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Union Calendar No. 128
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2267
[Report No. 105–207]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 1997
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, 1998, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
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fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration of the
Department of Justice, $76,199,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 43 permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent
workyears and $7,860,000 shall be expended for the De-
partment Leadership Program exclusive of augmentation
that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1997: Provided
further, That not to exceed 41 permanent positions and
48 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,660,000 shall be
expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public
Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforemen-
tioned offices shall not be augmented by personnel details,
temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable
or non-reimbursable basis or any other type of formal or
informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds
on either a temporary or long-term basis.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attor-
ney General, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to reimburse any Department of Justice organiza-
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tion for (1) the costs incurred in reestablishing the oper-
ational capability of an office or facility which has been
damaged or destroyed as a result of any domestic or inter-
national terrorist incident, (2) the costs of providing sup-
port to counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or inter-
national terrorism, including payment of rewards in con-
nection with these activities, and (3) the costs of conduct-
ing a terrorism threat assessment of Federal agencies and
their facilities: Provided, That funds provided under this
heading shall be available only after the Attorney General
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with sec-
tion 605 of this Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration related activi-
ties, $66,700,000.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW AND APPEALS
For activities authorized by section 130005 of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–322), as amended, $59,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, which shall be derived from
the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, $33,211,000; including
not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of
a confidential character, to be expended under the direc-
tion of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate
of, the Attorney General; and for the acquisition, lease,
maintenance, and operation of motor vehicles, without re-
gard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year: Provided, That up to one-tenth of one per-
cent of the Department of Justice’s allocation from the
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund grant programs may
be transferred at the discretion of the Attorney General
to this account for the audit or other review of such grant
programs, as authorized by section 130005 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322).
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
Commission as authorized by law, $4,799,000.
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LEGAL ACTIVITIES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
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; $445,000,000, of which not
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the funds available in this appropriation, not to exceed
$17,525,000 shall remain available until expended for of-
fice automation systems for the legal divisions covered by
this appropriation, and for the United States Attorneys,
the Antitrust Division, and offices funded through ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’, General Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$1,000 shall be available to the United States National
Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and
representation expenses.
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,
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as amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, GENERAL LEGAL
ACTIVITIES
For the expeditious deportation of denied asylum ap-
plicants, as authorized by section 130005 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322), as amended, $7,969,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $84,542,000: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$70,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-
Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15
U.S.C. 18(a)) 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
1998, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1998 appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at not more than
$14,542,000: Provided further, That any fees received in
excess of $70,000,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall remain
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available until expended, but shall not be available for obli-
gation until October 1, 1998.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United
States Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooper-
ative agreements, $973,000,000; of which not to exceed
$2,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 1999,
for (1) training personnel in debt collection, (2) locating
debtors and their property, (3) paying the net costs of sell-
ing property, and (4) tracking debts owed to the United
States Government: 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 $10,000,000 of those funds
available for automated litigation support contracts shall
remain available until expended: Provided further, That,
in addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears
available to the Office of the United States Attorneys, not
to exceed 9,010 positions and 9,116 full-time equivalent
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated
in this Act for the United States Attorneys: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $6,000,000 for office moves, ex-
pansions and renovations shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1999: Provided further, That not to exceed
$1,200,000 for the design, development and implementa-
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tion of an information systems strategy for D.C. Superior
Court shall remain available until expended.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES
ATTORNEYS
For activities authorized by sections 40114, 130005,
190001(b), 190001(d), and 250005 of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–322), as amended, and section 815 of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–132), $62,828,000, to remain available
until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
589a(a),
$107,950,000, to remain available until expended and to
be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due deposi-
tors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, $107,950,000 of offsetting collections de-
rived from fees collected pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b)
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
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Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a final
fiscal year 1998 appropriation from the Fund estimated
at $0: Provided further, That any such fees collected in
excess of $107,950,000 in fiscal year 1998 shall remain
available until expended but shall not be available for obli-
gation until October 1, 1998.
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 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,226,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, including the acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of vehicles and aircraft, and the pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for police-type use, with-
out regard to the general purchase price limitation for the
current fiscal year, $462,944,000, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 561(i); of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for develop-
ment, implementation, maintenance and support, and
training for an automated prisoner information system,
and not to exceed $2,200,000 to support the Justice Pris-
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oner and Alien Transportation System shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That, for fiscal year 1998
and thereafter, the service of maintaining and transport-
ing State, local, or territorial prisoners shall be considered
a specialized or technical service for purposes of 31 U.S.C.
