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(1) notwithstanding 46 U.S.C. App. 1279f(b), shall have
a term of not less than 30 years;
(2) carries out a Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands non-
pollock groundfish capacity reduction program which may
include fewer than all management areas of the fishery;
(3) permanently revokes all fishery licenses, fishery per-
mits, area and species endorsements, and any other fishery
privileges issued to a vessel or vessels (or to persons on the
basis of their operation or ownership of that vessel or vessels)
removed under the program; and
(4) ensures that all vessels removed from the fishery under
the program are made permanently ineligible to participate
in any fishery worldwide, and that the owners of such vessels
will operate only under the United States flag or such vessels
shall be scrapped as a reduction vessel pursuant to section
600.1011(c) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 215. Of the unobligated balances available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce from prior year appropriations with the excep-
tion of funds provided for coral reef activities, fisheries enforcement,
the Ocean Health Initiative, land acquisition, and lab construction,
$100,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That within 30 days after
the date of enactment of this section the Secretary of Commerce
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the amount
of each rescission made pursuant to this section.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Commerce and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004’’.
TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 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 transporting 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, $55,360,000.
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 imposed upon
the Architect as authorized by law, $10,591,000, which shall remain
available until expended.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers and
employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized
by law, $20,662,000.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries of
the officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary
expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $14,068,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL
SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges
of the territorial courts of the United States), justices and judges
retired from office or from regular active service, judges of the
United States Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, mag-
istrate 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, $3,994,176,000
(including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which
not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended
for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings
related to new space alteration and construction projects: Provided,
That any funds appropriated in this Act to be used for the United
States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas will also
be made available for the Sherman Division’s expansion into Plano,
Texas, and the Sherman Division is also granted authority to hold
court proceedings there.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Child-
hood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $3,193,000, to be
appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community
Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under the
Criminal Justice Act of 1964; the compensation and reimbursement
of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert and other
services under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C.
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 eligible 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 execu-
tion of penal sentences; the compensation of attorneys appointed
to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employ-
ment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d); and for necessary training
and general administrative expenses, $604,477,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed
in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)),
$57,822,000, 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.
COURT SECURITY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident
to providing protective guard services for United States courthouses
and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security
equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities
housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress
control, inspection of mail and packages, 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), $277,500,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain
available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred
to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible
for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent
with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United 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, including travel as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $66,000,000, of which not to
exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation
expenses.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90–219, $21,440,000; of which $1,800,000
shall remain available through September 30, 2005, to provide
education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which
not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and represen-
tation expenses.
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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), $25,700,000; to the Judicial Sur-
vivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $700,000;
and to the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retire-
ment Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,600,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $12,354,000,
of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception
and representation expenses.
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 appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act
may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other
Judicial Services, Defender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, Dis-
trict Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and
Commissioners’’, 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 available for obligation or expendi-
ture 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 expenses of the Judicial Conference
of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall
not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity
as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2004’’.
TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the
Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including employment,
without regard to civil service and classification laws, of persons
on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appropriation),
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as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information
and Educational Exchange Act of 1948; representation to certain
international organizations in which the United States participates
pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent
of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress; arms control, non-
proliferation and disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition
by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized
by law; and for expenses of general administration, $3,420,000,000:
Provided, That not to exceed 69 permanent positions and $7,311,000
shall be expended for the Bureau of Legislative Affairs: Provided
further, That, of the amount made available under this heading,
not to exceed $4,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with,
funds in the ‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’
appropriations account, to be available only for emergency evacu-
ations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That, of the amount
made available under this heading, $301,563,000 shall be available
only for public diplomacy international information programs: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under this
heading, $3,000,000 shall be available only for the establishment
and operations of an Office on Right-Sizing the United States
Government Overseas Presence: Provided further, That funds avail-
able under this heading may be available for a United States
Government interagency task force to examine, coordinate and over-
see United States participation in the United Nations headquarters
renovation project: Provided further, That no funds may be obligated
or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of
United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite
components) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at least
15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate are notified of such proposed
action.
