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$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 sections 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
the entity that would otherwise be covered by such pref-
erential rates or such assistance, as the case may be.
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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, $755,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of this amount, $755,000,000 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
$755,000,000, the total amounts available to the Patent
and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: Pro-
vided further, That any amount received in excess of
$755,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That of the amount in
excess of $755,000,000 referred to in the previous proviso,
$229,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until
October 1, 2000: Provided further, That not to exceed
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$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 Undersecretary 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, $283,132,000, 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, $104,836,000, to remain available until
expended.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
Technology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $142,600,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $50,700,000 shall
be available for the award of new grants, and of which
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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, $108,414,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts
provided under this heading, $84,916,000 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;
grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organi-
zations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant
to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities as
authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i, $1,688,189,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That fees and dona-
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tions received by the National Ocean Service for the man-
agement of the national marine sanctuaries may be re-
tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302:
Provided further, That in addition, $68,000,000 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 pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not ex-
ceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not to exceed
$31,439,000 shall be expended for Executive Direction
and Administration, which consists of the Offices of the
Undersecretary, 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, excluding the Office of the
General Counsel, shall not be augmented by personnel de-
tails, temporary transfers of personnel on either a reim-
bursable or nonreimbursable basis or any other type of
formal or informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel
or funds on either a temporary or long-term basis above
the level of 33 personnel: Provided further, That no gen-
eral administrative charge shall be applied against any as-
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signed activity included in this Act and, further, that any
direct administrative expenses applied against assigned ac-
tivities shall be limited to 5 percent of the funds provided
for that assigned activity: Provided further, That of the
amount made available under this heading for the Na-
tional Marine Fisheries Services Pacific Salmon Treaty
Program, $10,000,000 is appropriated for a Southern
Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration Fund,
subject to express authorization.
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor
Benefits Plan, and for payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as
may be necessary.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs,
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$596,067,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That unexpended balances of amounts previously
made available in the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’ account for activities funded under this heading may
be transferred to and merged with this account, to remain
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available until expended for the purposes for which the
funds were originally appropriated.
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations and the implementation
of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement between the
United States and Canada, $58,000,000.
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1456a), not to exceed $4,000,000, for purposes set forth
in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of
such Act.
PROMOTE AND DEVELOP FISHERY PRODUCTS AND
RESEARCH PERTAINING TO AMERICAN FISHERIES
FISHERIES PROMOTIONAL FUND
(RESCISSION)
All unobligated balances available in the Fisheries
Promotional Fund are rescinded: Provided, That all obli-
gated balances are transferred to the ‘‘Operations, Re-
search, and Facilities’’ account.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from
receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available
until expended.
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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), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as amended
(Public Law 100–627), and the American Fisheries Pro-
motion Act (Public Law 96–561), to be derived from the
fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program
authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $189,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $338,000, as authorized
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available under this heading may
be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that
will increase the harvesting capacity in any United States
fishery.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administra-
tion of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,
$31,500,000.
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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. 1–11,
as amended by Public Law 100–504), $20,000,000.
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 authorized by section
8501 of title 5, United States Code, for services performed
by individuals appointed to temporary positions within the
Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the decen-
nial censuses of population.
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
SEC. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dis-
mantle or reorganize the Department of Commerce, or any
portion thereof, the Secretary of Commerce, no later than
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90 days thereafter, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate a plan for transferring funds provided in this Act to
the appropriate successor organizations: Provided, That
the plan shall include a proposal for transferring or re-
scinding funds appropriated herein for agencies or pro-
grams terminated under such legislation: Provided further,
That such plan shall be transmitted in accordance with
section 605 of this Act.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate
head of any successor organization(s) may use any avail-
able funds to carry out legislation dismantling or reorga-
nizing the Department of Commerce, or any portion there-
of, to cover the costs of actions relating to the abolish-
ment, reorganization, or transfer of functions and any re-
lated personnel action, including voluntary separation in-
centives if authorized by such legislation: Provided, That
the authority to transfer funds between appropriations ac-
counts that may be necessary to carry out this section is
provided in addition to authorities included under section
205 of this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
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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 
photo-
grammetric surveying and mapping services in accordance
with title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
SEC. 209. The Secretary of Commerce may use the
Commerce franchise fund for expenses and equipment nec-
essary for the maintenance and operation of such adminis-
trative services as the Secretary determines may be per-
formed more advantageously as central services, pursuant
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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 2000 and each fiscal
year thereafter, to remain available until expended, to be
used for the acquisition of capital equipment, and for the
improvement and implementation of department financial
management, ADP, and other support systems: Provided
further, That such amounts retained in the fund for fiscal
year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available
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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.
SEC. 210. Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘17’’ and inserting ‘‘18’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘11’’ and inserting ‘‘12’’.
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, of the amounts made available elsewhere in this title
to the ‘‘National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Construction of Research Facilities’’, $2,000,000 is appro-
priated to the Institute at Saint Anselm College, $700,000
is appropriated to the New Hampshire State Library, and
$9,000,000 is appropriated to fund a cooperative agree-
ment with the Medical University of South Carolina.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
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TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended
as the Chief Justice may approve, $35,492,000.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im-
posed upon the Architect by the Act approved May 7,
1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a–13b), $8,002,000, of which
$5,101,000 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, $16,797,000.
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UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala-
ries of the officers and employees of the court, services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses
of the court, as authorized by law, $11,957,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac-
tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all
other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not
otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses
of the courts, as authorized by law, $2,958,138,000 (in-
cluding the purchase of firearms 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 ex-
pended for furniture and furnishings related to new space
alteration and construction projects.
In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as
authorized by law, $156,539,000, to remain available until
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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.
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.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and
Community Defender organizations; the compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to rep-
resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,
as amended; the compensation and reimbursement of ex-
penses of persons furnishing investigative, expert and
other services under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18
U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with
Criminal Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of
expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in
criminal cases where the defendant has waived representa-
tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of
travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of
financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in con-
nection with transfers from the United States to foreign
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countries with which the United States has a treaty for
the execution of penal sentences; and the compensation of
attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for
the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1875(d), $358,848,000, to remain available until
expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as
authorized by law, $26,247,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by section 19001(a)
of Public Law 103–322, and sections 818 and 823 of Pub-
lic Law 104–132.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis-
sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa-
tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $60,918,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section
5332 of title 5, United States Code.
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COURT SECURITY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security equipment and protective services for the
United States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas,
including building ingress-egress control, inspection of
packages, directed security patrols, and other similar ac-
tivities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Im-
provement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–
702), $193,028,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000
shall remain available until expended for security systems,
to be expended directly or transferred to the United States
Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for admin-
istering elements of the Judicial Security Program con-
sistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Di-
rector of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts and the Attorney General.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b),
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
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where, $55,000,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $18,000,000;
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2001, to provide education and training to
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed
$1,000 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $29,500,000;
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $8,000,000; and to the United
States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund,
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,200,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States
Code, $8,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for district
courts, courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed
$11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the
capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
SEC. 304. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–
92, Justices and judges of the United States are author-
ized during fiscal year 2000, to receive a salary adjust-
ment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, That
$9,611,000 is appropriated for salary adjustments pursu-
ant to this section and such funds shall be transferred to
and merged with appropriations in title III of this Act.
SEC. 305. Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United States
Code, is amended by adding before the semicolon at the
end thereof the following: ‘‘, and, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, pay on behalf of Justices and
judges of the United States appointed to hold office during
good behavior, aged 65 or over, any increases in the cost
of Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance imposed
after April 24, 1999, including any expenses generated by
such payments, as authorized by the Judicial Conference
of the United States’’.
SEC. 306. The second paragraph of section 112(c)
of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read ‘‘Court
for the Eastern District shall be held at Brooklyn,
Hauppauge, Hempstead (including the village of Union-
dale), and Central Islip.’’.
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SEC. 307. Pursuant to the requirements of section
156(d) of title 28, United States Code, Congress hereby
approves the consolidation of the Office of the Bankruptcy
Clerk with the Office of the District Clerk of Court in the
Southern District of West Virginia.
SEC. 
308. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Section
3006A(d)(4)(D)(vi) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding after the word ‘‘require’’ the following:
‘‘, except that the amount of the fees shall not be consid-
ered a reason justifying any limited disclosure under sec-
tion 3006A(d)(4) of title 18, United States Code’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to
all disclosures made under section 3006A(d) of title 18,
United States Code, related to any criminal trial or appeal
involving a sentence of death where the underlying alleged
criminal conduct took place on or after April 19, 1995.
SEC. 309. (a) The President shall appoint, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate—
(1) three additional district judges for the dis-
trict of Arizona;
(2) four additional district judges for the mid-
dle district of Florida; and
(3) two additional district judges for the district
of Nevada.
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(b) In order that the table contained in section 133
of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the changes
in the total number of permanent district judgeships au-
thorized as a result of subsection (a) of this section—
(1) the item relating to Arizona in such table
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘Arizona ....................................................................................................
11’’;
(2) the item relating to Florida in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Florida:
Northern ...........................................................................................
Middle ...............................................................................................
Southern ............................................................................................
16’’;
and
(3) the item relating to Nevada in such table is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘Nevada ....................................................................................................
