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Calendar No. 259 

110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 110–124 

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE AND JUSTICE, SCIENCE, 

AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2008 

JUNE 29, 2007.—Ordered to be printed 

Ms. MIKULSKI, from the Committee on Appropriations, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany S. 1745] 

The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1745) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 

science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2008, and for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass. 

Total obligational authority, fiscal year 2008 

Total of bill as reported to the Senate .................... $56,029,430,000 

Amount of 2007 appropriations ............................... 52,482,417,000 

Amount of 2008 budget estimate ............................ 52,849,952,000 

Bill as recommended to Senate compared to— 

2007 appropriations .......................................... ∂3,547,013,000 

2008 budget estimate ........................................ ∂3,179,478,000 
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C O N T E N T S 

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Background: 

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

Summary of the Bill ......................................................................................... 3 

Transparency in Congressional Directives ..................................................... 6 

Budgetary Impact of the Bill ........................................................................... 10 

Title I: Department of Commerce ........................................................................... 11 

Title II: Department of Justice ............................................................................... 54 

Title III: Science ...................................................................................................... 100 

Title IV: 

Related Agencies: 

Commission on Civil Rights ..................................................................... 123 

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ........................................ 123 

International Trade Commission ............................................................. 124 

Legal Services Corporation ....................................................................... 124 

Marine Mammal Commission .................................................................. 125 

Office of the United States Trade Representative .................................. 125 

State Justice Institute .............................................................................. 126 

Title V: General Provisions ..................................................................................... 127 

Title VI: Rescissions ................................................................................................ 130 

Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate .......................................................................................................................... 132 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 133 

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

Senate ................................................................................................................... 134 
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PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The bill provides funding for: (1) the Department of Commerce 

and its bureaus, and administrations: the International Trade Administration [ITA], the Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS], the 

Economic Development Administration [EDA], the Bureau of the 

Census, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration [NTIA], the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [PTO], the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST], and the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]; (2) the 

Department of Justice; (3) several independent science agencies: 

Office of Science and Technology Policy [OSTP], the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA], the National Science 

Foundation [NSF]; and (4) several related commissions and agencies: the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC], the International Trade Commission [ITC], the Legal Services Corporation [LSC], the Marine Mammal Commission, the U.S. Trade Representative [USTR], and the 

State Justice Institute [SJI]. 

SUMMARY OF THE BILL

The Committee recommends total appropriations of 

$54,646,000,000 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 

science, and related agencies for fiscal year 2008. Of this amount, 

$54,418,000,000 is for discretionary programs, which is 

$3,179,478,000 above the President’s budget request. 

Security.—First and foremost, this bill protects our Nation and 

our communities from terrorism and violent crime. 

Counterterrorism.—The bill funds the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], our country’s domestic counterterrorism agency. The 

Committee recommendation fully supports the FBI’s lead role in securing domestic national security by safeguarding the United 

States against weapons of mass destruction, terrorist attacks, and 

internal espionage. Accordingly, the recommendation supports initiatives totaling $132,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level to 

improve intelligence, including the addition of agents devoted to 

counterterrorism efforts. Through the Committee’s full support, 

agents will be provided with the tools to improve intelligence driven investigations and enhance human presence in intelligence 

gathering. 

A key FBI security mission is to prevent the use of weapons of 

mass destruction on U.S. soil. The Committee supports this effort 

with an increase of $19,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level to 

enhance the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate, providing 

the FBI with significant resources to detect, identify, and track individuals that post threats to the United States. Further, the Committee fully supports the FBI in its efforts to save potentially mil-
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lions of lives by improving its ability to dismantle dirty bombs 

through its Render Safe program. 

Fighting Violent Crime.—Violent crime is on the rise in the 

United States. The FBI’s recent Uniform Crime Report detailed a 

1.3 percent increase in violent crime in 2006, following a 2.3 percent increase in 2005. Nearly every region of the country, including 

large, medium-sized, and small communities, has been affected. 

The Committee has been deeply troubled by the President’s 

budget proposals to reduce Federal resources to fight, and to help 

State and local communities fight, violent crime. In the budget request, the President once again proposed dramatic cuts to funding 

for State and local law enforcement. The Committee rejects this reduction, and instead, recommends a total of $2,655,100,000 for 

State and local enforcement, which is $1,550,000,000 above the 

President’s request. The Committee’s recommendation includes 

$550,000,000 for Community Oriented Policing Services [COPS] 

and $1,400,000,000 for Edward Byrne grants. 

The President’s budget also proposed to reduce by 100 the number of FBI agents who work to combat violent crime. The bill restores this cut. The Committee also recommends $51,000,000 above 

the President’s budget request to lift the current hiring freeze on 

Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] agents and to bolster 

DEA’s partnerships with State and local law enforcement. Both of 

these initiatives are critical to combating the scourge of illegal 

drugs in our communities. Finally, the Committee recommends 

funds for targeted investments to help communities fight and prevent crime, combat gangs and illegal drug activity that destroys 

communities. 

Fighting Crimes Against Children.—The Committee has provided 

substantial resources to protect our children from predators. The 

recommendation includes $313,000,000 for Department of Justice 

efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute crimes against children. This recommendation fully supports the critical Adam Walsh 

Child Protection and Safety Act, and includes $8,000,000 above the 

President’s budget request for new FBI agents dedicated to fighting 

Internet crimes against children. 

Competitiveness.—This bill makes critical investments in scientific research and technology to improve America’s competitiveness. The Committee has followed the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm,’’ 

making significant investments in our science agencies that will 

pay dividends for our future. 

Research.—The Committee recommends funding for research 

that will create new products and processes that support job creation. Specifically, the Committee recommends investing over 

$500,000,000 in the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] for highly leveraged basic research that will contribute to the development of new innovative products and processes. The Committee also provides over $5,100,000,000 for basic 

research through the National Science Foundation [NSF]. 

Education.—The ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’ report emphasized that the future of U.S. competitiveness rests on our Nation’s ability to train the next generation of scientists and engineers. For this reason, the Committee has invested over 
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$850,000,000 in National Science Foundation [NSF] education and 

training programs, a $100,000,000 increase above the President’s 

request. This is a critical investment to ensure that our Nation 

leads the world in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from kindergarten to post graduate levels. 

Investing in an Innovation Friendly Government.—The bill provides important funding to ensure that we have a Government that 

protects our inventions. The Committee recommends the full budget request of $1,915,500,000 for the Patent and Trademark Office 

[PTO] to protect the intellectual property of our inventors. The 

Committee has been troubled by the backlog of patent applications 

and the time it takes to process them. This year, the backlog could 

reach 800,000, and it now takes over 2 years before the PTO will 

take first action on an application. The PTO’s operations are not 

keeping pace with innovation. Processing times are getting worse, 

labor-management relations are complicated and difficult, and recruitment and retention are problematic. The Committee’s recommendations include management reforms to reduce this backlog, 

including additional training for patent examiners and adoption of 

management reforms. In addition, the bill provides $13,000,000 above the President’s 

request for the FBI to enforce intellectual property laws, 

$5,000,000 above the President’s request for the International 

Trade Administration [ITA] to improve enforcement of our trade 

agreements, and $3,500,000 above the President’s request for the 

United States Trade Representative [USTR] to ensure greater intellectual property protections in negotiating our trade agreements. 

Investing in a Healthy Planet Earth.—The Committee’s recommendations include approximately $3,000,000,000 to provide the 

research and technology development that is critical to our understanding and prediction of changes in the Earth’s climate and 

oceans. This information also provides a foundation upon which 

policy makers can base their decisions on pressing issues such as 

global climate change and energy policy. 

Climate Change.—The Committee is extremely concerned that 

the President’s budget request does not address the looming loss of 

earth observations from satellites. Several satellites that provide 

critical climate and weather information are on borrowed time, but 

the budget request does not include plans for continuity of this important data. Furthermore, the recent National Research Council 

decadal survey ‘‘Earth Science and Applications from Space: Urgent 

Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nation’’ detailed 17 critical 

missions necessary to study climate, weather, and other aspects of 

our planet to provide warning and predictions. The Committee has 

recommended significant funds above the President’s budget request to address these critical needs, for example: $25,000,000 for 

studies to initiate the decadal survey missions; and $35,000,000 

above the President’s request to restore critical climate and Earth 

observation sensors on satellites in development. 

Oceans.—Oceans contribute an estimated $120,000,000,000 to 

our economy each year and support over 2 million jobs. Investments to protect and understand our oceans provide enormous 

value to our taxpayers. Accordingly, the Committee recommends 

nearly $800,000,000 to implement the recommendations for the 
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Joint Ocean Commission Initiative’s recent report ‘‘From Sea to 

Shining Sea,’’ which recommended robust funding for ocean research, education, observation, and exploration. 

Finally, the Committee recommends the creation an Associate 

Director for Earth Science and Applications within the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy to coordinate all Federal efforts to 

better understand and predict changes in the Earth’s climate and 

oceans. 

Accountability and Oversight.—The Committee is extremely concerned about the persistent pattern of cost overruns and schedule 

slippages on major projects and missions carried out by the agencies within this bill. In addition, recent reports have exposed a culture within many agencies that exhibits a lack of accountability 

and oversight of grant funding. 

Therefore, the Committee has recommended two bill-wide provisions to ensure greater oversight and fiscal responsibility of taxpayer dollars. First, the bill requires each agency to notify the 

Committee immediately upon identification of program cost overruns greater than 10 percent. Second, a provision requires the Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 

NASA, and NSF to conduct reviews of grant and contract funds to 

ensure funds are being spent appropriately. 

Finally, the Committee intends to work with the Government Accountability Office [GAO] to begin annual reviews of selected large 

scale acquisition and construction projects. Specifically, the Committee requests that GAO develop a plan for ongoing reviews of 

such projects, with reports to the Committee on a biannual basis. 

Agencies shall provide access to all necessary data, as determined 

by GAO, in order for the reviews to be completed and provided in 

a timely manner to the Committee. The Committee believes that 

these project status reports will be very valuable in identifying cost 

overrun and schedule slippage problems early, so they can be addressed immediately. 

TRANSPARENCY IN CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES

On January 18, 2007, the Senate passed S. 1, The Legislative 

Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007, by a vote of 96–2. 

While the Committee awaits final action on this legislation, the 

chairman and ranking member of the Committee issued interim requirements to ensure that the goals of S. 1 are in place for the appropriations bills for fiscal year 2008. 

The Constitution vests in the Congress the power of the purse. 

The Committee believes strongly that Congress should make the 

decisions on how to allocate the people’s money. In order to improve transparency and accountability in the process of approving 

earmarks (as defined in S. 1) in appropriations measures, each 

Committee report includes, for each earmark: 

—(1) the name of the Member(s) making the request, and where 

appropriate, the President; 

—(2) the name and location of the intended recipient or, if there 

is no specifically intended recipient, the intended location of 

the activity; and 

—(3) the purpose of such earmark. 
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The term ‘‘congressional earmark’’ means a provision or report 

language included primarily at the request of a Senator, providing, 

authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary 

budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for 

a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative, formula-driven, or competitive award process. 

For each earmark, a Member is required to provide a certification that neither the Member (nor his or her spouse) has a pecuniary interest in such earmark, consistent with Senate Rule 

XXXVII(4). Such certifications are available to the public at http:// 

appropriations.senate.gov/senators.cfm or go to appropriations.senate.gov and click on ‘‘Members’’. 

REPROGRAMMINGS, REORGANIZATIONS, AND RELOCATIONS

Section 505 contained in the ‘‘General Provisions’’ of title V 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 report or, in the absence of direction from the Committee on Appropriations, from the specific purposes provided for in the administration’s budget request. Each 

title of the bill has also 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 under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction. 

The Committee expects each department and agency to closely 

follow the reprogramming procedures listed in section 505, which 

are similar to provisions that applied in statute during fiscal year 

2006. These procedures apply to funds provided under this act, or 

provided under previous appropriations acts that remain available 

for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from 

any accounts in the Treasury available to the agencies funded by 

this act. Section 505 requires that the Committee on Appropriations be notified by letter, at least 15 days prior to: Reprogramming 

of funds, whether permanent or temporary, in excess of $500,000 

or 10 percent, whichever is less, between programs, projects or activities. This provision is also applicable in cases where several activities are involved with each receiving less than $500,000. In addition, the Committee is to be notified of reprogramming actions 

which are less than these amounts if such actions would have the 

effect of committing the agency to significant funding requirements 

in future years; increasing funds or personnel by any means for 

any project or activity for which funds have been previously denied 

or restricted by Congress; creating new programs, offices, agencies 

or commissions or substantially augmenting existing programs, offices, agencies or commissions; relocating offices or employees; reorganizing offices, programs, or activities. 

The Committee also expects that any items that are subject to 

interpretation will be reported. The Committee is concerned that, 

in some instances, the departments or agencies funded within this 

appropriations act are not adhering to the Committee’s reprogram-
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ming guidelines that are clearly set forth in this report and in section 505 of the accompanying bill. The Committee expects that each 

department and agency funded in the bill will follow these notification policies precisely and will not reallocate resources or reorganize activities prior to submitting the required notifications to the 

Committee. 

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 throughout this report and tables accompanying the bill. The process is intended to provide flexibility to 

meet changing circumstances and emergency requirements of agencies, if there is agreement between the executive branch and the 

Congress that such a change is warranted. Reprogramming procedures provide a means to agree on adjustments, if necessary, during a fiscal year, and to ensure that the Committee is kept apprised of instances where nonappropriated 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 will have no choice but to include specific program limitations and details legislatively. Under these circumstances, programs, projects, and activities become absolutes and the executive 

branch shall lose the ability to propose changes in the use of appropriated funds through the reprogramming process between programs, projects, and activities without seeking some form of legislative action. 

The Committee expects the executive branch departments to 

manage their programs, projects and activities within the levels appropriated. Reprogramming or transfer requests shall be submitted 

only in the case of an unforeseen emergency or situation that could 

not have been anticipated when formulating the budget request for 

the current fiscal year. Further, the Committee notes that when a 

department or agency submits a reprogramming or transfer request to the Committees on Appropriations, and does not receive 

identical responses from the House and Senate, it is the responsibility of the department or agency seeking the reprogramming to 

reconcile the differences between the two bodies before proceeding. 

If reconciliation is not possible, the items in disagreement in the 

reprogramming or transfer request shall be considered unapproved. 

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS

The Committee directs that all departments and agencies funded 

within this bill shall submit all of their fiscal year 2008 budget justifications concurrently with the official submission of the administration’s budget to Congress. Further, all departments and agencies 

with classified programs are directed to submit their classified 

budget justification documents to the Senate Committee on Appropriations, through, appropriate means at the same time the unclassified budget justifications are transmitted. 

These justifications shall include a sufficient level of detailed 

data, exhibits and explanatory statements to support the appro-
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priations requests, including tables that outline each agency programs, projects, and activities for fiscal years 2007 and 2008. The 

Committee directs the chief financial officer of each department or 

agency under the subcommittees jurisdiction to ensure that adequate justification is given to each increase, decrease, staffing and 

function change proposed in the fiscal year 2009 budget, particularly within the departmental operations and management accounts. 

The Committee is concerned that many of the budget submissions are inadequate and necessitate multiple requests for additional information. This process is inefficient and unnecessarily 

delays access to information that is fundamental to the work of the 

Committee. The Committee expects that the fiscal year 2009 submission will include sufficient detail to justify all programs, 

projects and activities contained in each department, agency or 

commission budget request. Budget justifications are prepared not 

for the use of the agencies, but are the primary tool of the Committee to evaluate the resource requirements and proposals requested by the administration. The Committee expects all departments and agencies covered under this act to consult with the 

Committee on this issue prior to the submission of the fiscal year 

2009 budget request and justification materials. 

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT (E-GOV) INITIATIVES

The administration is seeking funds for various E-Gov initiatives 

in the fiscal year 2008 budget requests for the departments, agencies, and commissions receiving appropriations in this act. In many 

cases, the development of information technology [IT] systems for 

various E-Gov initiatives, including the so-called ‘‘lines of business’’, is not being funded in the budget of the managing agency 

of the initiative. Instead, these cross-agency E-Gov initiatives are 

being funded through ‘‘fee-for-service’’ assessments to agencies. 

The Committee recommendation provides no funding for E-Gov 

activities for fiscal year 2008. If the departments or agencies determine that funds are necessary for these efforts, the Committee will 

consider a reprogramming of existing resources consistent with sections 505 and 515 of this act. 

NONCAREER 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 in writing 30 days in advance of the 

date of the proposed personnel action. 

APPROPRIATIONS LIAISONS

The Committee prefers to channel the majority of its inquiries 

and requests for information and assistance through the budget offices or comptroller offices of the departments and agencies which 

it oversees, but reserves the right to call upon any individual or organization in any agency under its jurisdiction. 
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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 2008: Subcommittee on Commerce and Justice, Science, 

and Related Agencies: 

Mandatory ............................................................................ 234 234 225 1 225 

Discretionary ........................................................................ 54,418 54,418 55,246 1 54,608 

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation: 

2008 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2 34,399 

2009 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 14,323 

2010 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 4,171 

2011 ..................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 2,017 

2012 and future years ........................................................ .................... .................... .................... 1,024 

Financial assistance to State and local governments for 

2008 ......................................................................................... NA 1,784 NA 192 

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 COMMERCE 

The Committee recommends a total of $7,350,056,000 for the Department of Commerce [DOC]. The recommendation is 

$895,711,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

supplemental appropriations, and $754,249,000 above the budget 

request. 

The Committee recognizes that the Department has highly diverse and specialized offices, research laboratories, and applied 

technology programs, all staffed by extremely dedicated people. 

Some of the Nation’s top business analysts, technical engineers and 

environmental researchers are employed by the Department. 

The Nation relies on DOC to maintain America’s competitiveness 

within today’s foreign markets, and to promote and expand our 

international trade agreements. Programs within the Department 

continue to protect our businesses’ intellectual property and maintain a high level of technical standards. The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, in particular, has consistently demonstrated over time the value of advancing technical innovation 

while enhancing our economic security. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] 

comprises about two-thirds of DOC’s budget. It is the steward of 

many of our marine resources, forecaster of our weather, and surveyor of our coasts, among other responsibilities. The Committee’s 

budget recommendation of $4,214,888,000 supports many of the 

Joint Ocean Commission’s suggestions on improving our Nation’s 

ocean community; $405,304,000 above the Department’s budgetary 

request. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $395,604,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 412,431,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 417,431,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $417,431,000. The recommendation is $21,827,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $5,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations, by function, are displayed in 

the following table: 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION FUNDING 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Amount 

Manufacturing and Services .............................................................................................................................. 49,564 

Market Access and Compliance ......................................................................................................................... 44,960 

Import Administration ........................................................................................................................................ 66,601 

Trade Promotion and U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service ............................................................................ 229,702 

Executive Direction and Administration ............................................................................................................. 26,604 

Offsetting Fee Collections .................................................................................................................................. (8,000 ) 

Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 417,431 

Offsetting Fee Collections.—The Committee recommendation does 

not include the proposed increase of $5,000,000 for offsetting fee 

collections. The Committee is concerned that small businesses can 

be adversely affected by the offsetting fees that have been collected 

in the past and encourages ITA to find ways that ensure all sizes 

of business can take advantage of the services provided by ITA. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of Import Administration’s [IA] vigorous enforcement of the U.S. antidumping [AD] and 

countervailing duty [CVD] laws in safeguarding U.S. industries 

and jobs against injurious unfair foreign trade practices. IA is facing a substantially expanding workload and recently decided to 

apply, for the first time, the CVD law to China, a non-market economy. The Committee includes bill and report language to require 

an additional $3,000,000 in funding be provided to IA to fill vacant 

AD/CVD case analyst positions that are currently unfunded. Staffing of these unfunded positions in the AD/CVD Operations Enforcement Offices is critical to the Department’s ability to conduct AD/ 

CVD investigations, administrative reviews, sunset reviews, 

changed circumstance reviews, and other AD/CVD cases and unfair 

subsidy practices in CVD cases as an essential element of the effective administration of the AD/CVD laws. The Committee recommends that funding provided herein also be utilized to expand 

the size of AD/CVD verification teams and ensure that new analysts receive on-site training in verification practices and techniques. The Committee notes that IA’s absorption of $2,000,000 in fees 

in recent years has eroded scarce resources that otherwise would 

have been expended in conducting investigations and reviews of 

AD/CVD cases. The Committee opposes the charging of fees to U.S. 

industries filing AD/CVD petitions, and therefore, believes that IA 

should not be charged for fees. 

The Committee’s recommendation includes full funding for the 

proposed increase within Market Access and Compliance. This increase will provide the resources for a robust monitoring regime 

and help address market access barriers ensuring that American 

companies are treated fairly and equitably in the global market. 

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 
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of U.S. small and medium-sized businesses, acknowledging the difficulty involved in doing business in Eurasian markets. 

Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project.—The Committee continues 

to recognize the importance of trade and investment opportunities 

to the Appalachian Region, and it is encouraged by the findings in 

reports that Appalachian firms could find significant trade and investment opportunities, particularly in the energy, hardwood, high 

technology, and transportation sectors, in the Republic of Turkey 

and the surrounding region. In this regard, the Committee supports the Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project [ATTP], a project to 

promote opportunities to expand trade, encourage business interests, stimulate foreign studies, and build a lasting and mutually 

meaningful relationship between Appalachian States and the Republic of Turkey, as well as neighboring regions, such as in Greece. 

The Committee commends the ARC for its leadership role in helping to implement the mission of the ATTP. The Committee expects 

the ARC to continue to be a prominent ATTP sponsor. 

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 Senate 

Committee 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. 

The Committee is aware that ITA reduced fees for export promotion services and trade missions for 2005 hurricane-affected 

companies. In light of the ongoing need to encourage exporting and 

assist local businesses with their economic recovery efforts, the 

Committee encourages ITA to find ways to extend these fee reductions through fiscal year 2008 for companies affected by hurricanes 

in the gulf region. 

In light of the ongoing need to assist small and medium sized exporters, the Committee directs ITA to hire one additional full-time 

International trade Specialist to assist small and medium sized 

companies in Louisiana. 

Additionally, the Committee directs the Office of Travel and 

Tourism Industries, not later than 45 days after enactment to submit to the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations, a report detailing how gulf coast tourism recovery in States impacted 

by the 2005 hurricanes is progressing and whether additional appropriations are needed for a gulf coast international advertising 

and promotional campaign. The Committee expects the report to 

outline international marketing opportunities for cultural destinations in the gulf region. 
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Within the funding provided for ITA the following congressional 

projects are supported, and the Committee directs ITA to distribute 

these funds within 3 months of the enactment of this bill: 

Purpose Amount Requested by 

National Textile Center (NTC): Funding to continue and enhance research currently conducted at a multi-university consortium that links the textile and 

fiber-based materials industry sector to leading research and education programs; Clemson, Auburn, UMass-Dartmouth, GA Tech, Cornell, NC State, UC 

Davis, Philadelphia U.

$13,000,000 Burr, Chambliss, Clinton, Dole, Graham, 

Kennedy, Kerry, Shelby and Specter 

Novel Polymerics Research: Within the funds provided for NTC, these funds will 

examine this new generation of advanced polymeric materials and their best 

applications to benefit our commercial competitiveness in the global market; 

Auburn University, AL.

1,500,000 Shelby 

Arkansas World Trade Center: Funding to support efforts to develop international trade initiatives in Northwest Arkansas; University of Arkansas.500,000 Lincoln and Pryor 

BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $75,394,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 78,776,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 78,776,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $78,776,000. The recommendation is $3,382,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as 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, $38,996,000 is 

for export administration, $34,099,000 is for export enforcement, 

and $5,681,000 is for management and policy coordination. These 

funds are provided to ensure BIS has the necessary resources to reduce security threats, ensure America’s technological preeminence, 

and improve the recruiting and retention of qualified personnel. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $280,623,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 202,800,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 282,800,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $282,800,000. The recommendation is $2,177,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $80,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Economic Development Administration [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. 

The Committee is concerned about persistent poverty rates in the 

gulf coast States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita of 2005. 

In light of the need to provide effective Federal investment in the 

region which complements existing State economic development efforts, the Committee expects that the Department of Commerce, 
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not later than March 31, 2008 shall report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations detailing major industry clusters in the 

hardest hit gulf States before the storms of 2005, the impact of the 

storms on these industry clusters, and recommendations for Federal/State policies to retain and expand these clusters. 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $250,741,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 170,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 250,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $250,000,000. The rec- ommendation is $741,000 below the fiscal year 2007 level and 

$80,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee expects EDA 

to use all available carryover and prior year recoveries to the maximum extent possible. 

The purpose of Economic Development Assistance Programs 

[EDAP] is to stimulate employment and increase incomes in areas 

that are characterized by underutilized resources which, if put to 

productive use, can contribute to greater national productivity and 

balanced national economic growth. The structural economic problems of various geographic areas, though having distinct characteristics, are interrelated. Thus, an effective Federal economic development program must transcend the conventional conceptions of 

urban and rural development by addressing all geographic areas 

within a framework of national priorities and resources. 

The Committee is befuddled by the administration’s request for 

the Economic Development Assistance Programs [EDAP] especially 

given the ringing endorsement the administration showed with its 

fiscal year 2007 proposal. The EDAP is a highly leveraged program 

with a successful track record. The program’s 2006 performance 

measures show that the EDAP investments had attracted over 

$4,800,000,000 in private sector investment into distressed communities and over 100,000 jobs had been created or retained as a result of these investments. Given these facts the Committee does 

not agree to the requested reduction and restores funding for 

EDAP to the fiscal year 2007 level. 

The Committee remains concerned about the negative impacts of 

the proposal in the fiscal year 2008 budget request to eliminate 

funding by separate accounts for public works, technical assistance, 

research and evaluation, and economic adjustment. By consolidating funding into one new regional development account, the 

Committee is concerned that this will leave gaps in providing much 

needed assistance to our rural communities relying on these 

grants. The Committee once again rejects this consolidation, and 

continues funding for economic development assistance programs 

as provided in the fiscal year 2006 enacted bill. The Committee recommendation includes $154,000,000 for public works grants (title 

I); $27,000,000 for planning assistance; $8,500,000 for technical assistance; $500,000 for research and evaluation; $15,000,000 for 

trade adjustment assistance; and $45,000,000 for economic adjustment grants (title IX). 

The Committee remains concerned by the manner in which funds 

appropriated for EDAP have been distributed to its six regional offices. The Committee directs that 30 days after the enactment of 
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this act, all EDAP funds shall be distributed to the regional offices 

in Atlanta, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Seattle, Washington in accordance with the funding levels for each account listed above and 

utilizing the EDA formula. EDA shall notify the Senate Committee 

on Appropriations in writing when all grant funds have been distributed to the regional offices. 

The Committee is aware of the exceptionally large geographic 

area served by the Hawaii Economic Development Administration 

office and increasing demands for services in the area and recommends continued operation of this field office to support promising applications for economic development assistance in Hawaii 

and the American Pacific. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $29,882,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 32,800,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 32,800,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $32,800,000. The recommendation is $2,918,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. 

The Committee continues to support EDA’s regional offices and 

reiterates its commitment to continuing the current operational 

structure with the six regional offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, 

Denver, Philadelphia, and Seattle. The Committee’s recommendation fully funds the request for the Salaries and Expenses appropriation which provides adequate funding to begin filling vacancies 

within the regional offices. The Committee directs that vacancies 

within the regional offices be filled prior to any vacancies within 

headquarters. 

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $29,725,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 28,701,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 30,200,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $30,200,000. The recommendation is $475,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $1,499,000 above the budget request. The increase provides for 

inflationary adjustments and ensures that funds will be available 

for the existing Native American Business Development Centers. 

ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE 

ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $79,751,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 85,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 85,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $85,000,000. The recommendation is $5,249,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. 
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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 Committee’s recommendation fully funds the Bureau of Economic Analysis [BEA] as this bureau provides the most timely, relevant, and 

accurate economic accounts data to promote a better understanding 

of the U.S. economy. 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $893,012,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,230,244,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,248,144,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,248,144,000. The 

recommendation is $355,132 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $17,900,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2008 budget is a critical year for the Census Bureau as it provides the foundations upon 

which a successful decennial census is built. Accordingly, the 

amounts provided by the Committee to the Census Bureau are sufficient for the activities that are critical to the agency, including its 

primary function, the decennial census. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $196,647,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 202,838,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 226,238,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $226,238,000. The recommendation is $29,591,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $23,400,000 above 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 decisionmaking by governments, private organizations, and individuals. 

The Committee has provided full funding for the associated activities in fiscal year 2008 for the 2007 Economic Census and the 

Census of Governments. In addition, the Committee’s recommendation provides $5,500,000 towards improved service sector measurements. Finally, the Committee had been concerned with the shift 

away from the proven Survey of Income and Program Participation 

[SIPP] towards the unproven and as yet undeveloped Dynamics of 

Economic Well-Being [DEWS] and the associated lack of continuity 

of poverty measures. The Committee is aware that the Census Bureau has decided not to initiate DEWS, but to return to the SIPP. 

The Committee’s recommendation provides an additional 

$26,000,000 that when combined with $15,900,000 in funds from 

DEWS, provides a level of funding that will ensure a sample size 

of 45,000 in 25 States. 
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PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $696,365,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,027,406,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,020,406,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,020,406,000. The 

recommendation is $324,041,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $7,000,000 below the budget request. 

This account provides for the constitutionally mandated decennial census and other programs which are cyclical in nature. Additionally, individual surveys are conducted for other Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis. 

The Committee is fully supportive of the efforts being made to 

make the 2010 census both accurate and cost effective. To the extent possible, funds have been provided to ensure that current activities related to the 2010 census are able to continue. 

The Committee’s recommendation does not include funding for 

the American Community Survey [ACS] Methods Panel. The ACS 

Methods Panel provides the Bureau with a mechanism for testing 

new questionnaire content and methodologies for the ACS. The 

Committee is aware that a recent review conducted by the Government Accountability Office revealed that Census officials were not 

able to provide detailed action plans or costs associated with aspects of this program. The Committee therefore redirects this funding to higher priority programs within the Census Bureau. 

2010 Decennial Census.—The Committee supports the use of automation as an essential component of reengineering the process of 

counting the Nation’s population and believes employing technology 

is critical to achieving the goals of controlling the operational costs 

and improving accuracy and completeness. However in an era of 

rampant identity theft, the disclosure of Census data could have 

negative consequences on decennial participation. 

Through the Field Data Collection Automation [FDCA] program, 

the Census Bureau will use an automated system to directly capture information collected during personal interviews and other 

field operations, thereby eliminating the need for paper maps and 

address lists for the major field data collection operations. The 

Committee commends the Census Bureau for the recent deployment of 1,400 wireless GPS-enabled handheld computers for enumerators and other field personnel and establishment of the infrastructure to support operational activities at the local census offices 

through out the country. 

The Committee is troubled that the Census Bureau recently reported hundreds of laptop computer and other electronic devices as 

being lost, stolen, or missing. While the missing laptops are unrelated to the FDCA program, the Committee is concerned that the 

Census Bureau has not given sufficient attention to managing the 

deployment and inventory of thousands of handheld computers and 

laptop computers, most of which will be assigned to temporary employees. Clearly, the Bureau must implement fundamental inventory controls and adopt other measures to prevent the loss of computing equipment developed for the decennial census laptops, including increased employee accountability and disciplinary action. 

The Committee directs the Bureau to submit a report to the Com-
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mittee no later than 45 days after enactment that details steps 

taken to ensure that adequate property controls are in effect for 

both electronic devises specifically acquired for the decennial census and for equipment generally purchased by the Bureau. 

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $39,790,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 18,581,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 48,581,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $48,581,000. The recommendation is $8,791,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $30,000,000 above the budget request. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $18,062,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 18,581,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 18,581,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $18,581,000. The recommendation is $519,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. 

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 NTIA shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations no later 

than June 1, 2008, detailing the collection of reimbursements from 

other agencies related to spectrum management, analyses, and research. Should additional funding be necessary for these critical efforts, the Committee will consider a reprogramming of existing resources pursuant to section 505 of this act. 

The Committee commends the work of the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences [ITS] which is the research and engineering laboratory of NTIA. ITS supports the promotion of advanced 

telecommunications and information infrastructure development in 

the United States and its Public Safety Division is an integral part 

of efforts by NIST’s Office of Law Enforcement Standards to develop interoperability communications standards for first responders. 

PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING, AND

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $21,728,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $20,000,000. The recommendation is $1,728,000 below the fiscal year 2007 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 non-
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broadcasting telecommunications technologies. The primary focus 

of the PTFPC program has been assisting public broadcasters in 

making the transition from analog to digital broadcasting. 

TECHNOLOGIES OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $10,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000. The Committee expects NTIA to limit eligibility for this program while giving preference to State, local and tribal governments for rural 

projects promoting broadband deployment in support of educational, cultural, healthcare, or other social services. The regional 

information sharing system [RISS] under the Department of Justice provides funding for law enforcement entities which have obtained funding from the TOP Program in the past. The Committee 

recommendation excludes law enforcement entities eligible for the 

RISS Program from applying for TOP funds. 

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,771,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,915,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,915,500,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,915,500,000. The recommendation is $144,500,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and the same as the budget request, to be derived from offsetting fee collections. 

The United States Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] is the 

central hub of an innovation friendly government. Like an octopus 

with outstretched tentacles, the USPTO touches every sector of the 

economy by 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 of the Nation. For established companies, new patents improve competitiveness, increase productivity, help bring new products and services to market, and create 

jobs. 

The Committee agrees with the recommendation to extend the 

fee increase for USPTO through the end of fiscal year 2008. 

Intellectual Property.—In addition to the examining and issuing 

of patents and trademarks, USPTO works to promote the protection of American intellectual property domestically and internationally. Under the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 [AIPA] 

(Public Law 106–113), the USPTO is directed to advise the Presi-
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dent and all Federal agencies on national and international intellectual property policy issues. The USPTO is authorized 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. 

Patent Pendency and Backlog.—The Committee remains concerned about the level of patent pendency and the overall backlog 

of patents in the system and notes that there is no one solution to 

these issues. At the first 2008 budget hearing of the Commerce, 

Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, the USPTO was 

directed to submit a plan within 45 days addressing steps PTO will 

take to improve hiring, retention, and patent backlog. The Committee appreciates the willingness of the USPTO and the Secretary 

of Commerce to produce this plan and to keep the Committee informed throughout its difficult clearance process. As a result of this 

good faith effort, the Committee will work with the USPTO to the 

greatest extent possible to assist it in implementing many of the 

proposals contained in the plan. As such the Committee agrees to 

include the budget amendment language which allows the USPTO 

to have fuller access to fees, including $100,000,000 in fees collected above original estimates. 

USPTO Operations.—As a fee for service agency the USPTO operates in a business like model. With multiple facets to its operations, USPTO tries to gain efficiencies wherever it can in order to 

keep up with customer demands. The Committee has provided full 

access to fees again this year in order to ensure that the USPTO 

has the needed resources to make improvements in its operations. 

In an effort to identify areas for improvement, the Committee encourages the USPTO to adopt the principles of the Baldrige National Quality Program. The Baldrige Program represents the pinnacle of performance excellence for American business. By adopting 

these principles, the USPTO will begin a self reflective process 

upon which it examines key aspects of its organization including: 

leadership; strategic planning; customer focus; measurement, analysis, and knowledge management; human resources; process management; and business results. The Committee directs the USPTO 

to work with the Baldrige Program to begin the process of incorporating these principles. 

A critical element of the Baldrige philosophy is human resources. 

Several of the initiatives proposed in the 45 Day Plan could a have 

positive impact in this area. The Committee firmly believes that 

providing continuous education training for examiners is a critical 

element of USPTO’s human capital strategy and has included language in the bill providing a floor amount for training activities in 

fiscal year 2008. 

Patent Examiners.—The Committee has been concerned with the 

poor relations between management and patent examiners and believes that these relations must be improved if the USPTO is going 

to be successful at attracting and retaining examiners. The Committee encourages the USPTO leadership to have continuous dialogue with its employees and their representatives in order to resolve outstanding issues between the two groups. 
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The Committee again agrees to provide the Director the flexibility to reduce patent filing fees in 2008 for documents filed electronically in accordance with Federal regulation. Having granted 

this flexibility, the Committee directs USPTO to provide a report 

to the Senate Committee on Appropriations detailing the cost savings associated with this reduction in patent filing fees. 

Any deviations from the funding distribution provided for in this 

act and in its accompanying statement, including carryover balances, 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 Senate 

Committee on Appropriations a spending plan for fiscal year 2008. 

This spending plan shall incorporate all carryover balances from 

previous fiscal years, and describe any changes to the patent or 

trademark fee structure. 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,020,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,557,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. ........................... 

The Committee recommendation provides no funding for the 

Technology Administration. The recommendation is $2,020,000 

below the fiscal year 2007 funding level and $1,557,000 below the 

budget request. 

The Technology Administration has long been an irrelevant box 

in the Department of Commerce. The Committee agrees that this 

function should be eliminated but denies the budget request and 

notes that $1,100,000 of the request was a transfer to the DOC 

WCF for other purposes. The Department of Commerce is directed 

to place the few remaining employees elsewhere within the Department. 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $676,876,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 640,714,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 863,017,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $863,017,000. The recommendation is $186,141,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $222,303,000 above the budget request. 

The recommendation provides that up to $12,500,000 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. 

NIST is one of the oldest Federal labs and has a long history of 

assisting with the Nation’s industrial development. Beginning in 

the early 1900s with electricity standards, to assisting in the development of navigation systems for O.C. Bombers, to modern day to 

mammograms and semiconductors, innumerable products and services rely in some way on technology, measurement, and standards 
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provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 

NIST’s mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and 

technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve 

our quality of life. It carries out its mission in four complementary 

programs. 

A description of each NIST account and the corresponding Committee recommendation follows in the subsequent three headings. 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $434,371,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 500,517,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 502,117,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $502,117,000. The recommendation is $67,746,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $1,600,00 above the budget request. 

The Committee’s recommendations are displayed in the following 

table with specific increases described: 

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES, DIRECT OBLIGATIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Electronics and Electrical Engineering ................................................................................................................ 52,155 

Manufacturing Engineering .................................................................................................................................. 24,994 

Chemical Science and Technology ....................................................................................................................... 55,364 

Physics ................................................................................................................................................................. 72,243 

Materials Science and Engineering ..................................................................................................................... 39,758 

Building and Fire Research ................................................................................................................................. 32,222 

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics ...................................................................................................... 68,891 

Standards and Technology Services .................................................................................................................... 18,926 

National Quality Program ..................................................................................................................................... 8,458 

Research Support Activities ................................................................................................................................. 50,680 

National Research Facilities ................................................................................................................................ 78,426 

Total Direct Obligations, STRS ............................................................................................................... 502,117 

Within funds provided for Scientific and Technical Research and 

Services [STRS], $21,000,000 is provided for Innovations in Measurement Science, $11,351,000 is provided for the postdoctoral fellowship program. 

