Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980
PL 96-132 (S.1157), enacted 11/30/1979

93 STAT. 1040 
PUBLIC LAW 96-132—NOV. 30, 1979 
Public Law 96-132 
96th Congress 
An Act 
Nov. 30, 1979 
[S. 1157] 
Department of 
Justice 
Appropriation 
Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 
1980. 
Greneral 
administration. 
United States 
Parole 
Commission. 
Greneral legal 
activities. 
Alien Property 
Funds, World 
War II. 
Antitrust 
Division. 
To authorize appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the 
Department of Justice for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be 
cited as the "Department of .Justice Appropriation Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Year 1980". 
SEC. 2. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
ending September 30,1980, to carry out the activities of the Depart-
ment of Justice (including any bureau, office, board, division, commis-
sion, or subdivision thereof) the following amounts: 
(1) For General Administration, including— 
(A) hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
(B) miscellaneous and emergency expenses authorized or 
approved by the Attorney General, or the Associate Attor-
ney General, or the Assistant Attorney General for Adminis-
tration; and 
(C) for the management analysis under section 10 of this 
Act and for the preparation of the plan for case management 
information and tracking systems under section 11 of this 
Act: 
$28,168,000. 
(2) For the United States Parole Commission, including the 
hire of passenger motor vehicles: $5,555,000. 
(3) For General Legal Activities, including— 
(A) the hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
(B) miscellaneous and emergency expenses authorized or 
approved by the Attorney General, or the Deputy Attorney 
General, or the Associate Attorney General, or the Assistant 
Attorney General for Administration; 
(C) not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evi-
dence, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney 
General and accounted for solely on his certificate; 
(D) advance of public moneys under section 3648 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529); 
(E) pay for necessary accommodations in the District of 
Columbia for conferences and training activities; 
(F) not to exceed $105,000 which may be transferred from 
the "Alien Property Funds, World War 11", for the general 
administrative expenses of alien property activities, includ-
ing rent of private or Government-owned space in the 
District of Columbia; and 
(G) not to exceed $3,000,000, of which $2,300,000 shall be 
made available, for the investigation and prosecution of 
denaturalization and deportation cases involving alleged 
Nazi war criminals: 
$111,748,000. 
(4) For the Antitrust Division, consumer protection and kin-
dred laws, including not to exceed $4,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for antitrust enforcement grants to the States 
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under section 309 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968, as such Act existed on September 30, 1979: 
$48,592,000. 
(5) For United States Attorneys, Marshals, and Trustees, 
including— 
(A) purchase of firearms and ammunition; 
(B) lease and acquisition of law enforcement and passenger 
motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year; 
(C) supervision of United States prisoners in non-Federal 
institutions; 
(D) bringing to the United States from foreign countries 
persons charged with crime; and 
(E) acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft: 
$242,573,000. 
(6) For Support of United States Prisoners in non-Federal 
institutions, including necessary clothing and medical aid, pay-
ment of rewards, and reimbursements to Saint Elizabeths Hospi-
tal for the care and treatment of United States prisoners, at per 
diem rates as authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act 
to authorize certain expenditures from the appropriations of 
Saint Elizabeths Hospital, and for other purposes', approved 
August 4,1947 (24 U.S.C. 168a): $25,100,000. 
(7) For Fees and Expenses of Witnesses, including expenses, 
mileage, compensation, and per diems of witnesses in lieu of 
subsistence, as authorized by law; including advances of public 
moneys: $27,052,000, but no sums authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act shall be used to pay any witness more than one 
attendance fee for any one calendar day. 
(8) For the Community Relations Service: $5,428,000. 
(9) For the Federal Bureau of Investigation for— 
(A) expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States; 
(B) protection of the person of the President of the United 
States and the person of the Attorney General; 
(C) acquisition, collection, classification and preservation 
of identification and other records and their exchange with, 
and for the official use of, the duly authorized officials of the 
Federal Government, of States, cities, and other institutions, 
such exchange to be subject to cancellation if dissemination 
is made outside the receiving departments or related 
agencies; 
(D) such other investigations regarding official matters 
under the control of the Department of Justice and the 
Department of State £is may be directed by the Attorney 
General; 
(E) purchase for police-t3T)e use without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
(F) acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; firearms and ammunition; payment of rewards; 
(G) benefits in accordance witn those provided under 
sections 911 (9) through (11), 942, and 945 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136 (9) through (11), 1157, and 
1160), under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
State; and 
(H) not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential character, to be expended under the direc-
42 u s e 3739. 
United States 
attorneys, 
marshals, and 
trustees. 
United States 
prisoners, 
support in non-
Federal 
institutions. 
Witnesses, fees 
and expenses. 
Community 
Relations 
Service. 
Federal Bureau 
of Investigation. 
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tion of the Attorney General and to be accounted for solely 
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on his certificate: 
$584,408,000. None of the sums authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall be used to 
pay the compensation of any employee in the competitive service. 
Arson^ 
Using sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act, the 
classification. 
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall classify the offense of 
arson as a part I crime in its Uniform Crime Reports. 
Immigration and 
(10) For the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for 
^turalization 
expenses necessary for the administration and enforcement of 
^^^' 
the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and alien 
registration, including— 
(A) advance of cash to aliens for meals and lodging while 
en route; 
(B) payment of allowances to aliens, while held in custody 
under the immigration laws, for work performed; 
(C) payment of expenses and allowances incurred in track-
ing lost persons as required by public exigencies in aid of 
State or local law enforcement agencies; 
(D) payment of rewards; 
(E) not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies 
of a confidential character, to be expended under the direc-
tion of the Attorney General and accounted for solely on his 
certificate; 
(F) purchase for police-type use without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
(G) acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of air-
craft; 
(H) firearms and ammunition and attendance at firearms 
matches; 
(I) operation, maintenance, remodeling and repair of 
buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto; 
(J) refunds of maintenance bills, immigration fines, and 
other items properly returnable except deposits of aliens 
who become public charges and deposits to secure payment 
of fines and passage money; 
(K) payment of interpreters and translators who are not 
citizens of the United States and distribution of citizenship 
textbooks to aliens without cost to such aliens; 
(L) acquisition of land as sites for enforcement fences, and 
construction incident to such fences; 
(M) benefits in accordance with those provided under 
sections 911 (9) through (11), 942, and 945 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136 (9) through (11), 1157, and 
1160) under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State; 
and 
(N) research related to immigration enforcement which 
shall remain available until expended: 
$319,386,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 may be used for the 
emergency replacement of aircraft upon the certificate of the 
Attorney General. 
Drug 
(11) For the Drug Enforcement Administration for its activi-
Enforcement 
ties, including— 
Admmistration. 
^^^ hiring and acquiring law enforcement and passenger 
motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price 
limitation for the current fiscal year; 
(B) paying in advance for special tests and studies by 
contract; 
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(C) paving in advance for expenses arising out of contrac-
tual and reimbursable agreements with State and local law 
enforcement and regulatory agencies while engaged in coop-
erative enforcement and regulatory activities in accordance 
with section 503a(2) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 873(aX2)); 
(D) paying expenses not to exceed $70,000 to meet unfore-
seen emergencies of a confidential character to be expended 
under the direction of the Attorney General, and to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate; 
(E) paying rewards; 
(F) paying for publication of technical and informational 
material in professional and trade journals; purchase chemi-
cals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; 
(G) paying for necessary accommodations in the District of 
Columbia for conferences and training activities; 
(H) acquiring, leasing, maintaining, and operating air-
craft; 
(I) research related to enforcement and drug control to 
remain available until expended; 
(J) contracting with mdividuals for personal services 
abroad, and such individuals shall not be regarded as em-
ployees of the United States Government for the purpose of 
any law administered by the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment; 
(K) benefits in accordance with those provided under 
sections 911 (9) through (11), 942, and 945 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946 (22 U.S.C. 1136 (9) through (11), 1157, and 
1160), under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
State; and 
(L) paying for firearms and emaimunition and attendance at 
firearms matches: 
$198,336,000, including such sums as are authorized by section 
709(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 904(a)), for the 
fiscal year ending September 30,1980. 
(12) For the Federal Prison System: $349,789,770, including the Federal Prison 
following: 
System. 
(A)(i) For the administration, operation, and maintenance 
of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including 
supervision and support of United States prisoners in non-
Federal institutions, and not to exceed $28,168,770 for 
inmate medical services within the system, and not to exceed 
$100,000 for inmate legal services within the system; 
(ii) purchase and hire of law enforcement and passenger 
motor vehicles; 
(iii) compilation of statistics relating to prisoners in Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions; 
(iv) assistance to State and local governments to improve 
their correctional systems; 
(v) purchase of firearms and ammunition; medals and 
other awards; 
(vi) payment of rewards; 
(vii) purchase and exchange of farm products and live-
stock; 
(viii) construction of buildings at prison camps; and acqui-
sition of land as authorized by section 4010 of title 18 of the 
United States Code; and 
(ix) transfer to the Hesilth Services Administration of such 42 use 250a. 
amounts as may be necessary, in the discretion of the 
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Federal Prison 
Industries, Inc. 
31 use 849. 
National 
Institute of 
Corrections. 
Message-
switching. 
Definition. 
'*' 
Attorney General, for the direct expenditures by that 
Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal 
penal and correctional institutions. 
(B) For Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority, and in accord with the law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Control Corporation Act, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal 
year for such corporation, including purchase and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles. 
(C) For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities, and constructing, remodeling, and equipping 
necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and 
correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses 
incident thereto, by contract or force account, to remain 
available until expended, and the labor of United States 
prisoners may be used for work performed with sums author-
ized to be appropriated by this clause. 
(D) For carrying out the provisions of sections 4351 
through 4353 of title 18 of the United States Code, which 
establishes a National Institute of Corrections, to remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 3. (a) None of the sums authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act may be used to pay the compensation of any person employed 
after the date of the enactment of this Act £is an attorney (except 
foreign counsel employed in special cases) unless such person shall be 
duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the 
laws of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia. 
03) The Department of Justice shall not be required to absorb from 
sums appropriated pursuant to the authorization provided in this 
Act, other than sums appropriated pursuant to section 4(f) of this Act, 
any increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits 
authorized by law, or other nondiscretionary costs. 
(c) None of the sums authorized to be appropriated in this Act may 
be used for the purposes of engaging in the activity of message-
switching until such time as the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and Senate have each given their approval. 
For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'message-switching" 
means the use of electronic equipment to receive a message, store 
that message until an outgoing line is available, and then retransmit 
the message without any direct connection between the line on 
which the message was received and the line on which the message is 
retransmitted. 
SEC. 4. (a) Sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act which are 
available for expenses of attendance at meetings shall be expended 
for such purposes in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Attorney General. 
(b) Sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used for 
the purchase of insurance for motor vehicles and aircraft operated in 
official Government business in foreign countries. 
(c) Sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act for salaries and 
expenses shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 
of title 5 of the United States Code. 
(d) Sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act to the Depart-
ment of Justice may be used, in an amount not to exceed $31,000, for 
official reception and representation expenses in accordance with 
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93 STAT. 1045 
distributions, procedures, and regulations established by the Attor-
ney General. 
(e) Sums authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used 
for— 
(1) expenses of primary and secondary schooling for depend-
ents of personnel stationed outside the continental United States 
at cost not in excess of those authorized by the Department of 
Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the Attorney 
General that schools available in the locality are unable to 
provide adequately for the education of such dependents; and 
(2) transportation of those dependents between their place of 
residence and schools serving the area which those dependents 
would normally attend when the Attorney General, under such 
regulations as he may prescribe, determmes that such schools 
are not accessible by public means of transportation. 
(f) There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1980, such sums as may be necessary for 
increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits 
authorized by law, and for other nondiscretionary costs. 
(g) Sums authorized to be appropriated for "Salaries and expenses. 
General Administration", "Salaries and expenses. United States 
Attorneys, and Marshals", "Salaries and expenses, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation", "Salaries and expenses. Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service", and "Salaries and expenses. Bureau of Prisons" may be 
used for uniforms and allowances as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5 of the United States Code. 
(h) The first sentence of section 5924(4)(B) of title 5 of the United 
States Code is amended by inserting "the Department of Justice," 
after "the International Communication Agency,". 
SEC. 5. Section 5315(19) of title 5 of the United States Code is 
amended by striking out "Assistant Attorneys General (9)" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Attorneys General (10)". 
SEC. 6. Notwithstanding the second of the paragraphs relating to 
salaries and expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 
Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1973 (86 Stat. 1115), sums 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act for such salaries and 
expenses may be used for the purposes described in such paragraph 
until, but not later than, the end of the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30,1980. 
SEC. 7. (a) With respect to any undercover investigative operation of Undercover 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation which is necessary for the operation. 
detection and prosecution of crimes against the United States or for 
the collection of foreign intelligence or counterintelligence— 
(1) sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation by this Act may be used for leasing space within 
the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories 
and possessions of the United States without regard to section 
3679(a) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(a)), section 3732(a) 
of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 11(a)), section 305 of the Act of 
June 30,1949 (63 Stat. 396; 41 U.S.C. 255), the third undesignated 
paragraph under the heading "Miscellaneous" of the Act of 
March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 370; 40 U.S.C. 34), section 3648 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529), section 3741 of the Revised 
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 22), and subsections (a) and (c) of section 304 of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (63 
Stat. 395; 41 U.S.C. 254 (a) and (c)); 
(2) sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation by this Act may be used to establish or to acquire 
proprietary corporations or business entities as part of an under-
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cover operation, and to operate such corporations or business 
entities on a commercial basis, without regard to the provisions 
of section 304 of the Government Corporation Control Act (31 
U.S.a869); 
(3) sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation by this Act, and the proceeds from such under-
cover operation, may be deposited in banks or other financial 
institutions without regard to the provisions of section 648 of title 
18 of the United States Code, and section 3639 of the Revised 
Statutes (31 U.S.C. 521); and 
(4) the proceeds from such undercover operation may be used 
to offset necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in such 
operation without regard to the provisions of section 3617 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484); 
only upon the written certification of the Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (or, if designated by the Director, the Asso-
ciate Director) and the Attorney General (or, if designated by the 
Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General) that any action 
authorized by paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of this subsection is necessary 
for the conduct of such undercover operation. 
(b) As soon as the proceeds from an undercover investigative 
operation with respect to which an action is authorized and carried 
out under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) are no longer 
necessary for the conduct of such operation, such proceeds or the 
balance of such proceeds remaining at the time shall be deposited 
into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. 
(c) If a corporation or business entity established or acquired as 
part of an undercover operation under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) 
with a net value over $50,000 is to be liquidated, sold, or otherwise 
disposed of, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as much in advance 
as the Director or his designee determines is practicable, shall report 
the circumstances to the Attorney General and the Comptroller 
General. The proceeds of the liquidation, sale, or other disposition, 
after obligations are met, shall be deposited in the Treasury of the 
United States as miscellaneous receipts. 
28 use 533 note. 
(d)(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall conduct detailed 
financial audits of undercover operations closed on or after October 1, 
1979, and— 
(A) report the results of each audit in writing to the Depart-
ment of 
Justice, and 
(B) report annually to the Congress concerning these audits. 
"Undercover 
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), "undercover operation" 
operation." 
lyeans any undercover operation of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion, other than a foreign counterintelligence undercover operation— 
(A) in which the gross receipts exceed $50,000, and 
(B) which is exempted from section 3617 of the Revised Stat-
utes (31 U.S.C. 484) or section 304(a) of the Government Corpora-
tion Control Act (31 U.S.C. 869(a)). 
SEC. 8. During the fiscal year for which appropriations are author-
ized by this Act, each organization of the Department of Justice, 
through the appropriate office within the Department of Justice, 
shall notify in writing the Committees on the Judiciary, of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, and other appropriate commit-
tees, and the ranking Minority members thereof, a minimum of 15 
days before— 
(1) reprograming of funds in excess of $250,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, between the programs within the offices, 
divisions, and boards as defined in the Department of Justice's 
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93 STAT. 1047 
program structure submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and House of Representatives; 
(2) reprograming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 
whichever is less, between programs within the Bureaus as 
defined in the Department of Justice's program structure sub-
mitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and 
House of Representatives; 
(3) any reprograming action which involves less than the 
amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) if such action would 
have the effect of significant program changes and committing 
substantive program funding requirements in future years; 
(4) increasing personnel or funds by any means for any project 
or program for which funds or other resources have been 
restricted; 
(5) creation of new programs or significant augmentation of 
existing programs; 
(6) reorganization of offices or programs; and 
(7) significant relocation of offices or employees. 
SEC. 9. (a) The Attorney General shall perform periodic evaluations 
of the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of 
Justice programs and any supporting activities funded by appropri-
ations authorized by this Act and annual specific program evalua-
tions of selected subordinate organization's programs, as determined 
by priorities set either by the Congress or the Attorney General. 
03) Subordinate Department of Justice organizations and their 
officials shall provide all necessary assistance and cooperation in the 
conduct of the evaluation, including full access to all information, 
documentation, and cognizant personnel, as required. 
