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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4276
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 31, 1998
Received
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration of the
Department of Justice, $79,448,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 43 permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent
workyears and $8,136,000 shall be expended for the De-
partment Leadership Program exclusive of augmentation
that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1998: Provided
further, That not to exceed 41 permanent positions and
48 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,811,000 shall be
expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public
Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforemen-
tioned offices shall not be augmented by personnel details,
temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable
or non-reimbursable basis or any other type of formal or
informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds
on either a temporary or long-term basis.
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COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attor-
ney General, $129,200,000 (reduced by $40,000,000), to
remain available until expended, to reimburse departments
and agencies of the Federal Government for any costs in-
curred in connection with—
(1) providing bomb training and response capa-
bilities to State and local law enforcement agencies;
(2) providing training and related equipment
for chemical, biological, nuclear, and cyber attack
prevention and response capabilities to State and
local agencies; and
(3) providing grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, and other assistance authorized by sec-
tions 819, 821, and 822 of the Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration related activi-
ties, $75,312,000.
In addition, $59,251,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
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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.),
$36,610,000; including not to exceed $10,000 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; and
for the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of
motor vehicles, without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided, That
up to one-tenth of one percent of the Department of Jus-
tice’s allocation from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund grant programs may be transferred at the discretion
of the Attorney General to this account for the audit or
other review of such grant programs, as authorized by sec-
tion 130005 of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322).
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
Commission as authorized by law, $7,400,000.
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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 evi-
dence, 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, $462,265,000; of which not
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the funds available in this appropriation, not to exceed
$17,834,000 shall remain available until expended for of-
fice automation systems for the legal divisions covered by
this appropriation, and for the United States Attorneys,
the Antitrust Division, and offices funded through ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’, General Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$1,000 shall be available to the United States National
Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That $813,333
of funds made available to the Department of Justice in
this Act shall be transferred by the Attorney General to
the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust As-
sets in the United States: Provided further, That any
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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.
In addition, $8,160,000, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available
until expended for such purposes.
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 anti-
trust and kindred laws, $68,275,000: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$68,275,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected 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 necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
1999, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropria-
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tion from the General Fund estimated at not more than
$0: Provided further, That any fees received in excess of
$68,275,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1999.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United
States Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooper-
ative 
agreements, 
$1,037,471,000 
(increased 
by
$1,676,000); of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2000, for: (1) training per-
sonnel in debt collection; (2) locating debtors 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 appropriated, not to
exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $10,000,000 of those funds available for automated
litigation support contracts shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That, in addition to reimburs-
able full-time equivalent workyears available to the Offices
of the United States Attorneys, not to exceed 9,044 posi-
tions and 9,312 full-time equivalent workyears shall be
supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the
United States Attorneys.
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In addition, $54,231,000 (reduced by $3,000,000), to
be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund,
to remain available until expended for such purposes.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
589a(a),
$114,248,000, 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 deposi-
tors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, $114,248,000 of offsetting collections de-
rived from fees collected pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b)
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the
Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 1999, so as to result in a final
fiscal year 1999 appropriation from the Fund estimated
at $0: Provided further, That any such fees collected in
excess of $114,248,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain
available until expended, but shall not be available for obli-
gation until October 1, 1999.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,335,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service; including the acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of vehicles, and the purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles for police-type use, without regard
to the general purchase price limitation for the current
fiscal year, $477,611,000, 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, imple-
mentation, maintenance and support, and training for an
automated prisoner information system shall remain avail-
able until expended.
In addition, $25,553,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
FUND, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
There is hereby established a Justice Prisoner and
Alien Transportation System Fund for the payment of
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necessary expenses related to the scheduling and transpor-
tation of United States prisoners and illegal and criminal
aliens in the custody of the United States Marshals Serv-
ice, as authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without
limitation, salaries and expenses, operations, and the ac-
quisition, lease, and maintenance of aircraft and support
facilities: Provided, That the Fund shall be reimbursed or
credited with advance payments from amounts available
to the Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and
other sources 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 dis-
posal of Fund aircraft shall be credited to the Fund: Pro-
vided further, That amounts in the Fund shall be available
without fiscal year limitation, and may be used for operat-
ing equipment lease agreements that do not exceed 5
years.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
For expenses, related to United States prisoners in
the custody of the United States Marshals Service as au-
thorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses
otherwise provided for in appropriations available to the
Attorney General, $425,000,000, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 561(i), to remain available until expended.
