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ees to the Office of the Pardon Attorney for the purpose 
of screening clemency applications. 
SEC. 556. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to enforce— 
(1) Amendment 40 to the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of 
Mexico published in the Federal Register on April 
22, 2015, or any other effort of the same substance; 
or 
(2) Red Snapper Management Measures pub-
lished in the Federal Register on May 1, 2015, or 
any other effort of the same substance that estab-
lishes an annual catch limits or annual catch targets 
for Red Snapper that would result in the commercial 
fishing for Red Snapper in the Federal waters of the 
Gulf of Mexico lasting longer than 5 times the num-
ber of days recreational fishers are allowed to catch 
and retain at least 2 such fish each day in such Fed-
eral waters. 
SEC. 557. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Justice may be used to prevent 
a State from implementing its own State laws that author-
ize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of in-
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dustrial hemp, as defined in section 7606 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 558. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with re-
spect to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, 
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 
Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, 
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Ten-
nessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and 
Wisconsin, or with respect to either the District of Colum-
bia or Guam, to prevent any of them from implementing 
their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, posses-
sion, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 
SEC. 559. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to compel a person to testify about infor-
mation or sources that the person states in a motion to 
quash the subpoena that he has obtained as a journalist 
or reporter and that he regards as confidential. 
SEC. 560. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to take any action to prevent a State 
from implementing any law that makes it lawful to pos-
sess, distribute, or use cannabidiol or cannabidiol oil.
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SEC. 561. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Department of Justice to enforce 
the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon an 
allegation of liability under section 100.500 of title 24, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 562. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Advisory entitled 
‘‘Test, Examination and Classification of 7N6 5.45 x 39 
Ammunition’’, dated April 7, 2014. The limitation de-
scribed in this section shall not apply in the case of the 
administration of a tax or tariff. 
SEC. 563. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to operate or disseminate a cell-site simu-
lator or IMSI catcher in the United States except pursu-
ant to a court order that identifies an individual, account, 
address, or personal device. 
SEC. 564. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to prosecute or hold liable any person 
or corporation for a violation of section 2(a) of the Migra-
tory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(a)). 
SEC. 565. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to carry out the program known as ‘‘Op-
eration Choke Point’’.
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SEC. 566. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to negotiate or finalize a trade agreement 
that includes provisions relating to visas issued under sec-
tion 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)). The limitation described in this 
section shall not apply in the case of the administration 
of a tax or tariff. 
SEC. 567. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit-
imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of 
Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 
SEC. 568. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to treat ammunition as armor piercing 
for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, 
except for ammunition designed and intended for use in 
a handgun (in accordance with 18 U.S.C. section 
921(a)(17)). 
SEC. 569. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology to consult with the National Security 
Agency or the Central Intelligence Agency to alter cryp-
tographic or computer standards, except to improve infor-
mation security (in accordance with section 20(c)(1)(A) of
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the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
(15 U.S.C. 278g–3(c)(1)(A))). 
SEC. 570. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement Executive Order No. 13547 
(75 Fed. Reg. 43023, relating to the stewardship of 
oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes), including the Na-
tional Ocean Policy developed under such Executive order. 
SEC. 571. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used with respect to the case State of Texas, 
et al. v. United States of America, et al. (No. B–14–254 
in the United States District Court for the Southern Dis-
trict of Texas and No. 15–40238 in the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit). 
SEC. 572. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Department of Justice—Office of 
Justice Programs—State and Local Law Enforcement As-
sistance’’ may be used in contravention of section 642(a) 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)). 
SEC. 573. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to implement in the California Central 
Valley Recovery Domain any existing recovery plan for 
salmon and steelhead populations listed under the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) as
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threatened species or endangered species if that recovery 
plan does not address predation by non-native species. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2578 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes.