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any subset of that universe. Firearms are normally
traced to the first retail seller, and sources reported
for firearms traced do not necessarily represent the
sources or methods by which firearms in general are
acquired for use in crime.
SEC. 522. (a) For the period beginning on October 1,
2005, and ending on April 1, 2006, none of the funds made
available by this or any other Act may be used to pay the
salaries or expenses of any employee of any agency or office
to implement any change to part 302, 303, 306, or 318 of
title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on Decem-
ber 14, 1999), pursuant to the interim final rule published
August 11, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 47002; relating to the imple-
mentation of, and regulatory revision under, the Economic
Development Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108–373;
118 Stat. 1756)).
(b) Notwithstanding the interim final rule described
in subsection (a), the public comment period with respect
to parts 302, 303, 306, and 318 of title 13, Code of Federal
Regulations, shall be not less than 30 days.
SEC. 523. SENSE OF THE SENATE.—(a) FINDINGS.—
The Senate finds the following:
(1) In a time of national catastrophe, it is the
responsibility of Congress and the Executive Branch
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to take quick and decisive action to help those in
need.
(2) The size, scope, and complexity of Hurricane
Katrina are unprecedented, and the emergency re-
sponse and long-term recovery efforts will be extensive
and require significant resources.
(3) It is the responsibility of Congress and the
Executive Branch to ensure the financial stability of
the nation by being good stewards of Americans’
hard-earned tax dollars.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that any funding directive contained in this Act, or its
accompanying report, that is not specifically authorized in
any Federal law as of the date of enactment of this section,
or Act or resolution passed by the Senate during the 1st
Session of the 109th Congress prior to such date, or pro-
posed in pursuance to an estimate submitted in accordance
with law, that is for the benefit of an identifiable program,
project, activity, entity, or jurisdiction and is not directly
related to the impact of Hurricane Katrina, may be redi-
rected to recovery efforts if the appropriate head of an agen-
cy or department determines, after consultation with appro-
priate Congressional Committees, that the funding directive
is not of national significance or is not in the public inter-
est.
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SEC. 524. (a) It is the sense of Congress that all au-
thorities with jurisdiction, including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and other entities within the Department of
Justice, should—
(1) expeditiously investigate unsolved civil rights
murders, due to the amount of time that has passed
since the murders and the age of potential witnesses;
and
(2) provide all the resources necessary to ensure
timely and thorough investigations in the cases in-
volved.
(b) In this section:
(1) The term ‘‘Chief’’ means the Chief of the Sec-
tion.
(2) The term ‘‘criminal civil rights statutes’’
means—
(A) section 241 of title 18, United States
Code (relating to conspiracy against rights);
(B) section 242 of title 18, United States
Code (relating to deprivation of rights under
color of law);
(C) section 245 of title 18, United States
Code (relating to federally protected activities);
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(D) sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18,
United States Code (relating to involuntary ser-
vitude and peonage);
(E) section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 3631); and
(F) any other Federal law that—
(i) was in effect on or before December
31, 1969; and
(ii) the Criminal Section of the Civil
Rights Division of the Department of Jus-
tice enforced, prior to the date of enactment
of this Act.
(3) The term ‘‘Section’’ (except when used as
part of the term ‘‘Criminal Section’’) means the Un-
solved Crimes Section established under subsection
(c).
(c)(1) There is established in the Civil Rights Division
of the Department of Justice an Unsolved Crimes Section.
The Section shall be headed by a Chief of the Section.
(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal
law, the Chief shall be responsible for investigating and
prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes, in
each case in which a complaint alleges that such a
violation—
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(i) occurred not later than December 31, 1969;
and
(ii) resulted in a death.
(B) After investigating a complaint under subpara-
graph (A), if the Chief determines that an alleged practice
that is a violation of a criminal civil rights statute occurred
in a State, or political subdivision of a State, that has a
State or local law prohibiting the practice alleged and es-
tablishing or authorizing a State or local official to grant
or seek relief from such practice or to institute criminal
proceedings with respect to the practice on receiving notice
of the practice, the Chief shall consult with the State or
local official regarding the appropriate venue for the case
involved.
(C) After investigating a complaint under subpara-
graph (A), the Chief shall refer the complaint to the Crimi-
nal Section of the Civil Rights Division, if the Chief deter-
mines that the subject of the complaint has violated a crimi-
nal civil rights statute in the case involved but the violation
does not meet the requirements of clause (i) or (ii) of sub-
paragraph (A).
(3)(A) The Chief shall annually conduct a study of the
cases under the jurisdiction of the Chief and, in conducting
the study, shall determine the cases—
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(i) for which the Chief has sufficient evidence to
prosecute violations of criminal civil rights statutes;
and
(ii) for which the Chief has insufficient evidence
to prosecute those violations.
(B) Not later than September 30 of 2006 and of each
subsequent year, the Chief shall prepare and submit to Con-
gress a report containing the results of the study conducted
under subparagraph (A), including a description of the
cases described in subparagraph (A)(ii).
(4)(A) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and each
subsequent fiscal year.
(B) Any funds appropriated under this paragraph
shall consist of additional appropriations for the activities
described in this subsection, rather than funds made avail-
able through reductions in the appropriations authorized
for other enforcement activities of the Department of Jus-
tice.
SEC. 525. Of the funds appropriated to the Federal
Trade Commission by this Act, not less than $1,000,000
shall be used by the Commission to conduct an immediate
investigation into nationwide gasoline prices in the after-
math of Hurricane Katrina; Provided, That the investiga-
tion shall include (1) any evidence of price-gouging by com-