incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
Government agencies shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of grants, authorized by sec-
tion 
392 
of 
the 
Communications 
Act 
of 
1934, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program adminis-
tration as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
391 of the Act, the prior year unobligated balances may 
be made available for grants for projects for which appli-
cations have been submitted and approved during any fis-
cal year. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in-
cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office,
$2,010,100,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and 
collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 
and 376 are received during fiscal year 2009, so as to re-
sult in a fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal 
year 2009, should the total amount of offsetting fee collec-
tions be less than $2,010,100,000, this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That $750,000 may 
be transferred to ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries 
and Expenses’’ for activities associated with the National 
Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination 
Council: Provided further, That from amounts provided 
herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available in 
fiscal year 2009 for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
to the USPTO within this account, $5,000,000 shall not 
become available for obligation until the Director of the 
USPTO has completed a comprehensive review of the as-
sumptions behind the patent examiner expectancy goals 
and adopted a revised set of expectancy goals for patent 
examination: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2009 
from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay:
(1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay con-
tributed by the USPTO and employees under section 
8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal 
cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that 
title) of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III 
of chapter 83 of that title; and (2) the present value of 
the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by 
the Office of Personnel Management, of post-retirement 
life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage 
for all USPTO employees, shall be transferred to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Employees 
Life Insurance Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits 
Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the au-
thorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further, 
That sections 801, 802, and 803 of division B, Public Law 
108–447 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2009: 
Provided further, That the Director may, this year, reduce 
by regulation fees payable for documents in patent and 
trademark matters, in connection with the filing of docu-
ments filed electronically in a form prescribed by the Di-
rector: Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be trans-
ferred to Office of Inspector General for activities associ-
ated with carrying out investigations and audits related 
to the USPTO: Provided further, That from the amounts 
provided herein, no less than $4,000,000 shall be available
only for the USPTO contribution in a cooperative or joint 
agreement or agreements with a non-profit organization 
or organizations, successfully audited within the previous 
year, and with previous experience in such programs, to 
conduct policy studies, including studies relating to activi-
ties of United Nations Specialized agencies and other 
international organizations, as well as conferences and 
other development programs, in support of fair inter-
national protection of intellectual property rights. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $472,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, 
That 
within 
the 
amounts 
appropriated, 
$3,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act). 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $110,000,000, to remain
available until expended. In addition, for necessary ex-
penses of the Technology Innovation Program of the Na-
tional 
Institute 
of 
Standards 
and 
Technology, 
$65,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c–278e, 
$172,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $30,000,000 is for a competitive construction grant 
program for research science buildings: Provided, That 
within the amounts appropriated, $44,000,000 shall be 
used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the mat-
ter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in 
the budget justification materials that the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress in support of the Department of Com-
merce budget (as submitted with the budget of the Presi-
dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology construction project having a total 
multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and si-
multaneously the budget justification materials shall in-
clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 
such project for each of the five subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa-
cilities, $3,045,549,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010, except for funds provided for cooperative 
enforcement, which shall remain available until September 
30, 2011: Provided, That fees and donations received by 
the National Ocean Service for the management of na-
tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That 
in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ and in ad-
dition $79,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided 
further, That of the $3,133,549,000 provided for in direct
obligations under this heading $3,045,549,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $82,000,000 is provided 
by transfer, and $6,000,000 is derived from recoveries of 
prior year obligations: Provided further, That the total 
amount available for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration corporate services administrative 
support costs shall not exceed $226,809,000: Provided fur-
ther, That payments of funds made available under this 
heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital 
Fund including Department of Commerce General Coun-
sel legal services shall not exceed $36,583,000: Provided 
further, 
That 
within 
the 
amounts 
appropriated, 
$129,970,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That any deviation 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in the 
report accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated 
balances of funds provided under this heading in previous 
years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in sec-
tion 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in allocating 
grants under sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972, as amended, no coastal State 
shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent 
of increased funds appropriated over the previous fiscal
year: Provided further, That the number of authorized offi-
cers in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps shall re-
main at 321 until such time as section 6 of Public Law 
110–386 takes effect. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may 
be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,243,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the $1,245,647,000 provided for in direct obliga-
tions under this heading $1,243,647,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund and $2,000,000 is provided from 
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 
of the amounts provided for the National Polar-orbiting 
Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds shall 
only be made available on a dollar-for-dollar matching 
basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That except to the
extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the Depart-
ment of Defense may delegate procurement functions re-
lated to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environ-
mental Satellite System to officials of the Department of 
Commerce pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United 
States Code: Provided further, That any deviation from 
the amounts designated for specific activities in the report 
accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances 
of funds provided under this heading in previous years, 
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 
of this Act: Provided further, That within the amounts ap-
propriated, $29,610,000 shall be used for the projects, and 
in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $80,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That 
of the funds provided herein the Secretary of Commerce 
may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and Federally-rec-
ognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast 
for projects necessary for restoration of salmon and 
steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or en-
dangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed,
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for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal 
treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for 
conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habi-
tat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary 
of Commerce: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2009, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional 
direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act 
of 1936: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be used for direct loans for any 
new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting capac-
ity in any United States fishery.