Innovation Investments.—The Committee’s recommendation provides full funding of all fiscal year 2008 initiatives and redirects 

funding from lower priority research initiative that were built into 

this budget from fiscal year 2007. Within the funding provided the 

Committee provides the following increases: $10,000,000 for the development of climate change measurements and standards; 

$4,000,000 is for an initiative to develop measurements and standards related to the environmental, safety and health affects of 

nanotechnology; $4,000,000 for quantum information science; and 

$850,000 is for a Summer Teachers Institute at NIST targeting 5th 

through 8th grade math and science teachers. 

Within the funds provided for the Center for Nanoscale Science 

and Technology the following congressionally directed project is 

supported: 
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Budgeting.—The Committee notes that the budget structure for 

this appropriation does not reflect adequately the organizational 

structure of NIST nor the fact that modern science is multidiscipline. Several of NIST’s laboratory programs are conducting research related to climate change yet the funding provided in the 

table above was too only one line. In addition, roughly one quarter 

of the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics program line 

goes to the Manufacturing Engineering laboratory. This rigidity 

does not provide the needed budgetary flexibility that modern 

science requires. Therefore, the Committee directs NIST to develop 

a new budget structure for submission with the fiscal year 2009 

budget. Finally, additional funds of $12,500,000 are available for transfer 

to the Working Capital Fund for equipment and other purposes related to the STRS account. 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

New York Center for National Competitiveness in Nanoscale Characterization 

(NC)3, for a partnership between the National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST) and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), 

University at Albany-SUNY (UAlbany), Albany, NY.

$1,000,000 Schumer, Clinton 

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $183,819,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 46,332,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 210,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $210,000,000. The rec- ommendation is $26,181,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $163,668,000 above the budget request. 

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Programs [MEP].—The Committee recommendation provides $110,000,000 to fund MEP centers 

and to fund a technology deployment pilot. 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 in-house technical knowledge and experience to implement cutting edge technologies and cost saving processes, which places them at risk from 

foreign competition. Since its inception, MEP has consistently been 

the program that small manufacturers could look to for assistance. 

Based on a sampling of clients surveyed in fiscal year 2006, MEP 

clients reported that the assistance they received resulted in increased sales of $2,842,000,000; retained sales of $3,408,000,000; 

cost savings of $1,304,000,000 and the creation and retention of 

53,219 jobs. These economic impacts justify the full funding of the 

MEP. 

The Committee is concerned with moving smaller companies toward the next phase of innovation and recommends $4,000,000 for 

a pilot focused on technology deployment. The MEP Technology Deployment Pilot will move government and university research out 

of the laboratories and make it readily understandable and adoptable by small and medium-sized manufacturers. 

The pilot will include: development of techniques and tools for 

translating innovative technologies into business opportunities and 
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commercialized products, assessment of the market opportunities of 

new technologies, including the forecast of sales potential for product concepts, and matching manufacturer’s needs with technology 

solutions. 

Advanced Technology Program [ATP].—The Committee provides 

$100,000,000 for the Advanced Technology Program. The Committee has provided a provision preventing large companies from 

applying for single applicant awards. The Committee is aware that 

a major rewrite of the NIST statute is being negotiated as part of 

the conference for the House and Senate competitiveness and innovation bills. The Committee will follow the direction of conferees 

once negotiations are completed. 

CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $58,686,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 93,865,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 150,900,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $150,900,000. The recommendation is $92,214,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $57,035 above the budget request. 

The recommendation funds the highest priority safety, capacity, 

maintenance, and repair projects at NIST. Of the amounts provided: 

NIST CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee 

recommendations 

Boulder Building 1 Extension Project ............................................................................................................ 28,000 

NIST Child Care Center (Building 916) ......................................................................................................... 4,000 

NCNR Expansion ............................................................................................................................................. 19,000 

Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs ...................................................................................... 46,900 

Congressionally Directed Projects .................................................................................................................. 53,000 

Total Direct Obligations, CRF ........................................................................................................... 150,900 

The Committee directs NIST to provide quarterly reports on the 

status of all construction projects, and to provide an accounting of 

projects. 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, for Construction of the Biotechnology Research Park in close proximity to an academic medical center offering opportunities for scientific and commercial synergies and serving as a catalyst for 

economic development in Mississippi’s capital city.

$8,000,000 Cochran 

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, for expansion of the Research, Technology and Economic Development Park to generate high technology jobs and 

enhance the overall economic development of the region, including additional 

service, construction, and retail jobs.

8,000,000 Cochran 

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for Innovation and Commercialization Park Infrastructure and Building Construction and Equipage. This 

funding will complete the construction projects at the Park located at the 

University of Southern Mississippi and furnish necessary equipment, which 

will generate high technology jobs and enhance the overall economic development of the region.

2,000,000 Cochran 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, for a Life Sciences Building. This facility will house the new microbiology doctoral program along with many 

other biological science graduate and undergraduate activities.

5,000,000 Shelby 

University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, for the Engineering and Science Center. This facility will provide state-of-the-art laboratory and research space 

for future engineers, scientists, and researchers, and provide laboratory and 

research space to facilitate the University’s support of local and regional industry.

30,000,000 Shelby 

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,907,888,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 170,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 3,809,584,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,214,888,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $4,214,888,000 for the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]. Of this 

amount, transfers total $80,000,000. The recommendation is 

$136,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

supplemental appropriations, and $405,000,000 above the budget 

request. 

The Committee does not agree to provide annual appropriations 

for the Hollings Scholarship and the Nancy Foster Scholarship as 

requested. The Committee believes the funding mechanism set in 

place by Congress with the establishment of these scholarships is 

best for their continued long-term success. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned by the Department’s attempt to change the authorization for these scholarships and directs the Department to 

address these issues through the appropriate authorizing committee. 

The Committee has reviewed the U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card 

for 2006 issued by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative, comprised of the Pew Ocean Commission and the U.S. Commission on 

Ocean Policy. This report comments that progress on Ocean Policy 

reform is uneven, with the overall grade rising modestly to a ‘‘C¥’’, 

up from a ‘‘D∂’’ average in 2005. 

At the beginning of 2007, the administration unveiled it’s most 

robust NOAA budget ever, touting new ‘‘Ocean Policy’’ initiatives 

and a 3.4 percent increase over the fiscal year 2007 request. Unfortunately, analysis reveals that many of the increases came at the 

expense of other NOAA programs. Overall, NOAA’s budget request 

was $268,704,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$111,856,000 below the fiscal year 2006 enacted level. This redirection and reallocation of existing resources is not the kind of bold 

leadership envisioned by the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. If 

not for a year-to-year anomaly in NOAA’s satellite budget, this 

year’s request may have been like prior requests, one for the fishes. 

Given the growing fiscal demands on the Department of Commerce’s budget, namely the 2010 census, and ever increasing satellite costs at NOAA, the Committee is doubtful this administration 

will ever show the leadership and bold thinking required to address 

the true needs of our planet’s oceans and atmosphere. In devel-
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oping its recommendation, the Committee has taken the Commission’s recommendations seriously, and the following funding recommendations for NOAA attempt to restore the agency’s operational capacity for atmospheric research and build upon the Commission’s request to advance our Nation’s literacy, exploration, 

management and research of our world’s oceans. 

JOINT OCEAN COMMISSION INITIATIVE

The Committee continues to vigilantly monitor the health of the 

ocean community. The 2006 Report Card issued by the Joint Ocean 

Commission on January 30, 2007 highlighted the perpetual stagnation existing within our Nation’s ocean and coastal research and 

management programs. Only two positive changes worth noting 

were included: regional and State governance continue to shamefully overshadow Federal initiatives on ocean issues; and substantial progress was made by Congress on fisheries management reform, namely with the successful reauthorization of the MagnusonStevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act. The remainder of the Report Card was full of grim reminders in the lack of 

progress, despite the Committee’s efforts last fiscal year to improve 

ocean funding. 

One ongoing recommendation made by of the Joint Ocean Commission describes needed increases in base funding for critical 

ocean and coastal science, and funding for new national initiatives. 

The Joint Ocean Commission recommends $715,000,000 for these 

programs above the fiscal year 2006 enacted level. Of this amount, 

the Committee estimates $511,000,000 directly apply to NOAA, 

which includes: coastal zone management program; regional coordination; coastal and estuarine land protection; National Marine 

Sanctuaries; Ocean Exploration; National Centers for Ocean Coastal Science; ocean and human health; National Undersea Research 

Program; integrated ocean observing system; National monitoring 

network; sediment research; Federal mapping integration; NOAA/ 

Navy Communication Partnership; regional approaches to atmospheric deposition; ballast water research; aquatic invasive species; 

marine debris monitoring; social science and economics research; 

data management software; ocean education initiatives; and NOAA 

Sea Grant. 

For fiscal year 2008, the Committee again showed bi-partisan 

leadership to elevate funding for ocean-related research, science 

and education, building upon its efforts from the fiscal year 2007 

Senate report. The Committee was encouraged to receive a fiscal 

year 2008 budget request from the administration that increased 

some funds for ocean-related activities, referencing its own Ocean 

Action Plan. Although the funding increase was relatively modest, 

and in some cases mischaracterized, it did acknowledge a genuine 

awareness of the void in funding for ocean policy and programs. 

The Committee built upon this effort by again meeting or exceeding the administration’s request for programs identified by the 

Joint Ocean Commission. Worth noting is the Committee’s support 

for more peer-reviewed, transparent granting opportunities by increasing, and even establishing, more competitive research accounts. In particular, the Committee provided an additional 

$31,600,000 of grant funding under NOAA’s Ocean and Atmos-
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pheric Research by increasing the competitive accounts within ‘‘Climate research’’, ‘‘Marine Aquaculture Research’’ and ‘‘Aquatic 

Invasive Species Research’’, and creating two new competitive accounts within ‘‘Weather and Air Quality Research’’ and ‘‘Ocean, 

Coastal and Great Lakes Research’’. Throughout the entire NOAA 

accounts, the Committee can point to more than $425,000,000 

worth of open, competitive funding. These funds are not at the expense of basic science operations and research requested by the administration, and are in addition to further increases the Committee made to several ocean-related programs such as the National Sea Grant Program, Ocean Exploration, National Marine 

Sanctuary Program, Response and Restoration, Navigation Services, Integrated Ocean Observing Systems and the Coral Reef Program. 

Despite these efforts for one agency, the Committee continues to 

recognize how dramatically underfunded our ocean community is, 

given the impact the marine and coastal environment has on our 

daily lives and on the world’s climate. The Committee encourages 

further feedback from the Joint Ocean Commission, and requests 

another report card critiquing 2007. 

OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,738,169,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 170,400,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,763,866,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,036,888,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $3,036,888,000. The 

recommendation is $298,719,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $273,022,000 

above the budget request. 

NOAA NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $532,148,000 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. 

Under NOS, the National Marine Sanctuary Program, Center for 

Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, and the Coastal 

Services Center shall all be elevated to program office status. This 

new designation for these programs will enhance service delivery 

and organizational efficiency for NOS personnel and users without 

creating additional costs. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: 

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Navigation Services: 

Mapping & Charting ................................................................................................................................. 94,000 
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NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Geodesy ..................................................................................................................................................... 22,261 

National Height Modernization .................................................................................................................. 10,000 

Tide and Current Data .............................................................................................................................. 31,863 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 1,700 

Total, Navigation Services .................................................................................................................... 159,824 

Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment: 

Ocean Assessment Program (OAP): 

Coastal Services Centers ................................................................................................................. 27,000 

Coop Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Enviro Tech (CICEET) .................................................... 6,662 

Ocean Health Initiative .................................................................................................................... 5,400 

Coral Reef Programs ........................................................................................................................ 30,000 

Gulf Of Mexico Regional Collaboration ............................................................................................ 5,000 

Ocean Research Priorities Plan Implementation ............................................................................. 10,000 

Regional Geospatial Modeling Grants ............................................................................................. 12,000 

Subtotal, Ocean Assessment Program (OAP) .............................................................................. 96,062 

Integrated Ocean Observing System ......................................................................................................... 37,000 

Response and Restoration: 

Response and Restoration Base ...................................................................................................... 17,951 

Marine Debris ................................................................................................................................... 6,000 

Pribilof Islands Cleanup and Economic Development ..................................................................... 5,427 

Subtotal, Response and Restoration ........................................................................................... 29,378 

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS): 

NCCOS Head Quarters ...................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Competitve Research ....................................................................................................................... 17,500 

Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomedical Research ............................................. 10,000 

Oxford Cooperative Lab .................................................................................................................... 4,500 

Center for Sponsored Coastal Research .......................................................................................... 3,700 

Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment .............................................................................. 5,700

Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research ....................................................................... 6,100 

Marine Env. Health Researh Lab—MEHRL ..................................................................................... 4,500 

Subtotal, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science .............................................................. 57,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 1,700 

Total, Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment ...................................................................... 221,140

Ocean and Coastal Management: 

CZM Grants ............................................................................................................................................... 74,000 

CZM Non-Point Imnplementation Grants .................................................................................................. 4,000 

National Estuarine Research Reserve System .......................................................................................... 16,806 

Marine Protected Areas ............................................................................................................................. 2,128 

Marine Sanctuary Program Base .............................................................................................................. 50,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 4,250 

Total, Ocean and Coastal Management ............................................................................................... 151,184 

GRAND TOTAL NOS ................................................................................................................................ 532,148 
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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Geospatial Data Analysis Center, to provide weather stations for the purpose of 

providing near-real time data on soil moisture and temperature, Alabama 

A&M University, Normal, AL.

500 Shelby 

Alabama GIS Mapping, to plan and produce a high resolution large scale 

geospatial database of Alabama, Alabama Department of Revenue, Montgomery, AL.

800 Shelby 

Coastal and ocean navigation and hazards assistance, to provide a new capacity for access to assets for navigation and hazards assistance, University of 

South Carolina, Columbia, SC.

400 Graham 

OCEAN RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT 

Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology—CREST, 

advances in science and technology in restoration programs, Louisiana State 

University, Baton Rouge, LA.

1,700 Landrieu 

OCEAN AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT 

Maritime Museum, a collaborative effort with NOAA for the development of educational activities and exhibits, City of Mobile, AL.500 Shelby 

Point Loma Enhanced Monitoring Program, to monitor the local coastal ocean 

environment, City of San Diego, San Diego, CA.

1,000 Feinstein 

Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission, citizen-driven environmental 

protection, Washington St. Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA.

1,750 Murray, Cantwell 

Urban Coast Institute, program support that establishes critical links necessary 

for integration of policy management decisions related to regional and coastal watershed, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ.

1,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Integrated Ocean Observing System.—The Committee recommendation provides $37,000,000 for the establishment of an Integrated Ocean Observing System, of which $8,000,000 is provided 

for program development, data management, system communication, and grant program administration. $29,000,000 is provided 

entirely for competitive, regional ocean observing systems. The 

Committee directs this program to develop a comprehensive 5-year 

plan for the entire agency to fully implement a viable ocean observing paradigm for the Nation starting with NOAA’s own resources 

and incorporating an inter-government operating plan and a regional data integration plan. Although NOS has the program lead, 

this plan must provide specific future funding recommendations for 

every line office in NOAA. In particular, a sufficient funding recommendation for the National Environmental Satellite, Data and 

Information Service should account for a long-term plan for data 

compliance between State, regional, Federal, and if possible, international systems. Future funding recommendations for program 

partners is also expected so as to provide the committee with a realistic breakdown of IOOS impacts on a Federal level rather than 

the Joint Ocean Commission’s vague description of operating costs. 

Given the amount of IOOS planning already underway within the 

administration and the National Ocean Partnership Program, this 

Committee directs NOAA to deliver a strategic plan for IOOS no 

later than April 1, 2008. 

Mapping and Charting.—The Committee recognizes NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey [OCS] as a critical component of our Nation’s 

marine transportation infrastructure, and fully funds the fiscal 

year 2008 request for this office. OCS provides hydrographic survey 
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data and updated nautical charts for the primary purpose of safe 

maritime navigation. Since 90 percent of U.S. commerce travels 

through our ports, accurate navigation is paramount to the stability of our economy, health of our marine environment, and safety 

of our men and women working on the water. More importantly, 

maritime shipping is growing at a larger rate each year with an 

increase in vessel size and an expansion of port facilities. The U.S. 

military and the U.S. Coast Guard depend on NOAA charts for 

navigation impacting their Homeland Security and Maritime Domain Awareness efforts. Without support to conduct nautical charting duties ensuring our waters are obstruction-free, our Nation 

runs the risk of an increase of maritime accidents with a direct impact to life, property and the marine environment. 

Tides and Currents Data.—Of the funds provided, not less than 

$1,500,000 shall be used for tide and current activities in the North 

Pacific off Alaska. The Committee provides an additional 

$3,000,000 above the President’s request as an adjustment to 

NOAA’s base to fully support the entire design, installation, maintenance, and operations of the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time 

System [PORTS] as authorized by Public Law 107–372. The Committee feels these operations, which exist as a partnership between 

NOAA and local port authorities, has been an extremely valuable 

tool for providing information for safe vessel navigation and data 

for weather and coastal monitoring used by other national programs. 

Coral Reef Programs.—The funds include $737,000 for Coral Reef 

Monitoring as requested by the administration under the NESDIS 

section. The Committee directs NOAA to consolidate agency-wide 

Coral Reef activities under this one, NOS line item for future budget requests and begin a deep sea coral program. The Committee 

shares the scientific community’s concern that not enough research 

and mapping activities are being conducted on deep sea coral communities. The Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act (Public Law 

109–479) authorizes Department of Commerce to develop a Deep 

Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, which includes locating, monitoring, and researching deep sea corals. As per the act, 

the Committee requests a copy of the biennial reports detailing 

steps taken by the Secretary to identify, monitor and protect deep 

sea corals to date. 

In addition, the Committee requests an associated research plan 

and budget request detailing deep coral activities for fiscal year 

2009. 

Response and Restoration.—These funds include the administration’s request for the Estuary Restoration Program. 

Marine Debris.—In fiscal year 2007, Congress passed the Marine 

Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (Public Law 109– 

449), legally authorizing the NOAA Marine Debris Program. For 

years, the Committee has been forced to carry the water for marine 

debris activities and is dismayed that the administration has again 

slighted this valuable program by not requesting funding, despite 

signing last year’s bill into law. The Committee encourages the administration to add this program to the Office of Response and Restoration base in future fiscal year requests. Of the funds provided 
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for this national program, no less than $1,500,000 shall be used for 

Alaska. 

National Height Modernization.—The Committee recognizes the 

need for a comprehensive, prioritized approach to funding height 

modernization projects throughout the nation and therefore provides $10,000,000. The Committee directs NOAA to submit a list 

of priorities of those states to undergo further geodic height modernization no later than 30 days after enactment of this act, and 

a prioritized list for fiscal year 2009 no later than April 1, 2008. 

Regional Geospatial Modeling Grants.—The Committee provides $12,000,000 and directs the Coastal Service Center, working with 

the National Coastal Data Development Center and coastal state 

programs, to establish a competitive program for researchers and 

resource managers to create useful and comprehensive models or 

geographic information systems using existing geodetic, costal remote sensing data, terrestrial gravity measurements or other physical datasets. Ideally, these products will assist with regional storm 

surge and flood modeling, disaster response preparedness, drought 

assessment or digital, web based Elevation Project for the Northern 

Gulf States to use as a model for other regional activities. 

Coastal Services Center.—The Committee encourages NOAA to 

invest in a Resilient Coastal Communities effort by tying smart 

land use and building practices to the actuarial rating systems, so 

that owners and small businesses are incentivized to build smarter 

and stronger with assurances that if they do they will realize lower 

insurance rates. The Committee also encourages the Coastal Services Center to work closely with the National Institute of Standards and Technology on its ‘‘Disaster Resilient Communities’’ initiative that the Committee has recommended funding. 

CZM Grants.—The Committee provides $74,000,000 for the CZM 

grants program, of which not less than 10 percent shall be available for the costs of administering this grant program. 

NOAA NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

The Committee recommendation provides $763,136,000 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. 

Within the funds provided for NOAA, $250,000 within NMFS shall 

be available until expended subject to procedures set forth in section 209 of Public Law 108–44. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: 

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Protected Resources Research and Management Programs ............................................................................. 34,253 
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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Subtotal, Protected Resources Research & Management Programs ................................................... 34,253 

Protected Species: 

Marine Mammal Protection (MMP)/NMFS Activities ................................................................................. 41,821 

Other Protected Species ............................................................................................................................ 8,170 

Marine Turtles ........................................................................................................................................... 14,325 

Subtotal, Protected Species .................................................................................................................. 64,316 

Atlantic Salmon .................................................................................................................................................. 5,926 

Pacific Salmon ................................................................................................................................................... 67,735 

Congressionally Directed Projects ...................................................................................................................... 5,690 

Total, Marine Mammals, Marine Turtles, and Marine Protected Species ............................................ 177,920 

Fisheries Research and Management: 

Core Fisheries Programs: 

Fisheries Research and Management Programs ............................................................................. 151,014 

Expand Annual Stock Assessments—Improve Data Collection ............................................................... 32,405 

Economics and Social Sciences Research ....................................................................................... 10,586 

Fisheries Statistics ........................................................................................................................... 13,183 

Fisheries Oceanography ................................................................................................................... 992 

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants .................................................................................................. 2,567 

Salmon Management Activities ....................................................................................................... 24,280 

National Standard 8 ........................................................................................................................ 1,016 

Reduce Fishing Impacts on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) .............................................................. 509 

Reducing Bycatch ............................................................................................................................ 2,808 

Product Quality and Safety .............................................................................................................. 6,977 

American Fisheries Act .................................................................................................................... 5,224 

Congressionally Directed Projects .................................................................................................... 22,500 

Subtotal, Core Fisheries Programs .............................................................................................. 274,061 

Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions ........................................................................................ 26,330 

Fish Information Networks ........................................................................................................................ 22,206 

Survey and Monitoring Projects ................................................................................................................ 25,244 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 11,250 

Total, Fisheries Research and Management ........................................................................................ 359,091 

Enforcement and Observers: 

Enforcement and Surveillance .................................................................................................................. 54,678 

Observers/Training .................................................................................................................................... 32,295 

Total, Enforcement and Observers/Training ......................................................................................... 86,973 

Habitat Conservation and Restoration: 

Sustainable Habitat Management ............................................................................................................ 19,143 

Fisheries Habitat Restoration ................................................................................................................... 29,772 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 5,500 

Total, Habitat Conservation and Restoration ....................................................................................... 54,415 

Other Activities Supporting Fisheries: 

Cooperative Research ................................................................................................................................ 10,315 

Antarctic Research .................................................................................................................................... 2,106 

Aquaculture ............................................................................................................................................... 4,052 

Chesapeake Bay Studies ........................................................................................................................... 1,967 

Climate Regimes and Ecosystem Productivity ......................................................................................... 2,022 

Computer Hardware and Software ............................................................................................................ 3,380 

Information Analyses and Dissemination ................................................................................................. 18,934 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Implementation off Alaska .................................................................................. 8,400 
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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction Program (MarMap) ...................................... 842 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ............................................................................................... 8,075 

NMFS Facilities Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 6,046 

Other Projects ............................................................................................................................................ 5,000 

Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ............................................................ 5,098 

La Jolla Temporary Relocation .................................................................................................................. 1,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 7,500 

Total, Other Activities Supporting Fisheries ......................................................................................... 84,737 

GRAND TOTAL NMFS ............................................................................................................................. 763,136 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

MARINE MAMMALS, MARINE TURTLES, AND MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES 

Aleut Pacific Marine Resources Observers, to continue the real time monitoring 

of subsistence harvest, haul-out and shoreline observations of marine mammals in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula Region, AL.

125 Stevens 

Alaska Sea Life Center, for management measures to protect harbor seals and 

steller sea lions and multi-year interdisciplinary research and standing rehabilitation program in partnership with NMFS, Seward, AK.

5,200 Stevens 

Alaska Sea Otter and Steller Sea Lion Commission, to establish a research program with local communities for sea lion conservation and management, Anchorage, AK.

215 Stevens 

Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission, to work together with NOAA on co-management issues of harbor seals and subsistence harvests, Anchorage, AK.150 Stevens 

CORE FISHERIES PROGRAMS 

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Fishery Disaster, to compensate NWHI fishermen for future lost revenue due to closure of fishing 

grounds, National Marine Fisheries, Hawaiian Islands, HI.

7,500 Inouye 

Massacussetts Groundfish Disaster, to provide relief due to economic loses due 

to new fishing limitations on fishermen, Massachusetts Division of Marine 

Fisheries, Suffolk County, MA.

15,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

FISHERIES RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 

Monkfish and Migratory Finfish Trawl Surveys, collection of data to accurately 

and efficiently manage fish resources, Garden State Seafood Assoc., Cape 

May, NJ.

1,500 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Southern New England Cooperative Research Initiative, cooperative research and 

monitoring projects in southern New England, Commercial Fisheries Research 

Foundation, Narragansett, RI.

1,500 Reed 

Hawaii Seafood Safety and Inspections, assistance for the Hawaii fishing and 

seafood industries to comply with new Food and Drug Administration seafood 

regulations, Pacific Marine Resources Inc., Honolulu, HI.

750 Inouye 

Trawl Survey—Chesapeake Bay, to establish population assessments of juvenile 

marine and estuarine fish and invertebrates in the Chesapeake Bay, VA.

500 Warner, Webb 

Horseshoe Crab Research, for continued research projects deemed essential for 

effective, science-based management of this critically important species, Virginia Tech, VA.

500 Warner,Webb 

Oregon Salmon Weak Stock Solutions Research, research reducing by-catch of 

weak salmon stocks and avoiding long term closures of the salmon fishery, 

Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR.

500 Wyden 
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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Fisheries Infrastructure, Investigation, Assessment and Improvement Project, to 

develop the intelligent command and control infrastructure systems stewardship architecture needed to support a sustainable fishing industry and fisheries ecosystem in this region, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

500 Shelby 

Scallop Fishery Assessment (MFI), to determine conservation and sustainability 

measures to ensure a strong future for the New England Scallop fishery, 

Massachusetts Marine Fisheries Institute, Bristol County, MA.

2,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

Center for Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management, operations to conduct fisheries based research in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from in-shore shallow 

waters out across the continental shelf, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL.

3,000 Shelby 

Pelagic Tagging, for a west coast blue-fin tuna research program, Monterey Bay 

Aquarium, Monterey Bay, CA.

500 Feinstein 

HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 

NAIB Conservation and Education Programs, for conservation and education 

programs of the marine environment, National Aquarium of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.

1,000 Mikulski 

Port Aransas Nature Preserve, to preserve endangered wetlands and help stop 

severe erosion in Port Aransas and along the Corpus Christi ship channel, TX.

500 Hutchison 

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration—MD, funding for on the water/in the field 

oyster restoration efforts, Oyster Recovery Partnership, Annapolis.

2,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

Oyster Bed Reseeding and Fishery Habitat Enhancement, to conduct research on 

factors which adversely or beneficially affect oyster habitats in Alabama’s 

estuaries, as well as actively enhance fishery habitat in both Alabama’s estuaries and offshore waters, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

1,000 Shelby 

Rehabilitation of Alaska Crab, funds will be used to allow the monitoring and 

restoration of depressed Alaskan crab in the following areas: Kodiak Island; 

the Pribilof Islands; and Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, AK.

300 Stevens 

Lower Elwha River Habitat Restoration, dam removal—restoration and mitigation, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Port Angeles, WA.500 Murray 

Merrimack River Fish Habitat, to continue the program to proactively conserve 

undeveloped river frontage and upland watershed, NH.

200 Gregg 

OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING FISHERIES 

Aquatic Genomics and Biosecurity Research, to serve as a system for early detection and warnings for pathogens and other contaminants in our aquatic 

environments, Auburn University, Auburn, AL.

1,000 Shelby 

Groundline Exchange Program, to coordinate a Maine groundline exchange program providing financial assistance to lobstermen by enabling them to purchase ‘‘whale-safe’’ rope in exchange for their existing groundline, Gulf of 

Maine Lobster Foundation, ME.

500 Collins, Snowe 

Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association, funds will be used to allow the monitoring 

and restoration of depressed salmon stocks under the management of one 

organization that serves and represents all affected fishermen, AK.

200 Stevens 

Yukon River Drainage Association, funds will be used by the Association to promote healthy wild salmon fisheries by monitoring efforts, conducting research, and education efforts aimed at improving subsistence and commercial fisheries management, Yukon River, AK.

400 Stevens 

Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities Coalition, funds will be used to assist the 

smaller fisheries-dependent coastal communities of the Gulf of Alaska with 

the regulatory process by participating on research boards, and developing 

management plans, AK.

200 Stevens 

Louisiana Fisheries Recovery Resource Center, funding for planning and initial 

costs to launch center, Xavier University, in coordination with Seedco Financial Services, Plaquemines Parish, LA.

550 Landrieu 

New England Multi-Species Survey, for multi-species groundfish surveys, School 

of Marine Science and Technology, Bristol County, MA.

3,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

Western Pacific pelagic fisheries research, research to aid efforts to develop 

and implement strategies for the conservation and management of pelagic 

fish species, University of Hawaii—Joint Institute of Marine and Atmospheric 

Research, Honolulu, HI.

1,250 Inouye 
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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Fishing Mortality Education Program, to develop a local educational program for 

K–12 students and other user groups in order to minimize discard or release 

mortality of reef fishes, City of Orange Beach, AL.

100 Shelby 

Protected Species.—Of the funds provided under Marine Mammal 

Protection, $7,900,000 is provided for Right Whale activities including Cooperative State Plans, and $2,600,000 is for the continuation 

of Hawaiian Monk Seal activities. Of the funds provided under Marine Turtles, $7,800,000 is for Hawaiian turtles. 

Commercial Fishing Assistance.—The Committee recommendation provides $7,500,000 for assistance related to fishery impacts 

associated with the creation of the Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea Marine 

National Monument in the State of Hawaii and $15,000,000 is provided to the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Boston, 

MA to alleviate economic impacts associated with Framework 42 on 

the Massachusetts groundfish fishery. 

The Committee supports continuation of the surf clam and ocean 

quahog survey and NOAA’s efforts to design and fund shallow draft 

Fisheries Survey Vessels to meet NOAA’s unique survey requirements. 

Fisheries Habitat Restoration.—The Committee provides no more 

than $4,500,000 for the Open Rivers initiative, though the Committee supports the President’s Request for the Penobscot River 

Habitat Restoration by providing $10,000,000. The Committee recognizes this project as a timely opportunity to leverage current regional resources to revitalize this large-scale marine and estuarine 

habitat. However, the Committee has strong concerns about NOAA 

taking the full, long-term financial lead in such a large, cross-agency project, especially since a majority of the requested funds will 

be spent purchasing privately-owned dams. Though the Committee 

recognizes NOAA’s expertise in smaller dam-removal and fish passageway projects, this project is an order of magnitude larger than 

any previous project undertaken by the agency, and pushes the 

limits of the agency’s authority to use funds from NMFS’s operations account to purchase multi-million dollar facilities. This Committee admonishes the administration for carelessly exposing 

NMFS’s base funding to future large scale, re-development projects 

that would jeopardize the agency’s financial support for standard 

national fisheries activities and responsibilities. Given that this is 

a multi-year project, the Committee directs NOAA to coordinate 

with the Departments of the Interior and Energy, and the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, to determine an appropriate role for the 

agency solely as a habitat restoration advisor to its Federal and 

State partners, and eliminate the agency’s questionable role as a 

broker for future large-scale, riverine construction projects. In future years, the Committee will support NOAA’s participation in 

habitat restoration projects, which is an on-going, environmental 

assessment process, but it will no longer appropriate funds from 

the ORF account to purchase costly, private dams. 
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Facilities.—The Committee understands the National Marine 

Fisheries Service’s desire to redevelop its Mukilteo research station. This research station has been recognized as a vital component of NMFS research for over 30 years, particularly for scientific 

issues relating to salmon, groundfish, marine toxicology and harmful algal bloom. The Committee directs NOAA to prepare, by September 30, 2008, a preliminary conceptual report on the redevelopment of this site, complete with a plan to include funding for this 

project in future budget requests. 

Chesapeake Bay Oyster Restoration.—The Committee provides $2,000,000 for oyster restoration, in the Chesapeake Bay. Funds 

provided for oyster restoration in the Maryland waters of the 

Chesapeake Bay shall be for on-the-ground and in-the water restoration efforts. Funds shall not be used for administrative costs, 

including banquets or salaries. 

NOAA OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

The Committee recommendation provides $428,193,000 for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research [OAR]. OAR programs provide the 

environmental research and technology needed to improve NOAA 

weather, air quality warnings, 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: 

OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee 

recommendation 

Climate Research: 

Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ............................................................................................... 53,500 

Climate Observations and Services ...................................................................................................... 9,152 

Competitive Research Program ............................................................................................................. 140,000 

High Performance Computing Initiatives .............................................................................................. 12,969 

Congressionally Directed Projects ......................................................................................................... 1,100 

Total, Climate Research ................................................................................................................... 216,721 

Weather and Air Quality Research Programs: 

Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ............................................................................................... 46,000 

NOAA/NASA Severe Storm Research and Development ........................................................................ 2,500 

Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar .......................................................................... 2,972

Competitive Research Program ............................................................................................................. 10,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ......................................................................................................... 8,800 

Total, Weather and Air Quality Research ......................................................................................... 70,272 

Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research: 

Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ............................................................................................... 23,000 

National Sea Grant College Program .................................................................................................... 60,000 

National Undersea Research Program (NURP) ..................................................................................... 15,000 

Ocean Exploration ................................................................................................................................. 20,000 

Aquatic Invasive Species Research ...................................................................................................... 1,500 

Marine Aquaculture Research ............................................................................................................... 6,000 

Competitive Ocean Research Program ................................................................................................. 10,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ......................................................................................................... 5,700 
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OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee 

recommendation 

Total, Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research ........................................................................... 141,200 

GRAND TOTAL OAR ............................................................................................................................ 428,193 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

CLIMATE RESEARCH 

Drought Research Study, to continue to study potential options to minimize the 

impact of droughts on Alabama and the Southeast, Univ. of Alabama at 

Huntsville, Huntsville, AL.

800 Shelby 

Understanding Abrupt Global Climate Change, for researchers to address relevant issues related to the range, magnitude, forcing, and predictability of 

abrupt climate change events, Univ. of Maine, Orono.

500 Snowe, Collins 

WEATHER AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH PROGRAMS 

Wind Hazards Reduction Program, for research into reducing wind related damage from storms and tornados, Iowa St. University, Ames, IA.750 Harkin, Grassley 

Urbanet III, for continuation of the NOAA Air Resource Laboratory’s Urbanet 

Partnership to expand the number of metropolitan areas covered by the 

Urbanet system to improve weather forecasting, AWS Convergence Technologies, Germantown, MD.

6,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

Project STORM Air Quality Initiative, air quality research, University of Northern 

Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.

750 Harkin, Grassley 

San Joaquin Valley Ozone Study, for data and analysis to support the upcoming 

8-hour ozone attainment plans, Central California Air Quality Control Study 

Policy Committee.

150 Feinstein, Boxer 

Advanced Radar Technologies, a feasibility study to determine the applicability 

of advanced radar technologies to cover the radar hole in northeastern Wyoming with low level radar coverage.

100 Enzi 

Coastal and Inland Hurricane Monitoring and Protection Program, to acquire the 

ability to predict the intensity and potential damage of hurricanes affecting 

the Gulf Coast, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

750 Shelby 

Tornado and Hurricane Operations and Research, to improve detection, tracking, 

and forecasting of tornadic thunderstorms and land-falling hurricanes in the 

Southeast United States, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL.

1,000 Shelby 

Coastal Weather for Catastrophic Events, to provide coastal Alabama appropriate weather monitoring equipment to measure wind gusts, water surge 

and rain fall levels during a catastrophic event such as hurricane, Univ. of 

South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

300 Shelby 

OCEAN, COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES RESEARCH 

Lake Champlain Emerging Threats, research targeting understanding and mitigating invasive species, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.500 Leahy 

Advanced Undersea Vehicle, for an advanced undersea mapping sonar, Mystic 

Aquarium—Institute for Exploration, Mystic, CT.

450 Dodd, Lieberman 

International Arctic Research Center, to support further integrating and 

synthizing arctic research efforts in terms of climate change, Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK.

2,950 Stevens 

Coastal vulnerability to climate change study, to look at impacts, response 

strategies and predictions for rural Alaska coastal communities.

1,000 Stevens 

New Hampshire Lake Host Program, for education program to prevent the 

spread of milfoil and other invasive species in lakes and ponds, NH.

200 Gregg 

New Hampshire Volunteer Lake Assessment Program, for evaluation of quality of 

lakes and ponds in NH through trained volunteer program, NH.

200 Gregg 
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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Collaborative R&D Initiative for the Gulf of Mexico, will allow for collaboration 

between federal agencies in Alabama and research universities to more effectively complete NOAA missions, Von Braun Center for Science and Innovation, Huntsville, AL .

800 Shelby 

Lake Champlain Research Consortium, research to identify sources of harmful 

bacteria, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

250 Leahy 

West Alabama Marine Shrimp and Fish Aquaculture, to develop new methods 

and find efficiency in the development of marine shrimp and fish aquaculture using ponds and the salinic water of West Alabama, AL.

250 Shelby 

Climate Observations and Services.—Within the funds provided, 

the Committee supports the administration’s request for ‘‘Climate 

Data and Information’’ and ‘‘Climate Operations’’. The Committee 

is concerned that the U.S. Drought Monitor, a joint mission of various Department of Commerce agencies and the Department of Agriculture, may not properly reflect conditions on the ground in 

drought impacted areas. The Committee encourages the Department to work with other Federal agencies, such as NASA, to ensure that the most advanced technology available is used in the development of the Drought Monitor each week. 

Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.—Of the funds provided 

for Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes throughout Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Research, the Committee provides additional 

funding for NOAA to further its commitment to the NOAA Cooperative Institute for the Northern Gulf of Mexico. 

Weather and Air Quality Research Programs, Laboratories and 

Cooperative Institutes.—The Committee applauds the administration’s request to use unmanned aerial systems [UAS] both in Arctic 

climate analysis and in weather research. The Committee builds 

upon that request to provide a total of $6,000,000 for UAS implementation, and encourages OAR to not only work with industry, 

but also with NOS and NWS to explore how these applied research 

projects can transition into practical operations for other NOAA 

programs. 

National Sea Grant College Program.—The Committee directs 

NOAA to increase the program’s state-wide partnerships and the 

program’s competitive, national grant programs. 

National Undersea Research Program.—Although the Committee 

approved the overall OAR reprogramming which included the 

merger of Ocean Exploration and the National Undersea Research 

Program [NURP] in 2006, the Committee awaits a formalized plan 

detailing the breakout and vision of the new arrangement. Given 

the diverse portfolio and direction of each program, the Committee 

is concerned about how financially combining these two unique programs will impact the exploration and advanced technology communities. Therefore, the Committee separates NURP’s funding 

from the administration’s request for Ocean Exploration. Of the 

funds provided, $6,000,000 is required for the National Institute of 

Undersea Science and Technology. Given that the Administration 

has decided to combine NURP and Ocean Exploration in future 

years, the Committee directs NOAA to provide a strategic and fi-
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nancial plan for such a merger prior to, or in addition to, the administration’s fiscal year 2009 budget request. The Committee recognizes the program’s direction to develop advanced technology and 

encourages such advancements rather than applying funds to 

maintain basic, applied research facilities. 

