able until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments au-
thorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for edu-
cational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determina-
tion by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances 
require additional funding for such disability and edu-
cation payments, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’ from avail-
able appropriations for the Department of Justice as may 
be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided 
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding pro-
viso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance, the following amounts are made available 
until expended: Provided, That any balances made avail-
able through prior year deobligations shall only be avail-
able in accordance with section 505 of this Act— 
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(1) $11,000,000 for anti-methamphetamine-re-
lated activities, which shall be transferred to the 
Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment 
of this Act; 
(2) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; 
(3) $52,500,000 for initiatives to improve po-
lice–community relations, as described in the report 
accompanying this Act; 
(4) $41,000,000 for a grant program for com-
munity-based sexual assault response reform; 
(5) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance 
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199), without regard 
to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of 
such Act; and 
(6) $35,000,000 is for regional information 
sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title 
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shall be available to the Attorney General for official re-
ception and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. 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 or incest: Pro-
vided, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitu-
tional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section 
shall be null and void. 
SEC. 203. 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. 204. 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 203 intended to address the phil-
osophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of 
Prisons. 
SEC. 205. 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 
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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 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to ex-
tend through September 30, 2016, the Personnel Manage-
ment Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney 
General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 28 U.S.C. 599B) 
without limitation on the number of employees or the posi-
tions covered. 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available under 
this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of 
transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other 
than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal 
Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing 
such a prisoner. 
SEC. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
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tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, main-
tenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or 
equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 209. None of the funds made available under 
this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or 
enhanced information technology program having total es-
timated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, un-
less the Deputy Attorney General and the investment re-
view board certify to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the 
information technology program has appropriate program 
management controls and contractor oversight mecha-
nisms in place, and that the program is compatible with 
the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to devi-
ations from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in this Act and in the report accompanying this Act, and 
to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this title in previous years. 
SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
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or approve a public-private competition under the Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any suc-
cessor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for 
work performed by employees of Federal Prison Indus-
tries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, 
or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual 
or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or 
his designee that exempt that United States Attorney 
from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecu-
tion Programs’’, ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement As-
sistance’’, ‘‘Juvenile Justice Programs’’, and ‘‘Community 
Oriented Policing Services Programs’’— 
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reim-
bursement programs may be used by such Office to 
provide training and technical assistance; and 
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(2) funds made available for grant or reim-
bursement programs under such headings, except for 
amounts appropriated specifically for research, eval-
uation, or statistical programs administered by the 
National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Jus-
tice Statistics, may be transferred to and merged 
with funds provided to the National Institute of Jus-
tice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used 
by them for research, evaluation, or statistical pur-
poses, without regard to the authorizations for such 
grant or reimbursement programs: Provided, That 
the transfer authority in this paragraph is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority contained in this 
Act: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to 
this subsection shall be subject to the notification 
procedures applicable to a reprogramming of funds 
under section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent 
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made avail-
able by this or any other Act. 
SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under 
this or any other Act, for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, other than for the national instant crimi-
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nal background check system established under section 
103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (18 
U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforce-
ment officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable fire-
arm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer 
knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug 
cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United 
States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all 
times. 
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal 
year 2016, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for 
implementation of a unified Department of Justice finan-
cial management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of 
Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) 
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2016, and 
any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sec-
tion 505 of this Act. 
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(c) Any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of ex-
cess 
unobligated 
balances 
available 
under 
section 
524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 
of this Act. 
(d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture 
Fund in fiscal year 2016, $154,700,000 shall be for pay-
ments associated with joint law enforcement operations as 
authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United 
States Code, and $20,514,000 shall be for payments asso-
ciated with subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 
524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code. 
(e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending 
plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the 
planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law 
enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2016. 
SEC. 217. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act 
under each of the headings ‘‘General Administration—Sal-
aries and Expenses’’, ‘‘United States Marshals Service— 
Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion—Salaries and Expenses’’, ‘‘Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration—Salaries and Expenses’’, and ‘‘Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and 
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Expenses’’, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obliga-
tion until the Attorney General demonstrates to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate that all recommendations included in the 
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Justice, 
Evaluation and Inspections Division Report 15-04 entitled 
‘‘The Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Al-
legations by the Department’s Law Enforcement Compo-
nents’’, dated March, 2015, have been implemented or are 
in the process of being implemented. 
