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Union Calendar No. 100

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2076

[Report No. 104–196]

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,

the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1996, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 19, 1995

Mr. ROGERS, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following

bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL

Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce,

Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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1 fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur2 poses, namely:

3 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

4 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For expenses necessary for the administration of the

7 Department of Justice, $74,282,000; including not to ex8 ceed $3,317,000 for the Facilities Program 2000, and in9 cluding $5,000,000 for management and oversight of Im10 migration and Naturalization Service activities, both sums

11 to remain available until expended.

12 COUNTERTERRORISM FUND

13 For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attor14 ney General, $26,898,000, to remain available until ex15 pended, to reimburse any Department of Justice organiza16 tion for (1) the costs incurred in reestablishing the oper17 ational capability of an office or facility which has been

18 damaged or destroyed as a result of the bombing of the

19 Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City or

20 any domestic or international terrorist incident, (2) the

21 costs of providing support to counter, investigate or pros22 ecute domestic or international terrorism, including pay23 ment of rewards in connection with these activities, and

24 (3) the costs of conducting a terrorism threat assessment

25 of Federal agencies and their facilities: Provided, That

26 funds provided under this section shall be available only
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1 after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on Ap2 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen3 ate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

4 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS

5 For expenses necessary for the administration of par6 don and clemency petitions and immigration related activi7 ties, $39,736,000.

8 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE

9 REVIEW AND APPEALS

10 For activities authorized by sections 130005 and

11 130007 of Public Law 103–322, $47,780,000, to remain

12 available until expended, which shall be derived from the

13 Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

14 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

16 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

17 General Act of 1978, as amended, $30,484,000; including

18 not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of

19 a confidential character, to be expended under the direc20 tion of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate

21 of, the Attorney General; and for the acquisition, lease,

22 maintenance and operation of motor vehicles without re23 gard to the general purchase price limitation.
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1 UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the United States Parole

4 Commission as authorized by law, $5,446,000.

5 LEGAL ACTIVITIES

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

7 For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the

8 Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ9 ing activities authorized by title X of the Civil Rights Act

10 of 1964, and including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses

11 of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction

12 of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of,

13 the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government14 owned space in the District of Columbia; $401,929,000;

15 of which not to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support

16 contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided,

17 That of the funds available in this appropriation, not to

18 exceed $22,618,000 shall remain available until expended

19 for office automation systems for the legal divisions cov20 ered by this appropriation, and for the United States At21 torneys, the Antitrust Division, and offices funded through

22 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, General Administration: Pro23 vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not

24 to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the United States

25 National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official recep-
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1 tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That

2 notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1342, the Attorney General

3 may accept on behalf of the United States and credit to

4 this appropriation, gifts of money, personal property and

5 services, for the purpose of hosting the International

6 Criminal Police Organization’s (INTERPOL) American

7 Regional Conference in the United States during fiscal

8 year 1996.

9 In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De10 partment of Justice associated with processing cases

11 under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986,

12 not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from the

13 Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund, as authorized

14 by section 6601 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

15 Act, 1989, as amended by Public Law 101–512 (104 Stat.

16 1289).

17 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, GENERAL LEGAL

18 ACTIVITIES

19 For the expeditious deportation of denied asylum ap20 plicants, as authorized by section 130005 of Public Law

21 103–322, $7,591,000, to remain available until expended,

22 which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction

23 Trust Fund.

24 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

25 For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti26 trust and kindred laws, $69,143,000: Provided, That not-
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1 withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed

2 $48,262,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col3 lected for premerger notification filings under the Hart4 Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15

5 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary ex6 penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available

7 until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap8 propriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as

9 such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year

10 1996, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropria11 tion from the General Fund estimated at not more than

12 $20,881,000: Provided further, That any fees received in

13 excess of $48,262,000 in fiscal year 1996, shall remain

14 available until expended, but shall not be available for obli15 gation until October 1, 1996.

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United

18 States Attorneys, including intergovernmental agree19 ments, $896,825,000, of which not to exceed $2,500,000

20 shall be available until September 30, 1997 for the pur21 poses of (1) providing training of personnel of the Depart22 ment of Justice in debt collection, (2) providing services

23 to the Department of Justice related to locating debtors

24 and their property, such as title searches, debtor

25 skiptracing, asset searches, credit reports and other inves26 tigations, (3) paying the costs of the Department of Jus-
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1 tice for the sale of property not covered by the sale pro2 ceeds, such as auctioneers’ fees and expenses, maintenance

3 and protection of property and businesses, advertising and

4 title search and surveying costs, and (4) paying the costs

5 of processing and tracking debts owed to the United

6 States Government: Provided, That of the total amount

7 appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for

8 official reception and representation expenses: Provided

9 further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of those funds

10 available for automated litigation support contracts and

11 $4,000,000 for security equipment shall remain available

12 until expended.

13 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES

14 ATTORNEYS

15 For activities authorized by sections 190001(d),

16 40114 and 130005 of Public Law 103–322, $14,731,000,

17 to remain available until expended, which shall be derived

18 from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, of which

19 $5,000,000 shall be available to help meet increased de20 mands for litigation and related activities, $500,000 to im21 plement a program to appoint additional Federal Victim’s

22 Counselors, and $9,231,000 for expeditious deportation of

23 denied asylum applicants.

24 UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

25 For the necessary expenses of the United States

26 Trustee Program, $101,596,000, as authorized by 28
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1 U.S.C. 589a(a), to remain available until expended, for ac2 tivities authorized by section 115 of the Bankruptcy

3 Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer

4 Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–554), which shall

5 be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:

6 Provided, That deposits to the Fund are available in such

7 amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due deposi8 tors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other

9 provision of law, not to exceed $44,191,000 of offsetting

10 collections derived from fees collected pursuant to section

11 589a(f) of title 28, United States Code, as amended, shall

12 be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro13 priation: Provided further, That the $101,596,000 herein

14 appropriated from the United States Trustee System

15 Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are

16 received during fiscal year 1996, so as to result in a final

17 fiscal year 1996 appropriation from such Fund estimated

18 at not more than $57,405,000: Provided further, That any

19 of the aforementioned fees collected in excess of

20 $44,191,000 in fiscal year 1996 shall remain available

21 until expended, but shall not be available for obligation

22 until October 1, 1996.
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1 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS

2 SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

3 For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of

4 the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including

5 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $830,000.

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS

7 SERVICE

8 For necessary expenses of the United States Mar9 shals Service; including the acquisition, lease, mainte10 nance, and operation of vehicles and aircraft, and the pur11 chase of passenger motor vehicles for police-type use with12 out regard to the general purchase price limitation for the

13 current fiscal year; $418,973,000, as authorized by 28

14 U.S.C. 561(i), of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be

15 available for official reception and representation ex16 penses.

17 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES

18 MARSHALS SERVICE

19 For activities authorized by section 190001(b) of

20 Public Law 103–322, $25,000,000, to remain available

21 until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent

22 Crime Reduction Trust Fund.

23 SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES PRISONERS

24 For support of United States prisoners in the custody

25 of the United States Marshals Service as authorized in

26 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses otherwise pro-
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1 vided for in appropriations available to the Attorney Gen2 eral; $250,331,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), to

3 remain available until expended.

4 FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

5 For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems

6 of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement

7 and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel ex8 penses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as author9 ized by law, including advances, $85,000,000, to remain

10 available until expended; of which not to exceed

11 $4,750,000 may be made available for planning, construc12 tion, renovation, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of

13 buildings and the purchase of equipment incident thereto

14 for protected witness safesites; of which not to exceed

15 $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and

16 maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of pro17 tected witnesses; and of which not to exceed $4,000,000

18 may be made available for the purchase, installation and

19 maintenance of a secure automated information network

20 to store and retrieve the identities and locations of pro21 tected witnesses.

22 ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

23 For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C.

24 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (C), (F), and (G), as amended,

25 $35,000,000 to be derived from the Department of Justice

26 Assets Forfeiture Fund.
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1 RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

2 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

3 For necessary administrative expenses in accordance

4 with the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act,

5 $2,655,000.

6 PAYMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

7 TRUST FUND

8 For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensa9 tion Trust Fund, $16,264,000, to become available on Oc10 tober 1, 1996.

11 INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

12 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

13 For necessary expenses for the detection, investiga14 tion, and prosecution of individuals involved in organized

15 crime drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to in16 clude intergovernmental agreements with State and local

17 law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and

18 prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug

19 trafficking, $374,943,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re20 main available until expended: Provided, That any

21 amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading

22 may be used under authorities available to the organiza23 tions reimbursed from this appropriation: Provided fur24 ther, That any unobligated balances remaining available

25 at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney

26 General for reallocation among participating organizations
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1 in succeeding fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming

2 procedures described in section 605 of this Act.

3 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For expenses necessary for detection, investigation,

6 and prosecution of crimes against the United States; in7 cluding purchase for police-type use of not to exceed 1,815

8 passenger motor vehicles of which 1,300 will be for re9 placement only, without regard to the general purchase

10 price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire of pas11 senger motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and

12 operation of aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000 to meet

13 unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be

14 expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for

15 solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General;

16 $2,251,481,000, of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for

17 automated data processing and telecommunications and

18 technical investigative equipment and $1,000,000 for un19 dercover operations shall remain available until September

20 30, 1997; of which not to exceed $14,000,000 for research

21 and development related to investigative activities shall re22 main available until expended; of which not to exceed

23 $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for making

24 payments or advances for expenses arising out of contrac25 tual or reimbursable agreements with State and local law
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1 enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activi2 ties related to violent crime, terrorism, organized crime,

3 and drug investigations; and of which $1,500,000 shall be

4 available to maintain an independent program office dedi5 cated solely to the relocation of the Criminal Justice Infor6 mation Services Division and the automation of finger7 print identification services: Provided, That not to exceed

8 $45,000 shall be available for official reception and rep9 resentation expenses: Provided further, That $50,000,000

10 for expenses related to digital telephony shall be available

11 for obligation only upon enactment of authorization legis12 lation.

13 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS

14 For activities authorized by Public Law 103–322,

15 $80,600,000, to remain available until expended, which

16 shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust

17 Fund, of which $35,000,000 shall be for activities author18 ized by section 190001(c); $27,800,000 for activities au19 thorized by section 190001(b); $4,000,000 for Training

20 and Investigative Assistance authorized by section

21 210501(c)(2); $8,300,000 for training facility improve22 ments at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy

23 at Quantico, Virginia authorized by section 210501(c)(3);

24 and $5,500,000 for establishing DNA quality assurance

25 and proficiency testing standards, establishing an index to

26 facilitate law enforcement exchange of DNA identification
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1 information, and related activities authorized by section

2 210306.

3 CONSTRUCTION

4 For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build5 ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by

6 law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion

7 and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi8 nary planning and design of projects; $98,400,000, to re9 main available until expended.

10 DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad13 ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un14 foreseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be ex15 pended under the direction of, and to be accounted for

16 solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; ex17 penses for conducting drug education and training pro18 grams, including travel and related expenses for partici19 pants in such programs and the distribution of items of

20 token value that promote the goals of such programs; pur21 chase of not to exceed 1,208 passenger motor vehicles, of

22 which 1,178 will be for replacement only, for police-type

23 use without regard to the general purchase price limitation

24 for the current fiscal year; and acquisition, lease, mainte25 nance, and operation of aircraft; $781,488,000, of which

26 not to exceed $1,800,000 for research and $15,000,000
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1 for transfer to the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account

2 for operating expenses shall remain available until ex3 pended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for pur4 chase of evidence and payments for information, not to

5 exceed $4,000,000 for contracting for ADP and tele6 communications equipment, and not to exceed $2,000,000

7 for technical and laboratory equipment shall remain avail8 able until September 30, 1997, and of which not to exceed

9 $50,000 shall be available for official reception and rep10 resentation expenses.

11 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS

12 For Drug Enforcement Administration agents au13 thorized by section 180104 of Public Law 103–322,

14 $12,000,000, to remain available until expended, which

15 shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust

16 Fund.

17 IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

18 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

19 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary

20 for the administration and enforcement of the laws relat21 ing to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration,

22 including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emer23 gencies of a confidential character, to be expended under

24 the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the

25 certificate of, the Attorney General; purchase for police26 type use (not to exceed 813 of which 177 are for replace-
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1 ment only) without regard to the general purchase price

2 limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger

3 motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and oper4 ation of aircraft; and research related to immigration en5 forcement; $1,421,481,000, of which not to exceed

6 $400,000 for research shall remain available until ex7 pended, and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be

8 available for costs associated with the training program

9 for basic officer training: Provided, That none of the funds

10 available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service

11 shall be available for administrative expenses to pay any

12 employee overtime pay in an amount in excess of $25,000

13 during the calendar year beginning January 1, 1996: Pro14 vided further, That uniforms may be purchased without

15 regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur16 rent fiscal year: Provided further, That not to exceed

17 $5,000 shall be available for official reception and rep18 resentation expenses: Provided further, That the Attorney

19 General may transfer to the Department of Labor and the

20 Social Security Administration not to exceed $30,000,000

21 for programs to verify the immigration status of persons

22 seeking employment in the United States: Provided fur23 ther, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act may

24 be used to operate the Border Patrol traffic checkpoints
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1 located in San Clemente, California, at interstate highway

2 5 and in Temecula, California, at interstate highway 15.

3 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS

4 For activities authorized by sections 130005,

5 130006, 130007, and 190001(b) of Public Law 103–322,

6 $303,542,000, to remain available until expended, which

7 shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust

8 Fund, of which $44,089,000 shall be for expeditious de9 portation of denied asylum applicants, $218,800,000 for

10 improving border controls, $35,153,000 for expanded spe11 cial deportation proceedings, and $5,500,000 for border

12 patrol equipment.

13 CONSTRUCTION

14 For planning, construction, renovation, equipping

15 and maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for

16 the administration and enforcement of the laws relating

17 to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not

18 otherwise provided for, $11,000,000, to remain available

19 until expended.

20 FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For expenses necessary for the administration, oper23 ation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional

24 institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 853, of

25 which 559 are for replacement only) and hire of law en26 forcement and passenger motor vehicles; and for the provi-
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1 sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re2 lated issues to foreign governments; $2,574,578,000: Pro3 vided, That there may be transferred to the Health Re4 sources and Services Administration such amounts as may

5 be necessary, in the discretion of the Attorney General,

6 for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical

7 relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional insti8 tutions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal

9 Prison System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into

10 contracts with a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims

11 processor to determine the amounts payable to persons

12 who, on behalf of the FPS, furnish health services to indi13 viduals committed to the custody of the FPS: Provided

14 further, That uniforms may be purchased without regard

15 to the general purchase price limitation for the current

16 fiscal year: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000

17 shall be available for official reception and representation

18 expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed

19 $50,000,000 for the activation of new facilities shall re20 main available until September 30, 1997: Provided further,

21 That of the amounts provided for Contract Confinement,

22 not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex23 pended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts

24 and reimbursable agreements and other expenses author25 ized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assist-
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1 ance Act of 1980 for the care and security in the United

2 States of Cuban and Haitian entrants.

3 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS

4 For substance abuse treatment in Federal prisons as

5 authorized by section 32001(e) of Public Law 103–322,

6 $13,500,000, to remain available until expended, which

7 shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust

8 Fund.

9 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

10 For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of

11 new facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust

12 Facility; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remod13 eling and equipping of such facilities for penal and correc14 tional use, including all necessary expenses incident there15 to, by contract or force account; and constructing, remod16 eling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at

17 existing penal and correctional institutions, including all

18 necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force

19 account; $323,728,000, to remain available until ex20 pended, of which not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be avail21 able to construct areas for inmate work programs: Pro22 vided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used

23 for work performed under this appropriation: Provided

24 further, That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appro25 priated to ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ in this Act or any

26 other Act may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses,’’
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1 Federal Prison System upon notification by the Attorney

2 General to the Committees on Appropriations of the

3 House of Representatives and the Senate in compliance

4 with provisions set forth in section 605 of this Act: Pro5 vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not

6 to exceed $22,351,000 shall be available for the renovation

7 and construction of United States Marshals Service pris8 oner holding facilities.

9 FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

10 The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here11 by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits

12 of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord

13 with the law, and to make such contracts and commit14 ments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro15 vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as

16 may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth

17 in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corpora18 tion, including purchase of (not to exceed five for replace19 ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.

20 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL

21 PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

22 Not to exceed $3,559,000 of the funds of the corpora23 tion shall be available for its administrative expenses, and

24 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be com25 puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance

26 with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
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1 tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation,

2 payment of claims, and expenditures which the said ac3 counting system requires to be capitalized or charged to

4 cost of commodities acquired or produced, including sell5 ing and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection

6 with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, im7 provement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other

8 property belonging to the corporation or in which it has

9 an interest.

10 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

11 JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

12 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and

13 other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus

14 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended,

15 and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, as amended,

16 including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,

17 and with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended,

18 $97,977,000, to remain available until expended, as au19 thorized by section 1001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime

20 Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended by Public Law

21 102–534 (106 Stat. 3524).

22 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, JUSTICE

23 ASSISTANCE

24 For assistance (including amounts for administrative

25 costs for management and administration, which amounts

26 shall be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice As-
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1 sistance’’ account) authorized by the Violent Crime Con2 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103–

3 322 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and

4 Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (‘‘the 1968 Act’’);

5 and the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended

6 (‘‘the 1990 Act’’), $102,400,000, to remain available until

7 expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime

8 Reduction Trust Fund; of which $6,000,000 shall be for

9 the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, as au10 thorized by section 218 of the 1990 Act; $750,000 for

11 Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel

12 and Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of the

13 1990 Act; $32,750,000 for Grants to Combat Violence

14 Against Women, as authorized by section 1001(a)(18) of

15 the 1968 Act; $28,000,000 for Grants to Encourage Ar16 rest Policies, as authorized by section 1001(a)(19) of the

17 1968 Act; $7,000,000 for Rural Domestic Violence and

18 Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants, as author19 ized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; $27,000,000 for

20 grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment For

21 State Prisoners, as authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of

22 the 1968 Act; and $900,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s

23 Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section

24 240001(d) of the 1994 Act: Provided further, That any
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1 balances for these programs shall be transferred to and

2 merged with this appropriation.

3 STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

4 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and

5 other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Om6 nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as

7 amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Jus8 tice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provi9 sions of section 511 of said Act, $50,000,000, to remain

10 available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of

11 title I of said Act, as amended by Public Law 102–534

12 (106 Stat. 3524), which shall be available only to carry

13 out the provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of part E

14 of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants under the

15 Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforce16 ment Assistance Programs: Provided further, That bal17 ances of amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 1995

18 under the authorities of this account shall be transferred

19 to and merged with this account.

20 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, STATE AND

21 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

22 For assistance (including amounts for administrative

23 costs for management and administration, which amounts

24 shall be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice As25 sistance’’ account) authorized by the Violent Crime Con26 trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103–
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1 322 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and

2 Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (‘‘the 1968 Act’’);

3 and the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended

4 (‘‘the 1990 Act’’), $3,333,343,000, to remain available

5 until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent

6 Crime Reduction Trust Fund; of which $2,000,000,000

7 shall be for Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, pursu8 ant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of Representa9 tives on February 14, 1995; $25,000,000 for grants to

10 upgrade criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b)

11 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993,

12 as amended, and section 4(b) of the National Child Pro13 tection Act of 1993; $475,000,000 as authorized by sec14 tion 1001 of title I of the 1968 Act, which shall be avail15 able to carry out the provisions of subpart 1, part E of

16 title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding section 511 of

17 said Act, for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local

18 Law Enforcement Assistance Programs; $300,000,000 for

19 the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as author20 ized by section 501 of the Immigration Reform and Con21 trol Act of 1986, as amended; $19,643,000 for Youthful

22 Offender Incarceration Grants, as authorized by section

23 1001(a)(16) of the 1968 Act; $500,000,000 for Truth in

24 Sentencing Grants pursuant to section 101 of H.R. 667

25 as passed by the House of Representatives on February
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1 10, 1995 of which not to exceed $200,000,000 is available

2 for payments to States for incarceration of criminal aliens

3 pursuant to section 508 as proposed by such section 101;

4 $1,000,000 for grants to States and units of local govern5 ment for projects to improve DNA analysis, as authorized

6 by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act; $10,000,000 for

7 Improved Training and Technical Automation Grants, as

8 authorized by section 210501(c)(1) of the 1994 Act;

9 $200,000 for grants to assist in establishing and operating

10 programs for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and fol11 lowup care of tuberculosis among inmates of correctional

12 institutions, as authorized by section 32201(c)(3) of the

13 1994 Act; $1,500,000 for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention

14 Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h) of the 1994

15 Act; $1,000,000 for Gang Investigation Coordination and

16 Information Collection, as authorized by section 150006

17 of the 1994 Act: Provided, That funds made available in

18 fiscal year 1996 under subpart 1 of part E of title I of

19 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,

20 as amended, may be obligated for programs to assist

21 States in the litigation processing of death penalty Federal

22 habeas corpus petitions: Provided further, That any 1995

23 balances for these programs shall be transferred to and

24 merged with this appropriation.
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1 WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND

2 For necessary expenses, including salaries and relat3 ed expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed,

4 to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities,

5 $23,500,000, of which $13,500,000 shall be derived from

6 discretionary grants provided under the Edward Byrne

7 Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

8 Programs and $10,000,000 shall be derived from discre9 tionary grants provided under part C of title II of the Ju10 venile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, to remain

11 available until expended for intergovernmental agree12 ments, including grants, cooperative agreements, and con13 tracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies en14 gaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent

15 crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ designated

16 communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers

17 to appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice

18 and other Federal agencies which shall be specified by the

19 Attorney General to execute the ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ pro20 gram strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Con21 gress through language for other Department of Justice

22 appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program ac23 tivities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney

24 General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed:

25 Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct
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1 the use of other Department of Justice funds and person2 nel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities only

3 after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on Ap4 propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen5 ate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

6 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

7 For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and

8 other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and

9 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, includ10 ing salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be

11 transferred to and merged with the appropriations for

12 Justice Assistance, $144,000,000, to remain available

13 until expended, as authorized by section 299 of part I of

14 title II and section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended

15 by Public Law 102–586, of which: (1) $100,000,000 shall

16 be available for expenses authorized by parts A, B, and

17 C of title II of the Act; (2) $10,000,000 shall be available

18 for expenses authorized by sections 281 and 282 of part

19 D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment pro20 grams relating to juvenile gangs; (3) $10,000,000 shall

21 be available for expenses authorized by section 285 of part

22 E of title II of the Act; (4) $4,000,000 shall be available

23 for expenses authorized by part G of title II of the Act

24 for juvenile mentoring programs; and (5) $20,000,000

25 shall be available for expenses authorized by title V of the
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1 Act for incentive grants for local delinquency prevention

2 programs.

3 In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree4 ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of

5 Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $4,500,000, to re6 main available until expended, as authorized by section

7 214B, of the Act: Provided, That balances of amounts ap8 propriated prior to fiscal year 1995 under the authorities

9 of this account shall be transferred to and merged with

10 this account.

11 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

12 For payments authorized by part L of title I of the

13 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42

14 U.S.C. 3796), as amended, such sums as are necessary,

15 to remain available until expended, as authorized by sec16 tion 6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340),

17 and, in addition, $2,134,000, to remain available until ex18 pended, for payments as authorized by section 1201(b) of

19 said Act.

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

21 SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made

22 available in this title for official reception and representa23 tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds

24 appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title

25 shall be available to the Attorney General for official re26 ception and representation expenses in accordance with
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1 distributions, procedures, and regulations established by

2 the Attorney General.

3 SEC. 102. Subject to section 102(b) of the Depart4 ment of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

5 1993, as amended by section 112 of this Act, authorities

6 contained in Public Law 96–132, ‘‘The Department of

7 Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year

8 1980,’’ shall remain in effect until the termination date

9 of this Act or until the effective date of a Department

10 of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is

11 earlier.

12 SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this

13 title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where

14 the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus

15 were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided,

16 That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional

17 by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be

18 null and void.

19 SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this

20 title shall be used to require any person to perform, or

21 facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.

22 SEC. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall re23 move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris24 ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in25 mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:
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1 Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin2 ishes the effect of section 104 intended to address the phil3 osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of

4 Prisons.

5 SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of

6 law, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made avail7 able in the Act may be used to pay rewards and shall not

8 be subject to spending limitations contained in sections

9 3059 and 3072 of title 18, United States Code: Provided,

10 That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum

11 of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal ap12 proval of the President or the Attorney General and such

13 approval may not be delegated.

14 SEC. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria15 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De16 partment of Justice in this Act, including those derived

17 from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, may be

18 transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap19 propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall

20 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans21 fers: Provided, That this section shall not apply to any

22 appropriation made available in title I of this Act under

23 the heading, ‘‘Office of Justice Programs, Justice Assist24 ance’’: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to

25 this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
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1 under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available

2 for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the

3 procedures set forth in that section.

4 SEC. 108. For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year

5 thereafter, amounts in the Federal Prison System’s Com6 missary Fund, Federal Prisons, which are not currently

7 needed for operations, shall be kept on deposit or invested

8 in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States and

9 all earnings on such investments shall be deposited in the

10 Commissary Fund.

11 SEC. 109. Section 524(c)(9) of title 28, United States

12 Code, is amended by adding subparagraph (E), as follows:

13 ‘‘(E) Subject to the notification procedures contained

14 in section 605 of Public Law 103–121, and after satisfy15 ing the transfer requirement in subparagraph (B) of this

16 paragraph, any excess unobligated balance remaining in

17 the Fund on September 30, 1995 shall be available to the

18 Attorney General, without fiscal year limitation, for any

19 Federal law enforcement, litigative/prosecutive, and cor20 rectional activities, or any other authorized purpose of the

21 Department of Justice. Any amounts provided pursuant

22 to this subparagraph may be used under authorities avail23 able to the organization receiving the funds.’’.

24 SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of

25 law—
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1 (1) no transfers may be made from Department

2 of Justice accounts other than those authorized in

3 this Act, or in previous or subsequent appropriations

4 Acts for the Department of Justice, or in part II of

5 title 28 of the United States Code, or in section

6 10601 of title 42 of the United States Code; and

7 (2) no appropriation account within the Depart8 ment of Justice shall have its allocation of funds

9 controlled by other than an apportionment issued by

10 the Office of Management and Budget or an allot11 ment advice issued by the Department of Justice.

12 SEC. 111. (a) Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United

13 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘a plan is confirmed

14 or’’.

15 (b) Section 589a(b)(5) of such title is amended by

16 striking ‘‘;’’ and inserting, ‘‘until a reorganization plan is

17 confirmed;’’.

18 (c) Section 589a(f) of such title is amended—

19 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘.’’ and insert20 ing, ‘‘until a reorganization plan is confirmed;’’, and

21 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow22 ing new paragraph:

23 ‘‘(3) 100 percent of the fees collected under sec24 tion 1930(a)(6) of this title after a reorganization

25 plan is confirmed.’’.
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1 SEC. 112. Public Law 102–395, section 102 is

2 amended as follows: (1) in subsection (b)(1) strike ‘‘years

3 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and insert ‘‘year 1996’’; (2) in

4 subsection (b)(1)(C) strike ‘‘years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’

5 and insert ‘‘year 1996’’; and (3) in subsection (b)(5)(A)

6 strike ‘‘years 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and insert ‘‘year

7 1996’’.

8 SEC. 113. Public Law 101–515 (104 Stat. 2112; 28

9 U.S.C. 534 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘and criminal

10 justice information’’ after ‘‘for the automation of finger11 print identification’’.

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice

13 Appropriations Act, 1996’’.

14 TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND

15 RELATED AGENCIES

16 TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

17 RELATED AGENCIES

18 OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE

19 REPRESENTATIVE

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For necessary expenses of the Office of the United

22 States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas23 senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and

24 consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $20,949,000,

25 of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended:
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1 Provided, That not to exceed $98,000 shall be available

2 for official reception and representation expenses.

3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the International Trade

6 Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles

7 and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to

8 exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex9 penses, $42,500,000, to remain available until expended.

10 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

11 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION

12 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

13 For necessary expenses for international trade activi14 ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,

15 and engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, in16 cluding expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for

17 the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,

18 without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical

19 coverage for dependent members of immediate families of

20 employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily

21 posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of

22 the United States and Foreign Commercial Service be23 tween two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C.

24 1517; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for

25 services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
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1 ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve2 ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable

3 exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort

4 claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph

5 of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign coun6 tries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation

7 expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for

8 official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; ob9 tain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie lines

10 and teletype equipment; $264,885,000, to remain avail11 able until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the

12 first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c)

13 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of

14 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in car15 rying out these activities without regard to 15 U.S.C.

16 4912; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions

17 under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cul18 tural Exchange Act shall include payment for assessments

19 for services provided as part of these activities.

20 EXPORT ADMINISTRATION

21 OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

22 For necessary expenses for export administration and

23 national security activities of the Department of Com24 merce, including costs associated with the performance of

25 export administration field activities both domestically and
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1 abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of

2 immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em3 ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services

4 abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding

5 ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve6 ment; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized

7 in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims

8 arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi9 cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa10 tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of

11 1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase

12 of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi13 cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi14 cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi15 tation otherwise established by law; $38,644,000, to re16 main available until expended: Provided, That the provi17 sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec18 tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex19 change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall

20 apply in carrying out these activities.

21 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

22 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

23 For grants for economic development assistance as

24 provided by the Public Works and Economic Development

25 Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 91–304, and such
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1 laws that were in effect immediately before September 30,

2 1982, and for trade adjustment assistance, $328,500,000:

3 Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or other4 wise made available under this heading may be used di5 rectly or indirectly for attorneys’ or consultants’ fees in

6 connection with securing grants and contracts made by

7 the Economic Development Administration: Provided fur8 ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the

9 Secretary of Commerce may provide financial assistance

10 for projects to be located on military installations closed

11 or scheduled for closure or realignment to grantees eligible

12 for assistance under the Public Works and Economic De13 velopment Act of 1965, as amended, without it being re14 quired that the grantee have title or ability to obtain a

15 lease for the property, for the useful life of the project,

16 when in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, such

17 financial assistance is necessary for the economic develop18 ment of the area: Provided further, That the Secretary of

19 Commerce may, as the Secretary considers appropriate,

20 consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the title

21 to land on military installations closed or scheduled for

22 closure or realignment.

