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research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the 
Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to 
and merged with funds provided to the National In-
stitute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statis-
tics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or 
statistical purposes, without regard to the authoriza-
tions for such grant or reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the 
Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hard-
ship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds ap-
propriated in this or any other Act making appropriations 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2019 for the following pro-
grams, waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State 
and local reentry demonstration projects under part 
FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), 
the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such 
part (34 U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts 
under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the requirements under sec-
tion 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part (34 U.S.C. 
10633(e)(1) and (2)). 
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(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alter-
natives to prison program under part CC of title I 
of such Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10581), the require-
ments under the second sentence of section 2901(f) 
of such part (34 U.S.C. 10581(f)). 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made avail-
able by this or any other Act. 
SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under 
this Act, other than for the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, un-
less law enforcement personnel of the United States con-
tinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 
year 2019, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for 
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implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan-
cial management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 
Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2019, and 
any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act. 
(c) Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobli-
gated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of 
title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obliga-
tion during fiscal year 2019, and any use, obligation, 
transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 217. Discretionary funds that are made avail-
able in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may 
be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots 
authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 
113–76, section 524 of division G of Public Law 113–235, 
section 525 of division H of Public Law 114–113, and 
such authorities as are enacted for Performance Partner-
ship Pilots in an appropriations Act for fiscal years 2018 
and 2019. 
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2019’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia, $5,544,000. 
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL 
For necessary expenses of the National Space Coun-
cil, in carrying out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 
100-685 and Executive Order 13803, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for 
official 
reception 
and 
representation 
expenses, 
$1,965,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the National Space Council may accept 
personnel support from Federal agencies, departments, 
and offices, and such Federal agencies, departments, and 
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offices may detail staff without reimbursement to the Na-
tional Space Council for purposes provided herein. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $6,400,300,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020: Provided, That the formulation and de-
velopment costs (with development cost as defined under 
section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the 
James 
Webb 
Space 
Telescope 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the indi-
vidual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 
30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for 
the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the de-
velopment cost of the program is likely to exceed that limi-
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