 ¥300 ¥200

Legal Activities

General legal activities: Direct appropriation 625,722 679,661 665,821 648,245 ∂22,523 ¥31,416 ¥17,576Vaccine injury compensation trust fund (permanent) .......................................... 6,249 6,333 6,333 6,333 ∂84 .......................... ..........................Antitrust Division ................................................................................................... 138,259 144,451 144,451 144,451 ∂6,192 .......................... ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Offsetting fee collections—current year ...................................................... ¥101,000 ¥116,000 ¥116,000 ¥116,000 ¥15,000 .......................... ..........................

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. 37,259 28,451 28,451 28,451 ¥8,808 .......................... ..........................

United States Attorneys

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 1,526,849 1,626,146 1,626,146 1,572,654 ∂45,805 ¥53,492 ¥53,492United States Trustee System Fund ...................................................................... 173,602 222,577 214,402 214,402 ∂40,800 ¥8,175 ..........................

Offsetting fee collections .............................................................................. ¥168,602 ¥180,402 ¥209,402 ¥209,402 ¥40,800 ¥29,000 ..........................Interest on U.S. securities ............................................................................ ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 .......................... .......................... ..........................

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. .......................... 37,175 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥37,175 ..........................

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission ................................................................ 1,203 1,270 1,220 1,270 ∂67 .......................... ∂50

United States Marshals Service 

Salaries and expenses (non-CSE) .......................................................................... 741,941 790,255 800,255 764,199 ∂22,258 ¥26,056 ¥36,056

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 11,935 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥11,935 .......................... ..........................

Construction ........................................................................................................... 5,657 .......................... .......................... 12,000 ∂6,343 ∂12,000 ∂12,000

Total, United States Marshals Service ..................................................... 759,533 790,255 800,255 776,199 ∂16,666 ¥14,056 ¥24,056

Fees and expenses of witnesses ........................................................................... 177,585 168,000 168,000 168,000 ¥9,585 .......................... ..........................Community Relations Service ................................................................................ 9,535 9,759 9,659 9,659 ∂124 ¥100 ..........................Assets forfeiture fund ............................................................................................ 21,469 21,468 21,468 21,468 ¥1 .......................... ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... ¥40,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂40,000 .......................... ..........................

Payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund ..................................... 27,429 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥27,429 .......................... ..........................

Total, Legal activities ............................................................................... 3,152,833 3,368,518 3,327,353 3,232,279 ∂79,446 ¥136,239 ¥95,074
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Interagency Law Enforcement

Interagency crime and drug enforcement ............................................................. 553,539 661,940 506,940 440,197 ¥113,342 ¥221,743 ¥66,743

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 4,132,090 4,091,132 3,452,235 3,695,513 ¥436,577 ¥395,619 ∂243,278

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 73,991 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥73,991 .......................... ..........................

Counterintelligence and national security ............................................................. 1,003,416 1,600,000 2,288,897 1,600,000 ∂596,584 .......................... ¥688,897

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. 5,209,497 5,691,132 5,741,132 5,295,513 ∂86,016 ¥395,619 ¥445,619

Construction ........................................................................................................... 10,106 10,105 20,105 25,213 ∂15,107 ∂15,108 ∂5,108

Total, Federal Bureau of Investigation ..................................................... 5,219,603 5,701,237 5,761,237 5,320,726 ∂101,123 ¥380,511 ¥440,511

Drug Enforcement Administration

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 1,785,398 1,892,722 1,917,846 1,850,815 ∂65,417 ¥41,907 ¥67,031

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 7,648 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥7,648 .......................... ..........................Diversion control fund ................................................................................... ¥154,216 ¥198,566 ¥201,673 ¥201,673 ¥47,457 ¥3,107 ..........................

Total, Drug Enforcement Administration .................................................. 1,638,830 1,694,156 1,716,173 1,649,142 ∂10,312 ¥45,014 ¥67,031

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 878,465 803,613 923,613 923,700 ∂45,235 ∂120,087 ∂87

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 4,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥4,000 .......................... ..........................Legislative proposal ...................................................................................... .......................... 120,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥120,000 ..........................