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, 
$53,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary, within 120 
days of enactment of this Act, shall provide a report to 
the Committees on Appropriations that audits and evalu-
ates all decision documents and expenditures by the Bu-
reau of the Census as they relate to the 2010 Census: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided to the Sec-
retary within this account, $5,000,000 shall not become 
available for obligation until the Secretary certifies to the 
Committees on Appropriations that the Bureau of the 
Census has followed and met all standards and best prac-
tices, and all Office of Management and Budget guidelines 
related to information technology projects and contract 
management. 
HERBERT C. HOOVER BUILDING RENOVATION AND 
MODERNIZATION 
For expenses necessary, including blast windows, for 
the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoo-
ver Building, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 
or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 
and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 
of Commerce: Provided further, That for the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration this section shall 
provide for transfers among appropriations made only to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
and such appropriations may not be transferred and re-
programmed to other Department of Commerce bureaus 
and appropriation accounts. 
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel 
actions taken in response to funding reductions included 
in this title or from actions taken for the care and protec-
tion of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed
104 
within the total budgetary resources available to such de-
partment or agency: Provided, That the authority to trans-
fer funds between appropriations accounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to 
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
SEC. 105. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, no funds appropriated under this Act or any 
other Act shall be used to register, issue, transfer, or en-
force any trademark of the phrase ‘‘Last Best Place’’. 
SEC. 106. Hereafter, the Secretary of Commerce is 
permitted to prescribe and enforce standards or regula-
tions affecting safety and health in the context of scientific 
and occupational diving within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. 
SEC. 107. The requirements set forth by section 112 
of division B of Public Law 110–161 are hereby adopted 
by reference. 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other law, the Sec-
retary may furnish services (including but not limited to 
utilities, telecommunications, and security services) nec-
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essary to support the operation, maintenance, and im-
provement of space that persons, firms or organizations 
are authorized pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera-
tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority to use or occupy 
in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, D.C., or 
other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protec-
tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 
the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949, as amended, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services 
provided under this section or the authority under which 
the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to 
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund 
which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 109. The amounts made available under section 
213 of Public Law 108–199 for a New England lobster 
fishing capacity reduction program shall be available for 
transfer by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration from the Fisheries Finance Program Account to 
the Operations, Research, and Facilities appropriation, to 
remain available until expended, for the Southern New 
England Cooperative Research Initiative for cooperative 
research, marine debris removal, and gear modification for 
conservation in Rhode Island.
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SEC. 110. Section (d)(2)(A) of title 16 U.S.C. 3645 
is amended by inserting ‘‘Nevada,’’ after ‘‘Idaho,’’. 
SEC. 111. With the consent of the President, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall represent the United States Gov-
ernment in negotiating and monitoring international 
agreements regarding fisheries, marine mammals, or sea 
turtles: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
be responsible for the development and interdepartmental 
coordination of the policies of the United States with re-
spect to the international negotiations and agreements re-
ferred to in this section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2009’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $105,805,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Depart-
ment of Justice facilities shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized 
to transfer funds appropriated within General Administra-
tion to any office in this account: Provided further, That 
$13,213,000 is for Department Leadership; $7,834,000 is
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for 
Intergovernmental 
Relations/External 
Affairs; 
$12,254,000 is for Executive Support/Professional Re-
sponsibility; and $72,504,000 is for the Justice Manage-
ment Division: Provided further, That any change in 
amounts specified in the preceding proviso greater than 
5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations consistent with 
the terms of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That this transfer authority is in addition to transfers au-
thorized under section 505 of this Act. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $80,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $7,132,000 is for the unified fi-
nancial management system. 
TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRELESS 
COMMUNICATIONS 
For the costs of developing and implementing a na-
tion-wide Integrated Wireless Network supporting Federal 
law enforcement, and for the costs of operations and main-
tenance of existing Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, 
$185,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General shall transfer to this ac-
count all funds made available to the Department of Jus-
tice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: Pro-
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vided further, That any transfer made under the preceding 
proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $270,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived 
by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Re-
view fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations 
Fee’’ account. 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention 
Trustee, $1,295,319,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible 
for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transpor-
tation System: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,000,000 shall be considered ‘‘funds appropriated for 
State and local law enforcement assistance’’ pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. 4013(b). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $75,681,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 
meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $12,570,000.
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LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi-
dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space 
in the District of Columbia, $804,007,000, of which not 
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $10,000 shall 
be available to the United States National Central Bu-
reau, INTERPOL, for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the 
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from available 
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursu-
ant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
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be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums 
as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the 
Office of Personnel Management for salaries and expenses 
associated with the Federal observer program under sec-
tion 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 
1973f): Provided further, That of the amounts provided 
under this heading for the Federal observer program 
$3,390,000 shall remain available until expended, of which 
$1,090,000, previously transferred to the Department of 
Justice by the Office of Personnel Management under sec-
tion 126 of division A of Public Law 110–329, shall be 
transferred back to the Office of Personnel Management 
by the Department of Justice. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases 
under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 
not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $157,788,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve-
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ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 
of collection (and estimated to be $157,788,000 in fiscal 
year 2009), shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2009, 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2009 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $0. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative agreements, $1,836,336,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading, not less 
than $33,600,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses 
for assistant U.S. Attorneys to carry out section 704 of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) concerning the prosecution of of-
fenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $217,416,000, to remain avail-
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able until expended and to be derived from the United 
States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund 
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, $160,000,000 of 
offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall 
be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are 
received during fiscal year 2009, so as to result in a final 
fiscal year 2009 appropriation from the Fund estimated 
at $52,416,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, $1,823,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad-
vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to
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exceed $10,000,000 may be made available for construc-
tion of buildings for protected witness safesites: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made avail-
able for the purchase and maintenance of armored and 
other vehicles for witness security caravans: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $9,000,000 may be made avail-
able for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and up-
grade of secure telecommunications equipment and a se-
cure automated information network to store and retrieve 
the identities and locations of protected witnesses. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $9,873,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
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penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), 
(F), and (G), $20,990,000, to be derived from the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $950,000,000; of which not to exceed 
$30,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for information tech-
nology systems; and of which not less than $12,625,000 
shall be available for the costs of courthouse security 
equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and tele-
phone systems and cabling, and shall remain available 
until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $4,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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tion of the Federal-State unemployment insurance 
system; 
(3) $680,893,000 from the Trust Fund, to-
gether with $22,683,000 from the General Fund of 
the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance 
with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall 
be available for Federal obligation for the period 
July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010; 
(4) $20,869,000 from the Trust Fund is for na-
tional activities of the Employment Service, includ-
ing administration of the work opportunity tax cred-
it under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, and the provision of technical assistance and 
staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act, includ-
ing not to exceed $1,228,000 that may be used for 
amortization payments to States which had inde-
pendent retirement plans in their State employment 
service agencies prior to 1980; 
(5) $67,950,000 from the Trust Fund is for the 
administration of foreign labor certifications and re-
lated activities under the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act and related laws, of which $52,821,000 
shall be available for the Federal administration of 
such activities, and $15,129,000 shall be available