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FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems
of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement
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, $95,000,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed
$6,000,000 may be made available for planning, construc-
tion, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of
buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto,
for protected 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.
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 and, in addition, up to $1,000,000 of
funds made available to the Department of Justice in this
Act may be transferred by the Attorney General to this
account: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, upon a determination by the Attorney General
that emergent circumstances require additional funding
for conflict prevention and resolution activities of the
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Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Serv-
ice, from available appropriations for the current fiscal
year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary
to respond to such circumstances: 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 ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For 
expenses 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C.
524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (F), and (G), as amended,
$23,000,000, to be derived from the Department of Jus-
tice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses in accordance
with 
the 
Radiation 
Exposure 
Compensation 
Act,
$2,000,000.
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses for the detection, investiga-
tion, and prosecution of individuals involved in organized
crime drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to in-
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clude intergovernmental agreements with State and local
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug
trafficking, $304,014,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That any
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated balances remaining available
at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney
General for reallocation among participating organizations
in succeeding fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming
procedures described in section 605 of this Act.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of
crimes against the United States; including purchase for
police-type use of not to exceed 2,688 passenger motor ve-
hicles, of which 2,000 will be for replacement only, without
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; ac-
quisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies
of a confidential character, to be expended under the di-
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rection of, and to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of, the Attorney General, $2,750,615,000; of which
not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing
and telecommunications and technical investigative equip-
ment and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover oper-
ations shall remain available until September 30, 2000;
of which not less than $282,473,000 shall be for
counterterrorism 
investigations, 
foreign 
counterintel-
ligence, and other activities related to our national secu-
rity; of which not to exceed $69,846,000 shall remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$8,046,000 shall be for equipment to address chemical
and biological attacks; of which not to exceed $10,000,000
is authorized 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, organized crime, and drug investigations;
and of which $1,500,000 shall be available to maintain
an independent program office dedicated solely to the au-
tomation of fingerprint identification services: Provided,
That not to exceed $45,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That no funds in this Act may be used to provide ballistics
imaging equipment to any State or local authority which
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has obtained similar equipment through a Federal grant
or subsidy unless the State or local authority agrees to
return that equipment or to repay that grant or subsidy
to the Federal Government.
In addition, $215,356,000 for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,
as amended, and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996.
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, $11,287,000, 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; ex-
penses for conducting drug education and training pro-
grams, including travel and related expenses for partici-
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pants in such programs and the distribution of items of
token value that promote the goals of such programs; pur-
chase of not to exceed 1,428 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 1,080 will be for replacement only, for police-type
use without regard to the general purchase price limitation
for the current fiscal year; and acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft, $796,290,000, of which
not to exceed $1,800,000 for research and $15,000,000
for transfer to the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account
for operating expenses shall remain available until ex-
pended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for pur-
chase of evidence and payments for information, not to
exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for automated data
processing and telecommunications equipment, and not to
exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000
for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft re-
placement retrofit and parts, shall remain available until
September 30, 2000; and of which not to exceed $50,000
shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
In addition, $405,000,000, to be derived from the
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available
until expended for such purposes.
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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, $8,000,000, to re-
main 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 relat-
ing to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration,
as follows:
ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for the Border Patrol program, the detention and deporta-
tion program, the intelligence program, the investigations
program, and the inspections program, including not to
exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential character, to be expended under the direction of,
and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the
Attorney General; purchase for police-type use (not to ex-
ceed 3,855 passenger motor vehicles, of which 2,535 are
for replacement only), without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire
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of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance and operation of aircraft; research related to immi-
gration enforcement; and for the care and housing of Fed-
eral detainees held in the joint Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service and United States Marshals Service’s
Buffalo Detention Facility, $1,096,431,000, 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 program
for basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for payments
or advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable
agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies
while engaged in cooperative activities related to immigra-
tion; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund
or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associ-
ated 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 $30,000 during the calendar year be-
ginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That uniforms
may be purchased without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this or any other
Act shall be used for the continued operation of the San
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Clemente and Temecula checkpoints unless the check-
points are open and traffic is being checked on a continu-
ous 24-hour basis.
CITIZENSHIP AND BENEFITS, IMMIGRATION SUPPORT AND
PROGRAM DIRECTION
For all programs of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service not included under the heading ‘‘Enforcement
and Border Affairs’’, $523,083,000: Provided, That not
to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That the
Attorney General may transfer any funds appropriated
under this heading and the heading ‘‘Enforcement and
Border Affairs’’ between said appropriations notwith-
standing any percentage transfer limitations imposed
under this appropriation Act and may direct such fees as
are collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice to the activities funded under this heading and the
heading ‘‘Enforcement and Border Affairs’’ for perform-
ance of the functions for which the fees legally may be
expended: Provided further, That not to exceed 43 perma-
nent positions and 43 full-time equivalent workyears and
$4,284,000 shall be expended for the Offices of Legislative
Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, That the lat-
ter two aforementioned offices shall not be augmented by
personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on ei-
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ther a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, or any
other type of formal or informal transfer or reimburse-
ment of personnel or funds on either a temporary or long-
term basis: Provided further, That the number of positions
filled through non-career appointment at the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, for which funding is provided
in this Act or is otherwise made available to the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service, shall not exceed 4 perma-
nent positions and 4 full-time equivalent workyears: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, during fiscal year 1999, the Attorney General is
authorized and directed to impose disciplinary action, in-
cluding termination of employment, pursuant to policies
and procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, for any employee of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service who violates policies and proce-
dures set forth by the Department of Justice relative to
the granting of citizenship or who willfully deceives the
Congress or department leadership on any matter.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
In addition, $866,490,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: Provided, That the At-
torney General may use the transfer authority provided
under the heading ‘‘Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration
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Support and Program Direction’’ to provide funds to any
program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
that heretofore has been funded by the Violent Crime Re-
duction 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, $81,570,000, 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 763, of
which 599 are for replacement only) and hire of law en-
forcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $2,922,354,000 (re-
duced by $60,000,000): Provided, That the Attorney Gen-
eral may transfer to the Health Resources and Services
Administration such amounts as may be necessary for di-
rect expenditures by that Administration for medical relief
for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
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Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into contracts
with a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to
determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf
of the FPS, furnish health services to individuals commit-
ted to the custody of the FPS: Provided further, That uni-
forms may be purchased without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $90,000,000 for the acti-
vation of new facilities shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000: Provided further, That, of the amounts
provided for Contract Confinement, not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to
make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reim-
bursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by
section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act
of 1980, as amended, for the care and security in the
United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided
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 entities
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, $26,499,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of
new facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust
Facility; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remod-
eling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correc-
tional use, including all necessary expenses incident there-
to, by contract or force account; and constructing, remod-
eling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at
existing penal and correctional institutions, including all
necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force
account, $413,997,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be avail-
able to construct areas for inmate work programs: Pro-
vided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used
for work performed under this appropriation: Provided
further, That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appro-
priated 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 accordance
with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That, of
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the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $3,300,000
shall be available for the renovation and construction of
United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding facilities.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here-
by 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 commit-
ments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as
may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corpora-
tion, including purchase of (not to exceed 5 for replace-
ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $3,266,000 of the funds of the corpora-
tion shall be available for its administrative expenses, and
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be com-
puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance
with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation,
payment of claims, and expenditures which the said ac-
counting system requires to be capitalized or charged to
cost of commodities acquired or produced, including sell-
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ing and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection
with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, im-
provement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other
property belonging to the corporation or in which it has
an interest.
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended,
and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, as amended,
including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,
and with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended,
$155,000,000 (increased by $40,000,000), 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).
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Jus-
tice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 511 of said Act, $552,750,000, to remain
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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 $47,750,000 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 En-
forcement Assistance Programs.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For assistance (including amounts for administrative
costs for management and administration, which amounts
shall be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice As-
sistance’’ account) authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
322), as amended (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (‘‘the
1968 Act’’); and the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990,
as amended (‘‘the 1990 Act’’), $2,371,400,000 (increased
by $3,000,000), to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund; of which $523,000,000 shall be for Local Law En-
forcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed
by the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995,
except that for purposes of this Act, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico shall be considered a ‘‘unit of local govern-
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ment’’ as well as a ‘‘State’’, for the purposes set forth
in subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section
101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 and for establishing crime preven-
tion programs involving cooperation between community
residents and law enforcement personnel in order to con-
trol, 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 
program: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$20,000,000 of this amount shall be for Boys and Girls
Clubs in public housing facilities and other areas in co-
operation 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 for the purpose of distribution of
grants under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
Program in the State of Louisiana, or any other State the
Attorney General finds as having provisions within its con-
stitution similar to those of Louisiana which establish the
office of the sheriff in such State as an independent elect-
ed official with its own taxing and spending authority, par-
ish sheriffs shall be eligible to receive a direct grant of
50 percent of the funding otherwise provided to the par-
ishes; of which $45,000,000 shall be for grants to upgrade
criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b) of the
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Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, as
amended, and section 4(b) of the National Child Protec-
tion Act of 1993; of which $420,000,000 shall be for the
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized
by section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended; of which $730,500,000 shall be for Violent
Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive
Grants pursuant to subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act,
of which $165,000,000 shall be available for payments to
States for incarceration of criminal aliens, of which
$25,000,000 shall be available for the Cooperative Agree-
ment Program, and of which $15,000,000 shall be re-
served by the Attorney General for fiscal year 1999 under
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act;
of which $7,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Spe-
cial 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
Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of the 1990
Act; of which $200,750,000 shall be for Grants to Combat
Violence Against Women, to States, units of local govern-
ment, 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 pur-
pose of strengthening civil legal assistance programs for
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victims of domestic violence: 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 $1,196,000 shall be provided to the
Office of the United States Attorney for the District of
Columbia for domestic violence programs in D.C. Superior
Court; of which $39,000,000 shall be for Grants to En-
courage Arrest Policies to States, units of local govern-
ment, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by
section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; of which
$25,000,000 shall be for Rural Domestic Violence and
Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants, as author-
ized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; of which
$5,000,000 shall be for training programs to assist proba-
tion and parole officers who work with released sex offend-
ers, as authorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act;
of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants for televised testi-
mony, as authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968
Act; of which $63,000,000 shall be for grants for residen-
tial substance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act; of which
$15,000,000 shall be for grants to States and units of
local government for projects to improve DNA analysis,
as authorized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act; of
which $900,000 shall be for the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
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ease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section
240001(c) of the 1994 Act; of which $750,000 shall be
for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Programs, as author-
ized by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act; of which
$40,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000) 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 aware-
ness programs addressing marketing scams aimed at sen-
ior citizens, as authorized by section 250005(3) of the
1994 Act; and of which $250,000,000 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: Provided further, That funds made available in
fiscal year 1999 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 initiatives:
Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses
any of the funds made available under this title to increase
the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local
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government will achieve a net gain in the number of law
enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative pub-
lic safety service.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND
For necessary expenses, including salaries and relat-
ed expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed,
to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities,
$33,500,000 to remain available until expended, for inter-
governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts, with State and local law en-
forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros-
ecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and
Seed’’ designated communities, and for either reimburse-
ments or transfers to appropriation accounts of the De-
partment 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 language for other De-
partment of Justice appropriation accounts 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 Gen-
eral may direct the use of other Department of Justice
funds and personnel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ pro-
gram activities only after the Attorney General notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of
this Act.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103–
322 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’) (including administrative costs),
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund, for Public Safety and Community Policing Grants
pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act: Provided, That not
to exceed 266 permanent positions and 266 full-time
equivalent workyears and $32,023,000 shall be expended
for program management and administration: Provided
further, That, of the unobligated balances available in this
program, $170,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall
be used for innovative policing programs, of which
$50,000,000 shall be used for a law enforcement tech-
nology program, $50,000,000 shall be used for policing
initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and
trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug ‘‘hot
spots’’, $20,000,000 shall be used for programs to combat
violence in schools, $25,000,000 shall be used for bullet
proof vests for law enforcement officers, $10,000,000 shall
be used for additional community law enforcement officers
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and related program support for the District of Columbia
Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agen-
cy, and $15,000,000 shall be used for equipment and
training for tribal law enforcement officers.
In addition, for programs of Police Corps education,
training, and service as set forth in sections 200101–
200113 of the 1994 Act, $20,000,000, to remain available
until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, includ-
ing salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be
transferred and merged with the appropriations for Jus-
tice Assistance, $265,950,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That these funds shall be available
for obligation and expenditure upon enactment of reau-
thorization legislation for the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (H.R. 1818 or comparable
legislation).
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance, $10,000,000 to remain avail-
able until expended, for developing, testing, and dem-
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onstrating programs designed to reduce drug use among
juveniles.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to re-
main 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 amend-
ed, such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section
6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340); and
$250,000 for the Federal Law Enforcement Dependents
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 1212 of said
Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title
shall be available to the Attorney General for official re-
ception and representation expenses in accordance with
distributions, procedures, and regulations established by
the Attorney General.
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SEC. 102. Authorities contained in the Department
of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
1980 (Public Law 96–132; 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as
amended, shall remain in effect until the termination date
of this Act or until the effective date of a Department
of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is
earlier.
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this
title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided,
That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be
null and void.
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or
facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
SEC. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in-
mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:
Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin-
ishes the effect of section 104 intended to address the phil-
osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of
Prisons.
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SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able in this Act may be used to establish and publicize
a program under which publicly advertised, extraordinary
rewards may be paid, which shall not be subject to spend-
ing limitations contained in sections 3059 and 3072 of
title 18, United States Code: Provided, That any reward
of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum of $2,000,000,
may not be made without the personal approval of the
President or the Attorney General and such approval may
not be delegated.
SEC. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Justice in this Act, including those derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, may be
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
SEC. 108. In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Prisons is authorized to make ex-
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penditures out of the Federal Prison System’s Com-
missary Fund, Federal Prisons, for the installation, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the inmate telephone system,
including, without limitation, the payment of all the equip-
ment purchased or leased in connection with the inmate
telephone system and the salaries, benefits, and other ex-
penses of personnel who install, operate and maintain the
inmate telephone system, regardless of whether these ex-
penditures are security related.
SEC. 109. Section 524(c)(9)(B) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting
‘‘1999’’.
SEC. 110. (a) Section 3201 of the Crime Control Act
of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows—
‘‘Appropriations in this or any other Act hereafter for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, or the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service are available, in an amount of not to exceed
$25,000 each per fiscal year, to pay humanitarian ex-
penses incurred by or for any employee thereof (or any
member of the employee’s immediate family) that results
from or is incident to serious illness, serious injury, or
death occurring to the employee while on official duty or
business.’’.
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(b) The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended by striking section
626 (8 U.S.C. 1363b).
SEC. 111. Any amounts credited to the ‘‘Legalization
Account’’ established under section 245(c)(7)(B) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1255a(c)(7)(B)) are transferred to the ‘‘Examinations
Fee Account’’ established under section 286(m) of that
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)).
SEC. 112. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons
shall conduct a study, not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, of private prisons that
evaluates the growth and development of the private pris-
on industry during the past 15 years, training qualifica-
tions of personnel at private prisons, and the security pro-
cedures of such facilities, and compares the general stand-
ards and conditions between private prisons and Federal
prisons. The results of such study shall be submitted to
the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
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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, $24,000,000:
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, $44,200,000, 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,
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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
official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; ob-
tain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie lines
and teletype equipment, $284,123,000 (reduced by
$1,000,0000), to remain available until expended, of which
$1,600,000 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
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$296,616,000 (reduced by $1,000,0000) provided for in
direct obligations (of which $282,523,000 (reduced by
$1,000,0000) is appropriated from the General Fund,
$1,600,0000 is derived from fee collections, and
$12,493,000 is derived from unobligated balances and
deobligations from prior years), $49,225,000 (reduced by
$1,000,0000) 
shall 
be 
for 
Trade 
Development,
$17,779,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance,
$31,047,000 shall be for the Import Administration,
$186,650,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service, and $11,915,000 shall be for Execu-
tive Direction and Administration: Provided further, That
the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and
all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities with-
out regard to section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and
Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that
for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provi-
sions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act shall include payment for assessments for services pro-
vided as part of these activities.
