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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, $298,236,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $3,000,000 is to be derived
from fees to be retained and used by the International
Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302:
Provided, That of the $300,236,000 provided for in direct
obligations (of which $295,236,000 is appropriated from
the General Fund, $3,000,000 is derived from fee collec-
tions, and $2,000,000 is derived from unobligated bal-
ances and deobligations from prior years), $49,609,000
shall be for Trade Development, $18,755,000 shall be for
Market Access and Compliance, $32,473,000 shall be for
the Import Administration, $186,693,000 shall be for the
United States and Foreign Commercial Service, and
$12,706,000 shall be for Executive Direction and Admin-
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istration: 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 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, con-
tributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act shall include payment for as-
sessments for services provided as part of these activities.
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for export administration and
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of
export administration field activities both domestically and
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of
1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase
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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, $49,527,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $1,877,000 shall
be for inspections and other activities related to national
security: Provided, That the provisions of the first sen-
tence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying
out these activities: Provided further, That payments and
contributions collected and accepted for materials or serv-
ices provided as part of such activities may be retained
for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for pro-
viding information to the public with respect to the export
administration and national security activities of the De-
partment of Commerce and other export control programs
of the United States and other governments: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds may be obligated or expended for proc-
essing licenses for the export of satellites of United States
origin (including commercial satellites and satellite compo-
nents) 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 and other
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appropriate Committees of the Congress are notified of
such proposed action.
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, Public Law 89–136, as amended, and for
trade adjustment assistance, $364,379,000: Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this heading may be used directly or indi-
rectly for attorneys’ or consultants’ fees in connection with
securing grants and contracts made by the Economic De-
velopment Administration.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by
law, $24,000,000: 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-
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tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi-
zations, $27,000,000.
ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department
of Commerce, $48,490,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $136,147,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses to conduct the decennial cen-
sus, $4,476,253,000 to remain available until expended:
of which $20,240,000 is for Program Development and
Management; of which $194,623,000 is for Data Content
and Products; of which $3,449,952,000 is for Field Data
Collection and Support Systems; of which $43,663,000 is
for Address List Development; of which $477,379,000 is
for Automated Data Processing and Telecommunications
Support; of which $15,988,000 is for Testing and Evalua-
tion; of which $71,416,000 is for activities related to Puer-
to Rico, the Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas; of which
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$199,492,000 is for Marketing, Communications and
Partnerships activities; and of which $3,500,000 is for the
Census Monitoring Board, as authorized by section 210
of Public Law 105–119: Provided, That the entire amount
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget
request, that includes designation of the entire amount of
the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to
the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for
by law, $142,320,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $10,940,000, to remain available
until
expended:
Provided,
That,
notwithstanding
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge
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Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, analysis, and operations, and related services and
such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collec-
tions for costs of such spectrum services, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That hereafter, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, NTIA shall not
authorize spectrum use or provide any spectrum functions
pursuant to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 U.S.C. 902–
903, to any Federal entity without reimbursement as re-
quired by NTIA for such spectrum management costs, and
Federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall
not use spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting
collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred,
from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in
telecommunications research, engineering, and related ac-
tivities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
of the 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 grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $18,000,000, to re-
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main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,800,000 shall be available for program administration
as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding section 391 of the Act, prior year
unobligated balances may be made available for grants for
projects for which applications have been submitted and
approved during any fiscal year.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $13,000,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000,000 shall be available for program administration
and other support activities as authorized by section 391:
Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated herein,
not to exceed 5 percent may be available for telecommuni-
cations research activities for projects related directly to
the development of a national information infrastructure:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements
of section 392(a) and 392(c) of the Act, these funds may
be used for the planning and construction of telecommuni-
cations networks for the provision of educational, cultural,
health care, public information, public safety, or other so-
cial services: Provided further, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no entity that receives tele-
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communications services at preferential rates under sec-
tion 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) or receives as-
sistance under the regional information sharing systems
grant program of the Department of Justice under part
M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds
under a grant under this heading to cover any costs of
the entity that would otherwise be covered by such pref-
erential rates or such assistance, as the case may be.
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, $735,538,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of this amount, $735,538,000 shall be de-
rived from offsetting collections assessed and collected
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376,
and shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in
this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided fur-
ther, That, during fiscal year 2000, should the total
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amount
of
offsetting
fee
collections
be
less
than
$735,538,000, the total amounts available to the Patent
and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: Pro-
vided further, That any amount received in excess of
$735,538,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 2000: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $116,000,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 1999
shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2000.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for
Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $7,972,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $280,136,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000
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, $99,836,000, to remain available until
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expended: Provided, That none of the funds provided
under this heading may be provided for Federal financial
assistance to a Regional Center for the Transfer of Manu-
facturing Technology (‘‘Center’’), beyond 6 years at a rate
in excess of one-third of the Center’s total annual costs
or the level of funding in the sixth year, whichever is less,
subject before any renewal to a positive evaluation of the
Center through an independent review.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation
of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, as author-
ized by 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e, $56,714,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts
provided under this heading, $44,916,000 shall be avail-
able for obligation and expenditure only after submission
of a plan for the expenditure of these funds, in accordance
with section 605 of this Act.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; not
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to exceed 250 commissioned officers on the active list as
of September 30, 2000; grants, contracts, or other pay-
ments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of con-
ducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and
relocation of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i,
$1,477,738,000 (increased by $390,000) (reduced by
$3,000,000), to remain available until expended: Provided,
That fees and donations received by the National Ocean
Service for the management of the national marine sanc-
tuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and ex-
penses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C.
3302:
Provided
further,
That
in
addition,
$67,226,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund
entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Re-
search Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided fur-
ther, 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 $1,621,616,000 (increased by $390,000) (re-
duced by $3,000,000) provided for in direct obligations
under this heading (of which $1,477,738,000 (increased
by $390,000) (reduced by $3,000,000) is appropriated
from the General Fund, $71,226,000 is provided by trans-
fer, $34,000,000 is derived from fees, if enacted into law,
and $38,652,000 is derived from unobligated balances and
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deobligations from prior years), $235,900,000 (increased
by $390,000) shall be for the National Ocean Service,
$350,545,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, $260,560,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research, $599,196,000 shall be for the National
Weather Service, $100,656,000 shall be for the National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service,
$57,594,000 (reduced by $3,000,000) shall be for Pro-
gram Support, $7,000,000 shall be for Fleet Maintenance,
and $10,165,000 shall be for Facilities Maintenance: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $31,439,000 shall be ex-
pended for Executive Direction and Administration, which
consists of the Offices of the Under Secretary, the Execu-
tive Secretariat, Policy and Strategic Planning, Inter-
national Affairs, Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs, Sus-
tainable Development, the Chief Scientist, and the General
Counsel: Provided further, That the aforementioned of-
fices, excluding the Office of the General Counsel, shall
not be augmented by personnel details, temporary trans-
fers of personnel on either a reimbursable or nonreimburs-
able basis or any other type of formal or informal transfer
or reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a tem-
porary or long-term basis above the level of 33 personnel:
Provided further, That no general administrative charge
shall be applied against any assigned activity included in
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this Act and, further, that any direct administrative ex-
penses applied against assigned activities shall be limited
to 5 percent of the funds provided for that assigned activ-
ity: Provided further, That any use of deobligated balances
of funds provided under this heading in previous years
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605
of this Act.
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor
Benefits Plan, and for payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as
may be necessary.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs,
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$480,720,000 (increased by $390,000), to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That unexpended balances
of amounts previously made available in the ‘‘Operations,
Research, and Facilities’’ account for activities funded
under this heading may be transferred to and merged with
this account, to remain available until expended for the
purposes for which the funds were originally appropriated.
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1456a), not to exceed $4,000,000, for purposes set forth
in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of
such Act.
PROMOTE AND DEVELOP FISHERY PRODUCTS AND
RESEARCH PERTAINING TO AMERICAN FISHERIES
FISHERIES PROMOTIONAL FUND
(RESCISSION)
All unobligated balances available in the Fisheries
Promotional Fund are rescinded: Provided, That all obli-
gated balances are transferred to the ‘‘Operations, Re-
search, and Facilities’’ account.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from
receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available
until expended.
FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amend-
ed (Public Law 96–339), and the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as
amended (Public Law 100–627), and the American Fish-
eries Promotion Act (Public Law 96–561), to be derived
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from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer
program
authorized
by
these
Acts,
not
to
exceed
$189,000, to remain available until expended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $238,000, as authorized
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available under this heading may
be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that
will increase the harvesting capacity in any United States
fishery.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administra-
tion of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,
$30,000,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1–11
as amended by Public Law 100–504), $22,000,000.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized
only upon the certification of officials designated by the
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the
public interest.
SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance
aircraft and activities that are under the control of the
United States Air Force or the United States Air Force
Reserve.
SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any
previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Depart-
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ment of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Un-
employment Trust Fund or any other fund or account of
the Treasury to pay for any expenses authorized by section
8501 of title 5, United States Code, for services performed
by individuals appointed to temporary positions within the
Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the decen-
nial censuses of population.
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
SEC. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dis-
mantle or reorganize the Department of Commerce, or any
portion thereof, the Secretary of Commerce, no later than
90 days thereafter, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a plan for transferring funds provided in this Act to
the appropriate successor organizations: Provided, That
the plan shall include a proposal for transferring or re-
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scinding funds appropriated herein for agencies or pro-
grams terminated under such legislation: Provided further,
That such plan shall be transmitted in accordance with
section 605 of this Act.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate
head of any successor organization(s) may use any avail-
able funds to carry out legislation dismantling or reorga-
nizing the Department of Commerce, or any portion there-
of, to cover the costs of actions relating to the abolish-
ment, reorganization, or transfer of functions and any re-
lated personnel action, including voluntary separation in-
centives if authorized by such legislation: Provided, That
the authority to transfer funds between appropriations ac-
counts that may be necessary to carry out this section is
provided in addition to authorities included under section
205 of this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 207. Any costs incurred by a Department or
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel
actions taken in response to funding reductions included
in this title or from actions taken for the care and protec-
tion of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed
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within the total budgetary resources available to such De-
partment or agency: Provided, That the authority to trans-
fer funds between appropriations accounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award
contracts
for
hydrographic,
geodetic,
and
photo-
grammetric surveying and mapping services in accordance
with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
SEC. 209. The Secretary of Commerce may use the
Commerce franchise fund for expenses and equipment nec-
essary for the maintenance and operation of such adminis-
trative services as the Secretary determines may be per-
formed more advantageously as central services, pursuant
to section 403 of Public Law 103–356: Provided, That any
inventories, equipment, and other assets pertaining to the
services to be provided by such fund, either on hand or
on order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations,
and any appropriations made for the purpose of providing
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capital shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided fur-
ther, That such fund shall be paid in advance from funds
available to the Department and other Federal agencies
for which such centralized services are performed, at rates
which will return in full all expenses of operation, includ-
ing accrued leave, depreciation of fund plant and equip-
ment, amortization of automated data processing (ADP)
software and systems (either acquired or donated), and
an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable operating
reserve, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further,
That such fund shall provide services on a competitive
basis: Provided further, That an amount not to exceed 4
percent of the total annual income to such fund may be
retained in the fund for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal
year thereafter, to remain available until expended, to be
used for the acquisition of capital equipment, and for the
improvement and implementation of Department financial
management, ADP, and other support systems: Provided
further, That such amounts retained in the fund for fiscal
year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available
for obligation and expenditure only in accordance with sec-
tion 605 of this Act: Provided further, That no later than
30 days after the end of each fiscal year, amounts in ex-
cess of this reserve limitation shall be deposited as mis-
cellaneous receipts in the Treasury: Provided further, That
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such franchise fund pilot program shall terminate pursu-
ant to section 403(f) of Public Law 103–356.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended
as the Chief Justice may approve, $35,041,000.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im-
posed upon the Architect by the Act approved May 7,
1934
(40
U.S.C.
13a–13b),
$6,872,000,
of
which
$3,971,000 shall remain available until expended.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
CIRCUIT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other offi-
cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $16,101,000.
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala-
ries of the officers and employees of the court, services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses
of the court, as authorized by law, $11,804,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac-
tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all
other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not
otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses
of the courts, as authorized by law, $2,934,138,000 (re-
duced by $24,000,000) (including the purchase of fire-
arms
and
ammunition);
of
which
not
to
exceed
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$13,454,000 shall remain available until expended for
space alteration projects; and of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for fur-
niture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
construction projects.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not
to exceed $2,138,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as
authorized by law, $156,539,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction
Trust
Fund,
as
authorized
by
section
190001(a) of Public Law 103–322, and sections 818 and
823 of Public Law 104–132.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and
Community Defender organizations; the compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to rep-
resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,
as amended; the compensation and reimbursement of ex-
penses of persons furnishing investigative, expert and
other services under the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C.
3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with Criminal
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Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses
of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases
where the defendant has waived representation by counsel;
the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses
of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligi-
ble minor or incompetent offenders in connection with
transfers from the United States to foreign countries with
which the United States has a treaty for the execution
of penal sentences; and the compensation of attorneys ap-
pointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protec-
tion of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1875(d), $361,548,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as
authorized by law, $26,247,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by section 19001(a)
of Public Law 103–322, and sections 818 and 823 of Pub-
lic Law 104–132.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis-
sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa-
tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
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cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $63,400,000,
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 the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security equipment and protective services for the
United States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas,
including building ingress-egress control, inspection of
packages, directed security patrols, and other similar ac-
tivities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Im-
provement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–
702), $190,029,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000
shall remain available until expended for security systems,
to be expended directly or transferred to the United States
Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for admin-
istering elements of the Judicial Security Program con-
sistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts and the Attorney General.
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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b),
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $54,500,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $17,716,000;
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2001, to provide education and training to
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed
$1,000 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $29,500,000;
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $8,000,000; and to the United
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States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund,
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,200,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States
Code, $8,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized 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 appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
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SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for district
courts, courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed
$10,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the
capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2000’’.
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, includ-
ing expenses authorized by the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, the Mutual Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, and the
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act
of 1948, as amended, including employment, without re-
gard to civil service and classification laws, of persons on
a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appro-
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priation), as authorized by section 801 of such Act; ex-
penses authorized by section 9 of the Act of August 31,
1964, as amended; representation to certain international
organizations in which the United States participates pur-
suant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, or specific Acts of Congress; arms con-
trol, nonproliferation and disarmanent activities as au-
thorized by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of
September 26, 1961, as amended; acquisition by exchange
or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
law;
and
for
expenses
of
general
administration,
$2,482,825,000
(reduced
by
$10,000,000):
Provided,
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 avail-
able only for emergency evacuations and terrorism re-
wards: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, $306,057,000 shall be available
only for public diplomacy international information pro-
grams: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, not to exceed $1,162,000 shall
be available for transfer to the Presidential Advisory Com-
mission on Holocaust Assets in the United States: Pro-
vided further, That any amount transferred pursuant to
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the previous proviso shall not result in a total amount
transferred to the Commission from all Federal sources
that exceeds the authorized amount: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to
exceed $267,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from
fees collected under the authority of section 140(a)(1) of
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years
1994 and 1995 (Public law 103–236) during fiscal year
2000 shall be retained and used for authorized expenses
in this appropriation and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That any fees received in excess
of $267,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 2000.
In addition, not to exceed $1,252,000 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
(Public Law 90–553), as amended; in addition, as author-
ized 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 Edu-
cational Exchange Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, may be credited to this ap-
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propriation 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 addi-
tion, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair
House facilities in accordance with section 46 of the State
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2718(a)).
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $254,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment
Fund, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended,
as authorized in Public Law 103–236: Provided, That sec-
tion 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 in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$28,495,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96–
465), as it relates to post inspections.
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EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange
programs, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.
2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977,
as amended (91 Stat. 1636), $175,000,000, to remain
available until expended as authorized by section 105 of
such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455): Provided, That not
to exceed $800,000, to remain available until expended,
may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other
payments received from or in connection with English
teaching and educational advising and counseling pro-
grams as authorized by section 810 of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1475e).
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
For representation allowances as authorized by sec-
tion 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $4,350,000.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective
services in accordance with the provisions of section 214
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,100,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2001.
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SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES
MISSIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign
Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C.
292–300), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and plan-
ning for, buildings that are owned or directly leased by
the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds
otherwise available, the Main State Building, and carrying
out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as au-
thorized by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security
and
Antiterrorism
Act
of
1986
(22
U.S.C.
4851),
$403,561,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)): Provided,
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph
shall be available for acquisition of furniture and fur-
nishings and generators for other departments and agen-
cies.
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $313,617,000, 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 Diplo-
matic and Consular Service pursuant to the requirement
of 31 U.S.C. 3526(e), and as authorized by section 804(3)
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of the United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act of 1948, as amended, $5,500,000, to remain
available until expended as authorized by section 24(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2696(c)), of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may
be transferred to and merged with the Repatriation Loans
Program Account, subject to the same terms and condi-
tions.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized
by section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671): Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined 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 For-
eign Affairs.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act, Public Law 96–8, $14,750,000.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY FUND
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $128,541,000.
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $842,937,000: Pro-
vided, 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 inter-
national organization: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for
a United States contribution to an international organiza-
tion for the United States share of interest costs made
known to the United States Government by such organiza-
tion for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984,
through external borrowings: Provided further, That, of
the funds appropriated in this paragraph, $100,000,000
may be made available only on a semi-annual basis pursu-
ant to a certification by the Secretary of State on a semi-
annual basis, that the United Nations has taken no action
during the preceding 6 months to increase funding for any
United Nations program without identifying an offsetting
decrease during that 6–month period elsewhere in the
United Nations budget and cause the United Nations to
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exceed either the reform budget for the biennium 1998–
1999 of $2,533,000,000 or a zero nominal growth budget
for the biennium 2000–2001: Provided further, That funds
appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated and
expended to pay the full U.S. assessment to the civil budg-
et of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and
security, $200,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds
made available under this Act shall be obligated or ex-
pended for any new or expanded United Nations peace-
keeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of vot-
ing 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 pursuant to section 605
of this Act is submitted, and the procedures therein fol-
lowed, setting forth the source of funds that will be used
to pay for the cost of the new or expanded mission: Pro-
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vided further, That funds shall be available for peace-
keeping expenses only upon a certification by the Sec-
retary of State to the appropriate committees of the Con-
gress that American manufacturers and suppliers 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.
ARREARAGE PAYMENTS
For an additional amount for payment of arrearages
to meet obligations of authorized membership in inter-
national multilateral organizations, and to pay assessed
expenses
of
international
peacekeeping
activities,
$244,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this heading for payment of arrear-
ages may be obligated or expended unless such obligation
or expenditure is expressly authorized by the enactment
of an Act that makes payment of arrearages contingent
upon United Nations reform: Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this heading for payment of arrearages may be obli-
gated or expended until such time as the share of the total
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of all assessed contributions for any designated specialized
agency of the United Nations does not exceed 22 percent
for any single member of the agency, and the designated
specialized agencies have achieved zero nominal growth in
their biennium budgets for 2000–2001 from the 1998–
1999 biennium budget levels of the respective agencies:
Provided futher, That not to exceed $107,000,000, which
is owed by the United Nations to the United States as
a reimbursement, including any reimbursement under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945, that was owed to the United
States before the date of enactment of this Act shall be
applied or used, without fiscal year limitations, to reduce
any amount owed by the United States to the United Na-
tions, except that any such reduction pursuant to the au-
thority in this paragraph shall not be made unless ex-
pressly authorized by the enactment of an Act that makes
payment of arrearages contingent upon United Nations re-
form.
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:
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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 appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed
$6,000 for representation; as follows:
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
$19,551,000.
CONSTRUCTION
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $5,750,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2696(c)).
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for
the International Joint Commission and the International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law
103–182, $5,733,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall
be available for representation expenses incurred by the
International Joint Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses for international fisheries
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by
law, $14,549,000: Provided, That the United States’ share
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
OTHER
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized
by section 501 of Public Law 101–246, $8,000,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section
24(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST
FUND
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, 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 Program Trust
Fund on or before September 30, 2000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by
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5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accord-
ance 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 Scholar-
ship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September
30, 2000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
For grants made by the Department of State to the
National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the
National Endowment for Democracy Act, $31,000,000 to
remain available until expended.
RELATED AGENCY
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting
Board of Governors, as authorized by the United States
Information and Education Exchange Act of 1948, as
amended, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amend-
ed, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amend-
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ed, Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 as amended, and
the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998, to carry out international communication activities,
including the purchase, installation, rent, construction,
and improvement of facilities for radio and television
transmission and reception to Cuba, $410,404,000, of
which not to exceed $16,000 may be used for official re-
ceptions within the United States as authorized by section
804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to
exceed $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as
authorized by section 302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.
1452) and section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4085), and not to exceed $39,000 may be used
for official reception and representation expenses of Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, not to exceed
$2,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from
business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in receipts from
cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed
$1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the
Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bu-
reau, to remain available until expended for carrying out
authorized purposes.
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BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
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),
$11,258,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized by section 704(a) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C.
1477b(a)).
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCY
SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title
5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and hire of passenger transportation pursu-
ant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).
SEC. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of State in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not
to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
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for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of
Governors in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as oth-
erwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further,
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 expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
SEC. 403. The Secretary of State is authorized to ad-
minister summer travel and work programs without re-
gard to preplacement requirements.
SEC. 404. Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and there-
after, section 410(a) of the Department of State and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in
Public Law 105–277, shall be in effect.
SEC. 405. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used by the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors to provide equipment, tech-
nical support, consulting services, or any other form of
assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State
and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
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TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security
needs of the United States, $98,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $69,303,000 (increased by
$2,000,000).
