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section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105–277) shall
apply to fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
SEC. 110. 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 (FIRREA) and its implementation, such sums as may
be necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That the foregoing authority is available solely for pay-
ment of judgments and compromise settlements: Provided
further, That payment of litigation expenses is available
under existing authority and will continue to be made
available as set forth in the Memorandum of Under-
standing between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion and the Department of Justice, dated October 2,
1998.
SEC. 111. (a) For fiscal year 2000, whenever the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) participates in a
cooperative project with a foreign country on a cost-shar-
ing basis, any funds received by the FBI from that foreign
country to meet that country’s share of the project may
be credited to any appropriation or appropriations avail-
able to the FBI for the purposes served by the project
and shall remain available for expenditure until the close
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of the fiscal year next following the date of such receipt,
as determined by the Director of the FBI.
(b) Funds credited pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be available for the following:
(1) payments to contractors and other suppliers
(including the FBI and other participants acting as
suppliers) for necessary articles and services;
(2) payments for—
(A) one or more participants (other than
the FBI) to share with the FBI the cost of re-
search and development, testing, and evalua-
tion, or joint production (including follow-on
support) of articles or services;
(B) the FBI and another participant con-
currently to produce in the United States and
the country of such other participant an article
or service jointly developed in a cooperative
project; or
(C) the FBI to procure articles or services
from another participant in the cooperative
project.
(c) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate of any such
amounts collected and expended pursuant to this section.
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SEC. 112. section 507 of title 28, United States Code,
is amended by adding a new subsection (c) as follows:
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 31, sec-
tion 901, the Assistant Attorney General for Administra-
tion shall be the Chief Financial Officer of the Depart-
ment of Justice.’’.
SEC. 113. Funds made available in this or any other
Act hereafter, for the United States Marshals Service may
be used to acquire subsistence and medical care for per-
sons in the custody of the United States Marshals Service
at fair and reasonable prices. Without specific authoriza-
tion from the Attorney General, the expenses incurred in
the provision of such care shall not exceed the costs and
expenses charged in the provision of similar health-care
services paid pursuant to Medicare and Medicaid.
SEC. 114. section 3024 of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 106–31)
shall apply for fiscal year 2000.
SEC. 115. Effective 30 days after enactment of this
Act, section 1930(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code,
is amended in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$130’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘$155’’; section 589a of title 28,
United States Code, is amended in subsection (b)(1) by
striking ‘‘23.08 percent’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘27.42 percent’’; and section 406(b) of Public Law 101–
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162 (103 Stat. 1016), as amended (28 U.S.C. 1931 note),
is further amended by striking ‘‘30.76 percent’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘33.87 percent’’.
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 pas-
senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and
consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $25,205,000,
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
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exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $44,495,000, to remain available until expended.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
and engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, in-
cluding expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,
without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily
posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of
the United States and Foreign Commercial Service be-
tween two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C.
1517; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable
exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort
claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph
of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign coun-
tries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation
expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
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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-
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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-
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.
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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, $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
$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
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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 31
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge
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-
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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-
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.
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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-
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
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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
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-
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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
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,
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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
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
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$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
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