Total, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ..................................... 882,465 923,613 923,613 923,700 ∂41,235 ∂87 ∂87

Federal Prison System

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 4,565,884 4,895,649 4,895,649 4,889,649 ∂323,765 ¥6,000 ¥6,000

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ....................................... 5,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥5,500 .......................... ..........................

Buildings and facilities ......................................................................................... 186,475 170,112 70,112 222,112 ∂35,637 ∂52,000 ∂152,000

Rescission ..................................................................................................... .......................... ¥314,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂314,000 ..........................Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ....................................... 18,600 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥18,600 .......................... ..........................

Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (limitation on administrative

expenses) ........................................................................................................... 3,366 3,365 3,365 3,365 ¥1 .......................... ..........................

Total, Federal Prison System .................................................................... 4,779,825 4,755,126 4,969,126 5,115,126 ∂335,301 ∂360,000 ∂146,000
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Violence against women office .............................................................................. 382,103 362,997 389,497 362,997 ¥19,106 .......................... ¥26,500

Office of Justice Programs

Justice assistance .................................................................................................. 224,856 1,234,977 227,466 221,000 ¥3,856 ¥1,013,977 ¥6,466

Rescission ..................................................................................................... .......................... ¥95,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂95,500 ..........................Public safety officers benefits, death benefits ............................................ .......................... 64,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥64,000 ..........................

Total, Justice assistance .......................................................................... 224,856 1,203,477 227,466 221,000 ¥3,856 ¥982,477 ¥6,466

State and local law enforcement assistance: 

Justice assistance grants ............................................................................. 625,531 .......................... 366,414 625,000 ¥531 ∂625,000 ∂258,586

Boys and Girls clubs (earmark) ........................................................... (83,865) .......................... (85,000) (¥85,000) (¥168,865) (¥85,000) (¥170,000) National Institute of Justice (earmark) ............................................... (9,866) .......................... (10,000) (¥10,000) (¥19,866) (¥10,000) (¥20,000) USA FREEDOM corps (earmark) ........................................................... (2,467) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥2,467) .......................... ..........................

Indian assistance .......................................................................................... 17,760 .......................... .......................... 15,000 ¥2,760 ∂15,000 ∂15,000

Tribal prison construction .................................................................... (4,933) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥4,933) .......................... ..........................Indian tribal courts program ............................................................... (7,893) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥7,893) .......................... ..........................Indian grants ....................................................................................... (4,933) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥4,933) .......................... ..........................

State criminal alien assistance program ..................................................... 300,926 .......................... 405,000 170,000 ¥130,926 ∂170,000 ¥235,000Southwest border prosecutors ....................................................................... 29,599 .......................... 30,000 30,000 ∂401 ∂30,000 ..........................Byrne grants (discretionary) ......................................................................... 167,756 .......................... 110,000 177,000 ∂9,244 ∂177,000 ∂67,000Drug courts ................................................................................................... 39,466 .......................... 40,000 25,000 ¥14,466 ∂25,000 ¥15,000Other crime control programs ....................................................................... 5,903 .......................... 871 1,850 ¥4,053 ∂1,850 ∂979Assistance for victims of trafficking ............................................................ 9,866 .......................... 10,000 2,000 ¥7,866 ∂2,000 ¥8,000Prescription drug monitoring ........................................................................ 9,866 .......................... 10,000 .......................... ¥9,866 .......................... ¥10,000Prison rape prevention .................................................................................. 36,506 .......................... 40,000 1,500 ¥35,006 ∂1,500 ¥38,500State prison drug treatment ......................................................................... 24,666 .......................... 25,000 15,000 ¥9,666 ∂15,000 ¥10,000Intelligence sharing ...................................................................................... 10,359 .......................... 10,359 6,000 ¥4,359 ∂6,000 ¥4,359Cannabis eradication .................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 11,600 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥11,600Capital litigation ........................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 10,000 1,000 ∂1,000 ∂1,000 ¥9,000
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Crime victims rights ..................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... 4,000 ∂4,000 ∂4,000 ∂4,000Terrorism/intelligence training ...................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... 5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000 ∂5,000Associated outlays ........................................................................................ .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, State and local law enforcement ................................................... 1,278,204 .......................... 1,069,244 1,078,350 ¥199,854 ∂1,078,350 ∂9,106

Weed and seed program fund ............................................................................... 61,172 .......................... 50,000 50,280 ¥10,892 ∂50,280 ∂280Community oriented policing services: 