(b) The Inspector General of the Department of Jus-
tice shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on 
the status of the Department’s implementation of rec-
ommendations included in the report specified in sub-
section (a). 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2016’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
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Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed 
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, 
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia, $5,555,000. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $5,237,500,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017: Provided,That the formulation and de-
velopment costs (with development cost as defined under 
section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the 
James 
Webb 
Space 
Telescope 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the indi-
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vidual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 
30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for 
the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the de-
velopment cost of the program is likely to exceed that limi-
tation, the individual shall immediately notify the Admin-
istrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets 
the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of sec-
tion 30104: Provided further, That, $140,000,000 shall be 
for a Jupiter Europa mission to assure progress on a mis-
sion which meets the Planetary Science decadal objectives, 
consisting of an orbiter and studies of both a surface ele-
ment as well as sample analysis of plumes emanating from 
the surface: Provided further, That NASA shall use the 
Space Launch System as the launch vehicle for a Jupiter 
Europa mission, plan for a launch no later than 2022, 
and include in the fiscal year 2017 budget the five year 
funding profile necessary to achieve those goals. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and 
development activities, including research, development, 
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
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allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $600,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of space technology research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, space-
craft control, and communications activities; program 
management; personnel and related costs, including uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $625,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2017, of which 
$25,000,000 shall be for icy satellites surface technology 
and test beds. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of exploration research and 
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development activities, including research, development, 
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, 
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, 
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and 
administrative aircraft, $4,759,300,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017: Provided, That not less 
than $1,096,300,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose 
Crew Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than 
$2,313,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, in-
cluding no less than $1,850,000,000 for launch vehicle de-
velopment, which shall have a lift capability not less than 
130 metric tons and which shall have core elements and 
an enhanced upper stage developed simultaneously: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided for launch 
vehicle development, no less than $50,000,000 shall be for 
enhanced upper stage development: Provided further, That 
of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, 
$410,000,000 shall be for exploration ground systems and 
$53,000,000 shall be for program integration: Provided 
further, That $1,000,000,000 shall be for commercial 
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spaceflight activities: Provided further, That $350,000,000 
shall be for exploration research and development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of space operations research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support and services; space flight, space-
craft control and communications activities, including op-
erations, production, and services; maintenance and re-
pair, facility planning and design; program management; 
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allow-
ances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, 
charter, maintenance and operation of mission and admin-
istrative aircraft, $3,957,300,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical 
education research and development activities, including 
research, development, operations, support, and services; 
program management; personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 
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expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2017, of which 
$18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to 
Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be 
for the National Space Grant College program. 
SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space 
technology, exploration, space operations and education 
research and development activities, including research, 
development, operations, support, and services; mainte-
nance and repair, facility planning and design; space 
flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; 
program management; personnel and related costs, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sec-
tions 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel 
expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, mainte-
nance, and operation of mission and administrative air-
craft, $2,768,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
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CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities 
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modi-
fication of facilities, construction of new facilities and ad-
ditions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $425,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 20145(b)(2)(A) of title 51, United 
States Code, such proceeds referred to in the preceding 
proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 
2016 in an amount not to exceed $9,470,300: Provided 
further, That each annual budget request shall include an 
annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and pro-
posed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 
of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
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$37,400,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2017. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall 
be increased by more than 10 percent by any such trans-
fers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and 
available for the same purposes and the same time period 
as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer 
pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activ-
ity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent 
change of an amount established in that spending plan 
that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of 
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this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under sec-
tion 505 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. 
The unexpired balances of a previous account, for ac-
tivities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be 
transferred to the new account established in this Act that 
provides for such activities. Balances so transferred shall 
be merged with the funds in the newly established account, 
but shall be available under the same terms, conditions 
and period of time as previously appropriated. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase 
of flight services for research support; acquisition of air-
craft; and authorized travel; $5,983,645,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2017, of which not to exceed 
$520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
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United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science 
Foundation supported research facilities may be credited 
to this appropriation. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursu-
ant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, 
$200,030,000, to remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, math-
ematics and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), includ-
ing services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of con-
ference rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2017. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation 
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Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized 
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of 
Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of 
Homeland 
Security 
for 
security 
guard 
services; 
$325,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,280 is for 
official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That contracts may be entered into under this 
heading in fiscal year 2016 for maintenance and operation 
of facilities and for other services to be provided during 
the next fiscal year: Provided further, That of the amount 
provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occu-
pancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not 
more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of sala-
ries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
and the employment of experts and consultants under sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in car-
rying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation 
Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 
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(42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000: Provided, That not 
to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $15,160,000, of which $400,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2017. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National 
Science Foundation 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. Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated 
as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation except in com-
pliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropria-
tions Act, 2016’’. 
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$9,200,000: Provided, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess 
of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Ex-
cepted 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: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity 
or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 
of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 
1975a). 
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, the Age Discrimination in Em-
ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the 
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 
1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act 
(GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amend-
ments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly 
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), in-
cluding services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States 
Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to 
$29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
agencies for authorized services to the Commission, 
$364,500,000: Provided, That the Commission is author-
ized to make available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: 
Provided further, That the Chair is authorized to accept 
and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the 
Commission. 
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 section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official 
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reception and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $300,000,000, of which $266,900,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$5,100,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $19,000,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self- 
help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro 
Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repay-
ment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor-
poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 
the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based em-
ployees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United 
States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal 
Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided 
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of 
this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 
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505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be 
considered an agency of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any pur-
pose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 
of Public Law 105–119, and all funds appropriated in this 
Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to 
the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, 
except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 
and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2015 and 
2016, respectively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), 
$3,340,000. 
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-
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senger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and 
consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not 
to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of 
which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2017: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be avail-
able for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 
of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered 
an agency of the United States Government. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
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