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Union Calendar No. 93 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2578 
[Report No. 114–130] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 27, 2015 
Mr. CULBERSON, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the fol-
lowing bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 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 sections 3702 and 3703 of title 
44, United States Code; full medical coverage for depend-
ent members of immediate families of employees stationed 
overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel 
and transportation of employees of the International 
Trade Administration between two points abroad, without 
regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; 
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by 
contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods 
not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 
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or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; pay-
ment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 
when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 
$294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 
not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on 
official 
motor 
vehicles; 
and 
rental 
of 
tie 
lines, 
$472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to 
be retained and used by the International Trade Adminis-
tration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 
States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided under 
this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China 
antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and 
compliance activities: Provided further, 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; 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. 
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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 citizens of the United States and aliens by 
contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in 
the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 
1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 
15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and 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, $110,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec-
tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
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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, for trade adjustment assistance, for grants 
authorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), 
$213,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $37,000,000: 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, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
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Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), 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, $32,000,000. 
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2017. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $265,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts pro-
vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 
and marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bu-
reau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social 
and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Sur-
vey using the same health insurance questions included 
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in previous years, in addition to the revised questions im-
plemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in 
February 2014. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
suses and programs provided for by law, $848,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided, 
That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Pro-
vided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
$1,551,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 
out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 
Census: Provided further, That not more than 50 percent 
of the amounts made available under this heading for in-
formation technology related to 2020 census delivery, in-
cluding the Census Enterprise Data Collection and Proc-
essing (CEDCaP) program, may be obligated until the 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan 
for expenditure that (1) identifies for each CEDCaP 
project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and 
performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission 
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benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, in-
cluding estimates for development as well as maintenance 
and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) de-
tails for each project/investment (a) reasons for any cost 
and schedule variances, and (b) top risks and mitigation 
strategies, and (3) has been submitted to the Government 
Accountability Office. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $35,200,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: 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 
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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 prior-year grants, recov-
eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro-
priated are available for the administration of all open 
grants until their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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 USPTO, $3,272,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec-
tions of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 
USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 
2016, so as to result in a fiscal year 2016 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2016, should the total amount of 
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such offsetting collections be less than $3,272,000,000 
this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur-
ther, 
That 
any 
amount 
received 
in 
excess 
of 
$3,272,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and deposited in the 
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate for any amounts made available by the 
preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated 
as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac-
cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ account: Provided further, That from 
amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 
made available in fiscal year 2016 for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That in fis-
cal year 2016 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 
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the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 
8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 
basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chap-
ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other-
wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for 
USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insurance 
and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 
USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 
Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 
Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 
available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 
Provided further, That any differences between the present 
value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit 
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s 
specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on 
USPTO’s financial statements, where applicable: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO 
are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) 
of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 
22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 
112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts ap-
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propriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office 
of Inspector General’’ account for activities associated 
with carrying out investigations and audits related to the 
USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That NIST may provide local transportation for 
summer undergraduate research fellowship program par-
ticipants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $130,000,000, 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-
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vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $50,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Sec-
retary 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 Stand-
ards and Technology construction project having a total 
multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and si-
multaneously the budget justification materials shall in-
clude an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 
such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
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 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-
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cilities, $3,147,877,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017, except that funds provided for coopera-
tive enforcement shall remain available until September 
30, 2018: Provided, That fees and donations received by 
the National Ocean Service for the management of na-
tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for 
the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code: Provided further, That in addition, $130,164,000 
shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro-
mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per-
taining to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used 
for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy 
Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock As-
sessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdic-
tional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: 
Provided further, That of the $3,295,541,000 provided for 
in direct obligations under this heading $3,147,877,000 
is appropriated from the general fund, $130,164,000 is 
provided by transfer, and $17,500,000 is derived from re-
coveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 
the total amount available for National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration corporate services administra-
tive support costs shall not exceed $208,100,000: Provided 
further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 
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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 pro-
cedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That 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 
Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums 
as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,960,034,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2018, except that funds provided for construction of facili-
ties shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the $1,973,034,000 provided for in direct obligations 
under this heading, $1,960,034,000 is appropriated from 
the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recov-
eries of prior year obligations: 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 
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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 
5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, within 
the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred 
to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account for activities 
associated with carrying out investigations and audits re-
lated to satellite procurement, acquisition and construc-
tion. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017: Provided, That, 
of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce 
may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Feder-
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ally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific 
Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for con-
servation of salmon and steelhead populations that are 
listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified 
by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining popu-
lations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights 
or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific 
coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 
to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided 
further, That all funds shall be allocated based on sci-
entific and other merit principles and shall not be available 
for marketing activities: Provided further, That funds dis-
bursed to States shall be subject to a matching require-
ment of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at 
least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from 
receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2016, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for tradi-
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tional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine 
Act of 1936. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the 
Department of Commerce provided for by law, including 
not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representa-
tion, $50,000,000. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $3,989,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $1,082,000 
shall be for security systems and $2,907,000 shall be for 
blast-resistant windows. 
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.), $32,000,000. 
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 
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by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 
public interest. 
SEC. 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, 
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and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 
of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as 
amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public 
Law 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made 
applicable with respect to fiscal year 2016: Provided, That 
the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 
$11,322,125,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geo-
stationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series 
Program is $10,828,059,000. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not 
limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security serv-
ices) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and 
improvement 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 
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on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts re-
ceived 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 cred-
ited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the 
costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornog-
raphy, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful ac-
tivity over its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the lim-
its 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 
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. 
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Serv-
ice shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report 
or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless 
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the Service has provided information to the customer on 
how an electronic copy of such report or document may 
be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a cus-
tomer still require the Service to provide a printed or dig-
ital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 
limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, re-
producing, and delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 109. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 
requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect 
to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of 
vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to pay-
ment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast 
and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 
SEC. 110. In fiscal year 2016, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology may use unobligated bal-
ances from the ‘‘National Institute of Standards and 
Technology—Industrial Technology Services’’ account for 
the purposes of and subject to the limitations in section 
34(e)(2) of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(e)(2)). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
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TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $105,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Depart-
ment of Justice facilities shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds 
available to the Department of Justice for information 
technology, to remain available until expended, for enter-
prise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso 
is in addition to any other transfer authority contained 
in this Act. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $426,791,000, 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: Provided, That under this heading of the 
amount available for the Executive Office for Immigration 
Review, not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $92,000,000, 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, $13,308,000. 
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 
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accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space 
in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues 
payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to 
INTERPOL Washington for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary 
shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries 
and expenses associated with the election monitoring pro-
gram under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
(52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Per-
sonnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 
shall remain available until expended. 
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 $8,000,000, to be appropriated from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
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