Hiring ............................................................................................................. 9,866 .......................... .......................... 2,000 ¥7,866 ∂2,000 ∂2,000Training and technical assistance ............................................................... 14,800 7,000 .......................... 14,000 ¥800 ∂7,000 ∂14,000Bullet proof vests .......................................................................................... 24,666 .......................... 30,000 27,000 ∂2,334 ∂27,000 ¥3,000Tribal law enforcement ................................................................................. 19,733 51,600 38,000 20,000 ∂267 ¥31,600 ¥18,000Meth hot spots .............................................................................................. 51,854 20,000 94,000 60,100 ∂8,246 ∂40,100 ¥33,900Police corps ................................................................................................... 14,800 .......................... .......................... 10,000 ¥4,800 ∂10,000 ∂10,000COPS technology ........................................................................................... 136,763 .......................... 120,000 137,000 ∂237 ∂137,000 ∂17,000Interoperable communications ...................................................................... 98,664 .......................... .......................... 37,500 ¥61,164 ∂37,500 ∂37,500Criminal records upgrade ............................................................................. 24,666 .......................... 27,500 20,000 ¥4,666 ∂20,000 ¥7,500DNA backlog/crime lab ................................................................................. 108,531 .......................... 177,057 89,500 ¥19,031 ∂89,500 ¥87,557Paul Coverdell forensics science .................................................................. 14,800 .......................... .......................... 22,000 ∂7,200 ∂22,000 ∂22,000Crime identification technology .................................................................... 28,070 .......................... .......................... 30,000 ∂1,930 ∂30,000 ∂30,000Offender reentry ............................................................................................ 9,866 .......................... 10,000 3,000 ¥6,866 ∂3,000 ¥7,000Safe schools initiative .................................................................................. 4,268 .......................... .......................... 5,000 ∂732 ∂5,000 ∂5,000Police integrity grants ................................................................................... 7,400 10,000 .......................... 7,500 ∂100 ¥2,500 ∂7,500Reduce gang violence ................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 60,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥60,000Management and administration ................................................................. 29,599 29,181 .......................... 30,487 ∂888 ∂1,306 ∂30,487Undesigned .................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 10,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥10,000Rescission ..................................................................................................... .......................... ¥115,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂115,000 ..........................Associated outlays ........................................................................................ .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Community oriented policing services ........................................... 598,346 2,781 566,557 515,087 ¥83,259 ∂512,306 ¥51,470

Juvenile justice programs ...................................................................................... 379,045 .......................... 333,712 350,000 ¥29,045 ∂350,000 ∂16,288Public safety officers benefits: 

Death benefits ............................................................................................... 63,054 .......................... 64,000 64,000 ∂946 ∂64,000 ..........................Disability and education benefits ................................................................. 6,324 .......................... 8,948 8,948 ∂2,624 ∂8,948 ..........................

Total, Public safety officers benefits program ........................................ 69,378 .......................... 72,948 72,948 ∂3,570 ∂72,948 ..........................Total, Office of Justice Programs ............................................................. 2,611,001 1,206,258 2,319,927 2,287,665 ¥323,336 ∂1,081,407 ¥32,262

United States Attorneys (Sec. 107) ....................................................................... 14,800 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥14,800 .......................... ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Assets forfeiture fund (sec. 109) (rescission) ....................................................... .......................... ¥62,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂62,000 ..........................

Total, title I, Department of Justice ......................................................... 20,853,834 20,600,460 21,759,882 21,202,485 ∂348,651 ∂602,025 ¥557,397

Appropriations .................................................................................. (20,588,160) (21,186,960) (21,759,882) (21,202,485) (∂614,325) (∂15,525) (¥557,397) Rescissions ...................................................................................... .......................... (¥586,500) .......................... .......................... .......................... (∂586,500) ..........................Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (265,674) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥265,674) .......................... ..........................

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

RELATED AGENCIES

Office of the United States Trade Representative

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 40,997 38,779 44,779 40,997 .......................... ∂2,218 ¥3,782

National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinating Council

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 1,973 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥1,973 .......................... ..........................

International Trade Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 60,876 65,278 62,752 62,752 ∂1,876 ¥2,526 ..........................

Total, Related agencies ............................................................................ 103,846 104,057 107,531 103,749 ¥97 ¥308 ¥3,782

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Operations and administration .............................................................................. 396,257 408,925 406,925 409,625 ∂13,368 ∂700 ∂2,700

Offsetting fee collections .............................................................................. ¥8,000 ¥13,000 ¥13,000 ¥8,000 .......................... ∂5,000 ∂5,000

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. 388,257 395,925 393,925 401,625 ∂13,368 ∂5,700 ∂7,700
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Bureau of Industry and Security

Operations and administration .............................................................................. 60,376 77,000 62,233 77,000 ∂16,624 .......................... ∂14,767

CWC enforcement .......................................................................................... 7,104 .......................... 14,767 .......................... ¥7,104 .......................... ¥14,767

Total, Bureau of Industry and Security .................................................... 67,480 77,000 77,000 77,000 ∂9,520 .......................... ..........................

Economic Development Administration

Economic development assistance programs ........................................................ 253,985 .......................... 200,985 283,985 ∂30,000 ∂283,985 ∂83,000Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 30,075 26,584 26,584 30,939 ∂864 ∂4,355 ∂4,355

Total, Economic Development Administration .......................................... 284,060 26,584 227,569 314,924 ∂30,864 ∂288,340 ∂87,355

Economic Development Challenge

Strengthening America’s Communities grant program (legislative proposal) ...... .......................... 3,710,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥3,710,000 ..........................

Minority Business Development Agency

Minority business development .............................................................................. 29,500 30,727 30,024 30,727 ∂1,227 .......................... ∂703

Total, Trade and Infrastructure Development .......................................... 873,143 4,344,293 836,049 928,025 ∂54,882 ¥3,416,268 ∂91,976

ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Economic and Statistical Analysis

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 78,931 85,277 80,304 81,283 ∂2,352 ¥3,994 ∂979

Bureau of the Census

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 196,110 220,029 198,029 183,029 ¥13,081 ¥37,000 ¥15,000Periodic censuses and programs ........................................................................... 548,688 657,356 614,208 544,356 ¥4,332 ¥113,000 ¥69,852

Total, Bureau of the Census .................................................................... 744,798 877,385 812,237 727,385 ¥17,413 ¥150,000 ¥84,852

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 17,200 21,450 17,716 20,255 ∂3,055 ¥1,195 ∂2,539Public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction ........................ 21,478 2,000 2,000 22,000 ∂522 ∂20,000 ∂20,000Information Infrastructure grants .......................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... 15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000 ∂15,000

Total, National Telecommunications and Information Administration .... 38,678 23,450 19,716 57,255 ∂18,577 ∂33,805 ∂37,539

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Current year fee funding ....................................................................................... 1,336,000 1,703,300 1,703,300 1,703,300 ∂367,300 .......................... ..........................
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Spending from new fees (proposed legislation) .................................................... 208,754 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥208,754 .......................... ..........................

Total, Patent and Trademark Office ......................................................... 1,544,754 1,703,300 1,703,300 1,703,300 ∂158,546 .......................... ..........................Offsetting fee collections ......................................................................... ¥1,336,000 ¥1,703,300 ¥1,703,300 ¥1,703,300 ¥367,300 .......................... ..........................Total, Economic and Information Infrastructure ...................................... 1,071,161 986,112 912,257 865,923 ¥205,238 ¥120,189 ¥46,334

Departmental Management

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 47,466 53,532 47,466 49,605 ∂2,139 ¥3,927 ∂2,139Travel and tourism ................................................................................................. 9,866 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥9,866 .......................... ..........................Office of Inspector General .................................................................................... 21,371 22,758 22,758 22,758 ∂1,387 .......................... ..........................HCHB renovation and modernization ..................................................................... .......................... 30,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥30,000 ..........................Steel Loan authorization (Sec. 204) ...................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Departmental management ............................................................ 78,703 106,290 70,224 72,363 ¥6,340 ¥33,927 ∂2,139Total, Department of Commerce, Non-Science ........................................ 1,919,161 5,332,638 1,710,999 1,762,562 ¥156,599 ¥3,570,076 ∂51,563Total, title II, Department of Commerce, Non-Science, and related 

agencies ............................................................................................... 2,023,007 5,436,695 1,818,530 1,866,311 ¥156,696 ¥3,570,384 ∂47,781

Appropriations .................................................................................. (2,023,007) (5,436,695) (1,818,530) (1,866,311) (¥156,696) (¥3,570,384) (∂47,781) (By transfer) .................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................(Transfer out) ................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Department of Commerce & Related Agencies ............................. 6,653,859 9,554,079 5,752,734 7,186,811 ∂532,952 ¥2,367,268 ∂1,434,077
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TITLE III—SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of Technology Policy

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 6,460 4,200 6,460 .......................... ¥6,460 ¥4,200 ¥6,460

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Scientific and technical research and services .................................................... 378,764 426,267 397,744 399,869 ∂21,105 ¥26,398 ∂2,125 

(Transfer out) ................................................................................................ .......................... (¥9,000) (¥1,000) (3,000) (∂3,000) (∂12,000) (∂4,000) 

Industrial technology services ............................................................................... 247,943 46,800 106,000 246,000 ¥1,943 ∂199,200 ∂140,000Construction of research facilities ........................................................................ 72,518 58,898 45,000 198,631 ∂126,113 ∂139,733 ∂153,631Working capital fund (by transfer) ........................................................................ .......................... (9,000) (1,000) (3,000) (∂3,000) (¥6,000) (∂2,000)

Total, National Institute of Standards and Technology ........................... 699,225 531,965 548,744 844,500 ∂145,275 ∂312,535 ∂295,756

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Operations, research, and facilities ...................................................................... 2,766,612 2,528,168 2,394,000 3,199,983 ∂433,371 ∂671,815 ∂805,983 

(By transfer from Promote and Develop Fund) ............................................ (65,000) (77,000) (77,000) (62,000) (¥3,000) (¥15,000) (¥15,000) By transfer from Coastal zone management ............................................... 2,960 3,000 3,000 3,000 ∂40 .......................... ..........................Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ....................................... 16,900 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥16,900 .......................... ..........................Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 7,070 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥7,070 .......................... ..........................

Total, Operations, research, and facilities ............................................... 2,793,542 2,531,168 2,397,000 3,202,983 ∂409,441 ∂671,815 ∂805,983

Procurement, acquisition and construction ........................................................... 1,039,365 965,051 936,000 1,195,017 ∂155,652 ∂229,966 ∂259,017

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 109–13) ......................................... 10,170 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥10,170 .......................... ..........................Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ....................................... 3,800 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥3,800 .......................... ..........................

Pacific coastal salmon recovery ............................................................................ 88,798 90,000 50,000 90,000 ∂1,202 .......................... ∂40,000Coastal zone management fund ............................................................................ ¥3,000 ¥3,000 ¥3,000 ¥3,000 .......................... .......................... ..........................Fishermen’s contingency fund ............................................................................... 492 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥492 .......................... ..........................Fisheries finance program account ....................................................................... ¥8,000 ¥2,000 ¥1,000 ¥9,000 ¥1,000 ¥7,000 ¥8,000

Total, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ....................... 3,925,167 3,581,219 3,379,000 4,476,000 ∂550,833 ∂894,781 ∂1,097,000Total, Science and Technology, Department of Commerce ...................... 4,630,852 4,117,384 3,934,204 5,320,500 ∂689,648 ∂1,203,116 ∂1,386,296

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Science, aeronautics and exploration .................................................................... 7,680,610 9,661,000 9,725,750 9,761,000 ∂2,080,390 ∂100,000 ∂35,250

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) ....................................... 126,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥126,000 .......................... ..........................

Exploration capabilities .......................................................................................... 8,358,443 6,763,000 6,712,900 6,603,000 ¥1,755,443 ¥160,000 ¥109,900
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Office of Inspector General .................................................................................... 31,347 32,400 32,400 32,400 ∂1,053 .......................... ..........................

Total, NASA ............................................................................................... 16,196,400 16,456,400 16,471,050 16,396,400 ∂200,000 ¥60,000 ¥74,650

National Science Foundation

Research and related activities (non-defense) ..................................................... 4,153,100 4,265,980 4,310,000 4,277,693 ∂124,593 ∂11,713 ¥32,307

Defense function ........................................................................................... 67,456 67,520 67,520 67,520 ∂64 .......................... ..........................

Major research equipment and facilities construction ......................................... 173,650 250,000 193,350 193,350 ∂19,700 ¥56,650 ..........................Education and human resources ........................................................................... 841,421 737,000 807,000 747,000 ¥94,421 ∂10,000 ¥60,000Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 223,200 269,000 250,000 229,896 ∂6,696 ¥39,104 ¥20,104National Science Board .......................................................................................... 3,968 4,000 4,000 4,000 ∂32 .......................... ..........................Office of Inspector General .................................................................................... 10,029 11,500 11,500 11,500 ∂1,471 .......................... ..........................

Total, National Science Foundation .......................................................... 5,472,824 5,605,000 5,643,370 5,530,959 ∂58,135 ¥74,041 ¥112,411

Executive Office of the President

Office of Science and Technology Policy ............................................................... 6,328 5,564 5,564 5,564 ¥764 .......................... ..........................

General Provisions

Florida grouper (sec. 218) ..................................................................................... 345 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥345 .......................... ..........................

Total, title III, Science .............................................................................. 26,306,749 26,184,348 26,054,188 27,253,423 ∂946,674 ∂1,069,075 ∂1,199,235

Appropriations .................................................................................. (26,160,049) (26,184,348) (26,054,188) (27,253,423) (∂1,093,374) (∂1,069,075) (∂1,199,235) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (146,700) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥146,700) .......................... ..........................

TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES

Antitrust Modernization Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 1,172 1,620 1,172 .......................... ¥1,172 ¥1,620 ¥1,172
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Commission on Civil Rights

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 8,975 9,096 9,096 9,000 ∂25 ¥96 ¥96

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 326,803 331,228 331,228 331,228 ∂4,425 .......................... ..........................

Federal Communications Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 281,085 304,057 289,771 297,370 ∂16,285 ¥6,687 ∂7,599

Offsetting fee collections—current year ...................................................... ¥280,098 ¥299,234 ¥288,771 ¥296,370 ¥16,272 ∂2,864 ¥7,599

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. 987 4,823 1,000 1,000 ∂13 ¥3,823 ..........................

Federal Trade Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 204,327 211,000 211,000 211,000 ∂6,673 .......................... ..........................

Offsetting fee collections—current year ...................................................... ¥101,000 ¥116,000 ¥116,000 ¥116,000 ¥15,000 .......................... ..........................Offsetting fee collections, telephone database ............................................ ¥21,901 ¥23,000 ¥23,000 ¥23,000 ¥1,099 .......................... ..........................

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. 81,426 72,000 72,000 72,000 ¥9,426 .......................... ..........................

Legal Services Corporation

Payment to the Legal Services Corporation .......................................................... 330,803 318,250 330,803 324,527 ¥6,276 ∂6,277 ¥6,276

Marine Mammal Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 1,865 1,925 1,865 2,000 ∂135 ∂75 ∂135

National Veterans Business Development Corporation

National Veterans Business Development Corporation ......................................... 1,973 .......................... .......................... 2,000 ∂27 ∂2,000 ∂2,000

Securities and Exchange Commission

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 901,567 888,117 888,117 888,117 ¥13,450 .......................... ..........................Prior year unobligated balances ............................................................................ ¥57,000 ¥25,000 ¥25,000 ¥25,000 ∂32,000 .......................... ..........................

Direct appropriation .................................................................................. 844,567 863,117 863,117 863,117 ∂18,550 .......................... ..........................

Small Business Administration

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 318,029 307,159 304,588 336,084 ∂18,055 ∂28,925 ∂31,496Office of Inspector General .................................................................................... 12,840 14,500 13,500 14,500 ∂1,660 .......................... ∂1,000Surety bond guarantees revolving fund ................................................................ 2,861 3,000 2,861 3,000 ∂139 .......................... ∂139
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

Business Loans Program Account: 

Direct loans subsidy ..................................................................................... 1,435 .......................... 1,000 2,000 ∂565 ∂2,000 ∂1,000Administrative expenses ............................................................................... 124,961 129,000 204,093 126,653 ∂1,692 ¥2,347 ¥77,440

Total, Business loans program account .................................................. 126,396 129,000 205,093 128,653 ∂2,257 ¥347 ¥76,440

Disaster Loans Program Account: 

Direct loans subsidy ..................................................................................... .......................... 83,335 79,538 83,335 ∂83,335 .......................... ∂3,797

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) .............................. 501,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥501,000 .......................... ..........................