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $5,400,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That such costs, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of
which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $1,000,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,725,000,
which shall be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for Operations and Training.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities
and services and make necessary repairs in connection
with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Govern-
ment property under control of the Maritime Administra-
tion, and payments received therefore shall be credited to
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided,
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts.
No obligations shall be incurred during the current
fiscal year from the construction fund established by the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the
appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in
any prior appropriation Act.
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S
HERITAGE ABROAD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation
of America’s Heritage Abroad, $265,000, as authorized by
section 1303 of Public Law 99–83.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil
Rights,
including
hire
of
passenger
motor
vehicles,
$8,900,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may
be used to employ consultants: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under
Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special
assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75
billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who
is permitted 125 billable days.
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN
EUROPE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public
Law 94–304, $1,170,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 3 of Public Law 99–7.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the
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Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d)
and 621–634), the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-mone-
tary awards to private citizens; not to exceed $29,000,000
for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
services to the Commission pursuant to title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, sections 6 and 14
of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights
Act of 1991, $279,000,000: Provided, That the Commis-
sion is authorized to make available for official reception
and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 from
available funds.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–02; not to exceed $600,000 for land and structure;
not to exceed $500,000 for improvement and care of
grounds and repair to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; purchase
(not to exceed 16) and hire of motor vehicles; special coun-
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sel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$192,000,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2001, for research and
policy studies: Provided, That $185,754,000 of offsetting
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec-
tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections
are received during fiscal year 2000 so as to result in a
final
fiscal
year
2000
appropriation
estimated
at
$6,246,000: Provided further, That any offsetting collec-
tions received in excess of $185,754,000 in fiscal year
2000 shall remain available until expended, but shall not
be available for obligation until October 1, 2000.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act of 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App.
1111), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–02, $14,150,000: Provided,
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That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $77,207,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a per-
son or persons for collection services in accordance with
the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
to exceed $77,207,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected for premerger notification filings under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be re-
duced as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not
more than $0, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided further, That none of the funds made available to
the Federal Trade Commission shall be available for obli-
gation for expenses authorized by section 151 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of
1991 (Public Law 102–242, 105 Stat. 2282–2285).
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation
Act of 1974, as amended, $141,000,000 (increased by
$109,000,000), of which $134,575,000 (increased by
$108,110,000) is for basic field programs and required
independent audits, $1,125,000 (increased by $890,000)
is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such
amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct ad-
ditional audits of recipients; and $5,300,000 is for man-
agement and administration.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the
Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur-
pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the
provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506
of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to
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the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections,
except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997
and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 1999 and
2000, respectively.
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,
as amended, $1,240,000.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $193,200,000 from fees collected in fiscal
year 2000 to remain available until expended, and from
fees collected in fiscal year 1998, $130,800,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed $10,000
may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for
the International Organization of Securities Commissions;
and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available
for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the
Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
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latory officials, members of their delegations, appropriate
representatives and staff to exchange views concerning de-
velopments relating to securities matters, development and
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning se-
curities matters and provision of technical assistance for
the development of foreign securities markets, such ex-
penses to include necessary logistic and administrative ex-
penses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign
invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings
including: (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken in
the course of such attendance; (2) any travel and trans-
portation to or from such meetings; and (3) any other re-
lated lodging or subsistence: Provided, That fees and
charges authorized by sections 6(b)(4) of the Securities
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) and 31(d) of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(d)) shall be
credited to this account as offsetting collections.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
of the Small Business Administration as authorized by
Public Law 105–135, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $245,500,000: Provided, That the Adminis-
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trator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of pub-
lications developed by the Small Business Administration,
and certain loan servicing activities: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received
from all such activities shall be credited to this account,
to be available for carrying out these purposes without fur-
ther appropriations.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$10,800,000.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $762,000, to be available
until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed loans,
$128,030,000, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of
which $45,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2001: 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, as amended:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, commit-
ments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not
exceed the amount of financings authorized under section
20(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act, as amended:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, commit-
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ments for general business loans authorized under section
7(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended, shall not ex-
ceed $10,000,000,000 without prior notification of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate in accordance with section 605 of this
Act: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, com-
mitments to guarantee loans under section 303(b) of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall
not exceed the amount of guarantees of debentures au-
thorized under section 20(e)(1)(C)(ii) of the Small Busi-
ness Act, as amended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $94,000,000,
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priations for Salaries and Expenses.
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b)
of the Small Business Act, as amended, $139,400,000 to
remain available until expended: 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, as amended.
In addition, for direct administrative expenses of loan
making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program,
$116,000,000, of which $500,000 is for the Office of In-
spector General of the Small Business Administration for
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audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan
program and shall be transferred to and merged with ap-
propriations for the Office of Inspector General.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
not authorized by the Congress.
SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
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to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 604. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af-
fected thereby.
SEC. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this
Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or provided from
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new
programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorga-
nizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out
or privatizes any functions, or activities presently per-
formed by Federal employees; unless the Appropriations
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Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation
or expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram-
ming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs,
projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding
for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers
of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
personnel which would result in a change in existing pro-
grams, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; un-
less the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of
Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds.
SEC. 606. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for the construction, repair (other than
emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization
of vessels for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
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ministration in shipyards located outside of the United
States.
SEC.
607.
(a)
PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any enti-
ty using funds made available in this Act, the head of each
Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement
made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
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SEC. 608. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any
guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission covering harassment based on religion, when it is
made known to the Federal entity or official to which such
funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ
in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by
the Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg.
51266).
SEC. 609. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated or ex-
pended to pay for any cost incurred for: (1) opening or
operating any United States diplomatic or consular post
in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that was not oper-
ating on July 11, 1995; (2) expanding any United States
diplomatic or consular post in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam that was operating on July 11, 1995; or (3) in-
creasing the total number of personnel assigned to United
States diplomatic or consular posts in the Socialist Repub-
lic of Vietnam above the levels existing on July 11, 1995;
unless the President certifies within 60 days the following:
(A) Based upon all information available to the
United States Government, the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam is fully cooperating in
good faith with the United States in the following:
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(i)
Resolving
discrepancy
cases,
live
sightings, and field activities.
(ii) Recovering and repatriating American
remains.
(iii) Accelerating efforts to provide docu-
ments that will help lead to fullest possible ac-
counting of prisoners of war and missing in ac-
tion.
(iv) Providing further assistance in imple-
menting trilateral investigations with Laos.
(B) The remains, artifacts, eyewitness accounts,
archival material, and other evidence associated with
prisoners of war and missing in action recovered
from crash sites, military actions, and other loca-
tions in Southeast Asia are being thoroughly ana-
lyzed by the appropriate laboratories with the intent
of providing surviving relatives with scientifically de-
fensible, legal determinations of death or other ac-
countability that are fully documented and available
in unclassified and unredacted form to immediate
family members.
SEC. 610. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used for any United Nations undertaking
when it is made known to the Federal official having au-
thority to obligate or expend such funds: (1) that the
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United Nations undertaking is a peacekeeping mission; (2)
that such undertaking will involve United States Armed
Forces under the command or operational control of a for-
eign national; and (3) that the President’s military advi-
sors have not submitted to the President a recommenda-
tion that such involvement is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States and the President has not sub-
mitted to the Congress such a recommendation.
SEC. 611. None of the funds made available in this
Act shall be used to provide the following amenities or per-
sonal comforts in the Federal prison system—
(1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners
who are segregated from the general prison popu-
lation for their own safety;
(2) the viewing of R, X, and NC–17 rated mov-
ies, through whatever medium presented;
(3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts)
or training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo,
karate, or other martial art, or any bodybuilding or
weightlifting equipment of any sort;
(4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates
or heating elements; or
(5) the use or possession of any electric or elec-
tronic musical instrument.
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SEC. 612. None of the funds made available in title
II for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion (NOAA) under the headings ‘‘Operations, Research,
and Facilities’’ and ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Con-
struction’’ may be used to implement sections 603, 604,
and 605 of Public Law 102–567: Provided, That NOAA
may develop a modernization plan for its fisheries research
vessels that takes fully into account opportunities for con-
tracting for fisheries surveys.
SEC. 613. Any costs incurred by a Department or
agency funded under this Act resulting from personnel ac-
tions taken in response to funding reductions included in
this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary re-
sources available to such Department or agency: Provided,
That the authority to transfer funds between appropria-
tions accounts as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 614. None of the funds made available in this
Act to the Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to dis-
tribute or make available any commercially published in-
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formation or material to a prisoner when it is made known
to the Federal official having authority to obligate or ex-
pend such funds that such information or material is sexu-
ally explicit or features nudity.
SEC. 615. Of the funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘Office of Justice Programs—State
and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, not more than
90 percent of the amount to be awarded to an entity under
the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant shall be made
available to such an entity when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that the entity that employs a public safety
officer (as such term is defined in section 1204 of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968) does not provide such a public safety officer who
retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered
as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury
sustained in the line of duty while responding to an emer-
gency situation or a hot pursuit (as such terms are defined
by State law) with the same or better level of health insur-
ance benefits at the time of retirement or separation as
they received while on duty.
SEC. 616. None of the funds provided by this Act
shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco
or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal
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by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing
of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions
which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco
products of the same type.
SEC. 617. None of the funds appropriated pursuant
to this Act or any other provision of law may be used for
(1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection
with the implementation of 18 U.S.C. 922(t); (2) any sys-
tem to implement 18 U.S.C. 922(t) that does not require
and result in the destruction of any identifying informa-
tion submitted by or on behalf of any person who has been
determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm.
SEC. 618. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, amounts deposited in the Fund established under 42
U.S.C.
10601
in
fiscal
year
1999
in
excess
of
$500,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until
October 1, 2000.
SEC. 619. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to publish or issue an assessment re-
quired under section 106 of the Global Change Research
Act of 1990 unless—
(1) the supporting research has been subjected
to peer review and, if not otherwise publicly avail-
able, posted electronically for public comment prior
to use in the assessment; and
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(2) the draft assessment has been published in
the Federal Register for a 60 day public comment
period.
SEC. 620. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
shall be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, de-
crees, or orders for the purpose of implementation, or in
preparation for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol
which was adopted on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto,
Japan at the Third Conference of the Parties to the
United
Nations
Framework
Convention
on
Climate
Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate for
advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article II,
section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, and
which has not entered into force pursuant to article 25
of the Protocol.
TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $1,137,000 are rescinded.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED
AGENCIES
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $14,829,000 are rescinded.
RELATED AGENCIES
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $12,400,000 are rescinded.
TITLE VIII—ADDITIONAL GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SEC. 801. None of the funds made available to the
Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discrimi-
nate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the reli-
gious or moral beliefs of students who participate in pro-
grams for which financial assistance is provided from
those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such
students.
