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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, 
$163,900,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That within the amounts appropriated, $47,000,000 
shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified 
in the table entitled ‘‘Congressionally designated projects’’ 
in the report of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate to accompany this Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justifica-
tion materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in 
support of the Department of Commerce budget (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each 
National Institute of Standards and Technology construc-
tion project having a total multi-year program cost of more 
than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification 
materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary re-
quirements for each such project for each of the five subse-
quent fiscal years.
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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 pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$3,301,131,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement, 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2012: 
Provided, That fees and donations received by the National 
Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanc-
tuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and ex-
penses 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 enti-
tled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ and in addition 
$104,600,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund en-
titled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Re-
search Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided fur-
ther, That of the $3,304,131,000 provided for in direct obli-
gations under this heading $3,301,131,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund, $3,000,000 is provided by transfer:
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Provided further, That the total amount available for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cor-
porate services administrative support costs shall not exceed 
$226,809,000: Provided further, That payments of funds 
made available under this heading to the Department of 
Commerce Working Capital Fund including Department of 
Commerce General Counsel legal services shall not exceed 
$36,583,000: Provided further, That within the amounts 
appropriated, $57,725,000 shall be used for the projects, 
and in the amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Congres-
sionally designated projects’’ in the report of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate to accompany this Act: 
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts des-
ignated for specific activities in the report accompanying 
this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject 
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided 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 per-
cent or less than 1 percent of increased funds appropriated 
over the previous fiscal year. 
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
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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 cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,397,685,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2012, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided for the National Polar-orbit-
ing 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 related 
to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental 
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 des-
ignated for specific activities in the report accompanying 
this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject 
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Pro-
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vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 
to enter into a lease, at no cost to the United States Govern-
ment, with the Regents of the University of Alabama for 
a term of not less than 55 years, with two successive options 
each of 5 years, for land situated on the campus of Univer-
sity of Alabama in Tuscaloosa to house the Cooperative In-
stitute and Research Center for Southeast Weather and Hy-
drology: Provided further, That within the amounts appro-
priated, $19,000,000 shall be used for the projects, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table entitled ‘‘Congressionally 
designated projects’’ in the report of the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate to accompany this Act. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $80,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2011: 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 recognized tribes of 
the Columbia River and Pacific Coast for projects necessary 
for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that 
are listed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a 
State as at-risk to be so-listed, for maintaining populations 
necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or na-
tive subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coast-
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al salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be 
developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, 
That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a match-
ing requirement of funds or documented in-kind contribu-
tions 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 ‘‘Oper-
ations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to offset the costs 
of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during fiscal year 2010, obligations of direct loans 
may not exceed $16,000,000 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 capacity 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 reception and 
representation, $61,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary, 
within 120 days of enactment of this Act, shall provide a 
report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
that audits and evaluates all decision documents and ex-
penditures by the Bureau of the Census as they relate to 
the 2010 Census: Provided further, That of the amounts pro-
vided to the Secretary within this account, $5,000,000 shall 
not become available for obligation until the Secretary cer-
tifies to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate that 
the Bureau of the Census has followed and met all standards 
and best practices, and all Office of Management and Budg-
et 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. Hoover 
Building, $22,500,000, to remain available until expended.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the 
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for 
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the 
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between
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such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of 
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other 
law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce: 
Provided further, That for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration this section shall provide for trans-
fers among appropriations made only to the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and such appropria-
tions may not be transferred and reprogrammed to other 
Department of Commerce bureaus and appropriation ac-
counts. 
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy 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 protection of 
loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
the total budgetary resources available to such department
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or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 105. The requirements set forth by section 112 
of division B of Public Law 110–161 are hereby adopted 
by reference. 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other law, the Sec-
retary may furnish services (including but not limited to 
utilities, telecommunications, and security services) nec-
essary to support the operation, maintenance, and improve-
ment of space that persons, firms or organizations are au-
thorized pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use 
Act of 1976 or other authority to use or occupy in the Her-
bert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other build-
ings, the maintenance, operation, and protection 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 re-
imbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as 
reimbursement for services provided under this section or
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the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space 
is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appro-
priation or fund which initially bears the costs of such serv-
ices. 