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For necessary expenses of administering the eco25 nomic development assistance programs as provided for by

26 law, $20,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used
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1 to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the

2 Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title

3 II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Commu4 nity Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.

5 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

6 MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

7 For necessary expenses of the Department of Com8 merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority

9 business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con10 tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi11 zations, $32,000,000.

12 UNITED STATES TRAVEL AND TOURISM

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the United States Travel

16 and Tourism Administration for participation in the White

17 House Conference on Travel and Tourism, $2,000,000, to

18 remain available until December 31, 1995: Provided, That

19 none of the funds appropriated by this paragraph shall

20 be available to carry out the provisions of section 203(a)

21 of the International Travel Act of 1961, as amended.
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1 ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

2 ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco5 nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department

6 of Commerce, $40,000,000, to remain available until Sep7 tember 30, 1997.

8 ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION

9 REVOLVING FUND

10 The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to dissemi11 nate economic and statistical data products as authorized

12 by 15 U.S.C. 1525–1527 and, notwithstanding 15 U.S.C.

13 4912, charge fees necessary to recover the full costs in14 curred in their production. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.

15 3302, receipts received from these data dissemination ac16 tivities shall be credited to this account, to be available

17 for carrying out these purposes without further appropria18 tion.

19 BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana22 lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for

23 by law, $136,000,000.
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1 PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

2 For expenses necessary to collect and publish statis3 tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by

4 law, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended.

5 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION

6 ADMINISTRATION

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of

9 the National Telecommunications and Information Ad10 ministration, $19,709,000, to remain available until ex11 pended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.

12 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to re13 tain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred,

14 or previously transferred, from other Government agencies

15 for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, en16 gineering, and related activities by the Institute for Tele17 communication Sciences of the NTIA in furtherance of its

18 assigned functions under this paragraph and such funds

19 received from other Government agencies shall remain

20 available until expended.

21 PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES, PLANNING AND

22 CONSTRUCTION

23 For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu24 nications Act of 1934, as amended, $19,000,000, to re25 main available until expended as authorized by section 391

26 of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
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1 $2,200,000 shall be available for program administration

2 as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further,

3 That notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the

4 Act, the prior year unobligated balances may be made

5 available for grants for projects for which applications

6 have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year.

7 INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

8 For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu9 nications Act of 1934, as amended, $40,000,000, to re10 main available until expended as authorized by section 391

11 of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed

12 $4,000,000 shall be available for program administration

13 and other support activities as authorized by section 391

14 of the Act including support of the Advisory Council on

15 National Information Infrastructure: Provided further,

16 That of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5

17 percent may be available for telecommunications research

18 activities for projects related directly to the development

19 of a national information infrastructure: Provided further,

20 That notwithstanding the requirements of section 392(a)

21 and 392(c) of the Act, these funds may be used for the

22 planning and construction of telecommunications networks

23 for the provision of educational, cultural, health care, pub24 lic information, public safety or other social services.
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1 PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark

4 Office provided for by law, including defense of suits insti5 tuted against the Commissioner of Patents and Trade6 marks; $100,000,000, to remain available until expended:

7 Provided, That the funds made available under this head8 ing are to be derived from deposits in the Patent and

9 Trademark Office Fee Surcharge Fund as authorized by

10 law: Provided further, That the amounts made available

11 under the Fund shall not exceed amounts deposited; and

12 such fees as shall be collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113

13 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, shall remain available until

14 expended.

15 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

16 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

17 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

18 For necessary expenses of the National Institute of

19 Standards and Technology, $263,000,000, to remain

20 available until expended, of which not to exceed

21 $8,500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital

22 Fund’’.

23 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

24 For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Exten25 sion Partnership of the National Institute of Standards

26 and Technology, $81,100,000, to remain available until
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1 expended, of which not to exceed $500,000 may be trans2 ferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided, That

3 none of the funds made available under this heading in

4 this or any other Act may be used for the purposes of

5 carrying out additional program competitions under the

6 Advanced Technology Program: Provided further, That

7 any unobligated balances available from carryover of prior

8 year appropriations under the Advanced Technology Pro9 gram may be used only for the purposes of providing con10 tinuation grants.

11 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

12 For construction of new research facilities, including

13 architectural and engineering design, and for renovation

14 of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the Na15 tional Institute of Standards and Technology, as author16 ized by 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e, $60,000,000, to remain

17 available until expended.

18 NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

19 ADMINISTRATION

20 OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law

23 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

24 including acquisition, maintenance, operation, and hire of

25 aircraft; not to exceed 386 commissioned officers on the

26 active list; grants, contracts, or other payments to non-
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1 profit organizations for the purposes of conducting activi2 ties pursuant to cooperative agreements; and alteration,

3 modernization, and relocation of facilities as authorized by

4 33 U.S.C. 883i; $1,690,452,000, to remain available until

5 expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302

6 but consistent with other existing law, fees shall be as7 sessed, collected, and credited to this appropriation as off8 setting collections to be available until expended, to re9 cover the costs of administering aeronautical charting pro10 grams: Provided further, That the sum herein appro11 priated from the general fund shall be reduced as such

12 additional fees are received during fiscal year 1996, so as

13 to result in a final general fund appropriation estimated

14 at not more than $1,687,452,000: Provided further, That

15 any such additional fees received in excess of $3,000,000

16 in fiscal year 1996 shall not be available for obligation

17 until October 1, 1996: Provided further, That fees and do18 nations received by the National Ocean Service for the

19 management of the national marine sanctuaries may be

20 retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated

21 with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302:

22 Provided further, That in addition, $55,500,000 shall be

23 derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and

24 Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to

25 American Fisheries’’: Provided further, That grants to
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1 States pursuant to sections 306 and 306(a) of the Coastal

2 Zone Management Act, as amended, shall not exceed

3 $2,000,000.

4 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND

5 Of amounts collected pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456a,

6 not to exceed $7,800,000, for purposes set forth in 16

7 U.S.C. 1456a(b)(2)(A), 16 U.S.C. 1456a(b)(2)(B)(v), and

8 16 U.S.C. 1461(c).

9 CONSTRUCTION

10 For repair and modification of, and additions to, ex11 isting facilities and construction of new facilities, and for

12 facility planning and design and land acquisition not oth13 erwise provided for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

14 Administration, $42,731,000, to remain available until ex15 pended.

16 FLEET MODERNIZATION, SHIPBUILDING AND

17 CONVERSION

18 For expenses necessary for the repair, acquisition,

19 leasing, or conversion of vessels, including related equip20 ment to maintain and modernize the existing fleet and to

21 continue planning the modernization of the fleet, for the

22 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

23 $20,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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1 FISHING VESSEL AND GEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION

2 FUND

3 For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of Public

4 Law 95–376, not to exceed $1,032,000, to be derived from

5 receipts collected pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1980 (b) and (f),

6 to remain available until expended.

7 FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND

8 For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public

9 Law 95–372, not to exceed $999,000, to be derived from

10 receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available

11 until expended.

12 FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND

13 For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions

14 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amend15 ed (Public Law 96–339), the Magnuson Fishery Conserva16 tion and Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public

17 Law 100–627) and the American Fisheries Promotion Act

18 (Public Law 96–561), there are appropriated from the

19 fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program

20 authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $196,000, to re21 main available until expended.
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1 TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION

2 UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF

3 TECHNOLOGY POLICY

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for

6 Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $5,000,000.

7 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For expenses necessary for the general administra10 tion of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,

11 including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,

12 $29,100,000.

13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

15 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

16 General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1–11

17 as amended by Public Law 100–504), $21,849,000.

18 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

19 SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable

20 appropriations and funds made available to the Depart21 ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the

22 activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15

23 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed

24 by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may

25 be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized
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1 only upon the certification of officials designated by the

2 Secretary that such payments are in the public interest.

3 SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria4 tions made available to the Department of Commerce by

5 this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for

6 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31

7 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

8 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized

9 by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).

10 SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this

11 Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance

12 aircraft and activities that are under the control of the

13 United States Air Force or the United States Air Force

14 Reserve.

15 SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any

16 previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Depart17 ment of Commerce shall be available to reimburse the Un18 employment Trust Fund or any other fund or account of

19 the Treasury to pay for any expenses paid before October

20 1, 1992, as authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United

21 States Code, for services performed after April 20, 1990,

22 by individuals appointed to temporary positions within the

23 Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the 1990

24 decennial census of population.
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1 SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria2 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De3 partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be4 tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall

5 be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans6 fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section

7 shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec8 tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga9 tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce10 dures set forth in that section.

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com12 merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996’’.

13 TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY

14 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su17 preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the

18 building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,

19 maintenance and operation of an automobile for the Chief

20 Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans21 porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor

22 vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not

23 to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation

24 expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended

25 as the Chief Justice may approve, $25,834,000.
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1 CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

2 For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable

3 the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im4 posed upon him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40

5 U.S.C. 13a–13b), $3,313,000, of which $500,000 shall re6 main available until expended.

7 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL

8 CIRCUIT

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other offi11 cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the

12 court, as authorized by law, $14,070,000.

13 UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala16 ries of the officers and employees of the court, services

17 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses

18 of the court, as authorized by law, $10,859,000.

19 COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER

20 JUDICIAL SERVICES

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ23 ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),

24 justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac25 tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal
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1 Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all

2 other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not

3 otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses

4 of the courts, as authorized by law, $2,411,024,000 (in5 cluding the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of

6 which not to exceed $14,454,000 shall remain available

7 until expended for space alteration projects; of which not

8 to exceed $11,000,000 shall remain available until ex9 pended for furniture and furnishings related to new space

10 alteration and construction projects; and of which

11 $500,000 is to remain available until expended for acquisi12 tion of books, periodicals, and newspapers, and all other

13 legal reference materials, including subscriptions.

14 In addition, for expenses of the United States Court

15 of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under

16 the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not

17 to exceed $2,318,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine

18 Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

19 VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS

20 For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized

21 by law, $41,500,000, to remain available until expended,

22 which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction

23 Trust Fund, as authorized by section 190001(a) of Public

24 Law 103–322.
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1 DEFENDER SERVICES

2 For the operation of Federal Public Defender and

3 Community Defender organizations, the compensation and

4 reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to rep5 resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,

6 as amended, the compensation and reimbursement of ex7 penses of persons furnishing investigative, expert and

8 other services under the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C.

