(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
SEC. 728. Funds made available under title II of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be 
used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 
monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis-
trator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, 
are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received 
by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food short-
ages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate 
purposes. 
SEC. 729. The Secretary shall continue the pilot pro-
gram in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and re-
viewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Sec-
retary shall continue agreements with current intermediary 
organizations and not later than 90 days after enactment 
of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase 
the number of participating intermediary organizations to 
not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these orga-
nizations to increase the effectiveness of the section 502 sin-
gle family direct loan program in rural communities and 
shall set aside and make available from the national reserve 
section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work 
of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review 
of such loans.
SEC. 730. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
require budget authority and the program level has been 
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to 
the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary 
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 
SEC. 731. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish 
a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or 
otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled 
‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, 
of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct 
in Violation of the Act’’ published by the Department of 
Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 
Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost 
to the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim 
final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sec-
tions 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 
201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to 
title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by such proposed 
rule: Provided further, That none of the funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to implement, 
enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission 
or repeal based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), 
or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), or 
to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule 
in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions 
or criteria specified in such sections: Provided further, That 
sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of en-
actment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null 
and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), 
and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(as in effect on such date). 
SEC. 732. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to, 
and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation
only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment nec-
essary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
formation technology services of primary benefit to the 
agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year 
thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113– 
79 shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes 
of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n). 
SEC. 734. Of the funds made available to the Food and 
Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the 
Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obliga-
tion until the Food and Drug Administration finalizes the 
draft guidance of January 2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for In-
dustry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation and Label-
ing’’: Provided, That if the Food and Drug Administration 
fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds 
shall be made available for obligation to the Food and Drug 
Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the 
purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to 
combat the diversion and illegal sales of controlled sub-
stances. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act shall be used to 
pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out sec-
tion 307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public 
Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in excess of $4,000,000. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to procure processed poultry products im-
ported into the United States from the People’s Republic 
of China for use in the school lunch program under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Food Care Program 
under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer 
Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program under 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
SEC. 737. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence 
of 16 U.S.C. 1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, to implement non-renewable 
agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural 
lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water 
Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 
SEC. 738. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, on behalf of the United States may 
hereafter, whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relin-
quish to the State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction 
of the United States over the lands and properties encom-
passing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas 
that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary. 
(b) TERMS.—Relinquishment of jurisdiction under 
this section may be accomplished, under terms and condi-
tions that the Secretary deems advisable— 
(1) by filing with the Governor of the State of 
Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect 
upon acceptance thereof; or 
(2) as the laws of such State may otherwise pro-
vide. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Jefferson 
Labs campus’’ means the lands and properties of the Na-
tional Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas 
Regional Laboratory. 
(d) AGREEMENT REGARDING JEFFERSON COUNTY 
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION CEN-
TER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may hereafter 
enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas 
or an agency of such State or a public or private en-
tity with respect to the establishment or operation of 
a technology research and commercialization center in 
Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jeffer-
son Labs campus.
(2) RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.— 
Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may here-
after receive and retain funds from such entity and 
use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are 
made available by this act or future acts for the oper-
ation of the National Center for Toxicological Re-
search, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). 
Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be 
appropriated for such purposes and shall remain 
available until expended. 
(3) PURPOSES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Funds described by 
paragraph (2) shall be available to defray— 
(i) the costs of creating, upgrading, 
and maintaining connections between such 
center and roads, communications facilities, 
and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs 
campus; and 
(ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, 
repair, and new constructions of roads, 
communications facilities, and utilities on 
such campus as may be necessary for such 
agreement. 
(B) OTHER
ACTS.—For purposes of this 
and any subsequent Act, the operation of the Na-
tional Center for Toxicological Research shall be 
deemed to include the purposes listed in subpara-
graph (A). 
SEC. 739. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 
2015, an amount of funds made available in title III as 
follows: (a) with respect to funds under the headings of 
Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual 
and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Facili-
ties Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Pro-
gram Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Pro-
gram Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated 
in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such 
headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect 
to funds under the headings of Rural Business Program Ac-
count, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants the set aside 
shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with re-
spect to funds provided under such headings in the most 
recent fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading. 
SEC. 740. In response to an eligible community where 
the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural 
disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought 
or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water 
through the Emergency Community Water Assistance 
Grant Program for an additional period of time not to ex-
ceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under 
the Program in order to protect public health. 
SEC. 741. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated 
by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 
410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) 
or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 471). 
SEC. 742. There is hereby established in the Treasury 
of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Non-
recurring expenses fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That unob-
ligated balances of expired discretionary funds appro-
priated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the Gen-
eral Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture 
(except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may 
be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year 
after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available 
for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: 
Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall 
be available until expended, and in addition to such other 
funds as may be available for such purposes, for facilities 
infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the oper-
ation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, 
That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of the planned use of funds. 
SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Watershed Protection Program’’, $78,581,000, to re-
main available until expended; for the ‘‘Emergency For-
estry Restoration Program’’, $3,203,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; and for the ‘‘Emergency Conservation 
Program’’, $9,216,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That funds under this section are for necessary 
expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant 
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), and are designated 
by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 744. Of the funding provided in section 743 of 
division A of Public Law 113–76, not more than $75,000 
may be used for administrative purposes, including a modi-
fication to an existing contract to allow reimbursement for 
travel and other administrative purposes. 
SEC. 745. Of the unobligated balances identified by 
Treasury 
Appropriation 
Fund 
Symbol 
12X1401, 
$1,530,000 are rescinded.
SEC. 746. The unobligated balances identified by 
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are re-
scinded. 
SEC. 747. Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 514’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a commodity promotion law’’. 
SEC. 748. Of the unobligated balances provided pursu-
ant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1)), 
$8,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 749. Funds provided by this or any prior Appro-
priations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initia-
tive under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available without 
regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in 
laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of 
such section: Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 
SEC. 750. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per-
sonnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation). 
SEC. 751. For the period beginning on the date of en-
actment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with 
respect to the school lunch program established under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1751 et seq.) or the school breakfast program established 
under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
seq.) and final regulations published by the Department of 
Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 
(77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States 
to grant an exemption from the whole grain requirements 
that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States 
shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in 
a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption: 
Provided, That school food authorities demonstrate hard-
ship, including financial hardship, in procuring specific 
whole grain products which are acceptable to the students 
and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements: Pro-
vided further, That school food authorities shall comply 
with the applicable grain component or standard with re-
spect to the school lunch or school breakfast program that 
was in effect prior to July 1, 2014. 
SEC. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this or any other Act shall be used to 
pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement 
any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), the Healthy, Hun-
ger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–296), or any 
other law that would require a reduction in the quantity 
of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, 
and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in 
section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research 
establishes the reduction is beneficial for children. 
SEC. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, 
or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude 
or restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or 
cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, 
or oils) from being provided under the Special Supple-
mental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Chil-
dren under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1786) (in this section referred to as the ‘‘pro-
gram’’).
(b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program 
in a manner consistent with subsection (a). 
(c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence 
under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next regular review of 
the supplemental foods available under this program, in-
cluding a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables. 
(d) If, upon completing the review under subsection 
(c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vege-
table be eligible for purchase under the program, none of 
the funds made available under this Act or any other Act 
may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that vari-
ety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, 
fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and 
subsection (a) shall continue to be effective. 
(e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any 
vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the pro-
gram, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable 
and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) 
shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled 
review. 
(f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review 
under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
make publicly available all scientific research and data 
used to make the final recommendations and explain the 
results of the review by submitting a report containing such 
information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education 
and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. 
(g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) 
by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which 
shall include an audit of the scientific research and data 
used to conduct the review. 
TITLE VIII 
EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola 
virus domestically and internationally, and to develop nec-
essary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the 
review, regulations, post market surveillance of vaccines 
and therapies, and administrative activities, $25,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency re-
quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: 
Provided further, That of the amounts provided, $4,800,000 
is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; 
$2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health; $400,000 is for the Office of the Commissioner; 
$1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Re-
search; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and 
$15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
DIVISION 
B—COMMERCE, 
JUSTICE, 
SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for 
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms,
100 
without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United 
States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members 
of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and 
employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transpor-
tation of employees of the International Trade Administra-
tion between two points abroad, without regard to section 
40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citi-
zens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; 
rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, 
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; pur-
chase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition 
structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived 
from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade 
Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided 
under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for 
China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement
101 
and compliance activities: Provided further, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose 
of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall in-
clude payment for assessments for services provided as part 
of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
including costs associated with the performance of export 
administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract 
for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation 
expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers 
under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as au-
thorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40
102 
Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law 
enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible 
for purchase without regard to any price limitation other-
wise established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the first 
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities: 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 providing 
information to the public with respect to the export admin-
istration and national security activities of the Department 
of Commerce and other export control programs of the 
United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan 
guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3721), for 
grants authorized by section 27 (15 U.S.C. 3722) of such
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Act, and for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facili-
tate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of em-
ployment located outside the United States; of which 
$4,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees under such section 
26; and of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such 
section 27: Provided, That the costs for loan guarantees, in-
cluding the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Pro-
vided further, That these funds for loan guarantees under 
such section 26 are available to subsidize total loan prin-
cipal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$70,000,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$37,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business
104 
enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$30,000,000. 
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, $100,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $248,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided 
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bureau of 
the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Eco-
nomic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using 
the same health insurance questions included in previous 
years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in 
the Current Population Survey beginning in February 
2014. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
105 
suses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That, 
from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for pro-
motion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided fur-
ther, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the Bureau of the Census. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2016: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge 
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, analysis, operations, and related services, and such 
fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for 
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from 
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
106 
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
agencies shall remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries 
and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated 
are available for the administration of all open grants until 
their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including 
defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections 
of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO 
under any law are received during fiscal year 2015, so as 
to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting
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collections be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount re-
ceived in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and 
deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate for any amounts made available 
by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that sec-
tion: Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed 
in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be trans-
ferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office 
Salaries and Expenses account: Provided further, That 
from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be 
made available in fiscal year 2015 for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal 
year 2015 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to 
pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay 
contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 
8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost 
percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as
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provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for 
USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to 
subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present 
value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as deter-
mined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement 
life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage 
for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees 
Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI 
Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 
available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Pro-
vided further, That any differences between the present 
value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit 
letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s spe-
cific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s 
financial statements, where applicable: Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees 
and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are avail-
able for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, 
United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy- 
Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112–29): Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
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count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That NIST may provide local transportation for sum-
mer undergraduate research fellowship program partici-
pants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology serv-
ices, $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be 
for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the Na-
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tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $50,300,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Sec-
retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards 
and Technology construction project having a total multi- 
year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simulta-
neously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project 
for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
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 and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$3,202,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016, except that funds provided for cooperative enforce-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Pro-
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vided, That fees and donations received by the National 
Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanc-
tuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and ex-
penses associated with those activities, notwithstanding sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Prod-
ucts and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, 
which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the 
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research, 
Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring 
Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish In-
formation Networks: Provided further, That of the 
$3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the general 
fund, 
$116,000,000 
is 
provided 
by 
transfer, 
and 
$15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obliga-
tions: Provided further, That the total amount available for 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cor-
porate services administrative support costs shall not exceed 
$220,300,000: Provided further, That any deviation from 
the amounts designated for specific activities in the explan-
atory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading
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in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That in addi-
tion, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired 
Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired per-
sonnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical 
Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2017, except that funds provided for construction of facili-
ties shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations 
under this heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from 
the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recov-
eries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or 
any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this 
heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justifica-
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tion materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in 
support of the Department of Commerce budget (as sub-
mitted with the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pro-
curement, acquisition or construction project having a total 
of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget jus-
tification shall include an estimate of the budgetary re-
quirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent 
fiscal years: Provided further, That, within the amounts ap-
propriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office 
of Inspector General’’ account for activities associated with 
carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite 
procurement, acquisition and construction. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That, of the 
funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may 
issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recog-
nized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (in-
cluding Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of 
salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threat-
ened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as
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at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations nec-
essary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native 
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal 
salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be de-
veloped by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and 
other merit principles and shall not be available for mar-
keting activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans 
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota 
loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
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DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the De-
partment of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, 
$56,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce 
shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manu-
facturing growth and shall produce an annual report on 
related incentive strategies, implementation plans and pro-
gram results: Provided further, That within amounts pro-
vided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 
to engage in activities to provide businesses and commu-
nities with information about and referrals to relevant Fed-
eral, State, and local government programs. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and mod-
ernization 
of 
Department 
of 
Commerce 
facilities, 
$4,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
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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 Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at
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least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of 
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other 
law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 
of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amend-
ed by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 
113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable 
with respect to fiscal year 2015: Provided, That the life 
cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is 
$11,323,400,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary 
Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is 
$10,829,500,000. 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may furnish services (including but not lim-
ited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) 
necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and im-
provement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are 
authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative 
Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in 
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other 
buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of 
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Adminis-
trator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property
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and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimburse-
ment for services provided under this section or the author-
ity under which the use or occupancy of the space is author-
ized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation 
or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits 
of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or posses-
sion, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any for-
eign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute 
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 108. The Department of Commerce shall provide 
a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official
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travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel. 
SEC. 109. The National Technical Information Service 
shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or 
document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the 
Service has provided information to the customer on how 
an electronic copy of such report or document may be 
accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer 
still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy 
of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to 
recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and 
delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 110. To carry out the responsibilities of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into 
grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non- 
reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and 
facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds 
made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agen-
cy, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal 
government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions 
thereof: Provided, That funds received for permitting and 
related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall 
be deposited under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Fa-
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cilities’’ and shall remain available until September 30, 
2016 for such purposes: Provided further, That all funds 
within this section and their corresponding uses are subject 
to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 111. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the 
requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect 
to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of ves-
sels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment 
or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and 
Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Attorney General may
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transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds 
available to the Department of Justice for information tech-
nology, for enterprise-wide information technology initia-
tives: Provided further, That the transfer authority in the 
preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority contained in this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ ac-
count. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $13,308,000.
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LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, 
to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted 
for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and 
rent of private or Government-owned space in the District 
of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$15,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amount pro-
vided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to 
exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not 
to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Wash-
ington for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 205 of this 
Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
emergent circumstances require additional funding for liti-
gation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General 
may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, 
General Legal Activities’’ from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding
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proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be avail-
able to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses 
associated with the election monitoring program under sec-
tion 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) 
and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for 
such salaries and expenses: Provided further, That of the 
amounts provided under this heading for the election moni-
toring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
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, not to 
exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine In-
jury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust 
and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings 
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 
of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection
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(and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collec-
tions are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $62,246,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooper-
ative agreements, $1,960,000,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That each 
United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a 
United States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, 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 avail-
able in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds
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due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collec-
tions pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States 
Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in 
this appropriation and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That the sum herein appro-
priated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting 
collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to 
result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the 
Fund estimated at $0. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $2,326,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of con-
tracts for the procurement and supervision of expert wit-
nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 
is for construction of buildings for protected witness 
safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and 
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness secu-
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rity caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the pur-
chase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
telecommunications equipment and a secure automated in-
formation network to store and retrieve the identities and 
locations of protected witnesses. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $12,250,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 
and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code,
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$20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice 
Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service 
as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the 
following were inserted after the final period: ‘‘The Attorney 
General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated 
balances available in fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses
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related to United States prisoners in the custody of the 
United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 
4013 of title 18, United States Code.’’: Provided further, 
That any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law en-
forcement assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 
18, United States Code: Provided further, That the United 
States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing 
the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: 
Provided further, That any unobligated balances available 
from funds appropriated under the heading ‘‘General Ad-
ministration, Detention Trustee’’ shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation under this heading. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re-
quire additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
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amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money 
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to in-
clude inter-governmental agreements with State and local 
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, $507,194,000, 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.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which 
not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang In-
telligence Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That up to 
$1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the imple-
mentation of the recommendations related to the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation that were proposed in the report 
issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 
Upon the United States. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities 
and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned 
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and 
operation and maintenance of secure work environment fa-
cilities and secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.
