That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 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, $79,448,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed 43 permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent
workyears and $8,136,000 shall be expended for the De-
partment Leadership Program exclusive of augmentation
that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1998: Provided
further, That not to exceed 41 permanent positions and
48 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,811,000 shall be
expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public
Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforemen-
tioned offices shall not be augmented by personnel details,
temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable
or non-reimbursable basis or any other type of formal or
informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds
on either a temporary or long-term basis.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attor-
ney General, $129,200,000 (reduced by $40,000,000), to
remain available until expended, to reimburse departments
and agencies of the Federal Government for any costs in-
curred in connection with—
(1) providing bomb training and response capa-
bilities to State and local law enforcement agencies;
(2) providing training and related equipment
for chemical, biological, nuclear, and cyber attack
prevention and response capabilities to State and
local agencies; and
(3) providing grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, and other assistance authorized by sec-
tions 819, 821, and 822 of the Antiterrorism and
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration related activi-
ties, $75,312,000.
In addition, $59,251,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
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, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$36,610,000; including not to exceed $10,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be ex-
pended under the direction of, and to be accounted for
solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and
for the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of
motor vehicles, without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided, That
up to one-tenth of one percent of the Department of Jus-
tice’s allocation from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund grant programs may be transferred at the discretion
of the Attorney General to this account for the audit or
other review of such grant programs, as authorized by sec-
tion 130005 of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322).
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
Commission as authorized by law, $7,400,000.
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, $462,265,000; of which not
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the funds available in this appropriation, not to exceed
$17,834,000 shall remain available until expended for of-
fice automation systems for the legal divisions covered by
this appropriation, and for the United States Attorneys,
the Antitrust Division, and offices funded through ‘‘Sala-
ries and Expenses’’, General Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$1,000 shall be available to the United States National
Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That $813,333
of funds made available to the Department of Justice in
this Act shall be transferred by the Attorney General to
the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust As-
sets in the United States: 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.
In addition, $8,160,000, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available
until expended for such purposes.
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,
as amended, 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, $68,275,000: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$68,275,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees col-
lected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-
Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15
U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
1999, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999 appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at not more than
$0: Provided further, That any fees received in excess of
$68,275,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1999.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United
States Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooper-
ative 
agreements, 
$1,037,471,000 
(increased 
by
$1,676,000); of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2000, for: (1) training per-
sonnel in debt collection; (2) locating 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 available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $10,000,000 of those funds available for automated
litigation support contracts shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That, in addition to reimburs-
able full-time equivalent workyears available to the Offices
of the United States Attorneys, not to exceed 9,044 posi-
tions and 9,312 full-time equivalent workyears shall be
supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the
United States Attorneys.
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, $1,335,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Mar-
shals Service; including the acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of vehicles, and the purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles for police-type use, without regard
to the general purchase price limitation for the current
fiscal year, $477,611,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
561(i); of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses; and of
which not to exceed $4,000,000 for development, imple-
mentation, maintenance and support, and training for an
automated prisoner information system shall remain avail-
able until expended.
In addition, $25,553,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
FUND, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
There is hereby established a Justice Prisoner and
Alien Transportation System Fund for the payment of
necessary expenses related to the scheduling and transpor-
tation of United States prisoners and illegal and criminal
aliens in the custody of the United States Marshals Serv-
ice, as authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without
limitation, salaries and expenses, operations, and the ac-
quisition, lease, and maintenance of aircraft and support
facilities: Provided, That the Fund shall be reimbursed or
credited with advance payments from amounts available
to the Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and
other sources at rates that will recover the expenses of
Fund operations, including, without limitation, accrual of
annual leave and depreciation of plant and equipment of
the Fund: Provided further, That proceeds from the dis-
posal of Fund aircraft shall be credited to the Fund: Pro-
vided further, That amounts in the Fund shall be available
without fiscal year limitation, and may be used for operat-
ing equipment lease agreements that do not exceed 5
years.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
For expenses, related to United States prisoners in
the custody of the United States Marshals Service as au-
thorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses
otherwise provided for in appropriations available to the
Attorney General, $425,000,000, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 561(i), to remain available until expended.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems
of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement
and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel ex-
penses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as author-
ized by law, including advances, $95,000,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not to exceed
$6,000,000 may be made available for planning, construc-
tion, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of
buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto,
for protected witness safesites; and of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and
maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of pro-
tected witnesses.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS
SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations
Service, established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of
1964, $7,199,000 and, in addition, up to $1,000,000 of
funds made available to the Department of Justice in this
Act may be transferred by the Attorney General to this
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 prevention and resolution activities of the
Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Serv-
ice, from available appropriations for the current fiscal
year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary
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 ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For 
expenses 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C.
524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (F), and (G), as amended,
$23,000,000, to be derived from the Department of Jus-
tice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses in accordance
with 
the 
Radiation 
Exposure 
Compensation 
Act,
$2,000,000.
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND 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 intergovernmental agreements with State and local
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug
trafficking, $304,014,000, 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 Attorney
General for reallocation among participating organizations
in succeeding fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming
procedures described in section 605 of this Act.
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 2,688 passenger motor ve-
hicles, of which 2,000 will be for replacement only, without
regard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; ac-
quisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies
of a confidential character, to be expended under the di-
rection of, and to be accounted for solely under the certifi-
cate of, the Attorney General, $2,750,615,000; of which
not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing
and telecommunications and technical investigative equip-
ment and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover oper-
ations shall remain available until September 30, 2000;
of which not less than $282,473,000 shall be for
counterterrorism 
investigations, 
foreign 
counterintel-
ligence, and other activities related to our national secu-
rity; of which not to exceed $69,846,000 shall remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$8,046,000 shall be for equipment to address chemical
and biological attacks; 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 enforcement agencies
while engaged in cooperative activities related to violent
crime, terrorism, organized crime, and drug investigations;
and of which $1,500,000 shall be available to maintain
an independent program office dedicated solely to the au-
tomation of fingerprint identification services: Provided,
That not to exceed $45,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That no funds in this Act may be used to provide ballistics
imaging equipment to any State or local authority which
has obtained similar equipment through a Federal grant
or subsidy unless the State or local authority agrees to
return that equipment or to repay that grant or subsidy
to the Federal Government.
In addition, $215,356,000 for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,
as amended, and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996.
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, $11,287,000, 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, to be ex-
pended under the direction of, and to be accounted for
solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; ex-
penses for conducting drug education and training pro-
grams, including travel and related expenses for partici-
pants in such programs and the distribution of items of
token value that promote the goals of such programs; pur-
chase of not to exceed 1,428 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 1,080 will be for replacement only, for police-type
use without regard to the general purchase price limitation
for the current fiscal year; and acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance, and operation of aircraft, $796,290,000, of which
not to exceed $1,800,000 for research and $15,000,000
for transfer to the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account
for operating expenses shall remain available until ex-
pended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for pur-
chase of evidence and payments for information, not to
exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for automated data
processing and telecommunications equipment, and not to
exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000
for technical equipment, and $2,000,000 for aircraft re-
placement retrofit and parts, shall remain available until
September 30, 2000; and of which not to exceed $50,000
shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
In addition, $405,000,000, to be derived from the
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available
until expended for such purposes.
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, $8,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
for the administration and enforcement of the laws relat-
ing to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration,
as follows:
ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
for the Border Patrol program, the detention and deporta-
tion program, the intelligence program, the investigations
program, and the inspections program, including not to
exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a con-
fidential character, to be expended under the direction of,
and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the
Attorney General; purchase for police-type use (not to ex-
ceed 3,855 passenger motor vehicles, of which 2,535 are
for replacement only), without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire
of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, mainte-
nance and operation of aircraft; research related to immi-
gration enforcement; and for the care and housing of Fed-
eral detainees held in the joint Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service and United States Marshals Service’s
Buffalo Detention Facility, $1,096,431,000, of which not
to exceed $400,000 for research shall remain available
until expended; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall
be available for costs associated with the training program
for basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for payments
or advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable
agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies
while engaged in cooperative activities related to immigra-
tion; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund
or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associ-
ated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of
smuggled illegal aliens: Provided, That none of the funds
available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service
shall be available to pay any employee overtime pay in an
amount in excess of $30,000 during the calendar year be-
ginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That uniforms
may be purchased without regard to the general purchase
price limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this or any other
Act shall be used for the continued operation of the San
Clemente and Temecula checkpoints unless the check-
points are open and traffic is being checked on a continu-
ous 24-hour basis.
CITIZENSHIP AND BENEFITS, IMMIGRATION SUPPORT AND
PROGRAM DIRECTION
For all programs of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service not included under the heading ‘‘Enforcement
and Border Affairs’’, $523,083,000: Provided, That not
to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That the
Attorney General may transfer any funds appropriated
under this heading and the heading ‘‘Enforcement and
Border Affairs’’ between said appropriations notwith-
standing any percentage transfer limitations imposed
under this appropriation Act and may direct such fees as
are collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice to the activities funded under this heading and the
heading ‘‘Enforcement and Border Affairs’’ for perform-
ance of the functions for which the fees legally may be
expended: Provided further, That not to exceed 43 perma-
nent positions and 43 full-time equivalent workyears and
$4,284,000 shall be expended for the Offices of Legislative
Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, That the lat-
ter two aforementioned offices shall not be augmented by
personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on ei-
ther a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, or any
other type of formal or informal transfer or reimburse-
ment of personnel or funds on either a temporary or long-
term basis: Provided further, That the number of positions
filled through non-career appointment at the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, for which funding is provided
in this Act or is otherwise made available to the Immigra-
tion and Naturalization Service, shall not exceed 4 perma-
nent positions and 4 full-time equivalent workyears: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, during fiscal year 1999, the Attorney General is
authorized and directed to impose disciplinary action, in-
cluding termination of employment, pursuant to policies
and procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, for any employee of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service who violates policies and proce-
dures set forth by the Department of Justice relative to
the granting of citizenship or who willfully deceives the
Congress or department leadership on any matter.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
In addition, $866,490,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund: Provided, That the At-
torney General may use the transfer authority provided
under the heading ‘‘Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration
Support and Program Direction’’ to provide funds to any
program of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
that heretofore has been funded by the Violent Crime Re-
duction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For planning, construction, renovation, equipping,
and maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for
the administration and enforcement of the laws relating
to immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not
otherwise provided for, $81,570,000, to remain available
until expended.
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 763, of
which 599 are for replacement only) and hire of law en-
forcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $2,922,354,000 (re-
duced by $60,000,000): Provided, That the Attorney Gen-
eral may transfer to the Health Resources and Services
Administration such amounts as may be necessary for di-
rect expenditures by that Administration for medical relief
for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
System (FPS), 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 FPS, furnish health services to individuals commit-
ted to the custody of the FPS: Provided further, That uni-
forms may be purchased without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: 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 $90,000,000 for the acti-
vation of new facilities shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000: 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 advance for grants, contracts and reim-
bursable agreements, and other expenses authorized by
section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act
of 1980, as amended, for the care and security in the
United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Service
Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may enter
into contracts and other agreements with private entities
for periods of not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional option
years for the confinement of Federal prisoners.
In addition, $26,499,000, for such purposes, to re-
main available until expended, to be derived from the Vio-
lent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of
new facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust
Facility; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remod-
eling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correc-
tional use, including all necessary expenses incident there-
to, by contract or force account; and constructing, remod-
eling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at
existing penal and correctional institutions, including all
necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force
account, $413,997,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $14,074,000 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 Act or any
other Act may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,
Federal Prison System, upon notification by the Attorney
General to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance
with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That, of
the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $3,300,000
shall be available for the renovation and construction of
United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding facilities.
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 of (not to exceed 5 for replace-
ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $3,266,000 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 the said ac-
counting system requires to be capitalized or charged to
cost of commodities acquired or produced, including sell-
ing and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection
with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, im-
provement, 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, as amended,
and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, as amended,
including salaries and expenses in connection therewith,
and with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended,
$155,000,000 (increased by $40,000,000), to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968, as amended by Public Law 102–534 (106 Stat.
3524).
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control and Jus-
tice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provi-
sions of section 511 of said Act, $552,750,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of
title I of said Act, as amended by Public Law 102–534
(106 Stat. 3524), of which $47,750,000 shall be available
to carry out the provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of
part E of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants under
the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law En-
forcement Assistance Programs.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, STATE AND
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For assistance (including amounts for administrative
costs for management and administration, which amounts
shall be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice As-
sistance’’ account) authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
322), as amended (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (‘‘the
1968 Act’’); and the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990,
as amended (‘‘the 1990 Act’’), $2,371,400,000 (increased
by $3,000,000), to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund; of which $523,000,000 shall be for Local Law En-
forcement 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, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico shall be considered a ‘‘unit of local govern-
ment’’ as well as a ‘‘State’’, for the purposes set forth
in subparagraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section
101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 and for establishing crime preven-
tion programs involving cooperation between community
residents and law enforcement personnel in order to con-
trol, detect, or investigate crime or the prosecution of
criminals: Provided, That no funds provided under this
heading may be used as matching funds for any other
Federal 
grant 
program: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$20,000,000 of this amount shall be for Boys and Girls
Clubs in public housing facilities and other areas in co-
operation with State and local law enforcement: Provided
further, That funds may also be used to defray the costs
of indemnification insurance for law enforcement officers:
Provided further, That for the purpose of distribution of
grants under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
Program in the State of Louisiana, or any other State the
Attorney General finds as having provisions within its con-
stitution similar to those of Louisiana which establish the
office of the sheriff in such State as an independent elect-
ed official with its own taxing and spending authority, par-
ish sheriffs shall be eligible to receive a direct grant of
50 percent of the funding otherwise provided to the par-
ishes; of which $45,000,000 shall be for grants to upgrade
criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b) of the
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, as
amended, and section 4(b) of the National Child Protec-
tion Act of 1993; of which $420,000,000 shall be for the
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized
by section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,
as amended; of which $730,500,000 shall be for Violent
Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incentive
Grants pursuant to subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act,
of which $165,000,000 shall be available for payments to
States for incarceration of criminal aliens, of which
$25,000,000 shall be available for the Cooperative Agree-
ment Program, and of which $15,000,000 shall be re-
served by the Attorney General for fiscal year 1999 under
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act;
of which $7,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Spe-
cial Advocate Program, as authorized by section 218 of
the 1990 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for Child
Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and
Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of the 1990
Act; of which $200,750,000 shall be for Grants to Combat
Violence Against Women, to States, units of local govern-
ment, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by
section 
1001(a)(18) 
of 
the 
1968 
Act, 
including
$23,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for the pur-
pose of strengthening civil legal assistance programs for
victims of domestic violence: Provided further, That, of
these funds, $5,200,000 shall be provided to the National
Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence
against women, and $1,196,000 shall be provided to the
Office of the United States Attorney for the District of
Columbia for domestic violence programs in D.C. Superior
Court; of which $39,000,000 shall be for Grants to En-
courage Arrest Policies to States, units of local govern-
ment, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by
section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; of which
$25,000,000 shall be for Rural Domestic Violence and
Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance Grants, as author-
ized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; of which
$5,000,000 shall be for training programs to assist proba-
tion and parole officers who work with released sex offend-
ers, as authorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act;
of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants for televised testi-
mony, as authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968
Act; of which $63,000,000 shall be for grants for residen-
tial substance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act; of which
$15,000,000 shall be for grants to States and units of
local government for projects to improve DNA analysis,
as authorized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act; of
which $900,000 shall be for the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section
240001(c) of the 1994 Act; of which $750,000 shall be
for Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Programs, as author-
ized by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act; of which
$40,000,000 (increased by $3,000,000) shall be for Drug
Courts, as authorized by title V of the 1994 Act; of which
$1,500,000 shall be for Law Enforcement Family Support
Programs, as authorized by section 1001(a)(21) of the
1968 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for public aware-
ness programs addressing marketing scams aimed at sen-
ior citizens, as authorized by section 250005(3) of the
1994 Act; and of which $250,000,000 shall be for Juvenile
Accountability Incentive Block Grants, except that such
funds shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
as set forth in the provisions under this heading for this
program in Public Law 105–119, but all references in
such provisions to 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead
to 1999: Provided further, That funds made available in
fiscal year 1999 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 corpus petitions and for drug testing initiatives:
Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses
any of the funds made available under this title to increase
the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local
government will achieve a net gain in the number of law
enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative pub-
lic safety service.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND
For necessary expenses, including salaries and relat-
ed expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed,
to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities,
$33,500,000 to remain available until expended, for inter-
governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts, with State and local law en-
forcement agencies engaged in the investigation and pros-
ecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in ‘‘Weed and
Seed’’ designated communities, and for either reimburse-
ments or transfers to appropriation accounts of the De-
partment of Justice and other Federal agencies which
shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the
‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program strategy: Provided, That funds
designated by Congress through language for other De-
partment of Justice appropriation 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 Gen-
eral may direct the use of other Department of Justice
funds and personnel in support of ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ pro-
gram activities only after the Attorney General notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of
this Act.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Con-
trol and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103–
322 (‘‘the 1994 Act’’) (including administrative costs),
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund, for Public Safety and Community Policing Grants
pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act: Provided, That not
to exceed 266 permanent positions and 266 full-time
equivalent workyears and $32,023,000 shall be expended
for program management and administration: Provided
further, That, of the unobligated balances available in this
program, $170,000,000 (increased by $5,000,000) shall
be used for innovative policing programs, of which
$50,000,000 shall be used for a law enforcement tech-
nology program, $50,000,000 shall be used for policing
initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and
trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug ‘‘hot
spots’’, $20,000,000 shall be used for programs to combat
violence in schools, $25,000,000 shall be used for bullet
proof vests for law enforcement officers, $10,000,000 shall
be used for additional community law enforcement officers
and related program support for the District of Columbia
Offender Supervision, Defender, and Court Services Agen-
cy, and $15,000,000 shall be used for equipment and
training for tribal law enforcement officers.
In addition, for programs of Police Corps education,
training, and service as set forth in sections 200101–
200113 of the 1994 Act, $20,000,000, to remain available
until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent
Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, includ-
ing salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be
transferred and merged with the appropriations for Jus-
tice Assistance, $265,950,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That these funds shall be available
for obligation and expenditure upon enactment of reau-
thorization legislation for the Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention Act of 1974 (H.R. 1818 or comparable
legislation).
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance, $10,000,000 to remain avail-
able until expended, for developing, testing, and dem-
onstrating programs designed to reduce drug use among
juveniles.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, as authorized by section
214B of the Act.
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS
To remain available until expended, for payments au-
thorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), as amend-
ed, such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section
6093 of Public Law 100–690 (102 Stat. 4339–4340); and
$250,000 for the Federal Law Enforcement Dependents
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 1212 of said
Act.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title
shall be available to the Attorney General for official re-
ception and representation expenses in accordance with
distributions, procedures, and regulations established by
the Attorney General.
SEC. 102. Authorities contained in the Department
of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
1980 (Public Law 96–132; 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as
amended, shall remain in effect until the termination date
of this Act or until the effective date of a Department
of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is
earlier.
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this
title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where
the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus
were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided,
That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be
null and void.
SEC. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or
facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
SEC. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Pris-
ons to provide escort services necessary for a female in-
mate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:
Provided, That nothing in this section in any way dimin-
ishes the effect of section 104 intended to address the phil-
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.
SEC. 108. In fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Prisons is authorized to make ex-
penditures out of the Federal Prison System’s Com-
missary Fund, Federal Prisons, for the installation, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the inmate telephone system,
including, without limitation, the payment of all the equip-
ment purchased or leased in connection with the inmate
telephone system and the salaries, benefits, and other ex-
penses of personnel who install, operate and maintain the
inmate telephone system, regardless of whether these ex-
penditures are security related.
SEC. 109. Section 524(c)(9)(B) of title 28, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting
‘‘1999’’.
SEC. 110. (a) Section 3201 of the Crime Control Act
of 1990 (28 U.S.C. 509 note) is amended to read as fol-
lows—
‘‘Appropriations in this or any other Act hereafter for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration, or the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service are available, in an amount of not to exceed
$25,000 each per fiscal year, to pay humanitarian ex-
penses incurred by or for any employee thereof (or any
member of the employee’s immediate family) that results
from or is incident to serious illness, serious injury, or
death occurring to the employee while on official duty or
business.’’.
(b) The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended by striking section
626 (8 U.S.C. 1363b).
SEC. 111. Any amounts credited to the ‘‘Legalization
Account’’ established under section 245(c)(7)(B) of the
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C.
1255a(c)(7)(B)) are transferred to the ‘‘Examinations
Fee Account’’ established under section 286(m) of that
Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(m)).
SEC. 112. The Director of the Bureau of Prisons
shall conduct a study, not later than 270 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, of private prisons that
evaluates the growth and development of the private pris-
on industry during the past 15 years, training qualifica-
tions of personnel at private prisons, and the security pro-
cedures of such facilities, and compares the general stand-
ards and conditions between private prisons and Federal
prisons. The results of such study shall be submitted to
the Committees on the Judiciary and Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
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, $24,000,000:
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
exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation ex-
penses, $44,200,000, 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
official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; ob-
tain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie lines
and teletype equipment, $284,123,000 (reduced by
$1,000,0000), to remain available until expended, of which
$1,600,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and
used by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That, of the
$296,616,000 (reduced by $1,000,0000) provided for in
direct obligations (of which $282,523,000 (reduced by
$1,000,0000) is appropriated from the General Fund,
$1,600,0000 is derived from fee collections, and
$12,493,000 is derived from unobligated balances and
deobligations from prior years), $49,225,000 (reduced by
$1,000,0000) 
shall 
be 
for 
Trade 
Development,
$17,779,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance,
$31,047,000 shall be for the Import Administration,
$186,650,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service, and $11,915,000 shall be for Execu-
tive Direction and Administration: Provided further, That
the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and
all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cul-
tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities with-
out 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 provi-
sions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act shall include payment for assessments for services pro-
vided as part of these activities.
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-
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, $47,777,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $3,877,000 shall
be for inspections and other activities related to national
security: Provided, That the provisions of the first sen-
tence 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 carrying
out these activities: Provided further, That payments and
contributions collected and accepted for materials or serv-
ices provided as part of such activities may be retained
for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for pro-
viding information to the public with respect to the export
administration and national security activities of the De-
partment of Commerce and other export control programs
of the United States and other governments: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds may be obligated or expended for proc-
essing licenses for the export of satellites of United States
origin (including commercial satellites and satellite compo-
nents) to the People’s Republic of China, unless, at least
15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations of
the House and the Senate and other appropriate Commit-
tees of the Congress are notified of such proposed action.
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, and for trade adjustment assistance, $368,379,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or other-
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, $25,276,000.
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
of Commerce, $48,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2000.
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $140,147,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS
For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial cen-
sus, $951,936,000 to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, of this amount, $475,968,000 shall not
be available for obligation or expenditure until after March
31, 1999, and until the following shall have occurred: (1)
not later than March 15, 1999, the President has submit-
ted a request to release the funds, and such request shall
include the President’s estimate of the expenditures re-
quired for the completion of the decennial census; and (2)
the Congress has enacted legislation making available the
unobligated and unexpended funds: Provided further, That
the Congress is required to take legislative action on such
legislation not later than March 31, 1999.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Census
Monitoring Board as authorized by section 210 of Public
Law 105–119, $4,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for
by law, $155,951,000, to remain available until expended.
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of
the National Telecommunications and Information Ad-
ministration (NTIA), $10,940,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, analysis, and operations, and related services and
such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collec-
tions for costs of such spectrum services, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That hereafter, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, NTIA shall not
authorize spectrum use or provide any spectrum functions
pursuant to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 U.S.C. 902–
903, to any Federal entity without reimbursement as re-
quired by NTIA for such spectrum management costs, and
Federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall
not use spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of
Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting
collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred,
from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in
telecommunications research, engineering, and related ac-
tivities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
of the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions
under this paragraph, and such funds received from other
Government agencies shall remain available until ex-
pended.
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING
AND CONSTRUCTION
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $21,000,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,800,000, 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, $16,000,000, 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.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark
Office provided for by law, including defense of suits insti-
tuted against the Commissioner of Patents and Trade-
marks, $653,526,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, of this amount, $653,526,000 shall be de-
rived from offsetting collections assessed and collected
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376,
and shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in
this appropriation: Provided further, That the sum herein
appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as
such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
1999, so as to result in final fiscal year 1999 appropria-
tion from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided fur-
ther, That, during fiscal year 1999, should the total
amount of offsetting fee collections be less than
$653,526,000, the total amounts available to the Patent
and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: Pro-
vided further, That any amount received in excess of
$653,526,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1999.
In addition, upon enactment of legislation to increase
fees collected pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 41, such fees shall
be collected and credited to this account as offsetting col-
lections and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $102,000,000 of such amounts
collected shall be available for obligation in fiscal year
1999 for purposes as authorized by law: Provided further,
That any amount received in excess of $102,000,000 in
fiscal year 1999 shall remain available until expended, but
shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1999.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION
UNDER SECRETARY FOR TECHNOLOGY/OFFICE OF
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for
Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $9,000,000, of
which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, $280,470,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed
$1,800,000 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, $106,800,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding the time limi-
tations imposed by 15 U.S.C. 278k(c)(1) and (5) on the
duration of Federal financial assistance that may be
awarded by the Secretary of Commerce to Regional Cen-
ters for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology (‘‘Cen-
ters’’), such Federal financial assistance for a Center may
continue beyond 6 years and may be renewed for addi-
tional periods, not to exceed 1 year, at a rate not to exceed
one-third of the Center’s total annual costs or the level
of funding in the sixth year, whichever is less, subject be-
fore any such renewal to a positive evaluation of the Cen-
ter and to a finding by the Secretary of Commerce that
continuation of Federal funding to the Center is in the
best interest of the Regional Centers for the Transfer of
Manufacturing Technology Program: Provided further,
That the Center’s most recent performance evaluation is
positive, and the Center has submitted a reapplication
which has successfully passed merit review.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced
Technology Program of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, $180,200,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $43,000,000 shall
be available for the award of new grants, and of which
not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Work-
ing Capital Fund’’.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation
of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, as author-
ized by 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e, $56,714,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts
provided under this heading, $40,000,000 shall be avail-
able for obligation and expenditure only after submission
of a plan for the expenditure of these funds, in accordance
with section 605 of this Act.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; not
to exceed 240 commissioned officers on the active list as
of September 30, 1999; grants, contracts, or other pay-
ments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of con-
ducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and
relocation of facilities as authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i,
$1,470,042,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That fees and donations received by the National
Ocean Service for the management of the national marine
sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and
expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That, in addition,
$62,381,000 (increased by $1,000,000) shall be derived
by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop
Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American
Fisheries’’: Provided further, That grants to States pursu-
ant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Man-
agement Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed
$2,000,000: Provided further, That, of the $1,578,933,000
(increased by $1,000,000) provided for in direct obliga-
tions under this heading (of which $1,470,042,000 is ap-
propriated from the general fund, $74,895,000 (increased
by $1,000,000) is provided by transfer, and $33,996,000
is derived from unobligated balances and deobligations
from 
prior 
years), 
$244,933,000 
(increased 
by
$1,000,000) shall be for the National Ocean Service,
$339,732,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries
Service, $254,830,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research, $551,747,000 shall be for the National
Weather Service, $104,232,000 shall be for the National
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service,
$63,894,000 shall be for Program Support, $6,300,000
shall be for Fleet Maintenance, and $13,265,000 shall be
for Facilities Maintenance: Provided further, That, not to
exceed $31,069,000 shall be expended for Executive Direc-
tion and Administration, which consists of the Offices of
the Under Secretary, the Executive Secretariat, Policy and
Strategic Planning, International Affairs, Legislative Af-
fairs, Public Affairs, Sustainable Development, the Chief
Scientist, and the General Counsel: Provided further, That
the aforementioned offices shall not be augmented by per-
sonnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on either
a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis or any other type
of formal or informal transfer or reimbursement of person-
nel or funds on either a temporary or long-term basis: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $77,843,000 shall be ex-
pended for central administrative support and common
services not otherwise provided for under ‘‘Program Sup-
port’’ except in accordance with the procedures set forth
in section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That, except
as provided for in the previous proviso, no additional ad-
ministrative charge or other assessment shall be applied
against any program, project, or activity for which funds
are provided under this heading unless explicitly provided
for in this Act: Provided further, That any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading
in previous years shall be subject to the procedures set
forth in section 605 of this Act.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs,
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$538,439,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $67,667,000 is available for the
advanced weather interactive processing system, and may
be available for obligation and expenditure only pursuant
to a certification by the Secretary of Commerce that the
total cost to complete the acquisition and deployment of
the advanced weather interactive processing system
through Build 4.2 and NOAA Port system, including pro-
gram management, operations, and maintenance costs
through deployment, will not exceed $71,790,000: Pro-
vided further, That unexpended balances of amounts pre-
viously made available in the ‘‘Operations, Research, and
Facilities’’ account for activities funded under this head-
ing may be transferred to and merged with this account,
to remain available until expended for the purposes for
which the funds were originally appropriated.
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.
1456a), not to exceed $7,800,000, for purposes set forth
in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of
such Act.
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public
Law 95–372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from
receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available
until expended.
FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amend-
ed (Public Law 96–339), and the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as
amended (Public Law 100–627), to be derived from the
fees imposed under the foreign fishery observer program
authorized by these Acts, not to exceed $189,000, to re-
main available until expended.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $238,000, as authorized
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
none of the funds made available under this heading may
be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that
will increase the harvesting capacity in any United States
fishery.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administra-
tion of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment,
$28,900,000.
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, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$21,400,000.
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading from prior year appropriations, fees collected in
this fiscal year, and balances of prior year fees,
$41,000,000 are rescinded.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
ADMINISTRATION
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SEC. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15
U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may
be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized
only upon the certification of officials designated by the
Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the
public interest.
SEC. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by
this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 203. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance
aircraft and activities that are under the control of the
United States Air Force or the United States Air Force
Reserve.
SEC. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any
previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Un-
employment Trust Fund or any other fund or account of
the Treasury to pay for any expenses paid before October
1, 1992, as authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United
States Code, for services performed after April 20, 1990,
by individuals appointed to temporary positions within the
Bureau of the Census for purposes relating to the 1990
decennial census of population.
SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation 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 or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
SEC. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dis-
mantle or reorganize the Department of Commerce, or any
portion thereof, the Secretary of Commerce, no later than
90 days thereafter, shall submit to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House and the Senate a plan for trans-
ferring funds provided in this Act to the appropriate suc-
cessor organizations: Provided, That the plan shall include
a proposal for transferring or rescinding funds appro-
priated herein for agencies or programs terminated under
such legislation: Provided further, That such plan shall be
transmitted in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate
head of any successor organization may use any available
funds to carry out legislation dismantling or reorganizing
the Department of Commerce, or any portion thereof, to
cover the costs of actions relating to the abolishment, reor-
ganization, or transfer of functions and any related per-
sonnel action, including voluntary separation incentives if
authorized by such legislation: Provided, That the author-
ity to transfer funds between appropriations accounts that
may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in
addition to authorities included under section 205 of this
Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
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.
SEC. 207. Any costs incurred by a department or
agency funded under this title resulting from personnel
actions taken in response to funding reductions included
in this title or from actions taken for the care and protec-
tion of loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed
within the total budgetary resources available to such de-
partment or agency: Provided, That the authority to trans-
fer funds between appropriations accounts as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section is provided in addition to
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
SEC. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award
contracts for hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammet-
ric surveying and mapping services in accordance with title
IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
SEC. 209. The Secretary of Commerce may use the
Commerce franchise fund for expenses and equipment nec-
essary for the maintenance and operation of such adminis-
trative services as the Secretary determines may be per-
formed more advantageously as central services, pursuant
to section 403 of Public Law 103–356: Provided, That any
inventories, equipment, and other assets pertaining to the
services to be provided by such fund, either on hand or
on order, less the related liabilities or unpaid obligations,
and any appropriations made for the purpose of providing
capital shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided fur-
ther, That such fund shall be paid in advance from funds
available to the Department and other Federal agencies
for which such centralized services are performed, at rates
which will return in full all expenses of operation, includ-
ing accrued leave, depreciation of fund plant and equip-
ment, amortization of automated data processing (ADP)
software and systems (either acquired or donated), and
an amount necessary to maintain a reasonable operating
reserve, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further,
That such fund shall provide services on a competitive
basis: Provided further, That an amount not to exceed 4
percent of the total annual income to such fund may be
retained in the fund for fiscal year 1999 and each fiscal
year thereafter, to remain available until expended, to be
used for the acquisition of capital equipment, and for the
improvement and implementation of Department financial
management, ADP, and other support systems: Provided
further, That such amounts retained in the fund for fiscal
year 1999 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be available
for obligation and expenditure only in accordance with sec-
tion 605 of this Act: Provided further, That no later than
30 days after the end of each fiscal year, amounts in ex-
cess of this reserve limitation shall be deposited as mis-
cellaneous receipts in the Treasury: Provided further, That
such franchise fund pilot program shall terminate pursu-
ant to section 403(f) of Public Law 103–356.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
TITLE III—THE JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Su-
preme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the
building and grounds, including purchase or hire, driving,
maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Chief
Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of trans-
porting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not
to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended
as the Chief Justice may approve, $31,095,000.
CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable
the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties im-
posed upon the Architect by the Act approved May 7,
1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a–13b), $5,400,000, of which
$2,364,000 shall remain available until expended.
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL
CIRCUIT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other offi-
cers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $16,143,000.
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries of the chief judge and 8 judges, salaries
of the officers and employees of the court, services as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the
court, as authorized by law, $11,822,000.
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER
JUDICIAL SERVICES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (includ-
ing judges of the territorial courts of the United States),
justices and judges retired from office or from regular ac-
tive service, judges of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all
other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not
otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses
of the courts, as authorized by law, $2,848,329,000 (re-
duced by $20,000,000) (including the purchase of fire-
arms and ammunition); of which not to exceed
$13,454,000 shall remain available until expended for
space alteration projects; and of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended for fur-
niture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
construction projects.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court
of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not
to exceed $2,515,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized
by law, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended,
which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction
Trust Fund, as authorized by section 190001(a) of Public
Law 103–322, and sections 818 and 823 of Public Law
104–132.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and
Community Defender organizations; the compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to rep-
resent persons under the Criminal Justice Act of 1964,
as amended; the compensation and reimbursement of ex-
penses of persons furnishing investigative, expert and
other services under the Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C.
3006A(e)); the compensation (in accordance with Criminal
Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses
of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases
where the defendant has waived representation by counsel;
the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses
of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially eligi-
ble minor or incompetent offenders in connection with
transfers from the United States to foreign countries with
which the United States has a treaty for the execution
of penal sentences; and the compensation of attorneys ap-
pointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protec-
tion of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1875(d), $360,952,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 3006A(i) of title 18,
United States Code.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commis-
sioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensa-
tion of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Pro-
cedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $67,000,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under section
5332 of title 5, United States Code.
COURT SECURITY
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance
of security equipment and protective services for the
United States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas,
including building ingress-egress control, inspection of
packages, directed security patrols, and other similar ac-
tivities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Im-
provement and Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100–
702), $174,100,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000
shall remain available until expended for security systems,
to be expended directly or transferred to the United States
Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for admin-
istering elements of the Judicial Security Program consist-
ent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director
of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts
and the Attorney General.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
COURTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts as authorized by law, includ-
ing travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a pas-
senger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b),
advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and else-
where, $54,500,000, of which not to exceed $7,500 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Cen-
ter, as authorized by Public Law 90–219, $18,000,000;
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2000, to provide education and training to
Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed
$1,000 is authorized for official reception and representa-
tion expenses.
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT FUNDS
PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Judicial Officers’ Retirement
Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $27,500,000;
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $7,800,000; and to the United
States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund,
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,000,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out
the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States
Code, $9,600,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is au-
thorized for official reception and representation expenses.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THE JUDICIARY
SEC. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in
this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall
be available for services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the Judi-
ciary in this Act may be transferred between such appro-
priations, but no such appropriation, except ‘‘Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, De-
fender Services’’ and ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commis-
sioners’’, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by
any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant
to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of
funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for district
courts, courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed
$10,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the
capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
This title may be cited as ‘‘The Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 1999’’.
TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses of the Department of State
and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing expenses authorized by the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956, as amended; representation to
certain international organizations in which the United
States participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant
to the advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts
of Congress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of pas-
senger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343,
40 U.S.C. 481(c), and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses
of general administration, $1,641,000,000 (reduced by
$10,000,000): Provided, That, of the amount made avail-
able under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may
be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the ‘‘Emer-
gencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ appro-
priations account, to be available only for emergency evac-
uations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$250,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees
collected under the authority of section 140(a)(1) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994
and 1995 (Public Law 103–236) during fiscal year 1999
shall be retained and used for authorized expenses in this
appropriation and shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That any fees received in excess of
$250,000,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1999.
In addition, not to exceed $700,000 in registration
fees collected pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export
Control Act, as amended, may be used in accordance with
section 45 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2717); in addition, not to exceed
$1,252,000 shall be derived from fees collected from other
executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at
the International Center in accordance with section 4 of
the International Center Act (Public Law 90–553), as
amended; in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such
Act, $490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized
by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in
that section; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000,
which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges,
and fees for use of Blair House facilities in accordance
with section 46 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2718(a)).
Notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to ex-
ceed 20 percent of the amounts made available in this Act
in the appropriation accounts ‘‘Diplomatic and Consular
Programs’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘Administration of Foreign Affairs’’ may be trans-
ferred between such appropriation accounts: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this sentence shall be treat-
ed as a reprogramming of funds 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.
In addition, for counterterrorism requirements over-
seas, 
including 
security 
guards 
and 
equipment,
$25,700,000, to remain available until expended.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the general administra-
tion of the Department of State and the Foreign Service,
provided for by law, including expenses authorized by sec-
tion 9 of the Act of August 31, 1964, as amended (31
U.S.C. 3721), and the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956, as amended, $365,235,000: Provided,
That, of this amount, $813,333 shall be transferred to the
Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in
the United States.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment
Fund, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended,
as authorized in Public Law 103–236: Provided, That sec-
tion 135(e) of Public Law 103–236 shall not apply to
funds available under this heading.
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, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$28,000,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96–
465), as it relates to post inspections.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES
For representation allowances as authorized by sec-
tion 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $4,200,000.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective
services in accordance with the provisions of section 214
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,100,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2000.
SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES
MISSIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign
Service Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C.
292–300), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and plan-
ning for, buildings that are owned or directly leased by
the Department of State, and carrying out the Diplomatic
Security Construction Program as authorized by title IV
of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851), $396,000,000, to remain
available until expended as authorized by section 24(c) of
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2696(c)): Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition
of furniture and furnishings and generators for other de-
partments and agencies.
EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
SERVICE
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of
State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplo-
matic and Consular Service pursuant to the requirement
of 31 U.S.C. 3526(e), $5,500,000 to remain available until
expended as authorized by section 24(c) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2696(c)), of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be trans-
ferred to and merged with the Repatriation Loans Pro-
gram Account, subject to the same terms and conditions.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized
by section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671): Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary
to carry out the direct loan program, $607,000, which may
be transferred to and merged with the Salaries and Ex-
penses account under Administration of Foreign Affairs.
PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act, Public Law 96–8, $15,000,000.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND
DISABILITY FUND
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and
Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $132,500,000.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
to meet annual obligations of membership in international
multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conven-
tions or specific Acts of Congress, $915,000,000 (reduced
by $1,000,000): Provided, That any payment of arrear-
ages shall be directed toward special activities that are
mutually agreed upon by the United States and the re-
spective international organization: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
available for a United States contribution to an inter-
national organization for the United States share of inter-
est costs made known to the United States Government
by such organization for loans incurred on or after Octo-
ber 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided fur-
ther, That, of the funds appropriated in this paragraph,
$100,000,000 may be made available only on a semi-an-
nual basis pursuant to a certification by the Secretary of
State on a semi-annual basis, that the United Nations has
taken no action during the preceding 6 months to increase
funding for any United Nations program without identify-
ing an offsetting decrease during that 6-month period else-
where in the United Nations budget and cause the United
Nations to exceed the expected reform budget for the bien-
nium 1998–1999 of $2,533,000,000: Provided further,
That not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be transferred from
funds made available under this heading to the ‘‘Inter-
national Conferences and Contingencies’’ account for
United States contributions to the Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission, except that
such transferred funds may be obligated or expended only
for Commission meetings and sessions, provisional tech-
nical secretariat salaries and expenses, other Commission
administrative and training activities, including purchase
of training equipment, and upgrades to existing inter-
nationally based monitoring systems involved in coopera-
tive data sharing agreements with the United States as
of the date of enactment of this Act, until the United
States Senate ratifies the Comprehensive Nuclear Test
Ban Treaty.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other ex-
penses of international peacekeeping activities directed to
the maintenance or restoration of international peace and
security, $220,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds
made available under this Act shall be obligated or ex-
pended for any new or expanded United Nations peace-
keeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of vot-
ing for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations
Security Council (or in an emergency, as far in advance
as is practicable): (1) the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate and other
appropriate committees of the Congress are notified of the
estimated cost and length of the mission, the vital national
interest that will be served, and the planned exit strategy;
and (2) a reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605
of this Act is submitted, and the procedures therein fol-
lowed, setting forth the source of funds that will be used
to pay for the cost of the new or expanded mission: Pro-
vided further, That funds shall be available for peacekeep-
ing expenses only upon a certification by the Secretary of
State to the appropriate committees of the Congress that
American manufacturers and suppliers are being given op-
portunities to provide equipment, services, and material
for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those
being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers.
ARREARAGE PAYMENTS
For an additional amount for payment of arrearages
to meet obligations of membership in the United Nations,
and to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeep-
ing activities, $475,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act for payment of ar-
rearages may be obligated or expended unless such obliga-
tion or expenditure is expressly authorized by law: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds appropriated or oth-
erwise made available by this Act for payment of arrear-
ages may be obligated or expended until such time as the
share of the total of all assessed contributions for the reg-
ular budget of the United Nations does not exceed 22 per-
cent for any single United Nations member, and the share
of the budget for each assessed United Nations peacekeep-
ing operation does not exceed 25 percent for any single
United Nations member.
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
to meet obligations of the United States arising under
treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION,
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
For necessary expenses for the United States Section
of the International Boundary and Water Commission,
United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws appli-
cable to the United States Section, including not to exceed
$6,000 for representation; as follows:
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for,
$18,490,000.
CONSTRUCTION
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $7,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State De-
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
2696(c)).
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for
the International Joint Commission and the International
Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as au-
thorized by treaties between the United States and Can-
ada or Great Britain, and for the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law
103–182, $5,490,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall
be available for representation expenses incurred by the
International Joint Commission.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS
For necessary expenses for international fisheries
commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by
law, $14,490,000: Provided, That the United States’ share
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions, pursuant to section 3324 of title 31, United
States Code.
OTHER
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized
by section 501 of Public Law 101–246, $8,250,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section
24(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).
RELATED AGENCIES
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided, for
arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activi-
ties, $41,500,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 shall
be for official reception and representation expenses as au-
thorized by the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.).
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary
to enable the United States Information Agency, as au-
thorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.),
the United States Information and Educational Exchange
Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to
carry out international communication, educational and
cultural activities; and to carry out related activities au-
thorized by law, including employment, without regard to
civil service and classification laws, of persons on a tem-
porary basis (not to exceed $700,000 of this appropria-
tion), as authorized by section 801 of such Act of 1948
(22 U.S.C. 1471), and entertainment, including official re-
ceptions, within the United States, not to exceed $25,000
as authorized by section 804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1474(3)), $457,146,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $1,400,000 may be used for representation abroad
as authorized by section 302 of such Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085): Provided further, That not to
exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended,
may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other
payments received from or in connection with English
teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication pro-
grams as authorized by section 810 of such Act of 1948
(22 U.S.C. 1475e) and, notwithstanding any other law,
fees from educational advising and counseling, and ex-
change visitor program services: Provided further, That
not to exceed $920,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, may be used to carry out projects involving secu-
rity construction and related improvements for agency fa-
cilities not physically located together with Department of
State facilities abroad.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange
programs, as authorized by the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C.
2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91
Stat. 1636), $200,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2455): Provided, That not to exceed $800,000,
to remain available until expended, may be credited to this
appropriation from fees or other payments received from
or in connection with English teaching and publication
programs as authorized by section 810 of the United
States Information and Educational Exchange Act of
1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e) and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, fees from educational advising and coun-
seling.
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST
FUND
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fel-
lowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and
5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20
U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
Fund on or before September 30, 1999, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other
compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for
the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by
5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in accord-
ance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative
Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-Profit
Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation
for personal services.
ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholar-
ship Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
(22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings accruing to
the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September
30, 1999, to remain available until expended.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS
For expenses necessary to enable the United States
Information Agency, as authorized by the United States
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as
amended, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amend-
ed, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the United
States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amend-
ed, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, to carry out
international communication activities, including the pur-
chase, installation, rent, construction, and improvement of
facilities for radio and television transmission and recep-
tion to Cuba, $383,957,000, of which not to exceed
$16,000 may be used for official receptions within the
United States as authorized by section 804(3) of such Act
of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed $35,000 may
be used for representation abroad as authorized by section
302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section
905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for official recep-
tion and representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty; and, in addition, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from
advertising and revenue from business ventures, not to ex-
ceed $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international
organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts
from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the
International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available
until expended for carrying out authorized purposes.
RADIO CONSTRUCTION
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improve-
ment of facilities for radio transmission and reception, and
purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio
and television transmission and reception as authorized by
section 801 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471),
$25,308,000 (reduced by $9,000,000), to remain available
until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of such
Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
For grants made by the United States Information
Agency to the National Endowment for Democracy as au-
thorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act,
$31,000,000, to remain available until expended.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND
RELATED AGENCIES
SEC. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall
be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title
5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and hire of passenger transportation pursu-
ant to section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropria-
tion made available for the current fiscal year for the De-
partment of State in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not
to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
for the current fiscal year for the United States Informa-
tion Agency in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as oth-
erwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided further,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated
as a reprogramming of funds 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.
SEC. 403. (a) An employee who regularly commutes
from his or her place of residence in the continental
United States to an official duty station in Canada or
Mexico shall receive a border equalization adjustment
equal to the amount of comparability payments under sec-
tion 5304 of title 5, United States Code, that he or she
would receive if assigned to an official duty station within
the United States locality pay area closest to the employ-
ee’s official duty station.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘employee’’
shall mean a person who—
(1) is an ‘‘employee’’ as defined under section
2105 of title 5, United States Code; and
(2) is employed by the United States Depart-
ment of State, the United States Information Agen-
cy, the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, or the International Joint Commission,
except that the term shall not include members of
the Foreign Service as defined by section 103 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–465),
section 3903 of title 22, United States Code.
(c) An equalization adjustment payable under this
section shall be considered basic pay for the same purposes
as are comparability payments under section 5304 of title
5, United States Code, and its implementing regulations.
(d) The agencies referenced in subsection (c)(2) are
authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the pur-
poses of this section.
SEC. 404. (a)(1) Section 6(4) of the Japan-United
States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2905(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘needed, except’’ and all that follows through
‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘needed’’.
(2) The second sentence of section 7(b) of the Japan-
United States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2906(b)) is
amended to read as follows: ‘‘Such investment may be
made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United
States, in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and
interest by the United States, in interest-bearing obliga-
tions of Japan, or in obligations guaranteed as to both
principal and interest by Japan.’’.
(b)(1) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall be
redesignated as the ‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
Any reference in any provision of law, Executive order,
regulation, delegation of authority, or other document to
the Japan-United States Friendship Commission shall be
considered to be a reference to the United States-Japan
Commission.
(2) The heading of section 4 of the Japan-United
States Friendship Act (22 U.S.C. 2903) is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘UNITED STATES-JAPAN COMMISSION’’.
(3) The Japan-United States Friendship Act is
amended by striking ‘‘Japan-United States Friendship
Commission’’ each place such term appears and inserting
‘‘United States-Japan Commission’’.
(c)(1) Effective on the date of enactment of this Act,
the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund shall be
redesignated as the ‘‘United States-Japan Trust Fund’’.
Any reference in any provision of law, Executive order,
regulation, delegation of authority, or other document to
the Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund shall be
considered to be a reference to the United States-Japan
Trust Fund.
(2) Section 3(a) of the Japan-United States Friend-
ship Act (22 U.S.C. 2902(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘Japan-United States Friendship Trust Fund’’ and in-
serting ‘‘United States-Japan Trust Fund’’.
SEC. 405. The Director of the United States Infor-
mation Agency is authorized to administer summer travel
and work programs without regard to preplacement re-
quirements.
SEC. 406. Section 12 of the International Organiza-
tions Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288f–2) is amended by
inserting ‘‘and the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization’’ after ‘‘International Labor Organization’’.
SEC. 407. (a) Section 5545a of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k)(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘crimi-
nal investigator’ includes a special agent occupying a posi-
tion under title II of Public Law 99–399 if such special
agent—
‘‘(A) meets the definition of such terms under
paragraph (2) of subsection (a) (applied disregard-
ing the parenthetical matter before subparagraph
(A) thereof); and
‘‘(B) such special agent satisfies the require-
ments of subsection (d) without taking into account
any hours described in paragraph (2)(B) thereof.
‘‘(2) In applying subsection (h) with respect to a spe-
cial agent under this subsection—
‘‘(A) any reference in such subsection to ‘basic
pay’ shall be considered to include amounts des-
ignated as ‘salary’;
‘‘(B) paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection shall
be considered to include (in addition to the provi-
sions of law specified therein) sections 609(b)(1),
805, 806, and 856 of the Foreign Service Act of
1980; and
‘‘(C) paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection shall
be applied by substituting for ‘Office of Personnel
Management’ the following: ‘Office of Personnel
Management or the Secretary of State (to the extent
that matters exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary are concerned)’.’’.
(b) Not later than the date on which the amendments
made by this section take effect, each special agent of the
Diplomatic Security Service who satisfies the requirements
of subsection (k)(1) of section 5545a of title 5, United
States Code, as amended by this section, and the appro-
priate supervisory officer, to be designated by the Sec-
retary of State, shall make an initial certification to the
Secretary of State that the special agent is expected to
meet the requirements of subsection (d) of such section
5545a. The Secretary of State may prescribe procedures
necessary to administer this subsection.
(c)(1) Paragraph (2) of section 5545a(a) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended (in the matter before sub-
paragraph (A)) by striking ‘‘Public Law 99–399)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Public Law 99–399, subject to subsection (k))’’.
(2) Section 5542(e) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘title 18, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘title
18 or section 37(a)(3) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956,’’.
(d) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period—
(1) which begins on or after the 90th day fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) on which date all regulations necessary to
carry out such amendments are (in the judgment of
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
and the Secretary of State) in effect.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a
U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security
needs of the United States, $97,650,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $67,600,000.
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $16,000,000 (reduced by
$10,000,000), to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to
exceed $1,000,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,725,000,
which shall be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for Operations and Training.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—MARITIME
ADMINISTRATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities
and services and make necessary repairs in connection
with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Govern-
ment property under control of the Maritime Administra-
tion, and payments received therefore shall be credited to
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided,
That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or
occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or
repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts.
No obligations shall be incurred during the current
fiscal year from the construction fund established by the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the
appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in
any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which other-
wise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall
be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S
HERITAGE ABROAD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation
of America’s Heritage Abroad, $280,000, as authorized by
section 1303 of Public Law 99–83.
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$8,740,000: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may
be used to employ consultants: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
used to employ in excess of 4 full-time individuals under
Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of 1 special
assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That
none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be
used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75
billable days, with the exception of the chairperson who
is permitted 125 billable days.
COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN
EUROPE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Secu-
rity and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public
Law 94–304, $1,170,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 3 of Public Law 99–7.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d)
and 621–634), the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including services
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-mone-
tary awards to private citizens; and not to exceed
$28,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement
agencies for services to the Commission pursuant to title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, sections
6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, $260,500,000: Provided, That the
Commission is authorized to make available for official re-
ception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500
from available funds.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission, as authorized by law, including uni-
forms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
5901–02; not to exceed $600,000 for land and structure;
not to exceed $500,000 for improvement and care of
grounds and repair to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; purchase
(not to exceed 16) and hire of motor vehicles; special coun-
sel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$181,514,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2000, for research and
policy studies: Provided, That $172,523,000 of offsetting
collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to sec-
tion 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and shall be retained and used for necessary ex-
penses in this appropriation, and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein ap-
propriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections
are received during fiscal year 1999 so as to result in a
final fiscal year 1999 appropriation estimated at
$8,991,000: Provided further, That any offsetting collec-
tions received in excess of $172,523,000 in fiscal year
1999 shall remain available until expended, but shall not
be available for obligation until October 1, 1999: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this account
shall be used for expenses for rental of headquarters space
at the Portals II building assessed by the General Services
Administration, or for any relocation expenses, until such
time as ongoing investigations by the Congress and the
Department of Justice determine that the lease agreement
was lawfully entered into by the parties involved.
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime
Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Mer-
chant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App.
1111), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109;
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–02, $14,000,000: Provided,
That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Com-
mission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as au-
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $80,490,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a per-
son or persons for collection services in accordance with
the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not
to exceed $76,500,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected for premerger notification filings under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) 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 1999, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1999
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not
more than $3,990,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided further, That any fees received in excess of
$76,500,000 in fiscal year 1999 shall remain available
until expended, but shall not be available for obligation
until October 1, 1999: Provided further, That none of the
funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission
shall be available for obligation for expenses authorized
100
by section 151 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora-
tion Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–242, 105
Stat. 2282–2285).
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation
Act of 1974, as amended, $141,000,000 (increased by
$109,000,000), of which $134,575,000 (increased by
$109,000,000) is for basic field programs and required
independent audits, $1,125,000 is for the Office of Inspec-
tor General, of which such amounts as may be necessary
may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; and
$5,300,000 is for management and administration.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES
CORPORATION
SEC. 501. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for
any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any
of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and
506 of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated
in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be sub-
ject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such
sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503
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to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 1998
and 1999, respectively.
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of Public Law 92–522,
as amended, $1,240,000.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Ex-
change Commission, including services as authorized by
5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $23,000,000; and, in addition, to remain
available until expended, from fees collected in fiscal year
1998, $87,000,000, and from fees collected in fiscal year
1999, $214,000,000; of which not to exceed $10,000 may
be used toward funding a permanent secretariat for the
International Organization of Securities Commissions; and
of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for ex-
penses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Com-
mission with foreign governmental and other regulatory
officials, members of their delegations, appropriate rep-
resentatives and staff to exchange views concerning devel-
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opments relating to securities matters, development and
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning se-
curities matters and provision of technical assistance for
the development of foreign securities markets, such ex-
penses to include necessary logistic and administrative ex-
penses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign
invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings
including: (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken in
the course of such attendance; (2) any travel and trans-
portation to or from such meetings; and (3) any other re-
lated lodging or subsistence: Provided, That fees and
charges authorized by sections 6(b)(4) of the Securities
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) and 31(d) of the Secu-
rities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(d)) shall be
credited to this account as offsetting collections.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
of the Small Business Administration as authorized by
Public Law 103–403, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and
not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, $246,750,000 (increased by $2,000,000)
(increased by $250,000 to be used for the National Wom-
en’s Business Council as authorized by section 409 of the
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Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 631
note): Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to
charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by
the Small Business Administration, and certain loan serv-
icing activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such activities
shall be credited to this account, to be available for carry-
ing out these purposes without further appropriations:
Provided further, That $78,800,000 shall be available to
fund grants for performance in fiscal year 1999 or fiscal
year 2000 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Busi-
ness Act, as amended.
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, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.),
$11,300,000.
BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $2,000,000, to be avail-
able until expended; and for the cost of guaranteed loans,
$132,540,000 (increased by $7,090,000), as authorized by
15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $45,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2000: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
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of 1974: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 1999,
commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall
not exceed the amount of financing authorized under sec-
tion 20(d)(1)(B)ii of the Small Business Act, as amended:
Provided further, That, during fiscal year 1999, commit-
ments for general business loans authorized under section
7(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended, shall not ex-
ceed $10,000,000,000 without prior notification of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate in accordance with section 605 of this
Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $94,000,000
(reduced by $7,090,000), which may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b)
of the Small Business Act, as amended, $100,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan program, $116,000,000, which may be
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transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries
and Expenses.
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND
For additional capital for the ‘‘Surety Bond Guaran-
tees Revolving Fund’’, authorized by the Small Business
Investment Act, as amended, $3,300,000, to remain avail-
able without fiscal year limitation as authorized by 15
U.S.C. 631 note.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business
Administration in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section.
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute,
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–572 (106 Stat. 4515–
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4516)), $6,850,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
not authorized by the Congress.
SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 604. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be af-
fected thereby.
SEC. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this
Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
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agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obli-
gation or expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or provided from
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new
programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorga-
nizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out
or privatizes any functions, or activities presently per-
formed by Federal employees; unless the Appropriations
Committees of both Houses of Congress are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation
or expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by
this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram-
ming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, which-
ever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs,
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projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding
for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers
of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in
personnel which would result in a change in existing pro-
grams, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; un-
less the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of
Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds.
SEC. 606. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for the construction, repair (other than
emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization
of vessels for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration in shipyards located outside of the United
States.
SEC. 607. (a) PURCHASE
OF
AMERICAN-MADE
EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Con-
gress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equip-
ment and products purchased with funds made available
in this Act should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.—In providing financial
assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any en-
tity using funds made available in this Act, the head of
each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
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shall provide to such entity a notice describing the state-
ment made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 608. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce any
guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission covering harassment based on religion, when it is
made known to the Federal entity or official to which such
funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ
in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by
the Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg.
51266).
SEC. 609. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be obligated or ex-
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pended to pay for any cost incurred for: (1) opening or
operating any United States diplomatic or consular post
in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that was not operat-
ing on July 11, 1995; (2) expanding any United States
diplomatic or consular post in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam that was operating on July 11, 1995; or (3) in-
creasing the total number of personnel assigned to United
States diplomatic or consular posts in the Socialist Repub-
lic of Vietnam above the levels existing on July 11, 1995;
unless the President certifies within 60 days the following:
(A) Based upon all information available to the
United States Government, the Government of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam is fully cooperating in
good faith with the United States in the following:
(i) 
Resolving 
discrepancy 
cases, 
live
sightings, and field activities.
(ii) Recovering and repatriating American
remains.
(iii) Accelerating efforts to provide docu-
ments that will help lead to fullest possible ac-
counting of prisoners of war and missing in ac-
tion.
(iv) Providing further assistance in imple-
menting trilateral investigations with Laos.
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(B) The remains, artifacts, eyewitness accounts,
archival material, and other evidence associated with
prisoners of war and missing in action recovered
from crash sites, military actions, and other loca-
tions in Southeast Asia are being thoroughly ana-
lyzed by the appropriate laboratories with the intent
of providing surviving relatives with scientifically de-
fensible, legal determinations of death or other ac-
countability that are fully documented and available
in unclassified and unredacted form to immediate
family members.
SEC. 610. None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used for any United Nations undertaking
when it is made known to the Federal official having au-
thority to obligate or expend such funds: (1) that the
United Nations undertaking is a peacekeeping mission; (2)
that such undertaking will involve United States Armed
Forces under the command or operational control of a for-
eign national; and (3) that the President’s military advi-
sors have not submitted to the President a recommenda-
tion that such involvement is in the national security inter-
ests of the United States and the President has not sub-
mitted to the Congress such a recommendation.
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SEC. 611. None of the funds made available in this
Act shall be used to provide the following amenities or per-
sonal comforts in the Federal prison system—
(1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners
who are segregated from the general prison popu-
lation for their own safety;
(2) the viewing of NC–17, R, and X rated mov-
ies, through whatever medium presented;
(3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts)
or training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo,
karate, or other martial art, or any bodybuilding or
weightlifting equipment of any sort;
(4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates
or heating elements; or
(5) the use or possession of any electric or elec-
tronic musical instrument.
SEC. 612. None of the funds made available in title
II for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion (NOAA) under the headings ‘‘Operations, Research,
and Facilities’’ and ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition and Con-
struction’’ may be used to implement sections 603, 604,
and 605 of Public Law 102–567.
SEC. 613. Any costs incurred by a department or
agency funded under this Act resulting from personnel ac-
tions taken in response to funding reductions included in
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this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary re-
sources available to such department or agency: Provided,
That the authority to transfer funds between appropria-
tions accounts as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds 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.
SEC. 614. None of the funds made available in this
Act to the Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to dis-
tribute or make available any commercially published in-
formation or material to a prisoner when it is made known
to the Federal official having authority to obligate or ex-
pend such funds that such information or material is sexu-
ally explicit or features nudity.
SEC. 615. Of the funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘Office of Justice Programs—State
and Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, not more than
90 percent of the amount to be awarded to an entity under
the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant shall be made
available to such an entity when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend
such funds that the entity that employs a public safety
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officer (as such term is defined in section 1204 of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968) does not provide such a public safety officer who
retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered
as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury
sustained in the line of duty while responding to an emer-
gency situation or a hot pursuit (as such terms are defined
by State law) with the same or better level of health insur-
ance benefits at the time of retirement or separation as
they received while on duty.
SEC. 616. (a) None of the funds made available in
this Act may be used to issue or renew a fishing permit
or authorization for any fishing vessel of the United States
greater than 165 feet in registered length or of more than
750 gross registered tons, and that has an engine or en-
gines capable of producing a total of more than 3,000
shaft horsepower—
(1) as specified in the permit application re-
quired under part 648.4(a)(5) of title 50, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 648.12 of title 50, Code of
Federal Regulations, and the authorization required
under part 648.80(d)(2) of title 50, Code of Federal
Regulations, to engage in fishing for Atlantic mack-
erel or herring (or both) under the Magnuson-Ste-
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vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); or
(2) that would allow such a vessel to engage in
the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish in any
other fishery within the exclusive economic zone of
the United States (except territories), unless a cer-
tificate of documentation had been issued for the
vessel and endorsed with a fishery endorsement that
was effective on September 25, 1997, and such fish-
ery endorsement was not surrendered at any time
thereafter.
(b) Any fishing permit or authorization issued or re-
newed prior to the date of the enactment of this Act for
a fishing vessel to which the prohibition in subsection
(a)(1) applies that would allow such vessel to engage in
fishing for Atlantic mackerel or herring (or both) during
fiscal year 1999 shall be null and void, and none of the
funds made available in this Act may be used to issue a
fishing permit or authorization that would allow a vessel
whose permit or authorization was made null and void
pursuant to this subsection to engage in the catching, tak-
ing, or harvesting of fish in any other fishery within the
exclusive economic zone of the United States.
SEC. 617. None of the funds provided by this Act
shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco
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or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal
by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing
of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions
which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco
products of the same type.
SEC. 618. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to pay the expenses of an election officer
appointed by a court to oversee an election of any officer
or trustee for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
SEC. 619. The Federal Communications Commission
shall reinstate the license of radio station WXEE, 1340
AM, of Welch, West Virginia, notwithstanding the expira-
tion of such license on February 1, 1998, pursuant to sec-
tion 312(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 312(g)).
TITLE VII—RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
WORKING CAPITAL FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available under this
heading on September 30, 1998, $45,326,000 are re-
scinded.
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LEGAL ACTIVITIES
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
(RESCISSION)
Of the unobligated balances available from offsetting
collections derived from fees collected pursuant to 28
U.S.C. 589a(b), $17,000,000 are rescinded.
TITLE VIII—CITIZENS PROTECTION
SHORT TITLE
SEC. 801. This title may be cited as the ‘‘Citizens
Protection Act of 1998’’.
INTERPRETATION
SEC. 802. As used in this title and the amendments
made by this title, the term ‘‘employee’’ includes an attor-
ney, investigator, or other employee of the Department of
Justice (including any independent counsel appointed
under title 28, United States Code, and any employees of
such independent counsel acting under the authority of the
Attorney General), as well as an attorney, investigator, or
accountant, acting under the authority of the Department
of Justice (including any independent counsel appointed
under title 28, United States Code, and any employees of
such independent counsel acting under the authority of the
Attorney General).
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SUBTITLE A—ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL
PROSECUTORS
ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL PROSECUTORS
SEC. 811. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 28,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS FOR THE
GOVERNMENT
‘‘SEC. 530B. (a) An attorney for the Government
shall be subject to State laws and rules, and local Federal
court rules, governing attorneys in each State where such
attorney engages in that attorney’s duties, to the same
extent and in the same manner as other attorneys in that
State.
‘‘(b) The Attorney General shall make and amend
rules of the Department of Justice to assure compliance
with this section.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘attorney for
the Government’ includes any attorney described in sec-
tion 77.2(a) of part 77 of title 28 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:
‘‘530B. Ethical standards for attorneys for the Government.’’.
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SUBTITLE B—PUNISHABLE CONDUCT
PUNISHABLE CONDUCT
SEC. 821. (a) VIOLATIONS.—The Attorney General
shall establish, by plain rule, that it shall be punishable
conduct for any Department of Justice employee to—
(1) in the absence of probable cause seek the
indictment of any person;
(2) fail promptly to release information that
would exonerate a person under indictment;
(3) intentionally mislead a court as to the guilt
of any person;
(4) intentionally or knowingly misstate evi-
dence;
(5) intentionally or knowingly alter evidence;
(6) attempt to influence or color a witness’ tes-
timony;
(7) act to frustrate or impede a defendant’s
right to discovery;
(8) offer or provide sexual activities to any gov-
ernment witness or potential witness;
(9) leak or otherwise improperly disseminate in-
formation to any person during an investigation; or
(10) engage in conduct that discredits the De-
partment.
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(b) PENALTIES.—The Attorney General shall estab-
lish penalties for engaging in conduct described in sub-
section (a) that shall include—
(1) probation;
(2) demotion;
(3) dismissal;
(4) referral of ethical charges to the bar;
(5) loss of pension or other retirement benefits;
(6) suspension from employment; and
(7) referral of the allegations, if appropriate, to
a grand jury for possible criminal prosecution.
COMPLAINTS
SEC. 822. (a) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—A person who
believes that an employee of the Department of Justice
has engaged in conduct described in section 821(a) may
submit a written statement, in such form as the Attorney
General may require, describing the alleged conduct.
(b) PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION.—Not later than
30 days after receipt of a written statement submitted
under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall conduct
a preliminary investigation and determine whether the al-
legations contained in such written statement warrant fur-
ther investigation.
(c) INVESTIGATION AND PENALTY.—If the Attorney
General determines after conducting a preliminary inves-
tigation under subsection (a) that further investigation is
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warranted, the Attorney General shall within 90 days fur-
ther investigate the allegations and, if the Attorney Gen-
eral determines that a preponderance of the evidence sup-
ports the allegations, impose an appropriate penalty.
MISCONDUCT REVIEW BOARD
SEC. 823. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished as an independent establishment a board to be
known as the ‘‘Misconduct Review Board’’ (hereinafter in
this title referred to as the ‘‘Board’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of—
(1) three voting members appointed by the
President, one of whom the President shall designate
as Chairperson;
(2) two non-voting members appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of
whom shall be a Republican and one of whom shall
be a Democrat; and
(3) two non-voting members appointed by the
Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be
a Republican and one of whom shall be a Democrat.
(c) NON-VOTING MEMBERS SERVE ADVISORY ROLE
ONLY.—The non-voting members shall serve on the Board
in an advisory capacity only and shall not take part in
any decisions of the Board.
(d) SUBMISSION
OF
WRITTEN
STATEMENT
TO
BOARD.—If the Attorney General makes no determination
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pursuant to section 822(b) or imposes no penalty under
section 822(c), a person who submitted a written state-
ment under section 822(a) may submit such written state-
ment to the Board.
(e) REVIEW OF ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINA-
TION.—The Board shall review all determinations made
by the Attorney General under sections 822(b) or 822(c).
(f) BOARD INVESTIGATION.—In reviewing a deter-
mination with respect to a written statement under sub-
section (e), or a written statement submitted under sub-
section (d), the Board may investigate the allegations
made in the written statement as the Board considers ap-
propriate.
(g) SUBPOENA POWER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may issue sub-
poenas requiring the attendance and testimony of
witnesses and the production of any evidence relat-
ing to any matter under investigation by the Board.
The attendance of witnesses and the production of
evidence may be required from any place within the
United States.
(2) FAILURE TO OBEY A SUBPOENA.—If a per-
son refuses to obey a subpoena issued under para-
graph (1), the Board may apply to a United States
district court for an order requiring that person to
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appear before the Board to give testimony, produce
evidence, or both, relating to the matter under inves-
tigation. The application may be made within the ju-
dicial district where the hearing is conducted or
where that person is found, resides, or transacts
business. Any failure to obey the order of the court
may be punished by the court as civil contempt.
(3) SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS.—The subpoenas
of the Board shall be served in the manner provided
for subpoenas issued by a United States district
court under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for
the United States district courts.
(4) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—All process of any
court to which application is made under paragraph
(2) may be served in the judicial district in which
the person required to be served resides or may be
found.
(h) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at the call of
the Chairperson or a majority of its voting members. All
meetings shall be open to the public. The Board is author-
ized to sit where the Board considers most convenient
given the facts of a particular complaint, but shall give
due consideration to conducting its activities in the judi-
cial district where the complainant resides.
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(i) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Board shall be
made by majority vote of the voting members.
(j) AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE PENALTY.—After con-
ducting such independent review and investigation as it
deems appropriate, the Board by a majority vote of its
voting members may impose a penalty, including dismis-
sal, as provided in section 821(b) as it considers appro-
priate.
(k) COMPENSATION.—
(1) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Board who are
full-time officers or employees of the United States,
including Members of Congress, may not receive ad-
ditional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of
their service on the Board.
(2) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member shall
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(l) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board may
procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed $200 per day.
(m) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal department
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or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the
personnel of that department or agency to the Board to
assist it in carrying out its duties under this title.
(n) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Board may
secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information necessary to enable it to carry
out this title. Upon request of the Chairperson of the
Board, the head of that department or agency shall fur-
nish that information to the Board.
(o) MAILS.—The Board may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other departments and agencies of the United States.
(p) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon
the request of the Board, the Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Board, on a reimbursable
basis, the administrative support services necessary for the
Board to carry out its responsibilities under this title.
(q) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Board may con-
tract with and compensate government and private agen-
cies or persons for services, without regard to section 3709
of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
TITLE IX—ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 901. None of the funds made available in this
or any other Act may be used to implement, administer,
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or enforce Executive Order No. 13083 (titled ‘‘Federal-
ism’’ and dated May 14, 1998).
SEC. 902. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used by the United
States to intervene against a claim for attachment in aid
of execution, or execution, of property of a foreign state
upon a judgment relating to a claim brought under section
1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code.
SEC. 903. (a) Section 118 of title 28, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘Philadelphia,
and Schuylkill’’ and inserting ‘‘and Philadelphia’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘Schuylkill,’’
after ‘‘Potter,’’.
(b)(1) This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) This section and the amendments made by this
section shall not affect any action commenced before the
effective date of this section and pending on such date in
the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Pennsylvania.
(3) This section and the amendments made by this
section shall not affect the composition, or preclude the
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service, of any grand or petit jury summoned, impaneled,
or actually serving on the effective date of this section.
SEC. 904. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for participa-
tion by United States delegates to the Standing Consult-
ative Commission in any activity of the Commission to im-
plement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to
the Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of
Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered
into in New York on September 26, 1997, by the United
States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Com-
merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
Passed the House of Representatives August 6 (leg-
islative day, August 5), 1998.
Attest:
Clerk.