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any detention functions; and the direction of the United 
States Marshals Service with respect to the exercise of de-
tention policy setting and operations for the Department: 
Provided further, That any unobligated balances available 
in prior years from the funds appropriated under the 
heading ‘‘Federal Prisoner Detention’’ shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation under the heading 
‘‘Detention Trustee’’ and shall be available until expended: 
Provided further, That the Trustee, working in consulta-
tion with the Bureau of Prisons, shall submit a plan for 
collecting information related to evaluating the health and 
safety of Federal prisoners in non-Federal institutions no 
later than 180 days following the enactment of this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $56,245,000, 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, $10,609,000.
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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, $620,533,000, of which not 
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended, and of which not 
less than $1,996,000 shall be available for necessary ad-
ministrative expenses in accordance with the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be avail-
able to the United States National Central Bureau, 
INTERPOL, for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, 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
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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 $4,028,000, 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, $128,133,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, not to exceed $112,000,000 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 2004, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2004 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more
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than $16,133,000: Provided further, That, notwithstand-
ing section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no em-
ployee of the Antitrust Division may accept, nor may the 
Antitrust Division accept, payment or reimbursement 
from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or re-
lated expenses for the purpose of enabling an employee 
to attend and participate in a convention, conference, or 
meeting when the entity offering payment or reimburse-
ment is a person or corporation subject to regulation by 
the Antitrust Division, or represents a person or corpora-
tion subject to regulation by the Antitrust Division, unless 
the person or corporation is an organization exempt from 
taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and coop-
erative agreements, $1,526,253,000; of which not to ex-
ceed $2,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2005, for: (1) training personnel in debt collection; (2) lo-
cating debtors and their property; (3) paying the net costs 
of selling property; and (4) tracking debts owed to the 
United States Government: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of those
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funds available for automated litigation support contracts 
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 10,113 positions and 10,298 full-
time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the 
funds appropriated in this Act for the United States At-
torneys. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $166,157,000, to remain avail-
able until expended and to be derived from the United 
States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund 
shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, $166,157,000 of 
offsetting collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall 
be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation and remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund 
shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received 
during fiscal year 2004, so as to result in a final fiscal 
year 2004 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS 
SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,205,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service, $678,672,000; of which $17,403,000 shall 
be available for 106 supervisory deputy marshal positions 
for courthouse security; of which not to exceed $6,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be avail-
able for development, implementation, maintenance and 
support, and training for an automated prisoner informa-
tion system and shall remain available until expended; of 
which $2,000,000 shall be available for the costs of court-
house security equipment, including furnishings, reloca-
tions, and telephone systems and cabling, and shall remain 
available until expended; and of which not to exceed 
$1,371,000 is for constructing United States Marshals 
Service prisoner-holding space in United States Court-
houses and Federal buildings: Provided, That, in addition 
to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to 
the United States Marshals Service, not to exceed 4,240 
positions and 4,074 full-time equivalent workyears shall
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account: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, upon a determination by the Attorney General 
that emergent circumstances require additional funding 
for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of 
the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General 
may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations 
Service, from available appropriations for the current fis-
cal year for the Department of Justice, as may be nec-
essary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), 
(F), and (G), $21,759,000, to be derived from the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States; including purchase for 
police-type use of not to exceed 2,454 passenger motor ve-
hicles, of which 1,843 will be for replacement only; and 
not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of
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a confidential character pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 530C, 
$4,576,730,000; of which not to exceed $65,000,000 for 
automated data processing and telecommunications and 
technical investigative equipment, and not to exceed 
$1,000,000 for undercover operations, shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2005; of which $490,104,000 
shall be for counterterrorism investigations, foreign coun-
terintelligence, and other activities related to our national 
security; of which not less than $153,812,000 shall only 
be for Joint Terrorism Task Forces; and of which not to 
exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for 
making advances for expenses arising out of contractual 
or reimbursable agreements with State and local law en-
forcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activities 
related to violent crime, terrorism, organized crime, and 
drug investigations: Provided, That not to exceed 
$250,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That, in addition 
to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to exceed 28,378 
positions and 26,805 full-time equivalent workyears shall 
be supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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FOREIGN TERRORIST TRACKING TASK FORCE 
For expenses necessary for the Foreign Terrorist 
Tracking Task Force, including salaries and expenses, op-
erations, equipment, and facilities, $61,597,000.
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion 
and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design of projects; $1,242,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to 28 U.S.C. 530C; and purchase of not to exceed 982 
passenger motor vehicles, of which 886 will be for replace-
ment only, for police-type use, $1,601,327,000; of which 
not to exceed $33,000,000 for permanent change of sta-
tion shall remain available until September 30, 2005; of 
which not to exceed $1,800,000 for research shall remain 
available until expended; of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and payments for in-
formation, not to exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for 
automated data processing and telecommunications equip-
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ment, and not to exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equip-
ment, 
$4,000,000 
for 
technical 
equipment, 
and 
$2,000,000 for aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, 
shall remain available until September 30, 2005; and of 
which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses: Provided, That, in 
addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears 
available to the Drug Enforcement Administration, not to 
exceed 8,358 positions and 8,018 full-time equivalent 
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Drug Enforcement Administration. 
INTERAGENCY DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the detection, investiga-
tion, and prosecution of individuals involved in organized 
crime drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to in-
clude inter-governmental agreements with State and local 
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, $556,465,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That any 
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation: Provided fur-
ther, That any unobligated balances remaining available 
at the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the Drug En-
forcement Administrator for reallocation among partici-
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pating organizations in succeeding fiscal years, subject to 
the reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of 
this Act.
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, including purchase of not 
to exceed 822 vehicles for police-type use, of which 650 
shall be for replacement only; not to exceed $18,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; for training 
of State and local law enforcement agencies with or with-
out reimbursement, including training in connection with 
the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and 
fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory 
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, 
with or without reimbursement, $831,199,000, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the pay-
ment of attorneys’ fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 
924(d)(2); and of which up to $2,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the equipping of any vessel, vehicle, equipment, 
or aircraft available for official use by a State or local law 
enforcement agency if the conveyance will be used in joint 
law enforcement operations with the Bureau and for the 
payment of overtime salaries including Social Security and
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Medicare, travel, fuel, training, equipment, supplies, and 
other similar costs of State and local law enforcement per-
sonnel, including sworn officers and support personnel, 
that are incurred in joint operations with the Bureau: Pro-
vided, That no funds appropriated herein shall be available 
for salaries or administrative expenses in connection with 
consolidating or centralizing, within the Department of 
Justice, the records, or any portion thereof, of acquisition 
and disposition of firearms maintained by Federal fire-
arms licensees: Provided further, That no funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay administrative expenses 
or the compensation of any officer or employee of the 
United States to implement an amendment or amend-
ments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of 
‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item 
from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 
1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon 
applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities 
under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That such funds 
shall be available to investigate and act upon applications 
filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms dis-
abilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States 
Code: Provided further, That no funds made available by 
this or any other Act may be used to transfer the func-
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ment any rule requiring a physical inventory of any busi-
ness licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States 
Code: Provided further, That no funds authorized or made 
available under this or any other Act may be used to deny 
any application for a license under section 923 of title 18, 
United States Code, or renewal of such a license due to 
a lack of business activity, provided that the applicant is 
otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and is eligible 
to report business income or to claim an income tax deduc-
tion for business expenses under the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986: Provided further, That no funds under this 
Act may be used to electronically retrieve information 
gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any 
personal identification code: Provided further, That sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of 28 U.S.C. 530C(b)(2), are 
amended by inserting ‘‘for the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives,’’ after ‘‘Marshals Serv-
ice,’’ in each subparagraph. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration, oper-
ation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional 
institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 838, of 
which 535 are for replacement only) and hire of law en-
forcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provi-
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sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $4,461,257,000: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the 
Health Resources and Services Administration such 
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by 
that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, 
That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where 
necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent/
fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the 
amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal 
Prison System, furnish health services to individuals com-
mitted to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall re-
main available for necessary operations until September 
30, 2005: Provided further, That, of the amounts provided 
for Contract Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended to make payments in ad-
vance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, 
and other expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the 
Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, for the care 
and security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian 
entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the Fed-
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eral Prison System may accept donated property and serv-
ices relating to the operation of the prison card program 
from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro-
gram in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not-
for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-
release services, halfway houses or other custodial facili-
ties. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili-
ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ-
ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 
force account, $202,840,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be avail-
able to construct areas for inmate work programs: Pro-
vided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used 
for work performed under this appropriation: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appro-
priated to ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ in this or any other 
Act may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Fed-
eral Prison System, upon notification by the Attorney
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General to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate in compliance 
with provisions set forth in section 605 of this Act. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corpora-
tion, including purchase (not to exceed five for replace-
ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corpora-
tion shall be available for its administrative expenses, and 
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be com-
puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 
with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 
payment of claims, and expenditures which such account-
ing system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost 
of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 
shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acqui-
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sition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Missing 
Children’s Assistance Act, including salaries and expenses 
in connection therewith, the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21), and the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984, $209,131,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Victims of 
Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–386); and other programs; $1,640,861,000 (in-
cluding amounts for administrative costs, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice Assistance’’ 
account): Provided, That all balances under this heading 
for programs to address violence against women may be
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transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Vi-
olence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Pro-
grams’’: Provided further, That funding provided under 
this heading shall remain available until expended as fol-
lows: 
(1) $400,000,000 for Local Law Enforcement 
Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by 
the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, 
except that for purposes of this Act and retroactive 
to October 1, 2000, Guam shall be considered as one 
‘‘State’’ for all purposes under H.R. 728: Provided, 
That funding shall be available for the purposes au-
thorized by part E of title I of the 1968 Act: Pro-
vided further, That no funds provided under this 
heading may be used as matching funds for any 
other Federal grant program, of which—
(A) $80,000,000 shall be for Boys and 
Girls Clubs in public housing facilities and 
other areas in cooperation with State and local 
law enforcement, as authorized by section 401 
of Public Law 104–294 (42 U.S.C. 13751 
note): Provided, That funds may also be used to 
defray the costs of indemnification insurance 
for law enforcement officers;
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(B) $20,000,000 shall be available for 
grants, contracts, and other assistance to carry 
out section 102(c) of H.R. 728; and 
(C) $5,000,000 for USA Freedom Corps 
activities; 
(2) $400,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 
(3) $2,500,000 for the Cooperative Agreement 
Program for the improvement of State and local cor-
rectional facilities holding prisoners in custody of the 
U.S. Marshals Service; 
(4) $13,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, 
of which—
(A) $8,000,000 shall be available for the 
Tribal Courts Initiative; and 
(B) $5,000,000 shall be available for dem-
onstration projects on alcohol and crime in In-
dian Country; 
(5) $615,000,000 for programs authorized by 
part E of title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding 
the provisions of section 511 of said Act, of which 
$115,000,000 shall be for discretionary grants under 
the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance Programs;
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(6) $10,000,000 for victim services programs 
for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386; 
(7) $70,000,000 for grants for residential sub-
stance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as au-
thorized by part S of the 1968 Act; 
(8) $892,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 
240001(c) of the 1994 Act; 
(9) $55,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized 
by Part EE of title I of the 1968 Act; 
(10) $1,487,000 for Law Enforcement Family 
Support 
Programs, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; 
(11) $1,982,000 for public awareness programs 
addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citi-
zens, as authorized by section 250005(3) of the 
1994 Act; 
(12) $10,000,000 for a prescription drug moni-
toring program; 
(13) $60,000,000 for implementation of prison 
rape prevention and prosecution programs; and 
(14) $1,000,000 for a State and local law en-
forcement hate crimes training and technical assist-
ance program:
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Provided further, That funds made available in fiscal year 
2004 under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 
Act may be obligated for programs to assist States in the 
litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas cor-
pus petitions and for drug testing initiatives: Provided fur-
ther, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the 
funds made available under this title to increase the num-
ber of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern-
ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforce-
ment officers who perform nonadministrative public safety 
service.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND 
For necessary expenses to implement ‘‘Weed and 
Seed’’ program activities, $51,811,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for inter-governmental agreements, 
including grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, 
with State and local law enforcement agencies, non-profit 
organizations, and agencies of local government engaged 
in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes and 
drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ designated commu-
nities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to ap-
propriation accounts of the Department of Justice and 
other Federal agencies which shall be specified by the At-
torney General to execute the ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program 
strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Congress 
through language for other Department of Justice appro-
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priation accounts for ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities 
shall be managed and executed by the Attorney General 
through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: Provided 
further, That the Attorney General may direct the use of 
other Department of Justice funds and personnel in sup-
port of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities only after the 
Attorney General notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 
accordance with section 605 of this Act.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
322) (including administrative costs), $682,993,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
that become available as a result of deobligations from 
prior year balances may not be obligated except in accord-
ance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That 
section 1703(b) and (c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’) shall not apply 
to non-hiring grants made pursuant to part Q of title I 
thereof (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.). 
Of the amounts provided—
(1) $20,662,000 for community policing train-
ing and technical assistance;
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(2) $25,000,000 for the matching grant pro-
gram for Law Enforcement Armor Vests pursuant 
to section 2501 of part Y of the 1968 Act; 
(3) $30,000,000 to improve tribal law enforce-
ment including equipment and training; 
(4) $60,000,000 for policing initiatives to com-
bat methamphetamine production and trafficking 
and to enhance policing initiatives in ‘‘drug hot 
spots’’; 
(5) $28,315,000 for Police Corps education and 
training: Provided, That the out-year program costs 
of new recruits shall be fully funded from funds cur-
rently available; 
(6) $100,000,000 for a law enforcement tech-
nology program; 
(7) $56,924,000 for grants to upgrade criminal 
records, as authorized under the Crime Identifica-
tion Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601); 
(8) $174,353,000 for a DNA analysis and 
backlog reduction formula program, of which—
(A) not less than $35,000,000 shall be for 
increasing State and local DNA laboratory ca-
pacity; and
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(B) $10,000,000 shall be for discretionary 
research, demonstration, evaluation, statistics, 
technical assistance and training; 
(9) $5,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.); 
(10) $40,000,000 for the Southwest Border 
Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse State, county, 
parish, tribal, or municipal governments only for 
costs associated with the prosecution of criminal 
cases declined by local U.S. Attorneys offices; 
(11) $13,504,000 for an offender re-entry pro-
gram, as authorized by Public Law 107–273; 
(12) $17,000,000 for a police integrity pro-
gram; 
(13) $45,000,000 for Project Safe Neighbor-
hoods to reduce gun violence, and gang and drug-re-
lated crime; 
(14) $41,105,000 shall be available to the 
United States Marshals Service, of which—
(A) $28,519,000 shall be for the District 
of Columbia Superior Court Office; and 
(B) $12,586,000 shall be for fugitive ap-
prehension task forces with State and local law 
enforcement; and
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to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be made available in fiscal year 2004 for official reception 
and representation expenses.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
Technology Office of Technology Policy, $7,822,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $357,862,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 
may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, $39,607,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-