SEC. 802. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be available for the purpose of processing or pro-
viding immigrant or nonimmigrant visas to citizens, sub-
jects, nationals, or residents of countries that the Attorney
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General has determined deny or unreasonably delay ac-
cepting the return of citizens, subjects, nationals, or resi-
dents under section 243(d) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act.
SEC. 803. None of the funds made available to the
Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the
purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner
pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal
law and is classified as a maximum or high security pris-
oner, other than to a prison or other facility ceritfied by
the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for
housing such a prisoner.
SEC. 804. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for participa-
tion by United States delegates to the Standing Consult-
ative Commission in any activity of the Commission to im-
plement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to
the Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of
Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered
into in New York on September 26, 1997, by the United
States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.
SEC. 805. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any activity in support of adding or
maintaining any World Heritage Site in the United States
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on the List of World Heritage in Danger as maintained
under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the
World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
SEC. 806. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to administer or enforce the Uniform
System of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies of
the Federal Communications Commission (47 CFR 32)
with respect to any common carrier that—
(1) was determined to be subject to price cap
regulation by the Commission’s order in CC Docket
No. 87–313, In the Matter of Policy and Rules Con-
cerning Rates for Dominant Carriers (9–19–90), at
paragraph 262; or
(2) has elected to be subject to price cap regu-
lation pursuant to section 61.41(a)(3) of the Com-
mission’s regulations (47 CFR 61.41(a)(3)).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judici-
ary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration of the
Department of Justice, $82,485,000, of which not to exceed
$3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43
permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent workyears
and $8,136,000 shall be expended for the Department Lead-
ership Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in
these offices in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That not
to exceed 41 permanent positions and 48 full-time equiva-
lent workyears and $4,811,000 shall be expended for the Of-
fices of Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided fur-
ther, That the latter two aforementioned offices may utilize
non-reimbursable details of career employees within the
caps described in the aforementioned proviso.
JOINT AUTOMATED BOOKING SYSTEM
For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment
of a Joint Automated Booking System, $6,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS
For the costs of conversion to narrowband communica-
tions as mandated by section 104 of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Organi-
zation Act (47 U.S.C. 903(d)(1)), $20,000,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That such funds may
be transferred to any Department of Justice organization
upon approval by the Attorney General: Provided further,
That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall
be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney
General, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended,
to reimburse any Department of Justice organization for
(1) the costs incurred in reestablishing the operational ca-
pability of an office or facility which has been damaged
or destroyed as a result of any domestic or international
terrorist incident; (2) the costs of providing support to
counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or international
terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection
with these activities; and (3) the costs of conducting a ter-
rorism threat assessment of Federal agencies and their fa-
cilities: Provided, That any Federal agency may be reim-
bursed for the costs of detaining in foreign countries indi-
viduals accused of acts of terrorism that violate the laws
of the United States: Provided further, That funds provided
under this paragraph shall be available only after the Attor-
ney General notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
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the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance
with section 605 of this Act.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND
For payments authorized by section 109 of the Com-
munications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47
U.S.C. 1008), $15,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration related activi-
ties, $30,727,000.
In addition, $59,251,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $32,049,000; including not to ex-
ceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confiden-
tial character, to be expended under the direction of, and
to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attor-
ney General.
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
Commission as authorized by law, $7,176,000.
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LEGAL ACTIVITIES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence,
to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted
for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and
rent of private or Government-owned space in the District
of Columbia, $299,260,000; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds avail-
able in this appropriation, not to exceed $55,166,000 shall
remain available until expended for office automation sys-
tems for the legal divisions covered by this appropriation,
and for the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust Division,
and offices funded through ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Gen-
eral Administration: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be avail-
able to the United States National Central Bureau,
INTERPOL, for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
In addition, $185,740,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
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In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as
amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from
the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust
and kindred laws, $112,318,000: Provided, That, notwith-
standing section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code,
not to exceed $112,318,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected in fiscal year 2000 for premerger notifi-
cation filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Im-
provements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall be retained
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund
shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
during fiscal year 2000, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 2000 appropriation from the General Fund estimated
at not more than $0.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United
States Attorneys, including intergovernmental and coopera-
tive agreements, $589,478,000; of which not to exceed
$2,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2000, for
(1) training personnel in debt collection, (2) locating debt-
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ors and their property, (3) paying the net costs of selling
property, and (4) tracking debts owed to the United States
Government: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, of
the amount made available under this heading, not to ex-
ceed $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with,
funds in the ‘‘Federal Prisoner Detention’’ appropriations
account: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000
of those funds available for automated litigation support
contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 for the operation of
the National Advocacy Center shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000
shall remain available until expended for the expansion of
existing Violent Crime Task Forces in United States Attor-
neys Offices into demonstration projects, including inter-
governmental, inter-local, cooperative, and task-force agree-
ments, however denominated, and contracts with State and
local prosecutorial and law enforcement agencies engaged
in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes: Pro-
vided further, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time
equivalent workyears available to the Offices of the United
States Attorneys, not to exceed 9,044 positions and 9,312
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full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the
funds appropriated in this Act or made available during
fiscal year 2000 under any other Act for the United States
Attorneys, of which 2,107 positions and 2,171 full-time
equivalents shall be dedicated to civil or civil defensive liti-
gation: Provided further, That $27,000,000 shall only be
available to support or establish task forces to enforce Fed-
eral laws related to preventing the possession by criminals
of firearms (as defined in section 921(a) of title 18, United
States Code), of which $5,000,000 shall be for a task force
in each of the paired locations of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, and Camden, New Jersey; Las Cruces, New Mexico,
and Albuquerque, New Mexico; Savannah, Georgia, and
Charleston, South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland, and
Prince Georges County, Maryland; and Denver, Colorado,
and Salt Lake City, Utah; and of which $1,000,000 shall
be for the task force coordinated by the Office of the United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and
$1,000,000 shall be for the task forces coordinated by the
Office of the United States Attorney for the Western District
of New York and task forces coordinated by the Office of
the United States Attorney for the Northern District of New
York.
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In addition, $500,000,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
589a(a),
$112,775,000, to remain available until expended and to
be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts
as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, $112,775,000 of offsetting collections derived from
fees collected pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be re-
tained and used for necessary expenses in this appropria-
tion and remain available until expended: Provided further,
That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be
reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000
appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
COMMISSION
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,175,000.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals
Service; including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and
operation of vehicles, and the purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for police-type use, without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year,
$409,253,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i); of which
not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed
$4,000,000 for development, implementation, maintenance
and support, and training for an automated prisoner infor-
mation system shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the amount made available under this
heading may be used to contract with any individual to
perform the duties of an officer or employee of the United
States Marshals Service on a temporary or intermittent
basis, except for prisoner ground transport, service of proc-
ess, and evictions: Provided further, That none of the
amount made available under this heading may be used for
the service of process on any person by an officer or em-
ployee of the United States Marshals Service, unless such
service of process is pursuant to a written request made by
a judge of the United States (as defined in section 451 of
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title 28, United States Code) and approved by the Attorney
General.
In addition, $138,000,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping,
and maintaining United States Marshals Service prisoner-
holding space in United States courthouses and federal
buildings, including the renovation and expansion of pris-
oner movement areas, elevators, and sallyports, $9,632,000,
to remain available until expended.
JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
FUND, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, payment
shall be made from the Justice Prisoner and Alien Trans-
portation System Fund for the payment of necessary ex-
penses related to the scheduling and transportation of
United States prisoners and illegal and criminal aliens in
the custody of the United States Marshals Service, as au-
thorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without limitation,
salaries and expenses, operations, and the acquisition, lease,
and maintenance of aircraft and support facilities: Pro-
vided, That the Fund shall be reimbursed or credited with
advance payments from amounts available to the Depart-
ment of Justice, other Federal agencies, and other sources
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at rates that will recover the expenses of Fund operations,
including, without limitation, accrual of annual leave and
depreciation of plant and equipment of the Fund: Provided
further, That proceeds from the disposal of Fund aircraft
shall be credited to the Fund: Provided further, That
amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal year
limitation, and may be used for operating equipment lease
agreements that do not exceed 5 years: Provided further,
That with respect to the transportation of Federal, State,
local and territorial prisoners and detainees, the lease or
rent of aircraft by the Justice Prisoner Air Transport Sys-
tem shall be considered use of public aircraft pursuant to
49 U.S.C. section 40102(a)(37).
For the initial capitalization costs of the Fund,
$9,000,000.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
For expenses, related to United States prisoners in the
custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized
in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses otherwise
provided for in appropriations available to the Attorney
General, $500,000,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i),
to remain available until expended.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems
of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement
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and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel ex-
penses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by law, including advances, $110,000,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed $6,000,000
may be made available for planning, construction, renova-
tions, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of buildings,
and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, for pro-
tected witness safesites; and of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and
maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of pro-
tected witnesses: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, of the amount made available under
this heading, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be transferred
to, and merged with, funds in the ‘‘Federal Prisoner Deten-
tion’’ appropriations account.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations
Service, established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, $7,199,000.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii),
(B), (F), and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, to be derived
from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
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RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses in accordance
with 
the 
Radiation 
Exposure 
Compensation 
Act,
$2,000,000.
PAYMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST
FUND
For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensa-
tion Trust Fund, $20,300,000.
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation,
and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime
drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to include inter-
governmental agreements with State and local law enforce-
ment agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution
of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking,
$304,014,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from
appropriations under this heading may be used under au-
thorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this
appropriation: Provided further, That any unobligated bal-
ances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year shall
revert to the Attorney General for reallocation among par-
ticipating organizations in succeeding fiscal years, subject
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to the reprogramming procedures described in section 605
of this Act.
HIGH INTENSITY INTERSTATE GANG ACTIVITY AREAS
PROGRAM
For expenses necessary to establish and implement the
High Intensity Interstate Gang Activity Areas Program
(including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements and
other assistance) pursuant to section 205 of S. 254 as
passed by the Senate on May 20, 1999, and consistent with
the funding proportions established therein, $20,000,000.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of
crimes against the United States; acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000
to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character,
to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted
for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General,
$2,692,791,000; of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for auto-
mated data processing and telecommunications and tech-
nical investigative equipment and not to exceed $1,000,000
for undercover operations shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001; of which not less than $260,000,000 shall
be for counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintel-
ligence, and other activities related to our national security;
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of which not to exceed $14,000,000 for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation shall remain available until ex-
pended; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is author-
ized to be made available for making advances for expenses
arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with
State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in
cooperative activities related to violent crime, terrorism, or-
ganized crime, and drug investigations; and of which
$1,500,000 shall be available to maintain an independent
program office dedicated solely to the automation of finger-
print identification services: Provided, That not to exceed
$65,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That, including re-
imbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to exceed 27,604 posi-
tions and 27,604 full-time equivalent workyears shall be
supported from the funds appropriated in this Act or made
available during fiscal year 2000 under any other Act for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Provided further, That
no funds in this Act may be used to provide ballistics imag-
ing equipment to any State or local authority which has
obtained similar equipment through a Federal grant or sub-
sidy unless the State or local authority agrees to return that
equipment or to repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal
Government.