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EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for export administration and
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of
export administration field activities both domestically and
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services
abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of
1979, and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase
of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi-
cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi-
cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi-
tation otherwise established by law, $47,777,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $3,877,000 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 and the Senate and other appropriate Commit-
tees 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, as amended, Public Law 91–304, and such
laws that were in effect immediately before September 30,
1982, and for trade adjustment assistance, $368,379,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or other-
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wise made available under this heading may be used di-
rectly or indirectly for attorneys’ or consultants’ fees in
connection with securing grants and contracts made by
the Economic Development Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Commerce may provide financial assistance
for projects to be located on military installations closed
or scheduled for closure or realignment to grantees eligible
for assistance under the Public Works and Economic De-
velopment Act of 1965, as amended, without it being re-
quired that the grantee have title or ability to obtain a
lease for the property, for the useful life of the project,
when in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, such
financial assistance is necessary for the economic develop-
ment of the area: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Commerce may, as the Secretary considers appropriate,
consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the title
to land on military installations closed or scheduled for
closure or realignment.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by
law, $25,000,000: 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
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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, $25,276,000.
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, $48,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $140,147,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial cen-
sus, $951,936,000 to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, of this amount, $475,968,000 shall not
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be available for obligation or expenditure until after March
31, 1999, and until the following shall have occurred: (1)
not later than March 15, 1999, the President has submit-
ted a request to release the funds, and such request shall
include the President’s estimate of the expenditures re-
quired for the completion of the decennial census; and (2)
the Congress has enacted legislation making available the
unobligated and unexpended funds: Provided further, That
the Congress is required to take legislative action on such
legislation not later than March 31, 1999.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Census
Monitoring Board as authorized by section 210 of Public
Law 105–119, $4,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for
by law, $155,951,000, 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
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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, $21,000,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
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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.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $16,000,000, 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.
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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, $653,526,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, of this amount, $653,526,000 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
1999, so as to result in final fiscal year 1999 appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided fur-
ther, That, during fiscal year 1999, should the total
amount of offsetting fee collections be less than
$653,526,000, the total amounts available to the Patent
and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: Pro-
vided further, That any amount received in excess of
$653,526,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1999.
In addition, upon enactment of legislation to increase
fees collected pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 41, such fees shall
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be collected and credited to this account as offsetting col-
lections and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $102,000,000 of such amounts
collected shall be available for obligation in fiscal year
1999 for purposes as authorized by law: Provided further,
That any amount received in excess of $102,000,000 in
fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until expended, but
shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1999.
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, $9,000,000, of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $280,470,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$1,800,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital
Fund’’.