In addition, not to exceed $1,371,000 shall be derived from
fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of
facilities located at the International Center in accordance with
section 4 of the International Center Act; in addition, as authorized
by section 5 of such Act, $490,000, to be derived from the reserve
authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out
in that section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to
exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received
from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication
programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling
and exchange visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed
$15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges,
and fees for use of Blair House facilities.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
$646,701,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That,
of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000
is for the State Department to establish the Center for
Antiterrorism and Security Training.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide OpenNet and classified
connectivity infrastructure, $40,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund,
$80,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized:
Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not
apply to funds available under this heading.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$31,703,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465), as it relates to post
inspections.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs,
as authorized, $320,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000, to remain available until
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other
payments received from or in connection with English teaching,
educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor
programs as authorized.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
For representation allowances as authorized, $9,000,000.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary
of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as author-
ized, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), preserving, maintaining,
repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly
leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds
otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying
out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized,
$530,000,000, to remain available until expended as authorized,
of which not to exceed $20,000 may be used for domestic and
overseas representation as authorized: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisi-
tion of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments
and agencies.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades,
acquisition, and construction as authorized, $861,400,000, to remain
available until expended.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to
meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Con-
sular Service, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended as
authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred
to and merged with the Repatriation Loans Program Account, sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions.
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REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $612,000, as authorized: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct loan program, $607,000, which may be transferred
to and merged with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account
under Administration of Foreign Affairs.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act
(Public Law 96–8), $18,782,000.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
FUND
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
Fund, as authorized by law, $134,979,000.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet
annual obligations of membership in international multilateral
organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice
and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress,
$1,010,463,000: Provided, That the Secretary of State shall transmit
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the
House of Representatives the most recent biennial budget prepared
by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations:
Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or
in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United
Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program
without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United
Nations budget and cause the United Nations to exceed the adopted
budget for the biennium 2002–2003 of $2,891,000,000: Provided
further, That any payment of arrearages under this title shall
be directed toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon
by the United States and the respective international organization:
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this para-
graph shall be available for a United States contribution to an
international organization for the United States share of interest
costs made known to the United States Government by such
organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through
external borrowings: Provided further, That funds appropriated
under this paragraph may be obligated and expended to pay the
full United States assessment to the civil budget of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses
of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance
or restoration of international peace and security, $550,200,000,
of which 10 percent shall remain available until September 30,
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2005: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$95,358,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances
from funds previously appropriated under this heading: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available under this Act
shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United
Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance
of voting for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations
Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is
practicable): (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate committees
of the Congress are notified of the estimated cost and length of
the mission, the vital national interest that will be served, and
the planned exit strategy; and (2) a reprogramming of funds pursu-
ant to section 605 of this Act is submitted, and the procedures
therein followed, setting forth the source of funds that will be
used to pay for the cost of the new or expanded mission: Provided
further, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses
only upon a certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate
committees of the Congress that American manufacturers and sup-
pliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, services,
and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to
those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided
further, That none of the funds made available under this heading
are available to pay the United States share of the cost of court
monitoring that is part of any United Nations peacekeeping mission.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific
Acts of Congress, as follows:
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States
Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as fol-
lows:
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
$26,000,000.
CONSTRUCTION
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $3,551,000, to remain available until expended, as author-
ized.
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the Inter-
national Joint Commission and the International Boundary
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties
between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for
the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized
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by Public Law 103–182, $8,944,000, of which not to exceed $9,000
shall be available for representation expenses incurred by the Inter-
national Joint Commission.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions,
not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $19,300,000: Pro-
vided, That the United State’s share of such expenses may be
advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
OTHER
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by the
Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), $13,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, as authorized.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE
TRUST FUND
For a grant to the International Center for Middle Eastern-
Western Dialogue Trust Fund, $7,000,000, for operation of the
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Eastern-Western 
Dialogue,
Istanbul, Turkey, to remain available until expended, of which
$250,000 shall be made available out of such Trust Fund for the
establishment and operation of a steering committee, which the
Secretary of State shall appoint to establish the International
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue.
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR MIDDLE EASTERN-WESTERN DIALOGUE
For necessary expenses of the International Center for Middle
Eastern-Western Dialogue, out of the International Center for
Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the total amount
of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund before October
1, 2004, to remain available until expended.
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest
and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Pro-
gram Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2004, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensa-
tion, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof,
in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes
which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform
Administrative Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-
profit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation
for personal services.
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization