I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2003, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2003
Mr. WOLF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for 
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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, 2003, 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, $103,579,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000 and 
not to exceed $10,000,000 is for development and imple-
mentation of a consolidated financial management system, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
exceed 43 permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent 
workyears and $11,557,000 shall be expended for the De-
partment Leadership Program exclusive of augmentation 
that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 2002: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 31 permanent positions and 
33 full-time equivalent workyears and $3,290,000 shall be 
expended for the Office of Legislative Affairs: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 15 permanent positions, 20 
full-time equivalent workyears, and $1,788,000 shall be 
expended for the Office of Public Affairs: Provided further, 
That the latter two aforementioned offices may utilize 
non-reimbursable details of career employees within the 
caps described in the preceding 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 trans-
feree, 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 ac-
tion in any person against the United States, and shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this 
Act.
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
For expenses necessary for the nationwide deploy-
ment of a Joint Automated Booking System and for the 
planning, development, and deployment of an integrated 
fingerprint identification system, including automated ca-
pability to transmit fingerprint and image data, 
$24,478,000, to remain available until expended.
NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS 
For the costs of conversion to narrowband commu-
nications, including the cost for operation and mainte-
nance of Land Mobile Radio legacy systems, $81,354,000, 
to remain available until expended; Provided, That, in fis-
cal year 2003, the Attorney General shall transfer to the 
‘‘Narrowband Communications’’ account all funds made 
available to the Department of Justice for the purchase
of portable and mobile radios: Provided further, That any 
transfers made under this proviso shall be subject to sec-
tion 605 of this Act.
COUNTERTERRORISM FUND 
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attor-
ney General, $4,100,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to reimburse any Department of Justice organiza-
tion for: (1) the costs incurred in reestablishing the oper-
ational capability of an office or facility which has been 
damaged or destroyed as a result of any domestic or inter-
national terrorist incident; and (2) the costs of providing 
support to counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or 
international terrorism, including payment of rewards in 
connection with these activities: Provided, That any Fed-
eral agency may be reimbursed for the costs of detaining 
in foreign countries individuals accused of acts of ter-
rorism 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 Represent-
atives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of 
this Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $193,535,000.
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention 
Trustee who shall exercise all power and functions author-
ized by law relating to the detention of Federal prisoners 
in non-Federal institutions or otherwise in the custody of 
the United States Marshals Service; and the detention of 
aliens in the custody of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, $1,347,216,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $1,342,570,000 for deten-
tion activities may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses,’’ United States Marshals Service or to ‘‘Immigra-
tion Enforcement and Border Affairs,’’ Immigration and 
Naturalization Service: Provided, That the Trustee shall 
be responsible for overseeing housing related to such de-
tention; the management of funds appropriated to the De-
partment for the exercise of any detention functions; and 
the direction of the United States Marshals Service and 
Immigration and Naturalization Service with respect to 
the exercise of detention policy setting and operations for 
the Department: Provided further, That any unobligated 
balances available in prior years from the funds appro-
priated under the heading ‘‘Federal Prisoner Detention’’ 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
under the heading ‘‘Detention Trustee’’ and shall be avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the Trustee,
working in consultation with the Bureau of Prisons, shall 
submit a plan for collecting information related to evalu-
ating the health and safety of Federal prisoners in non-
Federal institutions no later than 180 days following the 
enactment of this Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, $59,937,000; including 
not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of 
a confidential character, to be expended under the direc-
tion 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 re-
gard to the general purchase price limitation for the cur-
rent fiscal year.
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized by law, $10,862,000.
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, $614,845,000; of which not 
to exceed $10,000,000 for litigation support contracts 
shall remain available until expended, and of which not 
less than $1,996,000 shall be available for necessary ad-
ministrative expenses in accordance with the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be avail-
able to the United States National Central Bureau, 
INTERPOL, for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the 
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from available 
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursu-
ant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 605 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases 
under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 
as amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated 
from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
LEGAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE AUTOMATION 
For necessary expenses related to the design, devel-
opment, engineering, acquisition, and implementation of 
office automation systems for the organizations funded 
under the headings ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, General 
Legal Activities, and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, General 
Administration, and of the United States Attorneys, the 
Antitrust Division, the United States Marshals Service, 
the United States Trustee Program, the Executive Office 
for Immigration Review, and the Community Relations 
Service, $15,942,000, to remain available until expended.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of anti-
trust and kindred laws, $134,295,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
$134,295,000 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. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be 
retained and used for necessary expenses in this appro-
priation, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
are received during fiscal year 2003, so as to result in 
a final fiscal year 2003 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 coop-
erative agreements, $1,502,767,000; of which not to ex-
ceed $2,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2004, for: (1) training personnel in debt collection; (2) lo-
cating debtors and their property; (3) paying the net costs 
of selling property; and (4) tracking debts owed to the 
United States Government: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of those 
funds available for automated litigation support contracts 
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 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 10,113 posi-
tions and 10,316 full-time equivalent workyears shall be
supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
United States Attorneys.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
589a(a), 
$159,161,000, to remain available 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 deposi-
tors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $159,161,000 of offsetting collections 
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used 
for necessary 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 
2003, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2003 appropria-
tion from the Fund estimated at $0.
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, $1,136,000.
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, $684,174,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be avail-
able for development, implementation, maintenance and 
support, and training for an automated prisoner informa-
tion system and shall remain available until expended; and 
of which not to exceed $11,058,000 shall be available for 
the costs of courthouse security equipment, including fur-
nishings, relocations, and telephone systems and cabling, 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That, 
in addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears 
available to the United States Marshals Service, not to ex-
ceed 4,330 positions and 4,160 full-time equivalent 
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the United States Marshals Service.
CONSTRUCTION 
For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, 
and maintaining United States Marshals Service prisoner-
holding space in United States courthouses and Federal
buildings, including the renovation and expansion of pris-
oner 
movement 
areas, 
elevators, 
and 
sallyports, 
$15,126,000, 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, $156,145,000, 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; 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; and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
may be made available for the purchase, installation, and 
maintenance of secure telecommunications equipment and 
a secure automated information network to store and re-
trieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS 
SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $9,364,000 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 resolution and violence prevention activities of 
the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General 
may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations 
Service, from available appropriations for the current fis-
cal year for the Department of Justice, as may be nec-
essary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For 
expenses 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (F), and (G), as amended, 
$22,949,000, to be derived from the Department of Jus-
tice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
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 inter-governmental agreements with State and local
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, $365,131,000, 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 set forth 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 1,576 passenger motor ve-
hicles, of which 1,085 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, $4,296,587,000; 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, 2004; 
of which not less than $472,749,000 shall be for 
counterterrorism 
investigations, 
foreign 
counterintel-
ligence, and other activities related to our national secu-
rity; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to 
be made available for making advances for expenses aris-
ing 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: Provided, That 
not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided further, That, 
in addition to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears 
available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, not to 
exceed 26,447 positions and 25,579 full-time equivalent 
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire build-
ings and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by 
law (including equipment for such buildings); conversion 
and extension of federally-owned buildings; and prelimi-
nary planning and design of projects; $1,250,000, 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 1,374 passenger motor vehicles, of 
which 1,354 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, $1,590,919,000; of which 
not to exceed $33,000,000 for permanent change of sta-
tion shall remain available until September 30, 2004; of 
which not to exceed $1,800,000 for research shall remain 
available until expended, and of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and payments for in-
formation, not to exceed $10,000,000 for contracting for 
automated data processing and telecommunications equip-
ment, and not to exceed $2,000,000 for laboratory equip-
ment, 
$4,000,000 
for 
technical 
equipment, 
and 
$2,000,000 for aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, 
shall remain available until September 30, 2004; of which 
not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses: Provided, That, in addi-
tion to reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears avail-
able to the Drug Enforcement Administration, not to ex-
ceed 8,095 positions and 7,803 full-time equivalent 
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated 
in this Act for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the administration and 
enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, natu-
ralization, and alien registration, as follows:
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND BORDER AFFAIRS 
For salaries and expenses for the Border Patrol, de-
tention and removals, intelligence, investigations, and in-
spections, including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unfore-
seen 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; pur-
chase for police-type use (not to exceed 4,565 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 3,450 are for replacement only), 
without regard to the general purchase price limitation for
the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and operation of air-
craft; research related to immigration enforcement; for 
protecting and maintaining the integrity of the borders of 
the United States including, without limitation, equipping, 
maintaining, and making improvements to the infrastruc-
ture; and for the care and housing of Federal detainees 
held in the joint Immigration and Naturalization Service 
and United States Marshals Service Buffalo Detention 
Facility, $2,961,325,000; of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 is for payments or advances arising out of con-
tractual or reimbursable agreements with State and local 
law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative ac-
tivities related to immigration; of which not to exceed 
$5,000,000 is to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies 
for the costs associated with the care, maintenance, and 
repatriation of smuggled illegal aliens; of which not to ex-
ceed $245,236,000 is for information technology infra-
structure: Provided, That none of the funds available to 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be avail-
able to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in 
excess of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning Jan-
uary 1, 2003, except that the INS Commissioner may ex-
ceed this cap as necessary for national security purposes 
and in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further,
Service, shall not exceed six permanent positions and six 
full-time equivalent workyears: Provided further, That 
none of the funds available to the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service shall be used to pay any employee over-
time pay in an amount in excess of $30,000 during the 
calendar year beginning January 1, 2003, except that the 
INS Commissioner may exceed this cap as necessary for 
national security purposes and in cases of immigration 
emergencies: Provided further, That funds may be used, 
without limitation, for equipping, maintaining, and mak-
ing improvements to the infrastructure and the purchase 
of vehicles for police-type use within the limits of the Im-
migration Enforcement and Border Affairs appropriation: 
Provided further, That, in addition to reimbursable full-
time equivalent workyears available to the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, not to exceed 676 positions 
and 450 full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported 
from the funds appropriated under this heading in this 
Act for the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
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, $267,137,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That no funds shall be available
for the site acquisition, design, or construction of any Bor-
der Patrol checkpoint in the Tucson sector: Provided fur-
ther, That the Border Patrol shall relocate its checkpoints 
in the Tucson sector at least once every seven days in a 
manner designed to prevent persons subject to inspection 
from predicting the location of any such checkpoint.
SUPPORT AND ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries and expenses for data and communica-
tions, information and records management, legal pro-
ceedings, management and administration, hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and the purchase of vehicles within 
the limits and subject to the terms under ‘‘Immigration 
Enforcement and Border Affairs’’, $681,072,000, of 
which not to exceed $400,000 for research shall remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$122,500,000 shall be for information technology infra-
structure: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That none of the funds avail-
able to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall 
be used to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount 
in excess of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning 
January 1, 2003, except that the INS Commissioner may 
exceed this cap as necessary for national security purposes 
and in cases of immigration emergencies: Provided further, 
That in addition to the reimbursable full-time equivalent
workyears available to the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, not to exceed 3,287 positions and 3,258 full-
time workyears shall be supported from the funds appro-
priated under this heading in this Act for the Immigration 
and Naturalization Service: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 
2003, the Attorney General is authorized and directed to 
impose disciplinary action, including termination of em-
ployment, pursuant to policies and procedures applicable 
to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for 
any employee of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice who violates policies and procedures set forth by the 
Department of Justice relative to the granting of citizen-
ship or who willfully deceives the Congress or Department 
leadership on any matter.