SEC. 107. 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 co-
ordination of the policies of the United States with respect 
to the international negotiations and agreements referred 
to in this section. 
SEC. 108. Section 101(k) of the Emergency Steel Loan 
Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2009’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 109. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
its networks. 
SEC. 110. The National Marine Fisheries Service is 
authorized to accept land, buildings, equipment, and other 
contributions including funding, from public and private 
sources, which shall be available until expended without fur-
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ther appropriation to conduct work associated with existing 
authorities. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2010’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $118,488,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized to trans-
fer funds appropriated within General Administration to 
any office in this account: Provided further, That 
$18,693,000 is for Department Leadership; $8,101,000 is 
for 
Intergovernmental 
Relations/External 
Affairs; 
$12,715,000 is for Executive Support/Professional Respon-
sibility; and $78,979,000 is for the Justice Management Di-
vision: Provided further, That any change in amounts spec-
ified in the preceding proviso greater than 5 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations consistent with the terms of section 
505 of this Act: Provided further, That this transfer author-
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ity is in addition to transfers authorized 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, $95,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $21,132,000 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 communications, and for the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance of existing Land Mobile Radio leg-
acy systems, $206,143,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Attorney General shall transfer 
to this account all funds made available to the Department 
of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: 
Provided further, That any transfer made under the pre-
ceding 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, $300,685,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review
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fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ ac-
count. 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trust-
ee, $1,438,663,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Trustee shall be responsible for managing 
the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000,000 shall be 
considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law en-
forcement assistance’’ pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4013(b). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $84,368,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, of which 
$2,000,000 is designated as being for overseas deployments 
and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 
423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concur-
rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $12,859,000.
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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 evidence, 
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, $875,097,000, of which $2,500,000 is des-
ignated as being for overseas deployments and other activi-
ties pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a)(1) of S. Con. 
Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2010; and 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 avail-
able to the United States National Central Bureau, 
INTERPOL, for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 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 Gen-
eral may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 
General Legal Activities’’ from available appropriations for
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the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the previous 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for 
salaries and expenses associated with the election moni-
toring program under section 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 election moni-
toring program $3,390,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
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 In-
jury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust 
and kindred laws, $163,170,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings
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under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 
of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection 
(and estimated to be $102,000,000 in fiscal year 2010), 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collec-
tions are received during fiscal year 2010, so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2010 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $61,170,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooper-
ative agreements, $1,926,003,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, not less than 
$36,980,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses for as-
sistant 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 offenses relating to 
the sexual exploitation of children.
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nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$10,000,000 may be made available for construction of 
buildings for protected witness safesites: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available for 
the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehi-
cles for witness security caravans: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $11,000,000 may be made available for the 
purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
telecommunications equipment and a secure automated in-
formation 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, $11,479,000: 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
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shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture 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 Marshals 
Service, $1,125,763,000; of which not to exceed $30,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended for information technology sys-
tems. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $26,625,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; and of which not less than $12,625,000 
shall be available for the costs of courthouse security equip-
ment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone sys-
tems and cabling.
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NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $87,938,000; of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re-
quire additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, 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 expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money 
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to in-
clude inter-governmental agreements with State and local
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law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, $515,000,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That any 
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States; $7,668,622,000, of which 
$101,066,000 is designated as being for overseas deploy-
ments and other activities pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) 
and 423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010; and 
of which not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $205,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 
of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, upon a determination that additional funding is nec-
essary to carry out construction of the Biometrics Tech-
nology Center, may transfer from amounts available for 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ to amounts available for ‘‘Con-
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struction’’ up to $30,000,000 in fees collected to defray ex-
penses for the automation of fingerprint identification and 
criminal justice information services and associated costs: 
Provided further, That any transfer made pursuant to the 
previous proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For all necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities 
and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
conversion, modification and extension of federally owned 
buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; 
$244,915,000, to remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to 28 U.S.C. 530C; and expenses for conducting drug edu-
cation and training programs, including travel and related 
expenses for participants in such programs and the dis-
tribution of items of token value that promote the goals of 
such programs, $2,014,682,000; of which $10,000,000 is des-
ignated as being for overseas deployments and other activi-
ties pursuant to sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a)(1) of S. Con.
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Res. 13 (111th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2010; and of which not to exceed 
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of 
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, not to exceed $40,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; for training 
of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without 
reimbursement, including training in connection with the 
training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,114,772,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attor-
neys’ fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code; and of which $10,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That no funds appro-
priated herein shall be available for salaries or administra-
tive expenses in connection with consolidating or central-
izing, within the Department of Justice, the records, or any 
portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms
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maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided further, 
That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay ad-
ministrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or 
employee of the United States to implement an amendment 
or amendments to 27 CFR 478.118 or to change the defini-
tion of ‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 478.11 or remove any 
item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on Janu-
ary 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be available to investigate or act 
upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabil-
ities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon appli-
cations filed by corporations for relief from Federal fire-
arms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or De-
partments in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That, be-
ginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter, no funds appro-
priated under this or any other Act may be used to disclose 
part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace System 
database maintained by the National Trace Center of the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or 
any information required to be kept by licensees pursuant
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to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required 
to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such 
section 923(g), except to: (1) a Federal, State, local, tribal, 
or foreign law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, or 
local prosecutor; or (2) a foreign law enforcement agency 
solely in connection with or for use in a criminal investiga-
tion or prosecution; or solely in connection with and for 
use in a criminal investigation or prosecution; or (3) a Fed-
eral agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; 
unless such disclosure of such date to any of the entities 
described in (1), (2) or (3) of this proviso would compromise 
the identity of any undercover law enforcement officer or 
confidential informant, or interfere with any case under in-
vestigation; and no person or entity described in (1), (2) 
or (3) shall knowingly or publicly disclose such data; and 
all such data shall be immune from legal process, shall not 
be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be inadmis-
sible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, or dis-
closed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other evidence 
be permitted based on the data, in a civil action in any 
State (including the District of Columbia) or Federal court 
or in an administrative proceeding other than a proceeding 
commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of 
such title, or a review of such an action or proceeding; ex-
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cept that this proviso shall not be construed to prevent: (A) 
the disclosure of statistical information concerning total 
production, importation, and exportation by each licensed 
importer (as defined in section 921(a)(9) of such title) and 
licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(a)(10) of 
such title); (B) the sharing or exchange of such information 
among and between Federal, State, local, or foreign law en-
forcement agencies, Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and 
Federal national security, intelligence, or counterterrorism 
officials; or (C) the publication of annual statistical reports 
on products regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives, including total production, im-
portation, and exportation by each licensed importer (as 
so defined) and licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or 
statistical aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and 
trafficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and traf-
ficking investigations: Provided further, That no funds 
made available by this or any other Act shall be expended 
to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical 
inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of title 
18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds 
under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve infor-
mation gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name 
or any personal identification code: Provided further, That 
no funds authorized or made available under this or any
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other Act may be used to deny any application for a license 
under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, or renewal 
of such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided 
that the applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a li-
cense, and is eligible to report business income or to claim 
an income tax deduction for business expenses under the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites to purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion 
and extension of federally owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design of projects; $6,000,000, to remain 
until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, including purchase 
(not to exceed 831, of which 743 are for replacement only) 
and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, 
and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on 
corrections 
related 
issues 
to 
foreign 
governments, 
$5,979,831,000, of which $10,500,000 is designated as being 
for overseas deployments and other activities pursuant to
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sections 401(c)(4) and 423(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 13 (111th 
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2010: Provided, That the Attorney General may trans-
fer to the Health Resources and Services Administration 
such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures 
by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of 
Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided fur-
ther, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where 
necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or 
fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the 
amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal 
Prison System, furnish health services to individuals com-
mitted to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
able for necessary operations until September 30, 2011: 
Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for con-
tract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to make payments in advance for 
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 
expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the 
care and security in the United States of Cuban and Hai-
tian entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the
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Federal Prison System may accept donated property and 
services relating to the operation of the prison card program 
from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro-
gram in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not- 
for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-re-
lease services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
account, $99,155,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which not less than $73,769,000 shall be available only 
for modernization, maintenance and repair, and of which 
not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to construct 
areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of 
United States prisoners may be used for work performed 
under this appropriation.