I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3036
To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 
2004 through 2006, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2003
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice 
for fiscal years 2004 through 2006, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2004 through 2006’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2004.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2005. 
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2006. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S GRANT 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Assisting Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies 
Sec. 201. Merger of Byrne grant program and Local Law Enforcement Block 
Grant program. 
Sec. 202. Clarification of number of recipients who may be selected in a given 
year to receive Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. 
Sec. 203. Congressional medal and plaque for public safety officers who re-
sponded to the attacks on the United States on September 11, 
2001. 
Sec. 204. Clarification of official to be consulted by Attorney General in consid-
ering application for emergency Federal law enforcement as-
sistance. 
Sec. 205. Clarification of uses for regional information sharing system grants. 
Sec. 206. Integrity and enhancement of national criminal record databases. 
Subtitle B—Building Community Capacity to Prevent, Reduce, and Control 
Crime 
Sec. 211. Office of Weed and Seed Strategies. 
Subtitle C—Assisting Victims of Crime 
Sec. 221. Grants to local nonprofit organizations to improve outreach services 
to victims of crime. 
Sec. 222. Clarification and enhancement of certain authorities relating to Crime 
Victims Fund. 
Sec. 223. Amounts received under crime victim grants may be used by State 
for training purposes. 
Sec. 224. Clarification of authorities relating to Violence Against Women for-
mula and discretionary grant programs. 
Sec. 225. Expansion of grant programs assisting enforcement of domestic vio-
lence cases to also assist enforcement of sexual assault cases. 
Sec. 226. Change of certain reports from annual to biennial. 
Sec. 227. Clarification of recipients and programs eligible for grants under 
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assist-
ance program. 
Subtitle D—Preventing Crime 
Sec. 231. Clarification of definition of violent offender for purposes of juvenile 
drug courts. 
Sec. 232. Changes to distribution and allocation of grants for drug courts. 
Sec. 233. Eligibility for grants under drug court grants program extended to 
courts that supervise non-offenders with substance abuse prob-
lems. 
Sec. 234. Term of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for local 
facilities. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 241. Changes to certain financial authorities. 
Sec. 242. Coordination duties of Assistant Attorney General.
Sec. 243. Simplification of compliance deadlines under sex-offender registration 
laws. 
Sec. 244. Repeal of certain programs. 
Sec. 245. Elimination of certain notice and hearing requirements. 
Sec. 246. Amended definitions for purposes of Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968. 
Sec. 247. Clarification of authority to pay subsistence payments to prisoners for 
health care items and services. 
Sec. 248. Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management. 
Sec. 249. Community Capacity Development Office. 
Sec. 250. Office of Applied Law Enforcement Technology. 
Sec. 251. Availability of funds for grants. 
Sec. 252. Consolidation of financial management systems of Office of Justice 
Programs. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Technical amendments relating to Public Law 107–56. 
Sec. 302. Miscellaneous technical amendments. 
Sec. 303. Minor substantive amendment relating to contents of FBI annual re-
port. 
Sec. 304. Use of Federal training facilities. 
Sec. 305. Privacy officer. 
Sec. 306. Bankruptcy crimes.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2004. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2004, to carry out the activities of the Department 
of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, 
commission, subdivision, unit, or other component there-
of), the following sums: 
(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—For General 
Administration: $133,772,000. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS.—
For 
Administrative 
Review 
and 
Appeals: 
$197,420,000 for administration of pardon and