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 713, of 
which 504 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, $4,074,265,000: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the
Health Resources and Services Administration such 
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by 
that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, 
That the Director of the Federal Prison System (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 FPS, 
furnish health services to individuals committed to the 
custody of FPS: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$6,000 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary oper-
ations until September 30, 2004: Provided further, That, 
of the amounts provided for Contract Confinement, not 
to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts 
and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses author-
ized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education Assist-
ance Act of 1980, as amended, for the care and security 
in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Pro-
vided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison Sys-
tem may accept donated property and services relating to 
the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-
profit entity which has operated such program in the past
notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity 
furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison 
System relating to the operation of pre-release services, 
halfway houses or other custodial facilities.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facili-
ties at existing penal and correctional institutions, includ-
ing all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or 
force account, $395,243,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be avail-
able to construct areas for inmate work programs: Pro-
vided, That labor of United States prisoners may be used 
for work performed under this appropriation: Provided 
further, That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appro-
priated to ‘‘Buildings and Facilities’’ in this or any other 
Act may be transferred to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Fed-
eral Prison System, upon notification by the Attorney 
General to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate in compliance 
with provisions set forth in section 605 of this Act.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is here-
by authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits 
of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corpora-
tion, including purchase (not to exceed five for replace-
ment only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corpora-
tion shall be available for its administrative expenses, and 
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be com-
puted on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance 
with the corporation’s current prescribed accounting sys-
tem, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, 
payment of claims, and expenditures which 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, 
$210,049,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That all balances under this heading for 
counterterrorism programs may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Domestic Prepared-
ness’’. 
DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS 
For grants, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance authorized by sections 819 and 821 of the 
Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 
and for other counterterrorism programs, including train-
ing, exercises and equipment for fire, emergency medical, 
hazmat, law enforcement, and other first responders to 
prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, including inci-
dents involving weapons of mass destruction or chemical 
or biological weapons, $307,610,000, to remain available 
until expended, of which $50,000,000 shall be for a high-
threat urban area domestic preparedness program and 
$20,000,000 shall be for the electronic dissemination of 
terrorist threat information. 
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTEROPERABILITY PROGRAM 
For grants, cooperative agreements, and other assist-
ance for emergency communications equipment and plan-
ning to assist fire, emergency medical, hazmat, law en-
forcement, and other first responders in preventing and 
responding to emergencies including acts of terrorism, 
$200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For assistance 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’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, as 
amended (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); and the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–
386); $2,281,025,000 (including amounts for administra-
tive costs, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the ‘‘Justice Assistance’’ account), to remain available 
until expended as follows: 
(1) $400,000,000 for Local Law Enforcement 
Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by 
the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, 
except that for purposes of this Act and retroactive
to October 1, 2000, Guam shall be considered as one 
‘‘State’’ for all purposes under H.R. 728, notwith-
standing any provision of section 108(3) thereof, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be considered a 
‘‘unit of local government’’ as well as a ‘‘State’’, for 
the purposes set forth in paragraphs (A), (B), (D), 
(F), and (I) of section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728, and 
for establishing crime prevention programs 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 Fed-
eral grant program, of which—
(A) $70,000,000 shall be for Boys and 
Girls Clubs in public housing facilities and 
other areas in cooperation with State and local 
law enforcement: Provided, That funds may 
also be used to defray the costs of indemnifica-
tion insurance for law enforcement officers; 
(B) $19,956,000 shall be available for 
grants, contracts, and other assistance to carry 
out section 102(c) of H.R. 728; and 
(C) $7,500,000 for Citizen Corps programs 
administered by the Department of Justice, of
which $4,500,000 shall be for expanding Neigh-
borhood Watch programs and $3,000,000 shall 
be for volunteers in policing services programs;
(2) $610,000 for Hate Crimes Training and 
Technical Assistance;
(3) $500,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amend-
ed; 
(4) $5,000,000 for the Cooperative Agreement 
Program; 
(5) $12,971,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, 
of which—
(A) $7,982,000 shall be available for the 
Tribal Courts Initiative; and 
(B) $4,989,000 shall be available for dem-
onstration grants on alcohol and crime in In-
dian Country; 
(6) $594,489,000 for programs authorized by 
part E of title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding 
the provisions of section 511 of said Act, of which 
$94,489,000 shall be for discretionary grants under 
the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance Programs;
(7) $390,565,000 for programs to address vio-
lence against women, of which—
(A) $11,975,000 shall be for the Court Ap-
pointed Special Advocate Program, as author-
ized by section 218 of the 1990 Act; 
(B) $2,296,000 shall be for Child Abuse 
Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and 
Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of 
the 1990 Act; 
(C) $998,000 shall be for grants for tele-
vised testimony, as authorized by section 
1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act; 
(D) $184,937,000 shall be for Grants to 
Combat Violence Against Women, to States, 
units of local government, and Indian tribal 
governments, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, of which—
(i) $1,000,000 shall be for the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics for grants, contracts, 
and other assistance for a domestic vio-
lence Federal case processing study; 
(ii) $5,200,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Institute of Justice for grants, con-
tracts, and other assistance for research
and evaluation of violence against women; 
and 
(iii) $10,000,000 shall be for the Of-
fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention for the Safe Start Program, to 
be administered as authorized by part C of 
the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act 
of 1974, as amended; 
(E) $64,925,000 shall be for Grants to 
Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units of 
local government, and Indian tribal govern-
ments, as authorized by section 1001(a)(19) of 
the 1968 Act; 
(F) $39,945,000 shall be for Rural Domes-
tic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement As-
sistance Grants, as authorized by section 40295 
of the 1994 Act; 
(G) $4,989,000 shall be for training pro-
grams to assist probation and parole officers 
who work with released sex offenders, as au-
thorized by section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act, 
and for local demonstration projects; 
(H) $3,000,000 shall be for grants to 
States and units of local government to improve 
the process for entering data regarding stalking
and domestic violence into local, State, and na-
tional crime information databases, as author-
ized by section 40602 of the 1994 Act; 
(I) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to re-
duce Violent Crimes Against Women on Cam-
pus, as authorized by section 1108(a) of Public 
Law 106–386; 
(J) $40,000,000 shall be for Legal Assist-
ance for Victims, as authorized by section 1201 
of Public Law 106–386; 
(K) $5,000,000 shall be for enhancing pro-
tection for older and disabled women from do-
mestic violence and sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40801 of the 1994 Act; 
(L) $15,000,000 shall be for the Safe Ha-
vens for Children Pilot Program as authorized 
by section 1301 of Public Law 106–386; and 
(M) $7,500,000 shall be for Education and 
Training to end violence against and abuse of 
women with disabilities, as authorized by sec-
tion 1402 of Public Law 106–386; 
(8) $10,000,000 for victim services programs 
for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386;
(9) $70,000,000 for grants for residential sub-
stance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as au-
thorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act: 
Provided, That States that have in-prison drug 
treatment programs, in compliance with Federal re-
quirements, may use their residential substance 
abuse grant funds for treatment, both during incar-
ceration and after release; 
(10) $898,000 for the Missing Alzheimer’s Dis-
ease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section 
240001(c) of the 1994 Act; 
(11) $50,000,000 for Drug Courts, as author-
ized by Part EE of Title I of the 1968 Act; 
(12) $1,497,000 for Law Enforcement Family 
Support 
Programs, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; 
(13) $1,995,000 for public awareness programs 
addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citi-
zens, as authorized by section 250005(3) of the 
1994 Act; 
(14) $215,000,000 for Juvenile Accountability 
Incentive Block Grants, of which $75,000,000 shall 
be available for grants, contracts, and other assist-
ance under the Project ChildSafe Initiative, 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 2003, and Guam 
shall be considered a ‘‘State’’ for the purposes of 
title III of H.R. 3, as passed by the House of Rep-
resentatives on May 8, 1997; 
(15) $10,000,000 for a prescription drug moni-
toring program; and 
(16) $18,000,000 for implementation of prison 
rape prevention and prosecution programs: 
Provided, That funds made available in fiscal year 2003 
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 peti-
tions 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 offi-
cers who perform nonadministrative public safety service.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND 
For necessary expenses, including salaries and re-
lated expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, 
to implement ‘‘Weed and Seed’’ program activities, 
$58,925,000, to remain available until expended, for inter-
governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative 
agreements, and contracts, with State and local law en-
forcement agencies, non-profit organizations, and agencies 
of local government 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 
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), 
$896,220,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That no funds that become available as a result of 
deobligations from prior year balances may be obligated 
except in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided 
further, That section 1703 (b) and (c) of the 1968 Act 
shall not apply to non-hiring grants made pursuant to part 
Q of title I thereof (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.). 
Of the amounts provided—
(1) for Public Safety and Community Policing 
Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act, 
$376,106,000 as follows: $200,000,000 for the hir-
ing of law enforcement officers including school re-
source officers to prevent acts of terrorism and other 
violent and drug-related crimes; $20,662,000 for 
training and technical assistance; $25,444,000 for 
the matching grant program for Law Enforcement 
Armor Vests pursuant to section 2501 of part Y of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968, as amended (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); $30,000,000 to 
improve tribal law enforcement including equipment 
and training; $75,000,000 for policing initiatives to 
combat methamphetamine production and traf-
ficking and to enhance policing initiatives in ‘‘drug 
hot spots’’; and $25,000,000 for Police Corps edu-
cation, training, and service under sections 200101–
200113 of the 1994 Act: Provided, That funding
agreements shall include the funding for the outyear 
program costs of new recruits; 
(2) for crime technology, $357,287,000 as fol-
lows: $130,000,000 for a law enforcement tech-
nology program; $60,000,000 for grants to upgrade 
criminal records, as authorized under the Crime 
Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
14601); $45,000,000 for DNA analysis and backlog 
reduction to be used as authorized by the DNA 
Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106–546); $35,000,000 for State and local 
DNA 
laboratories 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act, and for improvements 
to State and local forensic laboratory general foren-
sic 
science 
capacity 
and 
capabilities; 
and 
$87,287,000 for grants, contracts and other assist-
ance to States under section 102(b) of the Crime 
Identification Technology Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 
14601), of which $17,000,000 is for the National 
Institute of Justice for grants, contracts, and other 
agreements to develop school safety technologies and 
training; 
(3) for prosecution assistance, $59,780,000 as 
follows: $49,780,000 for a national program to re-
duce gun violence, and $10,000,000 for the South-
west Border Prosecutor Initiative to reimburse 
State, county, parish, tribal, or municipal govern-
ments only for Federal costs associated with the 
prosecution of criminal cases declined by local U.S. 
Attorneys offices; 
(4) for grants, training, technical assistance, 
and other expenses to support community crime pre-
vention efforts, $70,235,000 as follows: $15,000,000 
for Project Sentry; $14,934,000 for an offender re-
entry program; $23,338,000 for the Safe Schools 
Initiative; and $16,963,000 for a police integrity 
program; and
(5) not to exceed $32,812,000 for program 
management and administration.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘the 
Act’’), and other juvenile justice programs, including sala-
ries and expenses in connection therewith to be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice 
Assistance, $248,320,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized by section 299 of part I of title II 
and section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended by Public 
Law 102–586, of which: (1) notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $6,832,000 shall be available for ex-
penses authorized by part A of title II of the Act, 
$85,058,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
part B of title II of the Act, including training and tech-
nical assistance to help small, non-profit organizations 
with the Federal grants process, and $58,513,000 shall 
be available for expenses authorized by part C of title II 
of the Act and other juvenile justice programs: Provided, 
That $26,442,000 of the amounts provided for part B of 
title II of the Act, as amended, is for the purpose of pro-
viding additional formula grants under part B to States 
that provide assurances to the Administrator that the 
State has in effect (or will have in effect no later than 
1 year after date of application) policies and programs 
that ensure that juveniles are subject to accountability-
based sanctions for every act for which they are adju-
dicated delinquent; (2) $11,974,000 shall be available for 
expenses for prevention and treatment programs relating 
to juvenile gangs; (3) $9,978,000 shall be available for ex-
penses authorized by section 285 of part E of title II of 
the Act; (4) $15,965,000 shall be available for expenses 
for juvenile mentoring programs; and (5) $60,000,000 
shall be available for incentive grants for local delinquency 
prevention programs; of which $12,472,000 shall be for 
delinquency prevention, control, and system improvement 
programs for tribal youth; of which $14,967,000 shall be
available for the School Safety Initiative including 
$5,033,000 for grants, contracts, and other assistance 
under the Project Sentry Initiative; and of which 
$30,000,000 shall be available for grants of $400,000 to 
each State and $9,600,000 shall be available for discre-
tionary grants to States, for programs and activities to 
enforce State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic bev-
erages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alco-
holic beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of 
consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors, and for 
technical assistance and training: Provided further, That 
of amounts made available under the Juvenile Justice Pro-
grams of the Office of Justice Programs to carry out part 
B (relating to Federal Assistance for State and Local Pro-
grams), subpart II of part C (relating to Special Emphasis 
Prevention and Treatment Programs), part D (relating to 
Gang-Free Schools and Communities and Community-
Based Gang Intervention), part E (relating to State Chal-
lenge Activities), and part G (relating to Mentoring) of 
title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974, and to carry out the At-Risk Children’s Pro-
gram under title V of that Act, not more than 10 percent 
of each such amount may be used for research, evaluation, 
and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs 
or activities authorized under the appropriate part or title,
and not more than 2 percent of each such amount may 
be used for training and technical assistance activities de-
signed to benefit the programs or activities authorized 
under that part or title. 
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and other assistance authorized by the Victims of 
Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended, $9,481,000, 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 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended for pay-
ments 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. 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. 103. 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. 104. 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. 105. 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: Provided further, That rewards made 
pursuant to section 501 of Public Law 107–56 shall not 
be subject to this section. 
SEC. 106. 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 may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, ex-
cept as otherwise specifically provided, 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 available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
SEC. 107. Section 114 of Public Law 107–77 shall 
remain in effect during fiscal year 2003. 
SEC. 108. Section 286(e) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1356(e)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (3) and replacing it with the following: 
‘‘(3) The Attorney General shall charge and col-
lect $3 per individual for the immigration inspection 
or pre-inspection of each commercial vessel pas-
senger whose journey originated in the United
States or in any place set forth in paragraph (1): 
Provided, That this requirement shall not apply to 
immigration inspection at designated ports of entry 
of passengers arriving by ferry, or by Great Lakes 
vessels on the Great Lakes and connecting water-
ways when operating on a regular schedule. For the 
purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘ferry’ means 
a vessel, in other than ocean or coastwise service, 
having provisions only for deck passengers and/or 
vehicles, operating on a short run on a frequent 
schedule between two points over the most direct 
water route, and offering a public service of a type 
normally attributed to a bridge or tunnel.’’. 
SEC. 109. The Director of the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation shall appoint a standing advisory panel, report-
ing directly to the Director, to study, assess, and advise 
periodically on the research, development, and application 
of existing and emerging science and technology advances 
and other topics: Provided, That the panel shall not be 
considered to be a Federal advisory committee for pur-
poses of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App).
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
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, $32,000,000, 
of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
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, $53,000,000, 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 for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including 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 between two points abroad, without regard to 49 
U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and aliens by con-
tract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not 
exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or 
improvement; purchase or construction of temporary de-
mountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment 
of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first para-
graph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representa-
tion expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehi-
cle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and
rental of tie lines, $373,807,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which $13,000,000 is to be derived from fees 
to be retained and used by the International Trade Admin-
istration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That 
$67,690,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Trade 
Development, 
$32,729,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance, 
$48,516,000 shall be for the Import Administration, 
$199,640,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign 
Commercial Service, and $25,232,000 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.
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
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; 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, $69,893,000, of which 
$7,250,000 including $1,600,000 in prior year unobli-
gated balances shall be for inspections and other activities 
related to national security: Provided, That the provisions 
of the first sentence 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 ma-
terials or services provided as part of such activities may 
be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, 
and for providing information to the public with respect
to the export administration and national security activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce and other export con-
trol programs of the United States and other govern-
ments.
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, and for trade adjustment assist-
ance, $317,235,000, to remain available until expended.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the eco-
nomic development assistance programs as provided for by 
law, $30,765,000: Provided, That these funds may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the 
Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title 
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, $28,906,000.
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, $73,220,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
by law, $189,181,000.
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses related to the 2000 decennial 
census, $83,710,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That, of the total amount available related to 
the 2000 decennial census ($41,893,000 in new appropria-
tions and $41,817,000 in deobligated balances from prior 
years), $3,461,000 is for Program Development and Man-
agement; $42,651,000 is for Data Content and Products; 
$4,630,000 is for Field Data Collection and Support Sys-
tems; $12,826,000 is for Automated Data Processing and 
Telecommunications Support; $16,333,000 is for Testing 
and Evaluation; $2,472,000 is for activities related to 
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas; and
$1,337,000 is for Marketing, Communications and Part-
nership activities. 
In addition, for expenses related to planning, testing, 
and 
implementing 
the 
2010 
decennial 
census, 
$143,306,000. 
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statis-
tics for other periodic censuses and programs provided for 
by law, $183,283,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That regarding engineering and design of a fa-
cility at the Suitland Federal Center, quarterly reports re-
garding the expenditure of funds and project planning, de-
sign and cost decisions shall be provided by the Bureau, 
in cooperation with the General Services Administration, 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives: Provided further, That none 
of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act under 
the heading ‘‘Bureau of the Census, Periodic Censuses 
and Programs’’ shall be used to fund the construction and 
tenant build-out costs of a facility at the Suitland Federal 
Center.
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), $16,153,000, 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 National Telecommunications and Infor-
mation Administration 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 NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under 
this paragraph, and such funds received from other Gov-
ernment agencies shall remain available until expended.
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING 
AND CONSTRUCTION 
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934, as amended, $43,556,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391 
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,478,000 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, $15,503,000, to re-
main available until expended as authorized by section 391 
of the Act, as amended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,097,000 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 sections 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: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no entity that receives tele-
communications services at preferential rates under sec-
tion 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) or receives as-
sistance under the regional information sharing systems 
grant program of the Department of Justice under part 
M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds 
under a grant under this heading to cover any costs of 
the entity that would otherwise be covered by such pref-
erential rates or such assistance, as the case may be.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office provided for by law, including de-
fense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
United 
States 
Patent 
and 
Trademark 
Office, 
$1,156,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
amount shall be derived from offsetting collections as-
sessed 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, That
the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall 
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received dur-
ing fiscal year 2003, so as to result in a fiscal year 2003 
appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Pro-
vided further, That during fiscal year 2003, should the 
total amount of offsetting fee collections be less than 
$1,156,000,000, the total amounts available to the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced ac-
cordingly: Provided further, That an additional amount 
not to exceed $100,000,000 from fees collected in prior 
fiscal years shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 
2003, to remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $1,000 
shall be made available in fiscal year 2003 for official re-
ception and representation expenses.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $7,886,000. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $351,296,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 
may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’.
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnership of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, $110,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce is 
authorized to enter into agreements with one or more non-
profit organizations for the purpose of carrying out collec-
tive research and development initiatives pertaining to 15 
U.S.C. 278k paragraph (a), and is authorized to seek and 
accept contributions from public and private sources to 
support these efforts as necessary.
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, 
as 
authorized 
by 
U.S.C. 
278c–278e, 
$54,212,000, to remain available until expended.
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; 
grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organi-
zations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant 
to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities as 
authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i, $2,137,614,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That fees and dona-
tions received by the National Ocean Service for the man-
agement of the national marine sanctuaries may be re-
tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: 
Provided further, That, in addition, $75,000,000 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 pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not ex-
ceed 
$2,500,000: 
Provided 
further, 
That, 
of 
the 
$2,232,614,000 provided for in direct obligations under 
this heading (of which $2,137,614,000 is appropriated 
from the General Fund, $78,000,000 is provided by trans-
fer, and $17,000,000 is derived from deobligations from 
prior years), $358,425,000 shall be for the National 
Ocean Service, $526,066,000 shall be for the National 
Marine Fisheries Service, $337,020,000 shall be for Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Research, $694,863,000 shall be for
the National Weather Service, $154,802,000 shall be for 
the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Informa-
tion Service, and $161,438,000 shall be for Program Sup-
port: Provided further, That, hereafter, habitat conserva-
tion activities under this heading shall be considered to 
be within the ‘‘Coastal Assistance sub-category’’ in section 
250(c)(4)(K) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, 
That, of the amount provided under this heading, 
$305,016,000 shall be for the conservation activities de-
fined in section 250(c)(4)(K) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That no general administrative charge shall 
be applied against an assigned activity included in this Act 
and, further, that any direct administrative expenses ap-
plied against an assigned activity shall be limited to 5 per-
cent of the funds provided for that assigned activity so 
that total National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion 
administrative 
expenses 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$265,025,000: 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: Provided further, That 
in addition $3,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’: Provided
further, That the Secretary of Commerce may enter into 
cooperative agreements with the Joint and Cooperative In-
stitutes as designated by the Secretary to use the per-
sonnel, services, or facilities of such organizations for re-
search, education, training, and outreach. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for medical care of re-
tired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as 
may be necessary.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$701,282,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That unexpended balances of amounts previously 
made available in the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facili-
ties’’ account for activities funded under this heading may 
be transferred to and merged with this account, to remain 
available until expended for the purposes for which the 
funds were originally appropriated: Provided further, That 
of the amounts provided for the National Polar-orbiting 
Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds shall 
only be made available on a dollar for dollar matching
basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That of the 
amount provided under this heading for expenses nec-
essary to carry out conservation activities defined in sec-
tion 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, including funds 
for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Pro-
gram, $44,984,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall establish a 
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, for 
the purpose of protecting important coastal and estuarine 
areas that have significant conservation, recreation, eco-
logical, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threat-
ened by conversion from their natural or recreational state 
to other uses: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
distribute these funds in consultation with the States’ 
Coastal Zone Managers’ or Governors’ designated rep-
resentatives based on demonstrated need and ability to 
successfully leverage funds, and shall give priority to lands 
which can be effectively managed and protected and which 
have significant ecological value: Provided further, That 
grants funded under this program shall require a 100 per-
cent match from other sources: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act 
under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Procurement, Acquisition and Construc-
tion’’ shall be used to fund the General Services Adminis-
tration’s standard construction and tenant build-out costs 
of a facility at the Suitland Federal Center.
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations and the implementation 
of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement between the 
United States and Canada, $90,000,000: Provided, That 
this amount shall be for the conservation activities defined 
in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
In addition, for a final payment pursuant to the 1999 
Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement, $40,000,000, of which 
$25,000,000 shall be deposited in the Northern Boundary 
and Transboundary Rivers Restoration and Enhancement 
Fund, and of which $15,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
Southern Boundary Restoration and Enhancement Fund: 
Provided, That this amount shall be for the conservation 
activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(E) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended.
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 $3,000,000 shall be transferred to
the ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act.
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $287,000, 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 
these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
$5,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans, and not 
to exceed $19,000,000 for Traditional direct loans: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be used for direct loans for any new fish-
ing vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in any 
United States fishery: Provided further, That, from unobli-
gated balances of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island 
Crab Buyback Program, $343,900 is rescinded.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, 
$46,254,000.
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. 1–11, 
as amended by Public Law 100–504), $22,670,000.
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. 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: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 
at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal 
of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not provided for in this Act. 
SEC. 205. 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. 206. The Secretary of Commerce may award 
contracts 
for 
hydrographic, 
geodetic, 
and 
photo-
grammetric 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. 207. 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 2003 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 2003 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, 2003’’.
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, $45,743,000. 
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), $41,626,000, which shall re-
main 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, $20,490,000. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, sala-
ries of the officers and employees of the court, services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses 
of the court, as authorized by law, $13,687,000.
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, $3,819,119,000 (in-
cluding the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of 
which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available
until expended for space alteration projects and 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 $2,784,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine 
Injury Compensation Trust Fund. 
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 of 1964 (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 representa-
tion by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of 
travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of 
financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in con-
nection with transfers from the United States to foreign 
countries with which the United States has a treaty for 
the execution of penal sentences; the compensation of at-
torneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 
U.S.C. 1875(d); and for necessary training and general 
administrative expenses, $545,129,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
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)), $54,636,000, 
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 providing protective guard services for United 
States courthouses and the procurement, installation, and 
maintenance of security equipment for United States 
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court op-
erations, including building ingress-egress control, inspec-
tion of mail and packages, directed security patrols, super-
visory-level deputy marshals responsible for coordinating 
security (to include the purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles for police-type use, without regard to the general pur-
chase price limitation for the current fiscal year), and 
other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of 
the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (Pub-
lic Law 100–702), $286,200,000, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be 
expended directly or transferred to the United States Mar-
shals Service, which shall be responsible for administering 
the Judicial Facility 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, 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, $64,913,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 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, $20,856,000; 
of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2004, 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), $27,700,000; 
to the Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Fund, as authorized 
by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $5,200,000; and to the United 
States Court of Federal Claims Judges’ Retirement Fund, 
as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,400,000.
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, $12,344,000, 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 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
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 
$11,000 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. 
SEC. 304. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97–
92, justices and judges of the United States are authorized 
during fiscal year 2003 to receive a salary adjustment in 
accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, 
That 
$7,878,000 is appropriated for salary adjustments pursu-
ant to this section and such funds shall be transferred to 
and merged with appropriations in title III of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Judiciary Appropria-
tions Act, 2003’’.
TITLE IV—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
RELATED AGENCY 
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 employment, without regard to civil service and classi-
fication laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to ex-
ceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
section 801 of the United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended; representa-
tion to certain international organizations in which the 
United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or spe-
cific Acts of Congress; arms control, nonproliferation and 
disarmament activities as authorized; acquisition by ex-
change or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as author-
ized by law; and for expenses of general administration, 
$3,269,258,000: Provided, That, of the amount made 
available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the 
‘‘Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service’’ 
appropriations account, to be available only for emergency 
evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, 
That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
$292,693,000 shall be available only for public diplomacy 
international information programs: Provided further, 
That, of the amount made available under this heading, 
$500,000 shall be available only for grants to the partici-
pating organizations in the War Against Trafficking Alli-
ance for activities and services related to preparation, exe-
cution and follow-up for an international conference on sex 
trafficking: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
140(a)(5), and the second sentence of section 140(a)(3), 
of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
1994 and 1995, fees may be collected during fiscal years 
2003 and 2004, under the authority of section 140(a)(1) 
of that Act: Provided further, That all fees collected under
the preceding proviso shall be deposited in fiscal years 
2003 and 2004 as an offsetting collection to appropria-
tions made under this heading to recover costs as set forth 
under section 140(a)(2) of that Act and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall appoint an advisory panel, reporting directly to the 
Secretary, to assess policy goals and program priorities 
with regard to United States relations with the countries 
of Sub-Saharan Africa and to advise the Secretary of any 
related findings and recommendations: Provided further, 
That this panel shall not be considered to be a Federal 
advisory committee for purposes of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App): Provided further, That 
funds available under this heading may be available for 
a United States Government interagency task force to ex-
amine, coordinate and oversee U.S. participation in the 
United Nations headquarters renovation project: Provided 
further, That no funds may be obligated or expended for 
processing licenses for the export of satellites of United 
States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite 
components) to the People’s Republic of China unless, at 
least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate are 
notified of such proposed action.
In addition, not to exceed $1,343,000 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, 
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; in addition, as authorized by section 810 of 
the United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees 
or other payments received from English teaching, library, 
motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees 
from educational advising and counseling and exchange 
visitor programs; and, in addition, not to exceed $15,000, 
which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, 
and fees for use of Blair House facilities. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, $553,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND 
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment 
Fund, $177,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
as authorized: Provided, That section 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, $29,264,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) 
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (Public 
Law 96–465), as it relates to post inspections.
EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange 
programs, as authorized, $250,306,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching, edu-
cational advising and counseling programs, and exchange 
visitor programs as authorized.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For 
representation 
allowances 
as 
authorized, 
$6,485,000.
PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
services, as authorized, $11,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2004.
EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE 
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, renovating, in addition to funds oth-
erwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and car-
rying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program 
as authorized, $500,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may 
be used for domestic and overseas representation as au-
thorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of fur-
niture, furnishings, or generators for other departments 
and agencies. 
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security up-
grades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, 
$755,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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, $10,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same 
terms and conditions.
REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, $612,000, as authorized: 
Provided, 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. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan pro-
gram, $607,000, which may be transferred to and merged 
with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs 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, $18,450,000.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $138,200,000.
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, $858,000,000: Pro-
vided, That any payment of arrearages under this title 
shall be directed toward special activities that are mutually 
agreed upon by the United States and the respective inter-
national organization: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for 
a United States contribution to an international organiza-
tion for the United States share of interest costs made 
known to the United States Government by such organiza-
tion for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, 
through external borrowings: Provided further, That funds 
appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated and 
expended to pay the full United States assessment to the 
civil budget of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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, $725,981,000: 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 peace-
keeping expenses only upon a certification by the Sec-
retary of State to the appropriate committees of the Con-
gress that American manufacturers and suppliers are 
being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, 
and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities 
equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and 
suppliers: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading are available to pay the 
United States share of the cost of court monitoring that 
is part of any United Nations peacekeeping mission.
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, 
$25,808,000.
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of au-
thorized projects, $5,450,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized.
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, $9,472,000, 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, $16,348,000: Provided, That the United States’ share 
of such expenses may be advanced to the respective com-
missions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
OTHER 
PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION 
For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized 
by the Asia Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 4402), as amend-
ed, $10,444,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized.
EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 
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, 2003, 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, 2003, to remain available until expended.
EAST-WEST CENTER 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for car-
rying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and 
Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 
1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 
Interchange Between East and West in the State of Ha-
waii, $6,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter 
into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in 
excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY 
For grants made by the Department of State to the 
National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
National Endowment for Democracy Act, $36,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.
RELATED AGENCY 
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS 
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS 
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, as authorized, to carry out inter-
national communication activities, including the purchase, 
installation, rent, construction, and improvement of facili-
ties for radio and television transmission and reception to
Cuba, $495,760,000, of which not to exceed $16,000 may 
be used for official receptions within the United States as 
authorized, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for rep-
resentation abroad as authorized, and not to exceed 
$39,000 may be used for official reception and representa-
tion 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 exceed $500,000 
in receipts from cooperating international organizations, 
and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from privatiza-
tion efforts of the Voice of America and the International 
Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until expended 
for carrying out authorized purposes.
BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 
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, 
$13,740,000, to remain available until expended, as au-
thorized.
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
RELATED AGENCY 
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 for hire of passenger transportation pur-
suant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b). 
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 Broadcasting Board of 
Governors 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. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used by the Department of State or the Broad-
casting Board of Governors to provide equipment, tech-
nical support, consulting services, or any other form of 
assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of State 
and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
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, $98,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For necessary expenses of operations and training ac-
tivities authorized by law, $92,696,000, of which 
$13,000,000 shall remain available until expended for cap-
ital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine 
Academy.
SHIP DISPOSAL 
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the 
Maritime Administration, $11,161,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For administrative expenses to carry out the guaran-
teed loan program, not to exceed $4,126,000, which shall
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 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.
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, $499,000, 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, 
$9,096,000: 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 four full-time individuals under 
Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one 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 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the United States Com-
mission on International Religious Freedom, as authorized 
by title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 
1998 (Public Law 105–292), $3,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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, $1,582,000, to remain available until ex-
pended as authorized by section 3 of Public Law 99–7.
CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE COMMISSION ON THE 
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Execu-
tive Commission on the People’s Republic of China, as au-
thorized, $1,380,000, including not more than $3,000 for 
the purpose of official representation, to remain available 
until expended.
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
$30,000,000 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, $308,822,000: 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. 
5901–5902; not to exceed $600,000 for land and struc-
ture; 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; pur-
chase (not to exceed 16) and hire of motor vehicles; special 
counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$256,376,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2004, for research and 
policy studies: Provided, That $248,194,000 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 2003 so as to result in a 
final fiscal year 2003 appropriation estimated at 
$8,182,000: Provided further, That any offsetting collec-
tions received in excess of $248,194,000 in fiscal year 
2003 shall remain available until expended, but shall not 
be available for obligation until October 1, 2003.
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. 5901–5902, $16,458,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for offi-
cial 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-
100
levels established by section 20(i)(1)(C) of the Small Busi-
ness Act. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $129,000,000, 
which may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priations 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, $76,140,000, 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, as amended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan program, $118,354,000, which may be 
transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries 
and Expenses, of which $500,000 is for the Office of In-
spector General of the Small Business Administration for 
audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan 
program and shall be transferred to and merged with ap-
propriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which 
$108,000,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan 
making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program; 
and of which $9,854,000 is for indirect administrative ex-
penses: Provided, That any amount in excess of 
$9,854,000 to be transferred to and merged with appro-