6’’.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section, including such sums as may be necessary to
provide appropriate space and facilities for the judicial po-
sitions created by this section.
This title may be cited as ‘‘The Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2000’’.
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TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Department of State
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing expenses authorized by the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended,
and the United States Information and Educational Ex-
change Act of 1948, as amended, including employment,
without regard to civil service and classification laws, of
persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of
this appropriation), as authorized by section 801 of such
Act; expenses authorized by section 9 of the Act of August
31, 1964, as amended; representation to certain inter-
national organizations in which the United States partici-
pates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the advice
and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of Congress;
arms control, nonproliferation and disarmanent activities
as authorized by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act
of September 26, 1961, as amended; acquisition by ex-
change or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law; and for expenses of general administration,
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$2,569,825,000: Provided, That, of the amount made
available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’
appropriations account, to be available only for emergency
evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided further,
That, of the amount made available under this heading,
not to exceed $4,500,000 may be transferred to, and
merged with, funds in the ‘‘International Broadcasting
Operations’’ appropriations account only to avoid reduc-
tions in force at the Voice of America, subject to the re-
programming procedures described in section 605 of this
Act: Provided further, That, in fiscal year 2000, all re-
ceipts collected from individuals for assistance in the prep-
aration and filing of an affidavit of support pursuant to
section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall
be deposited into this account as an offsetting collection
and shall remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $236,291,000 shall be available only for public diplo-
macy international information programs: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $500,000 shall be available only for the National Law
Center for Inter-American Free Trade: Provided further,
That of the amount made available under this heading,
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$2,500,000 shall be available only for overseas continuing
language education: Provided further, That of the amount
made available under this heading, not to exceed
$1,162,000 shall be available for transfer to the Presi-
dential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the
United States: Provided further, That any amount trans-
ferred pursuant to the previous proviso shall not result
in a total amount transferred to the Commission from all
Federal sources that exceeds the authorized amount: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding section 140(a)(5), and
the second sentence of section 140(a)(3), of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995,
fees may be collected during fiscal years 2000 and 2001,
under the authority of section 140(a)(1) of that Act: Pro-
vided further, That all fees collected under the preceding
proviso shall be deposited in fiscal years 2000 and 2001
as an offsetting collection to appropriations made under
this heading to recover costs as set forth under section
140(a)(2) of that Act and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, $10,000,000 is appropriated for
a Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restora-
tion Fund: Provided further, That of the amount made
available under this heading, not less than $9,000,000
shall be available for the Office of Defense Trade Controls.
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In addition, not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived
from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease
or use of facilities located at the International Center in
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act,
as amended; in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such
Act, $490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized
by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in
that section; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of
the United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees
or other payments received from English teaching, library,
motion pictures, and publication programs, and from fees
from educational advising and counseling, and exchange
visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000,
which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges,
and fees for use of Blair House facilities in accordance
with section 46 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2718(a)).
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $254,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment
Fund, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended,
as authorized in Public Law 103–236: Provided, That sec-
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tion 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not apply to
funds available under this heading.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$27,495,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96–
465), as it relates to post inspections.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange
programs, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.
2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977,
as amended (91 Stat. 1636), $205,000,000, to remain
available until expended as authorized by section 105 of
such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455): Provided, That not
to exceed $800,000, to remain available until expended,
may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other
payments received from or in connection with English
teaching and educational advising and counseling pro-
grams as authorized by section 810 of the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1475e).
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REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
For representation allowances as authorized by sec-
tion 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $5,850,000.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective
services in accordance with the provisions of section 214
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,100,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2001.
SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES
MISSIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign
Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C.
292–300), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and plan-
ning for, buildings that are owned or directly leased by
the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds
otherwise available, the Main State Building, and carrying
out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as au-
thorized by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851),
$428,561,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)), of which not
to exceed $25,000 may be used for representation as au-
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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,
as amended, $1,270,000.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $173,800,000 from fees collected in fiscal
year 2000 to remain available until expended, and from
fees collected in fiscal year 1998, $194,000,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed $10,000
may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for
the International Organization of Securities Commissions;
and of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available
for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the
Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
latory officials, members of their delegations, appropriate
representatives and staff to exchange views concerning de-
velopments relating to securities matters, development and
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning se-
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States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine, or
until the Senate provides its advice and consent to the
Memorandum of Understanding.
SEC. 630. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any activity in support of adding or
maintaining any World Heritage Site in the United States
on the List of World Heritage in Danger as maintained
under the Convention Concerning the Protection of the
World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
DRUG DIVERSION CONTROL FEE ACCOUNT
(RESCISSION)
Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal
year 2000 for the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account
are reduced by $35,000,000.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $1,137,000 are rescinded.