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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, $106,800,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding the time limi-
tations imposed by 15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(1) and (5) on the
duration of Federal financial assistance that may be
awarded by the Secretary of Commerce to Regional Cen-
ters for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology (‘‘Cen-
ters’’), such Federal financial assistance for a Center may
continue beyond 6 years and may be renewed for addi-
tional periods, not to exceed 1 year, at a rate not to exceed
one-third of the Center’s total annual costs or the level
of funding in the sixth year, whichever is less, subject be-
fore any such renewal to a positive evaluation of the Cen-
ter and to a finding by the Secretary of Commerce that
continuation of Federal funding to the Center is in the
best interest of the Regional Centers for the Transfer of
Manufacturing Technology Program: Provided further,
That the Center’s most recent performance evaluation is
positive, and the Center has submitted a reapplication
which has successfully passed merit review.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
Technology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $180,200,000, to remain available
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until expended, of which not to exceed $43,000,000 shall
be available for the award of new grants, and of which
not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Work-
ing 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 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, $40,000,000 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 TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; not
to exceed 240 commissioned officers on the active list as
of September 30, 1999; grants, contracts, or other pay-
ments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of con-
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ducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and
relocation of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i,
$1,470,042,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That fees and donations received by the National
Ocean Service for the management of the national marine
sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and
expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That, in addition,
$62,381,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be derived
by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop
Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American
Fisheries’’: Provided further, That grants to States pursu-
ant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed
$2,000,000: Provided further, That, of the $1,578,933,000
(increased by $1,000,000) provided for in direct obliga-
tions under this heading (of which $1,470,042,000 is ap-
propriated from the general fund, $74,895,000 (increased
by $1,000,000) is provided by transfer, and $33,996,000
is derived from unobligated balances and deobligations
from 
prior 
years), 
$244,933,000 
(increased 
by
$1,000,000) shall be for the National Ocean Service,
$339,732,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, $254,830,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research, $551,747,000 shall be for the National
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Weather Service, $104,232,000 shall be for the National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service,
$63,894,000 shall be for Program Support, $6,300,000
shall be for Fleet Maintenance, and $13,265,000 shall be
for Facilities Maintenance: Provided further, That, not to
exceed $31,069,000 shall be expended for Executive Direc-
tion and Administration, which consists of the Offices of
the Under Secretary, the Executive Secretariat, Policy and
Strategic Planning, International Affairs, Legislative Af-
fairs, Public Affairs, Sustainable Development, the Chief
Scientist, and the General Counsel: Provided further, That
the aforementioned offices shall not be augmented by per-
sonnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on either
a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis or any other type
of formal or informal transfer or reimbursement of person-
nel or funds on either a temporary or long-term basis: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $77,843,000 shall be ex-
pended for central administrative support and common
services not otherwise provided for under ‘‘Program Sup-
port’’ except in accordance with the procedures set forth
in section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That, except
as provided for in the previous proviso, no additional ad-
ministrative charge or other assessment shall be applied
against any program, project, or activity for which funds
are provided under this heading unless explicitly provided
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for in this Act: 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.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs,
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$538,439,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $67,667,000 is available for the
advanced weather interactive processing system, and may
be available for obligation and expenditure only pursuant
to a certification by the Secretary of Commerce that the
total cost to complete the acquisition and deployment of
the advanced weather interactive processing system
through Build 4.2 and NOAA Port system, including pro-
gram management, operations, and maintenance costs
through deployment, will not exceed $71,790,000: Pro-
vided further, That unexpended balances of amounts pre-
viously made available in the ‘‘Operations, Research, and
Facilities’’ account for activities funded under this head-
ing 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 $7,800,000, 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
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), to be derived from the
fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program
authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $189,000, to re-
main 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-
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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,
$28,900,000.
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.),
$21,400,000.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading from prior year appropriations, fees collected in
this fiscal year, and balances of prior year fees,
$41,000,000 are rescinded.
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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $5,000,000 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 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
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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-
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
decennial census 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
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portion thereof, the Secretary of Commerce, no later than
90 days thereafter, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House and the Senate a plan for trans-
ferring funds provided in this Act to the appropriate suc-
cessor organizations: Provided, That the plan shall include
a proposal for transferring or rescinding funds appro-
priated herein for agencies or programs 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 may use any available
funds to carry out legislation dismantling or reorganizing
the Department of Commerce, or any portion thereof, to
cover the costs of actions relating to the abolishment, reor-
ganization, or transfer of functions and any related per-
sonnel action, including voluntary separation incentives if
authorized by such legislation: Provided, That the author-
ity to transfer funds between appropriations accounts 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 compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
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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
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 photogrammet-
ric 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
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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
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 1999 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 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available
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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
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, 1999’’.
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, $31,095,000.
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-
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posed upon the Architect by the Act approved May 7,
1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a–13b), $5,400,000, of which
$2,364,000 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 offi-
cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $16,143,000.
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 au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $11,822,000.
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
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of the courts, as authorized by law, $2,848,329,000 (re-
duced by $20,000,000) (including the purchase of fire-
arms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$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 $2,515,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized
by law, $60,000,000, 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,