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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $3,042,000 of the funds of the corpora-
tion shall be available for its administrative expenses, and
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,
$100,000,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
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thorized 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): Provided, That of the amount
made available from the Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant for technology programs, $10,000,000 shall be
available for programs under section 820 and section 821
of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of
1996 (Public Law 104–132).
In addition, for local firefighter and emergency serv-
ices training grants, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized by section 819 of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
(Public Law 104–132; 110 Stat. 1316).
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, $315,000,000, 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 $60,000,000 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
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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,
as amended (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); $2,119,900,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be derived from the
Violent 
Crime 
Reduction 
Trust 
Fund; 
of 
which
$571,000,000 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
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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 notwithstanding any other provision of this
title, the Attorney General may transfer up to
$18,000,000 of this amount for drug courts pursuant to
title V of the 1994 Act, consistent with the reprogram-
ming procedures outlined in section 605 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That funds may also be used to defray the
costs of indemnification insurance for law enforcement of-
ficers; of which $50,000,000 shall be for grants to upgrade
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 Protec-
tion Act of 1993; of which $245,000,000 shall be available
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
$330,000,000 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
$680,000,000 shall be for Violent Offender Incarceration
and Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants pursuant to
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subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act, of which
$170,000,000 shall be available for payments to States for
incarceration of criminal aliens, and of which $12,500,000
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 criminial aliens; of which $6,000,000 shall be for the
Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, as authorized
by section 218 of the 1990 Act; of which $1,000,000 shall
be for Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Per-
sonnel and Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of
the 1990 Act; of which $145,000,000 shall be for Grants
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; of which
$33,000,000 shall be for Grants to Encourage Arrest Poli-
cies to States, units of local government, and Indian tribal
governments, as authorized by section 1001(a)(19) of the
1968 Act; of which $8,000,000 shall be for Rural Domes-
tic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance
Grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
of which $1,000,000 shall be for training programs to as-
sist probation and parole officers who work with released
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sex offenders, as authorized by section 40152(c) of the
1994 Act; of which $550,000 shall be for grants for tele-
vised testimony, as authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the
1968 Act; of which $1,750,000 shall be for national stalk-
er and domestic violence reduction, as authorized by sec-
tion 40603 of the 1994 Act; of which $35,000,000 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 $3,000,000 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 $1,000,000 shall be for Law
Enforcement Family Support Programs, as authorized by
section 1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; of which $900,000
shall be for the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert
Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994
Act; of which $500,000 shall be for Motor Vehicle Theft
Prevention Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h)
of the 1994 Act; of which $5,000,000 shall be for State
Courts Assistance Grants, as authorized by section
210602 of the 1994 Act; of which $200,000 shall be for
a National Baseline Study on Campus Sexual Assault, as
authorized by section 40506(e) of the 1994 Act; and of
which $2,000,000 shall be for public awareness programs
addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as
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authorized by section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act: Provided
further, That funds made available in fiscal year 1997
under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, may
be obligated for programs to assist States in the litigation
processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus peti-
tions and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further,
That any 1996 balances for these programs shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this appropriation: 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 gov-
ernment will achieve a net gain in the number of law en-
forcement officers 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,
$28,500,000, which shall be derived from discretionary
grants provided under the Edward Byrne Memorial State
and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, to re-
main available until expended for intergovernmental
agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies
engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent
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crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ designated
communities, and for either reimbursements 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’’ pro-
gram strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Con-
gress through language for other Department of Justice
appropriation accounts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program ac-
tivities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney
General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed:
Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct
the use of other Department of Justice funds and person-
nel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities only
after the Attorney General notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law
103–322 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’) (including administrative
costs), $1,400,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, 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: Pro-
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vided, That of this amount, $10,000,000 shall be avail-
able for programs of Police Corps education, training and
service as set forth in sections 200101–200113 of the
1994 Act: Provided further, That of this amount,
$71,000,000 shall be transferred to the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration for the purpose of providing State
and local police officers with equipment, conveyances,
overtime and other expenses associated with their partici-
pation on drug task forces: Provided further, That of this
amount, $30,500,000 shall be for additional grants au-
thorized by part B of title II of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, to re-
main available until expended, for the purpose of provid-
ing additional formula grants under part B, for innova-
tive local law enforcement and community policing pro-
grams, to States that provide assurances to the Adminis-
trator that the State has in effect (or will have in effect
not later than 1 year after date of application) policies
and programs, that ensure that juveniles who commit an
act after attaining 14 years of age, that would be a seri-
ous violent crime if committed by an adult, are treated
as adults for purpose of prosecution: Provided further,
That not to exceed 130 permanent positions and 130
full-time equivalent workyears and $14,602,000 shall be
expended for program management and administration.
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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 to and merged with the appropriations for
Justice Assistance, $145,000,000, to remain available
until expended, as authorized by section 299 of part I of
title II and section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended
by Public Law 102–586, of which (1) $100,000,000 shall
be available for expenses authorized by parts A, B, and
C of title II of the Act; (2) $11,000,000 shall be available
for expenses authorized by sections 281 and 282 of part
D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment pro-
grams relating to juvenile gangs; (3) $10,000,000 shall
be available for expenses authorized by section 285 of part
E of title II of the Act; (4) $4,000,000 shall be available
for expenses authorized by part G of title II of the Act
for juvenile mentoring programs; and (5) $20,000,000
shall be available for expenses authorized by title V of the
Act for incentive grants for local delinquency prevention
programs: Provided, That upon the enactment of reau-
thorization legislation for Juvenile Justice Programs
under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 1974, as amended, funding provided in this Act
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shall from that date be subject to the provisions of that
legislation and any provisions in this Act that are incon-
sistent with that legislation shall no longer have effect.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $4,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, as authorized by sections
214B of the Act.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
For payments authorized by part L of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796), as amended, such sums as are necessary,
to remain available until expended, as authorized by sec-
tion 6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340),
and, in addition, $2,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for payments as authorized by section 1201(b) 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.
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SEC. 102. Authorities contained in the Department
of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
1980 (Pub. L. 96–132, 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as amend-
ed, shall remain in effect until the termination date of this
Act or until the effective date of a Department 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.
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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-
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.
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SEC. 108. Section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking the year in the date
therein contained and replacing the same with ‘‘1996’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended in paragraph (6), by striking ev-
erything after ‘‘total less than $15,000;’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof: ‘‘$500 for each quarter in which disburse-
ments total $15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $750
for each quarter in which disbursements total $75,000 or
more but less than $150,000; $1,250 for each quarter in
which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than
$225,000; $1,500 for each quarter in which disbursements
total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $3,750
for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000
or more but less than $1,000,000; $5,000 for each quarter
in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less
than $2,000,000; $7,500 for each quarter in which dis-
bursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than
$3,000,000; $8,000 for each quarter in which disburse-
ments total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000;
$10,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total
$5,000,000 or more. The fee shall be payable on the last
day of the calendar month following the calendar quarter
for which the fee is owed.’’.
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(b) Section 589a of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 589a. United States Trustee System Fund
‘‘(a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of
the United States a special fund to be known as the ‘Unit-
ed States Trustee System Fund’ (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Fund’). Monies in the Fund shall
be available to the Attorney General without fiscal year
limitation in such amounts as may be specified in appro-
priations Acts for the following purposes in connection
with the operations of United States trustees—
‘‘(1) salaries and related employee benefits;
‘‘(2) travel and transportation;
‘‘(3) rental of space;
‘‘(4) communication, utilities, and miscellaneous
computer charges;
‘‘(5) security investigations and audits;
‘‘(6) supplies, books, and other materials for
legal research;
‘‘(7) furniture and equipment;
‘‘(8) miscellaneous services, including those ob-
tained by contract; and
‘‘(9) printing.
‘‘(b) For the purpose of recovering the cost of services
of the United States Trustee System, there shall be depos-
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ited as offsetting collections to the appropriation ‘United
States Trustee System Fund’, to remain available until
expended, the following—
‘‘(1) 23.08 percent of the fees collected under
section 1930(a)(1) of this title;
‘‘(2) one-half of the fees collected under section
1930(a)(3) of this title;
‘‘(3) one-half of the fees collected under section
1930(a)(4) of this title;
‘‘(4) one-half of the fees collected under section
1930(a)(5) of this title;
‘‘(5) 100 percent of the fees collected under sec-
tion 1930(a)(6) of this title;
‘‘(6) three-fourths of the fees collected under
the last sentence of section 1930(a) of this title;
‘‘(7) the compensation of trustees received
under section 330(d) of title 11 by the clerks of the
bankruptcy courts; and
‘‘(8) 
excess 
fees 
collected 
under 
section
586(e)(2) of this title.
‘‘(c) Amounts in the Fund which are not currently
needed for the purposes specified in subsection (a) shall
be kept on deposit or invested in obligations of, or guaran-
teed by, the United States.
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‘‘(d) The Attorney General shall transmit to the Con-
gress, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year, a detailed report on the amounts deposited in the
Fund and a description of expenditures made under this
section.
‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund for any fiscal year such sums as may be necessary
to supplement amounts deposited under subsection (b) for
the purposes specified in subsection (a).’’.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this Act, the amendments to 28 U.S.C. 589a made by sub-
section (b) of this section shall take effect upon enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 110. Public Law 103–414 (108 Stat. 4279) is
amended by inserting at its conclusion a new title IV, as
follows:
‘‘TITLE IV—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CARRIER COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS
‘‘SEC. 401. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TELECOMMUNI-
CATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is hereby
established in the United States Treasury a fund to be
known as the Department of Justice Telecommunications
Carrier Compliance Fund (hereafter referred to as ‘the
Fund’), which shall be available without fiscal year limita-
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tion to the Attorney General for making payments to tele-
communications carriers, equipment manufacturers, and
providers of telecommunications support services pursuant
to section 109 of this Act.
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS
TO
THE FUND.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any agency of the United
States with law enforcement or intelligence responsibilities
may deposit as offsetting collections to the Fund any un-
obligated balances that are available until expended, upon
compliance with any Congressional notification require-
ments for reprogrammings of funds applicable to the ap-
propriation from which the deposit is to be made.
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—
‘‘(1) The Attorney General may terminate the
Fund at such time as the Attorney General deter-
mines that the Fund is no longer necessary.
‘‘(2) Any balance in the Fund at the time of its
termination shall be deposited in the General Fund
of the Treasury.
‘‘(3) A decision of the Attorney General to ter-
minate the Fund shall not be subject to judicial re-
view.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EXPENDITURE.—
Funds shall not be available for obligation unless an im-
plementation plan as set forth in subsection (e) is submit-
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ted to each member of the Committees on the Judiciary
and Appropriations of both the House of Representatives
and the Senate and the Congress does not, within the 60
days after the date of such submission, by law block or
prevent the obligation of such funds. Such funds shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605
of the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997, and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section and this section.
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The implementation
plan shall include:
‘‘(1) law enforcement assistance capability fea-
tures including an explanation of how proposed
interface and assistance capability requirements ex-
ceed or differ from the law enforcement assistance
currently provided by carriers;
‘‘(2) the actual and maximum number of simul-
taneous surveillances/intercepts that law enforcement
agencies expect to perform (capacity requirements),
as well as the ‘‘historical baseline electronic surveil-
lance activity’’ on which the proposed capacity re-
quirements are based;
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‘‘(3) a detailed county by county listing of pro-
posed actual and maximum capacity requirements;
‘‘(4) the proposed network switch and other as-
sistance capability features requested by law enforce-
ment that would be required to be installed by tele-
communications carriers;
‘‘(5) a complete estimate of the full costs of de-
velopment and deployment of the assistance capabil-
ity features, the full costs of the proposed actual and
maximum capacities requested by law enforcement,
the full cost of training telecommunications carrier
personnel in the use of such capabilities and capac-
ities, and to what extent funding of $500,000,000
will be sufficient to fully reimburse telecommuni-
cations carriers for the reasonable cost of compliance
with this Act; and
‘‘(6) a complete estimate of the full and reason-
able costs associated with modification to be per-
formed by telecommunications carriers of their net-
work equipment and facilities installed or deployed
after January 1, 1995, which are not proposed for
reimbursement.
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The At-
torney General shall submit to the Congress each year a
report specifically detailing all deposits and expenditures
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made pursuant to this Act in each fiscal year. This report
shall be submitted to each member of the Committees on
the Judiciary and Appropriations of both the House of
Representatives and the Senate, and to the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives and to
the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, no later
than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 111. It is the sense of the Congress that the
Drug Enforcement Administration, together with other
appropriate Federal agencies, should take such actions as
may be necessary to end the illegal importation into the
United States of Rohypnol (flunitrazepam), a drug fre-
quently distributed with the intent to facilitate sexual as-
sault and rape.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1997’’.
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-
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senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and
consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $21,449,000,
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.
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, $40,000,000, 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-
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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
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; $272,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: 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 car-
rying 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 Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act shall include payment
for assessments for services provided as part of these ac-
tivities.
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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
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; $38,604,000, 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
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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-
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, $328,500,000:
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
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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
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, $20,000,000: 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, $29,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount
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provided, $3,000,000 shall be available for obligation and
expenditure only for projects jointly developed, imple-
mented and administered with the Small Business Admin-
istration.
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
of Commerce, $45,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1998.
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.
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $133,617,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by
law, $205,100,000, 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, $15,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended: 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
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until
expended: 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-
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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, $10,250,000 (in-
creased by $5,000,000), to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as amend-
ed: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be avail-
able for program administration as authorized by section
391 of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the
provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year unobli-
gated 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-
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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, $100,000,000 (reduced by $33,748,000) (reduced
by $5,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the funds made available under this heading
are to be derived from deposits in the Patent and Trade-
mark 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 ex-
pended.
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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, $268,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$1,625,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
Fund’’.
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, $89,900,000, 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, $110,500,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $500,000 may be
transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided,
That none of the funds made available under this heading
may be used for the purposes of carrying out additional
program competitions under the Advanced Technology
Program: Provided further, That funds made available for
the Advanced Technology Program under this heading and
any unobligated balances available from carryover of prior
year appropriations for such program may be used only
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for the purposes of providing continuation grants for
comptetitions completed prior to October 1, 1995: Pro-
vided further, That such continuation grants shall be pro-
vided only to single applicants or joint venture partici-
pants which are small businesses: Provided further, That
such funds for the Advanced Technology Program are pro-
vided for the purposes of closing out all commitments for
such program.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by
law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration, including acquisition, maintenance, operation,
and hire of aircraft; not to exceed 200 commissioned offi-
cers on the active list as of April 1, 1997, and no com-
missioned officers on the active list as of September 30,
1997; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and alteration, mod-
ernization, and relocation of facilities as authorized by 33
U.S.C. 883i; $1,738,200,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302 but consistent with other existing law, fees shall be
assessed, collected, and credited to this appropriation as
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offsetting collections to be available until expended, to re-
cover the costs of administering aeronautical charting
programs: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as such
additional fees are received during fiscal year 1997, so as
to result in a final general fund appropriation estimated
at not more than $1,735,200,000: Provided further, That
any such additional fees received in excess of $3,000,000
in fiscal year 1997 shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1997: Provided further, That fees and
donations received by the National Ocean Service for the
management of the national marine sanctuaries may be
retained and used for the salaries and expenses associ-
ated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302: Provided further, That in addition, $68,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro-
mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per-
taining to American Fisheries’’: Provided further, That
grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of
the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended,
shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of
the $1,839,176,000 provided for in direct obligations
under this heading (of which $1,735,200,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $73,276,000 is provided
by transfer, and $30,700,000 is derived from unobligated
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balances 
and 
deobligations 
from 
prior 
years),
$182,660,000 shall be for the National Ocean Service,
$298,907,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, $231,826,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research, $633,010,000 shall be for the National
Weather Service, $425,897,000 shall be for the National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service,
$66,876,000 shall be for Program Support.
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.
CONSTRUCTION
For repair and modification of, and additions to, ex-
isting facilities and construction of new facilities, and for
facility planning and design and land acquisition not oth-
erwise provided for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, $36,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
FLEET MODERNIZATION, SHIPBUILDING AND
CONVERSION
For expenses necessary for the repair, acquisition,
leasing, or conversion of vessels, including related equip-
ment to maintain and modernize the existing fleet and to
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continue planning the modernization of the fleet, for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended.
FISHING VESSEL AND GEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION
FUND
For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of Pub-
lic Law 95–376, not to exceed $200,000, to be derived
from receipts collected pursuant to subsections (b) and
(f) of section 10 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of
1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980), to remain available until ex-
pended.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $1,000,000, 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 Fishery Con-
servation 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 $196,000, to re-
main available until expended.
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from advertising, if any) by or for the use of the United
States Information Agency from or in connection with
broadcasting resources owned by or on behalf of the Agen-
cy, to be available until expended for carrying out author-
ized purposes: Provided, That, of the amount provided
under this heading, $9,300,000 may be made available for
grants for the operating costs of Radio Free Asia under
section 309 of the United States International Broadcast-
ing Act of 1994.
RADIO CONSTRUCTION
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improve-
ment of facilities for radio transmission and reception, and
purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio
and television transmission and reception as authorized by
section 801 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471),
$39,000,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized by section 704(a) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.
1477b(a)).
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
For grants made by the United States Information
Agency to the National Endowment for Democracy as au-
thorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act,
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended.