H. R. 2267
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven
An Act
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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 purposes, namely:
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Depart-
ment of Justice, $76,199,000, of which not to exceed $3,317,000
is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43 permanent positions
and 44 full-time equivalent workyears and $7,860,000 shall be
expended for the Department Leadership Program exclusive of aug-
mentation that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1997: Provided
further, That not to exceed 41 permanent positions and 48
full-time equivalent workyears and $4,660,000 shall be expended
for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided
further, That the latter two aforementioned 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 Attorney General,
$20,000,000 to remain available until expended, to reimburse any
Department of Justice organization for: (1) the costs incurred in
reestablishing the operational capability of an office or facility which
has been damaged or destroyed as a result of any domestic or
international terrorist incident; (2) the costs of providing support
to counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or international
terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection with these
activities; and (3) the costs of conducting a terrorism threat assess-
ment of Federal agencies and their facilities: Provided, That funds
provided under this paragraph shall be available only after the
Attorney General notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
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the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with
section 605 of this Act.
In addition, for necessary expenses, as determined by the Attor-
ney General, $32,700,000, to remain available until expended, to
reimburse departments and agencies of the Federal Government
for any costs incurred in connection with—
(1) counterterrorism technology research and development;
(2) providing training and related equipment for chemical,
biological, nuclear, and cyber attack prevention and response
capabilities to State and local law enforcement agencies; and
(3) providing bomb training and response capabilities to
State and local law enforcement agencies.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and
clemency petitions and immigration related activities, $70,007,000.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND
APPEALS
For activities authorized by section 130005 of the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322),
as amended, $59,251,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent 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, $33,211,000; including not to exceed $10,000 to meet
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended
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 Justice’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 section 130005 of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement 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, $5,009,000.
LEGAL ACTIVITIES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
For expenses, necessary for the legal activities of the Depart-
ment of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed
$20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under
the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate
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of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned
space in the District of Columbia; $444,200,000; 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 $17,525,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for office 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 further, 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.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department
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 Compensa-
tion Trust Fund.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
For the expeditious deportation of denied asylum applicants,
as authorized by section 130005 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended,
$7,969,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be
derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and
kindred laws, $75,495,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed $70,000,000 of offsetting collec-
tions 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 necessary expenses
in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the gen-
eral fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1998
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than
$5,495,000: Provided further, That any fees received in excess of
$70,000,000 in fiscal year 1998, shall remain available until
expended, but shall not be available for obligation until October
1, 1998.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Attor-
neys, including intergovernmental and cooperative agreements,
$972,460,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available
until September 30, 1999, for: (1) training personnel in debt collec-
tion; (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 appro-
priated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed
$10,000,000 of those funds available for automated litigation
support contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That not to exceed $1,200,000 for the design, development,
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and implementation of an information systems strategy for D.C.
Superior Court shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 for the operation of the
National Advocacy Center shall remain available until expended:
Provided further, That not to exceed $2,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for the expansion of existing Violent Crime
Task Forces in United States Attorneys Offices into demonstration
projects, including inter-governmental, inter-local, cooperative, and
task-force agreements, however denominated, and contracts with
State and local prosecutorial and law enforcement agencies engaged
in the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes, including
bank robbery and carjacking, and drug trafficking: Provided further,
That, in addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears
available to the Office of the United States Attorneys, not to exceed
8,948 positions and 9,113 full-time equivalent workyears shall be
supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the United
States Attorneys.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For activities authorized by sections 40114, 130005, 190001(b),
190001(d), and 250005 of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended, and
section 815 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–132), $62,828,000, to remain available
until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program,
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $114,248,000, to remain avail-
able until expended and to be derived from the United States
Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$114,248,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for nec-
essary expenses in this appropriation and remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from
the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
during fiscal year 1998, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1998
appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That any such fees collected in excess of $114,248,000 in fiscal
year 1998 shall remain available until expended but shall not
be available for obligation until October 1, 1998.
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, $1,226,000.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service;
including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of
vehicles and aircraft, and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles
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for police-type use, without regard to the general purchase price
limitation for the current fiscal year, $467,833,000, 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, implementation,
maintenance and support, and training for an automated prisoner
information system, and not to exceed $2,200,000 to support the
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That, for fiscal year 1998 and
thereafter, the service of maintaining and transporting State, local,
or territorial prisoners shall be considered a specialized or technical
service for purposes of 31 U.S.C. 6505, and any prisoners so trans-
ported shall be considered persons (transported for other than
commercial purposes) whose presence is associated with the
performance of a governmental function for purposes of 49 U.S.C.
40102.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES MARSHALS
SERVICE
For activities authorized by section 190001(b) of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–322), as amended, $25,553,000, to remain available until
expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction
Trust Fund.
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION
For expenses, related to United States prisoners in the custody
of the United States Marshals Service as authorized in 18 U.S.C.
4013, but not including expenses otherwise provided for in appro-
priations available to the Attorney General, $405,262,000, 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 super-
vision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, and for
per diems in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law, including
advances, $75,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which
not to exceed $4,750,000 may be made available for planning,
construction, renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of
buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, for pro-
tected witness safesites; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may
be made available for the purchase and maintenance of armored
vehicles for transportation of protected witnesses; and of which
not to exceed $4,000,000 may be made available for the purchase,
installation and maintenance of a secure, automated information
network to store and retrieve the identities and locations 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, $5,319,000
and, in addition, up to $2,000,000 of funds made available to the
Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred by the Attor-
ney General to this account: Provided, That notwithstanding any
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other provision 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 Service, 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 except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (F),
and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, to be derived from the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary administrative expenses in accordance with the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, $2,000,000.
PAYMENT TO RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST FUND
For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust
Fund, $4,381,000.
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation, and
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug traffick-
ing not otherwise provided for, to include intergovernmental agree-
ments with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in
the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in orga-
nized crime drug trafficking, $294,967,000, of which $50,000,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That any amounts
obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used
under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from
this appropriation: Provided further, 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 reprogram-
ming procedures described in section 605 of this Act.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the
United States; including purchase for police-type use of not to
exceed 3,094 passenger motor vehicles, of which 2,270 will be for
replacement only, without regard to the general purchase price
limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor
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vehicles; acquisition, 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 direction of, and
to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney
General, $2,750,921,000; of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for
automated data processing and telecommunications and technical
investigative equipment and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover
operations shall remain available until September 30, 1999; of
which not less than $221,050,000 shall be for counterterrorism
investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other activities
related to our national security; of which not to exceed $98,400,000
shall remain available until expended; 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 relocation of the Criminal Justice Information Services
Division and the automation 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 equip-
ment 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.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’), and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty
Act of 1996 (‘‘the Antiterrorism Act’’), $179,121,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund; of which $102,127,000 shall be for activities
authorized by section 190001(c) of the 1994 Act and section 811
of the Antiterrorism Act; $57,994,000 shall be for activities author-
ized by section 190001(b) of the 1994 Act; $4,000,000 shall be
for training and investigative assistance authorized by section
210501 of the 1994 Act; $9,500,000 shall be for grants to States,
as authorized by section 811(b) of the Antiterrorism Act; and
$5,500,000 shall be for establishing DNA quality-assurance and
proficiency-testing standards, establishing an index to facilitate law
enforcement exchange of DNA identification information, and
related activities authorized by section 210501 of the 1994 Act.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and
sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including
equipment for such buildings); conversion and extension of federally
owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects;
$44,506,000, to remain available until expended.
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DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen
emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under the
direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate
of, the Attorney General; expenses for conducting drug education
and training programs, including travel and related expenses for
participants in such programs and the distribution of items of
token value that promote the goals of such programs; purchase
of not to exceed 1,602 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,410
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, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
$723,841,000, 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 expended, and
of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for purchase 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 replacement
retrofit and parts, shall remain available until September 30, 1999;
and of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For activities authorized by sections 180104 and 190001(b)
of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
(Public Law 103–322), as amended, and section 814 of the
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–132), $403,537,000, to remain available until expended, which
shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and
sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including
equipment for such buildings); conversion and extension of federally
owned buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects;
$8,000,000, to remain 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 relating to immigration,
naturalization, and alien registration, including not to exceed
$50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 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 exceed 2,904 passenger motor vehicles, of
which 1,711 are for replacement only), without regard to the general
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, and hire of
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passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and oper-
ation of aircraft; research related to immigration enforcement; and
for the care and housing of Federal detainees held in the joint
Immigration and Naturalization Service and United States Mar-
shals Service’s Buffalo Detention Facility; $1,657,886,000 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 immigration; 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 beginning January 1, 1998: Provided
further, That uniforms may be purchased without regard to the
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
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 checkpoints are open and traffic
is being checked on a continuous 24-hour basis: Provided further,
That not to exceed 43 permanent positions and 43 full-time equiva-
lent workyears and $4,167,000 shall be expended for the Office
of Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, That
the latter two aforementioned 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: Provided further, That begin-
ning seven calendar days after the enactment of this Act and
for each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available to the Immigration and Naturalization
Service may be used by the Immigration and Naturalization Service
to accept, for the purpose of conducting criminal background checks
on applications for any benefit under the Immigration and National-
ity Act, any FD–258 fingerprint card which has been prepared
by or received from any individual or entity other than an office
of the Immigration and Naturalization Service with the following
exceptions: (1) State and local law enforcement agencies; and (2)
United States consular offices at United States embassies and con-
sulates abroad under the jurisdiction of the Department of State
or United States military offices under the jurisdiction of the
Department of Defense authorized to perform fingerprinting serv-
ices to prepare FD–258 fingerprint cards for applicants residing
abroad applying for immigration benefits: Provided further, That
agencies may collect and retain a fee for fingerprinting services:
Provided further, That, during fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal
year thereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be
used to complete adjudication of an application for naturalization
unless the Immigration and Naturalization Service has received
confirmation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that a full
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criminal background check has been completed, except for those
exempted by regulation as of January 1, 1997: 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
Immigration and Naturalization Service, shall not exceed four
permanent positions and four full-time equivalent workyears after
July 1, 1998: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, during fiscal year 1998, the Attorney General
is authorized and directed to impose disciplinary action, including
termination of employment, pursuant to policies and procedures
applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
for any employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
who violates policies and procedures 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
For activities authorized by sections 130002, 130005, 130006,
130007, and 190001(b) of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended, and
section 813 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–132), $608,206,000, to remain available
until expended, which will be derived from the Violent Crime Reduc-
tion Trust Fund.
CONSTRUCTION
For planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and mainte-
nance of buildings and facilities necessary for the administration
and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization,
and alien registration, not otherwise provided for, $75,959,000,
to remain available until expended.
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, and
maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, includ-
ing purchase (not to exceed 834, of which 599 are for replacement
only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles,
and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on correc-
tions related issues to foreign governments; $2,821,642,000: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health
Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be
necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical
relief for inmates of 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 serv-
ices to individuals committed to the custody of the FPS: Provided
further, That uniforms 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: Provided further,
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That not to exceed $90,000,000 for the activation of new facilities
shall remain available until September 30, 1999: 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 reimbursable agree-
ments, 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.
VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS
For substance abuse treatment in Federal prisons as authorized
by section 32001(e) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce-
ment Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended, $26,135,000,
to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from
the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facili-
ties; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust Facility; purchase
and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such
facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary
expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and con-
structing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili-
ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all
necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account;
$255,133,000, to remain available until expended, of which not
to exceed $14,074,000 shall be available to construct areas for
inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of United States pris-
oners 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate in compliance with provisions set forth in section 605 of
this Act: Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated,
not to exceed $2,300,000 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 hereby author-
ized 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 commitments, without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided 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 five for replacement
only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON
INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Not to exceed $3,266,000 of the funds of the corporation shall
be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an accrual basis
to be determined in accordance with the corporation’s current pre-
scribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive
of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which the
said accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to
cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and
shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition,
construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or
disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corpora-
tion or in which it has an interest.
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the Missing Children’s Assist-
ance Act, as amended, including salaries and expenses in connection
therewith, and with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended,
and sections 819 and 821 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death
Penalty Act of 1996, $173,600,000, 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); of which $25,000,000 is for the
National Sexual Offender Registry: Provided, That, of funds appro-
priated under this heading, such funds are available as may be
necessary to carry out the orderly termination of the Ounce of
Prevention Council.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance authorized by part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, for State and Local
Narcotics Control and Justice Assistance Improvements, notwith-
standing the provisions of section 511 of said Act, $509,000,000,
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 $46,500,000 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 Enforcement Assistance Programs, including
$2,097,000 which shall be available to the Executive Office of United
States Attorneys to support the National District Attorneys Associa-
tion’s participation in legal education training at the National
Advocacy Center.
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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 trans-
ferred to and merged with the ‘‘Justice Assistance’’ account) author-
ized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (Public Law 103–322), as amended (‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omni-
bus 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’’); $2,382,400,000, 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 Enforcement
Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of
Representatives on February 14, 1995, except that for purposes
of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be considered
a ‘‘unit of local government’’ 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 prevention pro-
grams involving cooperation between community residents and law
enforcement personnel in order to control, 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 cooperation 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 eligibility for the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program
in the State of Louisiana, parish sheriffs are to be considered
the unit of local government under section 108 of H.R. 728; 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 Protection Act of 1993; of which $42,500,000 shall be available
as authorized by section 1001 of title I of the 1968 Act, to carry
out the provisions of subpart 1, part E of title I of the 1968
Act notwithstanding section 511 of said Act, for the Edward Byrne
Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs;
of which $420,000,000 shall be for the State Criminal Alien Assist-
ance Program, as authorized by section 242( j) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, as amended; of which $720,500,000 shall be
for Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth in Sentencing Incen-
tive 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 Agreement Program, and of which
$5,000,000 shall be reserved by the Attorney General for fiscal
year 1998 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
Special 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 $172,000,000 shall be
for Grants to Combat Violence Against Women, to States, units
of local government, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized
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by section 1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, including $12,000,000 which
shall be used exclusively for the purpose of strengthening civil
legal assistance programs for victims of domestic violence: Provided
further, That, of these funds, $7,000,000 shall be provided to the
National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence
against women and $853,000 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 $59,000,000
shall be for Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units
of local government, 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 authorized by section 40295 of the 1994
Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for training programs to assist
probation and parole officers who work with released sex offenders,
as authorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act; of which
$1,000,000 shall be for grants for televised testimony, as authorized
by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act; of which $2,750,000 shall
be for national stalker and domestic violence reduction, as author-
ized by section 40603 of the 1994 Act; of which $63,000,000 shall
be for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for State
prisoners, as authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act;
of which $12,500,000 shall be for grants to States and units of
local government for projects to improve DNA analysis, as author-
ized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act; of which $900,000
shall be for the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease 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 authorized by section 220002(h) of the 1994 Act; of which
$30,000,000 shall be for Drug Courts, as authorized by title V
of the 1994 Act; of which $1,000,000 shall be for Law Enforcement
Family Support Programs, as authorized by section 1001(a)(21)
of the 1968 Act; of which $2,500,000 shall be for public awareness
programs addressing marketing scams aimed at senior 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 pursuant to title III of H.R. 3 as passed by the House
of Representatives on May 8, 1997: Provided further, That notwith-
standing the requirements of H.R. 3, a State, or unit of local
government within such State, shall be eligible for a grant under
this program if the Governor of the State certifies to the Attorney
General, consistent with guidelines established by the Attorney
General in consultation with Congress, that the State is actively
considering, or will consider within one year from the date of
such certification, legislation, policies, or practices which if enacted
would qualify the State for a grant under section 1802 of H.R.
3: Provided further, That 3 percent shall be available to the Attorney
General for research, evaluation, and demonstration consistent with
this program and 2 percent shall be available to the Attorney
General for training and technical assistance consistent with this
program: Provided further, That not less than 45 percent of any
grant provided to a State or unit of local government shall be
spent for the purposes set forth in paragraphs (3) through (9),
and not less than 35 percent shall be spent for the purposes set
forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (10) of section 1801(b) of H.R.
3, unless the State or unit of local government certifies to the
Attorney General or the State, whichever is appropriate, that the
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$167,214,000, 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 administering elements of the Judicial
Security Program consistent 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, including travel as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, $52,000,000, of which not to
exceed $7,500 is authorized for official reception and representation
expenses.
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90–219, $17,495,000; of which $1,800,000
shall remain available through September 30, 1999, to provide
education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which
not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and represen-
tation 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), $25,000,000; to the Judicial Survi-
vors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $7,400,000;
and to the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retire-
ment Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $1,800,000.
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $9,240,000,
of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized 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 5 U.S.C. 3109.
SEC. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act
may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appro-
priation, except ‘‘Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other
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(A) for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
for salaries and expenses, $932,000;
(B) for the Foreign Agricultural Service and General
Sales Manager, $4,521,000; and
(C) for the Agricultural Research Service, $16,000.
(11) Appropriations for the Department of the Treasury—
(A) for the United States Customs Service, for salaries
and expenses, $2,002,000;
(B) for departmental offices, for salaries and expenses,
$804,000;
(C) for the Internal Revenue Service, for tax law
enforcement, $662,000;
(D) for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms,
for salaries and expenses, $17,000;
(E) for the United States Secret Service, for salaries
and expenses, $617,000; and
(F) for the Comptroller of the Currency, for assessment
funds, $29,000.
(12) Appropriations for the Department of Transportation—
(A) for the Federal Aviation Administration, for
operations, $1,594,000; and
(B) for the Coast Guard, for operating expenses,
$65,000.
(13) Appropriations for the Department of Labor, for
departmental management, for salaries and expenses, $58,000.
(14) Appropriations for the Department of Health and
Human Services—
(A) for the National Institutes of Health, for the
National Cancer Institute, $42,000;
(B) for the Office of the Secretary, for general depart-
mental management, $71,000; and
(C) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
for disease control, research, and training, $522,000.
(15) Appropriations for the Social Security Administration,
for administrative expenses, $370,000.
(16) Appropriations for the Department of the Interior—
(A) for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
for resource management, $12,000;
(B) for the United States Geological Survey, for
surveys, investigations, and research, $80,000; and
(C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, for water and
related resources, $101,000.
(17) Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs,
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departmental 
administration, 
for 
general 
operating
expenses, $453,000.
(18) Appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, for mission support, $183,000.
(19) Appropriations for the National Science Foundation,
for research and related activities, $39,000.
(20) Appropriations for the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, for salaries and expenses, $4,000.
(21) Appropriations for the Department of Energy—
(A) for departmental administration, $150,000; and
(B) for atomic energy defense activities, for other
defense activities, $54,000.
(22) Appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commis-
sion, for salaries and expenses, $26,000.