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In addition, $280,501,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion
and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design of projects; $10,287,000, to re-
main available until expended.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be ex-
pended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely
under the certificate of, the Attorney General; expenses for
conducting drug education and training programs, includ-
ing travel and related expenses for participants in such pro-
grams and the distribution of items of token value that pro-
mote the goals of such programs; acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft; $798,187,000, of which not
to exceed $1,800,000 for research shall remain available
until expended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for
purchase of evidence and payments for information, not to
exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for automated data proc-
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essing and telecommunications equipment, and not to ex-
ceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000 for
technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft replace-
ment retrofit and parts, shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001; and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses.
In addition, $419,459,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion
and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design of projects; $5,500,000, to remain
available until expended.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to
immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, in-
cluding not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emer-
gencies of a confidential character, to be expended under
the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the
certificate of, the Attorney General; acquisition, lease,
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maintenance and operation of aircraft; research related to
immigration enforcement; for protecting and maintaining
the integrity of the borders of the United States including,
without limitation, equipping, maintaining, and making
improvements to the infrastructure; and for the care and
housing of Federal detainees held in the joint Immigration
and Naturalization Service and United States Marshals
Service’s Buffalo Detention Facility, $1,697,164,000, of
which not to exceed $400,000 for research shall remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed $10,000,000
shall be available for costs associated with the training pro-
gram for basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for pay-
ments or advances arising out of contractual or reimburs-
able agreements with State and local law enforcement agen-
cies while engaged in cooperative activities related to immi-
gration; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund
or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated
with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled
illegal aliens: Provided, That none of the funds available
to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be
available to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount
in excess of $20,000 during the calendar year beginning
January 1, 2000: Provided further, That uniforms may be
purchased without regard to the general purchase price lim-
itation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That
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not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That any
Border Patrol agent classified in a GS–1896 position who
completes a 1-year period of service at a GS–9 grade and
whose current rating of record is fully successful or higher
shall be classified at a GS–11 grade and receive pay at the
minimum rate of basic pay for a GS–11 position: Provided
further, That the Commissioner shall within 90 days de-
velop a plan for coordinating and linking all relevant Im-
migration and Naturalization Service databases with those
of the Justice Department and other Federal law enforce-
ment agencies, to determine criminal history, fingerprint
identification, and record of prior deportation, and, upon
the approval of the Committees on the Judiciary and the
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Appropria-
tions Subcommittees, shall implement the plan within fiscal
year 2000: Provided further, That the Commissioner shall
have the authority to provide a language proficiency bonus,
as a recruitment incentive, to graduates of the Border Pa-
trol Academy from funds otherwise provided for language
training: Provided further, That the Commissioner shall
fully coordinate and link all Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service databases, including IDENT, with databases
of the Department of Justice and other Federal law enforce-
ment agencies containing information on criminal histories
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and records of prior deportations: Provided further, That
the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall only ac-
cept cash or a cashier’s check when receiving or processing
applications for benefits under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act: Provided further, That, including reimburs-
able full-time equivalent workyears available to the Immi-
gration and Naturalization Service, not to exceed 29,784
positions and 29,784 full-time equivalent workyears shall
be supported from the funds appropriated in this Act or
made available during fiscal year 2000 under any other
Act for the Immigration and Naturalization Service: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed 39 permanent positions
and 39 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,284,000 shall
be expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public
Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforemen-
tioned offices shall be augmented by personnel details, tem-
porary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or
non-reimbursable basis, or any other type of formal or in-
formal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on
either a temporary or long-term basis and such augmenta-
tion may not exceed 4 full-time equivalent workyears: Pro-
vided further, That the number of positions filled through
non-career appointment at the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service, for which funding is provided in this
Act or is otherwise made available to the Immigration and
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Naturalization Service, shall not exceed 4 permanent posi-
tions and 4 full-time equivalent workyears.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
In addition, $873,000,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For planning, construction, renovation, equipping,
and maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating to
immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not
otherwise provided for, $138,964,000, to remain available
until expended.
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration, oper-
ation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional
institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 708, of which
602 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement
and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of tech-
nical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to
foreign governments, $3,116,774,000: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and
Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary
for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical
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relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institu-
tions: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal
Prison System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into con-
tracts with a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims proc-
essor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on
behalf of the FPS, furnish health services to individuals
committed to the custody of the FPS: Provided further, That
not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to
exceed $50,000,000 for the activation of new facilities shall
remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the amounts provided for Contract Confine-
ment, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available
until expended to make payments in advance for grants,
contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses
authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education As-
sistance Act of 1980, as amended, for the care and security
in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding section 4(d) of the
Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may
enter into contracts and other agreements with private enti-
ties for periods of not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional
option years for the confinement of Federal prisoners.
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In addition, $46,599,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of
new facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust Fa-
cility; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remod-
eling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correc-
tional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto,
by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling,
and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing
penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary
expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
$549,791,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be available to construct
areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of
United States prisoners may be used for work performed
under this appropriation: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed 10 percent of the funds appropriated to ‘‘Buildings and
Facilities’’ in this Act or any other Act may be transferred
to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Federal Prison System, upon
notification by the Attorney General to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate in compliance with provisions set forth in section
605 of this Act.
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FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments,
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by sec-
tion 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget
for the current fiscal year for such corporation, including
purchase of (not to exceed five for replacement only) and
hire of passenger motor vehicles.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corporation
shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment
of claims, and expenditures which the said accounting sys-
tem requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commod-
ities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping
expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
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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, $168,592,000,
to remain available until expended, as authorized by section
1001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, as amended by Public Law 102–534
(106 Stat. 3524), of which $2,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine for re-
search in addictive disorders and their connection to youth
violence, and $204,500,000 for counterterrorism programs,
including $40,000,000 as authorized by Section 821 of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, re-
spectively: Provided further, That none of these funds made
available under this heading shall be provided to any State
that 
has 
failed 
to 
establish 
a 
comprehensive
counterterrorism plan which has been approved by the Na-
tional Domestic Preparedness Office.
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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amend-
ed, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Justice As-
sistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provisions of
section 511 of said Act, $552,100,000, 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 $5,000,000 shall be available to the Na-
tional Institute of Justice for a national evaluation of the
Byrne program, of which $52,100,000 shall be available to
carry out the provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of part
E of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants under the
Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforce-
ment Assistance Programs: Provided, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be
available to the TeamMates of Nebraska project.
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 Assist-
ance’’ account) authorized by the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as
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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’’), $1,407,450,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund; of which $400,000,000 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 Common-
wealth 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 resi-
dents and law enforcement personnel in order to control,
detect, or investigate crime or the prosecution of criminals:
Provided, That no funds provided under this heading may
be used as matching funds for any other Federal grant pro-
gram: Provided further, That $50,000,000 of this amount
shall be for Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing facili-
ties and other areas in cooperation with State and local
law enforcement: Provided further, That funds may also be
used to defray the costs of indemnification insurance for
law 
enforcement 
officers: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 102(2)
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of H.R. 728: Provided further, That $30,000,000 shall be
available for the Police Corps training program, as author-
ized by sections 200101–200113 of the 1994 Act; of which
$260,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 102 of
the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C.
14601), including for grants for law enforcement equipment
for discretionary grants to States, local units of government,
and Indian tribes, of which $500,000 is available for a new
truck safety initiative in the State of New Jersey, of which
$100,000 shall be used to award a grant to Charles Mix
County, South Dakota, to upgrade the 911 emergency tele-
phone system, of which $40,000,000 is 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 Protection
Act of 1993, of which $15,000,000 is for the National Insti-
tute of Justice to develop school safety technologies, of which
$12,000,000 is available for the Office of Justice Program’s
Global Criminal Justice Information Network for work
with states and local jurisdictions; of which $100,000,000
shall be for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program,
as authorized by section 242(j) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act, as amended; of which $75,000,000 shall be
for Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing
Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A of title II of the
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1994 Act, of which $41,000,000 shall be available for the
Cooperative Agreement Program, and of which $34,000,000
shall be reserved by the Attorney General for fiscal year
2000 under section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the
1994 Act; of which $10,000,000 shall be for the Court Ap-
pointed Special Advocate Program, as authorized by section
218 of the 1990 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for Child
Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and Prac-
titioners, as authorized by section 224 of the 1990 Act; of
which $206,750,000 shall be for Grants to Combat Violence
Against Women, to States, units of local government, and
Indian tribal governments, as authorized by section
1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, including $23,000,000 which
shall be used exclusively for the purpose of strengthening
civil legal assistance programs for victims of domestic vio-
lence, and $10,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for
violence on college campuses: Provided further, That, of
these funds, $5,200,000 shall be provided to the National
Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence
against women, and $10,000,000 shall be available to the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for
the Safe Start Program, to be administered as authorized
by part C of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of
1974, as amended; of which $34,000,000 shall be for Grants
to Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units of local govern-
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ment, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by sec-
tion 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; of which $25,000,000 shall
be for Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforce-
ment Assistance Grants, as authorized by section 40295 of
the 1994 Act; of which $5,000,000 shall be for training pro-
grams to assist probation and parole officers who work with
released sex offenders, as authorized by section 40152(c) of
the 1994 Act, and for local demonstration projects; of which
$1,000,000 shall be for grants for televised testimony, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act; of which
$5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Courts Initiative; of
which $300,000 shall be used to award a grant to the
Wakpa Sica Historical Society; of which $63,000,000 shall
be for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for
State prisoners, as authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the
1968 Act; of which $30,000,000 shall be for State and local
forensic laboratories as authorized by section 1001(a)(22)
of the 1968 Act, as well as for improvements to the State
and local forensic laboratory general forensic science capa-
bilities to reduce their DNA convicted offender database
sample backlog; 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 $1,300,000
shall be for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Programs, as
authorized by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act; of which
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$40,000,000 shall be for Drug Courts, as authorized by title
V of the 1994 Act; of which $1,500,000 shall be for Law
Enforcement Family Support Programs, as authorized by
section 1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; of which $2,000,000
shall be for public awareness programs addressing mar-
keting scams aimed at senior citizens, as authorized by sec-
tion 250005(3) of the 1994 Act; and of which $100,000,000
shall be for Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants,
except that such funds shall be subject to the same terms
and conditions as set forth in the provisions under this
heading for this program in Public Law 105–119, but all
references in such provisions to 1998 shall be deemed to refer
instead to 1999; of which $45,000,000 shall be available for
the Indian Country Initiative: Provided further, That funds
made available in fiscal year 2000 under subpart 1 of part
E of title I of the 1968 Act may be obligated for programs
to assist States in the litigation processing of death penalty
Federal habeas corpus petitions and for drug testing initia-
tives: Provided further, That, if a unit of local government
uses any of the funds made available under this title to in-
crease the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of
local government will achieve a net gain in the number of
law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative
public safety service.