(c) Completed evaluations shall be made available to the Commit-
tees on the Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives, and 
other appropriate committees. 
(d) If the Committee on the Judiciary of either the Senate or the 
House of Representatives requests the Attorney General to perform 
an evaluation of the kind described in subsection (a) of this section, 
the Attorney General shall submit to the committee making the 
request, not later than 30 days after the date the request is made, a 
design and timetable for making the requested evaluation. If the 
projected time period for completing the evaluation exceeds 6 
months, the Attorney General shall, during the course of the evalua-
tion, submit intermittent reports on the progress of the evaluation to 
the committee making the request. 
SEC. 10. The Attorney General shall make arrangements with an 
appropriate entity for an independent comprehensive management 
analysis of the operations of the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service for the purpose of making such operations efficient and cost 
effective. After the completion of such analysis, the Attorney General 
shall promptly submit a report to the appropriate committees of 
Congress on the results of such analysis together with any adminis-
trative or legislative recommendations of the Attorney General to 
improve the operations of the Service. 
SEC. 11. (a) Not later than April 15, 1980, the Attorney General, 
after consultation with the Director of the Executive Office of United 
States Attorneys and such Assistant Attorneys General as he shall 
deem appropriate, shall prepare and submit to the Committees on the 
Judiciary of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan for the 
activation and coordination, within the Department, of compatible, 
comprehensive case management information and tracking systems 
for each of the Judicial districts of the United States, as described in 
Immigration amd 
Naturalization 
Service, 
management 
analysis. 
8 u s e 1551 note. 
Report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Plan, submittal 
to congressional 
committees. 
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chapter 5 of title 28 of the United States Code and for each of the 
divisions of the Department, 
(b) Such plan shall— 
(1) incorporate into the design of such systems all matters and 
cases involving the United States Attorneys and, where relevant, 
other departmental resources; 
(2) make provision for identifying and retrieving all relevant 
data, including— 
(A) complete individual case information from intake or 
.. 
commencement of investigation to final disposition, includ-
ing identification of the division or office primarily responsi-
ble for the case; 
(B) complete information on decisions not to prosecute or 
litigate alleged violations of the laws of the United States, 
the stage of the proceedings at which such decisions are 
made, and the reasons for such decisions; and 
(C) identification of the local. State, or Federal governmen-
tal organization, including any organization within the 
Department of Justice, referring each case for prosecution or 
litigation; 
(3) take into account the importance of identifying investiga-
tions, prosecutions, and litigation in areas which the Attorney 
General may from time to time designate as high priority; 
(4) consider the application of a case weighting system for 
evaluating prosecutorial and litigation decisions, dedication of 
resources, and case management and disposition by all depart-
mental personnel involved; 
(5) emphasize as a goal maximum data retriev£il and utiliza-
tion; and 
(6) include a timetable for implementation of the plan and the 
costs for implementation. 
28 use 509 note. 
SEC. 12. The Attorney General may, with the concurrence of any 
agency or Department with primary enforcement responsibility for 
an environmental or natural resource law, investigate any violation, 
of an environmental or natural resource law of the United States, 
and bring such actions as are necessary to enforce such laws. This 
section does not affect the criminal law enforcement authority of the 
Attorney General. 
SEC. 13. Section 709 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
904(b)) is amended by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
subsection: 
"(c) Notwithstanding section 2680(k) of title 28, United States Code, 
the Attorney General, in carrying out the functions of the Depart-
ment of Justice under this title, is authorized to pay tort claims in the 
manner authorized by section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, 
when such claims arise in a foreign country in connection with the 
operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration abroad.". 
SEC. 14. Section 511(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
881(d)) is amended by— 
(1) striking out "All provisions" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"The provisions", and 
(2) striking out "and the award of compensation to informers in 
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SEC. 15. Section 709(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
904) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" after "1978,", and 
(2) by inserting after "1979," the following: "and $198,336,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30,1980,". 
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93 STAT. 1049 
SEC. 16. (a) Paragraph (4) of section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(4)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(4) The term 'Drug Enforcement Administration' means the Drug 
Enforcement Administration in the Department of Justice.". 
(b) Sections 508 and 516 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 878, 886) are each 
amended by striking out "Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs" 
each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "Drug Enforcement 
Administration". 
(c) Section 513 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 883) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "Director of the Bureau of Narcotics and 
Dangerous Drugs" and inserting in lieu thereof "Administrator 
of the Drug Enforcement Administration"; and 
(2) by striking out "Director may" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Administrator may". 
SEC. 17. (a) In addition to any other sums appropriated by this Act, 
there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000, to remain availa-
ble until expended, for financial assistance to joint State and joint 
State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in cooperative 
enforcement efforts with respect to drug related offenses, organized 
criminal activity and all support activities related thereto. 
(b) The Attorney General shall, in accordance with section 558 of 
title 5 of the United States Code promulgate regulations establishing 
criteria under which such cooperative enforcement agencies may 
qualify for financial assistance under this section. 
SEC. 18. (a) On or before September 1, 1980, the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress— 
(Da plan to assure the closure of the United States Peniten-
tiary at Atlanta, Georgia, by September 1,1984; and 
(2) a plan to alter the function of the United States Peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, to that of a modern correctional 
institution by September 1,1985. 
(b) The plan prepared under this section shall prohibit the use of 
the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia, as a correctional 
institution by a State or political subdivision after the closure of the 
institution by the Federal Government. 
SEC. 19. In addition to any other sums that are authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$2,600,000, for planning and site acquisition of a Federal detention 
facility in Los Angeles County, California. 
SEC. 20. (a) The National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration are 
authorized to use funds, and to authorize States to use funds, for 
programs, projects or events devoted to the international aspects of 
crime prevention and criminal justice. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of 
California is authorized to utilize the proceeds of block grants 
awarded during fiscal year 1979 or fiscal years previous thereto to 
fund the 1980 Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of 
Offenders. 
SEC. 21. (a) The Attorney General shall, during the fiscal year for 
which appropriations are authorized by this Act, transmit a report to 
each House of the Congress in any case in which the Attorney 
General— 
(1) establishes a policy to refrain from the enforcement of any 
provision of law enacted by the Congress, the enforcement of 
which is the responsibility of the Department of Justice, because 
of the position of the Department of Justice that such provision 
of law is not constitutional; or 
"Drug 
Enforcement 
Administra-
tion." 
Regulations. 
Plan, submittal 
to Congress. 
42 u s e 3793 
note. 
Report to 
Congress. 
28 u s e 519 note. 
93 STAT. 1050 
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Office of Specifd 
Investigator, 
Immigration and 
Naturalization 
Service, 
creation. 
8 u s e 1551 note. 
(2) determines that the Department of Justice will contest, or 
will refrain from defending, any provision of law enacted by the 
Congress in any proceeding before any court of the United States, 
or in any administrative or other proceeding, because of the 
position of the Department of Justice that such provision of law 
is not constitutional. 
(h) Any report required in subsection (a) shall be transmitted not 
later than 30 days after the Attorney General establishes the policy 
specified in subsection (a)(1) or makes the determination specified in 
subsection (a)(2). Each such report shall— 
(1) specify the provision of law involved; 
(2) include a detailed statement of the reasons for the position 
of the Department of Justice that such provision of law is not 
constitutional; and 
(3) in the case of a determination specified in subsection (a)(2), 
indicate the nature of the judicial, administrative, or other 
proceeding involved. 
(c) If, during the fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized 
by this Act, the Attorney General determines that the Department of 
Justice will contest, or will refrain from defending, any provision of 
law enacted by the Congress in any proceeding before any court of the 
United States, or in any administrative or other proceeding, because 
of the position of the Department of Justice that such provision of law 
is not constitutional, then the representative of the Department of 
Justice participating in such proceeding shall make a declaration in 
such proceeding that such position of the Department of Justice 
regarding the constitutionality of the provision of law involved 
constitutes the position of the executive branch of the United States 
with respect to such matter. 
SEC. 22. (a) In order to create an independent and objective unit— 
(1) to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating 
to programs and operations of the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, 
(2) to provide leadership and coordination and recommend 
policies for activities designed (A) to promote economy, effi-
ciency, and effectiveness in the administration of, and (B) to 
prevent and detect fraud and abuse in, such programs and 
operations, and 
(3) to provide a means for keeping the Commissioner of the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Congress fully 
and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating 
to the administration of such programs and operations and the 
necessity for and progress of corrective action, 
there is hereby established in the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service of the Department of Justice an Office of Special Investigator 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as "the Office"). 
(bXD There shall be at the head of the Office a Special Investigator 
(hereinafter in this section referred to as "the Special Investigator") 
who shall be appointed by the Attorney General without regard to 
political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demon-
strated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, man-
agement analysis, public administration, or investigations. The 
Special Investigator shall report to and be under the general supervi-
sion of the Commissioner, who shall not prevent or prohibit the 
Special Investigator from initiating, carrying out, or completing any 
audit or investigation, or from issuing any subpena during the course 
of any audit or investigation. 
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93 STAT. 1051 
(2) The Special Investigator may be removed from office by the 
Attorney General. The Attorney General shall communicate the 
reasons for any such removal to both Houses of Congress. 
(3) For the purposes of section 7324 of title 5 of the United States 
Code, the Special Investigator shall not be considered to be an 
employee who determines policies to be pursued by the United States 
in the nationwide administration of Federal laws. 
(4) The Special Investigator shall, in accordance with applicable 
laws and regulations governing the civil service— 
(A) appoint an Assistant Special Investigator for Auditing who 
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shall have the responsibility for supervising the performance of 
auditing activities relating to programs and operations of the 
Service, and 
(B) appoint an Assistant Special Investigator for Investigations 
who shall have the responsibility for the performance of investi-
gative activities relating to such programs and operations. 
(c) The following provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95-452) shall apply to the Special Investigator, the Office, 
92 Stet. 1101. 
the Commissioner, and the Service under this section in the same 
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manner as those provisions apply to an Inspector General, an Office, 
the head of the establishment, and an establishment under such Act: 
(1) Section 4 (relating to duties and responsibilities of an 
92 Stat. 1102. 
Inspector General and the manner in which they are carried 
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out). 
(2) Section 5 (relating to reports required to be prepared and 
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furnished by or to an Inspector General and their transmittal 
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and availability). 
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(3) Section 6 (relating to the authority of an Inspector General 
*^^' 
and related administrative provisions). 
(4) Section 7 (relating to the treatment of employee complaints 
92 Stat. 1105. 
by an Inspector General). 
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(d) The Attorney General is authorized to appoint such staff as may 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
(e) For purposes of this section— 
Definitions. 
(1) the term "Service" means the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service; 
(2) the term "Department" means the Department of Justice; 
and 
(3) the term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of 
Immigration and Naturalization. 
(f) The Special Investigator shall be compensated at the rate then 
payable under section 5316 of title 5 of the United States Code for 
level V of the Executive Schedule. 
(g) The provisions of this section shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall cease to have effect the earlier o
f
—
• 
(1) 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the establishment of an office of inspector general for the 
Department of Justice. 
(h) In addition to any other sums authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $376,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1980 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 23. Section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend section 201 
(a), 202(c) and 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
amended, and to establish a Select Commission on Immigration and 
Refugee Policy", approved October 5,1978 (92 Stat. 907; 8 U.S.C. 1151 
note), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out "receive the sum of $100" 
92 Stat. 907. 
and inserting in lieu thereof "be compensated at a rate not to 
exceed the daily equivalent of the rate then payable for grade 
93 STAT. 1052 
PUBLIC LAW 96-132—NOV. 30, 1979 
GS-18 in the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code,"; 
92 Stat. 908. 
(2) in subsection (d)(7), by striking out "September 30, 1980" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "March 1,1981"; 
92 Stat. 908. 
(3) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting after "detailed to the 
Commission" the following: "without reimbursement"; 
92 Stat. 909. 
(4) in subsection (i), by striking out "$700,000" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "$2,450,000, to remain available until expended,"; 
and 
92 Stat. 909. 
(5) by amending subsection (j) to read as follows: 
"(j) The Commission is authorized to procure temporary and 
intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary to 
the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
but at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate then 
payable for grade GS-18 in the General Schedule under section 5332 
of 
such title. . 
Approved November 30,1979. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-99, Pt. 1 (Comm. on the Judiciary), Ft. 2 (Comm. on 
Intelligence), and Pt. 3 (Comm. on Interstate and Foreign Com-
merce), all accompanying H.R. 3303, and No. 96-628 (Comm. of 
Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 96-173 (Comm. on the Judiciary) and No. 96-418 (Comm. of 
OonforBncc). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
June 4, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 16, H.R. 3303 considered and passed House; passage vacated and S.1157, 
amended, passed in lieu. 
Nov. 27, House and Senate agreed to conference report.