Of the funds provided for NURP, the Committee directs NOAA 

to provide sufficient funding to each of the existing six NURP centers. 

Ocean Exploration.—The administration’s disjointed request for 

Ocean Exploration, which includes funding for NURP, a transfer to 

NMAO, and a new initiative for Extended Continental Shelf [ECS] 

mapping (all without alleged cuts to base) does not add. To alleviate this problem, the Committee supports the adjustment to base 

for NOAA’s Marine Operations for basic operation of the Okeanos 

research vessel, but does not approve the administration’s request 

to transfer funds from OAR. The Committee also does not support 

the fiscal merger between Ocean Exploration and NURP. The Committee does support the administration’s request for ECS mapping, 

but is concerned that this effort will eclipse the program’s underlying effort to explore the world’s oceans through peer-reviewed, 

competitive research proposals. The Committee is apprehensive 

that the proposed ECS mapping effort, which includes among other 

activities, benthic habitat mapping activities and high-resolution 

imagery, will siphon more money from the program than is necessary for traditional ESC submissions, which are based on marine 

seismic and sonar data. While the Committee supports multidisciplinary operations to maximize vessel time, strictly traditional 

bathymetric mapping operations may achieve the goals of ESC submissions more economically. Therefore, in addition to increasing 

Ocean Exploration’s base for standard operations, the Committee 

provides $3,400,000 for ECS mapping, which reflects the administration’s true request for this new initiative, rather than the 

$8,000,000 it touted during the budget rollout as ‘‘new funds’’ to 

support the administration’s U.S. Ocean Action Plan. The Committee also directs the administration to leverage the Office of 

Coast Survey’s expertise and existing mapping contracts to help 

distribute the operation funding. 

Aquatic Invasive Species Program.—The Committee supports the 

administration’s request for NOAA’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program, and provides additional funding to increase the amount of 

national grants administered by NOAA to further detect, monitor 

and reduce the impact of aquatic invasive species. 

Marine Aquaculture Research.—The Committee is encouraged by 

the administration’s request to increase the Nation’s research and 

knowledge within the field aquaculture. The Committee directs 

NOAA to distribute the funds equally among three regions: Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico. 

Climate Research, Competitive Research Program.—The Committee provides these funds to allow NOAA to design, conduct, and 

administer a competitive, peer-reviewed grant process targeted on 

innovative climate research, including observation platforms such 

as unmanned aerial vehicles. The Committee directs NOAA to 

focus these funds on the topics of drought research. 
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Weather and Air Quality Research Programs, Competitive Research Program.—The Committee provides these funds to allow 

NOAA to design, conduct, and administer a competitive, peer-reviewed grant process for the purposes of weather research. The 

Committee directs NOAA to focus this year’s funds to cooperatively 

work with universities from coastal States on the topics of coastal 

weather, severe weather, and hurricanes. 

Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research, Competitive Ocean Research Program.—To further encourage competitive, peer-reviewed 

research with the ocean science community, the Committee provides funding for NOAA to work with the coastal and Great Lakes 

universities to implement and administer grants focusing on the 

ocean’s role in climate change as encouraged by the Joint Ocean 

Commission Initiative. The Committee also encourages NOAA to 

further research on autonomous undersea vehicles. 

Advanced Radar Technologies.—The Committee recognizes the 

need for additional low level radar coverage in Wyoming and provides $100,000 for NOAA and the National Weather Service to 

work with the University of Massachusetts and the National 

Science Foundation, under the umbrella of the Collaborative 

Adapting Sensing of the Atmosphere [CASA] program, to conduct 

a feasibility study to determine the applicability to northeastern 

Wyoming of advanced radar technologies under investigation by 

CASA. 

NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

The Committee recommendation provides $819,117,000 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: 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Observations, Forecasts, and Communications: 

Local Warnings and Forecasts: 

Local Warnings and Forecasts Base ........................................................................................... 591,465 

Strengthen U.S. Tsunami Warning Network ................................................................................. 23,196 

Air Quality Forecasting ................................................................................................................. 5,445 

Sustain Cooperative Observer Network ........................................................................................ 1,871 

NOAA Profiler Network .................................................................................................................. 4,736 

Pacific Island Compact ................................................................................................................ 3,515 

USWRP—U.S. Weather Research Program—THORPEX ............................................................... 6,000 

Alaska Data Buoys ....................................................................................................................... 1,683 

Congressionally Directed Projects ................................................................................................ 6,060 

Subtotal, Local Warnings and Forecasts ................................................................................ 643,971 

Operations and Research: 

Advanced Hydrological Prediction Services .......................................................................................... 6,037 

Aviation Weather ................................................................................................................................... 4,653 

WFO Maintenance .................................................................................................................................. 7,316 
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee 

recommendation 

Central Forecast Guidance .................................................................................................................... 46,748 

NOAA’s Hurricane Center ...................................................................................................................... 7,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ......................................................................................................... 4,750 

Subtotal, Operations and Research ................................................................................................. 76,504 

Total, Observations, Forecasts, and Communications ..................................................................... 720,475 

Systems Operation & Maintenance: 

NEXRAD ................................................................................................................................................. 44,176 

ASOS ...................................................................................................................................................... 8,891 

Weather Radio Transmitters and Communications .............................................................................. 2,297 

AWIPS .................................................................................................................................................... 37,766 

NWSTG Backup—CIP ............................................................................................................................ 5,512 

Total, Systems Operation & Maintenance ........................................................................................ 98,642 

GRAND TOTAL NWS ........................................................................................................................... 819,117 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

LOCAL WARNINGS AND FORECASTS 

Susquehanna River Basin Flood System, funding for flood inundation maps and 

capitol improvements to flood warning system, Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, Harrisburg, PA.

2,000 Specter, Mikulski 

New England Weather Technology initiative, for continued weather technology 

and observation at Plymouth State University, NH.

200 Gregg 

Vermont Weather & Wind Data Integration, integration of National Weather Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct monitoring of bird migration patterns, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, Waterbury, VT.

250 Leahy 

Hawaii Rain Gages to purchase, install and maintain rain gages, NOAA National 

Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters, County of Honolulu, HI.

360 Akaka 

Hurricane Mitigation Alliance, research to develop cost effective techniques for 

reduction of hurricane hazards to life and property, Florida International University, Miami-Dade County, FL.

500 Bill Nelson 

Hawaii Weather Buoy, for the installation of bouy northeast of main Hawaiian 

Islands, National Weather Service Pacific Region Headquarters, County of 

Honolulu, HI.

1,400 Akaka 

Perdido Pass Navigation Assistance, for a weather buoy for the near-shore waters of Perdido Pass along the Gulf Coast of AL, AL.300 Shelby 

Eye-On-The-Sky, continue and expand meteorology reporting, education and outreach efforts, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium St. Johnsbury, VT.300 Leahy 

Western Kentucky Environmental Monitoring Network, to complete the development of a monitoring system that will collect real-time observations through 

a statewide grid of stations in Kentucky administered, Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, Bowling Green, KY.

750 McConnell 

OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH 

Improved hydrologic modeling of water resources for snow-dominated regions, 

funds will be used to develop an operational hydrology model for mountainfront hydrologic systems based on new research that advances knowledge on 

physical mechanisms by which water moves from mountains to valleys, Boise 

State University, Boise, ID.

250 Craig 
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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Remote Infrasonic Monitoring of Natural Hazards, to support research in longranging atmospheric sound below the perception of human hearing to provide better warnings to those in danger of the effects of hurricanes and volcanic eruptions, Joint Project with University of MS, University of HI, University of AK, and University of California at San Diego.

2,500 Cochran 

Regional Ensembling System for Atmospheric Dispersion Forecasting, to construct a dispersion forecasting capability tailored for application in the Gulf 

Coast Region with activity focused on the development of ensemble methods 

and data assimilation techniques, Jackson State University, Jasckson MS.

2,000 Cochran 

Williston Radar.—The Committee is concerned about radar coverage in the State of North Dakota and directs NOAA to maintain 

staffing and operations at the Williston Radar site through fiscal 

year 2008. 

NOAA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND

INFORMATION SERVICE

The Committee recommendation provides $172,254,000 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: 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, 

AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Environmental Satellite Observing Systems: 

Satellite Command and Control Base ...................................................................................................... 36,968 

NSOF Operations ....................................................................................................................................... 7,531 

Product Processing and Distribution ........................................................................................................ 30,408 

Product Development, Readiness and Application ................................................................................... 20,015 

Product Development, Readiness and Application (Ocean Remote Sensing) .......................................... 3,861 

Joint Center/Accelerate Use of Satellites .................................................................................................. 3,258 

Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing and Enforcement ....................................................................... 1,262

Office of Space Commercialization ........................................................................................................... 612 

Group on Earth Observations (GEO) ......................................................................................................... 500 

Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems .............................................................................. 104,415 

Data Centers and Information Services: 

Archive, Access and Assessment .............................................................................................................. 34,677 

Maryland .................................................................................................................................................... 5,600 

Kentucky .................................................................................................................................................... 993 

North Carolina ........................................................................................................................................... 275 

West Virginia ............................................................................................................................................. 1,434 

Coastal Data Development ....................................................................................................................... 4,506 

Environmental Data Systems Mondernization .......................................................................................... 9,404 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 10,950 
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, 

AND FACILITIES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Total, NOAA’s Data Centers and Information Serivces ........................................................................ 67,839 

GRAND TOTAL NESDIS ........................................................................................................................... 172,254 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

DATA CENTERS AND INFORMATION SERVICES 

Cooperative Institute for Remote Sensing Applications, for the purpose of advancing knowledge and understanding of the environment using information 

technologies and remote sensing systems, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Huntsville, AL.

1,200 Shelby 

International Pacific Research Center, to conduct systematic and reliable 

climatographic research of the Pacific region, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 

HI.

2,000 Inouye 

Regional Climate Centers, cooperative agreement with the National Climatic 

Data Center, Univ. of NE, Lincoln, NE; Illinois State Water-Survey, Champaign, Illinois; Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources, Columbia, SC; Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Desert 

Research Institute, Reno, Nevada.

5,000 Schumer, Clinton, Ben 

Nelson, Bill Nelson, 

Obama 

Integrated Data and Environmental Applications Center, funding support for 

critical regional needs for ocean, climate, and ecosystem information (IDEA), 

NOAA IDEA Center, Honolulu, HI.

2,750 Inouye 

Data and Climate Centers.—The Committee encourages NOAA to 

continue to coordinate its climate data management and archival 

activities for the Western Pacific Region with the ongoing efforts of 

the University of Hawaii’s Asia-Pacific Data-Research Center. The 

Committee is also encouraged by NOAA’s responsiveness in establishing the NOAA Integrated Data and Environmental Applications 

Center to address environmental data and information requirements in the Pacific. 

NOAA-WIDE PROGRAM SUPPORT

The Committee recommendation provides $207,379,000 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 subactivity 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: 
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PROGRAM SUPPORT OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Corporate Services: 

Under Secretary and Associate Offices Base ........................................................................................... 30,000 

Facilities .................................................................................................................................................... 18,954 

NOAA Wide Corporate Services and Agency Management ....................................................................... 124,000 

DOC Working Capital Fund ....................................................................................................................... 34,425 

Total, Corporate Services ...................................................................................................................... 207,379 

NOAA Education Program: 

NOAA Education Program/Education Initiative ......................................................................................... 12,000 

BWET Regional Programs .......................................................................................................................... 12,000 

JASON Education and Outreach ................................................................................................................ 1,000 

Educational Partnership Program/Minority Serving Institutions (EPPMSI) ............................................... 15,418 

Congressionally Directed Projects ............................................................................................................. 1,950 

Total, NOAA Education Program ........................................................................................................... 42,368 

Marine Operations and Maintenance: 

Aviation Services ....................................................................................................................................... 25,793 

Marine Services ......................................................................................................................................... 131,500 

Total, Marine Operations and Maintenance ......................................................................................... 157,293 

GRAND TOTAL PS .................................................................................................................................. 407,040 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

NOAA EDUCATION PROGRAM 

Narragansett Bay Marine Education, curriculum development and operation of 

youth and adult education programs, Save the Bay, Providence, RI.

1,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

Center for the Great Lakes, conservation education, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, 

IL.

300 Durbin 

John Smith Water Trail, installation of interactive bouys marking the John Smith 

National Water Trail on the Chesapeake Bay, The Conservation Fund, Arlington, VA.

500 Warner, Mikulski, 

Cardin, Webb 

Anacostia Watershed Education, support for classroom education and teacher 

training on conservation, Anacostia Watershed Society, Bladensburg, MD.

150 Mikulski 

NOAA Leadership and Culture.—The Committee is concerned 

that after three decades in existence and in spite of recent leadership guidance, many of the NOAA line offices operate as autonomous entities acting alone without considering the greater good of 

the agency. NOAA has a long track record of success but it is the 

Committee’s firm belief that one line office would undercut another 

line office in an instant if it could receive additional funding. This 

culture is detrimental to the entire agency’s mission. Because of 

these concerns the Committee directs NOAA to contract with the 

National Academy of Public Administration to examine these 

issues and improve NOAA’s culture. 

Marine Services.—This account consolidates all the items within 

the administration’s request for ‘‘Marine Operations and Maintenance’’, including the administration’s request of $5,600,000 for operations and maintenance of the Okeanos research vessel. These 
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funds are appropriated as a direct adjustment to the base of the 

Marine Operations account without supporting the requested 

$4,600,000 transfer of funds from the Oceans and Atmospheric Research account. Far too often NOAA’s Marine and Aviation Operations rely on transfers of funds from NOAA line offices for nonscience vessel operations, which distort the true costs of basic operations for these valuable, national assets. In future fiscal years, 

NOAA is required to provide a budget request for basic vessel operations that does not include funding transfers from other line offices for basic vessel operations. 

The Committee also provides $500,000 for NOAA to administer 

a feasibility study, performed by an outside organization, to evaluate the design and operations of future research vessels in the form 

of a NOAA Survey Vessel designed for multi-mission operations, to 

maximize on-site activities and modularize for versatile platform 

availability. The results of said study shall be delivered to the 

Committee within 18 months of the enactment of this act. 

The number of officers authorized to serve within the ranks of 

the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps shall increase from 299 to 

321. The Committee provides sufficient funding under the Marine 

Services account for this adjustment in personnel. 

NOAA Education Program.—The Committee provides 

$42,368,000 for education programs, $23,007,000 above the budget 

request. The Joint Ocean Commission continues to highlight the 

need for ocean literacy and broaden young people’s awareness of 

ocean issues that affect their daily lives. NOAA has established a 

successful track record of engaging all levels of the education community to send a clear, consistent message on ocean science using 

different media and methods tailored to individual community 

needs. 

BWET Regional Program.—The Committee firmly believes in the 

existing BWET programs in California, the Chesapeake Bay region, 

and in Hawaii and has provided additional resources for the expansion of the program to include other regions of the country. 

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. 

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,110,119,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 979,893,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,089,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,089,000,000. The 

recommendation is $21,119,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $109,107,000 

above the budget request. 

Committee recommendations are displayed in the following table: 
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PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee 

recommendation 

National Ocean Service: 

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Program ................................................................................. 49,000 

National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction and Land Acquisition ......................................... 7,178 

Marine Sanctuaries Construction/Acquisition ....................................................................................... 5,842 

National IOOS Data Management and Communications Center .......................................................... 10,000 

Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center ............................................................................................ 6,000 

Congressionally Directed Projects ......................................................................................................... 25,750 

Total, National Ocean Service—PAC ............................................................................................... 103,770 

National Marine Fisheries Service: Congressionally Directed Projects .......................................................... 2,000 

Total, National Marine Fisheries Service—PAC ............................................................................... 2,000 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: Research Supercomputing/CCRI ......................................................... 10,379 

Total, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research—PAC ............................................................................ 10,379 

National Weather Service: 

Systems Acquisition: 

ASOS ............................................................................................................................................. 1,635 

AWIPS ........................................................................................................................................... 12,764 

NEXRAD ........................................................................................................................................ 8,376 

NWSTG Legacy Replacement ........................................................................................................ 1,195 

Radiosonde Network Replacement ............................................................................................... 4,014 

Weather and Climate Supercomputing ........................................................................................ 26,169 

Cooperative Observer Network Modernization (NERON) ............................................................... 4,234 

NOAA Profiler Network .................................................................................................................. 5,100 

Complete and Sustain NOAA Weather Radio ............................................................................... 5,594 

Subtotal, NWS Systems Acquisition ........................................................................................ 69,081

Construction: 

WFO Construction ......................................................................................................................... 12,504 

Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCEP) .................................................................... 26,410 

Subtotal, NWS Construction .................................................................................................... 38,914 

Total, National Weather Service—PAC ................................................................................... 107,995 

NESDIS: 

Systems Acquisition and Construction: 

Geostationary Systems (GOES–N) ................................................................................................ 80,379 

Geostationary Systems (GOES–R) ................................................................................................ 261,000 

Polar Orbiting Systems (POES) .................................................................................................... 114,906 

Polar Orbiting Systems (NPOESS) ................................................................................................ 331,300 

EOS and Advanced Polar Data Processing, Distribution and Archiving Systems ...................... 990 

CIP—single point of failure ........................................................................................................ 2,772 

NOAA/NASA Space Weather Continuity of Operations ................................................................. 5,000 

Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System (CLASS) ................................................. 6,476 

NPOESS Climate Sensors ............................................................................................................. 24,700 

NPOESS Preparatory Data Exploration ......................................................................................... 2,455 

Satellite CDA Facility ................................................................................................................... 2,228 

Total, NESDIS—PAC ................................................................................................................ 835,206 

Program Support: 

Construction: 

Pacific Regional Facility .............................................................................................................. 20,250 

Construction (Sec. 212) ............................................................................................................... 3,000 
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PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Subtotal, Construction ............................................................................................................. 20,250 

OMAO Fleet Replacement: 

Fisheries Survey Vessel (design phase for #5 and #6) .............................................................. 5,000 

Hydro Survey Launch Construction .............................................................................................. 2,400 

Vessel Equip. and Tech Refresh .................................................................................................. 1,000 

Temporary Berthing for HENRY B. BIGELOW ............................................................................... 1,000 

Subtotal, OMAO Fleet Replacement ......................................................................................... 9,400 

Total, Program Support—PAC ................................................................................................. 29,650 

GRAND TOTAL PAC ................................................................................................................... 1,089,000 

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROJECTS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE 

Center for Marine Aquaculture, to construct a centerto provide scientists, engineers, and economists the capability to apply recent advances in aquaculture, biotechnology, pathology, nutrition, genetics, engineering, microbiology, and economics to remove the technical and profitability constraints to 

growth of a marine aquaculture industry. Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Stennis, MS.

11,000 Cochran 

Science Center Building, feasibility study funding for NOAA to implement and 

administer a open-source feasiability study for a comprehensive science center at the campus of Stennis Space Center, MS.

1,000 Cochran 

National Marine Sanctuary Learning Center, for construction of learning center, 

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Hawaiian Islands, HI.

2,000 Inouye 

Gulf of Farralones NMS Exhibit, to enhance the public awareness of the Sanctuary and human dependence upon a healthy ocean ecosystem, Fitzgerld Marine Reserve, San Mateo County, CA.

750 Feinstein 

Thunder Bay NMS Exhibit, for the completion of permanent displays for the facility’s new visitor center, Thunder Bay NMS, Alpena, MI.2,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Mill Creek Conservation, conservation of coastal environment, Mill Creek Conservation, North Kingston, RI.1,500 Reed 

Great Bay Partnership, for continued conservation of critical habitats in Great 

Bay, NH.

5,000 Gregg 

NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 

Center for Aquatic Resource Management, to work together with state and federal partners to develop and implement strategies for sustainable practices 

that will protect and restore aquatic resources, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL.

2,000 Shelby 

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection [CELP].—The Coastal 

and Estuarine Land Protection Program [CELP] provides grants to 

eligible State agencies and local governments to acquire property 

or conservation easements from willing sellers within a State’s 

coastal zone or coastal watershed boundary. 

The Committee recommends $49,000,000 for the CELP program, 

a $34,000,000 increase over the budget request and a $12,000,000 

increase over the enacted level. 

In the fiscal year 2006 appropriation, Congress began directing 

NOAA to review and prioritize eligible projects submitted under 
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approved State CELP plans or by the State’s coastal program. The 

Committee recommendation makes the program 100 percent competitive and merit based. The Committee is aware of several 

projects that were anticipating funding through congressional directive. In light of this change, the Committee directs NOAA to reopen the 2008 competition, no later than 45 days after enactment, 

to allow additional projects to be considered for funding. 

National IOOS Data Management and Communications Center.—To encourage further commitment towards realizing a comprehensive IOOS program, the Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 for NOAA to establish an Integrated Ocean Observation System data management and communications center at 

Stennis Space Center. The center should benefit from the resident 

expertise of the Naval Oceanographic Office as the demonstrated 

hub of naval oceanographic data collection, archiving, fusion, modeling and distribution of oceanographic products. Existing NOAA 

facilities at Stennis Space Center, the National Data Buoy Center 

and the National Coastal Data Development Center currently provide NOAA quality data collection and assimilation. NOAA shall 

provide a report to the Committee no later than April 1, 2008 detailing full plans to implement this center, including detailed out 

year requirements, for full operation of the center as the primary 

data management and communication center for the national IOOS 

program. 

Satellites.—The Committee remains extremely concerned with regard to NOAA’s satellite programs. The Committee believes that 

continuous oversight by Congress is necessary given NOAA’s track 

record and has provided a general provision to the bill that is similar to the Defense Department’s Nunn-McCurdy certification procedures. In addition, the Committee is extremely concerned about 

staffing within the agency and whether the necessary expertise is 

on board. The Committee directs NOAA to provide quarterly updates to the Committee regarding its satellite program, including 

staffing plans, budget, and technical risks. 

Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Data Preservation and Continuity.—The Committee is concerned with reports about the degradation in the QuickSCAT Satellite which NOAA provides with 

data on sea surface winds. This data goes into the models of the 

NOAA Hurricane Center and aids in hurricane forecasts. Accurate 

hurricane forecasting is of the utmost importance to protecting life 

and property, and the Nation must ensure that our means of collecting data are reliable and up to date. It is imperative that the 

National Weather Service has alternatives to the single Hurricane 

Hunter Jet Aircraft and the QuickSCAT satellite, because each 

contributes significant data to hurricane tracking and forecasting 

models. The Committee directs NOAA to provide the Committee on 

Appropriations with a report, including cost projections, on plans 

for replacement of these assets so that continuity of operations is 

not lost. 

NPOESS.—The Committee has long been concerned with the 

NPOESS program. The old adage of ‘‘not having all your eggs in 

one basket’’ has certainly come true with this program. Following 

significant cost overruns, and Nunn-McCurdy certification, NOAA 

and the Department of Defense de-manifested several critically im-
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portant climate sensors for budgetary purposes. The National Research Counsel’s Decadal Survey warned of a growing crisis in our 

Nation’s ability to observe the Earth’s climate. The Decadal Survey 

recommended that ‘‘NOAA should restore several key climate, environmental, and weather observation capabilities to its planned 

NPOESS and GOES–R missions.’’ 

The Committee is aware that a confidential report produced by 

NOAA and NASA for the White House states, ‘‘the recent loss of 

climate sensors due to the NPOESS Nunn-McCurdy certification 

places the overall climate program in serious jeopardy.’’ It now appears that the administration is beginning to realize the short 

sightedness of these decisions and is planning to restore some of 

these sensors to the program. 

In the report NASA and NOAA have recommended to the White 

House restoring several climate sensors to the program. Their recommendations include, among others: (1) building three Total Solar 

Irradiance Sensors [TSIS]; (2) installing the existing CERES instrument on the NPP mission; and (3) building two Earth Radiation Budget Sensors [ERBS] included onto the NPOESS C1 and 

C3 missions. 

The Committee remains skeptical on whether the administration 

will actually increase NOAA and NASA budgets to pay for these 

internal, ‘‘Pre-decisional’’ recommendations. The Committee suspects that instead of paying for this vital investment through increased funding, the administration will instead try to do things on 

the cheap or worse, redirect funds away from NOAA’s other programs. 

Given the looming crisis in our Nation’s ability to observe our 

planet and measure its climate variable, the Committee recommendation includes $30,000,000 for the restoration of climate 

sensors to the NPOESS program. 

GOES–R.—The Committee is concerned that over 26 percent of 

the budget structure for the program is for ‘‘Government Program 

Office Operations’’. The Committee feels that these reserves provide a false sense of security for the program managers leading to 

future problems. Accordingly, the Committee has reduced these 

overhead costs and redirected funding to the restoration of climate 

sensors. 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.—The funds included in the 

Committee recommendation for the Mill Creek Conservation, North 

Kingstown, Rhode Island will be used expressly to acquire lands or 

interest in lands that include significant conservation, recreation, 

ecological, historical or aesthetic values. 

Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center.—The Committee recommendation provides $6,000,000 for the establishment of a NOAA 

Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center (‘‘Center’’) in order for the 

National Ocean Service [NOS] to better respond to severe weather 

events. The Center shall house and consolidate groups from the 

NOS National Response Teams, NOS Response and Restoration, 

and NOS Damage Assessment. 

Pacific Marine Operations Center.—The Committee is aware of a 

recent fire in Seattle, Washington, that damaged or destroyed several NOAA facilities located on Lake Union, including buildings, 

docks and NOAA ships that service the Pacific region. The Com-
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mittee directs NOAA to submit to the Senate Committee on Appropriations a full assessment of the damage, loss of capability, and 

estimated replacement costs for NOAA’s damaged assets as soon as 

it can be determined. 

PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $66,638,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 66,825,000 

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

The Committee recommendation provides $90,000,000 for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. The recommendation is 

$23,362,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$23,175,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee is disappointed NOAA rejected the State of Alaska’s fiscal year 2007 proposals for Salmon Enhancement projects. 

These funds are used to continue viable salmon fisheries and a sustainable salmon fishing industry. In addition, these projects are 

consistent with the memorandum of Understanding between the 

State of Alaska and the National Marine Fisheries Service. Without these projects, the salmon population in Alaska runs the risk 

of depletion. NOAA should support and encourage the State’s efforts to educate, enhance salmon stock, and develop infrastructure 

to support an environment to allow the Alaska salmon populations 

to continue to thrive. 

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $7,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,000,000 

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

Language is included as proposed only for loans to finance the 

purchase of Individual Fishing Quotas, which have a negative subsidy rate and do not require appropriations to cover the costs of the 

loan. 

OTHER 

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $47,121,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 58,693,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 53,193,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $53,193,000 for Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses, of which 

$2,000,000 is for the National Medal of Technology. The rec-
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ommendation is $6,072,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $5,500,000 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. 

The Committee directs the Secretary to submit a report to the 

Senate Committees on Appropriations and Commerce regarding the 

use of fiscal year 2004, fiscal year 2005, and fiscal year 2006 funding provided to the Travel and Tourism Promotion Advisory Board. 

The report shall detail what actions have been taken to stimulate 

tourism in the United States. The report shall be submitted to the 

Committees no later than February 1, 2008. 

HCHB RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... $4,300,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,100,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $5,100,000 for the 

HCHB Renovation. Within the funds provided the following congressionally directed project is funded: $800,000 is for the National 

Aquarium, Washington, DC, for HCHB rental payments and cost 

of planning and design of new space within HCHB (Mikulski). 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $22,592,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 23,426,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 23,426,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $23,426,000. The recommendation is $834,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. 

NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ENFORCEMENT

COORDINATION COUNCIL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... $1,000,000 

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

The Committee recommendation provides $1,000,000. The recommendation is $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as the budget request. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Section 101 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 102 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 103 provides the authority to transfer funds between Department of Commerce accounts and within NOAA appropriations. 
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The provision makes transfers subject to the Committee’s standard 

reprogramming procedures. 

Section 104 provides that any cost resulting from personnel actions shall be absorbed by the affected Department or Agency. 

Section 105 extends guarantee authority and makes appropriations for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the 

Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program available until expended. 

Section 106 prohibits the use of any appropriated funds to trademark the phrase ‘‘Last Best Place’’. 

Section 107 would establish authority for ITA to use appropriated funds for sequestered North American Free Trade Act panelists. 

Section 108 extends the Department of Commerce’s personnel 

demonstration project. 

Section 109 provides technical corrections related to the elimination of the Technology Administration. 

Section 110 authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe 

and enforce standards or regulations affecting safety and health in 

the context of scientific and occupational diving within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

Section 111 provides authority to begin construction on the 

NOAA Pacific Regional Center. 

Section 112 provides authority for a voluntary fishing capacity 

reduction program. 

Section 113 provides authority to begin construction on the NIST 

Building 1 Extension. 
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TITLE II 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

The Committee recommends a total of $24,311,959,000 for the 

Department of Justice [DOJ]. The recommendation is 

$1,457,527,000 above the fiscal year 2007 funding level, excluding 

emergency supplemental appropriations, and $2,059,636,000 above 

the budget request. 

The Committee has made funding for combating and prosecuting 

terrorism; enhancing intelligence capabilities; arresting and prosecuting child predators; and developing critical information technology and infrastructure investments-centerpieces of the fiscal 

year 2008 Department of Justice appropriations bill. 

The Committee views the continual proposed elimination of critical State and local law programs as misguided and irresponsible. 

State and local law enforcement must have the resources necessary 

to fight crime and assist the Federal Government in the Global 

War on Terror. Repeated elimination of these important funds calls 

into question the Department’s commitment to remain the Nation’s 

premier law enforcement agency. 

Language is not included to rescind balances from the Crime Victims Fund, as requested by the administration. 

Tribal Government Funding.—The Committee rejects the administration’s proposal to discontinue specific set-asides for tribal 

COPS, correctional facility construction, tribal courts, and juvenile 

justice programs. The Department of Justice programs that have 

operated in past years are an essential part of the public safety 

and justice regimes in Indian Country. The Committee is concerned 

that the changes proposed to these programs by the administration 

if implemented would significantly affect the administration of justice in Indian communities. 

For the past several years, tribal leaders from across the country 

have made public safety and justice in Indian Country a top priority, and have urged that adequate funding be provided for law 

enforcement officers, strong judicial systems, and detention facilities construction and staffing. The Committee is not aware that the 

Department of Justice consulted with tribal governments on this 

proposal which would essentially require tribal law enforcement 

agencies to compete for funding with State and local law enforcement agencies. 

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 the fiscal year 2007 decision-units and account 

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

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $97,832,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 104,777,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 104,777,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $104,777,000. The rec- ommendation is $6,945,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal to the budget request. 

The ‘‘General Administration’’ account provides funding for senior policy officials responsible for Departmental management and 

policy development. The specific offices funded by this account include: the immediate Office of the Attorney General; the immediate 

Office of the Deputy Attorney General; the immediate Office of the 

Associate Attorney General; Office of Legal Policy; Office of Public 

Affairs; Office of Legislative Affairs; Office of Professional Responsibility; Office of Intergovernmental and Public Liaison; and the 

Justice Management Division. 

The following table compares the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

to the fiscal year 2008 budget estimate and the Committee’s recommendation for each office: 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Fiscal year 2007 

enacted 

Fiscal year 2008 

Committee recommendation 

Department Leadership: 

Attorney General ......................................................................................................... 5,260 5,458 

Deputy Attorney General ............................................................................................ 4,814 4,990 

Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties ................................................................ 380 400 

Associate Attorney General ........................................................................................ 1,767 1,836 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................. 12,221 12,684 

Intergov Relations/External Affairs: 

Public Affairs ............................................................................................................. 2,858 2,968 

Legislative Affairs ...................................................................................................... 3,598 3,734 

Intergovernmental and Public Liaison ....................................................................... 927 962 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................. 7,383 7,664 

Exec Support/Prof Resp: 

Legal Policy ................................................................................................................ 5,601 5,812 

Professional Responsibility ........................................................................................ 5,801 6,020 

Subtotal ................................................................................................................. 11,402 11,832 

Justice Management Division ............................................................................................. 66,826 72,597 

TOTAL General Administration ............................................................................... 97,832 104,777 

National Drug Intelligence Center [NDIC].—The Committee does 

not agree to provide $16,000,000 to the Department of Justice for 

the NDIC; this Center is outside of the subcommittee’s jurisdiction. 

Departmental Offices.—The Committee has established specific 

limitations for each individual program and policy within the Departmental Offices. The accompanying bill includes a provision authorizing a cumulative total of transfers of up to 5 percent between 

each activity (Departmental Leadership; Intergovernmental/Exter-
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nal Affairs; Executive Support/Professional Responsibility; and Justice Management Division) and after 5 percent, the Department 

shall seek prior approval from the House and Senate Committees 

on Appropriations. 

JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $123,559,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 100,500,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 95,795,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $95,795,000. The recommendation is $27,764,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $4,705,000 below the budget request. 

The Justice Information Sharing Technology [JIST] account provides increased 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 

DOJ components build systems that are interoperable with shared 

components and not stove-piped systems that become obsolete once 

operational. The Committee is supportive of IT enhancements and 

the creation of systems that work across agencies and Departments. 

TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $89,198,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 81,353,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 76,353,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $76,353,000. The recommendation is $12,845,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $5,000,000 below the budget request. 

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

narrowband wireless communications network. Should additional 

funding be necessary for this effort, the Committee will consider a 

reprogramming of existing resources, consistent with section 505 of 

this act. 

These funds provide for the conversion to narrowband communications, including the cost for operation and maintenance of land 

mobile radio legacy systems. Federal Government agencies are required to convert to narrowband operations which provide a more 

technologically advanced and efficient use of radio spectrum. The 

Committee is concerned about the lagging progress as well as the 

recurring costs of the conversion. The Committee also understands 

aging infrastructure has been an impediment in the implementation of narrowband. 

This account also funds the Integrated Wireless Network [IWN]. 

The IWN will address communications shortcomings in key strategic locations, such as along the northern and southern land borders, and in cities that are potential targets for terrorism. Resources will support Justice components’ existing land mobile radio 

systems; support IWN operations and maintenance requirements; 

invest in new narrowband infrastructure and subscriber equipment; promote communications interoperability by Federal law en-
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forcement and homeland security personnel; and support management and operating requirements. 

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $229,142,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 247,499,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 247,499,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $247,499,000. The recommendation is $18,357,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and equal to the budget request. 

The Executive Office for Immigration Review includes the Board 

of Immigration Appeals, 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. 

DETENTION TRUSTEE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,225,816,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,294,226,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,265,872,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,265,872,000. The 

recommendation is $40,056,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $28,354,000 below the budget request. 

The Office of the Federal Detention Trustee account provides 

oversight of detention management, and improvement and coordination of detention activities to ensure that Federal agencies involved in detention provide for the safe, secure, and humane confinement of persons in the custody of the United States. 

The Committee is concerned about the Department’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. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $70,603,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 73,208,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 73,700,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $73,700,000. The recommendation is $3,097,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $492,000 above the budget request. The Committee has provided an increase to this account to enable the Inspector General 

to continue to review the FBI National Security Letter Issue. 

This account finances the activities of the Office of Inspector 

General [OIG] including audits, inspections, investigations and 
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other reviews of programs and operations of the Department of 

Justice to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness and to 

prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as violations 

of ethical standards arising from the conduct of Department employees in their numerous and diverse activities. 

UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $11,509,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 12,194,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,194,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $12,194,000. The recommendation is $685,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal to 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. 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $677,154,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 1,648,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 750,584,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 753,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $753,000,000. The recommendation is $75,846,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $2,416,000 above 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 

Criminal Division, the Civil Division, the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, the Civil Rights Division, the Office of 

Legal Counsel, and Interpol. 

The Committee remains concerned DOJ is not requesting enough 

resources to keep litigation costs on pace with DHS enforcement activities. 

The Committee recommendations, by Division, are displayed in 

the following table: 

LEGAL DIVISIONS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Amount 

Office of the Solicitor General ............................................................................................................................. 10,085 

Tax Division .......................................................................................................................................................... 95,000 

Criminal Division .................................................................................................................................................. 152,050 

Civil Division ........................................................................................................................................................ 245,050 

Environment and Natural Resources Division ..................................................................................................... 103,400 

Office of Legal Counsel ....................................................................................................................................... 6,325 

Civil Rights Division ............................................................................................................................................ 116,800 
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LEGAL DIVISIONS—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Amount 

Interpol USNCB ..................................................................................................................................................... 23,730 

Office of Dispute Resolution ................................................................................................................................ 560 

Total ........................................................................................................................................................ 753,000 

THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,252,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,833,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,833,000 

The Committee recommendation provides a reimbursement of 

$6,833,000 for legal costs. The recommendation is $581,000 above 

the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and equal 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $147,819,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 155,097,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 155,097,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $155,097,000. The recommendation is $7,278,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,654,886,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,747,822,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,747,822,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,747,822,000. The 

recommendation is $92,936,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and equal to the budget request. 

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

and the 94 U.S. Attorneys headquarters offices throughout the 

United States and its territories. The U.S. Attorneys [USAs] 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 Committee expects that the resources provided 

be directed to the highest priorities of the USAs. 
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Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Enforcement.—The Committee remains concerned that 25 percent of the software produced 

in the United States has been copied illegally in violation of U.S. 

copyright laws. The Committee directs the U.S. Attorneys to report 

to the Committees on Appropriations by February 1, 2008, on the 

number, type, and location of copyright prosecutions undertaken in 

the preceding year, including those under Public Law 105–147. 

UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $223,152,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 231,899,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 231,899,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $231,899,000. The recommendation is $8,747,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal to 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 litigation to enforce the bankruptcy 

laws. In fiscal year 2007, 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. 

The Committee continues to support the use of data-enabled 

forms, or ‘‘smart forms’’ for filing bankruptcy petitions and schedules. The data-enabled technology was developed jointly by the 

United States Trustee Program and the Administrative Office of 

the Courts [AOUSC]. The Committee supports the mandatory use 

of smart forms to further improve efficiencies in the bankruptcy 

system. 

FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,561,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,709,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,709,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,709,000. The recommendation is $148,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal 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. 
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UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $812,070,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 6,450,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 899,875,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 896,860,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $896,860,000. The rec- ommendation is $84,790,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, and $3,015,000 below the budget request. The budget request 

included funding for U.S. Marshals Construction within the Salaries and Expenses account. The Committee recommends funding 

for construction in a separate account at a level of $8,015,000. The 

Committee provides a total of $904,875,000 for the U.S. Marshals, 

including construction. This level is $5,000,000 above the budget 

request. 

The core missions of the 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. 

Judicial and Courthouse Security.—The Committee recommends 

an appropriation of $376,912,000 for judicial and courthouse security. The recommendation is $24,528,000 above the fiscal year 2007 

funding level and identical to the budget request. This funding 

level includes program changes of $12,167,000 to provide additional 

deputy marshals for judicial security. Within the amount recommended are the requested enhancements to increase district 

threat investigators and staffing in the most critically vulnerable 

districts, provide for a secure and fully encrypted communications 

network, intercept threats to the Federal judiciary, and secure 

high-threat trials. 