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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 pursuant 
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses 
for conducting drug education and training programs, in-
cluding travel and related expenses for participants in such 
programs and the distribution of items of token value that 
promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of 
which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training 
and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
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tion expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by section 
924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
available to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon appli-
cations filed by corporations for relief from Federal fire-
arms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or De-
partments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the
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Health Resources and Services Administration such 
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by 
that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, 
That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where nec-
essary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal 
intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts 
payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison Sys-
tem, furnish health services to individuals committed to the 
custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official re-
ception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for nec-
essary operations until September 30, 2016: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the amounts provided for contract confine-
ment, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended to make payments in advance for grants, 
contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: 
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
System may accept donated property and services relating 
to the operation of the prison card program from a not- 
for-profit entity which has operated such program in the 
past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit enti-
ty furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison
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System relating to the operation of pre-release services, half-
way houses, or other custodial facilities. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
account, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related 
to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than 
$81,000,000 shall be available only for modernization, 
maintenance and repair: Provided, That labor of United 
States prisoners may be used for work performed under this 
appropriation. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by sec-
tion 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be nec-
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essary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget 
for the current fiscal year for such corporation. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and 
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment 
of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system 
requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping ex-
penses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime
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Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 
Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 
Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) 
(‘‘the 2005 Act’’); and the Violence Against Women Reau-
thorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 
Act’’); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That except as 
otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds 
made available under this heading may be used for expenses 
related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided— 
(1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence 
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 
Act; 
(2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
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ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 
(3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice for research and evaluation of violence against 
women and related issues addressed by grant pro-
grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 
and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth 
exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and 
youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to 
middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence: Provided, 
That unobligated balances available for the programs 
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 
41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 
2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Pro-
vided further, That 10 percent of the total amount 
available for this grant program shall be available for 
grants under the program authorized by section 2015 
of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions
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and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to this program; 
(5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest 
policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of 
which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initia-
tive; 
(6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims as-
sistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 
Act; 
(7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act; 
(9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated bal-
ances available for the programs authorized by section
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1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 
Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall 
be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to 
end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
abilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 
Act; 
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Cen-
ter on Workplace Responses to assist victims of do-
mestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 
1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evalua-
tion and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office 
of Justice Programs; and 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime
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Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act 
of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Pro-
tection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 
Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) 
(‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 
2013 Act’’); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which— 
(1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That beginning 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
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this Act, as part of each National Crime Victimiza-
tion Survey, the Attorney General shall include statis-
tics relating to honor violence; 
(2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and 
evaluation programs, and other activities as author-
ized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle 
D of title II of the 2002 Act; 
(3) $30,000,000 is for regional information shar-
ing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of 
the 1968 Act; and 
(4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and 
enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which 
$3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology to support Scientific Area 
Committees. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against Women
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and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthoriza-
tion and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other programs, 
$1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as fol-
lows— 
(1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (ex-
cept that section 1001(c), and the special rules for 
Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 
Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000
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is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforce-
ment Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative 
(VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National Insti-
tute of Justice for research targeted toward developing 
a better understanding of the domestic radicalization 
phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies 
for effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 
is for an initiative to support evidence-based policing, 
$2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecu-
torial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for competitive 
grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun 
locks, $750,000 is for the purposes described in the 
Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program 
(section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for 
an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innova-
tion program, and $2,500,000 is for a program to im-
prove juvenile indigent defense; 
(2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 
shall request compensation for any cost greater than 
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other de-
tainees housed in State and local detention facilities;
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(3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs for 
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au-
thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs au-
thorized under Public Law 113–4; 
(4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized 
by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and 
adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as 
authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 
Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and 
Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); 
(6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Sub-
stance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as au-
thorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Im-
provement Grant Program, as authorized by section 
426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants for 
wrongful conviction review; 
(8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology 
and Internet crime prevention grants, including as 
authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403;
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(9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment as-
sistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public 
Law 110–315; 
(10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management 
assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and 
related activities; 
(11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to chil-
dren exposed to violence; 
(12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant pro-
gram for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized 
by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 
That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office 
of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing 
and evaluation programs; 
(13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 
Public Website; 
(14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence- 
based programs to reduce gun crime and gang vio-
lence; 
(15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade 
criminal and mental health records for the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which 
no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made
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under the authorities of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); 
(16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act; 
(17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis 
and capacity enhancement program and for 
other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, 
including the purposes authorized under section 
2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the Debbie Smith 
DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided, That 
up to 4 percent of funds made available under 
this paragraph may be used for the purposes de-
scribed in the DNA Training and Education for 
Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and 
Court Officers program (Public Law 108–405, 
section 303); 
(B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described 
in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA 
Testing Program (Public Law 108–405, section 
412); and
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(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Exam Program grants, including as author-
ized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 
(18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for com-
munity-based sexual assault response reform; 
(19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 
1990 Act; 
(20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; 
(21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199), without regard to the 
time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, 
of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to 
improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole 
supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is 
for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations 
to enhance and maintain parental and family rela-
tionships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or re-
cidivism reduction strategy: Provided, That up to 
$7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph 
may be used for performance-based awards for Pay 
for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall 
be for Pay for Success programs implementing the 
Permanent Supportive Housing Model;
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(22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts 
program; 
(23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor pre-
scription drugs and scheduled listed chemical prod-
ucts; 
(24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and 
prosecution grants to States and units of local govern-
ment, and other programs, as authorized by the Pris-
on Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 
79); 
(25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for 
Campus Public Safety; 
(26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment ini-
tiative, for activities related to criminal justice re-
form and recidivism reduction, of which not less than 
$750,000 is for a task force on Federal corrections; 
(27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites 
employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation 
with Enforcement model implementing swift and cer-
tain sanctions in probation, and for a research 
project on the effectiveness of the model; 
(28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of 
Crime for supplemental victims’ services and other 
victim-related programs and initiatives, including re-
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search and statistics, and for tribal assistance for vic-
tims of violence; and 
(29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School 
Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding 
division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That 
section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect 
to the amount made available in this paragraph: 
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern-
ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforce-
ment officers who perform non-administrative public sector 
safety service. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 
1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies 
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child
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Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PRO-
TECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); and other juvenile 
justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until 
expended as follows— 
(1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by sec-
tion 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and tech-
nical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organiza-
tions with the Federal grants process: Provided, That 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 
$500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among 
State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential fa-
cilities; 
(2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as 
authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, 
pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth 
Program;
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(B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth 
violence education, prevention and intervention, 
and related activities; 
(C) $6,000,000 shall be for community- 
based violence prevention initiatives, including 
for public health approaches to reducing shoot-
ings and violence; and 
(D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and tech-
nical assistance in support of the National 
Forum on Youth Violence Prevention; 
(4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited chil-
dren programs, including as authorized by sections 
404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 
102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for pur-
poses of this Act); 
(6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs 
for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized 
by section 222 of the 1990 Act; 
(7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing infor-
mation and resources on children of incarcerated par-
ents; and
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(8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on 
girls in the juvenile justice system: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the 
amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
(6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 
apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 
262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children 
programs. 
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
amounts for administrative costs), to remain available 
until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assist-
ance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attor-
ney General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for such disability and education payments, the At-
torney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safe-
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ty Officer Benefits’’ from available appropriations for the 
Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); and the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’), $208,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That any balances 
made available through prior year deobligations shall only 
be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount provided under this head-
ing— 
(1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-re-
lated activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug 
Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this 
Act;
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(2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 
1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for 
the hiring and rehiring of additional career law en-
forcement officers under part Q of such title notwith-
standing subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
(42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)), funding for hiring or rehir-
ing a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
$125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from 
this limitation: Provided further, That within the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
$33,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, 
including hiring, equipment, training, and anti- 
methamphetamine activities: Provided further, That 
of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, 
$7,500,000 is for community policing development ac-
tivities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: 
Provided further, That within the amounts appro-
priated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the 
collaborative reform model of technical assistance in 
furtherance of the purposes in section 1701; 
(3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State 
law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures 
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine,
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laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or in-
vestigate illicit activities, including precursor diver-
sion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; 
(4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to state-
wide law enforcement agencies in States with high 
rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and 
other opioids: Provided, That these funds shall be uti-
lized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate 
illicit activities, including activities related to the dis-
tribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of pre-
scription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription 
opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and 
(5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to sup-
port regional anti-gang task forces. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the
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life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried 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. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the 
effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical 
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. 
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.
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SEC. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to extend 
through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management 
Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General 
pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (Public Law 107–296; 28 U.S.C. 599B) without limi-
tation on the number of employees or the positions covered. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available under this 
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to convic-
tion for crime under State or Federal law and is classified 
as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a 
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 209. None of the funds made available under this 
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced
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information technology program having total estimated de-
velopment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy 
Attorney General and the investment review board certify 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that the information technology 
program has appropriate program management controls 
and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the 
program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of 
the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this title in previous years. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
or approve a public-private competition under the Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work per-
formed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
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penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice 
Programs’’— 
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimburse-
ment programs may be used by such Office to provide 
training and technical assistance; and 
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and 
merged with funds provided to the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical
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purposes, without regard to the authorizations for 
such grant or reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, 
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act making appropriations for 
fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following programs, 
waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and 
local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the require-
ments under section 2976(g)(1) of such part. 
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts 
under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements 
under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. 
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alter-
natives to prison program under part CC of title I of 
such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797q–3), the require-
ments under section 2904 of such part. 
(4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard 
communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison 
Rape 
Elimination 
Act 
of 
2003 
(42 
U.S.C.
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15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 
such Act. 
SEC. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by 
this or any other Act. 
SEC. 216. None of the funds made available under this 
Act, other than for the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 
note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless 
law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 
2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for imple-
mentation of a unified Department of Justice financial 
management system.
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(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Pub-
lic Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall 
be available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, 
obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act. 
(c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by 
this Act in the first proviso under the heading ‘‘United 
States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention’’, not 
to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances 
available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal 
year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation 
of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
under section 505 of this Act. 
(d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund 
in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments as-
sociated with joint law enforcement operations as author-
ized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United States Code. 
(e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act detailing the planned dis-
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tribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement 
operations funding during fiscal year 2015. 
(f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sun-
set on September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 218. No funds provided in this Act shall be used 
to deny the Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
timely access to all records, documents, and other materials 
in the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent 
or impede the Inspector General’s access to such records, 
documents and other materials, unless in accordance with 
an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector Gen-
eral Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language 
of the Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice shall report to the 
Committees on Appropriations within five calendar days 
any failures to comply with this requirement. 
SEC. 219. Discretionary funds that are made available 
in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used 
to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots author-
ized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113– 
76. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2015’’.
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TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, and rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$5,555,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative
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aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016: Provided, That the formulation and devel-
opment costs (with development cost as defined under sec-
tion 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James 
Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Pro-
vided further, That should the individual identified under 
subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United 
States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Tele-
scope determine that the development cost of the program 
is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall im-
mediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall 
be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described 
in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further, That 
$100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formula-
tion activities for a mission that meets the science goals 
outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent 
planetary science decadal survey. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aeronautics research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
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therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space research and technology 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2016. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of exploration research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
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cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 
30, 
2016: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
less 
than 
$1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,051,300,000 
shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a 
lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall 
have an upper stage and other core elements developed si-
multaneously: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 
shall be for launch vehicle development and $351,300,000 
shall be for exploration ground systems: Provided further, 
That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent 
with the annual budget submission, a 5 year budget profile 
and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint 
Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent with the Key De-
cision Point C (KDP–C) for the Space Launch System and
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with the future KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That in complying with the pre-
ceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and 
funding projections that conform to the KDP–C manage-
ment agreement for development completion of the Space 
Launch System by December 2017, and the management 
agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon 
completing KDP–C: Provided further, That in no case shall 
the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi- 
Purpose Crew Vehicle be less than the guidance outlined in 
NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E: Provided further, 
That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose 
Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition 
to funds provided for these programs under the ‘‘Construc-
tion and Environmental Compliance and Restoration’’ 
heading: Provided further, That $805,000,000 shall be for 
commercial spaceflight activities: Provided further, That 
$306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and develop-
ment. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol and communications activities, including operations,
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production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance 
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2016. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
cation research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2016, of which 
$18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to 
Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be 
for the National Space Grant College program.
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SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, exploration, space operations and education re-
search and development activities, including research, devel-
opment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2016. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modifica-
tion of facilities, construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available
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until September 30, 2020: Provided, That of the 
$429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general 
fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior 
year obligations: Provided further, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
able for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not 
to exceed $9,584,100: Provided further, That each annual 
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act 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 transfers. 
Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available 
for the same purposes and the same time period as the ap-
propriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant 
to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity 
level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change 
of an amount established in that spending plan that meets 
the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The unexpired balances of a previous account, for ac-
tivities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be
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transferred to the new account established in this Act that 
provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be 
merged with the funds in the newly established account, but 
shall be available under the same terms, conditions and pe-
riod of time as previously appropriated. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of 
flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed 
$520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
this appropriation: Provided further, That not less than
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$159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by 
section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
matics and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That not less 
than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized 
by section 7030 of Public Law 110–69. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by sec-
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tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for security guard services; $325,000,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That contracts may 
be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other serv-
ices to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided 
further, That of the amount provided for costs associated 
with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new 
headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000 shall re-
main available until expended. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall
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be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2016. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2015’’. 
TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
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$9,200,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four 
full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted 
Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commis-
sioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Com-
missioners for more than 75 billable days, with the excep-
tion of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in 
this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense 
that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil 
Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a). 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 
Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 
2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair 
Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), including services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
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hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary 
awards to private citizens; and up to $30,000,000 for pay-
ments to State and local enforcement agencies for author-
ized services to the Commission, $364,500,000: Provided, 
That the Commission is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That the 
Commission may take no action to implement any work-
force repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until 
such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified 
of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift 
or donation to carry out the work of the Commission. 
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 section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment as-
sistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation 
may continue to provide locality pay to officers and em-
ployees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Fed-
eral Government to Washington, DC-based employees as au-
thorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, not-
withstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided further, That the 
authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be ap-
plicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respec-
tively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,340,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000
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shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which 
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: 
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the 
United States Government. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
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Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law. 
SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a 
new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, 
project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any 
means for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) 
reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) 
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities pres-
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ently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments exist-
ing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 
or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent 
funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers 
of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general 
savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, 
which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are noti-
fied 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds 
by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Jus-
tice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such 
reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of 
Justice funded by this Act. 
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a 
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally af-
fixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or 
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the 
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
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(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available 
by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manu-
factured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its 
territories or possessions. 
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item 
(1)(f)(3). 
SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of bal-
ances of appropriations at the account level. For unobli-
gated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed 
balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 
from which the balances were derived. For balances that are 
obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall sepa-
rately identify amounts by the year of obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 
(a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the
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department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the max-
imum extent practicable under such accounting system and 
shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the ex-
tent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
etary resources available to such department or agency: 
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between ap-
propriations 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 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, 
That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall 
also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of 
loan collateral or grant property. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall 
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not
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applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
same type. 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by 
section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98– 
473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of 
$2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from 
the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended to the Department of Justice Office of In-
spector General for oversight and auditing purposes. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of stu-
dents who participate in programs for which financial as-
sistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
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SEC. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to im-
plement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the 
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National 
Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation 
shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are 
appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Con-
gress on the progress of such audits, which may include pre-
liminary findings and a description of areas of particular 
interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and 
every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. 
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 
described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is com-
pleted, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Di-
rector, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results 
of the audit available to the public on the Internet website 
maintained by the Department, Administration, Founda-
tion, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made 
available in redacted form to exclude— 
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 
title 5, United States Code; and
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(2) sensitive personal information for any indi-
vidual, the public access to which could be used to 
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 
unlawful purposes. 
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 
by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state-
ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 
the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 
certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 
will be made available through a subcontract or in any 
other manner to another person who has a financial interest 
in the person awarded the grant or contract. 
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this 
section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, 
substantially similar to the requirements in such sub-
sections, consistently apply under the executive branch eth-
ics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and enti-
ties. 
SEC. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the De-
partments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science
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Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact 
information system, as defined for security categorization 
in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 
(NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publica-
tion 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of Federal 
Information and Information Systems’’ unless the agency 
has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor-
mation systems against criteria developed by NIST to 
inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and 
moderate-impact information systems within the Fed-
eral Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant 
threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, 
conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espio-
nage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of 
such system, including any risk associated with such 
system being produced, manufactured, or assembled 
by one or more entities identified by the United 
States Government as posing a cyber threat, includ-
ing but not limited to, those that may be owned, di-
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rected, or subsidized by the People’s Republic of 
China. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high- 
impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed 
and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the as-
sessing entity described in subsection (a) has— 
(1) developed, in consultation with NIST and 
supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation 
strategy for any identified risks; 
(2) determined that the acquisition of such sys-
tem is in the national interest of the United States; 
and 
(3) reported that determination to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate. 
SEC. 516. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or jus-
tify the use of torture by any official or contract employee 
of the United States Government. 
SEC. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act or any other Act may be 
expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States to pay administrative ex-
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penses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United 
States in connection with requiring an export license for 
the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or 
attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 
of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Traf-
ficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed 
on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions 
of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting 
party for such articles. 
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export 
license— 
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any 
Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter re-
quired by law, or from being otherwise eligible under 
the laws of the United States to possess, ship, trans-
port, or export the articles enumerated in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) does not permit the export without a license 
of— 
(A) fully automatic firearms and compo-
nents and parts for such firearms, other than for 
end use by the Federal Government, or a Provin-
cial or Municipal Government of Canada;
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(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm list-
ed in Category I, other than for end use by the 
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Munic-
ipal Government of Canada; or 
(C) articles for export from Canada to an-
other foreign destination. 
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Direc-
tors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent 
or temporary export without a license of any unclassified 
articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use 
in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary 
import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use 
in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian 
citizen. 
(d) The President may require export licenses under 
this section on a temporary basis if the President deter-
mines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that 
the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained 
inadequate import controls for the articles specified in sub-
section (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles 
has and continues to take place for use in international 
terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another na-
tion. The President shall terminate the requirements of a
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license when reasons for the temporary requirements have 
ceased. 
SEC. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any 
other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds 
to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any 
officer or employee of the United States to deny any appli-
cation submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and 
qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for 
a permit to import United States origin ‘‘curios or relics’’ 
firearms, parts, or ammunition. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi-
lateral trade agreement the text of— 
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 
States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 
States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 
SEC. 520. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 
letter in contravention of any of the following laws author-
izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national
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security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit 
Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA 
PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts. 
SEC. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 
Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable 
cause to believe that the total program cost has increased 
by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall imme-
diately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or 
Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall in-
clude in such notice: the date on which such determination 
was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; 
the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future 
cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance 
or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes 
have contributed to the increase in total program costs or 
procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or pro-
curement costs; and a statement validating that the project’s 
management structure is adequate to control total project 
or procurement costs.
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SEC. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifi-
cally authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during 
fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Au-
thorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 
SEC. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a 
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award 
a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective con-
tractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency award-
ing the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge 
and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal 
tax returns required during the three years preceding the 
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability re-
mains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of 
an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has 
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not 
in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
administrative or judicial proceeding.
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(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to 
the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby 
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 
(1) 
‘‘Departmental 
Management, 
Franchise 
Fund’’, $2,906,000; and 
(2) ‘‘Economic Development Administration, 
Economic 
Development 
Assistance 
Programs’’, 
$5,000,000. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De-
partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby re-
scinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 
(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $99,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Com-
munications’’, $2,000,000; 
(3) ‘‘Detention Trustee’’, $23,000,000; 
(4) ‘‘Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund’’, 
$193,000,000; 
(5) ‘‘Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, 
General Legal Activities’’, $10,000,000; 
(6) ‘‘Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, 
Antitrust Division’’, $6,000,000;
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(7) ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, United States Attor-
neys’’, $9,000,000; 
(8) ‘‘United States Marshals Service, Federal 
Prisoner Detention’’, $188,000,000; 
(9) ‘‘Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, Salaries and Expenses’’, $3,200,000; 
(10) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence 
Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Pro-
grams’’, $16,000,000; 
(11) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $82,500,000; and 
(12) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, 
Community 
Oriented 
Policing 
Services’’, 
$40,000,000. 
(c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than 
September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission 
made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 
SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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SEC. 526. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or 
agency at any single conference occurring outside the 
United States unless such conference is a law enforcement 
training or operational conference for law enforcement per-
sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance 
are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United 
States. 
SEC. 527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this Act may be used in a manner that 
is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of 
the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to pre-
serve the ability of the United States— 
(1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including 
antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard 
laws; 
(2) to avoid agreements that— 
(A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and 
international disciplines on unfair trade, espe-
cially dumping and subsidies; or 
(B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and 
international safeguard provisions, in order to 
ensure that United States workers, agricultural 
producers, and firms can compete fully on fair
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terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade 
concessions; and 
(3) to address and remedy market distortions 
that lead to dumping and subsidization, including 
overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access bar-
riers. 
SEC. 528. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or 
within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at 
the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control 
of the Department of Defense.
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(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 530. To the extent practicable, funds made avail-
able in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that 
are ‘‘Energy Star’’ qualified or have the ‘‘Federal Energy 
Management Program’’ designation. 
SEC. 531. The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro-
priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts and include in its annual performance 
plan and performance and accountability reports the fol-
lowing:
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(1) Details on future action the department, 
agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 
(2) The method that the department, agency, or 
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts. 
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 
Treasury of the United States. 
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the 
total number of expired grant accounts with 
undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 
year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 
and the total finances that have not been obligated to 
a specific project remaining in the accounts. 
SEC. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, 
implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, 
or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or co-
ordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese- 
owned company unless such activities are specifically au-
thorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 
at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has 
certified— 
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 
technology, data, or other information with national 
security or economic security implications to China 
or a Chinese-owned company; and 
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with 
officials who have been determined by the United 
States to have direct involvement with violations of 
human rights. 
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 
days prior to the activity in question and shall include a 
description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its 
major participants, and its location and timing. 
SEC. 533. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel 
to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation 
of any model of shotgun if—
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(1) all other requirements of law with respect to 
the proposed importation are met; and 
(2) no application for the importation of such 
model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been 
denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 
2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particu-
larly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting 
purposes. 
SEC. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 
and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 535. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and 
the National Science Foundation shall submit spending 
plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms
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Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of rati-
fication for the Treaty. 
SEC. 537. None of the funds made available by this 
Act under the heading ‘‘Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery’’ 
may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to estab-
lish minimum riparian buffers. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds made available in this 
Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect 
to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colo-
rado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, 
Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mas-
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 
Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mex-
ico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, 
Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, to prevent 
such States from implementing their own State laws that 
authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of 
medical marijuana. 
SEC. 539. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit-
imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Jus-
tice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 
SEC. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the Na-
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tional Telecommunications and Information Administra-
tion during fiscal year 2015 with respect to Internet do-
main name system functions, including responsibility with 
respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet 
Assigned Numbers Authority functions. 
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on Sep-
tember 30, 2015. 
SEC. 541. (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 
2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), as in effect on Decem-
ber 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and ad-
ministering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall 
be applied and administered by substituting ‘‘$16,000,000 
for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending 
December 31, 2015’’ for ‘‘$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period 
beginning on October 1, 2007’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—During the period beginning on 
January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 
285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 note), as 
in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in 
applying and administering that section, subsection (b) of 
that section shall be applied and administered as if para-
graph (1) read as follows:
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‘‘(1) ASSISTANCE FOR FIRMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), assistance may not be pro-
vided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2015. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), any assistance approved under 
chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2015, may 
be provided— 
‘‘(i) to the extent funds are available 
pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent the recipient of the 
assistance is otherwise eligible to receive 
such assistance.’’. 
TITLE VI—TRAVEL PROMOTION, 
ENHANCEMENT, 
AND 
MOD-
ERNIZATION ACT OF 2014 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Travel Promotion, En-
hancement, and Modernization Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 602. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 
2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)—
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘pro-
motion and marketing’’ and inserting ‘‘pro-
motion or marketing’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the first sentence the 
following: ‘‘At least 5 members of the board shall 
have experience working in United States multi-
national entities with marketing budgets. At 
least 2 members of the board shall be audit com-
mittee financial experts (as defined by the Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission in accordance 
with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 (15 
U.S.C. 7265)). All members of the board shall be 
a current or former chief executive officer, chief 
financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or 
have held an equivalent management position.’’; 
and 
(2) in clause (x), by striking ‘‘intercity passenger 
railroad business’’ and inserting ‘‘land or sea pas-
senger transportation sector’’. 
SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) a description of, and rationales for, 
the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific 
countries and populations; 
‘‘(H)(i) a description of, and rationales for, 
the Corporation’s combination of media channels 
employed in meeting the promotional objectives 
of its marketing campaign; 
‘‘(ii) the ratio in which such channels are 
used; and 
‘‘(iii) a justification for the use and ratio of 
such channels; and’’. 
SEC. 604. BIANNUAL REVIEW OF PROCEDURES TO DETER-
MINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS AND 
SERVICES. 
Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘80 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘70 percent’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(E) MAINTENANCE
OF
AN
IN-KIND
CON-
TRIBUTIONS
POLICY.—The Corporation shall 
maintain an in-kind contributions policy. 
‘‘(F) FORMALIZED
PROCEDURES
FOR
IN- 
KIND CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel 
Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization 
Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in co-
ordination with the Corporation, shall establish 
formal, publicly available procedures specifying 
time frames and conditions for— 
‘‘(i) making and agreeing to revisions 
of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions 
policy; and 
‘‘(ii) addressing and resolving dis-
agreements between the Corporation and its 
partners, including the Secretary of Com-
merce, regarding the in-kind contributions 
policy. 
‘‘(G) BIANNUAL
REVIEW
OF
PROCEDURES 
TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF GOODS 
AND SERVICES.—The Corporation and the Sec-
retary of Commerce (or their designees) shall 
meet on a biannual basis to review the proce-
dures to determine the fair market value of goods
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and services received from non-Federal sources 
by the Corporation under subparagraph (B).’’. 
SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT OF 2009. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 
(22 U.S.C. 2131) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘all 
States and the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘all States and territories of the United States and 
the District of Columbia,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘2015’’ and inserting ‘‘2020’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 2011 through 
2020’’. 
(b) SUNSET OF TRAVEL PROMOTION FUND FEE.—Sec-
tion 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2020’’. 
SEC. 
606. 
ACCOUNTABILITY; 
PROCUREMENT 
REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; 
(2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) 
so that it follows subsection (d); 
(3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesig-
nated, the following: 
‘‘(f) ACCOUNTABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE
PLANS
AND
MEASURES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Mod-
ernization Act of 2014, the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) establish performance metrics includ-
ing, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and 
data sources for measuring— 
‘‘(i) the effectiveness of marketing ef-
forts by the Corporation, including its 
progress in achieving the long-term goals of 
increased traveler visits to and spending in 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) whether increases in visitation 
and spending have occurred in response to 
external influences, such as economic condi-
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tions or exchange rates, rather than in re-
sponse to the efforts of the Corporation; and 
‘‘(iii) any cost or benefit to the econ-
omy of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) conduct periodic program evaluations 
in response to the data resulting from measure-
ments under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) GAO ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Corporation receives 
a report from the Government Accountability Office 
with recommendations for the Corporation, the Cor-
poration shall submit a report to Congress that de-
scribes the actions taken by the Corporation in re-
sponse to the recommendations in such report. 
‘‘(g) PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.—The Corpora-
tion shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a competitive procurement process; 
and 
‘‘(2) certify in its annual report to Congress 
under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered 
into were in compliance with the established competi-
tive procurement process.’’.
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SEC. 607. REPEAL OF ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY. 
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 2131), 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking sub-
section (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act). 
TITLE 
VII—REVITALIZE 
AMER-
ICAN MANUFACTURING AND 
INNOVATION ACT OF 2014 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Revitalize American 
Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 702. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 
trillion to the economy, or 1⁄8 of United States Gross 
Domestic Product. 
(2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, an-
other $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest mul-
tiplier effect of any economic sector. 
(3) 
Manufacturing 
supports 
an 
estimated 
17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 
private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans 
(or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly 
in manufacturing. 
(4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker 
in the United States earned $77,505 annually, in-
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cluding pay and benefits. The average worker in all 
industries earned $62,063. 
(5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United 
States would be the 8th largest economy in the world. 
(6) Manufacturers in the United States perform 
two-thirds of all private-sector research and develop-
ment in the United States, driving more innovation 
than any other sector. 
SEC. 703. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFAC-
TURING INNOVATION. 
The National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 33 (15 U.S.C. 
278r) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 34. NETWORK FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFAC-
TURING INNOVATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
within the Institute a program to be known as the 
‘Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Program’). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of 
the Program are—
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‘‘(A) to improve the competitiveness of 
United States manufacturing and to increase the 
production of goods manufactured predomi-
nantly within the United States; 
‘‘(B) to stimulate United States leadership 
in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, 
and technology; 
‘‘(C) to facilitate the transition of innova-
tive technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and 
high-performing manufacturing capabilities; 
‘‘(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing 
enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, 
including high-performance electronics and com-
puting, and the supply chains that enable these 
technologies; 
‘‘(E) to accelerate the development of an ad-
vanced manufacturing workforce; 
‘‘(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the 
documentation of best practices in addressing 
advanced manufacturing challenges; 
‘‘(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of sup-
port to promote a stable and sustainable business 
model without the need for long-term Federal 
funding; and 
‘‘(H) to create and preserve jobs.
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‘‘(3) SUPPORT.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth in 
paragraph (2) by supporting— 
‘‘(A) the Network for Manufacturing Inno-
vation established under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) the establishment of centers for manu-
facturing innovation. 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The Secretary shall carry out 
the Program through the Director. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK FOR MANUFAC-
TURING INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Program, the 
Secretary shall establish a network of centers for man-
ufacturing innovation. 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—The network established 
under paragraph (1) shall be known as the ‘Network 
for Manufacturing Innovation’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Network’). 
‘‘(c) CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
a ‘center for manufacturing innovation’ is a center 
that— 
‘‘(A) has been established by a person or 
group of persons to address challenges in ad-
vanced manufacturing and to assist manufactur-
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ers in retaining or expanding industrial produc-
tion and jobs in the United States; 
‘‘(B) has a predominant focus on a manu-
facturing process, novel material, enabling tech-
nology, supply chain integration methodology, or 
another relevant aspect of advanced manufac-
turing, such as nanotechnology applications, ad-
vanced ceramics, photonics and optics, compos-
ites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible 
hybrid technologies, and tool development for 
microelectronics; 
‘‘(C) as determined by the Secretary, has 
the potential— 
‘‘(i) to improve the competitiveness of 
United States manufacturing, including key 
advanced manufacturing technologies such 
as 
nanotechnology, 
advanced 
ceramics, 
photonics and optics, composites, biobased 
and advanced materials, flexible hybrid 
technologies, and tool development for 
microelectronics; 
‘‘(ii) to accelerate non-Federal invest-
ment in advanced manufacturing produc-
tion capacity in the United States; or
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‘‘(iii) to enable the commercial appli-
cation of new technologies or industry-wide 
manufacturing processes; and 
‘‘(D) includes active participation among 
representatives from multiple industrial entities, 
research universities, community colleges, and 
such other entities as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate, which may include industry-led con-
sortia, career and technical education schools, 
Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal gov-
ernments, businesses, educational institutions, 
and nonprofit organizations. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Activities of a center for man-
ufacturing innovation may include the following: 
‘‘(A) Research, development, and dem-
onstration projects, including proof-of-concept 
development and prototyping, to reduce the cost, 
time, and risk of commercializing new tech-
nologies and improvements in existing tech-
nologies, processes, products, and research and 
development of materials to solve precompetitive 
industrial problems with economic or national 
security implications.
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‘‘(B) Development and implementation of 
education, training, and workforce recruitment 
courses, materials, and programs. 
‘‘(C) Development of innovative methodolo-
gies and practices for supply chain integration 
and introduction of new technologies into supply 
chains. 
‘‘(D) Outreach and engagement with small 
and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, 
including women and minority owned manufac-
turing enterprises, in addition to large manufac-
turing enterprises. 
‘‘(E) Such other activities as the Secretary, 
in consultation with Federal departments and 
agencies whose missions contribute to or are af-
fected by advanced manufacturing, considers 
consistent with the purposes described in sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING 
INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Additive 
Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other 
manufacturing centers formally recognized as 
manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to 
Federal law or executive actions, or under pend-
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ing interagency review for such recognition as of 
the date of enactment of the Revitalize American 
Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, 
shall be considered centers for manufacturing in-
novation, but such centers shall not receive any 
financial assistance under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) NETWORK PARTICIPATION.—A manu-
facturing center that is substantially similar to 
those established under this subsection but that 
does not receive financial assistance under sub-
section (d) may, upon request of the center, be 
recognized as a center for manufacturing innova-
tion by the Secretary for purposes of participa-
tion in the Network. 
‘‘(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ESTABLISH AND SUP-
PORT CENTERS FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall award financial assistance 
to a person or group of persons to assist the organiza-
tion in planning, establishing, or supporting a center 
for manufacturing innovation. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—A person or group of per-
sons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) 
shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such
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information as the Secretary may require. The appli-
cation shall, at a minimum, describe the specific 
sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support 
for the center on the date financial assistance is 
sought, as well as the anticipated sources and 
amounts of non-Federal financial support during the 
period for which the center could be eligible for con-
tinued Federal financial assistance under this section. 
‘‘(3) OPEN PROCESS.—In soliciting applications 
for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall ensure an open process that will allow for 
the consideration of all applications relevant to ad-
vanced manufacturing regardless of technology area. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.— 
‘‘(A) COMPETITIVE, 
MERIT
REVIEW.—In 
awarding financial assistance under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit 
review process that includes peer review by a di-
verse group of individuals with relevant expertise 
from both the private and public sectors. 
‘‘(B) PARTICIPATION IN PROCESS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—No political ap-
pointee may participate on a peer review 
panel. The Secretary shall implement a con-
flict of interest policy that ensures public
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transparency and accountability, and re-
quires full disclosure of any real or poten-
tial conflicts of interest on the parts of indi-
viduals that participate in the merit selec-
tion process. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the term ‘political ap-
pointee’ means any individual who— 
‘‘(I) is employed in a position de-
scribed under sections 5312 through 
5316 of title 5, United States Code, 
(relating to the Executive Schedule); 
‘‘(II) is a limited term appointee, 
limited emergency appointee, or non-
career appointee in the Senior Execu-
tive Service, as defined under para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of 
section 3132(a) of title 5, United 
States Code; or 
‘‘(III) is employed in a position 
in the executive branch of the Govern-
ment of a confidential or policy-deter-
mining character under schedule C of 
subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations.
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‘‘(C) PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, TRANS-
PARENCY, 
AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.—For 
each 
award of financial assistance under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) make publicly available at the 
time of the award a description of the bases 
for the award, including an explanation of 
the relative merits of the winning applicant 
as compared to other applications received, 
if applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) develop and implement metrics- 
based performance measures to assess the ef-
fectiveness of the activities funded. 
‘‘(D) COLLABORATION.—In awarding fi-
nancial assistance under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall, acting through the National Pro-
gram Office established under subsection (f)(1), 
collaborate with Federal departments and agen-
cies whose missions contribute to or are affected 
by advanced manufacturing. 
‘‘(E) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting a per-
son who submitted an application under para-
graph (2) for an award of financial assistance 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider, at a minimum, the following:
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‘‘(i) The potential of the center for 
manufacturing innovation to advance do-
mestic manufacturing and the likelihood of 
economic impact, including the creation or 
preservation of jobs, in the predominant 
focus areas of the center for manufacturing 
innovation. 
‘‘(ii) The commitment of continued fi-
nancial support, advice, participation, and 
other 
contributions 
from 
non-Federal 
sources, to provide leverage and resources to 
promote a stable and sustainable business 
model without the need for long-term Fed-
eral funding. 
‘‘(iii) Whether the financial support 
provided to the center for manufacturing 
innovation from non-Federal sources sig-
nificantly exceeds the requested Federal fi-
nancial assistance. 
‘‘(iv) How the center for manufac-
turing innovation will increase the non- 
Federal investment in advanced manufac-
turing research in the United States. 
‘‘(v) How the center for manufacturing 
innovation will engage with small and me-
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dium-sized manufacturing enterprises, to 
improve the capacity of such enterprises to 
commercialize new processes and tech-
nologies. 
‘‘(vi) How the center for manufac-
turing innovation will carry out edu-
cational and workforce activities that meet 
industrial needs related to the predominant 
focus areas of the center. 
‘‘(vii) How the center for manufac-
turing innovation will advance economic 
competitiveness and generate substantial 
benefits to the Nation that extend beyond 
the direct return to participants in the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(viii) Whether the predominant focus 
of the center for manufacturing innovation 
is a manufacturing process, novel material, 
enabling technology, supply chain integra-
tion methodology, or other relevant aspect of 
advanced manufacturing that has not al-
ready been commercialized, marketed, dis-
tributed, or sold by another entity.
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‘‘(ix) How the center for manufac-
turing innovation will strengthen and lever-
age the assets of a region. 
‘‘(x) How the center for manufacturing 
will encourage the education and training 
of veterans and individuals with disabil-
ities. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No award of financial 
assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to 
a center of manufacturing innovation after the 
7-year period beginning on the date on which the 
Secretary first awards financial assistance to 
that center under that paragraph. 
‘‘(B) 
MATCHING
FUNDS
AND
PREF-
ERENCES.—The total Federal financial assist-
ance awarded to a center of manufacturing inno-
vation, including the financial assistance under 
paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 
50 percent of the total funding of the center in 
that year, except that the Secretary may make 
an exception in the case of large capital facilities 
or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give 
weighted preference to applicants seeking less
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than the maximum Federal share of funds al-
lowed under this paragraph. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING DECREASE.—The amount of 
financial assistance provided to a center of man-
ufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) shall 
decrease after the second year of funding for the 
center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter 
in each year in which financial assistance is 
provided, unless the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the center is otherwise meeting its 
stated goals and metrics under this section; 
‘‘(ii) unforeseen circumstances have al-
tered the center’s anticipated funding; and 
‘‘(iii) the center can identify future 
non-Federal funding sources that would 
warrant a temporary exemption from the 
limitations established in this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL
RULE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appro-
priated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing 
and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—
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‘‘(A) NIST INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL SERV-
ICES ACCOUNT.—To the extent provided for in 
advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this 
section from amounts appropriated to the Insti-
tute for Industrial Technical Services. 
‘‘(B) ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE 
ENERGY ACCOUNT.—To the extent provided for 
in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to 
exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing 
fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary 
to carry out this section from amounts appro-
priated for advanced manufacturing research 
and development within the Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy account for the Depart-
ment of Energy. 
‘‘(f) NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish, within the Institute, the National Office of the 
Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘National Program Of-
fice’), which shall oversee and carry out the Program.
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‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the National 
Program Office are— 
‘‘(A) to oversee the planning, management, 
and coordination of the Program; 
‘‘(B) to enter into memorandums of under-
standing with Federal departments and agencies 
whose missions contribute to or are affected by 
advanced manufacturing, to carry out the pur-
poses described in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(C) to develop, not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Revitalize American 
Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014, and 
update not less frequently than once every 3 
years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the 
Program; 
‘‘(D) to establish such procedures, processes, 
and criteria as may be necessary and appro-
priate to maximize cooperation and coordinate 
the activities of the Program with programs and 
activities of other Federal departments and agen-
cies whose missions contribute to or are affected 
by advanced manufacturing; 
‘‘(E) to establish a clearinghouse of public 
information related to the activities of the Pro-
gram; and
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‘‘(F) to act as a convener of the Network. 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.—In developing and 
updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), 
the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and ad-
vice from a wide range of stakeholders, including in-
dustry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enter-
prises, research universities, community colleges, and 
other relevant organizations and institutions on an 
ongoing basis. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion, 
the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan re-
quired under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(5) HOLLINGS
MANUFACTURING
EXTENSION 
PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
National Program Office incorporates the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program 
planning to ensure that the results of the Program 
reach small and medium-sized entities. 
‘‘(6) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government em-
ployee may be detailed to the National Program Of-
fice without reimbursement. Such detail shall be with-
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out interruption or loss of civil service status or 
privilege. 
‘‘(g) REPORTING AND AUDITING.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall re-
quire each recipient of financial assistance under 
subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to 
the Secretary that describes the finances and per-
formance of the center for manufacturing inno-
vation for which such assistance was awarded. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) an accounting of expenditures of 
amounts awarded to the recipient under 
subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) consistent with the metrics-based 
performance measures developed and imple-
mented by the Secretary under this section, 
a description of the performance of the cen-
ter for manufacturing innovation with re-
spect to— 
‘‘(I) its goals, plans, financial 
support, and accomplishments; and
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‘‘(II) how the center for manufac-
turing innovation has furthered the 
purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each year until December 31, 2024, the Sec-
retary shall submit a report to Congress that de-
scribes the performance of the Program during 
the most recent 1-year period. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the pe-
riod covered by the report— 
‘‘(i) a summary and assessment of the 
reports received by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) an accounting of the funds ex-
pended by the Secretary under the Program, 
including any temporary exemptions grant-
ed from the requirements of subsection 
(d)(5)(C); 
‘‘(iii) an assessment of the participa-
tion in, and contributions to, the Network 
by any centers for manufacturing innova-
tion not receiving financial assistance 
under subsection (d)(1); and
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‘‘(iv) an assessment of the Program 
with respect to meeting the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) ASSESSMENTS BY GAO.— 
‘‘(A) ASSESSMENTS.—Not less frequently 
than once every 2 years, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress an assessment of the op-
eration of the Program during the most recent 2- 
year period. 
‘‘(B) FINAL ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 
December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to Congress a final report regarding 
the overall success of the Program. 
‘‘(C) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall in-
clude, for the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(i) a review of the management, co-
ordination, and industry utility of the Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of the extent to 
which the Program has furthered the pur-
poses described in subsection (a)(2); 
‘‘(iii) such recommendations for legis-
lative and administrative action as the
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Comptroller General considers appropriate 
to improve the Program; and 
‘‘(iv) an assessment as to whether any 
prior recommendations for improvement 
made by the Comptroller General have been 
implemented or adopted. 
‘‘(h) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT
OF
PERSONNEL
AND
CON-
TRACTS.—The Secretary may appoint such personnel 
and enter into such contracts, financial assistance 
agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary 
considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
Program, including support for research and develop-
ment activities involving a center for manufacturing 
innovation. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of amounts avail-
able under the authority provided by subsection (e), 
the Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies 
such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or ap-
propriate to carry out the Program. No funds so 
transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise 
pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or 
commitments of financial assistance made prior to 
the date of enactment of the Revitalize American 
Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014.
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‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.—In the 
event that the Secretary exercises the authority to 
transfer funds to another agency under paragraph 
(2), such agency may accept such funds to award and 
administer, under the same conditions and con-
straints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of fi-
nancial assistance awards under this section. 
‘‘(4) USE OF RESOURCES.—In furtherance of the 
purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, with 
the consent of a covered entity and with or without 
reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, per-
sonnel, and facilities of such covered entity. 
‘‘(5) ACCEPTANCE OF RESOURCES.—In addition 
to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, 
the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to 
carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions 
and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary 
under this section and such funds may only be obli-
gated to the extent provided for in advance by appro-
priations Acts. 
‘‘(6) COVERED
ENTITY.—For purposes of this 
subsection, a covered entity is any Federal depart-
ment, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United 
States, State, local government, tribal government,
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territory, or possession of the United States, or of any 
political subdivision thereof, or international organi-
zation, or any public or private entity or individual. 
‘‘(i) PATENTS.—Chapter 18 of title 35, United States 
Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in 
section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers 
for manufacturing innovation.’’. 
SEC. 704. NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MAN-
UFACTURING. 
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘In furtherance of the Committee’s work, 
the Committee shall consult with the National Eco-
nomic Council.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) develop and update a national strategic 
plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with 
subsection (c).’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ADVANCED MAN-
UFACTURING.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall submit 
to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that 
is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.—The Committee shall de-
velop, and update as required under paragraph (4), 
in coordination with the National Economic Council, 
a strategic plan to improve Government coordination 
and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs 
and activities in support of United States manufac-
turing competitiveness, including advanced manufac-
turing research and development. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.—The strategic plan described in 
paragraph (2) shall— 
‘‘(A) specify and prioritize near-term and 
long-term objectives, including research and de-
velopment objectives, the anticipated time frame 
for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for 
use in assessing progress toward the objectives; 
‘‘(B) describe the progress made in achiev-
ing the objectives from prior strategic plans, in-
cluding a discussion of why specific objectives 
were not met; 
‘‘(C) specify the role, including the pro-
grams and activities, of each relevant Federal
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agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic 
plan; 
‘‘(D) describe how the Federal agencies and 
Federally funded research and development cen-
ters supporting advanced manufacturing re-
search and development will foster the transfer of 
research and development results into new man-
ufacturing technologies and United States-based 
manufacturing of new products and processes for 
the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, 
and economic security; 
‘‘(E) describe how such Federal agencies 
and centers will strengthen all levels of manufac-
turing education and training programs to en-
sure an adequate, well-trained workforce; 
‘‘(F) describe how such Federal agencies 
and centers will assist small and medium-sized 
manufacturers in developing and implementing 
new products and processes; 
‘‘(G) analyze factors that impact innovation 
and competitiveness for United States advanced 
manufacturing, including— 
‘‘(i) technology transfer and commer-
cialization activities;
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‘‘(ii) the adequacy of the national secu-
rity industrial base; 
‘‘(iii) the capabilities of the domestic 
manufacturing workforce; 
‘‘(iv) export opportunities and trade 
policies; 
‘‘(v) financing, investment, and tax-
ation policies and practices; 
‘‘(vi) emerging technologies and mar-
kets; 
‘‘(vii) advanced manufacturing re-
search and development undertaken by com-
peting nations; and 
‘‘(viii) the capabilities of the manufac-
turing workforce of competing nations; and 
‘‘(H) elicit and consider the recommenda-
tions of a wide range of stakeholders, including 
representatives from diverse manufacturing com-
panies, academia, and other relevant organiza-
tions and institutions. 
‘‘(4) UPDATES.—Not later than May 1, 2018, 
and not less frequently than once every 4 years there-
after, the President shall submit to Congress, and 
publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the 
public, an update of the strategic plan submitted
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under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed 
in accordance with the procedures set forth under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENT TO CONSIDER STRATEGY IN 
THE BUDGET.—In preparing the budget for a fiscal 
year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code, the President shall include information regard-
ing the consistency of the budget with the goals and 
recommendations included in the strategic plan devel-
oped under this subsection applying to that fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(6) AMP STEERING COMMITTEE INPUT.—The 
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Com-
mittee of the President’s Council of Advisors on 
Science and Technology shall provide input, perspec-
tive, and recommendations to assist in the develop-
ment and updates of the strategic plan under this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 705. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 27. REGIONAL INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a regional innovation program to encourage and support
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the development of regional innovation strategies, including 
regional innovation clusters. 
‘‘(b) CLUSTER GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipi-
ents for activities relating to the formation and devel-
opment of regional innovation clusters. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES.—Grants awarded 
under this subsection may be used for activities deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary, including the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Feasibility studies. 
‘‘(B) Planning activities. 
‘‘(C) Technical assistance. 
‘‘(D) Developing or strengthening commu-
nication and collaboration between and among 
participants of a regional innovation cluster. 
‘‘(E) Attracting additional participants to 
a regional innovation cluster. 
‘‘(F) Facilitating market development of 
products and services developed by a regional in-
novation cluster, including through demonstra-
tion, deployment, technology transfer, and com-
mercialization activities.
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‘‘(G) Developing relationships between a re-
gional innovation cluster and entities or clusters 
in other regions. 
‘‘(H) Interacting with the public and State 
and local governments to meet the goals of the 
cluster. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
RECIPIENT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘eligible recipient’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) an Indian tribe; 
‘‘(C) a city or other political subdivision of 
a State; 
‘‘(D) an entity that— 
‘‘(i) is a nonprofit organization, an in-
stitution of higher education, a public-pri-
vate partnership, a science or research park, 
a Federal laboratory, or an economic devel-
opment organization or similar entity; and 
‘‘(ii) has an application that is sup-
ported by a State or a political subdivision 
of a State; or 
‘‘(E) a consortium of any of the entities de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible recipient 
shall submit an application to the Secretary at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information and assurances as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(B) COMPONENTS.—The application shall 
include, at a minimum, a description of the re-
gional innovation cluster supported by the pro-
posed activity, including a description of— 
‘‘(i) whether the regional innovation 
cluster is supported by the private sector, 
State and local governments, and other rel-
evant stakeholders; 
‘‘(ii) how the existing participants in 
the regional innovation cluster will encour-
age and solicit participation by all types of 
entities that might benefit from participa-
tion, including newly formed entities and 
those rival existing participants; 
‘‘(iii) the extent to which the regional 
innovation cluster is likely to stimulate in-
novation and have a positive impact on re-
gional economic growth and development;
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‘‘(iv) whether the participants in the 
regional innovation cluster have access to, 
or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; 
‘‘(v) whether the participants in the re-
gional innovation cluster are capable of at-
tracting additional funds from non-Federal 
sources; and 
‘‘(vi) the likelihood that the partici-
pants in the regional innovation cluster will 
be able to sustain activities once grant 
funds under this subsection have been ex-
pended. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—The Sec-
retary shall give special consideration to appli-
cations from regions that contain communities 
negatively impacted by trade. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary 
shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient 
who agrees to collaborate with local workforce invest-
ment area boards. 
‘‘(6) COST SHARE.—The Secretary may not pro-
vide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any ac-
tivity funded under this subsection. 
‘‘(7) OUTREACH TO RURAL COMMUNITIES.—The 
Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and pri-
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vate sector entities in rural communities to encourage 
those entities to participate in regional innovation 
cluster activities under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) FUNDING.—The Secretary may accept funds 
from other Federal agencies to support grants and ac-
tivities under this subsection. 
‘‘(c) REGIONAL INNOVATION RESEARCH AND INFORMA-
TION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall es-
tablish a regional innovation research and informa-
tion program— 
‘‘(A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate in-
formation on best practices for regional innova-
tion strategies (including regional innovation 
clusters), including information relating to how 
innovation, productivity, and economic develop-
ment can be maximized through such strategies; 
‘‘(B) to provide technical assistance, includ-
ing through the development of technical assist-
ance guides, for the development and implemen-
tation of regional innovation strategies (includ-
ing regional innovation clusters); 
‘‘(C) to support the development of relevant 
metrics and measurement standards to evaluate