Administrative expenses ............................................................................... 111,648 56,000 49,716 56,000 ¥55,648 .......................... ∂6,284

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 108–324) .............................. 428,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥428,000 .......................... ..........................

Universal Service Fund, OIG .................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, Disaster loans program account .................................................... 1,040,648 139,335 129,254 139,335 ¥901,313 .......................... ∂10,081Total, Small Business Administration ...................................................... 1,500,774 592,994 655,296 621,572 ¥879,202 ∂28,578 ¥33,724

State Justice Institute

Salaries and expenses ........................................................................................... 2,578 .......................... 2,000 5,000 ∂2,422 ∂5,000 ∂3,000

Total, title IV, Related agencies ............................................................... 3,101,923 2,195,053 2,267,577 2,231,444 ¥870,479 ∂36,391 ¥36,133

Appropriations .................................................................................. (2,172,923) (2,195,053) (2,267,577) (2,231,444) (∂58,521) (∂36,391) (¥36,133) Emergency appropriations ............................................................... (929,000) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥929,000) .......................... ..........................

TITLE VI—RESCISSIONS

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

General Administration

Working capital fund (rescission) .......................................................................... ¥60,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂60,000 .......................... ..........................
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Counterterrorism fund (rescission) ........................................................................ .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥11,000 ¥11,000 ¥11,000 ¥11,000

Subtotal, General Administration ............................................................. ¥60,000 .......................... .......................... ¥11,000 ∂49,000 ¥11,000 ¥11,000

Legal Activities

Assets forfeiture fund (rescission) ........................................................................ ¥61,800 .......................... ¥62,000 ¥82,000 ¥20,200 ¥82,000 ¥20,000

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Tour (rescission) ..................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥30,000 ¥30,000 ¥30,000 ¥30,000Trilogy (rescission) ................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥73,502 ¥73,502 ¥73,502 ¥73,502

Office of Justice Programs

Justice assistance (rescission) .............................................................................. ¥1,619 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂1,619 .......................... ..........................State & local law enforcement assistance (rescission) ........................................ ¥29,380 .......................... ¥38,500 .......................... ∂29,380 .......................... ∂38,500Community oriented policing services (rescission) ............................................... ¥99,000 .......................... ¥86,500 .......................... ∂99,000 .......................... ∂86,500Juvenile justice programs (rescission) .................................................................. ¥3,500 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂3,500 .......................... ..........................

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Industrial technology services (rescission) ............................................................ ¥3,900 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂3,900 .......................... ..........................

Departmental Management

Emergency steel guaranteed loan program account (rescission) ......................... .......................... ¥50,168 ¥35,000 .......................... .......................... ∂50,168 ∂35,000

RELATED AGENCIES

Federal Communications Commission

Salaries and expenses (rescission) ....................................................................... ¥12,000 .......................... .......................... .......................... ∂12,000 .......................... ..........................

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Across-the-board cut (.54 percent) (rescission) (sec. 640) .................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, title VI, Rescissions ........................................................................ ¥271,199 ¥50,168 ¥222,000 ¥196,502 ∂74,697 ¥146,334 ∂25,498Grand total: 

New budget (obligational) authority ............................................... 52,014,314 54,366,388 51,678,177 52,357,161 ∂342,847 ¥2,009,227 ∂678,984

Appropriations ......................................................................... (50,944,139) (55,003,056) (51,900,177) (52,553,663) (∂1,609,524) (¥2,449,393) (∂653,486) Emergency appropriations ...................................................... (1,341,374) .......................... .......................... .......................... (¥1,341,374) .......................... ..........................Rescissions ............................................................................. (¥271,199) (¥636,668) (¥222,000) (¥196,502) (∂74,697) (∂440,166) (∂25,498) 

(Transfer out) ................................................................................... .......................... (¥9,000) (¥1,000) (3,000) (∂3,000) (∂12,000) (∂4,000) 
136

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Continued

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2005 appropriation Budget estimate House allowance Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation compared

with (∂ or ¥) 

2005

appropriation Budget estimate House allowance 

(By transfer) .................................................................................... (65,000) (86,000) (78,000) (65,000) .......................... (¥21,000) (¥13,000) 

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