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osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of
Prisons.
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made avail-
able in this Act may be used to establish and publicize
a program under which publicly-advertised, extraordinary
rewards may be paid, which shall not be subject to spend-
ing limitations contained in sections 3059 and 3072 of
title 18, United States Code: Provided, That any reward
of $100,000 or more, up to a maximum of $2,000,000,
may not be made without the personal approval of the
President or the Attorney General and such approval may
not be delegated.
SEC. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Justice in this Act, including those derived
from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, 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 trans-
fers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion except in compliance with the procedures set forth
in that section.
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SEC. 108. Section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking the year in the date
therein contained and replacing the same with ‘‘1996’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended in paragraph (6), by striking ev-
erything after ‘‘total less than $15,000;’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof: ‘‘$500 for each quarter in which disburse-
ments total $15,000 or more but less than $75,000; $750
for each quarter in which disbursements total $75,000 or
more but less than $150,000; $1,250 for each quarter in
which disbursements total $150,000 or more but less than
$225,000; $1,500 for each quarter in which disbursements
total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; $3,750
for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000
or more but less than $1,000,000; $5,000 for each quarter
in which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less
than $2,000,000; $7,500 for each quarter in which dis-
bursements total $2,000,000 or more but less than
$3,000,000; $8,000 for each quarter in which disburse-
ments total $3,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000;
$10,000 for each quarter in which disbursements total
$5,000,000 or more. The fee shall be payable on the last
day of the calendar month following the calendar quarter
for which the fee is owed.’’.
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(b) Section 589a of title 28, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 589a. United States Trustee System Fund
‘‘(a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of
the United States a special fund to be known as the ‘Unit-
ed States Trustee System Fund’ (hereinafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Fund’). Monies in the Fund shall
be available to the Attorney General without fiscal year
limitation in such amounts as may be specified in appro-
priations Acts for the following purposes in connection
with the operations of United States trustees—
‘‘(1) salaries and related employee benefits;
‘‘(2) travel and transportation;
‘‘(3) rental of space;
‘‘(4) communication, utilities, and miscellaneous
computer charges;
‘‘(5) security investigations and audits;
‘‘(6) supplies, books, and other materials for
legal research;
‘‘(7) furniture and equipment;
‘‘(8) miscellaneous services, including those ob-
tained by contract; and
‘‘(9) printing.
‘‘(b) For the purpose of recovering the cost of services
of the United States Trustee System, there shall be depos-
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ited as offsetting collections to the appropriation ‘United
States Trustee System Fund’, to remain available until
expended, the following—
‘‘(1) 23.08 percent of the fees collected under
section 1930(a)(1) of this title;
‘‘(2) one-half of the fees collected under section
1930(a)(3) of this title;
‘‘(3) one-half of the fees collected under section
1930(a)(4) of this title;
‘‘(4) one-half of the fees collected under section
1930(a)(5) of this title;
‘‘(5) 100 percent of the fees collected under sec-
tion 1930(a)(6) of this title;
‘‘(6) three-fourths of the fees collected under
the last sentence of section 1930(a) of this title;
‘‘(7) the compensation of trustees received
under section 330(d) of title 11 by the clerks of the
bankruptcy courts; and
‘‘(8) 
excess 
fees 
collected 
under 
section
586(e)(2) of this title.
‘‘(c) Amounts in the Fund which are not currently
needed for the purposes specified in subsection (a) shall
be kept on deposit or invested in obligations of, or guaran-
teed by, the United States.
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‘‘(d) The Attorney General shall transmit to the Con-
gress, not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year, a detailed report on the amounts deposited in the
Fund and a description of expenditures made under this
section.
‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund for any fiscal year such sums as may be necessary
to supplement amounts deposited under subsection (b) for
the purposes specified in subsection (a).’’.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this Act, the amendments to 28 U.S.C. 589a made by sub-
section (b) of this section shall take effect upon enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 110. Public Law 103–414 (108 Stat. 4279) is
amended by inserting at its conclusion a new title IV, as
follows:
‘‘TITLE IV—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CARRIER COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS
‘‘SEC. 401. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TELECOMMUNI-
CATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is hereby
established in the United States Treasury a fund to be
known as the Department of Justice Telecommunications
Carrier Compliance Fund (hereafter referred to as ‘the
Fund’), which shall be available without fiscal year limita-
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tion to the Attorney General for making payments to tele-
communications carriers, equipment manufacturers, and
providers of telecommunications support services pursuant
to section 109 of this Act.
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS
TO
THE FUND.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any agency of the United
States with law enforcement or intelligence responsibilities
may deposit as offsetting collections to the Fund any un-
obligated balances that are available until expended, upon
compliance with any Congressional notification require-
ments for reprogrammings of funds applicable to the ap-
propriation from which the deposit is to be made.
‘‘(c) TERMINATION.—
‘‘(1) The Attorney General may terminate the
Fund at such time as the Attorney General deter-
mines that the Fund is no longer necessary.
‘‘(2) Any balance in the Fund at the time of its
termination shall be deposited in the General Fund
of the Treasury.
‘‘(3) A decision of the Attorney General to ter-
minate the Fund shall not be subject to judicial re-
view.
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EXPENDITURE.—
Funds shall only be available for obligation after submis-
sion of an implementation plan as set forth in subsection
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(e), to the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropria-
tions of both the House of Representatives and the Senate
and shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 605 of the Department of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 1997, and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
‘‘(e) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—The implementation
plan shall include:
‘‘(1) law enforcement assistance capability fea-
tures including an explanation of how proposed
interface and assistance capability requirements ex-
ceed or differ from the law enforcement assistance
currently provided by carriers;
‘‘(2) the actual and maximum number of simul-
taneous surveillances/intercepts that law enforcement
agencies expect to perform (capacity requirements),
as well as the ‘‘historical baseline electronic surveil-
lance activity’’ on which the proposed capacity re-
quirements are based;
‘‘(3) a detailed county by county listing of pro-
posed actual and maximum capacity requirements;
‘‘(4) the proposed network switch and other as-
sistance capability features requested by law enforce-
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ment that would be required to be installed by tele-
communications carriers;
‘‘(5) a complete estimate of the full costs of de-
velopment and deployment of the assistance capabil-
ity features, the full costs of the proposed actual and
maximum capacities requested by law enforcement,
the full cost of training telecommunications carrier
personnel in the use of such capabilities and capac-
ities, and to what extent funding of $500,000,000
will be sufficient to fully reimburse telecommuni-
cations carriers for the reasonable cost of compliance
with this Act; and
‘‘(6) a complete estimate of the full and reason-
able costs associated with modification to be per-
formed by telecommunications carriers of their net-
work equipment and facilities installed or deployed
after January 1, 1995, which are not proposed for
reimbursement.
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—The At-
torney General shall submit to the Congress each year a
report specifically detailing all deposits and expenditures
made pursuant to this Act in each fiscal year. This report
shall be submitted to each member of the Committees on
the Judiciary and Appropriations of both the House of
Representatives and the Senate, and to the Speaker and
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minority leader of the House of Representatives and to
the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, no later
than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year.’’.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1997’’.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
RELATED AGENCIES
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 pas-
senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and
consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $21,449,000,
of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $98,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses.
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 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to
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exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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 engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, in-
cluding 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 be-
tween two points abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C.
1517; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; purchase or construction of temporary demountable
exhibition structures for use 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 coun-
tries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation
expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
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official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; ob-
tain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie lines
and teletype equipment; $272,000,000, to remain avail-
able 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 car-
rying out these activities 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 Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act shall include payment
for assessments for services provided as part of these ac-
tivities.
EXPORT ADMINISTRATION
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; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding
ten years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
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ment; 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 22 U.S.C. 401(b); 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; $38,604,000, 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
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.
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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, as amended, Public Law 91–304, and such
laws that were in effect immediately before September 30,
1982, $328,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available under this heading
may be used directly or indirectly for attorneys’ or consult-
ants’ fees in connection with securing grants and contracts
made by the Economic Development Administration: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Secretary of Commerce may provide financial
assistance for projects to be located on military installa-
tions closed or scheduled for closure or realignment to
grantees eligible for assistance under the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended,
without it being required that the grantee have title or
ability to obtain a lease for the property, for the useful
life of the project, when in the opinion of the Secretary
of Commerce, such financial assistance is necessary for
the economic development of the area: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Commerce may, as the Secretary
considers appropriate, consult with the Secretary of De-
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fense regarding the title to land on military installations
closed or scheduled for closure or realignment.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by
law, $20,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title
II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Commu-
nity 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, $29,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount
provided, $3,000,000 shall be available for obligation and
expenditure only for projects jointly developed, imple-
mented and administered with the Small Business Admin-
istration.
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
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of Commerce, $45,900,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1998.
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION
REVOLVING FUND
The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to dissemi-
nate economic and statistical data products as authorized
by sections 1, 2, and 4 of Public Law 91–412 (15 U.S.C.
1525–1527) and, notwithstanding section 5412 of the
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4912), charge fees necessary to recover the full
costs incurred in their production. Notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, receipts received from these data dissemina-
tion activities shall be credited to this account, to be avail-
able for carrying out these purposes without further ap-
propriation.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $133,617,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to collect and publish statis-
tics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by
law, $205,100,000, to remain available until expended.
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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, $15,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended: 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 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-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of
the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under
this paragraph, and such funds received from other Gov-
ernment agencies shall remain available until expended.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING FACILITIES, PLANNING AND
CONSTRUCTION
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $10,250,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
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of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,500,000 shall be available for program administration
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 applications
have been submitted and approved during any fiscal year.
INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $21,490,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000,000 shall be available for program administration
and other support activities as authorized by section 391:
Provided further, That of the funds appropriated herein,
not to exceed 5 percent may be available for telecommuni-
cations research activities for projects related directly to
the development of a national information infrastructure:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements
of section 392(a) and 392(c) of the Act, these funds may
be used for the planning and construction of telecommuni-
cations networks for the provision of educational, cultural,
health care, public information, public safety, or other so-
cial services.