6505, and any prisoners so transported shall be considered
persons (transported for other than commercial purposes)
whose presence is associated with the performance of a
governmental function for purposes of 49 U.S.C. 40102.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES
MARSHALS SERVICE
For activities authorized by section 190001(b) of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–322), as amended, $25,553,000, to re-
main available until expended, which shall be derived from
the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
For expenses, related to United States prisoners in
the custody of the United States Marshals Service as au-
thorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses
otherwise provided for in appropriations available to the
Attorney General, $405,262,000, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 561(i), to remain available until expended.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems
of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement
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and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel ex-
penses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by law, including advances, $75,000,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed
$4,750,000 may be made available for planning, construc-
tion, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of
buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto,
for protected witness safesites; of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and
maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of pro-
tected witnesses; and of which not to exceed $4,000,000
may be made available for the purchase, installation and
maintenance of a secure, automated information network
to store and retrieve the identities and locations of pro-
tected witnesses.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations
Service, established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, $5,319,000 and, in addition, up to $2,000,000 of
funds made available to the Department of Justice in this
Act may be transferred by the Attorney General to this
account: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, upon a determination by the Attorney General
that emergent circumstances require additional funding
for conflict prevention and resolution activities of the
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Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Serv-
ice, from available appropriations for the current fiscal
year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary
to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, That
any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be
treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For 
expenses 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C.
524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (F), and (G), as amended,
$23,000,000, to be derived from the Department of Jus-
tice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses in accordance
with 
the 
Radiation 
Exposure 
Compensation 
Act,
$2,000,000. Further, for the foregoing purposes during
fiscal year 1999, $2,000,000.
PAYMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
TRUST FUND
For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensa-
tion Trust Fund, $4,381,000. Further, for the foregoing
purposes during fiscal year 1999, $29,000,000.
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INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses for the detection, investiga-
tion, and prosecution of individuals involved in organized
crime drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to in-
clude intergovernmental agreements with State and local
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug
trafficking, $294,967,000, 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: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated balances remaining available
at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney
General for reallocation among participating organizations
in succeeding fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming
procedures described in section 605 of this Act.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of
crimes against the United States; including purchase for
police-type use of not to exceed 3,094 passenger motor ve-
hicles, of which 2,270 will be for replacement only, without
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regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; ac-
quisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies
of a confidential character, to be expended under the di-
rection of, and to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of, the Attorney General, $2,706,944,000; of which
not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing
and telecommunications and technical investigative equip-
ment and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover oper-
ations shall remain available until September 30, 1999;
of which not less than $147,081,000 shall be for
counterterrorism 
investigations, 
foreign 
counterintel-
ligence, and other activities related to our national secu-
rity; of which not to exceed $98,400,000 shall remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for making
advances for expenses arising out of contractual or reim-
bursable agreements with State and local law enforcement
agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to
violent crime, terrorism, organized crime, and drug inves-
tigations; and of which $1,500,000 shall be available to
maintain an independent program office dedicated solely
to the relocation of the Criminal Justice Information Serv-
ices Division and the automation of fingerprint identifica-
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tion services: Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That no funds in this Act may
be used to provide ballistics imaging equipment to any
State or local authority which has obtained similar equip-
ment through a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State
or local authority agrees to return that equipment or to
repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Government.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
322), 
as 
amended 
(‘‘the 
1994 
Act’’), 
and 
the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(‘‘the Antiterrorism Act’’), $179,121,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; of which $102,127,000
shall be for activities authorized by section 190001(c) of
the 1994 Act and section 811 of the Antiterrorism Act;
$57,994,000 shall be for activities authorized by section
190001(b) of the 1994 Act; $4,000,000 shall be for train-
ing and investigative assistance authorized by section
210501 of the 1994 Act; $9,500,000 shall be for grants
to States, as authorized by section 811(b) of the
Antiterrorism Act; and $5,500,000 shall be for establish-
ing DNA quality-assurance and proficiency-testing stand-
ards, establishing an index to facilitate law enforcement
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exchange of DNA identification information, and related
activities authorized by section 210501 of the 1994 Act.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND
As authorized by section 110 of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1009),
$50,000,000 is appropriated for purposes of national secu-
rity, without fiscal year limitation, to the Department of
Justice Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund, for
payments pursuant to section 401 of such Act (47 U.S.C.
1021).
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by 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; $38,506,000, to re-
main 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, to be ex-
pended under the direction of, and to be accounted for
solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; ex-
penses for conducting drug education and training pro-
grams, including travel and related expenses for partici-
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pants in such programs and the distribution of items of
token value that promote the goals of such programs; pur-
chase of not to exceed 1,602 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 1,410 will be for replacement only, for police-type
use without regard to the general purchase price limitation
for the current fiscal year; and acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft; $814,463,000, of which
not to exceed $1,800,000 for research and $15,000,000
for transfer to the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account
for operating expenses shall remain available until ex-
pended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for pur-
chase of evidence and payments for information, not to
exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for automated data
processing and telecommunications equipment, and not to
exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000
for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft re-
placement retrofit and parts, shall remain available until
September 30, 1999; and of which not to exceed $50,000
shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by sections 180104 and
190001(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended,
and section 814 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty 
Act 
of 
1996 
(Public 
Law 
104–132),
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$310,037,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by 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; $5,500,000, to re-
main available until expended.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the administration and enforcement of the laws relat-
ing to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration,
including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emer-
gencies of a confidential character, to be expended under
the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the
certificate of, the Attorney General; purchase for police
type use (not to exceed 2,904, of which 1,711 are for re-
placement only), without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and
operation of aircraft; research related to immigration en-
forcement; and for the care and housing of Federal detain-
ees held in the joint Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
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ice and United States Marshals Service’s Buffalo Deten-
tion Facility; $1,609,441,000; of which not to exceed
$400,000 for research shall remain available until ex-
pended; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be avail-
able for costs associated with the training program for
basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for payments or
advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable agree-
ments with State and local law enforcement agencies while
engaged in cooperative activities related to immigration;
and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund or reim-
burse other Federal agencies for the costs associated with
the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled illegal
aliens: Provided, That none of the funds available to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be available
to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in excess
of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning January
1, 1998: Provided further, That uniforms may be pur-
chased without regard to the general purchase price limi-
tation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That
not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this or any other Act shall
be used for the continued operation of the San Clemente
and Temecula checkpoints unless the checkpoints are open
and traffic is being checked on a continuous 24-hour basis:
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Provided further, That not to exceed 32 permanent posi-
tions and 32 full-time equivalent workyears and
$3,101,000 shall be expended for the Office of Legislative
Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, That the lat-
ter two aforementioned offices shall not be augmented by
personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on ei-
ther a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis or any
other type of formal or informal transfer or reimburse-
ment of personnel or funds on either a temporary or long-
term basis: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 1998
and each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Immigration
and Naturalization Service may be used to accept, process,
or forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation any
FD–258 fingerprint card, for the purpose of conducting
criminal background checks for any benefit under the Im-
migration and Nationality Act, which has been prepared
by, or received from, any individual or entity other than
an office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
or State or local law enforcement agency and beginning
on March 1, 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter only an
office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service may
accept, process or forward FD–258 fingerprint cards to
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any of these appli-
cations which require an interview: Provided further, That,
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during fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter,
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall
be used to complete adjudication of an application for nat-
uralization unless the Immigration and Naturalization
Service has received confirmation from the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation that a full criminal background
check has been completed, except for those exempted by
regulation as of January 1, 1997: Provided further, That
the number of positions filled through non-career appoint-
ment at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for
which funding is provided in this Act or is otherwise made
available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
shall not exceed four permanent positions and four full-
time equivalent workyears: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, during fiscal year
1998, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to
impose disciplinary action, including termination of em-
ployment, pursuant to policies and procedures applicable
to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for
any employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice who violates policies and procedures set forth by the
Department of Justice relative to the granting of citizen-
ship or who willfully deceives the Congress or Department
Leadership on any matter.
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VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by sections 130002,
130005, 130006, 130007, and 190001(b) of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103–322), as amended, and section 813 of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–132), $690,957,000, to remain available
until expended, which will be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For planning, construction, renovation, equipping,
and maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating
to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not
otherwise provided for, $70,959,000, to remain available
until expended.
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration, oper-
ation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional
institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 834, of
which 599 are for replacement only) and hire of law en-
forcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $2,869,642,000: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the
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Health Resources and Services Administration such
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by
that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions: Provided further,
That the Director of the Federal Prison System (FPS),
where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal
agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine
the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the
FPS, furnish health services to individuals committed to
the custody of the FPS: Provided further, That uniforms
may be purchased without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $90,000,000 for the activation
of new facilities shall remain available until September 30,
1999: Provided further, That of the amounts provided for
Contract Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended to make payments in ad-
vance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements,
and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the
Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, as amended,
for the care and security in the United States of Cuban
and Haitian entrants: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 4(d) of the Service Contract Act of 1965
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(41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may enter into contracts and
other agreements with private entities for periods of not
to exceed 3 years and 7 additional option years for the
confinement of Federal prisoners.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For substance abuse treatment in Federal prisons as
authorized by section 32001(e) of the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
322), as amended, $26,135,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of
new facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust
Facility; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remod-
eling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correc-
tional use, including all necessary expenses incident there-
to, by contract or force account; and constructing, remod-
eling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at
existing penal and correctional institutions, including all
necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force
account; $255,133,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be avail-
able to construct areas for inmate work programs: Pro-
vided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used
for work performed under this appropriation: Provided
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further, That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appro-
priated to ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ in this Act or any
other Act may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,
Federal Prison System, upon notification by the Attorney
General to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate in compliance
with provisions set forth in section 605 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, not
to exceed $2,300,000 shall be available for the renovation
and construction of United States Marshals Service pris-
oner-holding facilities.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits
of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord
with the law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as
may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corpora-
tion, including purchase of (not to exceed five for replace-
ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $3,490,000 of the funds of the corpora-
tion shall be available for its administrative expenses, and
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for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be com-
puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance
with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation,
payment of claims, and expenditures which the said ac-
counting system requires to be capitalized or charged to
cost of commodities acquired or produced, including sell-
ing and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection
with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, im-
provement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other
property belonging to the corporation or in which it has
an interest.
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended,
and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, as amended,
including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,
and with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended,
and sections 819 and 821 of the Antiterrorism and Effec-
tive Death Penalty Act of 1996, $162,500,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act,
as amended by Public Law 102–534 (106 Stat. 3524); of
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which $25,000,000 is for the National Sexual Offender
Registry.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Jus-
tice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 511 of said Act, $538,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of
title I of said Act, as amended by Public Law 102–534
(106 Stat. 3524), of which $46,500,000 shall be available
to carry out the provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of
part E of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants under
the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law En-
forcement Assistance Programs.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For assistance (including amounts for administrative
costs for management and administration, which amounts
shall be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice As-
sistance’’ account) authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
322), as amended (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (‘‘the
1968 Act’’); and the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990,
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as amended (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); $2,437,150,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be derived from the
Violent 
Crime 
Reduction 
Trust 
Fund; 
of 
which
$523,000,000 shall be for Local Law Enforcement Block
Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of
Representatives on February 14, 1995, except that for
purposes of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
shall be considered a ‘‘unit of local government’’ as well
as a ‘‘State’’, for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (A),
(B), (D), (F), and (I) of section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728
and for establishing crime prevention programs involving
cooperation between community residents and law enforce-
ment personnel in order to control, detect, or investigate
crime or the prosecution of criminals: Provided, That no
funds provided under this heading may be used as match-
ing funds for any other Federal grant program: Provided
further, That $20,000,000 of this amount shall be for
Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing facilities and other
areas in cooperation with State and local law enforcement:
Provided further, That funds may also be used to defray
the costs of indemnification insurance for law enforcement
officers; of which $45,000,000 shall be for grants to up-
grade criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b)
of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993,
as amended, and section 4(b) of the National Child Pro-
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tection Act of 1993; of which $13,500,000 shall be avail-
able as authorized by section 1001 of title I of the 1968
Act, to carry out the provisions of subpart 1, part E of
title I of the 1968 Act notwithstanding section 511 of said
Act, for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law
Enforcement 
Assistance 
Programs; 
of 
which
$420,000,000 shall be for the State Criminal Alien Assist-
ance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act, as amended; of which
$722,500,000 shall be for Violent Offender Incarceration
and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants pursuant to
subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act, of which
$180,000,000 shall be available for payments to States for
incarceration of criminal aliens, and of which $25,000,000
shall be available for the Cooperative Agreement Program:
Provided further, That funds made available for Violent
Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive
Grants to the State of California may, at the discretion
of the recipient, be used for payments for the incarceration
of criminal aliens; of which $7,000,000 shall be for the
