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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, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the funds made available under this head-
ing are to be derived from deposits in the Patent and
Trademark Office Fee Surcharge Fund as authorized by
law: Provided further, That the amounts made available
under the Fund shall not exceed amounts deposited; and
such fees as shall be collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113
and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, shall remain available until
expended.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $268,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$1,625,000 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, $89,900,000, to remain available until
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expended, of which not to exceed $300,000 may be trans-
ferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Ad-
vanced Technology Program of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $110,500,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $500,000
may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds made available under this
heading may be used for the purposes of carrying out ad-
ditional program competitions under the Advanced Tech-
nology Program: Provided further, That any unobligated
balances available from carryover of prior year appropria-
tions under the Advanced Technology Program may be
used only for the purposes of providing continuation
grants.
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 Adminis-
tration, including acquisition, maintenance, operation,
and hire of aircraft; not to exceed 200 commissioned offi-
cers on the active list as of April 1, 1997, and no com-
missioned officers on the active list as of September 30,
1997; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit
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organizations for the purposes of conducting activities
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and alteration, mod-
ernization, and relocation of facilities as authorized by 33
U.S.C. 883i; $1,738,200,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302 but consistent with other existing law, fees shall be
assessed, collected, and credited to this appropriation as
offsetting collections to be available until expended, to re-
cover the costs of administering aeronautical charting
programs: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the general fund shall be reduced as such
additional fees are received during fiscal year 1997, so as
to result in a final general fund appropriation estimated
at not more than $1,735,200,000: Provided further, That
any such additional fees received in excess of $3,000,000
in fiscal year 1997 shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1997: Provided further, 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 associ-
ated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302: Provided further, That in addition, $66,000,000
shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Pro-
mote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Per-
taining to American Fisheries’’: Provided further, That
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grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of
the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended,
shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of
the $1,837,176,000 provided for in direct obligations
under this heading (of which $1,735,200,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $71,276,000 is provided
by transfer, and $30,700,000 is derived from unobligated
balances 
and 
deobligations 
from 
prior 
years),
$180,975,000 shall be for the National Ocean Service,
$292,907,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, $231,826,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research, $633,010,000 shall be for the National
Weather Service, $431,582,000 shall be for the National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service,
$66,876,000 shall be for Program Support.
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.
CONSTRUCTION
For repair and modification of, and additions to, ex-
isting facilities and construction of new facilities, and for
facility planning and design and land acquisition not oth-
erwise provided for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
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pheric Administration, $36,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
FLEET MODERNIZATION, SHIPBUILDING AND
CONVERSION
For expenses necessary for the repair, acquisition,
leasing, or conversion of vessels, including related equip-
ment to maintain and modernize the existing fleet and to
continue planning the modernization of the fleet, for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$6,000,000, to remain available until expended.
FISHING VESSEL AND GEAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION
FUND
For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of Pub-
lic Law 95–376, not to exceed $200,000, to be derived
from receipts collected pursuant to subsections (b) and
(f) of section 10 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of
1967 (22 U.S.C. 1980), to remain available until ex-
pended.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $1,000,000, 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-
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ed (Public Law 96–339), the Magnuson Fishery Con-
servation 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 $196,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FISHING VESSEL OBLIGATIONS GUARANTEES
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $250,000, as au-
thorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amend-
ed: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modi-
fying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this head-
ing may be used to guarantee loans for any new fishing
vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in any
United States fishery.
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, $5,000,000.
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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,
$27,400,000.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1–11
as amended by Public Law 100–504), $19,445,000.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $10,000,000 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
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only upon the certification of officials designated by the
Secretary 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 therefor, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance
aircraft and activities that are under the control of the
United States Air Force or the United States Air Force
Reserve.
SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any
previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Depart-
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.
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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, the
Secretary of Commerce, no later than 90 days thereafter,
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and the Senate a plan for transferring funds pro-
vided in this Act to the appropriate successor organiza-
tions: Provided, That the plan shall include a proposal for
transferring or rescinding funds appropriated 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(s) may use any avail-
able funds to carry out legislation dismantling or reor-
ganizing the Department of Commerce to cover the costs
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of actions relating to the abolishment, reorganization, or
transfer of functions and any related personnel action, in-
cluding voluntary separation incentives if authorized by
such legislation: Provided, That the authority to transfer
funds between appropriations accounts that may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to
authorities included under section 205 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That use of funds to carry out 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. 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 shall be absorbed within the total budgetary
resources available to such Department or agency: Pro-
vided, That the authority to transfer funds between appro-
priations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
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SEC. 208. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act or any other Act may be used to develop new fishery
management plans, amendments, or regulations which cre-
ate new individual fishing quota, individual transferable
quota, or new individual transferable effort allocation pro-
grams, or to implement any such plans, amendments, or
regulations approved by a Regional Fishery Management
Council or the Secretary of Commerce after January 4,
1995, until offsetting fees to pay for the cost of admin-
istering such plans, amendments, or regulations are ex-
pressly authorized under the Magnuson Fishery Conserva-
tion and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). This
restriction shall not apply in any way to any such pro-
grams approved by the Secretary of Commerce prior to
January 4, 1995.
SEC. 209. The Secretary may award contracts for hy-
drographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and
mapping services in accordance with title IX of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40
U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
SEC. 210. There is hereby established the Bureau of
the Census Working Capital Fund, which shall be avail-
able without fiscal year limitation, for expenses and equip-
ment necessary for the maintenance and operation of such
services and projects as the Director of the Census Bureau
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determines may be performed more advantageously when
centralized: Provided, That such central services shall, to
the fullest extent practicable, be used to make unnecessary
the maintenance of separate like services in the divisions
and offices of the Bureau: Provided further, That a sepa-
rate schedule of expenditures and reimbursements, and a
statement of the current assets and liabilities of the Work-
ing Capital Fund as of the close of the last completed fis-
cal year, shall be prepared each year: Provided further,
That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, the Working Cap-
ital Fund may be credited with advances and reimburse-
ments from applicable appropriations of the Bureau and
from funds of other agencies or entities for services fur-
nished pursuant to law: Provided further, That any inven-
tories, equipment, and other assets pertaining to the serv-
ices to be provided by such funds, either on hand or on
order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations, and
any appropriations made hereafter for the purpose of pro-
viding capital, shall be used to capitalize the Working Cap-
ital Fund: Provided further, That the Working Capital
Fund shall provide for centralized services at rates which
will return in full all expenses of operation, including de-
preciation of fund plant and equipment, amortization of
automated data processing software and hardware sys-
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tems, and an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable
operating reserve as determined by the Director.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997’’.
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; $27,157,000.
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 him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40
U.S.C. 13a–13b), $2,490,000, of which $260,000 shall re-
main available until expended.