H. R. 2670
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
An Act
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,
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, 2000, 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, $79,328,000, 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 $8,136,000 shall be
expended for the Department Leadership Program exclusive of aug-
mentation that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1999: 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 fur-
ther, That the latter two aforementioned offices may utilize non-
reimbursable details of career employees within the caps described
in the aforementioned proviso: Provided further, That the Attorney
General is authorized to transfer, under such terms and conditions
as the Attorney General shall specify, forfeited real or personal
property of limited or marginal value, as such value is determined
by guidelines established by the Attorney General, to a State or
local government agency, or its designated contractor or transferee,
for use to support drug abuse treatment, drug and crime prevention
and education, housing, job skills, and other community-based
public health and safety programs: Provided further, That any
transfer under the preceding proviso shall not create or confer
any private right of action in any person against the United States,
and shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of
this Act.
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JOINT AUTOMATED BOOKING SYSTEM
For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a
Joint Automated Booking System, $1,800,000, to remain available
until expended.
NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS
For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications as
mandated by section 104 of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 903(d)(1)),
$10,625,000, to remain available until expended.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney General,
$10,000,000, 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; and (2) the costs of providing sup-
port to counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or international
terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection with these
activities: Provided, That any Federal agency may be reimbursed
for the costs of detaining in foreign countries individuals accused
of acts of terrorism that violate the laws of the United States:
Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph shall
be available only after the Attorney General notifies the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE FUND
For payments authorized by section 109 of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1008), $15,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and
clemency petitions and immigration related activities, $98,136,000.
In addition, $50,363,000, for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to 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, $40,275,000; 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 not less than $40,000 shall be transferred to and
administered by the Department of Justice Wireless Management
Office for the costs of conversion to narrowband communications
and for the operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile
Radio systems.
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UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission
as authorized by law, $7,380,000.
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
of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned
space in the District of Columbia, $346,381,000; 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 $36,666,000 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, $147,929,000, to be derived from the Violent Crime
Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available until expended for such
purposes.
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.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and
kindred laws, $81,850,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding section
3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to exceed $81,850,000
of offsetting collections derived from fees collected in fiscal year
2000 for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) 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 general fund shall be reduced
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2000,
so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the
general fund estimated at not more than $0.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agree-
ments, $1,161,957,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall
be available until September 30, 2001, for: (1) training personnel
in debt collection; (2) locating debtors and their property; (3) paying
the net costs of selling property; and (4) tracking debts owed to