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Union Calendar No. 331 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4660 
[Report No. 113–448] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2015, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2014 
Mr. WOLF, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; 
which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce 
and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. 
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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, 2015, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
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, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 
44, United States Code; full medical coverage for depend-
ent members of immediate families of employees stationed 
overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel 
and transportation of employees of the International 
Trade Administration between two points abroad, without 
regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; 
employment of citizens 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, 
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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 section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 
when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 
$294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
chase 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, 
$473,000,000, 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 Adminis-
tration, 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 and 
compliance activities: Provided further, 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; and that for the purpose 
of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mu-
tual Educational and Cultural Exchange 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 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 offi-
cial representation expenses abroad; awards of compensa-
tion to informers under the Export Administration Act of 
1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 
15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 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, $103,500,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of sec-
tion 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
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apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 
That payments and contributions collected and accepted 
for materials or services provided as part of such activities 
may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activi-
ties, and for providing information to the public with re-
spect to the export administration and national security 
activities of the Department of Commerce and other ex-
port control programs of the United States and other gov-
ernments. 
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, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost 
of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Steven-
son-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3721), and for grants, $210,500,000, to remain available 
until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects 
to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a 
source of employment located outside the United States; 
and of which $5,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees 
under such section 26: Provided, That the costs for loan 
guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds 
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for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available 
to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to 
be guaranteed, not to exceed $70,000,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic 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 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, $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, $99,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2016. 
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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 pro-
vided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, 
and marketing activities: Provided further, That the Bu-
reau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social 
and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Sur-
vey using the same health insurance questions included 
in previous years, prior to the revised questions imple-
mented 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-
suses and programs provided for by law, $858,500,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 
That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Pro-
vided further, That within the amounts appropriated, 
$1,551,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying 
out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the 
Census. 
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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), $36,700,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce 
shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec-
trum management, analysis, operations, and related serv-
ices, 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 Sec-
retary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as off-
setting collections all funds transferred, or previously 
transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs 
incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities 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 ex-
pended. 
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recov-
eries and unobligated balances of funds previously appro-
priated 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, in-
cluding defense of suits instituted against the Under Sec-
retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director 
of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated 
from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collec-
tions 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 general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, 
That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of 
such offsetting collections be less than $3,458,000,000 
this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided fur-
ther, 
That 
any 
amount 
received 
in 
excess 
of 
$3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the 
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Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
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 except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in ac-
cordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred 
to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Sala-
ries 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 fis-
cal year 2015 from the amounts made available for ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts nec-
essary 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 provided by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of 
basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chap-
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ter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the other-
wise unfunded accruing costs, as determined 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 Employees 
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: 
Provided 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 
specific 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 available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) 
of title 35, United States Code: Provided further, That 
within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be 
transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ account 
for activities associated with carrying out investigations 
and audits related to the USPTO. 
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