The recommendation supports the Marshal’s proposal to realign 

its decision unit structure into five mission areas. 

Southwest Border.—The Committee’s recommendation provides 

$7,462,000 to begin addressing the increasing workload along the 

Southwest border. Additional Border Patrol agents have lead to an 

inevitable increase in illegal immigrant arrests which in turn has 

increased the number of prisoners produced for Federal court proceedings. Deputy U.S. Marshals are under tremendous strain to 

protect Federal judges and prosecutors, transport prisoners, and secure cellblock operations. 

Information Technology.—The Committee’s recommendation provides $5,518,000 to strengthen information technology infrastructure including network communications, information security, and 

the Justice Detainee Information System. 

Information Technology Expansion.—The Committee supports 

collaborative efforts between public and private entities to enhance 

fugitive investigations, apprehensions, judicial threat awareness 

and preparedness. These collaborative efforts should focus on the 

collection and analysis of photographic databases including oral 

and written threats against judicial officials. The Committee applauds the USMS for its ongoing efforts to improve the agency’s information technology infrastructure to increase data sharing among 

USMS offices and with other law enforcement agencies. 
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Audited Financial Statements.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $1,834,000 to improve financial oversight. This enhancement will assist with delivery of accurate and reliable financial 

statements. 

Regional Fugitive Task Forces.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $28,101,000 for existing regional fugitive task forces to include $13,554,000 for payroll expenses and, $14,547,000 for the 

day-to-day operating expenses for the six regional task forces. 

The Committee recommends an additional $5,000,000 above the 

budget request to establish new, or expand existing, regional fugitive task forces for a total of $33,101,000. Distribution of these resources should be based on the fugitive workload, giving emphasis 

to the workload created by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

Safety Act. Funding covers the cost of new Deputy U.S. Marshals, 

computer specialists, intelligence analysts, and administrative support positions, as well as the costs for facilities, information technology, communications, tactical gear, vehicles, and other start up 

costs. 

Technical Operations Group.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $19,352,000 for the technical operations group to include 

$9,937,000 for payroll expenses and $9,415,000 for the day-to-day 

operating expenses. 

Sexual Offender Apprehension.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $7,845,000 for the USMS to place additional personnel in 

States with the highest levels of unregistered sex offenders, and fugitives wanted for other violent offenses. The Committee directs the 

USMS to work closely with the National Center for Missing and 

Exploited Children [NCMEC] and State and local agencies to focus 

on the ‘‘worst of the worst’’ sex offenders especially those involved 

with crimes against children. The Committee applauds the USMS 

for its leadership during Operation FALCON I, II and III. These 

three fugitive sweeps led to over 30,000 fugitive arrests including 

3,314 sex offenders and 681 gang members. 

Courthouse Security Equipment.—The Committee recommendation provides $12,397,000 for courthouse security equipment, which 

includes security equipment, telephone systems, and cabling. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,846,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 8,015,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $8,015,000 for construction. The budget request included funding for construction activities within the salaries and expenses account. 

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, 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. 
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FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $171,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 168,300,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 168,300,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $168,300,000. The recommendation is $2,700 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

equal 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. 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $10,221,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 9,794,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,230,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $10,230,000. The recommendation is $9,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$436,000 above 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. The Attorney 

General may submit a reprogramming to the Committee for additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service in accordance with reprogramming guidelines contained within this act. 

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $21,211,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 20,990,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 20,990,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $20,990,000. The recommendation is $221,000 below the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal 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 seizure and 

liquidation of assets. Expenses related to the management and disposal of assets are also provided from the Assets Forfeiture Fund 

by a permanent indefinite appropriation. 

NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $66,970,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 78,056,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 78,056,000 
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The Committee recommendation provides $78,056,000. The recommendation is $11,086,000 above the enacted level and equal to 

the budget request. 

The National Security Division [NSD] coordinates the Department’s national security and terrorism missions through law enforcement investigations and prosecutions. 

INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $497,935,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 509,154,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 509,154,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $509,154,000. The recommendation is $11,219,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and the same as the budget request. 

The recommendation provides $509,154,000 for the Interagency 

Crime and Drug Enforcement Account, which funds the Organized 

Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces [OCDETF]. This funding 

level is $11,219,000 above the enacted level and the same as the 

budget request. This program was created in 1982 to ensure a coordinated, multi-agency approach to identifying, disrupting and 

dismantling those drug trafficking and money laundering organizations primarily responsible for the Nation’s illicit drug supply. 

Through its nine regional task forces, this program utilizes the 

seven Federal law enforcement agencies to target major drug trafficking organizations and their financial infrastructure. This account also funds the OCDETF Fusion Center [OFC], an operational 

intelligence center combining the analytical resources and intelligence information of the OCDETF member agencies and others. 

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $5,989,573,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 258,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,349,950,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,372,250,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $6,372,250,000. The 

recommendation is $383,070,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $22,300,000 

above the budget request. 

The budget request had included $30,500,000 for sensitive compartmented information facilities [SCIFs] in the salaries and expenses account. The Committee recommends the consolidation of 

SCIF funding in the Construction account and has provided a total 

of $63,700,000 for SCIF funding in that account. 

Intelligence Requirements.—To support the FBI’s intelligence requirements, the Committee recommendation provides $47,199,000 

in funding and 159 positions to address the FBI’s intelligence program requirements. This includes $11,969,000 for the National Security Branch Analytical Capabilities, $7,809,000 for Communication Exploitation, $12,729,000 for Human Source Validation and 

Delta Enhancement, $9,525,000 in Human Intelligence Manage-
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ment, $1,342,000 for the Terrorist Screening Center, $375,000 for 

Open Source Program Staffing, and $3,450,000 for the National 

Virtual Translation Center. These enhancements will position the 

FBI to meet current and emerging national security and criminal 

threats by focusing core investigative work proactively against 

threats to U.S. interests, develop enterprise-wide intelligence policies and capabilities, and provide useful and timely information 

and analysis to the national security, homeland security, and law 

enforcement communities. 

Multi-Year Budgeting.—Since the terrorist attacks of September 

11, 2001, the FBI has undertaken significant initiatives to transform itself to becoming a threat-based, intelligence driven organization whose focus is on preventing terrorism and protecting national 

security. Field investigative efforts in counterterrorism have more 

than doubled, from approximately 1,150 pre-9/11 to nearly 2,400. 

Meanwhile, field investigative resources used for criminal investigative matters have decreased 29 percent, from nearly 6,200 to 

4,400 over the same period. Previously, the Committee urged the 

FBI to develop a long-range budget strategy for its transformation 

to aid the Committee in understanding the end-state capabilities 

and multi-year resources requirements of the FBI. The committee 

is aware that such a multi-year plan has been prepared and directs 

the FBI to provide to the Committee, not later than July 31, 2007, 

a briefing on the end-state capabilities identified. 

Criminal Justice Information Services Division.—The Committee 

recommendation provides $626,398,000 including fee collections for 

the Criminal Justice Information Services Division [CJIS], including $355,398,000 in appropriated funds and $271,000,000 in user 

fees. 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. This amount includes $40,000,000 

in excess CJIS user fee collections to fully fund enhancements for 

Interoperability, Next Generation Identification, and Regional Data 

Exchange enhancements in fiscal year 2008. This funding will 

greatly improve the quality and timeliness of information provided 

to our Federal, State, and local law enforcement and authorized 

non-criminal justice agencies to reduce terrorist and criminal activities. 

Criminal Investigations.—FBI Uniform Crime Report data for 

2006 indicates violent crime increased for the second consecutive 

year in many communities across the Nation. Murders, robberies, 

aggravated assaults, and forcible rapes increased 1.3 percent in 

2006 and 2.3 percent in 2005. Among the reasons cited for the resurgence of violent crime are the spread of gangs and gang violence. Gang violence presents a critical challenge to communities 

that cannot be ignored: 30,000 youth gangs with 800,000 members 

impacting 2,500 communities across the United States. After enjoying more than a decade of steadily decreasing crime, the current 

upswing merits the attention and concern of all law enforcement. 

This upswing in crime comes at a time when local and State law 

enforcement agencies are challenged by increased homeland security demands. 
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In recent years there has been a marked decrease in the resources devoted by the FBI to criminal investigations. Between 

2001 and 2007, the FBI’s traditional resources for conducting criminal investigations decreased approximately 30 percent. While most 

violent crime is a local crime problem, State and local authorities 

depend upon the FBI for investigative, forensic, and technical assistance and leadership. The FBI’s task force approach to combating street crime and gang violence one of the successful strategies that contributed to the previous decrease in violent crimes. Accordingly, the Committee recommendation includes $26,130,000 for 

167 positions including 100 new agents to combat violent crime. 

Also, the Committee recommendation provides $5,000,000 to the 

FBI to use to establish additional joint task forces to target violent 

crimes and gang violence. The Committee further notes that terrorists and terrorist sympathizers have engaged in low-level criminal 

activities to support activities and raise funds for overseas groups. 

Strengthening the FBI’s presence in local communities to combat 

violent crime will increase ‘‘street-level’’ knowledge and intelligence 

that supports the Bureau’s counterterrorism mission. 

Innocent Images National Initiative [IINI].—The Committee recommendation provides $9,299,000 for the Innocent Images National Initiative [IINI]. This is an increase of $8,132,000 over the 

budget request to substantially expand the number of agents investigating Internet-related crimes against children by 31 agents and 

31 support positions. The Committee has provided this increase to 

address the critical requirements for Federal law enforcement in 

attacking the problem of child sexual exploitation and child victimization. 

Intellectual Property Crime Enforcement.—The Committee recommendation provides an additional $13,111,000 for the detection, 

investigation, and prosecution of domestic and international intellectual property crimes against the United States; including the 

creation of an operational unit at FBI headquarters of no less than 

five full-time, permanent agents, dedicated solely to working with 

the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section on complex, multi-district and international criminal 

intellectual property cases. This funding includes an increase of 2 

agents assigned to each of the Department of Justice’s 25 Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property [CHIP] Units, each of 

whom, shall be dedicated solely to criminal intellectual property 

cases. The agents appropriated for this section shall investigate 

and support the criminal prosecution of the Federal intellectual 

property laws, including title 17, United States Code, sections 506, 

and 1204; title 18 United States Code, section 1831, 1832, 2318, 

2319, 2319A, 2319B, and 2320. The FBI shall make similar agent 

increases as additional CHIP Units are created. 

The Committee directs the FBI to clearly articulate how its role 

complements and is coordinated with the missions of other Federal 

agencies rather than to compete with them in its fiscal year 2009 

budget justification. 
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CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $51,392,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 81,352,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 206,400,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $206,400,000 for the 

Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] construction. The recommendation is $155,008,000 above the fiscal year 2007 funding 

level and $125,048,000 above the budget request. Of this amount, 

$63,700,000 shall be for sensitive compartmental information facilities [SCIFs] and $52,700,000 shall be for the Terrorist Explosives 

Device Analytical Center. 

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,956,967,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 16,166,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,041,818,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,093,396,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $2,093,396,000. The 

recommendation is $136,429,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, excluding supplemental appropriations and $51,578,000 

above the fiscal year 2008 budget request. The recommendation 

provides $239,249,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration’s 

[DEA] Drug Diversion Control Fee Account. 

For the second year in a row, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports 

show an increase in violent crime in America. Many in law enforcement attribute a significant portion of this increase to the widespread use of methamphetamine. As other law enforcement agencies increasingly focus their attention on the dangers of domestic 

and international terrorist threats, DEA stands as the only Federal 

agency dedicated solely to drug law enforcement. Accordingly, an 

additional $31,000,000 is provided to the DEA above the President’s request to enable DEA to lift the hiring freeze on agent and 

support personnel that has been in place since August 2006. This 

funding will allow DEA to fill 200 Special Agents positions as well 

as related support positions that would otherwise remain vacant. 

Furthermore, the Committee believes the Administration’s proposal to eliminate the Mobile Enforcement Teams [MET] program 

and reduce further the number of DEA agents and support staff to 

be ill advised, and has therefore restored the $20,578,000 the administration proposed for elimination. This will enable DEA to retain an additional 80 Special Agents that otherwise would be eliminated, allowing DEA to continue assisting State and local law enforcement in their fight against methamphetamine and other dangerous drugs. 

The Committee instructs the DEA to consult and work with Alaskan State and local law enforcement agencies to find ways to tackle 

the State’s methamphetamine problem. The Alaska problem is 

unique because of the State’s size and remote areas that are optimal for methamphetamine production laboratories. DEA is directed 

to report back to the Committee by March 21, 2008 on the results 

of these consultations. 
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Drugs on Public Lands.—The Committee is very concerned that 

foreign drug-trafficking organizations are rapidly increasing the 

amount of marijuana grown on our Nation’s public lands, creating 

unacceptable hazards to public safety and significant natural resource damage. The Committee urges the Drug Enforcement Administration to prioritize efforts to work with Federal land management agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service and National Park 

Service, and other State and local law enforcement partners to aggressively and permanently eradicate marijuana and other drug operations on public lands. 

The Committee strongly encourages DEA to increase the resources provided to investigate, apprehend and prosecute drug trafficking on public lands and to target those resources to areas with 

the highest concentration of trafficking activity. 

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $984,097,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,013,980,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,013,980,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,013,980,000. The 

recommendation is $29,883,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and equal to the fiscal year 2007 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. 

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 urges the ATF 

to continue the conversion and integration of these records. 

CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. ........................... 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. $35,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $35,000,000 for construction of the National Center for Explosives Training and Research [NCETR]. 
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

The Committee recommendation provides a total of 

$5,647,917,000 for the Federal Prison System, or Bureau of Prisons 

[BOP]. The recommendation is $217,737,000 above the fiscal year 

2007 enacted level excluding supplemental appropriations, and 

$284,997,000 above the budget request. 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $4,995,433,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 17,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 5,151,440,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,151,440,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $5,151,440,000. The 

recommendation is $156,007,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level excluding supplemental appropriations and equal to the budget request. 

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 report to the Committee by March 31, 2008, on progress made in this 

area. 

The recommendation shall be expended in the following manner: 

SALARIES AND EXPENSES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Inmate Care and Programs ............................................................................................................................... 1,810,881 

Institution Security and Administration ............................................................................................................. 2,329,758 

Contract Confinement ........................................................................................................................................ 825,442 

Management and Administration ...................................................................................................................... 185,359 

Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,151,440 

Inmate Care and Programs.—This activity covers the costs of all 

food, medical supplies, clothing, welfare services, release clothing, 

transportation, gratuities, staff salaries (including salaries of 

Health Resources and Services Administration commissioned officers), and operational costs of functions directly related to providing inmate care. This decision unit also finances the costs of 

education and vocational training, drug treatment, religious programs, psychological services, and other inmate programs such as 

Life Connections. This activity also covers costs associated with regional and central office executive direction and management support functions related to providing inmate care such as medical and 

drug treatment program. 

Institution Security and Administration.—This activity covers 

costs associated with the maintenance of facilities and institution 
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security. This activity finances institution maintenance, motor pool 

operations, powerhouse operations, institution security and other 

administrative functions. Finally, this activity covers costs associated with regional and central office executive direction and management support functions such as research and evaluation, systems support, financial management, budget functions, safety, and 

legal counsel. 

Contract Confinement.—This activity provides for the confinement of sentenced Federal offenders in Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities and contract, State and local facilities, 

and for the care of Federal prisoners in contract community residential centers and assistance by the National Institute of Corrections to State and local corrections. This activity also covers costs 

associated with management and oversight of contract confinement 

functions. 

Activations and Expansions.—The Committee expects BOP to adhere to the activation schedule included in BOP’s budget submission. BOP shall notify the Senate Committee on Appropriations of 

any deviations to this schedule. 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Coordination.—The Committee directs 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 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. 

The Committee recognizes the importance of ensuring that the 

Administrative Maximum United States Penitentiary [ADX], also 

known as ‘‘Supermax,’’ has adequate funding to retain staff levels 

necessary to provide strict oversight of prisoner activities and communications; and to ensure the safety of prison staff. Further, the 

facility has a pressing need to upgrade its security infrastructure. 

The Committee urges the Federal Bureau of Prisons to allocate 

funding necessary to address these safety requirements. 

The Committee is concerned that the Bureau of Prisons may be 

limited in its ability to provide programs that assist prisoners who 

are primary caretakers of young children, particularly programs 

that would heighten levels of personal responsibility and other 

skills to prepare them for re-entry as primary caretakers. The 

Committee requests that the Bureau provide a report no later than 

October 1, 2007, that addresses this issue, including any necessary 

legislative remedies. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $432,425,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 210,003,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 495,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $495,000,000 for the 

construction, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison and 

detention facilities housing Federal prisoners. The recommendation 
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is $62,575,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

emergency supplemental appropriations, and $284,997,000 above 

the budget request. The Committee recommendation provides for $69,000,000 the full 

budget request for modernization and repairs. The Committee recommendation includes $400,000,000 for new 

construction to enable the Bureau of Prisons to reduce the backlog 

of new construction projects. This funding will help decrease crowding throughout the Federal prison system. Also, the Committee 

supports the provision of additional bedspace capacity for female 

inmates at new facilities. This capacity will significantly reduce 

crowding in this population, thereby enhancing safety and security. 

Bill language is included clarifying that BOP may not transfer 

‘‘Building and Facilities’’ appropriations to cover ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ costs. 

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

(LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES)

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,322,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,477,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,477,000 

The Committee recommendation provides a limitation on the administrative expenses of $2,477,000 for the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. The recommendation is $845,000 below the 2007 fiscal 

year funding level and equal to the budget request. 

OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $382,571,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 370,005,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 390,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $390,000,000. The recommendation is $19,995,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee rejects the administration’s proposal to create a 

consolidated, competitive grant program for the programs authorized in the Violence Against Women Act [VAWA], because, if approved, these proven and successful programs would cease to operate in the way that Congress intended. For over 10 years, VAWA 

programs have supported community efforts around the Nation to 

effectively respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, 

and dating violence. In the 109th session, Congress unanimously 

passed a VAWA reauthorization that continues successful programs and creates targeted new programs to address gaps in prevention services, housing, healthcare, criminal justice, and employment issues, and meet the needs of youth, native women, communities of color, and victims of sexual violence. These programs are 

designed to meet specific needs and create collaborations between 

distinct groups that can leverage their expertise and resources to 

address different aspects of domestic and sexual violence. The proposed competitive grant ignores the congressional intent behind 

these programs and would lead to less effective and potentially 

dangerous programming and disadvantage certain applicants, such 

as those from rural areas. Congress is firmly committed to ensuring that grantees have the necessary knowledge and history of pro-
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viding effective services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in order to ensure that VAWA 

funding is used wisely and well. Because of this, VAWA programs 

have many specific requirements and protections to ensure that 

work with law enforcement, child protective services, healthcare, 

and other systems is being done effectively and the confidentiality 

and safety of victims is maintained. The Committee believes that 

it is important to fund individual VAWA programs as authorized 

in order to meet distinct needs in the field and strengthen the continuum of intervention and prevention responses to victims, families, and communities. 

The Office on Violence Against Women [OVW] is a component of 

the U.S. Department of Justice. Created in 1995, OVW implements 

the Violence Against Women Act [VAWA] and subsequent legislation, and provides national leadership against domestic violence, 

sexual assault, and stalking. Since its inception, the office has 

launched a multifaceted approach to responding to these crimes. By 

forging State, local, and tribal partnerships among police, prosecutors, the judiciary, victim advocates, health care providers, faith 

leaders, and others. OVW grants help provide victims with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives and 

enable communities to hold offenders accountable. In 2005, OVW 

was established as an administrative office separate from the Office of Justice Programs. 

The table below displays the Committee recommendations for the 

programs under this office. 

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee recommendation 

STOP Grants (Grants to Combat Violence Against Women) .............................................................................. 186,500 

(National Institute of Justice—R&D) ....................................................................................................... [2,000 ] 

(Transitional Housing Assistance) ............................................................................................................ [17,000 ] 

Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies .................................................................................................................. 55,000 

Rural Domestic Violence Assistance Grants ...................................................................................................... 39,500 

Violence on College Campuses .......................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Civil Legal Assistance Program ......................................................................................................................... 46,000 

Elder Abuse Grant Program ............................................................................................................................... 4,500 

Safe Haven Project ............................................................................................................................................. 14,500 

Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims ...................................................................................... 7,100 

Closed Circuit Television Grants ........................................................................................................................ 1,500 

Training Programs to Assist Probation and Parole Officers ............................................................................. 5,500 

Stalker Databases .............................................................................................................................................. 3,900 

Sexual Assault Services ..................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Services for Youth Victims [STARY] ................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Services for Children Exposed to Violence ........................................................................................................ 2,000 

Research on Violence Against Indian Women ................................................................................................... 1,000 

Tracking of Violence Against Indian Women ..................................................................................................... 1,000 

Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 390,000 

Native American/Native Alaskan Liaison Office.—The Committee understands that Native American and Native Alaskan 

women experience a higher rate of violence compared to any other 

group in the United States. Alaska’s forcible rape rate is 2.5 times 

larger than the national average. Alaska holds the highest rate in 

the United States of men murdering women. In fiscal year 2005, 
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over 6,000 incidents of domestic violence were recorded. In fiscal 

year 2005, a liaison office was created to address abuse and violence towards women in Alaska. The Committee includes 

$4,000,000 for the Native American/Native Alaskan Liaison Office 

for their work in Alaska. The Committee has provided $4,000,000 

to the State of Alaska for the purposes of combating sexual assault 

and domestic violence. These funds may also be distributed to nonprofit entities that provide services such as: a crisis hotline, services to victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in rural areas, 

and medical assistance to victims. 

Within the funds appropriated, $186,500,000 is for general formula grants to the States. The fiscal year 2008 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. 

Sexual Assault Services Act [SASA].—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 to begin a Federal program 

that directly funds the needs of sexual assault victims. As part of 

the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, Congress created a new 

program, the Sexual Assault Services Program [SASP] to address 

gaps in services to sexual assault victims and their families. While 

Congress has worked to ensure that crime controls are in place to 

address sexual offenders, Congress now wants to ensure that there 

is a dedicated stream of funding to provide a broad range of services to male, female and child sexual assault victims and their families through the well-established and well-regarded system of community-based rape crisis centers throughout the United States. 

These agencies’ ability to serve the needs of victims has been hampered by a significant lack of resources. The Sexual Assault Services Program addresses this lack of resources and meets the distinct need to strengthen the continuum of intervention responses to 

sexual assault victims, their families and the community. 

The Committee notes that the Attorney General has delegated 

authority to implement the Sexual Assault Services Program to the 

Office of Justice Programs. The Committee supports this and looks 

forward to working with the Assistant Attorney General at the Office of Justice Programs to serve the needs of victims of sexual assault and the full implementation of this program. 

Congress is firmly committed to ensuring that these rape crisis 

centers have access to technical assistance, training and support. 

SASP will provide such assistance through sexual assault coalitions 

located in every state, territory and within a number of tribes. 

In addition, in recognition of the needs of victims in communities 

of color, Congress established through the Sexual Assault Services 

Program, specific funds so that Communities of Color-led agencies 

with the necessary sexual assault expertise can provide these serv-
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ices directly. Congress also ensured a set-aside for Indian tribes to 

enhance their response to victims of sexual assault and increase accountability to perpetrators within tribal communities. 

Home Visitation Programs.—The Committee encourages the Department of Justice to work with established home visitation programs serving families with young children in developing and executing home visitation programs to reduce family violence. The incidence of child abuse and maltreatment is significantly reduced 

when families receive critical parent education, family support and 

intervention services through proven home visitation programs. 

Furthermore, the Committee encourages the Department of Justice 

to fund programs providing research-based, high-quality services to 

families, regardless of the age of the parent, the number of children 

in the family being served or the mother’s number of pregnancies. 

Addressing Violence Against Native Women.—Recent research 

has called attention to the dire needs of Indian tribes to address 

violence against Native women. The lack of a tribal order or protection and sex offender registry prevents Indian tribes from accessing 

and sharing this life-saving information. While American Indian 

women are victimized at more than double the rate of any other 

population of women in the United States, not a single comprehensive study of rates of violence has been conducted. The Committee 

recognizes this and includes funding for two programs to conduct 

research to help document the extent and nature of violence 

against Native women and to establish a tribal registry to enhance 

enforcement of tribal protection orders and monitoring of sex offenders. 

Services for Children and Youth.—As many as 10 million children a year witness violence in the home, and according to the Department of Justice girls and young women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence. Recognizing the 

need to intervene early in this cycle of abuse and prevent future 

violence, the Committee is funding two new programs that support 

services for young people exposed to violence in the home and teens 

experiencing violence in their own relationships. 

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,478,538,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 50,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 1,104,677,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 2,655,100,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $2,655,100,000 for the 

Office of Justice Programs [OJP]. The recommendation is 

$126,562,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level, excluding 

emergency supplemental appropriations, and $1,550,423,000 above 

the budget request. As in fiscal year 2007, the Office on Violence 

Against Women is funded under a separate heading under this 

title. 

The Committee continues to be extremely concerned with the 

proposed merger of the Byrne Grant program and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program resulting in a significantly reduced 

funding level. The Committee recommendation does not adopt this 

consolidation and retains the account structure used in previous 

fiscal years. 
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JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $238,340,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 167,269,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 240,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $240,000,000. The rec- ommendation is $1,660,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $72,731,000 above the budget request. 

The Justice Assistance program provides support to State and 

local law enforcement. Funding in this account provides for assistance in the form of research, evaluation, statistics, regional information sharing, programs to assist the National Center for Missing 

and Exploited Children, and victim notification assistance. In addition, funding is included for the management and administration 

of all grants provided through OJP. The Committee again rejects 

the Department’s proposed merger of all OJP programs under this 

heading and instead has maintained the account structure contained in last year’s enacted legislation. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table: 

JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee 

recommendation 

National Institute of Justice .......................................................................................................................... 60,000 

National Law Enforcement and Corrections Tech Centers [LETC’s] .................................................... [25,000 ] 

Social Science Research & Evaluation ................................................................................................. [5,000 ] 

Office of Science and Technology [OST] ............................................................................................... [25,000 ] 

Counterterrorism Research and Development ...................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

Bureau of Justice Statistics ........................................................................................................................... 10,000 

State Automated Victim Notification System ................................................................................................ 25,000 

Support Services for Victims ......................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Regional Information Sharing System [RISS] ................................................................................................ 60,000 

Pegasus Nationwide .............................................................................................................................. [12,000 ] 

Missing and Exploited Children ..................................................................................................................... 65,000 

DNA/Forensics ................................................................................................................................................. 10,000 

Total .................................................................................................................................................. 240,000 

National Institute of Justice [NIJ].—The Committee recommendation provides $60,000,000 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. 

DNA and Forensics Initiative.—The Committee recommends 

$10,000,000 to assist with forensics and DNA. Within the amounts 

provided, OJP shall transfer $5,000,000 to support the continuation 

of the development of standards and standard reference materials 

at the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST[ Office of Law Enforcement Standards [OLES], to maintain quality 

and proficiency within Federal, State, and local crime laboratory facilities. 

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 
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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 $21,000,000 to continue its efforts. Of the amount provided, the Committee directs that funds be 

distributed equally to the centers. 

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 

$25,000,000 for OS&T. 

Victim Notification.—The Committee recommendation provides 

$25,000,000 for the Bureau of Justice Assistance [BJA] to continue 

the State Automated Victim Notification grant program to allow 

States to join the National Victim Notification Network. No funding may be utilized from within the Victims Assistance Program for 

this initiative and funds provided under this heading shall require 

a 50 percent match from State, local, and private sources. 

Suppport Services for Victims.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $10,000,000 of which, $2,000,000 is for support costs for 

Office of Victims of Crime management and administration expenses. 

Regional Information Sharing System.—The Committee recommendation provides $60,000,000 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. Of 

the funds provided, $12,000,000 is to support Pegasus with first 

emphasis on rural and non-urban law enforcement to enhance information technology capacity of critical hometown support and security forces. 

Missing Children Program.—The issue of child abduction and exploitation today, is part of the national conscience due to the numerous child pornography and missing children cases. OJP works 

with law enforcement agencies to target, dismantle, and prosecute 

predatory child molesters and those who traffic in child pornography. The Committee continues to strongly support the Missing 

and Exploited Children Program run by the BJA. The Committee 

recommends $65,000,000 to continue to expand efforts to protect 

the Nation’s children, focusing on the areas of locating missing children, and addressing the growing wave of child sexual exploitation 

facilitated by the internet. 

The funding recommendations for the Missing and Exploited 

Children Program are displayed in the following table: 
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NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee recommendation 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children ........................................................................................... 30,000 

Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Trng Center ......................................................................................................... 5,000 

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force ...................................................................................................... 15,000 

Missing and Exploited Children Office ................................................................................................................ 3,000 

AMBER Alert ......................................................................................................................................................... 9,000 

Management and Administration ........................................................................................................................ 3,000 

Totals ...................................................................................................................................................... 65,000 

Management and Administration.—The Committee recommendation provides that up to $35,000,000 of balances made available as 

a result of prior year de-obligations may be obligated for program 

management and administration, any balances made available as 

a result of prior year de-obligations in excess of $35,000,000 shall 

only be obligated in accordance with section 505 of this act. In addition, consistent with prior practice, reimbursable funding for 

management and administration costs will be made available from 

programs administered by OJP from the ‘‘Community Oriented Policing Services’’ account. Remaining management and administration funding will be made available from the ‘‘Juvenile Justice Programs’’ and the ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’ accounts, and that these funds will be transferred to and merged 

with the ‘‘Justice Assistance’’ account. 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, 2007 ............................................................................. $1,236,804,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 50,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 550,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 1,400,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $1,400,000,000. The 

recommendation is $163,196,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, excluding supplemental appropriations, and $850,000,000 

above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table: 

STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee recommendation 

Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants .................................................................................................... 660,000 

Boys and Girls Club ....................................................................................................................................... [60,000 ] 

State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training ....................................................................................................... [5,000 ] 

SCAAP ............................................................................................................................................................. 400,000 

Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative ................................................................................................. [30,000 ] 

Byrne Discretionary Grants ............................................................................................................................ 190,000 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs ......................................................................................................... 5,000 

Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert .................................................................................................... 1,000 

Victims of Trafficking .................................................................................................................................... 15,000 

State Prison Drug Treatment ......................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Drug Courts .................................................................................................................................................... 25,000 
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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee 

recommendation 

Court Appointed Special Advocates [CASA] ................................................................................................... 15,000 

Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel ................................................................................................. 4,000 

Prison Rape Prevention .................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

National Crime Victim Law Institute ............................................................................................................. 5,000 

Indian Tribe Assistance ................................................................................................................................. 28,000 

National Sex Offender Registry ...................................................................................................................... 2,000 

Mentally Ill Offender Act Programs ............................................................................................................... 10,000 

Capital Litigation ........................................................................................................................................... 25,000 

Total .................................................................................................................................................. 1,400,000 

Boys and Girls Club of America.—Atlanta, Georgia, to provide 

funding to start up individual boys and girls clubs around the 

country. Sponsors: Cardin, Cantwell, Bayh, Hagel, Kerry, Leahy, 

Tester, Hatch, Kohl, Durbin, Domenici Sessions, Obama, Smith, 

Johnson, Bingaman. 

National Crime Victims Law Institute.—Portland, Oregon, for 

law clinics around the country to assist victims of crime. Sponsor: 

Mikulski, Kyl and Cardin. 

Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions for 2008.—Of 

the funds provided, $25,000,000 is made available for reimbursement to State and local law enforcement entities for security and 

related costs, including overtime, associated with the 2008 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions, to remain available 

until September 30, 2009, of which Office of Justice Programs shall 

make grants in the amount of $12,500,000 to the city of St. Paul, 

Minnesota; and $12,500,000 to the city of Denver, Colorado. 

Capital Litigation.—The Committee recommendation provides 

$25,000,000 for Capital Litigation Improvement Grants, as authorized in the Justice For All Act. The Committee directs that any 

grants provided for the Capital Litigation Improvements, shall be 

provided pursuant to section 426 of the Justice For All Act, Public 

Law 108–405. 

National Crime Victims Law Institute.—The Committee recommends $5,000,000 to the National Crime Victim Law Institute 

for its administration and operation and for its clinic organizations 

that provide legal counsel and support services for victims in criminal cases for the enforcement of crime victims’ rights and other 

services. 

SEARCH National Technical Assistance and Training Program.—The Committee recommendation provides $500,000 for the 

SEARCH program. SEARCH is one program available to assist 

states, such as West Virginia in the development and use of information through criminal justice information systems to accelerate 

the automation of their fingerprints identification processes. These 

funds will assist states to accelerate the automation of their fingerprint identification processes so that State and local law enforcement agencies will be able to take full advantage of the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. 

Forensic Science Research and Policy.—The Committee has recently become aware of the American Judicature Societies [AJS] 
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work on a forensics committee and its desire to form a commission. 

The Committee believes that this can be complementary to the 

Committee the Congress funded, which is underway, at the National Academies of Science [NAS] and that the membership of the 

AJS has an immense amount of experience and knowledge that can 

contribute greatly to this issue but is concerned about duplicity of 

subjects. Therefore, the Committee directs the AJS and NAS to 

provide to the Committee no later than September 30, 2008 a proposed statement of work for the AJS to complement the NAS with 

a focus on the legal issues in forensics such as education of judges 

and lawyers, not just on the capabilities and methodologies of forensic techniques, but on the scientific method, the scope of expertise, and the meaning (probative value) of conclusions and opinions; 

equal access to experts by indigent defendants; impact of laboratory 

backlogs on speedy trial issues; Criminal Science Investigation 

[CSI] affect and its relationship to voir dire, the presentation of evidence, openings and closings, and jury instructions; ethical guidelines for the use of forensic evidence and experts by prosecutors 

and defense; additional factors to be considered by courts for the 

gatekeeper evaluation of expert testimony in disciplines that do not 

lend themselves to the common Daubert factors annunciated by the 

Court; and proactive measures by which prosecutors, police and 

labs can look at cases for incidences of actual innocence. 

Edward Byrne Discretionary Grants.—The Committee recommendation provides $190,000,000 for discretionary grants to 

help to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system with 

an emphasis on drugs, violent crime, and serious offenders. Within 

the amounts appropriated for discretionary grants OJP shall fund 

the following projects: 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

A Child is Missing—A Child Project Idaho, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to assist law 

enforcement in finding missing children.

$100,000 Craig 

A CHILD is Missing GA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to assist law enforcement in finding missing children.100,000 Chambliss, Isakson 

A Child is Missing, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for A Child Is Missing—South Dakota Initiative.100,000 Johnson, Thune 

A Child Is Missing, Montgomery, AL, for maintaining and upgrading technology.200,000 Shelby 

A Child is Missing, UT, Fort Lauderdale, FL, to assist law enforcement in finding 

missing children for program in Utah.

175,000 Hatch, Bennett 

Administrative Office of the Courts, Atlanta, GA, to assist drug court efforts ...... 200,000 Chambliss 

Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education, Birmingham, AL, for law-related 

education.

200,000 Shelby 

Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center (ACJIC), Montgomery, AL, for a 

criminal data system.

1,250,000 Shelby 

Alabama Department of Corrections, Montgomery, AL, for computer based corrections training.1,250,000 Shelby 

Alabama District Attorneys Association, Montgomery, AL, for the state’s drug 

problem and gang activity.

4,000,000 Shelby 

Alabama District Attorneys Association, Montgomery, AL, for computer forensics 

labs.

1,000,000 Shelby 

Alaska Native Justice Center, Anchorage, AK, for programs to support Native involved in legal issues.1,300,000 Stevens 

Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, to fund a judicial threat analysis center at 

Alcorn State University.

2,000,000 Cochran 

American Judicature Society (AJS), Des Moines, IA, For a study to work with the 

current National Academy of Sciences study to progress forensic sciences.

100,000 Cardin, Leahy, Specter 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Area Resources for Community and Human Services, St. Louis, MO, for gang 

prevention and intervention.

100,000 Bond 

Bergen Community College, Paramas, NJ, to strengthen the policy, research, and 

training institute.

200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Carson and Rural Elderly (CARE), Carson City, NV, for legal assistance to rural 

seniors.

50,000 Reid 

Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY, for equipping a criminal justice training 

center.

500,000 Thomas 

Cheyenne River Indian Reservation, Eagle Butte, SD, for technology upgrades to 

9–1–1 system.

200,000 Johnson 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law enforcement, court, and detention equipment and operations.500,000 Johnson 

Chippew Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Hill County, MT, for upgrades to infrastructure, equipment and rehabilitation of detention center.500,000 Baucus, Tester 

City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, for an after-school program for at-risk 

youth.

250,000 Boxer 

City of Baltimore, Baltimore MD, to sustain and institutionalize the Felony Drug 

Initiative pilot project.

500,000 Cardin 

City of Baton Rouge/Parish of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA, for a communication technology pilot program.150,000 Landrieu, Vitter 

City of Bessemer, Bessemer, AL, for emergency operations and communications.350,000 Shelby 

City of Dallas, Dallas, TX, for re-entry programs .................................................... 500,000 Cornyn 

City of Denver, Denver, CO, for a gang task force ................................................. 300,000 Allard, Salazar 

City of Detroit, Detroit, MI, for a program for parolees, technical parole violators, and ex-offenders.250,000 Levin, Stabenow 

City of Fort Wayne, City of Fort Wayne, IN, for a public safety training ................ 150,000 Bayh 

City of Indianapolis, City of Indianapolis, IN, for a female prisoner reentry program.250,000 Bayh 

City of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, for a training program for law enforcement 

personnel.

200,000 Levin, Stabenow 

City of Madison, Madison, AL, to fund a domestic assault unit to handle domestic violence.250,000 Shelby 

City of Missoula, Missoula County, MT, for equipment and upgrades for Internet 

Crimes Against Children.

650,000 Baucus, Tester 

City of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, for courthouses and detention facility 

communications.

750,000 Shelby 

City of Newark Police Department, Newark, DE, for drug prevention units ........... 50,000 Biden, Carper 

City of Newark, Newark, NJ, for a returning offender initiative .............................. 500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

City of San Diego, San Diego, CA, for a gun violence interdiction initiative ......... 250,000 Boxer 

City of St. Paul, St. Paul, MN, to replace the warning sirens and the associated 

communications and control system.

250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Creighton University, Omaha, NE, for personnel training, equipment, and technological upgrades for the Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic.200,000 Ben Nelson 

Criminal Justice Institute, Little Rock, AR, for a law enforcement education and 

training program.

750,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, South 

Dakota, for law enforcement, court, and detention equipment and operations.

500,000 Johnson 

Davidson County Mental Health Court, Nashville, TN, to provide safe and affordable transitional housing for individuals who suffer from mental illness.250,000 Alexander 

Delaware Office of Highway Safety, Dover, DE, to purchase equipment and implement sobriety check points.250,000 Biden, Carper 

Donnelly College, Kansas City, KS, for inmate education ....................................... 300,000 Brownback 

East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, for law enforcement training 

in cyber crime technologies and forensics.

