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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, including the purchase of 
not to exceed 822 vehicles for police-type use, of which 
650 shall be for replacement only; not to exceed $25,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; for 
training of State and local law enforcement agencies with 
or without reimbursement, including training in connec-
tion with the training and acquisition of canines for explo-
sives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of 
laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement 
agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,013,980,000, 
of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for 
the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by 18 U.S.C. 
924(d)(2); and of which $10,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That no funds appropriated 
herein shall be available for salaries or administrative ex-
penses in connection with consolidating or centralizing, 
within the Department of Justice, the records, or any por-
tion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of firearms 
maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to 
pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any 
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officer or employee of the United States to implement an 
amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to 
change the definition of ‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 
178.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 
5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
available to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): 
Provided further, That such funds shall be available to in-
vestigate and act upon applications filed by corporations 
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 
925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further, 
That no funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activi-
ties of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives to other agencies or Departments in fiscal year 
2008: Provided further, That, beginning in fiscal year 
2008 and thereafter, no funds appropriated under this or 
any other Act may be used to disclose part or all of the 
contents of the Firearms Trace System database main-
tained by the National Trace Center of the Bureau of Al-
cohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or any informa-
tion required to be kept by licensees pursuant to section 
923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or required to be 
reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) of such sec-
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tion 923(g), except to (1) a Federal, State, local, tribal, 
or foreign law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, 
or local prosecutor, solely in connection with and for use 
in a criminal investigation or prosecution, or (2) a Federal 
agency for a national security or intelligence purpose; and 
all such data shall be immune from legal process, shall 
not be subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall be in-
admissible in evidence, and shall not be used, relied on, 
or disclosed in any manner, nor shall testimony or other 
evidence be permitted based on the data, in a civil action 
in any State (including the District of Columbia) or Fed-
eral court or in an administrative proceeding other than 
a proceeding commenced by the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives to enforce the provisions 
of chapter 44 of such title, or a review of such an action 
or proceeding; except that this proviso shall not be con-
strued to prevent (1) the disclosure of statistical informa-
tion concerning total production, importation, and expor-
tation by each licensed importer (as defined in section 
921(a)(9) of such title) and licensed manufacturer (as de-
fined in section 921(1)(10) of such title), (2) the sharing 
or exchange of such information among and between Fed-
eral, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, 
Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and Federal national 
security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials, or (3) 
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the publication of annual statistical reports on products 
regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives, including total production, importation, 
and exportation by each licensed importer (as so defined) 
and licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or statistical 
aggregate data regarding firearms traffickers and traf-
ficking channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and traf-
ficking investigations: Provided further, That no funds 
made available by this or any other Act shall be expended 
to promulgate or implement any rule requiring a physical 
inventory of any business licensed under section 923 of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That no 
funds under this Act may be used to electronically retrieve 
information gathered pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by 
name or any personal identification code: Provided further, 
That no funds authorized or made available under this or 
any other Act may be used to deny any application for 
a license under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, 
or renewal of such a license due to a lack of business activ-
ity, provided that the applicant is otherwise eligible to re-
ceive such a license, and is eligible to report business in-
come or to claim an income tax deduction for business ex-
penses under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of 
Federal penal and correctional institutions, including pur-
chase (not to exceed 669, of which 642 are for replacement 
only) and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor 
vehicles, and for the provision of technical assistance and 
advice on corrections related issues to foreign govern-
ments, $5,171,440,000: Provided, That the Attorney Gen-
eral may transfer to the Health Resources and Services 
Administration such amounts as may be necessary for di-
rect expenditures by that Administration for medical relief 
for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: 
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with 
a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to 
determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf 
of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to 
individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison 
System: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 
shall remain available for necessary operations until Sep-
tember 30, 2009: Provided further, That, of the amounts 
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