109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2862 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Science, the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 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, 2006, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $126,956,000 (reduced by 
$2,500,000), of which not to exceed $3,317,000 is for the 
Facilities Program 2000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed 45 permanent posi-
tions and 46 full-time equivalent workyears and 
$11,821,000 shall be expended for the Department Lead-
ership Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred 
in these offices in fiscal year 2005: Provided further, That 
not to exceed 28 permanent positions, 23 full-time equiva-
lent workyears and $3,980,000 shall be expended for the 
Office of Legislative Affairs: Provided further, That not 
to exceed 17 permanent positions, 22 full-time equivalent 
workyears and $2,764,000 shall be expended for the Office 
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.
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
Departmental direction, $135,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS/INTEGRATED WIRELESS 
NETWORK 
For the costs of conversion to narrowband commu-
nications, including the cost for operation and mainte-
nance of Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, $110,000,000 
(reduced by $39,126,000), to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That the Attorney General 
shall transfer to the ‘‘Narrowband Communications’’ ac-
count all funds made available to the Department of Jus-
tice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer made under the preceding 
proviso shall be subject to section 605 of this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $215,685,000. 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention 
Trustee, $1,222,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Trustee shall be responsible 
for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transpor-
tation System and for overseeing housing related to such 
detention: Provided further, That any unobligated balances 
available in prior years from the funds appropriated under 
the heading ‘‘Federal Prisoner Detention’’ shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation under the 
heading ‘‘Detention Trustee’’ and shall be available until 
expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, $66,801,000, 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, $11,200,000. 
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, $665,821,000, of which not 
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 105 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 605 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
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 $6,333,000, 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, $144,451,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $116,000,000 of offsetting
collections derived from fees collected for premerger notifi-
cation filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Im-
provements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of 
the year of collection, shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
herein appropriated from the general fund shall be re-
duced as such offsetting collections are received during fis-
cal year 2006, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2006 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more 
than $28,451,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative agreements, $1,626,146,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That, in addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent 
workyears available to the Offices of the United States At-
torneys, not to exceed 10,465 positions and 10,451 full- 
time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the 
funds appropriated in this Act for the United States At-
torneys.