I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3093 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 16, 2007 
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
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TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
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, without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full 
medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
families of employees stationed overseas and employees 
temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of 
employees of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service between two points abroad, without regard to 49 
U.S.C. 40118; employment of Americans and aliens by 
contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods 
not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, 
or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; pay-
ment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
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vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $430,431,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009, of which $8,000,000 is to be derived 
from fees to be retained and used by the International 
Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: 
Provided, That $49,564,000 shall be for Manufacturing 
and Services; $42,960,000 shall be for Market Access and 
Compliance; $65,601,000 shall be for the Import Adminis-
tration of which $5,900,000 shall be for the Office of 
China Compliance; $245,702,000 shall be for the United 
States and Foreign Commercial Service; and $26,604,000 
shall be for Executive Direction and Administration: Pro-
vided further, That the provisions of the first sentence of 
section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these ac-
tivities without regard to section 5412 of the Omnibus 
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); 
and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under 
the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments 
for services provided as part of these activities. 
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BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Com-
merce, including costs associated with the performance of 
export administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of 
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; em-
ployment of Americans and aliens by contract for services 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized 
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 
1979, and as authorized by section 1 of title VI of the 
Act of June 15, 1917 (22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehi-
cles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehi-
cles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limi-
tation otherwise established by law, $78,776,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $14,767,000 shall 
be for inspections and other activities related to national 
security: Provided, That the provisions of the first sen-
tence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
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(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities: Provided further, That payments and 
contributions collected and accepted for materials or serv-
ices provided as part of such activities may be retained 
for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for pro-
viding information to the public with respect to the export 
administration and national security activities of the De-
partment of Commerce and other export control programs 
of the United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as 
provided by the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act
of
1965,
and
for
trade
adjustment
assistance, 
$270,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $32,800,000: 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. 
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MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Com-
merce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority 
business enterprise, including expenses of grants, con-
tracts, and other agreements with public or private organi-
zations, $31,225,000. 
ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $86,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $196,838,000. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by 
law, $1,035,406,000 (reduced by $10,000,000), to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That none 
of the funds provided in this or any other Act for any 
fiscal year may be used for the collection of census data 
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on race identification that does not include ‘‘some other 
race’’ as a category. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of 
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration
(NTIA),
$18,581,000
(increased
by 
$5,000,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2009: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), 
the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies 
for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and 
operations, and related services and such fees shall be re-
tained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such 
spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is author-
ized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds 
transferred, or previously transferred, from other Govern-
ment agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications 
research, engineering, and related activities by the Insti-
tute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in further-
ance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and 
such funds received from other Government agencies shall 
remain available until expended. 
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of grants authorized by sec-
tion
392
of
the
Communications
Act
of
1934, 
$21,728,000, to remain available until expended as au-
thorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to 
exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for program adminis-
tration as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
391 of the Act, the prior year unobligated balances may 
be made available for grants for projects for which appli-
cations have been submitted and approved during any fis-
cal year. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office provided for by law, including de-
fense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
United
States
Patent
and
Trademark
Office, 
$1,915,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general 
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections assessed and 
collected pursuant to section 31 of Act of July 5, 1946 
(60 Stat. 437; 15 U.S.C. 1113) and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 
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376 are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to result 
in a fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the general fund 
estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2008, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
be less than $1,915,500,000, this amount shall be reduced 
accordingly: Provided further, That from amounts pro-
vided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall be made available 
in fiscal year 2008 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2008 
from the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ for the United States Patent and Trademark Of-
fice (PTO), the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the dif-
ference between the percentage of basic pay contributed 
by the PTO 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) of basic pay, 
of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
that title; and (2) the present value of the otherwise un-
funded accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, of post-retirement life insurance and 
post-retirement health benefits coverage for all PTO em-
ployees, shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retire-
ment and Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance 
Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits Fund, as ap-
propriate, and shall be available for the authorized pur-
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poses of those accounts: Provided further, That sections 
801, 802, and 803 of division B, of Public Law 108–447 
shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2008. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
Technology, $1,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2009. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $500,517,000, to remain 
available
until
expended,
of
which
not
to
exceed 
$12,500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
Fund’’. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufac-
turing Extension Partnership of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $108,757,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
Technology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $93,062,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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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 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to estab-
lish the National Bureau of Standards’’ (15 U.S.C. 278c– 
278e), $128,865,000, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa-
cilities, $2,847,556,000 (reduced by $500,000) (increased 
by $500,000), to remain available until September 30, 
2009, except for funds provided for cooperative enforce-
ment which shall remain available until September 30, 
2010: Provided, That fees and donations received by the 
National Ocean Service for the management of national 
marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the sala-
ries and expenses associated with those activities, notwith-
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standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration may engage in formal and informal education 
activities, including primary and secondary education, re-
lated to the agency’s mission goals: Provided further, That 
in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ and in ad-
dition $77,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided 
further, That of the $2,938,556,000 provided for in direct 
obligations under this heading $2,847,556,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund, $80,000,000 is provided 
by transfer, and $11,000,000 is derived from recoveries 
of prior year obligations. Provided further, That any devi-
ation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the report accompanying this 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. 
In addition, 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 personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
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ents, Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. chapter 55), such sums 
as may be necessary. 
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES’ 
CLIMATE CHANGE STUDY COMMITTEE 
Of the amounts provided for the ‘‘National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research 
and Facilities’’, $6,000,000 shall be for necessary ex-
penses in support of an agreement between the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration and the National Academies under which the Na-
tional Academies shall establish the Climate Change Study 
Committee to investigate and study the serious and sweep-
ing issues relating to global climate change and make rec-
ommendations regarding what steps must be taken and 
what strategies must be adopted in response to global cli-
mate change, including the science and technology chal-
lenges thereof. 
The agreement shall provide for: establishment of and 
appointment of members to the Climate Change Study 
Committee by the National Academies; organization by 
the National Academies of a Summit on Global Climate 
Change to help define the parameters of the study, not 
to exceed 3 days in length and to be attended by pre-
eminent experts on global climate change selected by the 
National Academies; and issuance of a report by the Cli-
mate Change Study Committee not later than 2 years 
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after the date the Climate Change Study Committee is 
first convened, containing its findings, conclusions, and 
recommendations. Of such amount, $1,000,000 shall be 
for the Summit on Global Climate Change and $5,000,000 
shall be for the other activities of the Climate Change 
Study Committee. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,039,098,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the amounts provided for the National Polar-or-
biting Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds 
shall only be made available on a dollar-for-dollar match-
ing basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the 
Department of Defense: Provided further, That except to 
the extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the De-
partment of Defense may delegate procurement functions 
related to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Envi-
ronmental Satellite System to officials of the Department 
of Commerce pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United 
States Code. Provided further, That any deviation from the 
amounts designated for specific activities in the report ac-
companying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances 
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of funds provided under this heading in previous years, 
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 
of this Act. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $64,825,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That 
of the funds provided herein the Secretary of Commerce 
may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, California, and Alaska, and the Columbia River 
and Pacific Coastal Tribes for projects necessary for res-
toration of salmon and steelhead populations that are list-
ed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a State 
as 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 
developed by the Secretary of Commerce: 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: 
Provided further, That non-Federal funds provided pursu-
ant to the second proviso be used in direct support of this 
program. 
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COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1456a), not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to 
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2008, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936. 
OTHER 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, 
$58,693,000 (reduced by $25,000,000). 
HCHB RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For expenses necessary for the renovation and mod-
ernization of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $3,364,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $23,426,000. 
NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW 
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION COUNCIL 
For necessary expenses of the National Intellectual 
Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council to co-
ordinate domestic and international intellectual property 
protection and law enforcement relating to intellectual 
property among Federal and foreign entities, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2009. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed 
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may 
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the 
public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
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this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902. 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committee on Ap-
propriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition 
or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, 
and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act 
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department 
of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or 
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel 
actions taken in response to funding reductions included 
in this title or from actions taken for the care and protec-
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tion of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available to such de-
partment or agency: Provided, That the authority to trans-
fer funds between appropriations accounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to 
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
SEC. 105. Section 3315b of title 19, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including food when se-
questered,’’ following ‘‘for the establishment and oper-
ations of the United States Section and for the payment 
of the United States share of the expenses’’. 
SEC. 106. Section 214 of division B, Public Law 
108–447 (118 Stat. 2884–86) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and subject to subsection (f)’’ 
after ‘‘program’’ in subsection (a); and 
(2) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the provisions of this section, up to 
$4,000,000 annually.’’. 