250,000 Casey 

Essex County , Essex, NJ, for a juvenile re-entry program ..................................... 400,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Ford County Sheriff’s Office, Ford County, KS, for addressing and preventing terror risks in rural areas.350,000 Roberts 

Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Gallatin County, MT, to purchase of a mobile 

communication equipment, and upgrade command vehicle.

300,000 Baucus, Tester 

Generations, Inc., Camden, NJ, for a domestic violence program .......................... 150,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Girls, Incorporated, New York, NY, After school program for girls ages 6–16 to 

provide a safe space, and a professional staff to girls and focus on problems specific to at-risk girls.

500,000 Bayh, Clinton, Lincoln, 

Pryor, Bill Nelson, 

Schumer, Hutchison 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Baltimore, MD, to provide ex-offenders 

with services, including drug treatment, housing, and job placement.

250,000 Mikulski 

Grambling State University, Grambling, LA, for forensics lab equipment .............. 100,000 Landrieu 

Grant Sawyer Center Justice Education Program, Reno, NV, for operating support 

and scholarships for judges in the Judicial Studies degree program.

200,000 Reid 

H.O.P.E. Center of Shade Tree Domestic Abuse Center, Las Vegas, NV, for services including life skills training for victims of domestic abuse.400,000 Reid 

Hennepin County, Minneapolis, to create an electronic charging process to allow 

for electronic signature of court charging documents.

200,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Henry Lee Institute for Forensic Science, West Haven, CT, for equipment and 

other costs for the National Forensic Crisis Management and Investigation 

Center.

250,000 Lieberman 

INFOLINK—National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC, to assist victims of crime through a help line and public awareness campaign to educate people on how to avoid being a victim of crime.

500,000 Shelby, Boxer 

Iowa Department of Public Health, Polk County, IA, for an in-jail treatment program.600,000 Harkin 

Iowa Legal Aid, Des Moines, IA, to provide legal assistance at community health 

centers.

150,000 Harkin 

i-Safe, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, Education to teach youths to use the internet safely 

and responsibly.

500,000 Baucus, Coleman, 

Conrad, Crapo, 

Leahy, Murkowski, 

Whitehouse 

John Jay College, New York, NY, for the Regenhard Center for Emergency Response Studies.200,000 Shumer, Clinton 

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, for the Johns Hopkins Prisoner Career 

Re-Entry Program to provide job training and placement.

200,000 Mikulski 

Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation, Lafayette Parish, LA, to increase the level of 

services through the Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation.

100,000 Landrieu 

Laguna Pueblo Integrated Justice Center, Mescalero, NM, for law enforcement, 

courts, detention equipment and operations.

300,000 Bingaman 

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Las Vegas, NV, to upgrade command vehicale to 

coordinate law enforcement activities.

500,000 Reid 

Latin American Youth Center, Langley Park, MD, for juvenile delinquency prevention programs through intervention, prevention and prosecution.750,000 Mikulski 

Living Classrooms, Baltimore, MD, for a prisoner re-entry program ...................... 225,000 Mikulski 

Local Initiative Support Corporation, Jackson, MS, provide community law enforcement training.1,000,000 Cochran 

Luna County Sheriff’s Department, Deming, NM, to purchase equipment and to 

train law enforcement agencies along the New Mexico-Mexico border.

250,000 Bingaman 

Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA, for training and equipment 

acquisition.

400,000 Specter 

Macon County, Macon County, IL, for gun violence prevention .............................. 150,000 Durbin 

Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, Baltimore, MD, for a program to stop gang violence.3,000,000 Mikulski 

McLean County, McLean County, IL, for a drug court ............................................. 450,000 Durbin, Obama 

Metropolitan Crime Commission, New Orleans, LA, to eliminate public corruption 

and to reduce white-collar crime.

600,000 Vitter 

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Jackson County, MO, for 

intervention and advocacy services for victims of sexual violence.

250,000 Bond 

Milton Eisenhower Foundation, Washington, DC, Implement crime/drug prevention, ex-offender reintegration, and job training for high school dropouts.3,000,000 Mikulski, Shelby, Kohl, 

Lautenberg, Menendez 

Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, Milwaukee, WI, to maintain staff 

and services in domestic violence unit.

450,000 Kohl 

Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee, MN, to continue safe summer sites .......... 250,000 Kohl 

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, provide technical assistance to law 

enforcement regarding electronic and computer crime.

2,000,000 Cochran 

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, for knowledge based data integration.1,250,000 Cochran 

Mobile County Commission, Mobile, AL, for interoperable communications systems.750,000 Shelby 

Monroe County Department of Public Safety, Monroe County, NY, for the Fingerprint and Trace module.500,000 Schumer, Clinton 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Montana State University at Billings, Yellowstone County, MT, for an academic 

development program targeted at inmates at the Montana Women’s Prison in 

Billings.

300,000 Tester 

Montana Supreme Court, Lewis and Clark County, MT, to enhance and sustain 

Montana’s adult, family and juvenile drug courts.

350,000 Baucus, Tester 

National Association of Police Athletics/Activities Leagues, Inc. (PAL), Jupiter, 

FL, for law enforcement officials to participate in after school programs to 

prevent juvenile crime and violence using recreational activities and mentoring.

500,000 Durbin, Reid, Reed, 

Wyden, Ensign, Clinton, Hatch, Durbin, 

Lautenberg, Smith 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, VA, to provide 

equipment and training to reunite displaced children and adults.

100,000 Landrieu 

National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC, National hotline that provides information and services to crime victims.500,000 Shelby 

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno, NV, National organization that trains judges on how to adjudicate juvenile court cases.1,000,000 Reid, Hatch, Bennett, 

Leahy, Biden, Clinton 

National Institute of Corrections, Washington, DC, for law enforcement, court 

and detention equipment and operations in Nevada.

100,000 Reid 

National Judicial College, Reno, NV, to provide training to judges ........................ 1,000,000 Reid, Ensign 

National Law Related Education, Washington, DC, Teach citizens about their 

legal rights.

500,000 Leahy, Durbin, Menendez 

Nation’s Missing Children Organization and National Center for Missing Adults, 

Wyoming, for technology to locate missing persons.

100,000 Enzi 

New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, to develop grip recognition on 

guns.

300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts, Santa Fe, NM, to continue drug 

court programs.

300,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

Northern Kentucky University Research Foundation, Highland Heights, KY, for increasing the security of the Internet and electronic systems.500,000 McConnell 

Office of the District Attorney, 3nd Judicial District, Rural Domestic Violence I 

Initiative, Las Cruces, NM, for outreach to rural, underserved areas.

150,000 Bingaman 

Oglala Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law enforcement, 

court, and detention equipment and operations.

1,000,000 Johnson, Thune 

Parents Anonymous Inc., Claremont, CA, Child abuse and prevention programs.500,000 Lautenberg, Clinton, 

Biden, Lincoln, Pryor, 

Salazar, Carper, Durbin, Stabenow, 

Levin, Grassley, 

Menendez, Boxer, 

Wyden, Landrieu, 

Baucus, Smith 

Parents for Megan’s Law, Stony Brook, NY, for the National Megan’s Law 

Helpline, Crime Victims Center, Advocacy, & Counseling program.

375,000 Schumer 

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestice Violence, Dauphin County, PA, for a 

training, education, and prevention institute on domestic violence and homicide prevention.

350,000 Casey 

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), Washington, DC, For national 

anti-sexual assault programs.

500,000 Bayh, Biden, Bond, 

Cantwell, Cardin, 

Clinton, Coleman, 

Collins, Cornyn, 

Crapo, Domenici, 

Durbin, Hatch, 

Hagel, Klobuchar, 

Kyl, Lautenberg, 

Levin, Shelby, 

Stabenow, Leahy, 

Lieberman, Menedez, 

McCaskill, Obama, 

Pryor, Sanders 

Rhode Island Family Court Mental Health Services, Providence, RI, to provide 

rapid psychological evaluations and treatment recommendations to youth and 

the courts.

250,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law enforcement, court, and detention equipment and operations.500,000 Johnson, Thune 

Safe and Sound, Milwaukee, MN, to provide continued operational support ......... 600,000 Kohl 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

SEARCH Group, Incorporated, Sacramento, CA, Support small to medium sized 

law enforcement agencies help integrate information criminal justice records 

with national database and provide technical support.

1,000,000 Byrd, Domenici, Leahy, 

Specter 

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal, Shreveport, LA, for a crime prevention 

initiative.

100,000 Landrieu 

Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA, To provide sensitivity training to law 

enforcement when investigating hate crimes and civil rights abuses.

2,000,000 Shelby 

South Dakota Children’s Home Society, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for family 

support services, forensic interviewing centers, and emergency shelter operations.

400,000 Johnson 

South Florida Anti-Gang Task Force, Broward County, FL, to fight gang violence.400,000 Bill Nelson 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Criminal Justice System, South Dakota, for law enforcement, court, and detention equipment and operations.500,000 Johnson 

State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for rural law enforcement ......................................... 1,000,000 Stevens 

State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, to continue alcohol interdiction, investigation and 

prosecution of bootlegging crimes.

800,000 Stevens 

State of New Mexico First Judicial District Court Mental Health Court Program, 

Santa Fe, NM, to expand services.

200,000 Domenici 

Summa Health Systems, Akron, OH, for care to domestic violence victims and 

assistance to law enforcement personnel.

450,000 Brown 

The National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC, Campaign to prevent 

crime through education and citizen watch groups.

4,300,000 Mikulski, Kohl, Grassley, Leahy, Crapo, 

Biden, Durbin 

The Self Reliance Foundation, Washington, DC, Hispanic education program targeted for at-risk youth to prevent gang involvement.375,000 Bingaman, Feinstein, 

Cantwell, Craig, 

Crapo, Dodd, Hatch, 

Lautenberg, Lincoln, 

Menedez, Pryor, Bill 

Nelson, Schumer 

Town of Eureka, Lincoln County, MT, for upgrades law enforcement training facility.250,000 Baucus, Tester 

Troy University, Troy, AL, for cyber crime prevention and training ......................... 750,000 Shelby 

Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK, for public schools campus police force ............. 100,000 Inhofe 

Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, ND, for the continued development of an innovative tribal justice program.250,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

UAB, Birmingham, AL, for an anti-cyber-crime computational operation .............. 850,000 Shelby 

Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, KS, for crime victim 

services.

400,000 Brownback 

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, for mediation and dispute resolution 

services in family courts.

500,000 Shelby 

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, for community-based gun violence 

prevention and intervention.

450,000 Durbin 

University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY, to encourage and 

prepare students from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue 

careers in law.

500,000 McConnell 

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, to develop methods 

for detecting child abuse.

500,000 McConnell 

University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, for combined law enforcement efforts ....... 2,000,000 Alexander 

University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, provide legal analysis and training to 

judges and prosecutors regarding electronic and computer crime.

3,500,000 Cochran 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Immigrant Resource Project, Las Vegas, 

NV, for a legal education program.

300,000 Reid 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV, for the ITFFRO Center .. 650,000 Reid 

University of North Dakota, School of Law, Grand Forks, ND, for the recruitment 

and retention of American Indian law students.

200,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC, law clinic support .... 600,000 Graham 

Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, to combat increased heroin, methamphetamine and other drug activity.1,000,000 Leahy 

Vermont Judiciary, Court Administrator’s Office, Montpelier, VT, to provide victims of domestic violence with access to the courts .250,000 Sanders 

Vermont Law School, South Royalton, VT, to allow the Legal Clinic Services Expansion program at the Vermont Law School to expand its work on immigration matters and increase services available to Vermonters in western part of 

the state.

250,000 Leahy 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Vermont Police Academy, Pittsford, VT, to train new recruits to deal with violent 

and drug related crimes.

200,000 Sanders 

Vermont Protection and Advocacy, Montpelier, VT, for communication support for 

the disabled in court proceedings.

100,000 Sanders 

Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, for Virginia Tech expenses related to 

shooting on campus.

60,000 Warner, Webb 

Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, Collingswood, NJ, for a re-entry program.500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno, NV, for a pilot program to house mentally 

ill offenders.

100,000 Reid 

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, Reno, NV, to secure improvements at the justice 

center.

1,000,000 Reid 

Whatcom County Executive’s Office, Wellingham, WA, for northern border-related 

prosecution.

750,000 Murray 

Women’s Council on African American Affairs, Little Rock, AR, for support for 

the Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits Prevention of Black on Black Crime 

Initiative.

100,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

WEED AND SEED PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $49,361,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 50,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $50,000,000. The recommendation is $64,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $50,000,000 above the budget request. 

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $541,838,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 32,308,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 550,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $550,000,000. The recommendation is $1,639,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $517,692,000 above the budget request. 

Local law enforcement is not only essential to ensure the safety 

of the public, but also 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: 

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee 

recommendation 

Training and Technical Assistance .................................................................................................................... 6,000 

BulletProof Vests ................................................................................................................................................ 25,000 

Tribal Law Enforcement ..................................................................................................................................... 35,000 

Meth Hot Spots .................................................................................................................................................. 80,000 

DEA/State and Local Meth Removal and Disposal .................................................................................. [20,000 ] 

Law Enforcement Technology ............................................................................................................................. 110,000 

Criminal Records Upgrades ............................................................................................................................... 5,000 
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Program Committee recommendation 

DNA Backlog/Crime Lab Improvement ............................................................................................................... 169,000 

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science ........................................................................................................................ 40,000 

National Prosecutors .......................................................................................................................................... 5,000 

Offender Re-entry ............................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

Child Sexual Predator Elimination ..................................................................................................................... 55,000 

Management and Administration ...................................................................................................................... 11,000 

Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 550,000 

Any deviations from the above plan are subject to the reprogramming requirements of section 505. 

National District Attorneys Association.—Columbia, South Carolina, to train State and local prosecutors nationwide. Sponsor: 

Graham. 

PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAMS

Training and Technical Assistance.—The Committee recommendation provides for $6,000,000 for COPS to provide Training 

and Technical Assistance to assist agencies with developing innovative community policing strategies through applied research and 

evaluation initiatives. 

Bullet-Proof Vests.—The Committee recommendation provides 

$25,000,000 for COPS testing of bullet-proof vests. Of the amount 

provided $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology’s [NIST] Office of Law Enforcement Standards [OLES] 

to continue supporting the ballistic and stab-resistant material 

compliance testing programs, as well as for other technical support 

related to public safety weapons and protective systems. 

Tribal Law Enforcement.—The Committee recommendation provides $35,000,000 for tribal law enforcement efforts, which is the 

same as the budget request. The recommendation combines funds 

in this heading with funds previously appropriated under State 

and Local Law Assistance. These funds may be used for training, 

hiring equipment, court improvement projects, and alcohol and substance abuse reduction programs. 

The Committee notes the condition of certain Navajo Nation detention and court facilities and urges the Department of Justice to 

take action to address Navajo Nation detention and court facilities 

in need of repair. The Navajo Nation, with a population of 300,000, 

is the largest American Indian tribe, and with a reservation larger 

than 25,000 square miles, Navajo Nation public services are struggling to contain crime, which has risen to levels many times higher 

than national averages. Navajo Nation judicial services are also 

struggling to provide adequate court facilities to accommodate the 

approximate 80,000 cases that are handled by the Navajo Nation 

Supreme Court, eight judicial districts and peacemaker courts. 

Adequate detention and court facilities are needed to address these 

levels. The Department of Justice shall review the state of existing 

detention and court facilities and the need for new detention and 

court facilities on Navajo Nation land and not later than 1 year 

after the date of the enactment of this act shall provide a report 
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to the Committees on Appropriations on its findings regarding Navajo Nation detention and court facilities and a description of actions that have been or will be taken by the Department relating 

to such facilities. 

COPS Technology.—Within the amounts provided, the COPS program office shall fund the following projects: 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Albuquerque Police Department, Albuquerque, NM, for an information system to 

enhance communication and facilitate sharing among law enforcement jurisdictions.

$250,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

Alvernia College, Reading, PA, for equipment to train police officers ................... 250,000 Casey 

Arkansas State Police, Little Rock, AR, for a Forensic Recovery of Evidence Data 

Center.

450,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Arkansas State Police, Little Rock, AR, to provide wireless technology to investigators in the field.250,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Baldwin County Commission, Baldwin County, AL, for interoperable communications equipment.350,000 Shelby 

Baltimore City Police Department, Baltimore, MD, to upgrade forensics laboratory equipment.500,000 Mikulski 

Baltimore County Police Department, Baltimore County, MD, to upgrade 

forensics laboratory equipment.

500,000 Mikulski 

Barren County Fiscal Court, Barren County, KY, for mobile data terminals and 

other communication equipment.

275,000 McConnell 

Beaver County, Pennsylvania Emergency Services Center, Beaver County, PA, for 

public safety radio systems acquisition and upgrades.

300,000 Specter 

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Police Department, Bethlehem, PA, for interoperable 

in-car digital video camera systems.

400,000 Specter 

Camden County, Camden, NJ, for emergency communication hardware and software upgrades.500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Capital Wireless Information Network (CapWIN), Greenbelt, MD, for wireless 

database access and for public safety personnel in the National Capital region.

1,000,000 Mikulski 

Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC)—Public Safety Technology Center, Worchester County, MA, to enhance the capability of state and local law 

enforcement officials.

350,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC, for high-tech crime scene 

investigation training.

250,000 Burr 

Chester County, Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Office, Chester County, PA, for 

incident response management technology.

300,000 Specter 

Citly of Glendale, Glendale, CA, for the Interagency Communications Interoperability System (ICIS).100,000 Feinstein 

City of Athens, Athens, AL, for mobile data units in police cars ........................... 250,000 Shelby 

City of Auburn, Auburn, AL, for a mobile data system ........................................... 400,000 Shelby 

City of Bellvue, City of Bellvue, WA , for provide equipment upgrades ................. 400,000 Murray, Cantwell 

City of Billings, Yellowstone County, MT, for a new crime scene investigation 

equipment upgrades.

200,000 Baucus, Tester 

City of Bridgeport, City of Bridgeport, CT, for the purchase and installation of 

six wireless surveillance cameras.

250,000 Dodd 

City of Brockton Police Department, Plymouth County, MA, for a modernized dispatch and wireless network to meet public safety and emergency response 

needs.

250,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

City of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, for a camera system within the City of Buffalo ...... 600,000 Schumer, Clinton 

City of Calera Police Department, Calera, AL, for technology upgrades ................ 200,000 Shelby 

City of Cincinnati Police Department, Cincinnati, OH, for retention and protection of digital audio and video files.240,000 Brown 

City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, for technology upgrades .................................. 150,000 Voinovich 

City of Daphne, Daphne, AL, for wireless technology upgrades ............................. 225,000 Shelby 

City of Dothan, Alabama, Dothan, AL, For an interoperable communications system.1,000,000 Shelby 

City of East Point, East Point, GA, for law enforcement technology upgrades ...... 300,000 Chambliss 

City of Elizabeth, Elizabeth, NJ, for installation of wireless cameras .................... 400,000 Lautenberg 

City of Evansville, City of Evansville, IN, for communications equipment ............. 300,000 Lugar, Bayh 

City of Flager Beach, Flager County, FL, for emergency and law enforcement 

equipment.

200,000 Bill Nelson 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

City of Flint Police Department, Flint, MI, for in-car computers for patrol vehicles.750,000 Levin, Stabenow 

City of Fresno, Fresno, CA, for in-vehicle video camera units and mobile data 

terminals.

300,000 Feinstein 

City of Gadsden, Gadsden, AL, for cameras and laptops for police vehicles ........ 350,000 Shelby 

City of Great Falls, Cascade County, MT, for law enforcement equipment ............ 500,000 Baucus, Tester 

City of Green Bay Police Department, Green Bay, WI, to install in-car cameras .. 100,000 Kohl 

City of Greenville, Greenville, AL, for mobile data terminals .................................. 250,000 Shelby 

City of Gulf Shores, Gulf Shores, AL, for law enforcement technology upgrades .. 200,000 Shelby 

City of Headland, Headland, AL, for mobile data terminals ................................... 100,000 Shelby 

City of Henderson, Henderson, NV, for equipment for forensic lab ........................ 460,000 Reid, Ensign 

City of Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, To provide interoperability to local law enforcement.1,000,000 Shelby 

City of Jackson, Jackson, MS, for law enforcement technology upgrades .............. 500,000 Cochran 

City of Lake County, Lake County, IL, for communications equipment purchases.400,000 Obama 

City of Livermore, Livermore, CA, for interoperable communications between different agencies and disciplines.300,000 Boxer 

City of Luverne, Luverne, AL, for police technology upgrades ................................ 150,000 Shelby 

City of Madison Police Department, Madison, WI, for equipment upgrades .......... 500,000 Kohl 

City of Melbourne, Brevard County, FL, for radio system upgrades ....................... 150,000 Bill Nelson 

City of Modesto, Modesto, CA, for an interoperable dispatch system .................... 150,000 Feinstein 

City of Montrose, Montrose, CO, to improve public safety communication technology.200,000 Allard, Salazar 

City of Muncie, City of Muncie, IN, to acquire and integrate a radio system with 

a public communications system.

300,000 Lugar, Bayh 

City of Muncie, City of Muncie, IN, to acquire replacement software and provide 

improved functionality of the emergency response system.

150,000 Lugar, Bayh 

City of Murray, Murray, KY, for a computer aided dispatch system ...................... 150,000 McConnell 

City of Newport, Newport, RI, for 800 MHz public safety radio spectrum interoperability.400,000 Reid, Whitehouse 

City of Norwalk, Norwalk, CT, for interoperability equipment ................................. 250,000 Lieberman 

City of Petersburg, Petersburg, VA, for planning and installation of a fixed mobile WiMax Data System.250,000 Warner, Webb 

City of Phenix City, Phenix City, AL, for public safety communications upgrades.500,000 Shelby 

City of Phoenix (Phoenix Police Department), Phoenix, AZ, for an interoperable 

communications network.

100,000 Kyl 

City of Puyallup, Puyallup, WA, for Tacoma/Puyallup law enforcement interoperability.500,000 Murray 

City of Reading, Pennsylvania Police Department, Reading, PA, for security enhancements and camera acquisition.750,000 Specter 

City of Reno, Reno, NV, for an interoperable network ............................................ 250,000 Reid 

City of South Bend, City of South Bend, IN, to obtain an automatic fingerprint 

identification system for latent palm prints.

200,000 Lugar, Bayh 

City of Temple Terrace, Hillsborough County, FL, for an interoperable communications system.350,000 Bill Nelson 

City of Terra Haute, City of Terra Haute, IN, for communications equipment ....... 300,000 Lugar, Bayh 

City of Troy, Troy, AL, for mobile data terminals .................................................... 225,000 Shelby 

City of Whitefish, Flathead County, MT, to upgrade investigative equipment and 

work stations.

200,000 Baucus, Tester 

City of Yakima, Yakima, WA, for new technology and equipment .......................... 400,000 Murray, Cantwell 

City of York, Pennsylvania, York, PA, for records management system acquisition.350,000 Specter 

City of Yuma, Yuma, AZ, for a regional communications network ......................... 100,000 Kyl 

CLEMIS Consortium, Pontiac, MI, for equipment purchases ................................... 250,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles, Lakewood, CO, for identity theft prevention.500,000 Allard 

Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA, to purchase equipment ...................... 35,000 Warner, Webb 

Cities of Concord, Kannapolis, NC, for Regional Radio Upgrades .......................... 150,000 Dole, Burr 

County of Fairfax, Fairfax County, VA, for law enforcement technology upgrades.300,000 Warner, Webb 

County of Wasco, Wasco, OR, Replace outdated and unreliable Emergency Responder Communication equipment.250,000 Smith, Wyden 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

County of Westchester, Westchester County, NY, for surveillance and video 

equipment.

100,000 Schumer, Clinton 

Dakota County, Hastings, MN, for upgrades to Dakota County Criminal Justice 

Information.

250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Delaware State Police, Dover, DE, for the state-wide Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).1,000,000 Biden, Carper 

Delaware State University, Dover, to test and evaluate a mobile crime scene 

and evidence tracking solution for U.S. law enforcement.

1,000,000 Biden 

Department of Public Safety, Polk County, IA, for investigation and prosecution 

of unsolved crimes using DNA evidence.

200,000 Harkin 

Downriver Community Conference, Southgate, MI, for equipment upgrades for 

The Downriver Mutual Aid.

500,000 Levin, Stabenow 

East Central University, Ada, OK, for forensics equipment .................................... 250,000 Inhofe 

Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA, for the DNA Stranger Rape Pilot 

program.

350,000 Cantwell 

Erie County, Pennsylvania Department of Public Safety, Erie County, PA, for a 

mobile communication system.

700,000 Specter 

Fayetteville Police Department, Fayetteville, AK, for a simulcast communications 

system that will meet the needs of local public safety agencies.

500,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Flathead County, Flathead County, MT, to enhance emergency communications .. 250,000 Baucus, Tester 

Foley Police Department, Foley, AL, for communications upgrades ........................ 350,000 Shelby 

FoxComm, Green Bay, WI, to implement interoperable communications ................ 500,000 Kohl 

Henderson County Fiscal Court, Henderson County, KY, for equipment upgrades.750,000 McConnell 

Hendry County, Hendry County, FL, for law enforcement communications equipment.200,000 Bill Nelson 

Honolulu Police Department, Honolulu, HI, for improvements to the Honolulu Police Department’s crime lab.1,000,000 Inouye 

Idaho Department of Corrections, Boise, ID, for a web-based offender information system.100,000 Craig 

Idaho State Police, Pocatello, ID, to support criminal information sharing ........... 1,000,000 Craig 

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, for forensics equipment ...................................... 200,000 Harkin, Grassley 

Iredell County Sheriff’s Department, Iredell County, NC, for equipping a crime 

lab.

150,000 Burr, Dole 

Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, for computer software and mapping ....... 1,500,000 Cochran 

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Birmingham, AL, for wireless communications 

upgrades.

750,000 Shelby 

Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, Kenosha, WI, for in car cameras .............. 200,000 Kohl 

Lake County Sheriff’s Department, Lake County, IN, to augment and replace helicopters used for public safety purposes.500,000 Bayh 

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police, Las Vegas, NV, for equipment upgrades .............. 100,000 Reid 

Macomb County Emergency Management and Communications, Mt. Clemens, MI, 

for equipment purchases.

750,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Marion County, Marion, FL, for fingerprint identification equipment ..................... 200,000 Bill Nelson 

Marshall University, Forensic Science DNA Laboratory, Huntington, WV, for forensic lab equipment.5,000,000 Byrd 

Massachusetts Sheriff’s Association, Norfolk County, MA, for an informationsharing network.250,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

McHenry County Sherrif’s Department, McHenry County, IL, for radio equipment 

acquisition.

500,000 Obama 

Michigan Public Safety Communications, Lansing, MI, for the International Border Interoperability Communications enhancement project.250,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Michigan State Police, Lansing, MI, for technology to compare all of the DNA 

profiles from the participating States.

350,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Middlesex Community County County, Middlesex County, MA, to expand the Regional Technology Training Law Enforcement Collaborative.250,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee, WI, to install in-car cameras .............. 400,000 Kohl 

Mineral County Search and Rescue Training Facility, Mineral County, MT, to upgrade investigative equipment and work stations.250,000 Baucus, Tester 

Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, St. 

Paul, MN, for a system to improve accurate identification of individuals.

250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Jackson, MS, to provide technology and 

equipment upgrades.

2,500,000 Cochran 

Missoula County, Missoula County, MT, to purchase equipment for interoperable 

communications.

100,000 Baucus, Tester 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers, Lewis and Clark County, MT, for an electronic monitoring for violent offenders and sexual predators.500,000 Baucus 

New Jersey Network, Trenton, NJ, for an inter-operable first responders communications network.200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

New Orleans Police Foundation, Orleans Parish, LA, to design and implement an 

integrated information system.

250,000 Landrieu 

North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, West New York, NJ, for a mobile radio 

interconnect system.

300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

North Las Vegas Police Department, North Las Vegas, NV, for a new records 

management system.

250,000 Reid 

North Louisiana Criminalistics Laboratory Commission, Shreveport, LA, for 

forensics equipment.

100,000 Vitter 

Nye County Sheriff’s Office, Pahrump, NV, for a law enforcement licence plate 

scanner.

200,000 Reid 

Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge, TN, for law enforcement communications.200,000 Alexander 

Ohio County Fiscal Court, Ohio County, KY, for mobile data terminals and other 

equipment.

250,000 McConnell 

Onodaga County, Onodaga County, NY, for a County-City Interoperable Communications System.500,000 Schumer, Clinton 

Orem City Police Department, Orem, UT, for in-car video equipment .................... 300,000 Hatch, Bennett 

Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Passaic County, NJ, for a fiber optic network 

and interoperable communications equipment.

300,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Pine Bluff Police Department, Pine Bluff, AK, for an interoperable communications system.600,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, for technology upgrades to the 9– 

1–1 system.

200,000 Johnson 

Prince George’s County, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, to upgrade first responder equipment.1,000,000 Mikulski 

Riverton Police Department, City of Riverton, Wyoming, for communications 

equipment.

100,000 Enzi 

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, for crime lab technologies ............ 1,000,000 Hutchison 

Scott County, IA, Scott County, IA, for equipment and software for the consolidated dispatch center.200,000 Grassley 

Snyder County, Pennsylvania Emergency Services, Snyder County, PA, for interoperable communications.200,000 Specter 

St. Clair County Commission, St. Clair County, AL, for law enforcement technology upgrades.175,000 Shelby 

St. Clair County, Port Huron, MI, for the purchase of mobile radios for public 

safety agencies.

200,000 Levin, Stabenow 

St. Louis County Sherrif’s Office, Duluth, MN, for equipment to support interoperability, such as base stations, microwave, towers, and installation.150,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for remote access to criminal justice information 

from a single point.

250,000 Stevens 

State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for law enforcement communication, village public 

safety officer training.

250,000 Stevens 

State of Maryland, Annapolis, MD, for equipment to attain interoperability 

among all state law enforcement agencies as well as local jurisdictions.

750,000 Cardin 

Talladega County Commission, Talladega, AL, for technological upgrades to the 

public safety infrastructure.

300,000 Shelby 

The City of Shelbyville, Shelbyville, IN, for interoperable wireless communications.300,000 Lugar, Bayh 

The City of Terre Haute, Terre Haute, IN, for interoperable communications.200,000 Lugar, Bayh 

Town of Johnston, Johnston, RI, to purchase communications equipment ............ 100,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

Town of Manchester, Town of Manchester, CT, for equipment for an emergency 

operations center.

500,000 Dodd 

Town of Redding, CT, Town of Redding, CT, for equipment for a new regional 

Centralized Communications Center.

350,000 Dodd 

Town of Westerly, Westerly, RI, for communications equipment to improve community policing capabilities.150,000 Reed 

Town of Widham, Town of Widham, CT, for equipment upgrades at the Town of 

Windham’s Public Safety Complex.

250,000 Dodd, Lieberman 

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, for forensics equipment ................ 250,000 Inhofe 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

University of Colorado/National Center for Audio and Video Forensics, Denver, 

CO, to establish a cutting edge forensics center.

400,000 Allard, Salazar 

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville, KY, for forensics equipment.850,000 McConnell 

CAT Lab at UNH, University of Durham, NH, for law enforcement technology ....... 1,000,000 Gregg 

University of North Alabama, Florence, AL, criminal justice outreach initiatives .. 350,000 Shelby 

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, for a state-wide and regional information sharing system.1,500,000 Cochran 

Upper Peninsula 15 County Consortium, Marquette, MI, for interoperable communications equipment.500,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for the Vermont Justice Information Sharing System.450,000 Leahy 

Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for the Vermont State Police mobile/remote computing project.450,000 Leahy 

Virginia State Police , Richmond, VA, to maintain databases and technical infrastructure.100,000 Warner, Webb 

Virginia State Police, Richmond, VA, for the Northern Virginia and District of Columbia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to train law enforcement 

officials.

200,000 Warner, Webb 

Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Lacey, WA, for DNA testing for stranger rapes.200,000 Murray 

West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative, Morgantown, WV, for the Forensic Science Initiative.4,000,000 Byrd 

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, for campus public safety ......... 200,000 Bunning 

Whatcom County, Whatcom County, WA, for an information sharing and exchange system.250,000 Murray, Cantwell 

Will County, Will County, IL, for technology interoperability improvements ............ 550,000 Durbin 

Methamphetamine Hot Spots.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $80,000,000 to 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 and to initiate container programs. 

Within the amounts provided for methamphetamine hot spots, 

the COPS program office shall fund the following proposals: 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

22nd Judicial District, Montezuma County, CO, for anti-meth operations ............. $150,000 Salazar 

Alamosa Police Department, Alamosa, CO, for anti-meth equipment .................... 25,000 Salazar 

Arkansas State Police, Little Rock, AR, to investigate, seize, dismantle and direct the clean-up of meth labs.600,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Boone, Kenton, Campbell Counties, KY, Boone County, for logistical support for 

the task force.

500,000 Bunning 

Broomfield Police Department, Broomfield, CO, for anti-meth equipment ............. 400,000 Salazar 

California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, Sacramento, 

CA, for the California Methamphetamine Strategy (CALMS).

300,000 Feinstein 

Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department, Cape Girardeau, MO, for combatting methamphetamine.1,000,000 Bond 

City of Andalusia, Andalusia, AL, for anti-methamphetamine programs ............... 300,000 Shelby 

City of Baker, Baker, OR, for drug detection canines ............................................. 50,000 Wyden 

City of Carson City, Carson City, NV, for combating meth in Nevada ................... 350,000 Ensign, Reid 

City of Montrose, Montrose County, CO, for anti-meth equipment and operations.100,000 Salazar 

City of Talladega, Talladega, AL, for anti-methamphetamine programs ............... 175,000 Shelby 

Clackamas County, OR, Clackamas County, OR, to implement a strategy for 

fighting meth problem.

250,000 Smith 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

County of Hawaii, County of Hawaii, HI, for the Comprehensive Meth Response 

program.

400,000 Inouye 

County of Solano, Solano County, CA, for enforcement teams addressing meth 

and gangs.

200,000 Boxer 

Criminal Justice Institute, Little Rock, AR, for meth-focused training courses ..... 300,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Department of Public Safety, Polk County, IA, to intercept imported meth ........... 300,000 Harkin 

Eagle County Sheriff’s Office, Eagle County, CO, for anti-meth operations .......... 100,000 Salazar 

Gay Men’s Health Crisis, New York, NY, for an anti-meth program ...................... 350,000 Schumer, Clinton 

Greater Routt and Moffat Narcotics Enforcement Team (GRAMNET), Routt County, for anti-meth operations.100,000 Salazar 

Greeley Police Department, Weld County, CO, for anti-meth equipment ................ 150,000 Salazar 

Heartland Family Service, Omaha, NE, to provide services to women and children in methamphetamine abuse cases.200,000 Nelson 

Heartland Family Services, Council Bluffs, IA, to provide family-based residential meth treatment in western Iowa.150,000 Harkin 

Heartland Family Services, Papillion, NE, for a collaborative, clinically managed 

treatment service for substance abuse patients.

150,000 Hagel 

Illinois Sheriffs Association, Springfield, IL, for law enforcement and clean-up of 

meth production and abuse.

200,000 Durbin 

Iowa Office of Drug Control, Des Moines, IA, for coordinated regional meth task 

forces.

350,000 Harkin 

Jasper Police Department, Jasper, AL, for technology and equipment to combat 

meth.

300,000 Shelby 

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson County, CO, for anti-meth equipment.125,000 Salazar 

Kids First, Marion County, OR, for programs and services to focus children affected by methamphetamine addiction.400,000 Wyden, Smith 

Kids Hope-Hudelson Region, Springfield, IL, for family preservation services for 

meth-affected families.

100,000 Durbin 

Larimer County Drug Task Force, Larimer County, CO, for anti-meth equipment .. 150,000 Salazar 

Lincoln County, OR, Lincoln County, OR, for methamphetamine initiatives ........... 300,000 Wyden, Smith 

Meth Project Foundation, Missoula County, MT, for a methamphetamine prevention program.500,000 Baucus, Tester 

New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, NM, for equipment to combat meth.100,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Department, Minnehaha County, SD, for meth reduction programs.150,000 Thune 

Minot State University, Minot, ND, for methamphetamine research and public 

education.

750,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Jackson, MS, for meth enforcement, 

clean-up equipment, and training.

2,500,000 Cochran 

National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO, to research the longterm consequences of the meth and chemical exposures.100,000 Allard 

Nebraska State Patrol, Lincoln, NE, to combat methamphetamine ........................ 250,000 Hagel, Nelson 

New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Concord, NH, to fund a statewide 

multi-jurisdictional task force.

1,000,000 Gregg 

NH State Police, Concord, NH, to combat gang and drug-related violence and 

crime.

1,000,000 Gregg 

Office of the District Attorney, 2nd Judicial District, Albuquerque, NM, to provide 

additional staff for the Meth Prosecution Unit.

100,000 Bingaman 

Partnership for a Drug Free America Meth360 Program, Washington, DC, for 

Anti-meth efforts uniting officers with treatment and prevention professionals.

500,000 Akaka, Biden, Reid, 

Lugar, Bayh, Hagel, 

Lott, Cornyn, Kohl, 

Harkin, McCaskill, 

Murkowski, Ensign, 

Hutchison, Cantwell, 

Ben Nelson, Inouye, 

Pierce County Alliance, Takoma, WA, for Statewide meth initiative ....................... 450,000 Murray, Cantwell 

Pierce County Alliance, Takoma, WA, for the National Meth Center training and 

assistance.

800,000 Murray 

Prevention and Recovery Services, Inc., Topeka, KS, for to fight methamphetamine production and abuse.90,000 Brownback 

San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tribal Police Department, San Carlos Apache Tribe, 

San Carlos Apache Reservation, AZ, for a law enforcement initiative to target 

meth.

100,000 Kyl 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, for statewide methamphetamine enforcement ......... 2,000,000 Stevens 

Target Meth Oregon, Salem, OR, to combat meth .................................................. 350,000 Wyden 

Tennessee Statewide Methamphetamine Task Force, Chattanooga, TN, for antimethamphetamine initiatives.350,000 Alexander 

Uintah County, Uintah County, UT, for methamphetamine enforcement and 

clean-up.

700,000 Bennett 

University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL, for research that addresses meth in 

rural areas.

250,000 Shelby 

White Earth Tribal Nation, White Earth, MN, to educate, clean-up and enforce 

the growing problem of meth use on reservation lands.

200,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation, Madison, 

WI, to continue the statewide meth initiative.

800,000 Kohl 

Law Enforcement Technology Program.—The Committee recommendation provides $110,000,000 for the COPS Law Enforcement Technology Program. Within the funds provided, $5,000,000 

shall be transferred to NIST to continue the efforts of the Office of 

Law Enforcement Standards [OLES] in developing a comprehensive suite of minimum standards for law enforcement communications. In addition, these funds should be used to support the development and implementation of a compliance assessment program 

to ensure that communications equipment purchased through this 

grant program is compliant, where applicable with existing standards. 

