109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3402
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of 
Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and 
for other purposes.
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3402
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice 
for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2006 through 2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2006. 
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2007. 
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2008. 
Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2009. 
Sec. 105. Organized retail theft. 
Sec. 106. United States-Mexico Border Violence Task Force. 
Sec. 107. National Gang Intelligence Center. 
TITLE II—IMPROVING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’S GRANT 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Assisting Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Agencies 
Sec. 201. Merger of Byrne grant program and Local Law Enforcement Block 
Grant program. 
Sec. 202. Clarification of number of recipients who may be selected in a given 
year to receive Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. 
Sec. 203. Clarification of official to be consulted by Attorney General in consid-
ering application for emergency Federal law enforcement as-
sistance. 
Sec. 204. Clarification of uses for regional information sharing system grants. 
Sec. 205. Integrity and enhancement of national criminal record databases. 
Sec. 206. Extension of matching grant program for law enforcement armor 
vests. 
Subtitle B—Building Community Capacity to Prevent, Reduce, and Control 
Crime 
Sec. 211. Office of Weed and Seed Strategies. 
Subtitle C—Assisting Victims of Crime 
Sec. 221. Grants to local nonprofit organizations to improve outreach services 
to victims of crime. 
Sec. 222. Clarification and enhancement of certain authorities relating to Crime 
Victims Fund. 
Sec. 223. Amounts received under crime victim grants may be used by State 
for training purposes. 
Sec. 224. Clarification of authorities relating to Violence Against Women for-
mula and discretionary grant programs.
Sec. 225. Change of certain reports from annual to biennial. 
Sec. 226. Grants for young witness assistance. 
Subtitle D—Preventing Crime 
Sec. 231. Clarification of definition of violent offender for purposes of juvenile 
drug courts. 
Sec. 232. Changes to distribution and allocation of grants for drug courts. 
Sec. 233. Eligibility for grants under drug court grants program extended to 
courts that supervise non-offenders with substance abuse prob-
lems. 
Sec. 234. Term of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for local 
facilities. 
Sec. 235. Enhanced residential substance abuse treatment program for State 
prisoners. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 241. Changes to certain financial authorities. 
Sec. 242. Coordination duties of Assistant Attorney General. 
Sec. 243. Simplification of compliance deadlines under sex-offender registration 
laws. 
Sec. 244. Repeal of certain programs. 
Sec. 245. Elimination of certain notice and hearing requirements. 
Sec. 246. Amended definitions for purposes of Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968. 
Sec. 247. Clarification of authority to pay subsistence payments to prisoners for 
health care items and services. 
Sec. 248. Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management. 
Sec. 249. Community Capacity Development Office. 
Sec. 250. Office of Applied Law Enforcement Technology. 
Sec. 251. Availability of funds for grants. 
Sec. 252. Consolidation of financial management systems of Office of Justice 
Programs. 
Sec. 253. Authorization and change of COPS program to single grant program. 
Sec. 254. Clarification of persons eligible for benefits under Public Safety Offi-
cers’ Death Benefits programs. 
Sec. 255. Pre-release and post-release programs for juvenile offenders. 
Sec. 256. Reauthorization of juvenile accountability block grants. 
Sec. 257. Sex offender management. 
Sec. 258. Evidence-based approaches. 
Sec. 259. Reauthorization of matching grant program for school security. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Technical amendments relating to Public Law 107–56. 
Sec. 302. Miscellaneous technical amendments. 
Sec. 303. Use of Federal training facilities. 
Sec. 304. Privacy officer. 
Sec. 305. Bankruptcy crimes. 
Sec. 306. Report to Congress on status of United States persons or residents 
detained on suspicion of terrorism. 
Sec. 307. Increased penalties and expanded jurisdiction for sexual abuse of-
fenses in correctional facilities. 
Sec. 308. Expanded jurisdiction for contraband offenses in correctional facili-
ties.
Sec. 309. Magistrate judge’s authority to continue preliminary hearing. 
Sec. 310. Technical corrections relating to steroids. 
Sec. 311. Prison Rape Commission extension. 
Sec. 312. Longer statute of limitation for human trafficking-related offenses. 
Sec. 313. Use of Center for Criminal Justice Technology. 
Sec. 314. SEARCH grants. 
Sec. 315. Reauthorization of Law Enforcement Tribute Act. 
Sec. 316. Amendment regarding bullying and gangs. 
Sec. 317. Transfer of provisions relating to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives. 
Sec. 318. Reauthorize the gang resistance education and training projects pro-
gram. 
Sec. 319. National training center. 
Sec. 320. Sense of Congress relating to ‘‘good time’’ release. 
Sec. 321. Public employee uniforms. 
Sec. 322. Officially approved postage. 
Sec. 323. Authorization of additional appropriations. 
Sec. 324. Assistance to courts. 
Sec. 325. Study and report on correlation between substance abuse and domes-
tic violence at domestic violence shelters. 
Sec. 326. Reauthorization of State criminal alien assistance program. 
TITLE IV—VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT 
OF 2005
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Definitions and requirements for programs relating to violence 
against women. 
TITLE V—ENHANCING JUDICIAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 
TOOLS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE 
Sec. 501. STOP grants improvements. 
Sec. 502. Grants to encourage arrest and enforce protection orders improve-
ments. 
Sec. 503. Legal assistance for victims improvements. 
Sec. 504. Court training and improvements. 
Sec. 505. Full faith and credit improvements. 
Sec. 506. Privacy protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual violence, and stalking. 
Sec. 507. Stalker database. 
Sec. 508. Victim assistants for District of Columbia. 
Sec. 509. Preventing cyberstalking. 
Sec. 510. Repeat offender provision. 
Sec. 511. Prohibiting dating violence. 
Sec. 512. GAO study and report. 
TITLE VI—IMPROVING SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 
Sec. 601. Technical amendment to Violence Against Women Act. 
Sec. 602. Sexual assault services program. 
Sec. 603. Amendments to the rural domestic violence and child abuse enforce-
ment assistance program. 
Sec. 604. Assistance for victims of abuse. 
Sec. 605. GAO study of National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Sec. 606. Grants for outreach to underserved populations. 
TITLE VII—SERVICES, PROTECTION, AND JUSTICE FOR YOUNG 
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 701. Services and justice for young victims of violence. 
Sec. 702. Grants to combat violent crimes on campuses. 
Sec. 703. Safe havens. 
Sec. 704. Grants to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking in middle and high schools. 
TITLE VIII—STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S FAMILIES BY 
PREVENTING VIOLENCE IN THE HOME 
Sec. 801. Preventing violence in the home. 
TITLE IX—PROTECTION FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE 
Sec. 900. Short title; references to VAWA–2000; regulations. 
Subtitle A—Victims of Crime 
Sec. 901. Conditions applicable to U and T visas. 
Sec. 902. Clarification of basis for relief under hardship waivers for conditional 
permanent residence. 
Sec. 903. Adjustment of status for victims of trafficking. 
Subtitle B—VAWA Petitioners 
Sec. 911. Definition of VAWA petitioner. 
Sec. 912. Self-petitioning for children. 
Sec. 913. Self-petitioning parents. 
Sec. 914. Promoting consistency in VAWA adjudications. 
Sec. 915. Relief for certain victims pending actions on petitions and applica-
tions for relief. 
Sec. 916. Access to VAWA protection regardless of manner of entry. 
Sec. 917. Eliminating abusers’ control over applications for adjustments of sta-
tus. 
Sec. 918. Parole for VAWA petitioners and for derivatives of trafficking vic-
tims. 
Sec. 919. Exemption of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and traf-
ficking from sanctions for failure to depart voluntarily. 
Sec. 920. Clarification of access to naturalization for victims of domestic vio-
lence. 
Sec. 921. Prohibition of adverse determinations of admissibility or deportability 
based on protected information. 
Sec. 922. Information for K nonimmigrants about legal rights and resources for 
immigrant victims of domestic violence. 
Sec. 923. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 931. Removing 2 year custody and residency requirement for battered 
adopted children. 
Sec. 932. Waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility for VAWA petitioners. 
Sec. 933. Employment authorization for battered spouses of certain non-
immigrants.
Sec. 934. Grounds for hardship waiver for conditional permanent residence for 
intended spouses. 
Sec. 935. Cancellation of removal. 
Sec. 936. Motions to reopen. 
Sec. 937. Removal proceedings. 
Sec. 938. Conforming relief in suspension of deportation parallel to the relief 
available in VAWA–2000 cancellation for bigamy. 
Sec. 939. Correction of cross-reference to credible evidence provisions. 
Sec. 940. Prohibiting abusers from sponsoring family immigrants. 
Sec. 941. Technical corrections. 
TITLE X—SAFETY ON TRIBAL LANDS 
Sec. 1001. Purposes. 
Sec. 1002. Consultation. 
Sec. 1003. Analysis and research on violence on tribal lands. 
Sec. 1004. Tracking of violence on tribal lands. 
Sec. 1005. Tribal Division of the Office on Violence Against Women. 
Sec. 1006. GAO report to Congress on status of prosecution of sexual assault 
and domestic violence on tribal lands. 
TITLE XI—PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN REGARDING 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST PREGNANT WOMEN 
Sec. 1101. Public awareness campaign.
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2006. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2006, to carry out the activities of the Department 
of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, 
commission, subdivision, unit, or other component there-
of), the following sums: 
(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—For General 
Administration: $161,407,000. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS.—
For 
Administrative 
Review 
and 
Appeals:
$216,286,000 for administration of clemency peti-
tions and for immigration-related activities. 
(3) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For the 
Office of Inspector General: $72,828,000, which 
shall include not to exceed $10,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character. 
(4) GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES.—For General 
Legal Activities: $679,661,000, which shall in-
clude—
(A) not less than $4,000,000 for the inves-
tigation and prosecution of denaturalization and 
deportation cases involving alleged Nazi war 
criminals; 
(B) not less than $15,000,000 for the in-
vestigation and prosecution of violations of title 
17 of the United States Code; 
(C) not to exceed $20,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character; 
and 
(D) $5,000,000 for the investigation and 
prosecution of violations of chapter 77 of title 
18 of the United States Code. 
(5) ANTITRUST
DIVISION.—For the Antitrust 
Division: $144,451,000.
(6) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—For United 
States Attorneys: $1,626,146,000. 
(7) FEDERAL
BUREAU
OF
INVESTIGATION.—
For 
the 
Federal 
Bureau 
of 
Investigation: 
$5,761,237,000, which shall include not to exceed 
$70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential character. 
(8) UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.—For 
the United States Marshals Service: $800,255,000. 
(9) FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM.—For the Fed-
eral Prison System, including the National Institute 
of Corrections: $5,065,761,000. 
(10) DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.—
For 
the 
Drug 
Enforcement 
Administration: 
$1,716,173,000, which shall include not to exceed 
$70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential character. 
(11) BUREAU
OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.—For the Bureau of Alco-
hol, 
Tobacco, 
Firearms 
and 
Explosives: 
$923,613,000. 
(12) FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES.—
For Fees and Expenses of Witnesses: $181,137,000, 
which shall include not to exceed $8,000,000 for 
construction of protected witness safesites.
(13) INTERAGENCY
CRIME
AND
DRUG
EN-
FORCEMENT.—For Interagency Crime and Drug 
Enforcement: $661,940,000 for expenses not other-
wise provided for, for the investigation and prosecu-
tion of persons involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, except that any funds obligated from ap-
propriations authorized by this paragraph may be 
used under authorities available to the organizations 
reimbursed from such funds. 
(14) FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMIS-
SION.—For the Foreign Claims Settlement Commis-
sion: $1,270,000. 
(15) COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE.— For 
the Community Relations Service: $9,759,000. 
(16) ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND.—For the As-
sets Forfeiture Fund: $21,468,000 for expenses au-
thorized by section 524 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
(17) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.—
For 
the 
United 
States 
Parole 
Commission: 
$11,300,000. 
(18) FEDERAL DETENTION TRUSTEE.—For the 
necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trust-
ee: $1,222,000,000.
(19) JUSTICE
INFORMATION
SHARING
TECH-
NOLOGY.—For necessary expenses for information 
sharing technology, including planning, development, 
and deployment: $181,490,000. 
(20) NARROW BAND
COMMUNICATIONS.—For 
the costs of conversion to narrowband communica-
tions, including the cost for operation and mainte-
nance of Land Mobile Radio legacy systems: 
$128,701,000. 
(21) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES.—For the administrative expenses of the 
Office of Justice Programs, the Office on Violence 
Against Women, and Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services: 
(A) $121,105,000 for the Office of Justice 
Programs. 
(B) $14,172,000 for the Office on Violence 
Against Women. 
(C) $31,343,000 for the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2007. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2007, to carry out the activities of the Department 
of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division,
commission, subdivision, unit, or other component there-
of), the following sums: 
(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—For General 
Administration: $167,863,000. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS.—
For 
Administrative 
Review 
and 
Appeals: 
$224,937,000 for administration of clemency peti-
tions and for immigration-related activities. 
(3) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For the 
Office of Inspector General: $75,741,000, which 
shall include not to exceed $10,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character. 
(4) GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES.—For General 
Legal Activities: $706,847,000, which shall in-
clude—
(A) not less than $4,000,000 for the inves-
tigation and prosecution of denaturalization and 
deportation cases involving alleged Nazi war 
criminals; 
(B) not less than $15,600,000 for the in-
vestigation and prosecution of violations of title 
17 of the United States Code; 
(C) not to exceed $20,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character; 
and
(D) $5,000,000 for the investigation and 
prosecution of violations of chapter 77 of title 
18 of the United States Code. 
(5) ANTITRUST
DIVISION.—For the Antitrust 
Division: $150,229,000. 
(6) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—For United 
States Attorneys: $1,691,192,000. 
(7) FEDERAL
BUREAU
OF
INVESTIGATION.—
For 
the 
Federal 
Bureau 
of 
Investigation: 
$5,991,686,000, which shall include not to exceed 
$70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential character. 
(8) UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE.—For 
the United States Marshals Service: $832,265,000. 
(9) FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM.—For the Fed-
eral Prison System, including the National Institute 
of Corrections: $5,268,391,000. 
(10) DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION.—
For 
the 
Drug 
Enforcement 
Administration: 
$1,784,820,000, which shall include not to exceed 
$70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential character. 
(11) BUREAU
OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIRE-
ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES.—For the Bureau of Alco-
hol, 
Tobacco, 
Firearms 
and 
Explosives: 
$960,558,000. 
(12) FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES.—
For Fees and Expenses of Witnesses: $188,382,000, 
which shall include not to exceed $8,000,000 for 
construction of protected witness safesites. 
(13) INTERAGENCY
CRIME
AND
DRUG
EN-
FORCEMENT.—For Interagency Crime and Drug 
Enforcement: $688,418,000, for expenses not other-
wise provided for, for the investigation and prosecu-
tion of persons involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, except that any funds obligated from ap-
propriations authorized by this paragraph may be 
used under authorities available to the organizations 
reimbursed from such funds. 
(14) FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMIS-
SION.—For the Foreign Claims Settlement Commis-
sion: $1,321,000. 
(15) COMMUNITY
RELATIONS
SERVICE.—For 
the Community Relations Service: $10,149,000. 
(16) ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND.—For the As-
sets Forfeiture Fund: $22,000,000 for expenses au-
thorized by section 524 of title 28, United States 
Code.
(17) UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION.—
For 
the 
United 
States 
Parole 
Commission: 
$11,752,000. 
(18) FEDERAL DETENTION TRUSTEE.—For the 
necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trust-
ee: $1,405,300,000. 
(19) JUSTICE
INFORMATION
SHARING
TECH-
NOLOGY.—For necessary expenses for information 
sharing technology, including planning, development, 
and deployment: $188,750,000. 
(20) 
NARROWBAND
COMMUNICATIONS.—For 
the costs of conversion to narrowband communica-
tions, including the cost for operation and mainte-
nance of Land Mobile Radio legacy systems: 
$133,849,000. 
(21) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN 
ACTIVITIES.—For the administrative expenses of the 
Office of Justice Programs, the Office on Violence 
Against Women, and the Office of Community Ori-
ented Policing Services: 
(A) $125,949,000 for the Office of Justice 
Programs. 
(B) $15,600,000 for the Office on Violence 
Against Women.
(C) $32,597,000 for the Office of Commu-
nity Oriented Policing Services. 
SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIS-
CAL YEAR 2008. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008, to carry out the activities of the Department 
of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, 
commission, subdivision, unit, or other component there-
of), the following sums: 
(1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—For General 
Administration: $174,578,000. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS.—
For 
Administrative 
Review 
and 
Appeals: 
$233,934,000 for administration of pardon and 
clemency petitions and for immigration-related ac-
tivities. 
(3) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—For the 
Office of Inspector General: $78,771,000, which 
shall include not to exceed $10,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character. 
(4) GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES.—For General 
Legal Activities: $735,121,000, which shall in-
clude—
(A) not less than $4,000,000 for the inves-
tigation and prosecution of denaturalization and