9 3006A(e)), the compensation (in accordance with Criminal

10 Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses

11 of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases

12 where the defendant has waived representation by counsel,

13 the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses

14 of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligi15 ble minor or incompetent offenders in connection with

16 transfers from the United States to foreign countries with

17 which the United States has a treaty for the execution

18 of penal sentences, and the compensation of attorneys ap19 pointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protec20 tion of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.

21 1875(d), $260,000,000, to remain available until ex22 pended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i): Provided,

23 That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be avail24 able for Death Penalty Resource Centers or Post-Convic25 tion Defender Organizations.
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1 FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

2 For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28

3 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis4 sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa5 tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases

6 pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro7 cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)); $59,028,000,

8 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the

9 compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the

10 daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section

11 5332 of title 5, United States Code.

12 COURT SECURITY

13 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

14 incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance

15 of security equipment and protective services for the Unit16 ed States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, in17 cluding building ingress-egress control, inspection of pack18 ages, directed security patrols, and other similar activities

19 as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement

20 and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702);

21 $109,724,000, to be expended directly or transferred to

22 the United States Marshals Service which shall be respon23 sible for administering elements of the Judicial Security

24 Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed

25 to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the

26 United States Courts and the Attorney General.
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

2 COURTS

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office

5 of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ6 ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas7 senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b),

8 advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else9 where, $47,500,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is au10 thorized for official reception and representation expenses.

11 FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen14 ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $18,828,000;

15 of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep16 tember 30, 1997, to provide education and training to

17 Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed

18 $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representa19 tion expenses.

20 JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS

21 PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS

22 For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement

23 Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $24,000,000,

24 to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized

25 by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $7,000,000, and to the United
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1 States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund,

2 as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $1,900,000.

3 UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out

6 the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States

7 Code, $8,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au8 thorized for official reception and representation expenses.

9 GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY

10 SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in

11 this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall

12 be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

13 SEC. 302. Appropriations made in this title shall be

14 available for salaries and expenses of the Special Court

15 established under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of

16 1973, Public Law 93–236.

17 SEC. 303. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria18 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi19 ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro20 priations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise

21 specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10

22 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer

23 pursuant to this section shall be treated as a

24 reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and
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1 shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except

2 in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

3 SEC. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of

4 law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for district

5 courts, courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall

6 be available for official reception and representation ex7 penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:

8 Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed

9 $10,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the

10 Administrative Office of the United States Courts in his

11 capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.

12 This title may be cited as ‘‘The Judiciary Appropria13 tions Act, 1996’’.

14 TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND

15 RELATED AGENCIES

16 DEPARTMENT OF STATE

17 ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

18 DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

19 For necessary expenses of the Department of State

20 and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ21 ing expenses authorized by the State Department Basic

22 Authorities Act of 1956, as amended; representation to

23 certain international organizations in which the United

24 States participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant

25 to the advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts
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1 of Congress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of pas2 senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343,

3 40 U.S.C. 481(c) and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses

4 of general administration $1,716,878,000: Provided, That

5 starting in fiscal year 1997, a system shall be in place

6 that allocates to each department and agency the full cost

7 of its presence outside of the United States.

8 Of the funds provided under this heading,

9 $24,856,000 shall be available only for the Diplomatic

10 Telecommunications Service for operation of existing base

11 services and not to exceed $17,144,000 shall be available

12 only for the enhancement of the Diplomatic Telecommuni13 cations Service (DTS), except that such latter amount

14 shall not be available for obligation until the expiration

15 of the 15-day period beginning on the date on which the

16 Secretary of State and the Director of the Diplomatic

17 Telecommunications Service Program Office submit the

18 DTS pilot program report required by section 507 of Pub19 lic Law 103–317.

20 In addition, not to exceed $700,000 in registration

21 fees collected pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export

22 Control Act, as amended, may be used in accordance with

23 section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act

24 of 1956, 22 U.S.C. 2717; and in addition not to exceed

25 $1,223,000 shall be derived from fees from other executive
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1 agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the Inter2 national Center in accordance with section 4 of the Inter3 national Center Act (Public Law 90–553, as amended by

4 section 120 of Public Law 101–246); and in addition not

5 to exceed $15,000 which shall be derived from reimburse6 ments, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facili7 ties in accordance with section 46 of the State Department

8 Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2718(a)).

9 Notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to ex10 ceed 20 percent of the amounts made available in this Act

11 in the appropriation accounts, ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular

12 Programs’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ under the head13 ing ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ may be trans14 ferred between such appropriation accounts: Provided,

15 That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated

16 as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this

17 Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure

18 except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that

19 section.

20 For an additional amount for security enhancement,

21 to counter the threat of terrorism, $9,720,000, to remain

22 available until expended.

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 For expenses necessary for the general administra25 tion of the Department of State and the Foreign Service,

26 provided for by law, including expenses authorized by sec-
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1 tion 9 of the Act of August 31, 1964, as amended (31

2 U.S.C. 3721), and the State Department Basic Authori3 ties Act of 1956, as amended, $363,276,000.

4 For an additional amount for security enhancements

5 to counter the threat of terrorism, $1,870,000, to remain

6 available until expended.

7 CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

8 For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment

9 Fund, $16,400,000, to remain available until expended,

10 as authorized in Public Law 103–236: Provided, That sec11 tion 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not apply to

12 funds appropriated under this heading.

13 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

15 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

16 General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),

17 $27,669,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other

18 provision of law, (1) the Office of the Inspector General

19 of the United States Information Agency is hereby merged

20 with the Office of the Inspector General of the Depart21 ment of State; (2) the functions exercised and assigned

22 to the Office of the Inspector General of the United States

23 Information Agency before the effective date of this Act

24 (including all related functions) are transferred to the Of25 fice of the Inspector General of the Department of State;

26 and (3) the Inspector General of the Department of State
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1 shall also serve as the Inspector General of the United

2 States Information Agency.

3 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

4 For representation allowances as authorized by sec5 tion 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended

6 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $4,780,000.

7 PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

8 For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the

9 Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective

10 services in accordance with the provisions of section 214

11 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956

12 (22 U.S.C. 4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,579,000.

13 ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD

14 For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign

15 Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C.

16 292–300), and the Diplomatic Security Construction Pro17 gram as authorized by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic

18 Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851),

19 $391,760,000, to remain available until expended as au20 thorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c): Provided, That none of the

21 funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for

22 acquisition of furniture and furnishings and generators for

23 other departments and agencies.
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1 EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR

2 SERVICE

3 For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of

4 State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo5 matic and Consular Service pursuant to the requirement

6 of 31 U.S.C. 3526(e), $6,000,000, to remain available

7 until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c), of

8 which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and

9 merged with the Repatriation Loans Program Account,

10 subject to the same terms and conditions.

11 REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

12 For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized

13 by 22 U.S.C. 2671: Provided, That such costs, including

14 the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in

15 section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In

16 addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

17 out the direct loan program, $183,000 which may be

18 transferred to and merged with the Salaries and Expenses

19 account under Administration of Foreign Affairs.

20 PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela22 tions Act, Public Law 96–8 (93 Stat. 14), $15,165,000.

23 PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND

24 DISABILITY FUND

25 For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and

26 Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $125,402,000.
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1 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES

2 CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

3 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary

4 to meet annual obligations of membership in international

5 multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified

6 pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven7 tions or specific Acts of Congress, $870,000,000: Pro8 vided, That any payment of arrearages shall be directed

9 toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon by

10 the United States and the respective international organi11 zation: Provided further, That 20 percent of the funds ap12 propriated in this paragraph for the assessed contribution

13 of the United States to the United Nations shall be with14 held from obligation and expenditure until a certification

15 is made under section 401(b) of Public Law 103–236 for

16 fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That certification under

17 section 401(b) of Public Law 103–236 for fiscal year 1996

18 may only be made if the Committees on Appropriations

19 and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees

20 on Appropriations and International Relations of the

21 House of Representatives are notified of the steps taken,

22 and anticipated, to meet the requirements of section

23 401(b) of Public Law 103–236 at least 15 days in advance

24 of the proposed certification: Provided further, That none

25 of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be avail-
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1 able for a United States contribution to an international

2 organization for the United States share of interest costs

3 made known to the United States Government by such

4 organization for loans incurred on or after October 1,

5 1984, through external borrowings.

6 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING

7 ACTIVITIES

8 For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex9 penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to

10 the maintenance or restoration of international peace and

11 security, $425,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds

12 made available under this Act may be used, and shall not

13 be available, for obligation or expenditure for any new or

14 expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at

15 least fifteen days in advance of voting for the new or ex16 panded mission in the United Nations Security Council

17 (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable),

18 (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of

19 Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate

20 Committees of the Congress are notified of the estimated

21 cost and length of the mission, the vital national interest

22 that will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and (2)

23 a reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this

24 Act is submitted, and the procedures therein followed, set25 ting forth the source of funds that will be used to pay

26 for the cost of the new or expanded mission: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping ex2 penses only upon a certification by the Secretary of State

3 to the appropriate committees of the Congress that Amer4 ican manufacturers and suppliers are being given opportu5 nities to provide equipment, services and material for

6 United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those

7 being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers.

8 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES

9 For necessary expenses authorized by section 5 of the

10 State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, in addi11 tion to funds otherwise available for these purposes, con12 tributions for the United States share of general expenses

13 of international organizations and conferences and rep14 resentation to such organizations and conferences as pro15 vided for by 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 2672 and personal serv16 ices without regard to civil service and classification laws

17 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5102, $3,000,000, to remain

18 available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C.

19 2696(c), of which not to exceed $200,000 may be ex20 pended for representation as authorized by 22 U.S.C.

21 4085.

22 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

23 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

24 to meet obligations of the United States arising under

25 treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:
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1 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION,

2 UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

3 For necessary expenses for the United States Section

4 of the International Boundary and Water Commission,

5 United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli6 cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed

7 $6,000 for representation; as follows:

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,

10 $12,358,000.

11 CONSTRUCTION

12 For detailed plan preparation and construction of au13 thorized projects, $6,644,000, to remain available until ex14 pended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c).

15 AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

16 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for

17 the International Joint Commission and the International

18 Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au19 thorized by treaties between the United States and Can20 ada or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment

21 Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law

22 103–182; $5,800,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall

23 be available for representation expenses incurred by the

24 International Joint Commission.
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1 INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

2 For necessary expenses for international fisheries

3 commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by

4 law, $14,669,000: Provided, That the United States’ share

5 of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com6 missions, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

7 PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION

8 For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized

9 by section 501 of Public Law 101–246, $10,000,000 to

10 remain available until expended as authorized by 22

11 U.S.C. 2696(c).

12 GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE

13 SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall

14 be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances

15 and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of 5

16 U.S.C.; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and

17 hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C.

18 1343(b).

19 SEC. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria20 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De21 partment of State in this Act may be transferred between

22 such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as

23 otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more

24 than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not

25 to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available

26 for the current fiscal year for the United States Informa-
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1 tion Agency in this Act may be transferred between such

2 appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as oth3 erwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more

4 than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further,

5 That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated

6 as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this

7 Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure

8 except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that

9 section.

10 SEC. 403. Funds appropriated or otherwise made

11 available under this Act or any other Act may be expended

12 for compensation of the United States Commissioner of

13 the International Boundary Commission, United States

14 and Canada, only for actual hours worked by such Com15 missioner.

16 RELATED AGENCIES

17 ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

18 ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES

19 For necessary expenses not otherwise provided, for

20 arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activi21 ties, $40,000,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 shall

22 be for official reception and representation expenses as au23 thorized by the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended

24 (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.).
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1 UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary

4 to enable the United States Information Agency, as au5 thorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex6 change Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.),

7 the United States Information and Educational Exchange

8 Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and

9 Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to

10 carry out international communication, educational and

11 cultural activities; and to carry out related activities au12 thorized by law, including employment, without regard to

13 civil service and classification laws, of persons on a tem14 porary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appropria15 tion), as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, and entertain16 ment, including official receptions, within the United

17 States, not to exceed $25,000 as authorized by 22 U.S.C.

18 1474(3); $445,645,000: Provided, That not to exceed

19 $1,400,000 may be used for representation abroad as au20 thorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 4085: Provided further,

21 That not to exceed $7,615,000 to remain available until

22 expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees

23 or other payments received from or in connection with

24 English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication

25 programs as authorized by section 810 of the United
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1 States Information and Educational Exchange Act of

2 1948, as amended: Provided further, That not to exceed

3 $1,700,000 to remain available until expended may be

4 used to carry out projects involving security construction

5 and related improvements for agency facilities not phys6 ically located together with Department of State facilities

7 abroad.

8 TECHNOLOGY FUND

9 For expenses necessary to enable the United States

10 Information Agency to provide for the procurement of in11 formation technology improvements, as authorized by the

12 United States Information and Educational Exchange Act

13 of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the Mutual

14 Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as

15 amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization

16 Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), $5,050,000, to re17 main available until expended.

18 EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

19 For expenses of educational and cultural exchange

20 programs, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and

21 Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.

22 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91

23 Stat. 1636), $192,090,000, to remain available until ex24 pended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2455.
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1 EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST

2 FUND

3 For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel4 lowships, Incorporated as authorized by sections 4 and 5

5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20

6 U.S.C. 5204–05), all interest and earnings accruing to the

7 Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on

8 or before September 30, 1996, to remain available until

9 expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated

10 herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa11 tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the pay12 ment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C.

13 5376; or for purposes which are not in accordance with

14 OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Require15 ments) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organi16 zations), including the restrictions on compensation for

17 personal services.

18 ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

19 For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar20 ship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign

21 Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993

22 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to

23 the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September

24 30, 1996, to remain available until expended.
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1 AMERICAN STUDIES COLLECTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

2 For necessary expenses of American Studies Collec3 tions as authorized by section 235 of the Foreign Rela4 tions Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, all

5 interest and earnings accruing to the American Studies

6 Collections Endowment Fund on or before September 30,

7 1996, to remain available until expended.

8 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

9 For expenses necessary to enable the United States

10 Information Agency, as authorized by the United States

11 Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as

12 amended, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amend13 ed, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the United

14 States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amend15 ed, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, to carry out

16 international communication activities; $341,000,000, of

17 which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended,

18 not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions

19 within the United States as authorized by 22 U.S.C.

20 1474(3), not to exceed $35,000 may be used for represen21 tation abroad as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 4085,

22 and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official recep23 tion and representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/

24 Radio Liberty; and in addition, not to exceed $250,000

25 from fees as authorized by section 810 of the United

26 States Information and Educational Exchange Act of
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1 1948, as amended, to remain available until expended for

2 carrying out authorized purposes: Provided, That funds

3 provided for broadcasting to Cuba may be used for the

4 purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities

5 for radio and television transmission and reception, and

6 purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio

7 and television transmission and reception.

8 RADIO CONSTRUCTION

9 For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, con10 struction, and improvement of facilities for radio trans11 mission and reception and purchase and installation of

12 necessary equipment for radio and television transmission

13 and reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471,

14 $70,164,000, to remain available until expended as au15 thorized by 22 U.S.C. 1477b(a).

16 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

17 For grants made by the United States Information

18 Agency to the National Endowment for Democracy as au19 thorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act,

20 $28,000,000, to remain available until expended.

21 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State

22 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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1 TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES

2 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

3 MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

4 OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES

5 (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY)

6 For the payment of obligations incurred for operat7 ing-differential subsidies as authorized by the Merchant

8 Marine Act, 1936, as amended, $162,610,000, to remain

9 available until expended.

10 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

11 For necessary expenses of operations and training ac12 tivities authorized by law, $64,600,000, to remain avail13 able until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any

14 other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation

15 may use proceeds derived from the sale or disposal of Na16 tional Defense Reserve Fleet vessels that are currently col17 lected and retained by the Maritime Administration, to be

18 used for facility and ship maintenance, modernization and

19 repair, conversion, acquisition of equipment, and fuel costs

20 necessary to maintain training at the United States Mer21 chant Marine Academy and State maritime academies:

22 Provided further, That reimbursements may be made to

23 this appropriation from receipts to the ‘‘Federal Ship Fi24 nancing Fund’’ for administrative expenses in support of

25 that program in addition to any amount heretofore appro26 priated.
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1 MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM

2 ACCOUNT

3 For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by

4 the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, $48,000,000, to remain

5 available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in6 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de7 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of

8 1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are

9 available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of

10 which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,000,000,000.

11 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

12 the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $4,000,000,

13 which shall be transferred to and merged with the appro14 priation for Operations and Training.

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME

16 ADMINISTRATION

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the

18 Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities

19 and services and make necessary repairs in connection

20 with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Govern21 ment property under control of the Maritime Administra22 tion, and payments received therefor shall be credited to

23 the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided,

24 That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or

25 occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or
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1 repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous

2 receipts.

3 No obligations shall be incurred during the current

4 fiscal year from the construction fund established by the

5 Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the

6 appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in

7 any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which other8 wise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall

9 be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

10 COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S

11 HERITAGE ABROAD

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation

14 of America’s Heritage Abroad, $206,000, as authorized by

15 Public Law 99–83, section 1303.

16 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil

19 Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,

20 $8,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may

21 be used to employ consultants: Provided further, That

22 none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be

23 used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under

24 Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special

25 assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That
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1 none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be

2 used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75

3 billable days, with the exception of the Chairperson who

4 is permitted 125 billable days.

5 COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Immi8 gration Reform pursuant to section 141(f) of the Immi9 gration Act of 1990, $2,377,000, to remain available until

10 expended.

11 COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN

12 EUROPE

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu15 rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public

16 Law 94–304, $1,090,000, to remain available until ex17 pended as authorized by section 3 of Public Law 99–7.

18 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment

21 Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the

22 Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d)

23 and 621–634), the Americans with Disabilities Act of

24 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including services

25 as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
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1 vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); nonmonetary

2 awards to private citizens; not to exceed $26,500,000, for

3 payments to State and local enforcement agencies for serv4 ices to the Commission pursuant to title VII of the Civil

5 Rights Act of 1964, as amended, sections 6 and 14 of the

6 Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans

7 with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act

8 of 1991; $233,000,000: Provided, That the Commission

9 is authorized to make available for official reception and

10 representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from avail11 able funds.

12 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica15 tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni16 forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.

17 5901–02; not to exceed $600,000 for land and structures;

18 not to exceed $500,000 for improvement and care of

19 grounds and repair to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for

20 official reception and representation expenses; purchase

21 (not to exceed sixteen) and hire of motor vehicles; special

22 counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;

23 $185,232,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall re24 main available until September 30, 1997, for research and

25 policy studies: Provided, That $116,400,000 of offsetting
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1 collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec2 tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, as

3 amended, and shall be retained and used for necessary ex4 penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available

5 until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap6 propriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections

7 are received during fiscal year 1996 so as to result in a

8 final fiscal year 1996 appropriation estimated at

9 $68,832,000: Provided further, That any offsetting collec10 tions received in excess of $116,400,000 in fiscal year

11 1996 shall remain available until expended, but shall not

12 be available for obligation until October 1, 1996.

13 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime

16 Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer17 chant Marine Act of 1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C.

18 1111), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;

19 hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31

20 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as

21 authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–02; $15,000,000: Provided,

22 That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official

23 reception and representation expenses.
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1 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com4 mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au5 thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized

6 by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and

7 not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa8 tion expenses; $82,928,000: Provided, That notwithstand9 ing any other provision of law, not to exceed $48,262,000

10 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for

11 premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Ro12 dino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C.

13 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses

14 in this appropriation, and shall remain available until ex15 pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro16 priated from the General Fund shall be reduced as such

17 offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1996,

18 so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation

19 from the General Fund estimated at not more than

20 $34,666,000, to remain available until expended: Provided

21 further, That any fees received in excess of $48,262,000

22 in fiscal year 1996 shall remain available until expended,

23 but shall not be available for obligation until October 1,

24 1996: Provided further, That none of the funds made

25 available to the Federal Trade Commission shall be avail-
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1 able for obligation for expenses authorized by section 151

2 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improve3 ment Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–242, 105 Stat. 2282–

4 2285).

5 JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION

6 JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP TRUST FUND

7 For expenses of the Japan-United States Friendship

8 Commission as authorized by Public Law 94–118, as

9 amended, from the interest earned on the Japan-United

10 States Friendship Trust Fund, $1,247,000; and an

11 amount of Japanese currency not to exceed the equivalent

12 of $1,420,000 based on exchange rates at the time of pay13 ment of such amounts as authorized by Public Law 94–

14 118.

15 LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

16 PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

17 For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to

18 carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation

19 Act of 1974, as amended, $278,000,000 of which

20 $265,000,000 is for basic field programs; $8,000,000 is

21 for the Office of the Inspector General, of which

22 $5,750,000 shall be used to contract with independent au23 diting agencies for annual financial and program audits

24 of all grantees in accordance with Office of Management
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1 and Budget Circular A–133; and $5,000,000 is for man2 agement and administration.

3 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—LEGAL SERVICES

4 CORPORATION

5 SEC. 501. Funds appropriated under this Act to the

6 Legal Services Corporation shall be distributed as follows:

7 (1) The Corporation shall define geographic

8 areas and funds available for each geographic area

9 shall be on a per capita basis pursuant to the num10 ber of poor people determined by the Bureau of the

11 Census to be within that geographic area: Provided,

12 That funds for a geographic area may be distributed

13 by the Corporation to one or more persons or enti14 ties eligible for funding under section 1006(a)(1)(A)

15 of the Legal Services Corporation Act, subject to

16 sections 502 and 504 of this Act.

17 (2) The amount of the grants from the Cor18 poration and of the contracts entered into by the

19 Corporation in accordance with paragraph (1) shall

20 be an equal figure per poor person for all geographic

21 areas, based on the most recent decennial census of

22 population conducted pursuant to section 141 of title

23 13, United States Code.

24 SEC. 502. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

25 to the Legal Services Corporation shall be used by the

26 Corporation in making grants or entering into contracts
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1 for the provision of legal assistance unless the Corporation

2 ensures that the person or entity receiving funding to pro3 vide such legal assistance is—

4 (1) a private attorney or attorneys admitted to

5 practice in one of the States or the District of Co6 lumbia;

7 (2) a qualified nonprofit organization chartered

8 under the laws of one of the States or the District

9 of Columbia, a purpose of which is furnishing legal

10 assistance to eligible clients, the majority of the

11 board of directors or other governing body of which

12 is comprised of attorneys who are admitted to prac13 tice in one of the States or the District of Columbia

14 and who are appointed to terms of office on such

15 board or body by the governing bodies of State,

16 county, or municipal bar associations the member17 ship of which represents a majority of the attorneys

18 practicing law in the locality in which the organiza19 tion is to provide legal assistance;

20 (3) a State or local government (without regard

21 to section 1006(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Legal Services

22 Corporation Act); or

23 (4) a substate regional planning or coordination

24 agency which is composed of a substate area whose
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1 governing board is controlled by locally elected offi2 cials.

3 SEC. 503. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

4 to the Legal Services Corporation for grants or contracts

5 to basic field programs may be obligated unless such

6 grants or contracts are awarded on a competitive basis:

7 Provided, That not later than sixty days after enactment

8 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall promul9 gate regulations to implement a competitive selection proc10 ess: Provided further, That such regulations shall include,

11 but not be limited to, the following selection criteria:

12 (1) The demonstration of a full understanding

13 of the basic legal needs of the eligible clients to be

14 served and a demonstration of the capability of serv15 ing those needs.

16 (2) The quality, feasibility, and cost effective17 ness of plans submitted by the applicant for the de18 livery of legal assistance to the eligible clients to be

19 served.

20 (3) The experiences of the Corporation with the

21 applicant, if the applicant has previously received fi22 nancial assistance from the Corporation, including

23 the applicant’s record of past compliance with Cor24 poration policies, practices, and restrictions:
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1 Provided further, That, such regulations shall ensure that

2 timely notice for the submission of applications for awards

3 is published in periodicals of local and State bar associa4 tions and in at least one daily newspaper of general cir5 culation in the area to be served by the person or entity

6 receiving the award: Provided further, No person or entity

7 that was previously awarded a grant or contract by the

8 Legal Services Corporation for the provision of legal as9 sistance may be given any preference in the competitive

10 selection process: Provided further, That for the purposes

11 of the funding provided in this Act, rights under sections

12 1007(a)(9) and 1011 of the Legal Services Corporation

13 Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(9) and 42 U.S.C. 2996j) shall

14 not apply.

15 SEC. 504. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

16 to the Legal Services Corporation may be used to provide

17 financial assistance to any person or entity—

18 (1) that makes available any funds, personnel,

19 or equipment for use in advocating or opposing any

20 plan or proposal, or represents any party or partici21 pates in any other way in litigation, that is intended

22 to or has the effect of altering, revising, or reappor23 tioning a legislative, judicial, or elective district at

24 any level of government, including influencing the

25 timing or manner of the taking of a census;
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1 (2) that attempts to influence the issuance,

2 amendment, or revocation of any executive order,

3 regulation, or similar promulgation by any Federal,

4 State, or local agency;

5 (3) that attempts to influence any decision by

6 a Federal, State, or local agency, except when legal

7 assistance is provided by an employee of a grantee

8 to an eligible client on a particular application,

9 claim, or case, which directly involves the client’s

10 legal rights or responsibilities, and which does not

11 involve the issuance, amendment, or revocation of

12 any agency promulgation described in paragraph (2);

13 (4) that attempts to influence the passage or

14 defeat of any legislation, constitutional amendment,

15 referendum, initiative, or any similar procedure of

16 the Congress of the United States, or by any State

17 or local legislative body;

18 (5) that attempts to influence the conduct of

19 oversight proceedings of the Corporation or any per20 son or entity receiving financial assistance provided

21 by the Corporation;

22 (6) that pays for any personal service, adver23 tisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter,

24 printed or written matter, administrative expenses,
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1 or related expenses, associated with an activity pro2 hibited in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5);

3 (7) that brings a class action suit against the

4 Federal Government or any State or local govern5 ment;

6 (8) that files a complaint or otherwise pursues

7 litigation against a defendant, or engages in

8 precomplaint settlement negotiations with a prospec9 tive defendant, unless—

10 (A) all plaintiffs have been specifically

11 identified, by name, in any complaint filed for

12 purposes of litigation; and

13 (B) a statement or statements of facts

14 written in English and, if necessary, in a lan15 guage which the plaintiffs understand, which

16 enumerate the particular facts known to the

17 plaintiffs on which the complaint is based, have

18 been signed by the plaintiffs (including named

19 plaintiffs in a class action), are kept on file by

20 the person or entity provided financial assist21 ance by the Corporation, and are made avail22 able to any Federal department or agency that

23 is auditing the activities of the Corporation or

24 of any recipient, and to any auditor receiving
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1 Federal funds to conduct such auditing, includ2 ing any auditor or monitor of the Corporation:

3 Provided, That upon establishment of reasonable

4 cause that an injunction is necessary to prevent

5 probable, serious harm to such potential plaintiff, a

6 court of competent jurisdiction may enjoin the dis7 closure of the identity of any potential plaintiff

8 pending the outcome of such litigation or negotia9 tions after notice and an opportunity for a hearing

10 is provided to potential parties to the litigation or

11 the negotiations: Provided further, That other parties

12 shall have access to the statement of facts referred

13 to in subparagraph (B) only through the discovery

14 process after litigation has begun;

15 (9) unless, after January 1, 1996, and prior to

16 the provision of financial assistance—

17 (A) the governing board of a person or en18 tity receiving financial assistance provided by

19 the Legal Services Corporation has set specific

20 priorities in writing, pursuant to section

21 1007(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Legal Services Corpora22 tion Act, of the types of matters and cases to

23 which the staff of the nonprofit organization

24 shall devote its time and resources; and
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1 (B) the staff of such person or entity re2 ceiving financial assistance provided by the

3 Legal Services Corporation has signed a written

4 agreement not to undertake cases or matters

5 other than in accordance with the specific prior6 ities set by such governing board, except in

7 emergency situations defined by such board and

8 in accordance with such board’s written proce9 dures for such situations:

10 Provided, That the staff of such person or entity re11 ceiving financial assistance provided by the Legal

12 Services Corporation shall provide to their respective

13 governing board on a quarterly basis, and to the

14 Corporation on an annual basis, all cases undertaken

15 other than those in accordance with such priorities:

16 Provided further, That not later than 30 days after

17 enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall promul18 gate a suggested list of priorities which boards of di19 rectors may use in setting priorities under this para20 graph;

21 (10) unless, prior to receiving financial assist22 ance provided by the Legal Services Corporation,

23 such person or entity agrees to maintain records of

24 time spent on each case or matter with respect to

25 which that person or entity is engaged in activities:
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1 Provided, That any non-Federal funds received by

2 any person or entity provided financial assistance by

3 the Corporation shall be accounted for and reported

4 as receipts and disbursements separate and distinct

5 from Corporation funds: Provided further, That such

6 person or entity receiving financial assistance pro7 vided by the Corporation agrees (notwithstanding

8 section 1009(d) of the Legal Services Corporation

9 Act) to make such records described in this para10 graph available to any Federal department, or agen11 cy or independent auditor receiving Federal funds to

12 conduct an audit of the activities of the Corporation

13 or recipient receiving funding under this Act;

14 (11) that provides legal assistance for or on be15 half of any alien, unless the alien is present in the

16 United States and is—

17 (A) an alien lawfully admitted for perma18 nent residence as defined in section 101(a)(20)

19 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8

20 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20));

21 (B) an alien who is either married to a

22 United States citizen or is a parent or an un23 married child under the age of twenty-one years

24 of such a citizen and who has filed an applica25 tion for adjustment of status to permanent resi-
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1 dent under the Immigration and Nationality

2 Act, and such application has not been rejected;

3 (C) an alien who is lawfully present in the

4 United States pursuant to an admission under

5 section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality

6 Act (8 U.S.C. 1157, relating to refugee admis7 sion) or who has been granted asylum by the

8 Attorney General under such Act;

9 (D) an alien who is lawfully present in the

10 United States as a result of the Attorney Gen11 eral’s withholding of deportation pursuant to

12 section 243(h) of the Immigration and Nation13 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1253(h)); or

14 (E) an alien to whom section 305 of the

15 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986

16 applies but only to the extent that the legal as17 sistance provided is that described in such sec18 tion:

19 Provided, That an alien who is lawfully present in

20 the United States as a result of being granted condi21 tional entry pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of the Im22 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(7))

23 before April 1, 1980, because of persecution or fear

24 of persecution on account of race, religion, or politi25 cal calamity shall be deemed, for purposes of this
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1 section, to be an alien described in subparagraph

2 (C);

3 (12) that supports or conducts training pro4 grams for the purpose of advocating particular pub5 lic policies or encouraging political activities, labor

6 or anti-labor activities, boycotts, picketing, strikes,

7 and demonstrations, including the dissemination of

8 information about such policies or activities, except

9 that this paragraph shall not be construed to pro10 hibit the training of attorneys or paralegal personnel

11 to prepare them to provide adequate legal assistance

12 to eligible clients or to advise any eligible client as

13 to the nature of the legislative process or inform any

14 eligible client of his or her rights under statute,

15 order, or regulation;

16 (13) that provides legal assistance with respect

17 to any fee-generating case: Provided, That for the

18 purposes of this paragraph the term ‘‘fee-generating

19 case’’ means any case which, if undertaken on behalf

20 of an eligible client by an attorney in private prac21 tice may reasonably be expected to result in a fee for

22 legal services from an award to a client from public

23 funds, from the opposing party, or from any other

24 source;
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1 (14) that claims, or whose employees or clients

2 claim, or collect attorneys’ fees from nongovern3 mental parties to litigation initiated by such client

4 with the assistance of such recipient or its employ5 ees;

6 (15) that participates in any litigation with re7 spect to abortion;

8 (16) that participates in any litigation on behalf

9 of a local, State, or Federal prisoner;

10 (17) that provides legal representation for any

11 person, or participates in any other way, in litiga12 tion, lobbying, or rulemaking involving efforts to re13 form a State or Federal welfare system, except that

14 this paragraph shall not preclude a recipient from

15 representing an individual client who is seeking spe16 cific relief from a welfare agency where such relief

17 does not involve an effort to amend or otherwise

18 challenge existing law;

19 (18) that defends a person in a proceeding to

20 evict that person from a public housing project if

21 that person has been charged with the illegal sale or

22 distribution of a controlled substance and if the evic23 tion proceeding is brought by a public housing agen24 cy because the illegal drug activity of that person

25 threatens the health or safety of other tenants resid-
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1 ing in the public housing project or employees of the

2 public housing agency: Provided, That for the pur3 poses of this paragraph, the term ‘‘controlled sub4 stance’’ has the meaning given that term in section

5 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.

6 802): Provided further, That for the purposes of this

7 paragraph, the terms ‘‘public housing project’’ and

8 ‘‘public housing agency’’ have the meanings given

9 those terms in section 3 of the United States Hous10 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a);

11 (19) unless such person or entity agrees that it

12 and its employees will not accept employment result13 ing from in-person unsolicited advice to a

14 nonattorney that such nonattorney should obtain

15 counsel or take legal action: Provided, That such

16 person or entity or its employees receiving financial

17 assistance provided by the Corporation shall also

18 agree that such person or entity will not refer such

19 nonattorney to another person or entity or its em20 ployees that are receiving financial assistance pro21 vided by the Legal Services Corporation; or

22 (20) unless such person or entity enters into a

23 contractual agreement to be subject to all provisions

24 of Federal law relating to the proper use of Federal

25 funds, the violation of which shall render any grant
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1 or contractual agreement to provide funding null

2 and void: Provided, That for such purposes the Cor3 poration shall be considered to be a Federal agency

4 and all funds provided by the Corporation shall be

5 considered to be Federal funds provided by grant or

6 contract.

7 SEC. 505. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

8 to the Legal Services Corporation or provided by the Cor9 poration to any entity or person may be used to pay mem10 bership dues to any private or non-profit organization.

11 SEC. 506. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

12 to the Legal Services Corporation may be used by any per13 son or entity receiving financial assistance from the Cor14 poration to file or pursue a lawsuit against the Corpora15 tion.

16 SEC. 507. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

17 to the Legal Services Corporation may be used for any

18 purpose prohibited or contrary to any of the provisions

19 of authorization legislation for fiscal year 1996 for the

20 Legal Services Corporation that is enacted into law: Pro21 vided, That, upon enactment of Legal Services Corpora22 tion reauthorization legislation, funding provided in this

23 Act shall from that date be subject to the provisions of

24 that legislation and any provisions in this Act that are
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1 inconsistent with that legislation shall no longer have ef2 fect.

3 MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

4 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

5 For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com6 mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,

7 as amended, $1,000,000.

8 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. FEDERAL HOLIDAY

9 COMMISSION

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of the Martin Luther King,

12 Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, as authorized by Public

13 Law 98–399, as amended, $250,000.

14 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex17 change Commission, including services as authorized by

18 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple

19 year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and

20 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa21 tion expenses, $103,445,000, of which not to exceed

22 $10,000 may be used toward funding a permanent sec23 retariat for the International Organization of Securities

24 Commissions, and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall

25 be available for expenses for consultations and meetings
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1 hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and

2 other regulatory officials, members of their delegations,

3 appropriate representatives and staff to exchange views

4 concerning developments relating to securities matters, de5 velopment and implementation of cooperation agreements

6 concerning securities matters and provision of technical

7 assistance for the development of foreign securities mar8 kets, such expenses to include necessary logistic and ad9 ministrative expenses and the expenses of Commission

10 staff and foreign invitees in attendance at such consulta11 tions and meetings including: (i) such incidental expenses

12 as meals taken in the course of such attendance, (ii) any

13 travel or transportation to or from such meetings, and (iii)

14 any other related lodging or subsistence: Provided, That

15 immediately upon enactment of this Act, the rate of fees

16 under section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15

17 U.S.C. 77f(b)) shall increase from one-fiftieth of 1 per

18 centum to one twenty-ninth of 1 per centum and such in19 crease shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to this

20 appropriation, to remain available until expended, to re21 cover costs of services of the securities registration proc22 ess.
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1 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

4 of the Small Business Administration as authorized by

5 Public Law 103–403, including hire of passenger motor

6 vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and

7 not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa8 tion expenses, $217,947,000: Provided further, That the

9 Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the

10 cost of publications developed by the Small Business Ad11 ministration, and certain loan servicing activities: Pro12 vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, reve13 nues received from all such activities shall be credited to

14 this account, to be available for carrying out these pur15 poses without further appropriations.

16 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

17 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector

18 General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector

19 General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1–11

20 as amended by Public Law 100–504), $8,750,000.

21 BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, and for the

23 cost of guaranteed loans, $146,710,000, as authorized by

24 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $1,700,000, to be available

25 until expended, shall be for the Microloan Guarantee Pro26 gram, and of which $40,510,000 shall remain available
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1 until September 30, 1997: Provided, That such costs, in2 cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de3 fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of

4 1974.

5 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

6 the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $97,000,000,

7 which may be transferred to and merged with the appro8 priations for Salaries and Expenses.

9 DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

10 For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b)

11 of the Small Business Act, as amended, $34,432,000, to

12 remain available until expended: Provided, That such

13 costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be

14 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

15 of 1974.

16 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

17 the direct loan program, $78,000,000, which may be

18 transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Sal19 aries and Expenses.

20 SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND

21 For additional capital for the ‘‘Surety Bond Guaran22 tees Revolving Fund’’, authorized by the Small Business

23 Investment Act, as amended, $2,530,000, to remain avail24 able without fiscal year limitation as authorized by 15

25 U.S.C. 631 note.
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—SMALL BUSINESS

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 SEC. 501. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria4 tion made available for the current fiscal year for the

5 Small Business Administration in this Act may be trans6 ferred between such appropriations, but no such appro7 priation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by

8 any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant

9 to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of

10 funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be avail11 able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance

12 with the procedures set forth in that section.

13 TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS

14 SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in

15 this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes

16 not authorized by the Congress.

17 SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in

18 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

19 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

20 SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation

21 under this Act for any consulting service through procure22 ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited

23 to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter

24 of public record and available for public inspection, except
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1 where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex2 isting Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.

3 SEC. 604. If any provision of this Act or the applica4 tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall

5 be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica6 tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other

7 than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af8 fected thereby.

9 SEC. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this

10 Act, or provided under previous Appropriations Acts to the

11 agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli12 gation or expenditure in fiscal year 1996, or provided from

13 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived

14 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded

15 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure

16 through a reprogramming of funds which (1) creates new

17 programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;

18 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any

19 project or activity for which funds have been denied or

20 restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorga21 nizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out

22 or privatizes any functions or activities presently per23 formed by Federal employees; unless the Appropriations

24 Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified fif25 teen days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
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1 (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or

2 provided under previous Appropriations Acts to the agen3 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation

4 or expenditure in fiscal year 1996, or provided from any

5 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by

6 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by

7 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure

8 for activities, programs, or projects through a

9 reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 per10 cent, whichever is less, that (1) augments existing pro11 grams, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent

12 funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or

13 numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Con14 gress; or (3) results from any general savings from a re15 duction in personnel which would result in a change in

16 existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by

17 Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of both

18 Houses of Congress are notified fifteen days in advance

19 of such reprogramming of funds.

20 SEC. 606. None of the funds made available in this

21 Act may be used for the construction, repair (other than

22 emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization

23 of vessels for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad24 ministration in shipyards located outside of the United

25 States.
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1 SEC. 607. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE

2 EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Con3 gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip4 ment and products purchased with funds made available

5 in this Act should be American-made.

6 (b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial

7 assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en8 tity using funds made available in this Act, the head of

9 each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,

10 shall provide to such entity a notice describing the state11 ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

12 SEC. 608. None of the funds made available in this

13 Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any

14 guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com15 mission covering harassment based on religion, when it is

16 made known to the Federal entity or official to which such

17 funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ

18 in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by

19 the Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg.

20 51266).

21 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Com22 merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related

23 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996’’.

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Union Calendar No. 100

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2076

[Report No. 104–196]

A BILL

Making appropriations for the Departments of

tember 30, 1996, and for other purposes.related agencies for the fiscal year ending SepCommerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and

JULY 19, 1995

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed