IIB 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2847 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 22, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
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 for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including 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 International Trade Administration be-
tween two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 
40118; employment of Americans and aliens by contract 
for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceed-
ing 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or im-
provement; purchase or construction of temporary de-
mountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment 
of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first para-
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graph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representa-
tion expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehi-
cle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $444,504,000 (reduced by $100,000), 
to remain available until September 30, 2011, of which 
$9,439,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and 
used by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That not less than 
$7,000,000 shall be for the Office of China Compliance, 
and not less than $4,400,000 shall be for the China Coun-
tervailing Duty Group: Provided further, 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 without regard to 
section 5412 of the Omnibus 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 Mu-
tual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall 
include payment for assessments for services provided as 
part of these activities: Provided further, That negotiations 
shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization 
to recognize the right of members to distribute monies col-
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lected from antidumping and countervailing duties: Pro-
vided further, That negotiations shall be conducted within 
the World Trade Organization consistent with the negoti-
ating objectives contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Pub-
lic Law 107–210: Provided further, That within the 
amounts appropriated, $3,715,000 shall be used for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘Congressionally-designated items’’ in the report of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives to accompany this Act. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
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 
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; 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); and pur-
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chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and 
motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special re-
quirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to 
any price limitation otherwise established by law, 
$100,342,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $14,767,000 shall be for inspections and other ac-
tivities related to national security: 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: Provided fur-
ther, That payments and contributions collected and ac-
cepted for materials or services provided as part of such 
activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of 
such activities, and for providing information to the public 
with respect to the export administration and national se-
curity activities of the Department of Commerce and other 
export control programs of the United States and other 
governments. 
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, and for trade adjustment assistance, 
$255,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $38,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the 
Trade Act of 1974, and the Community 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, $31,000,000: Provided, That within the amounts 
appropriated, $900,000 shall be used for the projects, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Congression-
ally-designated items’’ in the report of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives to accom-
pany this Act. 
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, $97,255,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $259,024,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by 
law, $7,115,707,000, of which $206,000,000 shall be de-
rived from available unobligated balances previously ap-
propriated under this heading, to remain available until 
September 30, 2011: Provided, That none of the funds 
provided in this or any other Act for any fiscal year may 
be used for the collection of census data on race identifica-
tion that does not include ‘‘some other race’’ as a category: 
Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, 
funds may be used for additional promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
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ministration (NTIA), $19,999,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2011: Provided, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 
shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec-
trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv-
ices, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting 
collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off-
setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication 
Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions 
under this paragraph, and such funds received from other 
Government agencies shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of grants, authorized by sec-
tion 
392 
of 
the 
Communications 
Act 
of 
1934, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program adminis-
tration as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided 
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further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
391 of the Act, the prior year unobligated balances may 
be made available for grants for projects for which appli-
cations have been submitted and approved during any fis-
cal year. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, in-
cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 
$1,930,361,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and 
collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 
and 376 are received during fiscal year 2010, so as to re-
sult in a fiscal year 2010 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal 
year 2010, should the total amount of offsetting fee collec-
tions be less than $1,930,361,000, this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount 
received in excess of $1,930,361,000 in fiscal year 2010, 
in an amount up to $100,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That from amounts pro-
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vided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available 
in fiscal year 2010 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2010 
and hereafter, from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec-
essary to pay: (1) the difference between the percentage 
of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees 
under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and 
the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 
8331(17) of that title) of basic pay, of employees subject 
to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title; and (2) the 
present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, 
as determined by the Office of Personnel Management, of 
post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health 
benefits coverage for all USPTO employees, shall be trans-
ferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, the Employees Life Insurance Fund, and the Em-
ployees Health Benefits Fund, as appropriate, and shall 
be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 
Provided further, That sections 801, 802, and 803 of divi-
sion B, Public Law 108–447 shall remain in effect during 
fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That the Director may, 
this year, reduce by regulation fees payable for documents 
in patent and trademark matters, in connection with the 
filing of documents filed electronically in a form prescribed 
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by the Director: Provided further, That from the amounts 
provided herein, no less than $4,000,000 shall be available 
only for the USPTO contribution in a cooperative or joint 
agreement or agreements with a non-profit organization 
or organizations, successfully audited within the previous 
year, and with previous experience in such programs, to 
conduct policy studies, including studies relating to activi-
ties of United Nations Specialized agencies and other 
international organizations, as well as conferences and 
other development programs, in support of fair inter-
national protection of intellectual property rights. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $510,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $10,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $124,700,000, to remain 
available until expended. In addition, for necessary ex-
penses of the Technology Innovation Program of the Na-
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tional 
Institute 
of 
Standards 
and 
Technology, 
$69,900,000, to remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c–278e, 
$76,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$20,000,000 is for a competitive construction grant pro-
gram for research science buildings: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budg-
et justification materials that the Secretary submits to 
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce 
budget (as submitted 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 construction 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 requirements for each such project for 
each of the five subsequent 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 
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa-
cilities, $3,198,793,000 (increased by $500,000), to re-
main 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 sanctuaries may be 
retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: 
Provided further, That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be de-
rived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone 
Management’’ and in addition $104,600,000 shall be de-
rived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and De-
velop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to Amer-
ican 
Fisheries’’: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
of 
the 
$3,317,393,000 (increased by $500,000) provided for in 
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direct obligations under this heading $3,198,793,000 (in-
creased by $500,000) is appropriated from the general 
fund, $107,600,000 is provided by transfer, and 
$11,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obli-
gations: Provided further, That the total amount available 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
corporate services administrative support costs shall not 
exceed $228,549,000: Provided further, That payments of 
funds made available under this heading to the Depart-
ment of Commerce Working Capital Fund including De-
partment of Commerce General Counsel legal services 
shall not exceed $41,944,000: Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activi-
ties in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 
in allocating grants under sections 306 and 306A of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, no 
coastal State shall receive more than 5 percent or less 
than 1 percent of increased funds appropriated over the 
previous fiscal year: Provided further, That within the 
amounts appropriated, $37,500,000 shall be used for the 
projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘Congressionally-designated items’’ in the report of the 
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Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives to accompany this Act. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may 
be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,409,148,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2012, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the $1,411,148,000 provided for in direct obliga-
tions under this heading $1,409,148,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund and $2,000,000 is provided from 
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 
except to the extent expressly prohibited by any other law, 
the Department of Defense may delegate procurement 
functions related to the National Polar-orbiting Oper-
ational Environmental Satellite System to officials of the 
Department of Commerce pursuant to section 2311 of title 
10, United States Code: Provided further, That any devi-
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ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set 
forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget jus-
tification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress 
in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as 
submitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for 
each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Procurement, Acquisition, or Construction project having 
a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the 
budget justification shall include an estimate of the budg-
etary requirements for each such project for each of the 
five subsequent fiscal years. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act. 
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FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2009, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional 
direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act 
of 1936: Provided, That none of the funds made available 
under this heading may be used for direct loans for any 
new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting capac-
ity in any United States fishery. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, 
$60,000,000 
(reduced 
by 
$500,000) 
(reduced 
by 
$4,000,000): Provided, That the Secretary, within 30 days 
of enactment of this Act, shall provide a report to the 
Committees on Appropriations that audits and evaluates 
all decision documents and expenditures by the Bureau 
of the Census as they relate to the 2010 Census: Provided 
further, That of the amounts provided to the Secretary 
within this account, $5,000,000 shall not become available 
for obligation until the Secretary certifies to the House 
and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the Bu-
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reau of the Census has followed and met all standards and 
best practices, and all Office of Management and Budget 
guidelines related to information technology projects and 
contract management. 
HERBERT C. HOOVER BUILDING RENOVATION AND 
MODERNIZATION 
For expenses necessary, including blast windows, for 
the renovation and modernization of the Herbert C. Hoo-
ver Building, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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 (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 
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Secretary of Commerce 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 uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. 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 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 
or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 
and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 
of Commerce: Provided further, That for the National Oce-
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anic and Atmospheric Administration this section shall 
provide for transfers among appropriations made only to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
and such appropriations may not be transferred and re-
programmed to other Department of Commerce bureaus 
and appropriation accounts. 
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel 
actions taken in response to funding reductions included 
in this title or from actions taken for the care and protec-
tion of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available to such de-
partment or agency: Provided, That the authority to trans-
fer funds between appropriations accounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to 
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
SEC. 105. The requirements set forth by section 112 
of division B of Public Law 110–161 are hereby adopted 
by reference. 
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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 im-
provement of space that persons, firms or organizations 
are authorized pursuant to the Public Buildings Coopera-
tive Use Act of 1976 or other authority to use or occupy 
in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or 
other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protec-
tion of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 
the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
1949, as amended, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services 
provided under this section or the authority under which 
the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to 
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund 
which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 107. The Administration of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, 
with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the 
limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equip-
ment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency 
or instrumentality of the United States, or of any state, 
local government, Indian tribal government, Territory or 
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possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
any foreign government or international organization for 
purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any 
statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
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 (reduced by 
$2,500,000) (increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by 
$1,000,000) of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for secu-
rity and construction of Department of Justice facilities 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
Attorney General is authorized to transfer funds appro-
priated within General Administration to any office in this 
account: Provided further, That $14,693,000 (increased by 
$1,000,000) (reduced by $1,000,000) is for Department 
Leadership; $8,101,000 is for Intergovernmental Rela-
tions/External Affairs; $12,715,000 is for Executive Sup-
port/Professional Responsibility; and $82,979,000 is for 
the Justice Management Division: Provided further, That 
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any change in amounts specified in the preceding proviso 
greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to 
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations con-
sistent with the terms of section 505 of this Act: Provided 
further, That this transfer authority is in addition to 
transfers authorized under section 505 of this Act. 
NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER 
For necessary expenses of the National Drug Intel-
ligence Center, $44,023,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be 
for reimbursement of Air Force personnel for the National 
Drug Intelligence Center to support the Department of 
Defense’s counter-drug intelligence responsibilities: Pro-
vided, That the National Drug Intelligence Center shall 
maintain the personnel and technical resources to provide 
timely support to law enforcement authorities and the in-
telligence community by conducting document and com-
puter exploitation of materials collected in Federal, State, 
and local law enforcement activity associated with counter- 
drug, counterterrorism, and national security investiga-
tions and operations. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental 
direction, 
$109,417,000 
(reduced 
by 
$21,132,000), to remain available until expended, of which 
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not less than $21,132,000 (reduced by $21,132,000) is 
for the unified financial 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 op-
erations and maintenance of existing Land Mobile Radio 
legacy systems, $205,143,000, to remain available until 
expended: 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 preceding proviso shall be subject to section 505 
of this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $300,685,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived 
by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Re-
view fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations 
Fee’’ account. 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention 
Trustee, $1,438,663,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible 
for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transpor-
tation System: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,000,000 shall be considered ‘‘funds appropriated for 
State and local law enforcement assistance’’ pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. 4013(b). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $84,368,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to 
meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $12,859,000. 
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, $875,097,000, of which not 
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
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the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $10,000 shall 
be available to the United States National Central Bu-
reau, INTERPOL, for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the 
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from available 
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursu-
ant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums 
as may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the 
Office of Personnel Management for salaries and expenses 
associated with the election monitoring 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 monitoring program 
$3,390,000, shall remain available until expended. 
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In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases 
under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 
not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $163,170,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve-
ments 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 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 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 coop-
erative agreements, $1,934,003,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be 
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available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading, not less 
than $36,980,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses 
for assistant U.S. Attorneys to carry out section 704 of 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) concerning the prosecution of of-
fenses relating to the sexual exploitation of children: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $6,000,000 is for salaries and expenses for new 
assistant U.S. Attorneys to carry out additional prosecu-
tions of serious crimes in Indian Country. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $224,488,000, to remain avail-
able until expended and to be derived from the United 
States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund 
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, $210,000,000 of 
offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall 
be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
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