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SEC. 107. (a) Section 318 of the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445c) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and subject to subsection (e)’’ 
following the word ‘‘program’’ in subsection (a); and 
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Commerce up to $500,000 an-
nually, to carry out the provisions of this section.’’. 
(b) Section 210 of the Department of Commerce and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 
106–553) is repealed. 
SEC. 108. Notwithstanding the requirements of sub-
section (d) of section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, 
the personnel management demonstration project estab-
lished by the Department of Commerce pursuant to such 
section 4703 may be expanded to involve more than 5,000 
individuals, and is extended indefinitely. 
SEC. 109. (a) The Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended 
by striking section 5 and paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 
4, and redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) through (13) 
of section 4 as paragraphs (1) through (11), respectively. 
(b) Section 212(b) of the National Technical Infor-
mation Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 3704b) is amended by 
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striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology’’. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department
of
Justice,
$104,777,000
(reduced
by 
$6,250,000)
(reduced
by
$5,000,000)
(reduced
by 
$25,000,000), of which not to exceed $3,317,000 is for 
security for and construction of Department of Justice fa-
cilities, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
not to exceed 45 permanent positions, 46 full-time equiva-
lent workyears, and $12,684,000 shall be expended for the 
Department Leadership Program: Provided further, That 
not to exceed 24 permanent positions, 24 full-time equiva-
lent workyears, and $3,734,000 shall be expended for the 
Office of Legislative Affairs: Provided further, That not 
to exceed 22 permanent positions, 22 full-time equivalent 
workyears, and $2,968,000 shall be expended for the Of-
fice of Public Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two 
aforementioned offices may utilize non-reimbursable de-
tails of career employees within the caps described in the 
preceding two provisos. 
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JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $100,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which not less than $21,000,000 is for 
the unified financial management system. 
TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRELESS 
COMMUNICATIONS 
For the costs of developing and implementing a na-
tion-wide Integrated Wireless Network supporting Federal 
law enforcement and homeland security missions, and for 
the costs of operations and maintenance of existing Land 
Mobile Radio legacy systems, $81,353,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the 
Attorney General shall transfer to this account all funds 
made available to the Department of Justice for the pur-
chase of portable and mobile radios: Provided further, 
That any transfer made under the preceding proviso shall 
be subject to section 505 of this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $251,499,000, of which, $4,000,000 shall be derived 
by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Re-
view fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examination 
Fee’’ account. 
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DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention 
Trustee, $1,260,872,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible 
for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transpor-
tation System: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,000,000 shall be considered ‘‘funds appropriated for 
State and local law enforcement assistance’’ pursuant to 
18 U.S.C. 4013(b). 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $74,708,000 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, $12,194,000. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi-
dence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
General; and rent of private or Government-owned space 
in the District of Columbia, $750,584,000, of which not 
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to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available to the United States National Central Bu-
reau, INTERPOL, for official reception and representa-
tion expenses: Provided further, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for litigation 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 Depart-
ment of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursu-
ant to the previous 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. 
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 $6,833,000, to be appropriated from the 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $155,097,000, to remain available 
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until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification 
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improve-
ments Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year 
of collection (and estimated to be $139,000,000 in fiscal 
year 2008), shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2008, 
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation 
from the general fund estimated at $16,097,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative
agreements,
$1,747,822,000
(increased
by 
$750,000): Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
System, as authorized, $189,000,000, to remain available 
until expended and to be derived from the United States 
Trustee System Fund: Provided, That amounts deposited 
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in the Fund in fiscal year 2008 in excess of $184,000,000, 
but not to exceed $231,899,000, shall be available until 
expended for the necessary expenses of the United States 
Trustee System as provided in section 589a(a) of title 28, 
United States Code: Provided further, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund 
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
to pay refunds due depositors. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,709,000. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $883,766,000; of which not to exceed 
$6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 
shall be for information technology systems and shall re-
main available until expended; and of which not less than 
$12,397,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse 
security equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and 
telephone systems and cabling, and shall remain available 
until expended. 
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CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $2,451,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including ad-
vances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected 
witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the pur-
chase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 
witness security caravans; and not to exceed $9,000,000 
is for the purchase, installation, maintenance and upgrade 
of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure 
automated information 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, $9,794,000: 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-
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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 previous proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), 
(F), and (G), $20,990,000, to be derived from the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $78,056,000; 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 determina-
tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
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-
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vided further, That any such transfer 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, $509,154,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re-
main
available
until
expended:
Provided,
That
any 
amounts obligated from these appropriations may be used 
under authorities available to the organizations reim-
bursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States; $6,498,111,000 (in-
creased
by
$5,500,000);
of
which
not
to
exceed 
$150,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and 
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of which $2,308,580,000 shall be for counterterrorism in-
vestigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other activi-
ties related to our national security: Provided, That not 
to exceed $205,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $170,000 shall be available in 2008 for expenses 
associated with the celebration of the 100th anniversary 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion 
and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design of projects; $33,191,000 (re-
duced by $5,000,000), to remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to 28 U.S.C. 530C; and expenses for conducting drug edu-
cation and training programs, including travel and related 
expenses for participants in such programs and the dis-
tribution of items of token value that promote the goals 
of such programs, $1,842,569,000; of which not to exceed 
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of 
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which not to exceed $100,000 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, including the purchase of 
not to exceed 822 vehicles for police-type use, of which 
650 shall be for replacement only; not to exceed $25,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; for 
training of State and local law enforcement agencies with 
or without reimbursement, including training in connec-
tion with the training and acquisition of canines for explo-
sives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of 
laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement 
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,013,980,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for 
the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 
924(d)(2); and of which $10,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That no funds appropriated 
herein shall be available for salaries or administrative ex-
penses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, 
within the Department of Justice, the records, or any por-
tion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms 
maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided fur-
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ther, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to 
pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any 
officer or employee of the United States to implement an 
amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to 
change the definition of ‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 
178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 
5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
available to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): 
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to in-
vestigate and act upon applications filed by corporations 
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 
925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, 
That no funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activi-
ties of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives to other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 
2008: Provided further, That, beginning in fiscal year 
2008 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or 
any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the 
contents of the Firearms Trace System database main-
tained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any informa-
tion required to be kept by licensees pursuant to section 
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923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be 
reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such sec-
tion 923(g), except to: (1) a Federal, State, local, tribal, 
or foreign law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, 
or local prosecutor, solely in connection with and for use 
in a criminal investigation or prosecution; or (2) a Federal 
agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; and 
all such data shall be immune from legal process, shall 
not be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be in-
admissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, 
or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other 
evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action 
in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Fed-
eral court or in an administrative proceeding other than 
a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions 
of chapter 44 of such title, or a review of such an action 
or proceeding; except that this proviso shall not be con-
strued to prevent: (A) the disclosure of statistical informa-
tion concerning total production, importation, and expor-
tation by each licensed importer (as defined in section 
921(a)(9) of such title) and licensed manufacturer (as de-
fined in section 921(1)(10) of such title); (B) the sharing 
or exchange of such information among and between Fed-
eral, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, 
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Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and Federal national 
security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials; or (C) 
the publication of annual statistical reports on products 
regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, including total production, importation, 
and exportation by each licensed importer (as so defined) 
and licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or statistical 
aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and traf-
ficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and traf-
ficking investigations: Provided further, That no funds 
made available by this or any other Act shall be expended 
to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical 
inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 
funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve 
information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by 
name or any personal identification code: Provided further, 
That no funds authorized or made available under this or 
any other Act may be used to deny any application for 
a license under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, 
or renewal of such a license due to a lack of business activ-
ity, provided that the applicant is otherwise eligible to re-
ceive such a license, and is eligible to report business in-
come or to claim an income tax deduction for business ex-
penses under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 
Federal penal and correctional institutions, including pur-
chase (not to exceed 669, of which 642 are for replacement 
only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor 
vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and 
advice on corrections related issues to foreign govern-
ments, $5,171,440,000: Provided, That the Attorney Gen-
eral may transfer to the Health Resources and Services 
Administration such amounts as may be necessary for di-
rect expenditures by that Administration for medical relief 
for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: 
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
System, where necessary, 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 System, furnish health services to 
individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison 
System: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 
shall remain available for necessary operations until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided further, That, of the amounts 
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