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, as authorized
by section 218 of the 1990 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall
be for Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Per-
sonnel and Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of
the 1990 Act; of which $160,000,000 shall be for Grants
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to Combat Violence Against Women, to States, units of
local government, and Indian tribal governments, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act: Provided
further, That, of these funds, $7,000,000 shall be provided
to the National Institute of Justice for research and eval-
uation of violence against women and $853,000 shall be
provided to the Office of the United States Attorney for
the District of Columbia for domestic violence programs
in D.C. Superior Court; of which $115,750,000 shall be
for Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units
of local government, and Indian tribal governments, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act, including
$56,750,000 which shall be used exclusively for the pur-
pose of strengthening civil and criminal legal assistance
programs for victims of domestic violence; of which
$15,000,000 shall be for Rural Domestic Violence and
Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants, as author-
ized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; of which
$2,000,000 shall be for training programs to assist proba-
tion and parole officers who work with released sex offend-
ers, as authorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act;
of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants for televised testi-
mony, as authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968
Act; of which $2,750,000 shall be for national stalker and
domestic violence reduction, as authorized by section
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40603 of the 1994 Act; of which $63,000,000 shall be for
grants for residential substance abuse treatment for State
prisoners, as authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the
1968 Act; of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants to
States and units of local government for projects to im-
prove DNA analysis, as authorized by section 1001(a)(22)
of the 1968 Act; of which $900,000 shall be for the Miss-
ing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, as author-
ized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 Act; of which
$750,000 shall be for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Pro-
grams, as authorized by section 220002(h) of the 1994
Act; of which $30,000,000 shall be for Drug Courts, as
authorized by title V of the 1994 Act; of which $1,000,000
shall be for Law Enforcement Family Support Programs,
as authorized by section 1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; of
which $300,000,000 shall be for Juvenile Accountability
Block Grants to become available only upon enactment of
an authorization for this program; and of which
$2,000,000 shall be for public awareness programs ad-
dressing marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as au-
thorized by section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act: Provided
further, That funds made available in fiscal year 1998
under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act may
be obligated for programs to assist States in the litigation
processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus peti-
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tions and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further,
That if a unit of local government uses any of the funds
made available under this title to increase the number of
law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will
achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement offi-
cers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND
For necessary expenses, including salaries and relat-
ed expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed,
to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities,
$40,000,000, which shall be obligated by July 1, 1998,
for intergovernmental agreements, including grants, coop-
erative agreements, and contracts, with State and local
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
prosecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed
and Seed’’ designated communities, and for either reim-
bursements or transfers to appropriation accounts of the
Department of Justice and other Federal agencies which
shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the
‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program strategy: Provided, That funds
designated by Congress through language for other De-
partment of Justice appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and
Seed’’ program activities shall be managed and executed
by the Attorney General through the Executive Office for
Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney Gen-
eral may direct the use of other Department of Justice
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funds and personnel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ pro-
gram activities only after the Attorney General notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of
this Act.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103–
322 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’) (including administrative costs),
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund, for Public Safety and Community Policing Grants
pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act: Provided, That not
to exceed 186 permanent positions and 186 full-time
equivalent workyears and $20,553,000 shall be expended
for program management and administration: Provided
further, That of the unobligated balances available in this
program, $100,000,000 shall be used for innovative com-
munity policing programs, of which $35,000,000 shall be
used for a law enforcement technology program,
$35,000,000 shall be used for policing initiatives in drug
‘‘hot spots’’, and $30,000,000 shall be used for policing
initiatives to combat methamphetamine trafficking.
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In addition, for programs of Police Corps education,
training and service as set forth in sections 200101–
200113 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), $20,000,000,
to remain available until expended, which shall be derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, includ-
ing salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be
transferred and merged with the appropriations for Jus-
tice Assistance, $225,922,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That these funds shall be available
for obligation and expenditure upon enactment of reau-
thorization legislation for the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (H.R. 1818 or comparable
legislation).
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance, $5,000,000 to remain avail-
able until expended, for developing, testing, and dem-
onstrating programs designed to reduce drug use among
juveniles.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to re-
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main available until expended, as authorized by section
214B of such Act.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
To remain available until expended, for payments au-
thorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), as amend-
ed, such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section
6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340); and
$2,000,000 for the Federal Law Enforcement Education
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 1212 of said
Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title
shall be available to the Attorney General for official re-
ception and representation expenses in accordance with
distributions, procedures, and regulations established by
the Attorney General.
SEC. 102. Authorities contained in the Department
of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
1980 (Public Law 96–132, 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as
amended, shall remain in effect until the termination date
of this Act or until the effective date of a Department
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of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is
earlier.
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this
title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided,
That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be
null and void.
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or
facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
SEC. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in-
mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:
Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin-
ishes the effect of section 104 intended to address the phil-
osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of
Prisons.
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able in this Act may be used to establish and publicize
a program under which publicly-advertised, extraordinary
rewards may be paid, which shall not be subject to spend-
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ing limitations contained in sections 3059 and 3072 of
title 18, United States Code: Provided, That any reward
of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum of $2,000,000,
may not be made without the personal approval of the
President or the Attorney General and such approval may
not be delegated.
SEC. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Justice in this Act, including those derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, may be
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, 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 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
SEC. 108. Section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting
‘‘1997 and thereafter’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Section 1402(d)(2) of the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984, (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)), is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the next’’
and inserting ‘‘The first’’.
(b) Any unobligated sums hitherto available to the
judicial branch pursuant to the paragraph repealed by sec-
tion (a) shall be deemed to be deposits into the Crime Vic-
tims Fund as of the effective date hereof and may be used
by the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime to im-
prove services for the benefit of crime victims, including
the processing and tracking of criminal monetary penalties
and related litigation activities, in the federal criminal jus-
tice system.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
RELATED AGENCIES
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE
REPRESENTATIVE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, including the hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and
consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $21,700,000,
of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $98,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the International Trade
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $41,400,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
and engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, in-
cluding expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,
without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily
posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of
the United States and Foreign Commercial Service be-
tween two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C.
1517; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable
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exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort
claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph
of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign coun-
tries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation
expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; ob-
tain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie lines
and teletype equipment; $279,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not less than $172,608,000
shall be for the United States and Foreign Commercial
Service: Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence
of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out
these activities without regard to section 5412 of the Om-
nibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C.
4912); and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions
under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act shall include payment for assessments
for services provided as part of these activities.
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for export administration and
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of
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export administration field activities both domestically and
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services
abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of
1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase
of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi-
cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi-
cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi-
tation otherwise established by law; $41,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec-
tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall
apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further,
That payments and contributions collected and accepted
for materials or services provided as part of such activities
may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activi-
ties, and for providing information to the public with re-
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spect to the export administration and national security
activities of the Department of Commerce and other ex-
port control programs of the United States and other gov-
ernments.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For grants for economic development assistance as
provided by the Public Works and Economic Development
Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 91–304, and such
laws that were in effect immediately before September 30,
1982, and for trade adjustment assistance, $340,000,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this heading may be used di-
rectly or indirectly for attorneys’ or consultants’ fees in
connection with securing grants and contracts made by
the Economic Development Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Commerce may provide financial assistance
for projects to be located on military installations closed
or scheduled for closure or realignment to grantees eligible
for assistance under the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965, as amended, without it being re-
quired that the grantee have title or ability to obtain a
lease for the property, for the useful life of the project,
when in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, such
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financial assistance is necessary for the economic develop-
ment of the area: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Commerce may, as the Secretary considers appropriate,
consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the title
to land on military installations closed or scheduled for
closure or realignment.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by
law, $21,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Commu-
nity Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses of the Department of Com-
merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority
business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con-
tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi-
zations, $25,000,000.
ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department
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of Commerce, $47,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1999.
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION
REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to dissemi-
nate economic and statistical data products as authorized
by sections 1, 2, and 4 of Public Law 91–412 (15 U.S.C.
1525–1527) and, notwithstanding section 5412 of the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4912), charge fees necessary to recover the full
costs incurred in their production. Notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, receipts received from these data dissemina-
tion activities shall be credited to this account, to be avail-
able for carrying out these purposes without further ap-
propriation.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $136,499,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial cen-
sus, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That this amount shall not be used for any ac-
tivities related to the design, planning, testing, or imple-
mentation of the use of sampling or any other statistical
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procedure, including statistical adjustment, to make a de-
termination of the population for purposes of the appor-
tionment of Representatives in Congress among the sev-
eral States. In addition, for expenses necessary to conduct
the decennial census, $281,800,000, to remain available
until expended, which shall be available for obligation or
expenditure only upon the subsequent enactment of a law
authorizing the methods by which the decennial census
shall be conducted in the year 2000 for the purposes of
the apportionment of Representatives among the several
States.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for
by law, $168,326,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $17,100,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal
agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management,
analysis, and operations, and related services and such
fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for
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costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until
expended: Provided further, That hereafter, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, NTIA shall not authorize
spectrum use or provide any spectrum functions pursuant
to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 U.S.C. 902–903, to any
Federal entity without reimbursement as required by
NTIA for such spectrum management costs, and Federal
entities withholding payment of such cost shall not use
spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of
the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under
this paragraph, and such funds received from other Gov-
ernment agencies shall remain available until expended.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES, PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $16,750,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,500,000 shall be available for program administration
as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the
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Act, the prior year unobligated balances may be made
available for grants for projects for which applications
have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $21,490,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000,000 shall be available for program administration
and other support activities as authorized by section 391:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated herein,
not to exceed 5 percent may be available for telecommuni-
cations research activities for projects related directly to
the development of a national information infrastructure:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements
of section 392(a) and 392(c) of the Act, these funds may
be used for the planning and construction of telecommuni-
cations networks for the provision of educational, cultural,
health care, public information, public safety, or other so-
cial services.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark
Office provided for by law, including defense of suits insti-
tuted against the Commissioner of Patents and Trade-
marks, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended:
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Provided, That the funds made available under this head-
ing are to be derived from deposits in the Patent and
Trademark Office Fee Surcharge Fund as authorized by
law: Provided further, That the amounts made available
under the Fund shall not exceed amounts deposited; and
such fees as shall be collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113
and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, shall remain available until
expended.
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for
Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $8,500,000, of
which not to exceed $1,600,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1999.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $282,852,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$1,625,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
Fund’’.
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, $113,500,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed $300,000 may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
Technology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $185,100,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $74,100,000 shall
be available for the award of new grants, and of which
not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Work-
ing Capital Fund’’.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation
of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, as author-
ized by 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e, $111,092,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts
provided under this heading, $94,400,000 shall be avail-
able for obligation and expenditure only after submission
of a plan for the expenditure of these funds, in accordance
with section 605 of this Act.
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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; not
to exceed 270 commissioned officers on the active list as
of September 30, 1998; grants, contracts, or other pay-
ments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of con-
ducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and
relocation of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i;
$1,406,400,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 but consist-
ent with other existing law, fees shall be assessed, col-
lected, and credited to this appropriation as offsetting col-
lections to be available until expended, to recover the costs
of administering aeronautical charting programs: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Gen-
eral Fund shall be reduced as such additional fees are re-
ceived during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a final
General Fund appropriation estimated at not more than
$1,403,400,000: Provided further, That any such addi-
tional fees received in excess of $3,000,000 in fiscal year
1998 shall not be available for obligation until October
1, 1998: Provided further, That fees and donations re-
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ceived by the National Ocean Service for the management
of the national marine sanctuaries may be retained and
used for the salaries and expenses associated with those
activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition, $62,381,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop
Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American
Fisheries’’: Provided further, That grants to States pursu-
ant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed
$2,000,000: Provided further, That of the $1,498,681,000
provided for in direct obligations under this heading (of
which $1,403,400,000 is appropriated from the General
Fund, $67,581,000 is provided by transfer, and
$27,700,000 is derived from unobligated balances and
deobligations from prior years), $219,624,000 shall be for
the National Ocean Service, $326,943,000 shall be for the
National Marine Fisheries Service, $237,463,000 shall be
for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, $511,154,000
shall be for the National Weather Service, $119,835,000
shall be for the National Environmental Satellite, Data,
and Information Service, $66,712,000 shall be for Pro-
gram Support, $5,000,000 shall be for Fleet Maintenance,
and $11,950,000 shall be for Facilities Maintenance: Pro-
vided further, That unexpended balances in the accounts
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‘‘Construction’’ and ‘‘Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding
and Conversion’’ shall be transferred to and merged with
this account, to remain available until expended for the
purposes for which the funds were originally appropriated.
CAPITAL ASSETS ACQUISITION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of capital assets acquisition
or construction, including alteration and modification
costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, $460,600,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $116,910,000 is available for
the advanced weather interactive processing system, and
may be available for obligation and expenditure only pur-
suant to a certification by the Secretary of Commerce that
the total cost to complete the acquisition and deployment
of the advanced weather interactive processing system and
NOAA Port system, including program management, op-
erations and maintenance costs through deployment will
not exceed $186,300,000: Provided further, That unex-
pended balances of amounts previously made available in
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account and
the ‘‘Construction’’ account for activities funded under
this heading may be transferred to and merged with this
account, to remain available until expended for the pur-
poses for which the funds were originally appropriated.
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1456a), not to exceed $7,800,000, for purposes set forth
in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of
such Act.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from
receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available
until expended.
FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amend-
ed (Public Law 96–339), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended
(Public Law 100–627), and the American Fisheries Pro-
motion Act (Public Law 96–561), to be derived from the
fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program
authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $189,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $250,000, as authorized
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
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gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 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.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administra-
tion of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,
$28,490,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1–11
as amended by Public Law 100–504), $20,140,000.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 201. 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
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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 Commerce that such payments are in the
public interest.
SEC. 202. 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 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance
aircraft and activities that are under the control of the
United States Air Force or the United States Air Force
Reserve.
SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any
previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Un-
employment Trust Fund or any other fund or account of
the Treasury to pay for any expenses paid before October
1, 1992, as authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United
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States Code, for services performed after April 20, 1990,
by individuals appointed to temporary positions within the
Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the 1990
decennial census of population.
SEC. 205 Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
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 605 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.
SEC. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dis-
mantle or reorganize the Department of Commerce, the
Secretary of Commerce, no later than 90 days thereafter,
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and the Senate a plan for transferring funds pro-
vided in this Act to the appropriate successor organiza-
tions: Provided, That the plan shall include a proposal for
transferring or rescinding funds appropriated herein for
agencies or programs terminated under such legislation:
Provided further, That such plan shall be transmitted in
accordance with section 605 of this Act.
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(b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate
head of any successor organization(s) may use any avail-
able funds to carry out legislation dismantling or reor-
ganizing the Department of Commerce to cover the costs
of actions relating to the abolishment, reorganization, or
transfer of functions and any related personnel action, in-
cluding voluntary separation incentives if authorized by
such legislation: Provided, That the authority to transfer
funds between appropriations accounts that may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to
authorities included under section 205 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That use of funds to carry out this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 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.
SEC. 207. 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 shall be absorbed within the total budgetary
resources available to such Department or agency: Pro-
vided, That the authority to transfer funds between appro-
priations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
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carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award
contracts for hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammet-
ric surveying and mapping services in accordance with title
IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended
as the Chief Justice may approve; $29,278,000.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im-
posed upon him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40
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U.S.C. 13a–13b), $3,400,000, of which $410,000 shall re-
main available until expended.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
CIRCUIT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other offi-
cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $15,507,000.
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala-
ries of the officers and employees of the court, services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses
of the court, as authorized by law, $11,478,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac-
tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all
other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not
otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses
of the courts, as authorized by law, $2,700,069,000 (in-
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cluding the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of
which not to exceed $13,454,000 shall remain available
until expended for space alteration projects; and of which
not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for furniture and furnishings related to new space
alteration and construction projects.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not
to exceed $2,450,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized
by law, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended,
which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction
Trust Fund, as authorized by section 190001(a) of Public
Law 103–322, and sections 818 and 823 of Public Law
104–132.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and
Community Defender organizations; the compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to rep-
resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,
as amended; the compensation and reimbursement of ex-
penses of persons furnishing investigative, expert and
other services under the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C.
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3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with Criminal
Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses
of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases
where the defendant has waived representation by counsel;
the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses
of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligi-
ble minor or incompetent offenders in connection with
transfers from the United States to foreign countries with
which the United States has a treaty for the execution
of penal sentences; and the compensation of attorneys ap-
pointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protec-
tion of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1875(d); $329,529,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis-
sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa-
tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)); $66,196,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section
5332 of title 5, United States Code.
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COURT SECURITY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security equipment and protective services for the Unit-
ed States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, in-
cluding building ingress-egress control, inspection of pack-
ages, directed security patrols, and other similar activities
as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement
and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702);
$167,214,000, to be expended directly or transferred to
the United States Marshals Service which shall be respon-
sible for administering elements of the Judicial Security
Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed
to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Unit-
ed States Courts and the Attorney General.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b),
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $52,000,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
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FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $17,495,000;
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1999, to provide education and training to
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed
$1,000 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $25,000,000;
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $7,400,000; and to the United
States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund,
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $1,800,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States
Code, $9,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for district
courts, courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed
$10,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the
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further, That notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not
to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred from the funds
made available under this heading to the ‘‘International
Conferences and Contingencies’’ account for assessed con-
tributions to new or provisional international organiza-
tions: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to this
paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and
security 
$261,000,000, 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed
$46,000,000 shall remain available until expended for pay-
ment of arrearages: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act for pay-
ment of arrearages may be obligated or expended unless
such obligation or expenditure is expressly authorized by
the enactment of a subsequent Act described in the first
proviso under the heading ‘‘Contributions to International
Organizations’’ in this title: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available under this Act shall be obli-
gated or expended for any new or expanded United Na-