Interoperable Standards.—The Committee is pleased that significant progress has been made in the issuance of standards to specify 

the required functionality for the Project 25 Inter-RF-Subsystem 

Interface [ISSI], Console Interface, and Fixed Station Interface for 

land mobile radio systems. The Committee directs that funds provided to OLES for standards development under this section should 

be used to complete the remaining aspects of these interfaces, including conformance and interoperability test standards for each of 

the interfaces. In addition, funds should be used to begin the development of standards for emerging technologies such as VoIP applications for public safety operations. 

DNA Backlog/Crime Log Improvement.—The Committee recommends $169,000,000 to strengthen and improve the current Federal and State DNA collection and analysis systems that can be 

used to accelerate the prosecution of the guilty while simultaneously protecting the innocent from wrongful prosecution. 

Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.—The Committee recommendation provides $40,000,000 for the Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 

Improvement Grants. Coverdell grants are intended to improve the 

quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner 

services, including services provided by laboratories operated by 

states and those operated by units of local government. Coverdell 

grants provide flexibility to State and local crime labs by allowing 

them to obtain funds to address their most critical needs. 

Offender Re-entry.—The Committee recommendation provides 

$10,000,000 for prisoner re-entry which is designed to reduce recidivism and the societal costs of crime by helping released offenders find stable employment and housing when they return to their 

communities. 
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Child Sexual Predator Elimination.—The Committee recommendation provides $55,000,000 for a new national initiative to 

provide grants to State and local governments to locate, arrest and 

prosecute sexual predators. The Committee recommends the appointment of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in each judicial district as 

a coordinator to prepare a comprehensive, district-wide strategy in 

consultation with social services providers and partners from Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies. The Committee directs the COPS office to coordinate with the National Center for 

Missing and Exploited Children in developing a program that includes detection, apprehension, and prosecution of sex offenders 

who victimize children. The Committee believes it is essential to 

build specialized units in law enforcement agencies across the 

country to attack this problem in a concerted, coordinated manner. 

The grants should assist State and local law enforcement entities 

to specifically focus on sexual predators who fail to register, child 

sexual exploitation and sex offenders who prey upon children. 

These predator units should be created in a manner that is geographically balanced and levels itself to testing the model in various settings; major urban police departments, State law enforcement agencies, smaller jurisdictions, and regional groupings of 

agencies. The Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the 

Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003, Public Law 108–21 authorized grants for Sex Offender Apprehension Programs. 

JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $338,361,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 280,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 340,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $340,000,000. The recommendation is $1,639,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $60,000,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendations are displayed in the following 

table: 

JUVENILE JUSTICE 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Part A: Coordination of Federal Effort ............................................................................................................... 500 

Part B: State Formula Grants ............................................................................................................................ 73,000 

Small Non-Profit T/TA ............................................................................................................................... (5,500 ) 

Part E: Demonstration Programs (2002 Reauth) .............................................................................................. 76,500 

Part G: Juvenile Mentoring ................................................................................................................................. 5,000 

Title V: Incentive Grants .................................................................................................................................... 65,000 

Big Brothers & Big Sisters ....................................................................................................................... (5,000 ) 

Incentive Grants ........................................................................................................................................ (25,000 ) 

Tribal Youth Program ................................................................................................................................ (10,000 ) 

Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws .......................................................................................................... (25,000 ) 

Secure Our Schools Act ...................................................................................................................................... 10,000 

VOCA—Improving Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse Program ..................................................... 20,000 

Gang Prevention ................................................................................................................................................. 10,000 

Juvenile Accountability Block Grant [JABG] ....................................................................................................... 80,000 

Total ...................................................................................................................................................... 340,000 
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The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any deviation 

from the above plan. 

Big Brothers, Big Sisters.—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for youth 

mentoring programs for at risk kids. Sponsors: Baucus, Bayh, 

Biden, Cardin Crapo, Clinton, Collins, Cornyn, Dole, Dorgan, Ensign, Grassley, Kennedy, Kerry, Klobuchar, Kohl, Lincoln, 

McCaskill, Menendez, Mikulski, Murkowski Sanders, Specter, 

Pryor, Schumer, Stabenow, Hatch, Leahy. 

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 $73,000,000 to be available for expenses authorized by 

part B of title II of the act, including training and technical assistance to help small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants 

process. Within this amount, $5,500,000 is for the purpose of providing additional formula grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the Administrator that the State has policies 

and programs that ensure that juveniles are subject to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which they are adjudicated 

delinquent. 

Discretionary Grants.—The Committee recommendation provides $76,500,000 for part E programs. Within the amounts provided, 

OJP shall fund the following proposals: 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Abyssinian Development Corporation, New York, NY, to support and expand 

youth and young adult after-school and summer programs.

$500,000 Schumer, Clinton 

Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talladega, AL, mentoring for disabled 

at-risk youth.

225,000 Shelby 

American Ballet Theatre, New York, NY, for for the Make a Ballet On Tour program.200,000 Shumer, Clinton 

American Sailing Training Association, Newport, RI, programs for at risk youth .. 300,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

American Village Citizenship Trust, Montevallo, AL, for character programs in 

at-risk areas.

500,000 Shelby 

An Achievable Dream, Newport News, VA, for at-risk youth programs .................. 500,000 Warner, Webb 

Asian American Leadership Empowerment and Development, Wheaton, MD, for 

programs for low-income families whose children are at risk of dropping out 

of school.

300,000 Mikulski 

Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD, for the TWIGS (To Work in Gaining 

Skills) program for arts programs for at-risk youth.

300,000 Mikulski 

Beltrami County, Bemidji, MN, for a program for at risk children ages and their 

families.

150,000 Colemen, Klobuchar 

Bethesda Home for Boys, Savannah, GA, for at-risk youth this organization 

serves.

100,000 Chambliss, Isakson 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Alaska, Eagle River, AK, for at-risk youth mentoring 

program.

1,200,000 Stevens 

Bolder Options, Minneapolis, for programs to reduce truancy and juvenile delinquency.350,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

BYU-Public School Partnership, Provo, UT, for statewide partnerships for delinquency prevention.350,000 Bennett 

Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, Baltimore, MD, Partner with local youth services to 

provide training, sports equipment and sub-grant money to youth organizations.

1,500,000 Mikulski, Cardin, Shelby 

Camp Fire USA, Kansas City, KS, for mentoring children of prisoners .................. 200,000 Brownback 

CEDARS, Lincoln, NE, for an emergency shelter program for runaway and homeless youth.150,000 Ben Nelson 

Central New Mexico YMCA, Albuquerque, NM, to provide life skills development 

services for at-risk children.

250,000 Domenici 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Children and Families First, Wilmington, DE, to continue programs to reduce 

truancy in New Castle and Kent County, Delaware.

400,000 Biden, Carper 

Children’s Outing Association, Milwaukee, WI, for a city-wide teen program ........ 200,000 Kohl 

City of Boston, Suffolk County, MA, for a program to reduce recidivism .............. 350,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, for a summer and after-school program for 

youth.

350,000 Lieberman 

City of Charlotte, NC, Charlotte, NC, for a gang prevention program ................... 250,000 Dole 

City of Hartford, Hartford, CT, for a program to provide summer employment opportunities and job training for teens.350,000 Lieberman 

City of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, for an anti-gang intervention and prevention program.300,000 Boxer 

City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for a program to reduce youth violence 

and homicide rates.

1,000,000 Specter, Casey 

City of Providence, Providence, RI, for the Providence After School Alliance 

(PASA).

300,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

City of San Bernardino, City of San Bernardino, CA, for a school-based partnership to provide gang resistance education/training.350,000 Boxer 

City of Springfield, Springfield, OH, for programs and resources for at-risk 

youth.

350,000 Brown 

City of Trenton, Trenton, NJ, for a YouthStat Crime Prevention Program ............... 200,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, VA, for gang prevention education ........... 175,000 Warner, Webb 

Courage to Speak Foundation, County of Fairfield, CT, for a drug abuse prevention program.500,000 Dodd, Lieberman 

D.A.R.E. America, Inglewood, CA, Educational materials targeted at children to 

avoid drugs, gang involvement and violence.

450,000 Biden, Grassley, Stevens 

D.A.R.E. New Jersey, Cranbury, NJ, for a youth prevention program ...................... 100,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Des Plaines Teen Center, Des Plaines, IL, for prevention programming for at-risk 

adolescents.

300,000 Durbin 

East End Cooperative Ministry of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, for at-risk youth 

programs.

400,000 Specter, Casey 

East Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, CA, for an anti-gang initiative .............................. 200,000 Boxer 

Eastern Shores of Maryland Education Consortium, Centerville, MD, to expand 

the dropout prevention program to utilize a web-based curriculum.

250,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

Essex County Sheriff’s Office, Essex County, MA, for an oxycontin prevention 

program.

250,000 Kennedy, Kerry 

Family and Children’s Association, Mineola, NY, for the Hagedorn-Hempstead 

Initiative.

100,000 Shumer, Clinton 

Girl Scouts of the USA, New York, NY, for outreach and volunteer training in 

New Mexico.

200,000 Domenici 

Girls and Boys Town U.S.A., Boys Town, NE, Treatment centers for at risk kids 

that provides mentoring and education.

500,000 Hagel, Ben Nelson, 

Reed, Whitehouse, 

Vitter 

Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, MI, for an academic prevention 

and workforces skills program.

200,000 Stabenow 

Granite School District, Salt Lake City, UT, for school district’s gang violence 

prevention program.

350,000 Hatch, Bennett 

Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties, Paris, IL, to combating 

substance abuse among high-risk youth.

200,000 Durbin 

Improved Solutions for Urban Systems, Dayton, OH, for an employment program 

for court-involved youth.

200,000 Brown 

Karamu House, Cleveland, OH, for after-school programs for at-risk children in 

Cleveland, Ohio.

200,000 Brown 

Kickstart, Houston, TX, to expand children’s character development ..................... 200,000 Hutchison 

Kids Averted from Placement Services (KAPS), San Antonio, TX, to prevent juvenile delinquency.100,000 Hutchison 

Kids Peace, Columbia, MD, for supportive services for foster care families ......... 400,000 Mikulski 

Kids Peace, Inc., New Haven, CT, for a children’s mental health crisis program.250,000 Dodd 

Lafayette/Oxford/University Angel Ranch, Oxford, MS, for domestic services for 

victims of abuse.

50,000 Cochran 

Los Angeles Community Law Enforcement [LA CLEAR] and Recovery and Gang 

Reduction Programs, Los Angeles, CA, for anti-gang intervention and prevention programs.

400,000 Feinstein 

Marcus Institute, Atlanta, GA, for providing remediation for the potential consequences of childhood abuse and neglect.300,000 Chambliss, Isakson 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Monterey County, Monterey County, CA, for a gang task force in Monterey 

County.

300,000 Boxer 

Montgomery YMCA, Montgomery, AL, for after school activities to at-risk youth .. 700,000 Shelby 

Mother Cabrini High School, New York, NY, for an after school program for atrisk youth.200,000 Clinton, Schumer 

Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Mineola, NY, for the Redirection Enforcement and Learning program.350,000 Clinton, Schumer 

National Fatherhood Initiative, Gaithersburg, MD, for fathers of the most at-risk 

children.

1,000,000 Shelby 

New Mexico Sheriff’s and Police Athletic Leagues, Albuquerque, NM, to continue 

to implement a gang prevention program aimed at at-risk youth.

500,000 Domenici, Bingaman 

New Song Urban Ministries, Baltimore, MD, for comprehensive services to atrisk youth.450,000 Mikulski 

Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai, ID, to combat child abuse .............................................. 150,000 Craig 

Ocean Tides School, Narragansett, RI, to enhance its science and computer labs 

to encourage the study of science and technology.

300,000 Reed, Whitehouse 

Olmstead County Community Services, Rochester, MN, to implement and sustain 

a performance based child protection system preventing child abuse and neglect.

150,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Oquirrh Recreation and Parks District, Kearns, UT, for after-school activities ...... 100,000 Bennett 

Patterson Park Public Charter School, Baltimore, MD, for Rejecting Violence, 

Building Resilience—a school violence prevention program.

200,000 Mikulski 

Phoenix House, Dallas, TX, for residential substance abuse treatment for adolescents.200,000 Hutchison 

Residential Care Consortium, Omaha, NE, for a program for underprivileged, atrisk, and disadvantaged children, young adults, and their families in a residential care setting.

200,000 Ben Nelson 

Ruth Ellis Center, Highland Park, MI, for an outreach program ............................ 200,000 Levin 

Safe and Sound, Baltimore, MD, for juvenile deliquency prevention through education.500,000 Mikulski 

Save the Children, Washington, DC, for juvenile delinquency prevention programs.250,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Save the Children, Westport, CT, to operate after school programs in New Mexico communities.200,000 Domenici 

Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN, for South Dakota Healthy CommunitiesHealthy Youth Initiative.175,000 Johnson 

Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, for community outreach is stewardship project .... 450,000 Obama 

SouthEastern North Dakota Community Action Agency, Fargo, ND, to facilitate 

the coordination of community services in response to child abuse.

400,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Burlington, VT, to expand its services to 

at-risk youth.

200,000 Leahy, Sanders 

Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR, for upgrades to school security 

equipment and technology.

200,000 Wyden, Smith 

St. Joseph’s Indian School, Chamberlain, SD, Expand programs and services for 

students.

250,000 Johnson, Thune 

State of Alaska, Juneau, AK, to support coordinate and train law enforcement 

officers to teach drug abuse resistance education.

210,000 Stevens 

State of Hawaii, Office of the Attorney General, City of Honolulu, HI, for continuing improvements to the Juvenile Justice Information System.680,000 Akaka 

State of Vermont Judiciary, Office of Court Administrator, Montpelier, VT, to develop a statewide court system that integrates treatment and other services 

into the court process.

350,000 Leahy 

Team Focus, Inc., Mobile, AL, for a youth mentoring program ............................... 800,000 Shelby 

Team Focus, Inc., Morgan, TX, to establish a youth mentoring program .............. 150,000 Hutchison, Cornyn 

TeenMates Mentoring Program, Lincoln, NE, for mentoring services to youth ....... 300,000 Ben Nelson 

Township of Irvington, Irvington, NJ, for the Youth Safe Haven Police Mini-station program.500,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

Township of Maplewood, Maplewood, NJ, for a prevention program for at-risk 

youth.

100,000 Lautenberg, Menendez 

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, for the CU-Boulder Colorado 

Schools Safety Program.

350,000 Salazar 

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, to conduct a statewide survey of delinquent 

and high risk youth behaviors.

65,000 Biden, Carper 

University of Montana, Missoula County, MT, for at risk youth with a focus on 

suicide prevention, high-risk behavior and violence.

350,000 Baucus, Tester 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

University of South Alabama , Mobile, AL, for domestic violence reduction programs.500,000 Shelby 

Vermont Department of Children and Families, Waterbury, VT, for programs to 

help at-risk youth.

800,000 Sanders 

Vermont Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, VT, for an outreach program 

for at-risk youth.

150,000 Sanders 

Visiting Nurse Association, Omaha, NE, for an intervention program for vulnerable women, infants and children.250,000 Ben Nelson 

Wayne County Department of Public Services, Detroit, MI, for a truancy intervention program.400,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Winona State University, Winona, MN, for combating child abuse ........................ 250,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Winona State University, Winona, MN, to teach investigators and prosecutors the 

science of interviewing children victimized by abuse.

350,000 Coleman, Klobuchar 

Women’s Sports Foundation, Chicago, IL, for the GoGirlGo! Chicago Initiative, a 

mentoring, education and development program.

650,000 Durbin, Obama 

Women’s Treatment Center, Chicago, IL, for preservation services for incarcerated mothers and their children.250,000 Durbin 

YMCA Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, to provide crime prevention and outreach services 

to the rural youth of Hawaii.

400,000 Inouye 

Zero to Three, for 5th Judicial District, Des Moines, IA, for maltreated infants 

and toddlers.

200,000 Harkin 

Zero to Three, Omaha, NE, for maltreated infants and toddlers ............................ 100,000 Ben Nelson 

Zero to Three, Orleans Parish, LA, for maltreated infants and toddlers ................ 100,000 Landrieu 

Gang Prevention.—The Committee recommendation provides 

$10,000,000 for this anti-gang education initiative. 

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. 

Secure Our Schools Act.—The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 for expenses authorized by the Secure Our 

Schools Act that support efforts to ensure school safety and crime 

deterrence, coordinated with State and local law enforcement agencies. 

Victims of Child Abuse Act.—The Committee recommendation 

provides $20,000,000 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 underserved 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. 
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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $65,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 66,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 66,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $66,000,000. The recommendation is $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and equal to the budget request. 

This mandatory 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. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

The Committee recommends the following general provisions: 

Section 201 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 202 prohibits the use of funds in this title to require a 

person to perform or facilitate an abortion. 

Section 203 requires female prisoners to be escorted when off 

prison grounds. 

Section 204 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 205 provides authority for a personnel management demonstration project. 

Section 206 provides authority for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to use confiscated funds during undercover operations. 

Section 207 limits the placement of maximum or high security 

prisoners to appropriately secure facilities. 

Section 208 restricts Federal prisoner access to certain amenities. 

Section 209 requires the availability of appropriations for obligation beyond the current fiscal year to comply with reprogramming 

procedures. 

Section 210 requires additional position on the Justice Commission to review Federal, State, local, and tribal jurisdiction over civil 

and criminal matters in Alaska. 

Section 211 provides authority for fines collected by the U.S. 

Trustee Program to be used as offsetting collections. 

Section 212 authorizes changes to quarterly fees imposed in 

chapter 11 cases. 

Section 213 authorizes reimbursements to the District of Columbia for the holding and care of convicted felons. 

Section 214 prohibits U.S. attorneys from simultaneously holding 

multiple jobs outside of the scope of a U.S. attorney’s professional 

duties. 
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Section 215 requires the Government Accountability Office to certify the FBI is using a performance management baseline that complies with OMB standards. 

Section 216 requires the Government Accountability Office to certify that the FBI has met certain standards to control costs related 

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TITLE III 

SCIENCE 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $5,528,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 5,515,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,715,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $5,715,000. The rec- ommendation is $187,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $200,000 above 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 scientific and technological information, analysis, and advice for the 

President and for the executive branch; 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. 

Climate Change Program.—The Committee is extremely concerned about the pending crisis involving the potential loss in space 

based climate measures. These Earth observations from satellites 

are critical for an ever-increasing number of applications related to 

the health and well-being of society. The recent National Research 

Council [NRC] Decadal Survey, ‘‘Earth Science and Applications 

from Space: Urgent Needs and Opportunities to Serve the Nations’’ 

outline a number of steps the nation can take to rectifying this 

looming crisis, including working in concert with the private sector, 

academe, the public, and international partners to restore our leadership in Earth science and applications. Specifically, one of these 

recommendations was the need for a plan to achieve and sustain 

Earth observations. The Committee recommendation provides an 

additional $200,000 for the creation of the position of Associate Director for Earth Science and Applications. This position will coordinate all Federal assets directed at understanding the Earth’s 

oceans and climate. The Committee also directs the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy to provide the Committee, 90 days 

after enactment, a 5 year strategic budget plan in response to the 

NRC Decadal Survey. 
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $16,264,300,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 20,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 17,309,400,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 17,459,600,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $17,459,600,000 for the 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA]. The recommendation is $1,175,300,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level, including emergency supplemental appropriations, and 

$150,200,000 above the budget request. 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Public 

Law 85–568) to conduct space and aeronautical research and development and to conduct flight activities for peaceful purposes. This 

statute was reauthorized by Public Law 109–155 on December 30, 

2005. 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. 

NASA’s vision for space exploration maps out an aggressive role 

for the United States in manned space exploration. However, the 

potential costs are substantial and will likely be very difficult to 

maintain at the current estimated funding levels. In addition, the 

Committee feels strongly that NASA must show its commitment to 

those human spaceflight activities already underway. The Shuttle 

program and the construction of the International Space Station 

[ISS] continue to be the primary focus of the Nation’s manned 

space flight activities. Nevertheless, the replacements for the Space 

Shuttle’s manned and heavy lift capabilities must also be considered as part of any plan for continued human access to space but 

not to the detriment of existing obligations. 

The Committee is concerned that NASA will neglect areas that 

only tangentially benefit, or do not fit within, the exploration vision. The Committee believes that NASA must work diligently to 

balance existing programs and priorities with its plans for the future. Counterbalancing future priorities against current programs 

places existing research and expertise in jeopardy and risks squandering significant Federal investments that may be essential to the 

exploration vision. 

In addition, the Committee is concerned that the strong, balanced science program that has served the Nation so successfully 

for many years is being left behind rather than 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. 

The Committee has chosen to articulate the funding levels of programs within the account structure for NASA in the form of tables. 

Major mission and program funding is listed within the tables and, 

if necessary, supplemented with explanatory report language. 
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SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $10,086,482,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 10,483,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 10,633,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $10,633,000,000 for the 

Science, Aeronautics, and Exploration account. The recommendation is $546,518,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and 

$149,900,000 above the budget request. Bill language is included to 

provide: $5,655,110,000 for science; $554,030,000 for aeronautics 

research; $3,972,490,000 for exploration systems; and $521,380,000 

for cross-agency support programs including education; and a 

$70,000,000 general reduction. Bill language also includes the following limitations on funds: $1,150,800,000 for center management 

and operations; $364,000,000 for corporate general and administrative costs; and $195,500,000 for institutional investments. 

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 modification of facilities and construction of new facilities; maintenance and 

operation of facilities; and other general and administrative activities supporting SAE programs. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Science, Aeronautics and Exploration Total ........................................................................................................ 10,633.00 

Science Total ............................................................................................................................................... 5,655.11 

Planetary Science ........................................................................................................................................ 1,366.35 

Discovery ..................................................................................................................................................... 184.85 

ASPERA–3 ........................................................................................................................................... .89 

Dawn .................................................................................................................................................. 7.84 

Discovery Future ................................................................................................................................. 126.54 

Discovery Management ...................................................................................................................... 15.57 

Discovery Research ............................................................................................................................ 11.83 

Genesis ............................................................................................................................................... 3.31 

MESSENGER ........................................................................................................................................ 15.77 

Moon Mineralogy Mapper ................................................................................................................... 3.12 

New Frontiers .............................................................................................................................................. 147.27 

New Horizons ...................................................................................................................................... 14.53 

New Frontiers Management ............................................................................................................... 12.50 

Juno .................................................................................................................................................... 120.24 

Technology ................................................................................................................................................... 67.55 

Planetary Science Research ........................................................................................................................ 370.51 

Advanced Concepts ............................................................................................................................ 1.82 

Astromaterial Curation ....................................................................................................................... 6.25 

Cassini ............................................................................................................................................... 97.20 

Directorate Management .................................................................................................................... 27.35 

Directorate Support—Space Science ................................................................................................. 41.80 

Education and Public Outreach ......................................................................................................... 15.07 

FIRST Robotics ................................................................................................................................... 3.99 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Hayabusa (MUSES–C) ........................................................................................................................ .73 

Lunar Science Rsrch .......................................................................................................................... 26.97 

Planetary Data System ....................................................................................................................... 11.65 

Planetary Science Research and Analysis ......................................................................................... 133.69 

Rosetta ............................................................................................................................................... 4.01 

Mars Exploration ......................................................................................................................................... 596.16 

2009 Mars Science Lab ..................................................................................................................... 345.04 

JPL Building ....................................................................................................................................... 15.16 

Mars Exploration Rover 2003 ............................................................................................................. 5.41 

Mars Express ...................................................................................................................................... 4.23 

Mars Global Surveyor ......................................................................................................................... 6.68 

Mars Mission Operations ................................................................................................................... 1.94 

Mars Next Decade .............................................................................................................................. 17.98 

Mars Odyssey 2001 ............................................................................................................................ 12.49 

Mars Program Management ............................................................................................................... 15.00 

Mars RandA ........................................................................................................................................ 31.06 

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 2005 ................................................................................................... 43.51 

Mars Scout ......................................................................................................................................... 65.27 

Mars Technology ................................................................................................................................. 21.04 

Phoenix (Scouts 07) ........................................................................................................................... 11.36 

Heliophysics ................................................................................................................................................. 1,088.52 

Heliophysics Research ........................................................................................................................ 206.13 

ACE ............................................................................................................................................ 4.97 

CCMC ......................................................................................................................................... 1.93 

CLUSTER-II ................................................................................................................................ 6.21 

FAST ........................................................................................................................................... 1.34 

GEOTAIL ..................................................................................................................................... .67 

GSFC Building Support ............................................................................................................. 24.52 

Heliophysics Research and Analysis ......................................................................................... 36.84 

POLAR ........................................................................................................................................ 2.19 

RHESSI ....................................................................................................................................... 3.01 

Science Data and Computing ................................................................................................... 13.35 

SEC Data and Modeling Services ............................................................................................. 3.87

SEC Guest Investigator Program .............................................................................................. 15.74 

SOHO ......................................................................................................................................... 11.05 

SOLAR Data Center ................................................................................................................... 1.42 

Sounding Rockets ...................................................................................................................... 36.96 

Space Physics Data Archive ..................................................................................................... 1.60 

SSC MO Services ....................................................................................................................... 17.46 

TIMED ........................................................................................................................................ 7.30 

TRACE ........................................................................................................................................ 3.28 

Ulysses ...................................................................................................................................... 4.25 

Voyager ...................................................................................................................................... 5.15 

WIND .......................................................................................................................................... 3.06 

New Millennium .................................................................................................................................. 62.05 

Space Technology 7 .................................................................................................................. 1.89 

Space Technology 8 .................................................................................................................. 52.14 

NMP Program Management and Future Missions .................................................................... 8.01 

Near Earth Networks .......................................................................................................................... 65.98 

Ground Network ......................................................................................................................... 50.17 

Research Range ........................................................................................................................ 15.81 

Deep Space Mission Systems (DSMS) ............................................................................................... 262.95 

Advanced Multi-Mission Operation System .............................................................................. 29.20 

Deep Space Network (DSN) ....................................................................................................... 233.76 

Living with a Star .............................................................................................................................. 273.01 

LWS Program Management and Future Missions ..................................................................... 8.92 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

LWS Science .............................................................................................................................. 26.75 

LWS Space Environment Testbeds ............................................................................................ 5.77 

Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) ........................................................................................ 95.29

Solar Probe ................................................................................................................................ 20.00 

Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) ........................................................................................... 110.42 

Solar Sentinals .......................................................................................................................... 5.87 

Solar Terrestrial Probes ...................................................................................................................... 142.26 

Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) ............................................................................................ 100.00 

STP Program Management and Future Missions ..................................................................... 4.71 

Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) .................................................................... 22.67 

Hinode (Solar B) ........................................................................................................................ 14.88 

Heliophysics Explorer Program ........................................................................................................... 76.14 

Explorer Program Management and Future Missions ............................................................... 11.63 

Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) ....................................................................................... 37.82 

TWINS ........................................................................................................................................ 2.51 

CINDI ......................................................................................................................................... 2.80 

Aeronomy of Ice in Mesophere (SMEX–9) ................................................................................. 3.41 

Time History of Events and Macroscale In ............................................................................... 7.60 

Explorer Management ................................................................................................................ 10.38 

Astrophysics ................................................................................................................................................ 1,564.93 

Navigator ............................................................................................................................................ 27.75 

Keck Operations ........................................................................................................................ 3.41 

Keck Interferometer ................................................................................................................... 8.65 

Terrestrial Planet Finder ........................................................................................................... 6.53 

Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer ................................................................................ 1.75 

Keck Single Aperture ................................................................................................................. 2.23 

Navigator Program Office ......................................................................................................... 3.21 

Origins Theme Coordination ...................................................................................................... .75 

Future Missions ......................................................................................................................... 1.23 

James Webb Space Telescope ............................................................................................................ 545.43 

Hubble Space Telescope .................................................................................................................... 307.75 

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) ................................................................ 77.29 

Gamma-ray Large Space Telescope (GLAST) Program ...................................................................... 42.15 

Discover Kepler ................................................................................................................................... 93.01 

Astrophysics Explorer ......................................................................................................................... 99.05 

Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer .......................................................................................... 82.98 

SWIFT ......................................................................................................................................... 10.78 

ASTRO-E II ................................................................................................................................. 5.29 

Astrophysics Research ....................................................................................................................... 315.18 

ADP/LONG-TERM SPACE ASTROPHYSICS ................................................................................... 22.15 

ADS/SIMBAD .............................................................................................................................. .37 

ASTROPHYICS DATA SYSTEM ..................................................................................................... 1.26 

Astrophysics RandA ................................................................................................................... 57.42 

Balloon Project .......................................................................................................................... 26.95 

Chandra ..................................................................................................................................... 77.11 

FUSE .......................................................................................................................................... 5.12 

GALEX ........................................................................................................................................ 11.57 

HEASARC ................................................................................................................................... 2.69 

Integral ...................................................................................................................................... 3.29 

IRSA/IPAC/NED ........................................................................................................................... 3.21 

LAMBDA ..................................................................................................................................... .82 

MAST .......................................................................................................................................... 1.47 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

National Virtual Observatory (NVO) .......................................................................................... 1.53 

RXTE .......................................................................................................................................... 4.42 

SIRTF/Spitzer ............................................................................................................................. 80.77 

WMAP ......................................................................................................................................... 5.07 

XMM ........................................................................................................................................... 9.96 

International Space Science Collaboration ........................................................................................ 20.00 

Herschel ..................................................................................................................................... 13.00 

Planck ........................................................................................................................................ 7.00 

Beyond Einstein .................................................................................................................................. 37.32 

LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) .............................................................................. 5.93 

Joint Dark Energy Mission (JDEM) ............................................................................................ 2.33 

Constellation-X .......................................................................................................................... 6.24 

Future Missions ......................................................................................................................... 17.83 

NRC Study Implementation Downpayment ............................................................................... 5.00 

Earth Science .............................................................................................................................................. 1,635.31 

Earth Systematic Missions ................................................................................................................. 637.95 

Earth Science Decadal Implementation Downpayment ............................................................ 25.00 

ACRIMSat ................................................................................................................................... 1.68 

Aqua .......................................................................................................................................... 40.92 

Aura ........................................................................................................................................... 38.88 

Earth Observing-1 ..................................................................................................................... 1.87 

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) ................................................................................. 90.23 

Glory Mission ............................................................................................................................. 42.72 

ICESat ........................................................................................................................................ 12.29 

Jason Mission ............................................................................................................................ 4.55 

Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) ................................................................................ 165.20 

Landsat science project office .................................................................................................. 2.31 

NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) ............................................................................................ 91.04 

Ocean Surface Topography Mission .......................................................................................... 33.36

Ocean Winds Science Team ...................................................................................................... 9.34 

Precipitation Science Team ....................................................................................................... 21.80 

SORCE ....................................................................................................................................... 4.08 

Terra .......................................................................................................................................... 51.47 

TOMS ......................................................................................................................................... 1.19 

Earth System Science Pathfinder ...................................................................................................... 133.11 

ESSP Senior Review Competed Science .................................................................................... 5.00 

Earth Explorer Future Mission ................................................................................................... 1.64 

Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) .......................................................................................... 40.93 

Aquarius .................................................................................................................................... 60.63 

GRACE ....................................................................................................................................... 4.55 

Cloudsat .................................................................................................................................... 6.58 

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) ...................... 13.79 

Earth Science Multi-Mission Operations ............................................................................................ 204.38 

Multi-Mission Operations .......................................................................................................... 155.88 

EOSDIS ....................................................................................................................................... 48.50 

Earth Science Research ..................................................................................................................... 524.09 

Carbon Cycle science team ...................................................................................................... 2.76 

Directorate Support—Earth Science ......................................................................................... 53.92

EOS Science .............................................................................................................................. 76.35 

Global Modeling and Assimilation Office ................................................................................. 13.28 

High End Computing Capability ............................................................................................... 50.17 

Mission Science Guest Investigator .......................................................................................... 1.23 

Ozone Trends Science ............................................................................................................... 2.81 

RandA ........................................................................................................................................ 165.82 

Scientific Computing ................................................................................................................. 24.56 

Space Laser Ranging ................................................................................................................ 5.92 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Suborbital Science Program ...................................................................................................... 31.70 

Applied Sciences ....................................................................................................................... 55.30 

Pathways ................................................................................................................................... 40.29 

Education and Outreach .................................................................................................................... 23.45 

Fellowships and New investigators .......................................................................................... 9.89

Earth Science Education and Outreach Activities .................................................................... 13.57 

Earth Science Technology .................................................................................................................. 57.04 

Advanced Technology Initiatives ............................................................................................... 10.50 

Instrument Incubator ................................................................................................................ 32.54 

Advanced Info Systems technology ........................................................................................... 13.99 

Exploration Systems .................................................................................................................................... 3,972.49 

Constellation Systems ........................................................................................................................ 3,117.56 

Mission Operations .................................................................................................................... 47.40 

Ground Operations .................................................................................................................... 356.82 

Program Integration .................................................................................................................. 149.47 

Advanced Projects ..................................................................................................................... 21.52 

Crew Exploration Vehicle ........................................................................................................... 950.80 

Crew Launch Vehicle ................................................................................................................. 1,224.80 

Exploration Communications and Navigation Systems ............................................................ 22.02 

Cargo Launch Vehicle ............................................................................................................... 43.81 

Commercial Cargo Crew Capability .......................................................................................... 235.95 

Constellation Systems Program Support .................................................................................. 64.97 

Advanced Capabilities ....................................................................................................................... 854.93 

Human Research Program ................................................................................................................. 183.31 

ISS Medical Project ................................................................................................................... 23.58 

Human Health Countermeasures .............................................................................................. 45.53

Exploration Medical Capabilities .............................................................................................. 10.00 

Space Radiation ........................................................................................................................ 44.38 

Program/Science Management .................................................................................................. 44.94 

Space Human Factors and Habitability .................................................................................... 11.93 

Behavioral Health and Performance (BHP) .............................................................................. 2.96 

Exploration Technology Development ................................................................................................. 393.42 

Advanced Fission Based Power Systems .................................................................................. 13.83 

Avionics and Software .............................................................................................................. 23.29 

Crew Support and Accomodation .............................................................................................. 12.26 

Energy Storage and Power Systems ......................................................................................... 7.00 

Environmental Control and Life Support .................................................................................. 43.33 

ETDP ESMD Program Support ................................................................................................... 48.00 

ETDP Special Projects ............................................................................................................... 18.69 

In-Situ Resource Utilization ...................................................................................................... 14.13 

ISS Research ............................................................................................................................. 33.50 

Non-Toxic (Green) Propulsion Systems ..................................................................................... 42.43 

Robotics, Operations, and Supportability ................................................................................. 20.41 

Structures, Materials, and Mechanisms ................................................................................... 52.66 

Thermal Control ......................................................................................................................... 4.87 

Thermal Protection Systems ...................................................................................................... 59.03 

Lunar Precursor Robotic Program ...................................................................................................... 278.20 

Lunar Precursor Robotic Program Mgmt .................................................................................. 20.00 

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter .................................................................................................. 209.50 

Lunar Robotics Lander .............................................................................................................. 48.70 

Aeronautics Research ......................................................................................................................... 554.03 

Aeronautics Technology ...................................................................................................................... 554.03 

Aviation Safety ................................................................................................................................... 74.10 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Integrated Vehicle Health Management ................................................................................... 22.36 

Aging Aircraft ............................................................................................................................ 12.34 

Integrated Resilient Aircraft Control ......................................................................................... 18.76 

Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck Technologies ....................................................................... 20.65 

Airspace Systems ............................................................................................................................... 98.07 

NGATS Air Traffic Management-Airspace ................................................................................. 81.20 

NGATS Air Traffic Management—Airportal .............................................................................. 16.88 

Fundamental Aeronautics .................................................................................................................. 293.44 

Subsonic-Rotary Wing ............................................................................................................... 32.07 

Subsonic-Fixed Wing ................................................................................................................. 129.10 

Supersonic ................................................................................................................................. 54.31 

Hypersonic ................................................................................................................................. 77.96 

Aeronautics Test Program .................................................................................................................. 88.42 

Aero Ground Test Facilities ....................................................................................................... 57.61 

Flight Ops and Test Infrastructure ........................................................................................... 30.81 

Cross-Agency Support Programs ................................................................................................................. 521.38 

Congressionally Directed Projects ...................................................................................................... 70.00 

Education ........................................................................................................................................... 149.53 

Aerospace Education Services Program .................................................................................... 6.54 

Classroom Of The Future .......................................................................................................... 2.56 

Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award ............................................................................ 2.00 

Elementary and Secondary Program Support ........................................................................... 8.00 

EPSCoR ...................................................................................................................................... 13.00 

Explorer Institutes ..................................................................................................................... 1.98 

Faculty Awards For Research .................................................................................................... .50 

Flight Projects ........................................................................................................................... 1.32 

Graduate Student Research Program ....................................................................................... 10.00 

Interdisciplinary Nat. Sci. Prog Inc. .......................................................................................... 1.00 

Jenkins Fellowship ..................................................................................................................... 2.00 

Learning Technologies Project .................................................................................................. 2.32 

Motivating Undergraduate in Sci and Tech ............................................................................. 2.33 

NASA Administrators Fellowship Program ................................................................................ 2.00 

NASA Education Technology Services (Nets) ............................................................................ 1.74 

NASA Educator Astronaut .......................................................................................................... 3.28 

NASA Explorer Schools .............................................................................................................. 12.00 

NASA Sci and Tech Institute for Minority ................................................................................. 1.32 

NASA Space Grant ..................................................................................................................... 35.49 

Science Engineering Math Aerospace Academy ....................................................................... 4.00 

Small Programs ......................................................................................................................... 1.88 

Small Programs ......................................................................................................................... .78 

Tribal, HIS, HBCU Collaborations .............................................................................................. 1.97 

Undergraduate Student Research Program .............................................................................. 3.50 

University Research Centers (Urc) ............................................................................................ 18.02 

Science Center, Museum, Planetarium Grants ......................................................................... 10.00 

Advanced Business Systems .............................................................................................................. 74.34 

Innovative Partnerships Program ....................................................................................................... 193.18 

Small Business Innovative Research ........................................................................................ 126.86 

Small Technology Transfer Research ........................................................................................ 15.29

Technology Transfer Partnerships ............................................................................................. 40.63 

Innovative Partnerships Program Support ................................................................................ 10.40 

Shared Capability Assets Program .................................................................................................... 34.34 

Simulators ................................................................................................................................. 13.61 

Thermal Vacuum Chambers ...................................................................................................... 9.70 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Arc Jets ...................................................................................................................................... 11.03 

Corporate General and Administrative Reduction ............................................................................................... ¥70.00 

Earth Science.—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 and 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. 

NASA earth science missions are critical to our ability to monitor 

and provide warnings about climate, weather, and other hazards. 

To that end, the Committee recommends an additional $25,000,000 

to begin studies to implement the National Research Council’s report recent ‘‘Earth Science and Applications from Space: National 

Imperatives for the Next Decade and Beyond.’’ This decadal report 

recommends 15 priority NASA earth science missions. 

The Committee continues to expect NASA’s Earth science portfolio to have a continuous mixture of small-, medium-, and observatory-class earth science missions that guarantee regular and recurring flight opportunities for the Earth science community. 

Earth Science Applications Program.—The recommendation includes an increase of $15,000,000 above the budget request for the 

NASA Earth Science Applications Program. This funding increase 

shall only be used to support new competitively selected applications projects to be selected during fiscal year 2008. 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. 

Earth Observing System Data and Information System.—In Senate Report 109–88 accompanying the fiscal year 2006 appropriations for NASA, the Committee directed NASA to guarantee that 

the EOSDIS core system remain the operational foundation for all 

new Earth science missions. The Committee strongly reiterates this 

view and directs NASA to follow this direction in implementing future Earth science missions. The Committee does not support development of new, separate data systems for future Earth science 

missions and cautions the agency against taking further action 

that does not follow the guidance contained in Senate Report 109– 

88 or the report accompanying this act. 

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV] in Support of Earth Science 

Objectives.—The Committee initiated a program in fiscal year 2006 

utilizing the unique location and assets of the Wallops Flight Facility to begin a program where UAVs would be utilized to achieve 

key objectives emerging out of the Earth Science Decadal Survey. 

The Committee strongly encourages NASA to continue this effort 

in fiscal year 2008. 
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James Webb Space Telescope.—The Committee has provided the full budget request of $545,400,000 for the James Webb Telescope 

and directs NASA to maintain the current launch schedule. 

Living With a Star.—The Committee has included an additional 

$20,000,000 for the Living With A Star Program for the Solar 

Probe mission. 

Joint Dark Energy Mission.—The National Academy of Sciences 

has recommended that NASA and the Department of Energy work 

together to develop a Joint Dark Energy Mission [JDEM]. The 

Committee provides the budget request of $2,300,000 for JDEM, 

and strongly supports development of the JDEM through full and 

open competition with project management residing at the appropriate NASA center. 

Landsat Data Continuity Mission [LDCM].—The Committee is 

concerned that the LDCM mission does not include a thermal infrared sensor to provide important data for surface and ground water 

information. NASA shall report to the Committee no later than 60 

days after the enactment of this act with a plan to provide continuity of this data. 

Independent Verification and Validation (IV and V) Center.— Within the amounts provided for corporate general and administrative costs, the Committee recommends the full budget request of 

$27,700,000 for the NASA Independent Verification and Validation 

(IV and V) Center. 

Constellation Systems.—The Committee remains supportive of the vision for exploration and provides $950,800,000 for the Crew 

Exploration Vehicle [CEV] and $1,224,800,000 for the [CLV]. 

National Space Biomedical Research Institute.—The Committee 

reiterates its strong support for the mission and work of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute [NSBRI], which is leading the national effort to carry out research required to assure safe 

human exploration in space. The fundamental and applied biomedical research performed by the NSBRI research partners will 

be particularly important for ensuring a safe and healthy environment while learning how to live and work on the moon in preparation for a successful manned mission to Mars. The Committee encourages the agency to extend its current Cooperative Agreement 

for an additional 5-year term. The Committee further directs NASA 

to include specific funding recommendations for this program in its 

annual budget justifications. 

Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.—The Committee provides 

$278,200,000 for the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program [LPRP]. 

The Committee believes that the program, management offices, 

and missions associated with LPRP are essential to the success of 

the anticipated manned missions to the Moon. Within these funds, 

$209,500,000 shall be for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and 

$20,000,000 shall be for the LPRP management office. 

In 2005, NASA selected a team for the development of a lunar 

lander spacecraft consistent with the goals set forth in the Administration’s Renewed Spirit of Discovery and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155) which called for a robust lunar robotic program, 

including robotic lunar landers. The National Research Council’s 

report ‘‘The Scientific Context for Exploration of the Moon’’ further 
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supports robotic precursor missions to the Moon’s surface and the 

valuable scientific resource such missions would provide for returning man to the Moon. The Committee agrees that the NASA selected mission is of critical importance for the exploration vision. 

For this purpose, $48,700,000 is provided from within funds provided to the LPRP program for the lunar lander mission. 

The management office associated with LPRP shall be directly 

involved in the planning and oversight of future lunar robotic missions, integrating lunar data from NASA and other international 

missions, oversee technology development, support the Lunar Architecture Team, and lead NASA’s public outreach and education 

activities for understanding the lunar environment. 

Astronomy and Astrophysics.—The Committee directs NASA to 

follow the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences 

Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics when setting mission and budget priorities. Missions that are ranked higher in the 

survey should be given priority for funding over missions that are 

ranked lower. The Hubble Space Telescope, James Webb Space Telescope, and SOFIA missions are clearly higher priorities in the 

Decadal Survey than the Navigator program for interferometry 

technology and exoplanet-finding research. Due to the increased 

costs of these higher priority missions and constraints to the 

science budget, NASA cannot afford to carry out the objectives for 

the Navigator program as originally proposed several years ago. 

The Committee strongly urges NASA to reformulate the Navigator 

program toward a smaller, medium-class satellite development program to search for Earth-like planets around nearby stars while 

still maintaining the majority of the Decadal Survey priorities for 

exoplanet research. 

Aeronautics.—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. 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. 

National Technology Transfer Center.—Within the funds provided for Innovative Partnership Programs, the Committee provides the full budget request of $2,500,000 for the continued operations of the NASA National Technology Transfer Center. 

Education.—NASA has a long history of supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematical [STEM] 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. 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. 

Classroom of the Future.—The Committee has provided the full 

budget request for the Classroom of the Future, which focuses on 
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educational research, curriculum design, teacher development and 

educational outreach in the STEM disciplines. 

Museums, Science Centers, and Planetariums.—The Committee 

recommends $10,000,000 for a competitive grant program as authorized by section 616 of Public Law 109–155. 

Congressionally Directed Projects.—Within the amounts made 

available under this heading, the Committee recommends funding 

for the following directed programs and directs NASA to refrain 

from charging any administrative expenses to these projects: 

Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL, for science and education programming for 

teachers and students.

$300,000 Durbin 

Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL, to provide a comprehensive, diverse, and 

flexible pool of talent at lower labor rates in the civil service environment to 

facilitate research and development, studies and analyses of all areas of 

higher temperature advanced materials research and development.

750,000 Shelby 

Alliance for NanoHealth, Houston, TX, to facilitate the translation of 

nanotechnology from the laboratory to clinical practice.

1,000,000 Hutchison 

Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences in Fayetteville, AR, for research and technology.300,000 Lincoln, Pryor 

Chesapeake Information Based Aeronautics Consortium, Maryland, for a partnership of Morgan State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore and 

Bowie State University, MD, for continued aviation safety research and development.

4,000,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, to acquire a new PET/CT scanner as 

a resource for clinical examinations of veterinary teaching hospital patients 

and therapy planning for radiation oncology patients.

300,000 Allard, Salazar 

Connecticut State University, City of New Britian, CT, for an initiative to bring 

greater awareness of mechanical engineering and aerospace disciplines to 

disadvantaged high school students.

150,000 Dodd, Lieberman 

Flight Research Training Center, Roswell, NM, for program to detect, mitigate 

and recover from loss of control accidents in aircraft.

2,000,000 Domenici 

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, for the West Michigan Science and 

Technology Institute’s Biosciences Research and Commercialization Project.

150,000 Levin, Stabenow 

Gulf Coast Exploreum, Mobile, AL, to stimulate increased enrollment in engineering, mathematics, and science in Alabama’s universities by instructing 

and inspiring K–12 students in the fundamentals and application of these 

fields.

250,000 Shelby 

Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, to investigate the effect of land management decisions on rangeland health and compare similar areas to quantify 

the role of management decisions.

500,000 Craig, Crapo 

Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hilo, HI, for operations ................................................... 1,500,000 Inouye 

Institute for NanoBio Technology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, for 

breakthrough research in nano-bio technologies.

2,000,000 Mikulski 

Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, for a tool for educators to allow 

their students to reach their full potential through participation in exciting 

hands on projects. The projects are dynamic in scope and are structured to 

be less time restrictive on the classroom schedule and the educator though 

self-directed curriculum.

250,000 Shelby 

Manned Space Flight Education Foundation, Houston, TX, to bring extensive 

learning opportunities to teachers, students and youth organizations throughout our Nation utilizing educational technology with Web casting, two-way 

videoconferencing and the Internet. The program seeks to inspire the next 

generation of explorers that would otherwise never have the opportunity to 

experience space exploration.

500,000 Hutchison 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to produce a common intelligent 

sensor module through the near-term development of the sensor technologies 

and integration algorithms necessary for on-orbit assembly and other AR&D 

missions.

2,000,000 Shelby 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to develop a cost effective nuclear 

power system to support the long-range objectives of NASA for missions to 

the moon, to Mars and to deep space.

2,150,000 Shelby 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to help NASA/MSFC accomplish its 

current and future missions by providing critical information on composite 

materials as they relate to the NASA space exploration programs.

2,000,000 Shelby 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to provide a secure, retrievable 

storage solution for Marshall’s Data Center that will meet all Presidential Directives.

1,200,000 Shelby 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to provide critical, breakthrough 

technology to NASA for materials development, testing, and safety improvements to the Space Shuttle and Ares launch systems.

1,500,000 Shelby 

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, to support the ongoing technology 

maturation program for liquid oxygen/liquid methane propulsion technology.

500,000 Shelby 

Marshall University, Huntington, WV, to support NASA-related composites training at the Composites Technology and Training Institute in Bridgeport, WV.2,500,000 Byrd 

Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Baltimore, MD, 

for continued construction of a broadband link between the Wallops Island 

Flight Facility and the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

4,000,000 Mikulski, Cardin 

McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL, for a program will focus on increasing interest and aptitude in the science fields in K–12 students through 

hands-on activities that will serve as an extension of the classrooms. Teacher training will also play a major role.

300,000 Shelby 

Mid-Atlantic Cooperative, Danville, VA, for installation of broadband on the 

Eastern Shore of Virginia.

2,000,000 Warner, Webb 

Mid-Atlantic Institute for Space Technology, Pocomoke City, MD, for UAV testing 

and certification.

250,000 Mikulski 

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, VA, for infrastructure improvements to launch facilities.250,000 Mikulski 

NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, for computer operations and improvements.1,000,000 Hutchison 

National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law, University, MS, to provide legal research and outreach on critical space and aviation law issues.3,000,000 Cochran 

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, for the Southern New Mexico 

Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Aerospace Academy for a space education program to meet the math and science learning needs of under-represented K–12 students.

200,000 Bingaman 

Pittsburgh Engineering Initiatives, Pittsburgh, PA, to further development of regenerative treatments for astronauts.300,000 Casey 

Rochester Institute of Technology , Rochester, NY, for a Integrated Sensing Systems Testbed (ISST) to develop, demonstrate, and validate advanced techniques for situational awareness.

200,000 Schumer, Clinton 

Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, Enhancement of K–12 

teaching and learning of sciences, math, and technology among schools, 

teachers, and students.

1,000,000 Bond 

Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL, for the development of laboratorybased test methods and test standards for coupon and component level 

characterization; development of subcomponent testing capabilities for material, component and system characterization; development and qualification 

of modeling and simulation techniques for these applications; and development of an integrated modeling and testing approach for evaluation and optimization of new material concepts.

1,500,000 Shelby 

St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO, for immunology research that will complement NASA research on the immune system in microgravity.1,000,000 Bond 

Stennis Space Center, MS, to continue a longstanding technology/industry partnership in assisting in transitioning space technologies into the commercial 

sector.

4,000,000 Cochran 

Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, to support infrastructure improvements for Crew Exploration Vehicle testing.3,000,000 Cochran 

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, for ongoing applied polymer technology research and development that links NASA with Louisiana’s polymer industry 

and the State’s academic polymer research programs.

500,000 Landrieu, Vitter 

U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL, for completion of a long overdue 

update for the museum and exhibits will provide a more stimulating and effective presentation of the history of our nation’s space exploration efforts 

and will serve to stimulate increased interest in science and technology.

500,000 Shelby 
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Project Committee recommendation Requested by 

University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, to provide research that will 

provide both fundamental insight into the combustion behavior of this fuel 

with liquid oxygen which will assist in realizing its full performance potential 

and will train the next generation of propulsion scientists and engineers who 

will work for or support NASA in implementing the chosen engine designs.

2,000,000 Shelby 

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, to conduct the fundamental and applied 

research needed to develop effective near-space technologies for stationkeeping.

600,000 Shelby 

University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, to continue the establishment of the Center at NASA Ames Research Center in collaboration with UC 

Santa Cruz.

500,000 Feinstein 

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, for technology that assists trauma victims without immediate access to emergency medical care, including astronauts.

1,300,000 McConnell 

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD, for environmental remote sensing.2,000,000 Mikulski 

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, for the Maryland Institute for Dextrous 

Robotics for the creation of a new generation robotic technology for space 

exploration.

3,000,000 Mikulski 

University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, to help establish a degree program 

in space and telecommunications law.

2,000,000 Ben Nelson 

University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, to improve the use of geospatial 

data by State and local governments.

750,000 Harkin, Grassley 

University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, for the UVM Center for Advanced Computing.2,000,000 Leahy 

Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium at the University of North Dakota, Grand 

Forks, ND, to help make data received from NASA satellite images accessible 

to the public for management decisions.

3,000,000 Dorgan, Conrad 

Utah State University Research Foundation, Logan, UT, To develop a modern infrared calibration capability for current and future remote sensing instruments.

500,000 Bennett 

Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV, to expand the reach of the HealtheWV 

program, an electronic medical records system.

3,000,000 Byrd 

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, to improve facilities and equipment at the 

National Center for Advanced Materials Performance (NCAMP), which provides 

shared-database methodology addressing material, structural, manufacturing, and repair qualification processes for use of affordable polymeric 

composite materials in commercial and military applications.

350,000 Brownback 

EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $6,145,594,000 

Supplemental appropriations, 2007 ..................................................... 20,000,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,791,700,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,792,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $6,792,000,000 for Exploration Capabilities. The recommendation is $646,406,000 above 

the fiscal year 2007 enacted level and $300,000 above the President’s request. 

Bill language is included to provide: $4,007,760,000 for Space 

Shuttle operations; and $2,238,610,000 for Space Station operations. Bill language also includes the following limitation on 

funds: $862,200,000 for center management and operations; 

$263,700,000 for corporate and general administrative costs; and 

$263,700,000 for institutional investments. 

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. 
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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. 

[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Exploration Capabilities Total .............................................................................................................................. 6,792.00 

Space Shuttle .............................................................................................................................................. 4,007.76 

Business Management ....................................................................................................................... 81.43 

External Tank ..................................................................................................................................... 383.55 

Extravehicular Activity ........................................................................................................................ .26 

Flight Crew Operations ...................................................................................................................... 107.23 

Flight Hardware Transition/Retirement .............................................................................................. 73.54 

Flight Operations and Integration ..................................................................................................... 63.86 

Flight Software ................................................................................................................................... 137.68 

Landing Operations ............................................................................................................................ 3.76 

Launch and Landing .......................................................................................................................... 957.60 

Management and Integration ............................................................................................................ 38.13 

Mission Directorate Support [SSP] ..................................................................................................... 10.54 

Mission Operations ............................................................................................................................. 289.65 

Orbiter ................................................................................................................................................ 625.52 

Propulsion Systems Engineering and Integration .............................................................................. 23.83 

Reusable Solid Rocket Motor ............................................................................................................. 451.87 

Safety and Mission Assurance ........................................................................................................... 37.43 

Severance and Retention ................................................................................................................... 14.71 

Solid Rocket Booster [SRB] ................................................................................................................ 188.69 

Space Life Sciences ........................................................................................................................... 15.43 

Space Shuttle Main Engine [SSME] ................................................................................................... 293.82 

Space Shuttle Propulsion Systems Integration .................................................................................. 25.20 

Space Shuttle Safety and Sustainability ........................................................................................... 4.10 

SSME Test Support ............................................................................................................................. 40.67 

SSP Closed Accounts ......................................................................................................................... 1.23 

SSP Contract Administration ............................................................................................................. 31.87 

Systems Engineering and Integration ................................................................................................ 106.16 

International Space Station ........................................................................................................................ 2,238.61 

ISS Cargo Crew Services .................................................................................................................... 122.57 

Flight Hardware .................................................................................................................................. 61.15 

Node 3 ................................................................................................................................................ .15 

ISS Operations Program Integtration ................................................................................................. 292.66 

Mission Directorate Support (ISS) ...................................................................................................... 11.91 

ISS Contract Administration .............................................................................................................. 7.23 

ISS Spacecraft Operations ................................................................................................................. 1,087.86 

ISS Launch and Mission Operations .................................................................................................. 518.39 

Multi-User System Support (MUSS) ................................................................................................... 136.69 

Space and Flight Support (SFS) ................................................................................................................. 545.63 

Space Communications ............................................................................................................................... 371.38 

Space Communication Project ........................................................................................................... 187.77 

Space Communications Contract Administration .............................................................................. 1.10 

TDRS Continuation ............................................................................................................................. 182.51 

Launch Services .......................................................................................................................................... 110.12 

LSP Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Payload ....................................................................................... 2.00 

Launch Services Project ..................................................................................................................... 107.04 

Launch Services Contract Administration ......................................................................................... 1.08 
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[In millions of dollars] 

Committee recommendation 

Rocket Propulsion Testing ........................................................................................................................... 51.32 

Crew Health and Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 12.81 

Space Shuttle.—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 recommends $4,007,760,000 for the Shuttle. 

Funds provided are to be dedicated solely to Shuttle funding needs. 

International Space Station.—The Committee has provided the full requested amount of $2,238,610,000 for the International Space 

Station [ISS]. The ISS is a research and technology test bed in low 

Earth orbit in which United States and International astronauts 

conduct scientific and technological investigations in a space environment. The ISS supports scientific research for human space exploration, as well as other research that can only be conducted in 

space but requires the presence of humans in space. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $32,224,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 34,600,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 34,600,000 

The Committee recommendation provides the full budget request 

of $34,600,000 for the Office of Inspector General [IG]. The recommendation is $2,376,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level. 

The 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. 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Budget Justifications.—The Committee continues to be disappointed in the lack of detail provided in NASA’s fiscal year 2008 

congressional budget justification document. Budget justifications 

are critical to the Committee’s ability to make informed decisions 

concerning the administration’s funding requests and must be submitted in a format with the greatest level of detail possible. Therefore, the Committee has included bill language that stipulates the 

minimum acceptable details for each fiscal year budget submission. 

NASA shall submit to the Committee, no later than October 15, 

2007, a template for its fiscal year 2009 budget justification document that complies with this direction. 

For fiscal year 2009 and each year thereafter, the Committee directs NASA to include the out-year budget impacts in all reprogramming requests. Future operating plans, reprogramming requests, and all budget resubmissions also shall include a separate 
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accounting of all program/mission reserves and impacts on estimated carry over funds. 

Reprogrammings.—In previous years, NASA has chosen to make 

major programmatic decisions through comprehensive operating 

plans. While such changes are allowed, it is the view of the Committee that this should not be a regular occurrence. Instead, after 

an initial operating plan has been submitted, individual reprogramming letters should be utilized for minor adjustments in 

programs as they arise and only in exceptional circumstances 

should comprehensive measures be taken. Any reprogramming or 

operating plan request submitted to the Committee shall contain a 

detailed explanation of where each adjustment of funds is proposed 

to be taken from and the exact destination of those funds. 

Contract Costs.—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. 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 

and monitored. Utilization of independent cost verification shall be 

used as a guide for assessing when costs have exceeded expectations and to help identify projects for termination. 

Once again the Committee directs NASA that it shall notify, in 

writing, the Committee 30 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 NASA 

shall also justify the additional expenditure of funds, and NASA 

shall identify the source of any necessary additional funds. It is absolutely critical that NASA be able to control the costs of its activities. The Committee notes with interest that it has received no 

such notifications over the past 2 years. Therefore, the Committee 

directs NASA to provide the Committee a report, no later than 45 

days after enactment, providing the original baseline amount and 

schedule for all current programs with a life cycle cost of 

$100,000,000 or more, as well as the current baseline amount, confidence level, and schedule for the same programs. 

The Committee reiterates the bill-wide direction of annual reviews by GAO. NASA shall provide access to all necessary data, as 

determined by GAO, in order for the reviews to be completed and 

provided in a timely manner to the Committee. As these reviews 

will be recurring, NASA shall provide appropriate office space for 

GAO staff to conduct their reviews. 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $5,917,165,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 6,429,000,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 6,553,400,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $6,553,400,000. The 

recommendation is $636,235,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $124,400,000 above the budget request. 

The National Science Foundation [NSF] was established as an 

independent agency by the National Science Foundation Act of 

1950 (Public Law 81–507) and is authorized to support research 
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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 in all parts of the United States. The 

Foundation also supports unique, large-scale research facilities and 

international facilities. 

NSF is the principal Federal agency charged with promoting 

science and engineering education from pre-kindergarten through 

career development. This helps ensure that the United States has 

world-class scientists, mathematicians and engineers, and well-prepared citizens for today and the future. In today’s global economy, 

continued progress in 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 is fully supportive of the American Competitiveness Initiative [ACI]. The funding levels anticipated for NSF will 

certainly provide the vital funding that will broaden the Nation’s 

understanding in fundamental science disciplines. However, the 

Committee feels that the ACI neglects the education work NSF 

does in support of research across the country. Broadening participation to underrepresented groups, such as women and minorities, 

in the sciences will only further the goals of the ACI as proposed 

in the budget request. 

The Committee reiterates its long-standing requirement that 

NSF request reprogrammings when initiating new programs or activities or reorganizing components. 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. 

RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $4,665,950,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 5,131,690,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 5,156,090,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $5,156,090,000 The 

recommendation is $490,140,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $24,400,000 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 impor-
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tant 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. 

The Committee is aware of several new and ongoing NSF initiatives that address priorities outlined in the National Academies 

‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’ report and to promote research that will drive innovation, and competitiveness. The Committee supports NSF’s targeted programs in cyberinfrastructure, 

engineering, mathematics, and the computing and physical 

sciences. 

Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation.—The Committee is supportive of the new NSF initiative in Cyber-enabled Discovery and 

Innovation [CDI]. This initiative aims to explore radically new concepts, approaches, and tools at the intersection of computational 

and physical or biological worlds to address such challenges. The 

rapidly emerging world of petascale computers—operating at 1 

quadrillion calculations per second—massive data flows, and enormous databases pose exceptional challenges that require capabilities well beyond those available today. The Committee funds this 

initiative at the requested amount of $52,000,000. 

Nanotechnology.—Nanotechnology is an emerging field of immense promise, with ramifications for manufacturing, medicine, 

and next-generation computing. NSF has been the lead agency for 

the National Nanotechnology Initiative, and will continue to contribute to this important emerging technology. The Committee recommends the full funding level of $389,900,000 for nanotechnology. 

The Committee is pleased about the Foundation’s new multidisciplinary focus on fundamental research on the environmental, 

health, and safety impacts of nanomaterials. The Committee has 

funded a similar effort focused on measurements and reference materials at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and 

directs the NSF to collaborate with NIST in this emerging field. 

Ocean Research.—Understanding the interactions between society and the ocean is vital to ensuring a clean, healthy, and stable 

ocean environment. The budget request identifies significant research challenges needed to understand ocean dynamics, forecast 

ocean events, and manage ocean resources. The Committee provides $18,400,000 above the request to research into the complex 

dynamics that control and regulate marine ecosystem processes; 

the variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; 

the response of coastal ecosystems to extreme and abrupt events; 

and the development of new sensors to improve ocean observations. 

The Committee expects the Foundation to work closely with 

NOAA’s lead on this effort to ensure a robust and effective Federal 

effort in this area. 

EPSCoR.—The Committee recommendation includes an additional $10,470,000 for EPSCOR, which has the mission to strengthen research and education throughout the United States and to 

avoid undue concentration of such research and education. 

Integrated Activities.—No funding is provided for the Science and 

Technology Policy Institute/Radius. This function would be better 
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addressed in the Office of Science and Technology Polity’s budget 

request. 

The Committee recommends the requested amount of 

$52,740,000 for the operations of the National Radio Astronomy 

Observatories. The operations, maintenance, and development of 

new instrumentation at the Very Large Array, the Very Long Baseline Array, and the Green Bank Telescope allow these world-class 

facilities to provide valuable research into the origins of the universe. 

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 2008 funding request 

for OISE in order to keep U.S. research at the forefront of global 

science. 

MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $190,881,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 244,740,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 244,740,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $244,740,000. The recommendation is $53,859,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and the same as 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 recommendation includes funding at the requested level for the following six ongoing projects; the Atacama 

Large Millimeter Array [ALMA]; the IceCube Neutrino Observatory; the National Ecological Observatory Network [NEON]; the 

Ocean’s Observatories Initiative [OOI]; for South Pole Station Modernization; and the Alaska Regional Research Vessel [ARRV], 

which shall be home-ported in the same location as the vessel it is 

replacing, the Alpha Helix. The Committee also provides 

$32,750,000 for the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational 

Wave Observatory [AdvLIGO], a gravitational wave observatory 

that will improve by a factor of 10 the sensitivity of current earthbased facilities. 

EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $796,693,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 750,600,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 850,600,000 
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The Committee recommendation provides $850,600,000. The rec- ommendation is $53,907,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $100,000,000 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; expand 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. 

Creating a strong science and engineering workforce for the future is vital to maintaining the Nation’s competitive edge. As the 

recent National Academies Report ‘‘Above the Gathering Storm,’’ 

and before that, the Hart-Rudman report on ‘‘Road Map for National Security: Imperative for Change’’ so illustratively point out— 

the future of U.S. competitiveness rests on our ability to train the 

next generation of scientists and engineers. 

Given the demands of our knowledge-based economy, the United 

States needs to increase the number and diversity of our scientific 

and technical workforce and facilitate an understanding of basic 

scientific principles among non-scientists. For this reason, the Committee has focused on a set of NSF programs that relate to education and training at all levels of math and science education. 

The Committee recommendation provides $25,000,000 for the 

The Robert Noyce Scholarship program, aimed at promoting the development of a world-class math and science teaching corps. Improving undergraduate education is a key to increasing the American technological workforce, improving overall science literacy, and 

strengthening K–12 math and science education. The Noyce program provides scholarships to math and science majors in return 

for a commitment to becoming a K–12 mathematics and sciences 

teachers. 

The Committee recommendation provides $75,000,000 for the 

Math and Science Partnership program, which is an important 

asset in providing improved math and science education by 

partnering local school districts with faculty of colleges and universities. Traditional approaches to science, technology, engineering, 
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and mathematics education does not take full advantage of communications technologies, new concepts and tools, and convergence 

among disciplines. Yet, recent analysis of NSF’s Math and Science 

Partnership program showed that participating elementary, middle-and high-school students improved in mathematics and science 

proficiency over the 3-year survey period. Projects in the current 

MSP portfolio are expected to impact more than 141,000 science 

and mathematics teachers and 4.2 million students in 550 local 

school districts. 

The Committee recommendation provides $15,000,000 for the 

NSF Academies for Young Scientists program which funds programs that will create, implement, evaluate, and disseminate effective models to attract K–8 students to, prepare them for, and retain them in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

[STEM] disciplines, leading to an increase in the pool of students 

continuing in STEM coursework in high school and considering careers in STEM fields. 

To address the importance of broadening science and technology 

participation is of concern to the Committee and the recommendation provides funding amounts for the following programs: 

$37,200,000 for Historically Black Colleges and Universities—Undergraduate Program [HBCU–UP]; $50,000,000 for the Louis 

Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation program; and 

$40,000,000 for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion program. 

AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $248,245,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 285,590,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 285,590,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $285,590,000. The recommendation is $37,345,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and the same as 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 reiterates its long-standing interest in improving 

the outreach functions of the National Science Foundation, and the 

importance of conveying to the taxpayer the importance, and relevance, of scientific research. In order for science to be supported 

by the public, in must be communicated to them clearly. The Committee would request that the Foundation tap their Public Affairs 

office for an increased role in communicating science broadly to the 

public by making complex science issues relevant and easily understood. Additionally, the Committee would like to see the office take 

on a larger role in the important aspect of educating and training 

NSF grant recipients on communicating effectively the importance 

of their taxpayer supported work. The Committee directs the Foundation to report back to the Committee within 90 days after the enactment of this act on how best their Public Affairs office might 
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take on this increasingly important function, including any potential cost implications. 

OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,969,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 4,030,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 4,030,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $4,030,000. The recommendation is $61,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as 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. 

The Committee is aware of some major management issues within the Board’s day-to-day operations. The Committee, for nearly a 

decade, has taken a keen interest in the relationship and interplay 

between the Board and the agency, and has strengthened the independence of the NSB. However, it is clear that the day-to-day management structure and leadership is not serving the Board, or the 

interests of the Committee. 

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $11,427,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 12,350,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 12,350,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $12,350,000. The recommendation is $923,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and the same as 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. 
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TITLE IV 

RELATED AGENCIES 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $8,972,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 8,800,000 

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

The Committee recommendation provides $9,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights. The recommendation is $28,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $200,000 above the budget request. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $328,746,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 327,748,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 378,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $378,000,000. The rec- ommendation is $49,254,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $50,272,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee is concerned over the rising backlog of charges of 

employment discrimination at the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission [EEOC]. The EEOC estimates that it will have a backlog of over 50,000 complaints in fiscal year 2008, and that it will 

take an average of 2 years to reach an initial decision on a complaint. The Committee’s recommended funding levels will result in 

an increase in resources to the field, where the vast majority of the 

agency’s work gets done. 

The Committee recommends that the National Contact Center be 

discontinued after the pilot contract ends, in light of the findings 

contained in the June 29, 2006 Inspector General report on the 

subject. The Inspector General report concludes that the NCC, as 

presently operated, is not effective. It found that the NCC handled 

269,693 calls, far lower than the 1.2 million calls projected by the 

EEOC and estimates that the NCC saves the time equivalent of 

6.71 full-time equivalent employees. These conclusions make clear 

that the Contact Center is not serving more people, or to the 

EEOC’s overall cost efficiencies. No funds provided in this act may 

be used to support the National Contact Center. 

The Committee directs the Inspector General to submit, within 

90 days of enactment of this act, an evaluation of the impact the 

EEOC’s repositioning plan has had on the delivery of core services. 

The report should include an evaluation of cost savings attributable 

to the repositioning, and the impact that the repositioning has had 
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on the EEOC’s capacity to deter, detect, and litigate violations of 

the Nation’s civil rights laws. 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $61,950,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 67,100,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 68,400,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $68,400,000. The recommendation is $6,450,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and the 

same as the 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. The increased funding will allow 

the Commission to address pressing hiring needs in the area of intellectual property caseload. 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $348,578,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 310,860,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 390,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $390,000,000. The recommendation is $41,422,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted 

level and $79,140,000 above the budget request. 

The Committee recommendation provides $372,000,000 for basic 

field programs, to be used for competitively awarded grants and 

contracts, $13,000,000 for management and administration, 

$37,000,000 for client self-help and information technology, 

$3,200,000 for the Office of the Inspector General. 

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 disadvantaged 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) redistricting; (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 occurs 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. 
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The Committee recognizes that the Legal Service Corporation 

[LSC] current percentage locality pay represents reasonable compensation for LSC officers and employees. The Committee expects 

that any locality pay will continue to be paid at that percentage. 

MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $2,896,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 2,299,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,000,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $3,000,000. The rec- ommendation is $104,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level 

and $701,000 above the budget request. 

The Marine Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific 

Advisors on Marine Mammals provide oversight and recommend 

actions on domestic and international topics to advance policies and 

provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Commission 

provides precise, up-to-date scientific information to Congress on 

issues related to the safety of marine mammals. 

Over the past three decades the marine mammal conservation 

issues have expanded to include climate change, direct and indirect 

fishery interactions, exposure to hazardous material, noise, disease, 

dangerous algal blooms, oil and gas production, coastal development, and other issues posing a risk to marine mammals and ecosystems. With these ever growing responsibilities the Committee 

recommends $3,000,000, an increase of $104,000 above the current 

year level to cover the costs of inflation, and for necessary expenses 

including the hiring of one full-time equivalent [FTE] to help ensure the Commission meets its responsibilities. This increase will 

allow the Commission to address a variety of challenges including 

climate change and the continued study of endangered species. 

In addition to continuing the primary issues described above the 

Commission will also pursue a number of projects including, but 

not limited to, completing a report on Federal spending for marine 

mammal research over the past three decades, reviewing cumulative effects of risk factors on marine mammals, and the continuance of work with National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Fish 

and Wildlife Service to assess issues related to marine mammal 

and fishery interactions. The Committee supports the Commission’s 

efforts to pursue this work in addition to continuing those activities 

necessary to meet its statutory responsibilities critical to the safety 

of marine animals and marine ecosystems. 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $44,207,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... 44,407,000 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 47,800,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $47,800,000 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative [USTR]. The recommendation is $3,593,000 above the fiscal year 2007 level and the 

same as the budget request. 
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The USTR is responsible for developing and leading international 

negotiations for the United States on policies regarding international trade, direct investment, and commodities. Its areas of responsibility include all matters relating to the World Trade Organization, trade, commodity, and direct investment matters dealt with 

by certain international institutions; industrial, agricultural and 

services trade policy; and trade-related protection of intellectual 

property and the environment. 

The Committee believes strongly in fair global trade. Trade 

agreements that have been agreed to should be rigorously enforced 

to ensure that American industries are not cheated by unscrupulous trading partners. The Committee recommendation includes additional resources for the USTR and directs that these resources be 

directed to fill vacancies within enforcement functions and that priority areas within enforcement include intellectual property rights 

and China. 

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 Senate Committee 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. 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2007 ............................................................................. $3,455,000 

Budget estimate, 2008 ........................................................................... ........................... 

Committee recommendation ................................................................. 3,500,000 

The Committee recommendation provides $3,500,000. The recommendation is $45,000 above the fiscal year 2007 enacted level. 

The budget request did not include funding for this account. 

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, agencies and commissions 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 or renames 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 

$500,000 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, including savings from 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. 

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 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. 
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Section 509 limits the availability of funds for tobacco promotion. 

Section 510 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 511 delays obligation of some receipts deposited into the 

Crime Victims Fund. 

Section 512 provides that none of the funds made available to the 

Department of Justice in this act may be used to discriminate 

against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who 

participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided 

from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 

Section 513 limits transfers of funds between agencies. 

Section 514 directs the Secretary of Commerce, with the consent 

of the President, to have lead responsibility for negotiating treaties 

concerning fisheries, marine mammals, or sea turtles. 

Section 515 requires that any funds proposed to be used by agencies funded under this act to implement certain initiatives shall be 

subject to the provisions of this section and section 505 of this act. 

Section 516 requires Inspectors General of the Departments of 

Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation to conduct reviews of activities funded in this act; prohibits the use of funds for 

certain banquests and conferences; and requires certifications regarding conflicts of interest. 

Section 517 states none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available under this act may be used to issue patents on 

claims directed to or encompassing a human organism. 

Section 518 requires notification to the Committee in the event 

of cost overruns. 

Section 519 prohibits the use of funds to support or justify the 

use of torture. 

Section 520 limits reprogrammings and transfers after June 30 

to extraordinary circumstance. 

Section 521 includes authorizing funds appropriated for intelligence activities for the Department of Justice during fiscal year 

2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2008. 

Section 522 requires all Office of Inspector Generals funded 

under this act to forward copies of all audit reports to the Committee immediately after they are issued and to immediately make 

the Committee aware of any review that recommends cancellation 

of, or modification to, any major acquisition project or grant, or 

that recommends significant budgetary savings. The Office of Inspector Generals funded under this act are directed to withhold 

from public distribution for a period of 15 days any final audit or 

investigation report, that was requested by the Senate Committee 

on Appropriations. 

Section 523 provides that none of the funds made available in 

this act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any 

guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on religion. 
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Section 524 requires notification of awards prior to public announcement. 

Section 525 prohibits any involuntary reduction in force for any 

NASA center during fiscal year 2007. 

Section 526 modifies NASA’s enhanced use lease authority. 

Section 527 limits EEOC litigation. 
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TITLE V 

RESCISSIONS 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $10,000,000 in this 

account. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

WORKING CAPITAL FUND

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $41,000,000 in this 

account. 

DETENTION TRUSTEE

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $135,000,000 in this 

account. 

LEGAL ACTIVITIES

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $240,000,000 from 

unobligated balances in this account. 

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANTS

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $87,500,000 from 

unobligated balances in this account. 
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

(RESCISSION)

The recommendation includes a rescission of $37,500,000 from 

unobligated balances in this 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 

2008, either in whole or in part, and therefore fall under this rule: 

Department Of Commerce: 

Economic Development Administration 

International Trade Administration 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Operations, Research and Facilities 

National Ocean Service 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

Procurement, Acquisition and Construction 

National Ocean Service 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Scientific and Technical Research and Services 

Industrial Technology Services 

Construction of Research Facilities 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration 

Salaries and Expenses 

Department of Justice: 

General Legal Activities 

Vaccine Injury Compensation 

Office of Justice Programs 

Justice Assistance Programs: 

Nat’l Institute of Justice 

Bureau of Justice Statistics 

RISS 

Crime Victims Fund Management and Administration 

Juvenile Justice Programs 

Juvenile Justice Programs 

Part A—Coordination of Federal Efforts—Management 

Part B—State Formula—Delinquency Prevention 

Part E—Challenge Grants—Demonstration Projects 

Juvenile Mentoring Program 

Tribal Youth 

Gang Prevention 

Victims of Child Abuse Programs 

Community Oriented Policing Services 
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COPS Hiring Program 

Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction 

Tribal Law Enforcement 

COPS Law Enforcement Technology and Interoperability 

Criminal Records Upgrade 

DNA Backlog Reduction/Crime Labs 

Offender Reentry 

Training and Technical Assistance 

State and Local Law Enforcement 

Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative 

Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program 

Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program [JAG] 

Boys and Girls Clubs 

State and Local Antiterrorism Training [SLATT] 

Discretionary Grants 

Prescription Drug Monitoring 

Indian Programs 

Tribal Courts 

Alcohol and Substance Abuse 

Indian Prison Grants 

Telemarketing Fraud 

Drug Courts 

Related Agencies: 

National Science Foundation 

Commission on Civil Rights 

International Trade Commission 

Payment to the Legal Services Corporation 

Marine Mammal Commission 

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE 

STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE 

Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 28, 2007, the 

Committee ordered reported en bloc: an original bill (S. 1745) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 

science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 

30, 2008, and authorized the chairman of the committee or the 

chairman of the subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill 

as a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute to the 

House companion measure; an original bill making appropriations 

for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, and 

authorized the chairman of the committee or the chairman of the 

subcommittee to offer the text of the Senate bill as a committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to the House companion 

measure; and H.R. 2764, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, with 

an amendment in the nature of a substitute; with each bill subject 

to amendment and subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded 

vote of 28–1, a quorum being present. The vote was as follows: 
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Yeas Nays 

Chairman Byrd Mr. Brownback 

Mr. Inouye 

Mr. Leahy 

Mr. Harkin 

Ms. Mikulski 

Mr. Kohl 

Mrs. Murray 

Mr. Dorgan 

Mrs. Feinstein 

Mr. Durbin 

Mr. Johnson 

Ms. Landrieu 

Mr. Reed 

Mr. Lautenberg 

Mr. Nelson 

Mr. Cochran 

Mr. Stevens 

Mr. Specter 

Mr. Domenici 

Mr. Bond 

Mr. McConnell 

Mr. Shelby 

Mr. Gregg 

Mr. Bennett 

Mr. Craig 

Mrs. Hutchison 

Mr. Allard 

Mr. Alexander 

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 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE 

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CHAPTER 45—EMERGENCY LOAN GUARANTEES TO 

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES 

* * * * * * * 

§ 1841. Emergency Loan Guarantee Board; establishment; 

membership; voting 

There is created an Emergency Loan Guarantee Board (referred to in this chapter as the ‘‘Board’’) composed of the Secretary 

of the Treasury, as Chairman, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Decisions of the Board shall be 

made by majority vote. 

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EMERGENCY STEEL LOAN GUARANTEES AND EMERGENCY OIL AND GAS

GUARANTEED LOANS

Pub. L. 106–51, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 252, as amended by 

Pub. L. 106–102, title VII, Sec. 734, Nov. 12, 1999, 113 Stat. 1478; 

Pub. L. 107–63, title III, Sec. 336(a), Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 472; 

Pub. L. 108–199, div. B, title II, Sec. 211(a), Jan. 23, 2004, 118 

Stat. 75; Pub. L. 108–271, Sec. 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814, 

provided that: 

‘‘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’. 

* * * * * * * 

‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

‘‘(1) the United States steel industry has been severely 

harmed by a record surge of more than 40,000,000 tons of steel 

imports into the United States in ø1998¿ since 1998, caused by 

the world financial crisis; 

1‘‘(2) this surge in imports resulted in the loss of more 

than 10,000 steel worker jobs in ø1998¿ since 1998, and was 

the imminent cause of three bankruptcies by medium-sized 

steel companies, Acme Steel, Laclede Steel, and Geneva Steel; 

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(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

‘‘(1) * * * 

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‘‘(3) QUALIFIED STEEL COMPANY.—The term ‘qualified steel 

company’ means any company that— 

‘‘(A) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

‘‘(C) has experienced layoffs, production losses, or financial losses since the beginning of the steel import crisis, øin 1998¿ in 1998, and thereafter, or that operates 
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substantial assets of a company that meets these qualifications. 

* * * * * * * 

‘‘(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, ø2007¿ 2009. 

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FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES 

‘‘(RESCISSIONS)

‘‘SEC. 102. (a) Of the funds available in the nondefense category to the agencies of the Federal Government, $145,000,000 are 

hereby rescinded: Provided, That rescissions pursuant to this subsection shall be taken only from administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, That rescissions shall be taken on a pro 

rata basis from funds available to every Federal agency, department, and office in the executive branch, including the Office of the 

President. 

‘‘’(b) Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

the Director of the Office of Management andBudget shall submit 

to the Committees on Appropriations of theHouse of Representatives and the Senate a listing of the amounts byaccount of the reductions made pursuant to the provisions ofsubsection (a) of this 

section. 

SEC. 103. SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

(a) In addition to funds made available under section 101(j) of 

the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 

note), up to $1,000,000 in funds made available under section 101(f) 

of such Act may be used for salaries and administrative expenses 

to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program. 

(b) Funds made available for salaries and administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Program 

shall remain available until expended. 

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CHAPTER 63—TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION 

§ 3703. DEFINITIONS. 

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the 

term— 

ø(1) ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of Technology Policy established under section 3704 of this title.¿ 

ø(2)¿ (1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Commerce. 

ø(3) ‘‘Under Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology appointed under section 3704(b)(1) of this 

title.¿ 

ø(4)¿ (2) ‘‘Centers’’ means the Cooperative Research Centers established under section 3705 or 3707 of this title. 

ø(5)¿ (3) ‘‘Nonprofit institution’’ means an organization 

owned and operated exclusively for scientific or educational 
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purposes, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 

benefit of any private shareholder or individual. 

ø(6)¿ (4) ‘‘Federal laboratory’’ means any laboratory, any 

federally funded research and development center, or any center established under section 3705 or 3707 of this title that is 

owned, leased, or otherwise used by a Federal agency and 

funded by the Federal Government, whether operated by the 

Government or by a contractor. 

ø(7)¿ (5) ‘‘Supporting agency’’ means either the Department of Commerce or the National Science Foundation, as appropriate. 

ø(8)¿ (6) ‘‘Federal agency’’ means any executive agency as 

defined in section 105 of title 5 and the military departments 

as defined in section 102 of such title, as well as any agency 

of the legislative branch of the Federal Government. 

ø(9)¿ (7) ‘‘Invention’’ means any invention or discovery 

which is or may be patentable or otherwise protected under 

title 35 or any novel variety of plant which is or may be 

protectable under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

2321 et seq.). 

ø(10)¿ (8) ‘‘Made’’ when used in conjunction with any invention means the conception or first actual reduction to practice of such invention. 

ø(11)¿ (9) ‘‘Small business firm’’ means a small business 

concern as defined in section 632 of this title and implementing 

regulations of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 

ø(12)¿ (10) ‘‘Training technology’’ means computer software 

and related materials which are developed by a Federal agency 

to train employees of such agency, including but not limited to 

software for computer-based instructional systems and for 

interactive video disc systems. 

ø(13)¿ (11) ‘‘Clearinghouse’’ means the Clearinghouse for 

State and Local Initiatives on Productivity, Technology, and 

Innovation established by section 3704a of this title. 

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ø§ 3704. Commerce and technological innovation 

ø(a) Establishment 

øThere is established in the Department of Commerce a Technology Administration, which shall operate in accordance with the 

provisions, findings, and purposes of this chapter. The Technology 

Administration shall include— 

ø(1) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; 

ø(2) the National Technical Information Service; and 

ø(3) a policy analysis office, which shall be known as the 

Office of Technology Policy. 

ø(b) Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary 

øThe President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to the extent provided for in appropriations 

Acts— 
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ø(1) an Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, who 

shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the 

Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5; and 

ø(2) an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology 

Policy, who shall serve as policy analyst for the Under Secretary. 

ø(c) Duties 

øThe Secretary, through the Under Secretary, as appropriate, 

shall— 

ø(1) manage the Technology Administration and supervise 

its agencies, programs, and activities; 

ø(2) conduct technology policy analyses to improve United 

States industrial productivity, technology, and innovation, and 

cooperate with United States industry in the improvement of 

its productivity, technology, and ability to compete successfully 

in world markets; 

ø(3) carry out any functions formerly assigned to the Office 

of Productivity, Technology, and Innovation; 

ø(4) assist in the implementation of the Metric Conversion 

Act of 1975; 

ø(5) determine the relationships of technological developments and international technology transfers to the output, 

employment, productivity, and world trade performance of 

United States and foreign industrial sectors; 

ø(6) determine the influence of economic, labor and other 

conditions, industrial structure and management, and government policies on technological developments in particular industrial sectors worldwide; 

ø(7) identify technological needs, problems, and opportunities within and across industrial sectors that, if addressed, 

could make a significant contribution to the economy of the 

United States; 

ø(8) assess whether the capital, technical and other resources being allocated to domestic industrial sectors which are 

likely to generate new technologies are adequate to meet private and social demands for goods and services and to promote 

productivity and economic growth; 

ø(9) propose and support studies and policy experiments, 

in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to determine the effectiveness of measures with the potential of advancing United 

States technological innovation; 

ø(10) provide that cooperative efforts to stimulate industrial innovation be undertaken between the Under Secretary 

and other officials in the Department of Commerce responsible 

for such areas as trade and economic assistance; 

ø(11) encourage and assist the creation of centers and 

other joint initiatives by State or local governments, regional 

organizations, private businesses, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or Federal laboratories to encourage technology transfer, to stimulate innovation, and to 

promote an appropriate climate for investment in technologyrelated industries; 
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ø(12) propose and encourage cooperative research involving appropriate Federal entities, State or local governments, 

regional organizations, colleges or universities, nonprofit organizations, or private industry to promote the common use of resources, to improve training programs and curricula, to stimulate interest in high technology careers, and to encourage the 

effective dissemination of technology skills within the wider 

community; 

ø(13) serve as a focal point for discussions among United 

States companies on topics of interest to industry and labor, including discussions regarding manufacturing and discussions 

regarding emerging technologies; 

ø(14) consider government measures with the potential of 

advancing United States technological innovation and exploiting innovations of foreign origin; and 

ø(15) publish the results of studies and policy experiments. 

ø(d) Japanese technical literature 

ø(1) In addition to the duties specified in subsection (c) of this 

section, the Secretary and the Under Secretary shall establish, and 

through the National Technical Information Service and with the 

cooperation of such other offices within the Department of Commerce as the Secretary considers appropriate, maintain a program 

(including an office in Japan) which shall, on a continuing basis— 

ø(A) monitor Japanese technical activities and developments; 

ø(B) consult with businesses, professional societies, and libraries in the United States regarding their needs for information on Japanese developments in technology and engineering; 

ø(C) acquire and translate selected Japanese technical reports and documents that may be of value to agencies and departments of the Federal Government, and to businesses and 

researchers in the United States; and 

ø(D) coordinate with other agencies and departments of 

the Federal Government to identify significant gaps and avoid 

duplication in efforts by the Federal Government to acquire, 

translate, index, and disseminate Japanese technical information. 

øActivities undertaken pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this paragraph shall only be performed on a cost-reimbursable basis. Translations referred to in such subparagraph shall be performed only to 

the extent that they are not otherwise available from sources within the private sector in the United States. 

ø(2) Beginning in 1986, the Secretary shall prepare annual reports regarding important Japanese scientific discoveries and technical innovations in such areas as computers, semiconductors, biotechnology, and robotics and manufacturing. In preparing such reports, the Secretary shall consult with professional societies and 

businesses in the United States. The Secretary may, to the extent 

provided in advance by appropriation Acts, contract with private 

organizations to acquire and translate Japanese scientific and technical information relevant to the preparation of such reports. 

ø(3) The Secretary also shall encourage professional societies 

and private businesses in the United States to increase their efforts 
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to acquire, screen, translate, and disseminate Japanese technical 

literature. 

ø(4) In addition, the Secretary shall compile, publish, and disseminate an annual directory which lists— 

ø(A) all programs and services in the United States that 

collect, abstract, translate, and distribute Japanese scientific 

and technical information; and 

ø(B) all translations of Japanese technical documents performed by agencies and departments of the Federal Government in the preceding 12 months that are available to the public. 

ø(5) The Secretary shall transmit to the Congress, within 1 

year after August 14, 1986, a report on the activities of the Federal 

Government to collect, abstract, translate, and distribute declassified Japanese scientific and technical information. 

ø(e) Omitted 

ø(f) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology 

ø(1) In general 

øThe Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall 

establish for fiscal year 1999 a program to be known as the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Technology (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘program’’). The purpose of 

the program shall be to strengthen the technological competitiveness of those States that have historically received less 

Federal research and development funds than those received 

by a majority of the States. 

ø(2) Arrangements 

øIn carrying out the program, the Secretary, acting 

through the Under Secretary, shall— 

ø(A) enter into such arrangements as may be necessary to provide for the coordination of the program 

through the State committees established under the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of 

the National Science Foundation; and 

ø(B) cooperate with— 

ø(i) any State science and technology council established under the program under subparagraph (A); 

and 

ø(ii) representatives of small business firms and 

other appropriate technology-based businesses. 

ø(3) Grants and cooperative agreements 

øIn carrying out the program, the Secretary, acting 

through the Under Secretary, may make grants or enter into 

cooperative agreements to provide for— 

ø(A) technology research and development; 

ø(B) technology transfer from university research; 

ø(C) technology deployment and diffusion; and 

ø(D) the strengthening of technological capabilities 

through consortia comprised of— 
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ø(i) technology-based small business firms; 

ø(ii) industries and emerging companies; 

ø(iii) universities; and 

ø(iv) State and local development agencies and entities. 

ø(4) Requirements for making awards 

ø(A) In general 

øIn making awards under this subsection, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall ensure 

that the awards are awarded on a competitive basis that 

includes a review of the merits of the activities that are 

the subject of the award. 

ø(B) Matching requirement 

øThe non-Federal share of the activities (other than 

planning activities) carried out under an award under this 

subsection shall be not less than 25 percent of the cost of 

those activities. 

ø(5) Criteria for States 

øThe Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall 

establish criteria for achievement by each State that participates in the program. Upon the achievement of all such criteria, a State shall cease to be eligible to participate in the program. 

ø(6) Coordination 

øTo the extent practicable, in carrying out this subsection, 

the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall coordinate the program with other programs of the Department 

of Commerce. 

ø(7) Report 

ø(A) In general 

øNot later than 90 days after October 30, 1998, the 

Under Secretary shall prepare and submit a report that 

meets the requirements of this paragraph to the Secretary. 

Upon receipt of the report, the Secretary shall transmit a 

copy of the report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 

Science of the House of Representatives. 

ø(B) Requirements for report 

øThe report prepared under this paragraph shall contain with respect to the program— 

ø(i) a description of the structure and procedures 

of the program; 

ø(ii) a management plan for the program; 

ø(iii) a description of the merit-based review process to be used in the program; 

ø(iv) milestones for the evaluation of activities to 

be assisted under the program in fiscal year 1999; 
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ø(v) an assessment of the eligibility of each State 

that participates in the Experimental Program to 

Stimulate Competitive Research of the National 

Science Foundation to participate in the program 

under this subsection; and 

ø(vi) the evaluation criteria with respect to which 

the overall management and effectiveness of the program will be evaluated.¿ 

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§ 3704b. National Technical Information Service 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) Director of the Service 

The management of the Service shall be vested in a Director 

who shall report to the øUnder Secretary of Commerce for Technology¿ Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Secretary of Commerce. 

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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES 

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CHAPTER 21—NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE 

* * * * * * * 

SUBCHAPTER I—APPROVAL OF, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 

RELATING TO, NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 

§ 3315. United States Section of NAFTA Secretariat 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) Authorization of appropriations 

There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 

after fiscal year 1993 to the department or agency within which the 

United States Section is established the lesser of— 

(1) such sums as may be necessary; or 

(2) $2,000,000; 

for the establishment and operations of the United States Section 

and for the payment of the United States share of the expenses, including food when sequestered, of binational panels and extraordinary challenge committees convened under chapter 19, and of the 

expenses incurred in dispute settlement proceedings under chapter 

20, of the Agreement. 

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TITLE 28—JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE 

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PART II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 39—UNITED STATES TRUSTEES 

* * * * * * * 

§ 589a. United States Trustee System Fund 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(8) excess fees collected under section 586(e)(2) of this title; 

øand¿ 

(9) interest earned on Fund investmentø.¿; and 

(10) fines imposed under section 110(l)(4)(A) of title 11, 

United States Code. 

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PART V—PROCEDURE 

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CHAPTER 123—FEES AND COSTS 

* * * * * * * 

§ 1930. Bankruptcy fees 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(6) In addition to the filing fee paid to the clerk, a quarterly 

fee shall be paid to the United States trustee, for deposit in the 

Treasury, in each case under chapter 11 of title 11 for each quarter 

(including any fraction thereof) until the case is converted or dismissed, whichever occurs first. øThe fee shall be $250 for each 

quarter in which disbursements total less than $15,000; $500 for 

each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less 

than $75,000; $750 for each quarter in which disbursements total 

$75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,250 for each quarter in 

which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than 

$225,000; $1,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total 

$225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $3,750 for each quarter 

in which disbursements total $300,000 or more but less than 

$1,000,000; $5,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total 

$1,000,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; $7,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than 

$3,000,000; $8,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total 

$3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000; $10,000 for each 

quarter in which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more. The fee 

shall be payable on the last day of the calendar month following 
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the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed.¿ The fee shall be $325 for each quarter in which disbursements total less than 

$15,000; $650 for each quarter in which disbursements total 

$15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $975 for each quarter in 

which disbursements total $75,000 or more but less than $150,000; 

$1,625 for each quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or 

more but less than $225,000; $1,950 for each quarter in which disbursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $4,875 

for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000 or more but 

less than $1,000,000; $6,500 for each quarter in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less than $2,000,000; $9,750 for 

each quarter in which disbursements total $2,000,000 or more but 

less than $3,000,000; $10,400 for each quarter in which disbursements total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000; $13,000 

for each quarter in which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more 

but less than $15,000,000; $20,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total $15,000,000 or more but less than $30,000,000; 

$30,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total more than 

$30,000,000. The fee shall be payable on the last day of the calendar 

month following the calendar quarter for which the fee is owed. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

ACT OF 1958 

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TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 315. øENHANCED-USE LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY DEMONSTRATION¿ LEASE OF NON-EXCESS PROPERTY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—øNotwithstanding any other provision of law, 

the Administrator¿ The Administrator may enter into a lease 

under this section with any person or entity (including another department or agency of the Federal Government or an entity of a 

State or local government) with regard to øany real property¿ any 

non-excess real property and related personal property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator øat no more than two (2) National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers¿. (b) CONSIDERATION.— (1) A person or entity entering into a lease under this section shall provide øconsideration for the lease at fair market 

value as determined by the Administrator, except that in the 

case of a lease to another department or agency of the Federal 

Government, that department or agency shall provide consideration for the lease equal to the full costs to NASA in connection with the lease.¿ cash consideration for the lease at fair 

market value as determined by the Administrator. 

ø(2) Consideration under this subsection may take one or 

a combination of the following forms— 

ø(A) the payment of cash; 

ø(B) the maintenance, construction, modification or 

improvement of facilities on real property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator; 
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ø(C) the provision of services to NASA, including 

launch services and payload processing services; or 

ø(D) use by NASA of facilities on the property.¿ 

ø(3)¿(2)(A) The Administrator may utilize amounts of cash 

consideration received under this subsection for a lease entered 

into under this section to cover the full costs to NASA in connection with the lease. These funds shall remain available 

until expended. 

(B) Any amounts of cash consideration received under this 

subsection that are not utilized in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in a capital asset account to be established by the Administrator, shall be available for ømaintenance, capital revitalization, and improvements of the real 

property assets of the centers selected for this demonstration 

program¿ capital revitalization and construction projects and 

improvements of real property assets and related personal property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator, and shall remain available until expended. 

(C) Amounts utilized under subparagraph (B) may not be 

utilized for daily operating costs. 

* * * * * * * 

(e) øLEASE RESTRICTIONS.—NASA¿ LEASE RESTRICTIONS.— 

(1) NASA is not authorized to lease back property under 

this section during the term of the out-lease or enter into other 

contracts with the lessee respecting the property. 

(2) NASA is not authorized to enter into an out-lease under 

this section unless the Administrator certifies that such outlease will not have a negative impact on NASA’s mission. 

ø(f) PLAN AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—At least 15 days 

prior to the Administrator entering into the first lease under this 

section, the Administrator shall submit a plan to the Congress on 

NASA’s proposed implementation of this demonstration. The Administrator shall submit an annual report by January 31st of each 

year regarding the status of the demonstration.¿ 

(f) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into leases under this section shall expire on the date that is ten years after the date of the 

enactment of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act of 2008. The expiration under this subsection of 

authority to enter into leases under this section shall not affect the 

validity or term of leases or NASA’s retention of proceeds from 

leases entered into under this section before the date of the expiration of such authority. 

* * * * * * * 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 

DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, PUBLIC LAW 108–199 

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DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND 

STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

* * * * * * * 

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 112. (a)(1) None of the funds provided in this Act or hereafter may be used for courts or law enforcement officers for a tribe 

or village— 

* * * * * * * 

(2)(A) There is established an Alaska Rural Justice and Law 

Enforcement Commission (hereinafter ‘‘Justice Commission’’). The 

United States Attorney General shall appoint the Justice Commission which shall include a Federal Co-chairman, the Attorney General for the State of Alaska or his designee who shall act as the 

State Co-Chairman, the Commissioner of Public Safety for the 

State of Alaska, a representative from the Alaska Municipal 

League, a representative from an organized borough, a representative of the Alaska Federation of Natives, a tribal representative, a 

representative from a non-profit Native corporation that operates 

Village Public Safety Officer programs, the Commissioner of Health 

& Social Services for Alaska, a representative of an Alaska Native 

healthcare provider and a representative from the Alaska Native 

Justice Center. The chief judge for the Federal District Court for 

the District of Alaska may also appoint a non-voting representative 

and a non-voting judge to provide technical support. The Justice 

Commission may hire such staff as is necessary to assist with its 

work. The Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court may appoint 

a non-voting representative of the Alaska Supreme Court to provide 

technical support. 

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 

appropriation Budget estimate 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 403,604 425,431 425,431 ∂21,827 ..........................Offsetting fee collections ..................................................................................................................................................... ¥8,000 ¥13,000 ¥8,000 .......................... ∂5,000 

Direct appropriation ................................................................................................................................................ 395,604 412,431 417,431 ∂21,827 ∂5,000 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Operations and administration ............................................................................................................................................ 60,815 64,009 64,009 ∂3,194 ..........................CWC enforcement ................................................................................................................................................................. 14,579 14,767 14,767 ∂188 ..........................

Total, Bureau of Industry and Security .................................................................................................................. 75,394 78,776 78,776 ∂3,382 ..........................

Economic Development Administration 

Economic development assistance programs ...................................................................................................................... 250,741 170,000 250,000 ¥741 ∂80,000 Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 29,882 32,800 32,800 ∂2,918 ..........................

Total, Economic Development Administration ........................................................................................................ 280,623 202,800 282,800 ∂2,177 ∂80,000 

Minority business development ............................................................................................................................................ 29,725 28,701 30,200 ∂475 ∂1,499 Economic and Statistical Analysis ....................................................................................................................................... 79,751 85,000 85,000 ∂5,249 ..........................

Bureau of the Census 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 196,647 202,838 226,238 ∂29,591 ∂23,400 Periodic censuses and programs ......................................................................................................................................... 696,365 1,027,406 1,020,406 ∂324,041 ¥7,000 

Total, Bureau of the Census .................................................................................................................................. 893,012 1,230,244 1,246,644 ∂353,632 ∂16,400 
148 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 

appropriation Budget estimate 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 18,062 18,581 18,581 ∂519 ..........................Public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction ...................................................................................... 21,728 .......................... 20,000 ¥1,728 ∂20,000 Technology opportunities program ....................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 10,000 ∂10,000 ∂10,000 

Total, National Telecommunications and Information Administration ................................................................... 39,790 18,581 48,581 ∂8,791 ∂30,000 

United States Patent and Trademark Office 

Current year fee funding ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,771,000 1,915,500 1,915,500 ∂144,500 ..........................Offsetting fee collections ..................................................................................................................................................... ¥1,771,000 ¥1,915,500 ¥1,915,500 ¥144,500 ..........................

Total, Patent and Trademark Office ....................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Technology Administration ................................................................................................................................................... 2,020 1,557 .......................... ¥2,020 ¥1,557 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Scientific and technical research and services .................................................................................................................. 434,371 500,517 502,117 ∂67,746 ∂1,600 

(Transfer out) .............................................................................................................................................................. (¥987 ) (¥12,500 ) (¥12,500 ) (¥11,513 ) ..........................

Industrial technology services .............................................................................................................................................. 183,819 46,332 210,000 ∂26,181 ∂163,668 

Manufacturing Extension Partnerships ....................................................................................................................... (104,757 ) (46,332 ) (110,000 ) (∂5,243 ) (∂63,668 ) Advanced Technology Program .................................................................................................................................... (79,062 ) .......................... (100,000 ) (∂20,938 ) (∂100,000 ) 

Construction of research facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 58,686 93,865 150,900 ∂92,214 ∂57,035 Working capital fund (by transfer) ...................................................................................................................................... (987 ) (12,500 ) (12,500 ) (∂11,513 ) ..........................

Total, National Institute of Standards and Technology ......................................................................................... 676,876 640,714 863,017 ∂186,141 ∂222,303 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Operations, research, and facilities ..................................................................................................................................... 2,738,169 2,763,866 3,036,888 ∂298,719 ∂273,022 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 170,400 .......................... .......................... ¥170,400 ..........................Promote and Develop Fund (by transfer) .................................................................................................................... (79,000 ) (77,000 ) (77,000 ) (¥2,000 ) ..........................
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Coastal zone management transfer ............................................................................................................................ 2,962 3,000 3,000 ∂38 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 2,911,531 2,766,866 3,039,888 ∂128,357 ∂273,022 

Procurement, acquisition and construction ......................................................................................................................... 1,110,119 979,893 1,089,000 ¥21,119 ∂109,107 Pacific coastal salmon recovery .......................................................................................................................................... 66,638 66,825 90,000 ∂23,362 ∂23,175 Coastal zone management fund .......................................................................................................................................... ¥3,000 ¥3,000 ¥3,000 .......................... ..........................Fisheries finance program account ..................................................................................................................................... ¥7,000 ¥1,000 ¥1,000 ∂6,000 ..........................

Total, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ..................................................................................... 4,078,288 3,809,584 4,214,888 ∂136,600 ∂405,304 

Departmental Management 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 47,121 58,693 53,193 ∂6,072 ¥5,500 Travel and tourism ............................................................................................................................................................... 3,949 .......................... .......................... ¥3,949 ..........................HCHB renovation and modernization ................................................................................................................................... .......................... 4,300 5,100 ∂5,100 ∂800 Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................................................................. 22,592 23,426 23,426 ∂834 ..........................National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council ............................................................................... .......................... 1,000 1,000 ∂1,000 ..........................

Total, Departmental Management .......................................................................................................................... 73,662 87,419 82,719 ∂9,057 ¥4,700 Total, title I, Department of Commerce ................................................................................................................. 6,624,745 6,595,807 7,350,056 ∂725,311 ∂754,249 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (6,454,345 ) (6,595,807 ) (7,350,056 ) (∂895,711 ) (∂754,249 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (170,400 ) .......................... .......................... (¥170,400 ) ..........................(By transfer) ................................................................................................................................................... (79,987 ) (89,500 ) (89,500 ) (∂9,513 ) ..........................(Transfer out) ................................................................................................................................................. (¥987 ) (¥12,500 ) (¥12,500 ) (¥11,513 ) ..........................

TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

General Administration 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 97,832 104,777 104,777 ∂6,945 ..........................Justice information sharing technology ............................................................................................................................... 123,559 100,500 95,795 ¥27,764 ¥4,705 Tactical law enforcement wireless communications ........................................................................................................... 89,198 81,353 76,353 ¥12,845 ¥5,000 

Total, General Administration ................................................................................................................................. 310,589 286,630 276,925 ¥33,664 ¥9,705 

Administrative review and appeals ..................................................................................................................................... 229,142 247,499 247,499 ∂18,357 ..........................

Office for Immigration Review (by transfer) ............................................................................................................... .......................... (4,000 ) (4,000 ) (∂4,000 ) ..........................

Detention trustee .................................................................................................................................................................. 1,225,816 1,294,226 1,265,872 ∂40,056 ¥28,354 Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................................................................. 70,603 73,208 73,700 ∂3,097 ∂492 

Transfer from FBI (Public Law 110–28) (emergency) ................................................................................................ (500 ) .......................... .......................... (¥500 ) ..........................
150 

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL 

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 

appropriation Budget estimate 

United States Parole Commission 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 11,509 12,194 12,194 ∂685 ..........................

Legal Activities 

General legal activities: direct appropriation ...................................................................................................................... 677,154 750,584 753,000 ∂75,846 ∂2,416 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 1,648 .......................... .......................... ¥1,648 ..........................

Vaccine injury compensation trust fund (permanent) ......................................................................................................... 6,252 6,833 6,833 ∂581 ..........................Antitrust Division .................................................................................................................................................................. 147,819 155,097 155,097 ∂7,278 ..........................

Offsetting fee collections—current year .................................................................................................................... ¥129,000 ¥139,000 ¥139,000 ¥10,000 ..........................

Direct appropriation ................................................................................................................................................ 18,819 16,097 16,097 ¥2,722 ..........................

United States Attorneys 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,654,886 1,747,822 1,747,822 ∂92,936 ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 5,000 .......................... .......................... ¥5,000 ..........................

Total, United States Attorneys ................................................................................................................................ 1,659,886 1,747,822 1,747,822 ∂87,936 ..........................

United States Trustee System Fund ..................................................................................................................................... 223,152 231,899 231,899 ∂8,747 ..........................

Offsetting fee collections ............................................................................................................................................ ¥218,216 ¥184,000 ¥184,000 ∂34,216 ..........................Interest on U.S. securities ........................................................................................................................................... ¥4,936 ¥5,000 ¥5,000 ¥64 ..........................

Direct appropriation ................................................................................................................................................ .......................... 42,899 42,899 ∂42,899 ..........................

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission .............................................................................................................................. 1,561 1,709 1,709 ∂148 ..........................

United States Marshals Service 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 812,070 899,875 896,860 ∂84,790 ¥3,015 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 6,450 .......................... .......................... ¥6,450 ..........................
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Construction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6,846 .......................... 8,015 ∂1,169 ∂8,015 

Total, United States Marshals Service ................................................................................................................... 825,366 899,875 904,875 ∂79,509 ∂5,000 

Fees and expenses of witnesses .......................................................................................................................................... 171,000 168,300 168,300 ¥2,700 ..........................Community Relations Service ............................................................................................................................................... 10,221 9,794 10,230 ∂9 ∂436 Assets forfeiture fund .......................................................................................................................................................... 21,211 20,990 20,990 ¥221 ..........................

Total, Legal activities ............................................................................................................................................. 3,393,118 3,664,903 3,672,755 ∂279,637 ∂7,852 

National Security Division 

Salaries and expenses, National Security Division .............................................................................................................. 66,970 78,056 78,056 ∂11,086 ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 1,736 .......................... .......................... ¥1,736 ..........................

Interagency Law Enforcement 

Interagency crime and drug enforcement ............................................................................................................................ 497,935 509,154 509,154 ∂11,219 ..........................

Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 3,729,518 4,041,370 4,063,670 ∂334,152 ∂22,300 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 258,000 .......................... .......................... ¥258,000 ..........................Transfer to OIG (Public Law 110–28) (emergency) .................................................................................................... (¥500 ) .......................... .......................... (∂500 ) ..........................

Counterintelligence and national security ........................................................................................................................... 2,259,663 2,308,580 2,308,580 ∂48,917 ..........................

Direct appropriation ................................................................................................................................................ 6,247,181 6,349,950 6,372,250 ∂125,069 ∂22,300 

Construction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 51,392 81,352 206,400 ∂155,008 ∂125,048 

Total, Federal Bureau of Investigation ................................................................................................................... 6,298,573 6,431,302 6,578,650 ∂280,077 ∂147,348 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,956,967 2,041,818 2,093,406 ∂136,439 ∂51,588 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 16,166 .......................... .......................... ¥16,166 ..........................Diversion control fund ................................................................................................................................................. ¥212,078 ¥239,249 ¥239,249 ¥27,171 ..........................

Total, Drug Enforcement Administration ................................................................................................................ 1,761,055 1,802,569 1,854,157 ∂93,102 ∂51,588 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 984,097 1,013,980 1,013,980 ∂29,883 ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Contruction ........................................................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... 35,000 ∂35,000 ∂35,000 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 

appropriation Budget estimate 

Total, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ................................................................................ 984,097 1,013,980 1,048,980 ∂64,883 ∂35,000 

Federal Prison System 

Salaries and expenses ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,995,433 5,151,440 5,151,440 ∂156,007 ..........................

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 17,000 .......................... .......................... ¥17,000 ..........................

Buildings and facilities ........................................................................................................................................................ 432,425 210,003 495,000 ∂62,575 ∂284,997 Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (limitation on administrative expenses) .............................................................. 3,322 2,477 2,477 ¥845 ..........................

Total, Federal Prison System .................................................................................................................................. 5,448,180 5,363,920 5,648,917 ∂200,737 ∂284,997 

Violence against women office ............................................................................................................................................ 382,571 370,005 390,000 ∂7,429 ∂19,995 

Office of Justice Programs 

Justice assistance ................................................................................................................................................................ 238,340 167,269 240,000 ∂1,660 ∂72,731 State and local law enforcement assistance ...................................................................................................................... 1,236,804 550,000 1,400,000 ∂163,196 ∂850,000 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 50,000 .......................... .......................... ¥50,000 ..........................

Weed and seed program fund ............................................................................................................................................. 49,361 .......................... 50,000 ∂639 ∂50,000 Community oriented policing services ................................................................................................................................. 541,838 32,308 550,000 ∂8,162 ∂517,692 Juvenile justice programs .................................................................................................................................................... 338,361 280,000 340,000 ∂1,639 ∂60,000 Public safety officers benefits: 

Death benefits ............................................................................................................................................................. 65,000 66,000 66,000 ∂1,000 ..........................Disability and education benefits ............................................................................................................................... 8,834 9,100 9,100 ∂266 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 73,834 75,100 75,100 ∂1,266 ..........................Total, Office of Justice Programs ........................................................................................................................... 2,528,538 1,104,677 2,655,100 ∂126,562 ∂1,550,423 Total, title II, Department of Justice ...................................................................................................................... 23,210,432 22,252,323 24,311,959 ∂1,101,527 ∂2,059,636 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (22,854,432 ) (22,252,323 ) (24,311,959 ) (∂1,457,527 ) (∂2,059,636 ) 
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Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (356,000 ) .......................... .......................... (¥356,000 ) ..........................

TITLE III—SCIENCE 

Executive Office of the President 

Office of Science and Technology Policy ............................................................................................................................. 5,528 5,515 5,715 ∂187 ∂200 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Science, aeronautics and exploration .................................................................................................................................. 10,086,482 10,483,100 10,633,000 ∂546,518 ∂149,900 Exploration capabilities ........................................................................................................................................................ 6,145,594 6,791,700 6,792,000 ∂646,406 ∂300 

Emergency appropriations (Public Law 110–28) ........................................................................................................ 20,000 .......................... .......................... ¥20,000 ..........................

Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................................................................. 32,224 34,600 34,600 ∂2,376 ..........................

Total, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ......................................................................................... 16,284,300 17,309,400 17,459,600 ∂1,175,300 ∂150,200 

National Science Foundation 

Research and related activities (non-defense) ................................................................................................................... 4,598,430 5,064,690 5,089,090 ∂490,660 ∂24,400 

Defense function ......................................................................................................................................................... 67,520 67,000 67,000 ¥520 ..........................

Subtotal ................................................................................................................................................................... 4,665,950 5,131,690 5,156,090 ∂490,140 ∂24,400 

Major research equipment and facilities construction ........................................................................................................ 190,881 244,740 244,740 ∂53,859 ..........................Education and human resources ......................................................................................................................................... 796,693 750,600 850,600 ∂53,907 ∂100,000 Agency operations and award management ....................................................................................................................... 248,245 285,590 285,590 ∂37,345 ..........................National Science Board ........................................................................................................................................................ 3,969 4,030 4,030 ∂61 ..........................Office of Inspector General .................................................................................................................................................. 11,427 12,350 12,350 ∂923 ..........................

Total, National Science Foundation ........................................................................................................................ 5,917,165 6,429,000 6,553,400 ∂636,235 ∂124,400 Total, title III, Science ............................................................................................................................................ 22,206,993 23,743,915 24,018,715 ∂1,811,722 ∂274,800 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (22,186,993 ) (23,743,915 ) (24,018,715 ) (∂1,831,722 ) (∂274,800 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (20,000 ) .......................... .......................... (¥20,000 ) ..........................

TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES 

Antitrust Modernization Commission ................................................................................................................................... 462 .......................... .......................... ¥462 ..........................Commission on Civil Rights ................................................................................................................................................. 8,972 8,800 9,000 ∂28 ∂200 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ....................................................................................................................... 328,746 327,748 378,000 ∂49,254 ∂50,252 International Trade Commission .......................................................................................................................................... 61,950 68,400 68,400 ∂6,450 ..........................Payment to the Legal Services Corporation ......................................................................................................................... 348,578 310,860 390,000 ∂41,422 ∂79,140 Marine Mammal Commission ............................................................................................................................................... 2,896 2,299 3,000 ∂104 ∂701 
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FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued 

[In thousands of dollars] 

Item 2007 appropriation Budget estimate Committee recommendation 

Senate Committee recommendation 

compared with (∂ or ¥) 

2007 

appropriation Budget estimate 

National Veterans Business Development Corporation ........................................................................................................ 1,481 .......................... .......................... ¥1,481 ..........................Office of the U.S. Trade Representative .............................................................................................................................. 44,207 44,407 47,800 ∂3,593 ∂3,393 State Justice Institute .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,455 .......................... 3,500 ∂45 ∂3,500 

Total, title IV, Related agencies ............................................................................................................................. 800,747 762,514 899,700 ∂98,953 ∂137,186 

TITLE VI—RESCISSIONS 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Industrial technology services (rescission) .......................................................................................................................... ¥7,000 .......................... ¥10,000 ¥3,000 ¥10,000 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Rescission ............................................................................................................................................................................. ¥25,000 .......................... .......................... ∂25,000 ..........................

Departmental Management 

Emergency steel guaranteed loan program account (rescission) ....................................................................................... .......................... ¥48,607 .......................... .......................... ∂48,607 Travel and Tourism (rescission) ........................................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................Department-wide (rescission) .............................................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Violent crime reduction program (rescission) ...................................................................................................................... ¥8,000 .......................... .......................... ∂8,000 ..........................

General Administration 

Working capital fund (rescission) ........................................................................................................................................ ¥2,500 ¥41,000 ¥41,000 ¥38,500 ..........................Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund (rescission) ................................................................................................ ¥39,000 .......................... .......................... ∂39,000 ..........................Dentention trustee (rescission) ............................................................................................................................................ .......................... .......................... ¥135,000 ¥135,000 ¥135,000 
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Legal Activities 

Assets forfeiture fund (rescission) ....................................................................................................................................... ¥170,000 ¥240,000 ¥240,000 ¥70,000 ..........................

Office of Justice Programs 

Office of Justice programs (rescission) ............................................................................................................................... ¥78,000 ¥87,500 ¥87,500 ¥9,500 ..........................Community oriented policing services (rescission) ............................................................................................................. ¥31,000 ¥87,500 ¥37,500 ¥6,500 ∂50,000 COPS violent crime reduction fund (rescission) .................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ..........................

Total, title VI, Rescissions ...................................................................................................................................... ¥360,500 ¥504,607 ¥551,000 ¥190,500 ¥46,393 Grand total .............................................................................................................................................................. 52,482,417 52,849,952 56,029,430 ∂3,547,013 ∂3,179,478 

Appropriations ................................................................................................................................................ (52,296,517 ) (53,354,559 ) (56,580,430 ) (∂4,283,913 ) (∂3,225,871 ) Emergency appropriations ............................................................................................................................. (546,400 ) .......................... .......................... (¥546,400 ) ..........................Rescissions .................................................................................................................................................... (¥360,500 ) (¥504,607 ) (¥551,000 ) (¥190,500 ) (¥46,393 ) (By transfer) ................................................................................................................................................... (80,487 ) (93,500 ) (93,500 ) (∂13,013 ) ..........................(Transfer out) ................................................................................................................................................. (¥1,487 ) (¥12,500 ) (¥12,500 ) (¥11,013 ) ..........................

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