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WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND
For necessary expenses, including salaries and related
expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to im-
plement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities, $40,000,000
to remain available until expended, for intergovernmental
agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies en-
gaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes
and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ designated commu-
nities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to appro-
priation accounts of the Department of Justice and other
Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney
General to execute the ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program strategy:
Provided, That funds designated by Congress through lan-
guage for other Department of Justice appropriation ac-
counts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities shall be
managed and executed by the Attorney General through the
Executive Office for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That
the Attorney General may direct the use of other Depart-
ment of Justice funds and personnel in support of ‘‘Weed
and Seed’’ program activities only after the Attorney Gen-
eral notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with sec-
tion 605 of this Act.
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 104–322)
(referred to under this heading as the ‘‘1994 Act’’), includ-
ing administrative costs, $325,000,000 to remain available
until expended for Public Safety and Community Policing
Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act, of which
$140,000,000 shall be derived from the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund: Provided, That $180,000,000 shall be
available for school resource officers: Provided further, That
not to exceed $17,325,000 shall be expended for program
management and administration: Provided further, That of
the unobligated balances available in this program,
$170,000,000 shall be used for innovative community polic-
ing programs, of which $90,000,000 shall be used for the
Crime Identification Technology Initiative, $25,000,000
shall be used for the Bulletproof Vest Program, and
$25,000,000 shall be used for the Methamphetamine Pro-
gram: Provided further, That the funds made available
under this heading for the Methamphetamine Program shall
be expended as directed in Senate Report 106–76: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing for school resource officers, $900,000 shall be for a grant
to King County, Washington.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, (‘‘the Act’’),
including salaries and expenses in connection therewith to
be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for
Justice Assistance, $277,597,000, 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) notwithstanding any
other provision of law, $6,847,000 shall be available for ex-
penses authorized by part A of title II of the Act,
$89,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by
part B of title II of the Act, and $49,750,000 shall be avail-
able for expenses authorized by part C of title II of the Act,
of which $500,000 shall be made available for the Youth
Advocacy Program: Provided, That $26,500,000 of the
amounts provided for part B of title II of the Act, as
amended, is for the purpose of providing additional formula
grants under part B to States that provide assurances to
the Administrator that the State has in effect (or will have
in effect no later than one year after date of application)
policies and programs, that ensure that juveniles are subject
to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which
they are adjudicated delinquent; (2) $12,000,000 shall be
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available for expenses authorized by sections 281 and 282
of part D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment
programs 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) $15,000,000 shall be available
for expenses authorized by part G of title II of the Act for
juvenile mentoring programs; (5) $95,000,000 shall be
available for expenses authorized by title V of the Act for
incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs;
of which $20,000,000 shall be for delinquency prevention,
control, and system improvement programs for tribal youth;
of which $25,000,000 shall be available for grants of
$360,000 to each state and $6,640,000 shall be available
for discretionary grants to states, for programs and activi-
ties to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alco-
holic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of con-
sumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical
assistance and training: Provided further, That upon the
enactment of reauthorization legislation for Juvenile Jus-
tice Programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, funding provisions in
this Act shall from that date be subject to the provisions
of that legislation and any provisions in this Act that are
inconsistent with that legislation shall no longer have effect:
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Provided further, That of amounts made available under
the Juvenile Justice Programs of the Office of Justice Pro-
grams to carry out part B (relating to Federal Assistance
for State and Local Programs), subpart II of part C (relat-
ing to Special Emphasis Prevention and Treatment Pro-
grams), part D (relating to Gang-Free Schools and Commu-
nities and Community-Based Gang Intervention), part E
(relating to State Challenge Activities), and part G (relat-
ing to Mentoring) of title II of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and to carry out the
At-Risk Children’s Program under title V of that Act, not
more than 10 percent of each such amount may be used
for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed
to benefit the programs or activities authorized under the
appropriate part or title, and not more than 2 percent of
each such amount may be used for training and technical
assistance activities designed to benefit the programs or ac-
tivities authorized under that part or title: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated not to exceed
$550,000 shall be available to the Lincoln Action Program’s
Youth Violence Alternative Project.
In addition, $38,000,000 shall be available for the Safe
Schools Initiative.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of
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Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 214B of
the Act.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
To remain available until expended, for payments au-
thorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), as amended,
such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093
of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340) and, in ad-
dition, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended, for
programs authorized by section 1201(h) 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 reception
and representation expenses in accordance with distribu-
tions, procedures, and regulations established by the Attor-
ney General.
SEC. 102. Section 110 of division C of Public Law
104–208 is repealed.
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 car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That should
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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 fa-
cilitate 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 Prisons
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided,
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the
effect of section 104 intended to address the philosophical
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available 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 spending limita-
tions 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 Attor-
ney General and such approval may not be delegated.
SEC. 107. Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Justice in this Act, including those derived
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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 20 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 except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, the Assistant Attorney
General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Depart-
ment of Justice—
(1) may make grants, or enter into cooperative
agreements and contracts, for the Office of Justice
Programs and the component organizations of that
Office; and
(2) shall have final authority over all grants, co-
operative agreements, and contracts made, or entered
into, for the Office of Justice Programs and the com-
ponent organizations of that Office.
SEC. 109. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, for fiscal year 2000, the Attorney General may obli-
gate any funds appropriated for or reimbursed to the
Counterterrorism programs, projects or activities of the De-
partment of Justice to purchase or lease equipment or any
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related items, or to acquire interim services, without regard
to any otherwise applicable Federal acquisition rule, if the
Attorney General determines that—
(A) there is an exigent need for the equipment,
related items, or services in order to support an ongo-
ing counterterrorism, national security, or computer-
crime investigation or prosecution;
(B) the equipment, related items, or services re-
quired are not available within the Department of
Justice; and
(C) adherence to that Federal acquisition rule
would—
(i) delay the timely acquisition of the equip-
ment, related items, or services; and
(ii) 
adversely 
affect 
an 
ongoing
counterterrorism, national security, or computer-
crime investigation or prosecution.
(2) In this subsection, the term ‘‘Federal acquisition
rule’’ means any provision of title II or IX of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Of-
fice of Federal Procurement Policy Act, the Small Business
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or any other provi-
sion of law or regulation that establishes policies, proce-
dures, requirements, conditions, or restrictions for procure-
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ments by the head of a department or agency or the Federal
Government.
(b) The Attorney General shall immediately notify the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate in writing of each expenditure under
subsection (a), which notification shall include sufficient
information to explain the circumstances necessitating the
exercise of the authority under that subsection.
SEC. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
for fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, in any action brought
by a prisoner under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes
(42 U.S.C. 1983) against a Federal, State, or local jail,
prison, or correctional facility, or any employee or former
employee thereof, arising out of the incarceration of that
prisoner—
(1) the financial records of a person employed or
formerly employed by the Federal, State, or local jail,
prison, or correctional facility, shall not be subject to
disclosure without the written consent of that person
or pursuant to a court order, unless a verdict of li-
ability has been entered against that person; and
(2) the home address, home phone number, social
security number, identity of family members, per-
sonal tax returns, and personal banking information
of a person described in paragraph (1), and any other
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records or information of a similar nature relating to
that person, shall not be subject to disclosure without
the written consent of that person, or pursuant to a
court order.
SEC. 111. Hereafter, for payments of judgments
against the United States and compromise settlements of
claims in suits against the United States arising from the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement
Act and its implementation, such sums as may be nec-
essary, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
the foregoing authority is available solely for payment of
judgments and compromise settlements: Provided further,
That payment of litigation expenses is available under ex-
isting authority and will continue to be made available as
set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding between the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Depart-
ment of Justice, dated October 2, 1998, and may not be
paid from amounts provided in this Act.
SEC. 112. Section 2(c) of the Public Law 104–232, as
amended, is further amended by replacing ‘‘five’’ with
‘‘three’’.
SEC. 113. Section 4006 of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attor-
ney General’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) HEALTH CARE ITEMS AND SERVICES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Payment for costs incurred
for the provision of health care items and services for
individuals in the custody of the United States Mar-
shals Service shall not exceed the lesser of the amount
that would be paid for the provision of similar health
care items and services under—
‘‘(A) the medicare program under title
XVIII of the Social Security Act; or
‘‘(B) the medicaid program under title XIX
of such Act of the State in which the services
were provided.
‘‘(2) FULL AND FINAL PAYMENT.—Any payment
for a health care item or service made pursuant to
this subsection, shall be deemed to be full and final
payment.’’.
SEC. 114. (a) The Attorney General shall establish by
plain rule that it shall be punishable conduct for any De-
partment of Justice employee, in the discharge of his or her
official duties, intentionally to—
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(1) seek the indictment of any person in the ab-
sence of a reasonable belief of probable cause, as pro-
hibited by the Principles of Federal Prosecution, U.S.
Attorneys’ Manual 9–27.200 et seq.;
(2) fail to disclose exculpatory evidence to the de-
fense, in violation of his or her obligations under
Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963);
(3) mislead a court as to the guilt of any person
by knowingly making a false statement of material
fact or law;
(4) offer evidence lawyers know to be false;
(5) alter evidence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1503;
(6) attempt to corruptly influence or color a wit-
ness’ testimony with the intent to encourage untruth-
ful testimony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1503 and
1512;
(7) violate a defendant’s right to discovery under
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a);
(8) offer or provide sexual activities to any gov-
ernment witness or potential witness as in exchange
for or on account of his or her testimony;
(9) improperly disseminate confidential, non-
public information to any person during an inves-
tigation or trial, in violation of 28 C.F.R. 50.2, Fed-
eral Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e); 18 U.S.C.
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2511(1)(c), 18 U.S.C. 2232 (b) and (c), 26 U.S.C.
6103, or United States Attorneys’ Manual 1–7.000 et
seq.
(b) The Attorney General shall establish a range of
penalties for engaging in conduct described above that shall
include—
(1) reprimand;
(2) demotion;
(3) dismissal;
(4) referral of ethical charges to the bar;
(5) suspension from employment; and
(6) referral of the allegations, if appropriate, to
a grand jury for possible criminal prosecution.
(c) Subsection (a) is not intended to and does not cre-
ate substantive rights on behalf of criminal defendants, civil
litigants, targets or subjects of investigation, witnesses,
counsel for represented parties or represented parties, or
any other person, and shall not be a basis for dismissing
criminal or civil charges or proceedings against any person
or for excluding relevant evidence in any proceeding in any
court of the United States.
SEC. 115. (a) Hereafter, none of the funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to pay premium
pay under title 5, United States Code, sections 5542 to
5549, to any individual employed as an attorney, including
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an Assistant United States Attorney, in the U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice for any work performed on or after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(b) Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, neither the United States nor any individual or entity
acting on its behalf shall be liable for premium pay under
title 5, United States Code, sections 5542 to 5549, for any
work performed on or after the date of enactment of this
Act by any individual employed as an attorney in the De-
partment of Justice, including an Assistant United States
Attorney.
SEC. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the total of the amounts appropriated under this title
of this Act is reduced by $2,468,000, out of which the reduc-
tions for each account shall be made in accordance with
the chart on fiscal year 2000 general pricing level adjust-
ment dated May 4, 1999, provided to Congress by the De-
partment of Justice.
SEC. 117. Section 113 of the Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of
Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 3028 of the
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public
Law 106–31), is further amended by striking the first
comma and inserting ‘‘for fiscal year 2000 and hereafter,’’.
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SEC. 118. No funds provided in this Act may be used
by the Office of Justice Programs to support a grant to pay
for State and local law enforcement overtime in extraor-
dinary, emergency situations unless the Appropriations
Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified in ac-
cordance with the procedures contained in section 605 of
this Act.
SEC. 119. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Attorney General shall grant a national
interest waiver under section 203(b)(2)(B) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B)) on be-
half of any alien physician with respect to whom a petition
for preference classification has been filed under section
203(b)(2)(A) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(A)) if—
(1) the alien physician seeks to work in an area
designated by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services as having a shortage of health care profes-
sionals or at a health care facility under the jurisdic-
tion of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(2) a Federal agency or a State department of
public health has previously determined that the alien
physician’s work in such an area or at such facility
was in the public interest.
SEC. 120. For fiscal year 2000, the Director of the
United States Marshals Service shall, within available
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funds, provide a magnetometer and not less than one quali-
fied guard at each unsecured entrance to the real property
(including offices, buildings, and related grounds and fa-
cilities) that is leased to the United States as a place of
employment for Federal employees at 625 Silver, S.W., in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
SEC. 121. Section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act of 1953 (8 U.S.C. 1356(q)(1)(A)), as
amended, is further amended—
(1) by deleting clause (ii);
(2) by renumbering clause (iii) as (ii); and
(3) by striking ‘‘, until September 30, 2000,’’ in
clause (iv) and renumbering that clause as (iii).
SEC. 122. (a) In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘hate crime’’ has the meaning
given the term in section 280003(a) of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (28
U.S.C. 994 note).
(2) The term ‘‘older individual’’ means an indi-
vidual who is age 65 or older.
(b) The Attorney General shall conduct a study
concerning—
(1) whether an older individual is more likely
than the average individual to be the target of a
crime;
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(2) the extent of crimes committed against older
individuals; and
(3) the extent to which crimes committed against
older individuals are hate crimes.
(c) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress
a report containing the results of the study.
SEC. 123. (a) In implementing the Institutional Hear-
ing Program and the Institutional Removal Program of the
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall give priority to—
(1) those aliens serving a prison sentence for a
serious 
violent 
felony, 
as 
defined 
in 
section
3559(c)(2)(F) of title 18, United States Code; and
(2) those aliens arrested by the Border Patrol
and subsequently incarcerated for drug violations.
(b) Not later than March 31, 2000, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit a report to Congress describing the steps
taken to carry out subsection (a).
SEC. 124. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$190,000 of funds granted to the City of Camden, New Jer-
sey, in 1996 as a part of a Federal local law enforcement
block grant may be retained by Camden and spent for the
purposes permitted by the grant through the end of fiscal
year 2000.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
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 passenger
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $26,067,000, of which
$1,000,000 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, $45,700,000, to remain available until expended.
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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 between
two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services;
rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years,
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; pur-
chase 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 countries; not to exceed
$327,000 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not
to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; obtain insurance on official
motor vehicles; and rent tie lines and teletype equipment,
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$290,696,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$3,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used
by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That of the
$311,344,000 provided for in direct obligations (of which
$308,344,000 is appropriated from the General Fund,
$3,000,000 is derived from fee collections, $68,729,000 shall
be for Trade Development, $22,549,000 shall be for Market
Access and Compliance, $31,420,000 shall be for the Import
Administration, $169,398,000 shall be for the United States
and Foreign Commercial Service, $14,449,000 shall be for
Executive Direction and Administration, and $4,799,000
shall be for carryover restoration: 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 without regard to sec-
tion 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 activi-
ties.
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EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for export administration and
national security activities of the Department of Commerce,
including costs associated with the performance of export
administration field activities both domestically and
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment 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 improvement;
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 official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to in-
formers 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 vehicles for law
enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible
for purchase without regard to any price limitation other-
wise established by law, $55,931,000 to remain available
until expended, of which $1,877,000 shall be for inspections
and other activities related to national security: Provided,
That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f)
and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and
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Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Pro-
vided 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 activities, and for providing information to the pub-
lic with respect to the export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce and other
export control programs of the United States and other gov-
ernments: 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, un-
less, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and the Senate and other appro-
priate Committees of the Congress are notified of such pro-
posed action.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965, as amended, and for trade adjustment assistance,
$203,379,000 to be made available until expended.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of administering the economic
development assistance programs as provided for by law,
$24,937,000: 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 Community Emer-
gency Drought Relief Act of 1977.
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business
enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and
other agreements with public or private organizations,
$27,627,000.
ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department
of Commerce, $51,158,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001.
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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, $156,944,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial census,
$2,789,545,000 to remain available until expended.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for
by law, $125,209,000, 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 Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $11,009,000, 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, anal-
ysis, 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: Pro-
vided further, That hereafter, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, NTIA shall not authorize spectrum use
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or provide any spectrum functions pursuant to the NTIA
Organization Act, 47 U.S.C. 902–903, to any Federal entity
without reimbursement as required by NTIA for such spec-
trum management costs, and Federal entities withholding
payment of such cost shall not use spectrum: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to re-
tain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred,
or previously transferred, from other Government agencies
for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engi-
neering, and related activities by the Institute for Tele-
communication Sciences of the NTIA, in furtherance of its
assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds
received from other Government agencies shall remain
available until expended.
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION
For grants authorized by sections 391 and 392 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, $30,000,000, to
remain available until expended as authorized by section
391 of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,800,000 shall be available for program administration
as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further,
That notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the
Act, the prior year unobligated balances may be made
available for grants for projects for which applications have
been submitted and approved during any fiscal year: Pro-
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vided further, That, hereafter, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Pan-Pacific Education and Commu-
nication Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) Program
is eligible to compete for Public Telecommunications Facili-
ties, Planning and Construction funds.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $18,102,000, to remain
available until expended as authorized by section 391 of the
Act: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be avail-
able for program administration and other support activi-
ties as authorized by section 391: Provided further, That,
of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 percent
may be available for telecommunications research activities
for projects related directly to the development of a national
information infrastructure: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding the requirements of section 392(a) and 392(c)
of the Act, these funds may be used for the planning and
construction of telecommunications networks for the provi-
sion of educational, cultural, health care, public informa-
tion, public safety, or other social services: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no entity
that receives telecommunications services at preferential
rates under section 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 254(h))
or receives assistance under the regional information shar-
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ing systems grant program of the Department of Justice
under part M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds
under a grant under this heading to cover any costs of the
entity that would otherwise be covered by such preferential
rates or such assistance, as the case may be.
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, $785,976,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of this amount, $785,976,000 shall be de-
rived from offsetting collections assessed and collected pur-
suant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as such
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2000,
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation
from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That, during fiscal year 2000, should the total amount of
offsetting fee collections be less than $785,976,000, the total
amounts available to the Patent and Trademark Office shall
be reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount
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received in excess of $785,976,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall
remain available until expended, but shall not be available
for obligation until October 1, 2000.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for
Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $7,972,000, of
which not to exceed $600,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2001.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $288,128,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 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, $109,836,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, $226,500,000, to remain available until
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expended, of which not to exceed $73,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the award of new grants, and of which not to exceed
$500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
Fund’’.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of
existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15
U.S.C. 278c–278e, $117,500,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be used
to fund a cooperative agreement with the University of
South Carolina School of Medicine, and of which not to
exceed $10,000,000 shall be used to fund a cooperative
agreement with Dartmouth College.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft;
grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organiza-
tions for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to
cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities as au-
thorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; $1,783,118,000, to remain
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available until expended, of which $6,000,000 shall be used
by the National Ocean Service as response and restoration
funding for coral reef assessment, monitoring, and restora-
tion, and from available funds, $1,000,000 shall be made
available for essential fish habitat activities, and $250,000
shall be made available for a bull trout habitat conservation
plan, of which $112,520,000 shall be used for resource infor-
mation activities of the National Marine Fisheries Service
and $806,000 shall be used for the Narragansett Bay coop-
erative study conducted by the Rhode Island Department
of Environmental Management in cooperation with the
Federal Government, of which $390,000 shall be used by
the National Ocean Service to upgrade an additional 13
Great Lakes water gauging stations in order to ensure com-
pliance with Year 2000 (Y2K) computer date processing re-
quirements: Provided, That fees and donations received by
the National Ocean Service for the management of the na-
tional marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the
salaries and expenses associated with those activities, not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in ad-
dition, $66,426,000 shall be derived by transfer from the
fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided fur-
ther, That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and
306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
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amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Commerce shall make funds available
to implement the mitigation recommendations identified
subsequent to the ‘‘1995 Secretary’s Report to Congress on
Adequacy of NEXRAD Coverage and Degradation of
Weather Services’’, and shall ensure continuation of weather
service coverage for these communities until mitigation ac-
tivities are completed: Provided further, That no general
administrative charge shall be applied against any assigned
activity included in this Act and, further, that any direct
administrative expenses applied against assigned activities
shall be limited to five percent of the funds provided for
that assigned activity: Provided further, That of the amount
made available under this heading for the National Marine
Fisheries Services Pacific Salmon Treaty Program,
$5,000,000 is appropriated for a Southern Boundary and
Transboundary Rivers Restoration Fund, subject to express
authorization: Provided further, That the Secretary may
proceed as he deems necessary to have the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration occupy and operate its re-
search facilities which are located at Lafayette, Louisiana.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of
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the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$670,578,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That unexpended balances of amounts previously
made available in the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’ account for activities funded under this heading may
be transferred to and merged with this account, to remain
available until expended for the purposes for which the
funds were originally appropriated.
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration
of Pacific salmon populations listed under the Endangered
Species Act, $100,000,000: Provided, That, of the amounts
provided, $18,000,000 each is made available as direct pay-
ments to the States of California, Oregon, Washington, and
$20,000,000 is made available as a direct payment to the
State of Alaska: Provided further, That, of the amounts pro-
vided, $6,000,000 shall be made available to Pacific Coastal
tribes (as defined by the Secretary of Commerce) through
the Department of Commerce, which shall allocate the funds
to tribes in California and Oregon, and to tribes in Wash-
ington after consultation with the Washington State Salm-
on Recovery Funding Board: Provided further, That the
Secretary ensure the aforementioned $6,000,000 be used for
restoration of Pacific Salmonid populations listed under
the Endangered Species Act: Provided further, That funds
to tribes in Washington shall be used only for grants for
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planning (not to exceed 10 percent of grant), physical de-
sign, and completion of restoration projects: Provided fur-
ther, That each tribe receiving a grant in Washington State
derived from the aforementioned $6,000,000 provide a re-
port on the specific use and effectiveness of such recovery
project grant in restoring listed Pacific Salmonid popu-
lations, which report shall be made public and shall be pro-
vided to the Committees on Appropriations in the United
States House of Representatives and the United States Sen-
ate through the Salmon Recovery Funding Board by De-
cember 1, 2000: Provided further, That $15,000,000 is made
available to the State of Washington as a direct payment
for implementation of the June 3, 1999 Agreement of the
United States and Canada on the Treaty Between the Gov-
ernment of the United States of America and the Govern-
ment of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon, 1985 (here-
after referred to as the ‘‘Pacific Salmon Treaty’’) extending
the Treaty framework to include habitat protection objec-
tives: Provided further, That $5,000,000 is made available
as a direct payment to the State of Alaska for implementa-
tion of the June 3, 1999 Agreement of the United States
and Canada on the Pacific Salmon Treaty extending the
Treaty framework to include habitat protection objectives
for fisheries enhancement measures.
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a),
not to exceed $4,000,000, for purposes set forth in sections
308(b)(2)(A), 308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of such Act.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts 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 amended
(Public Law 96–339), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public
Law 100–627), and the American Fisheries Promotion Act
(Public Law 96–561), to be derived from the fees imposed
under the foreign fishery observer program authorized by
these Acts, not to exceed $189,000, to remain available until
expended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $2,038,000, as authorized
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Provided,
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budg-
et Act of 1974: Provided further, That none of the funds
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made available under this heading may be used for direct
loans for any new fishing vessel that will increase the har-
vesting capacity in any United States fishery.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administration
of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, includ-
ing not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,
$34,046,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended (App. 1–11 as amended by Public
Law 100–504), $17,900,000.
FISHERIES PROMOTIONAL FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this head-
ing, $1,187,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C.
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the
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certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest.
SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefore, as authorized by law (5
U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance
aircraft and activities that are under the control of the
United States Air Force or the United States Air Force Re-
serve.
SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any
previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Un-
employment Trust Fund or any other fund or account of
the Treasury to pay for any expenses paid before October
1, 1992, as authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United
States Code, for services performed after April 20, 1990, by
individuals appointed to temporary positions within the
Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the 1990 de-
cennial census of population.
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SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, 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. 206. Any costs incurred by a Department or
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel ac-
tions taken in response to funding reductions included in
this title or from actions taken for the care and protection
of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within
the total budgetary resources available to such Department
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 605 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
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SEC. 207. The Secretary of Commerce may award con-
tracts for hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric sur-
veying and mapping services in accordance with title IX
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act
of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may use the
Commerce franchise fund for expenses and equipment nec-
essary for the maintenance and operation of such adminis-
trative services as the Secretary determines may be per-
formed more advantageously as central services, pursuant
to section 403 of Public Law 103–356: Provided, That any
inventories, equipment, and other assets pertaining to the
services to be provided by such fund, either on hand or on
order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations, and
any appropriations made for the purpose of providing cap-
ital shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided further,
That such fund shall be paid in advance from funds avail-
able to the Department and other Federal agencies for which
such centralized services are performed, at rates which will
return in full all expenses of operation, including accrued
leave, depreciation of fund plant and equipment, amortiza-
tion of automated data processing (ADP) software and sys-
tems (either acquired or donated), and an amount necessary
to maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined
by the Secretary: Provided further, That such fund shall
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provide services on a competitive basis: Provided further,
That an amount not to exceed 4 percent of the total annual
income to such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal
year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain avail-
able until expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital
equipment, and for the improvement and implementation
of Department financial management, ADP, and other sup-
port systems: Provided further, That such amounts retained
in the fund for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year there-
after shall be available for obligation and expenditure only
in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further,
That no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year,
amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall be depos-
ited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury: Provided
further, That such franchise fund pilot program shall termi-
nate pursuant to section 403(f) of Public Law 103–356.
SEC. 209. NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL. Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘17’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘11’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’.
SEC. 210. SENSE OF SENATE WITH RESPECT TO PRO-
MOTING TRAVEL AND TOURISM. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress
finds that—
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(1) an effective public-private partnership of
Federal, State, and local governments and the travel
and tourism industry can successfully market the
United States as the premiere international tourist
destination in the world;
(2) the private sector, States, and cities currently
spend more than $1,000,000,000 annually to promote
particular destinations within the United States to
international visitors;
(3) other nations are spending hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars annually to promote the visits of
international tourists to their countries, and the
United States will miss a major marketing oppor-
tunity if it fails to aggressively compete for an in-
creased share of international tourism expenditures as
they continue to increase over the next decade;
(4) a well-funded, well-coordinated international
marketing effort, combined with additional public
and private sector efforts, would help small and large
businesses, as well as State and local governments,
share in the anticipated growth of the international
travel and tourism market in the 21st century; and
(5) a long-term marketing effort should be sup-
ported to promote increased travel to the United
States for the benefit of every sector of the economy.
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(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that Congress should enact this year, with adequate
funding from available resources, legislation that would
support international promotional activities by the United
States National Tourism Organization to help brand, posi-
tion, and promote the United States as the premiere travel
and tourism destination in the world.
SEC. 211. STUDY OF A GENERAL ELECTRONIC EXTEN-
SION PROGRAM. Not later than 6 months after the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall report
to Congress on possible benefits from a general electronic
commerce extension program to help small businesses, not
limited to manufacturers, in all parts of the Nation identify
and adopt electronic commerce technology and techniques,
so that such businesses can fully participate in electronic
commerce. Such a general extension service would be analo-
gous to the Manufacturing Extension Program managed by
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and
the Cooperative Extension Service managed by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. The report shall address, at a min-
imum, the following—
(1) the need for or opportunity presented by such
a program;
(2) some of the specific services that such a pro-
gram should provide and to whom;
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(3) how such a program would serve firms in
rural or isolated areas;
(4) how such a program should be established,
organized, and managed;
(5) the estimated costs of such a program; and
(6) the potential benefits of such a program to
both small businesses and the economy as a whole.
SEC. 212. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE
EUROPEAN
COUNCIL
NOISE
RULE
AFFECTING
HUSHKITTED AND REENGINED AIRCRAFT. (a) FINDINGS.—
The Senate finds that—
(1) for more than 50 years, the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been the sin-
gle entity vested with the authority to establish inter-
national noise and emissions standards; through
ICAO’s efforts, aircraft noise has decreased by an av-
erage of 40 percent since 1970;
(2) ICAO is currently working on an expedited
basis on even more stringent international noise
standards, taking into account economic reasonable-
ness, technical feasibility and environmental benefits;
(3) international noise and emissions standards
are critical to maintaining United States aero-
nautical industries’ economic viability and to obtain-
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ing their ongoing commitment to progressively more
stringent noise reduction efforts;
(4) European Council (EC) Regulation No. 925/
1999, banning certain aircraft meeting the highest
internationally recognized noise standards from fly-
ing in Europe, undermines the integrity of the ICAO
process and undercuts the likelihood that new Stage
4 standards can be developed;
(5) while no regional standard is acceptable, this
regulation is particularly offensive; there is no sci-
entific basis for the regulation and it has been care-
fully crafted to protect European aviation interests
while imposing arbitrary, substantial and unfounded
cost burdens on United States aeronautical industries;
(6) the vast majority of aircraft that will be af-
fected by EC Regulation No. 925/1999 are operated
by United States flag carriers; and
(7) the implementation of EC Regulation No.
925/1999 will result in a loss of jobs in the United
States and may cost the United States aviation in-
dustry in excess of $2,000,000,000.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that—
(1) EC Regulation No. 925/1999 should be re-
scinded by the EC at the earliest possible time;
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(2) that if this is not done, the Department of
State should file a petition regarding EC Regulation
No. 925/1999 with ICAO pursuant to Article 84 of the
Chicago Convention; and
(3) the Departments of Commerce and Transpor-
tation and the United States Trade Representative
should use all reasonable means available to them to
ensure that the goal of having the rule repealed is
achieved.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor ve-
hicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to
exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation ex-
penses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as
the Chief Justice may approve, $35,903,000.
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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 him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C.
13a–13b), $9,652,000, of which $6,751,000 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, $16,911,000.
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and 8 judges, salaries
of the officers and employees of the court, services as author-
ized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the court,
as authorized by law, $11,957,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular active
service, judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims,
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bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other officers
and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise spe-
cifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the courts,
as authorized by law, $2,892,265,000 (including the pur-
chase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$19,150,000 shall remain available until expended for space
alteration projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000
shall remain available until expended for furniture and fur-
nishings related to new space alteration and construction
projects.
In addition, $100,000,000 for such purposes, to remain
available until expended, to be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to
exceed $2,581,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine In-
jury 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 rep-
resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as
amended; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses
of persons furnishing investigative, expert and other services
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under the Criminal Justice Act; the compensation (in ac-
cordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) and reim-
bursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the
court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived rep-
resentation by counsel; the compensation and reimburse-
ment 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 for-
eign countries with which the United States has a treaty
for the execution of penal sentences; and the compensation
of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions
for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1875(d), $353,888,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of com-
missioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to
rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $60,918,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the compensation
of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent
of the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5,
United States Code.
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COURT SECURITY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in-
cident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security equipment and protective services for the United
States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including
building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, di-
rected security patrols, and other similar activities as au-
thorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and
Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–702), $196,026,000,
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 Di-
rector 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), adver-
tising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere,
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$56,054,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 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, $18,476,000; of which
$1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30,
2001, to provide education and training to Federal court
personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $29,500,000; to
the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by
28 U.S.C. 376(c), $8,000,000; and to the United States
Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, as au-
thorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,200,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code,
$9,743,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for
official reception and representation expenses.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of Ap-
peals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 20 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 obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures 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 avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses of the
Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, That
such available funds shall not exceed $12,000 and shall be
administered by the Director of the Administrative Office
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of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary
of the Judicial Conference.
SEC. 304. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–
92, Justices and judges of the United States are authorized
during fiscal year 2000, to receive a salary adjustment in
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, That $9,611,000
is appropriated for salary adjustments pursuant to this sec-
tion and such funds shall be transferred to and merged with
appropriations in title III of this Act.
SEC. 305. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
in addition to funds appropriated elsewhere in this title,
$2,700,000 is appropriated to the ‘‘Courts of Appeals, Dis-
trict Courts, and Other Judicial Services’’ and is provided
for the Institute at Saint Anselm College and the New
Hampshire State Library.
SEC. 306. Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding before the semicolon at the end
thereof the following: ‘‘, and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, pay on behalf of justices and judges of
the United States appointed to hold office during good be-
havior, aged 65 or over, any increases in the cost of Federal
Employees’ Group Life Insurance imposed after April 24,
1999, including any expenses generated by such payments,
as authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United
States’’.