An Act making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period ending September 30, 1976, and for other purposes.
PL 94-121 (H.R.8121), enacted 10/21/1975

PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 611 
Public Law 94-121 
94th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30,1976, and the 
period ending September 30, 1976, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1976, and the period ending September 30,1976, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
Ax)MINISTRATIO]Sr OF FoREIGN 
AjTAIRS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Department of State, not otherwise 
provided for, including expenses authorized by the Foreign Service 
Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158), and allowances as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; expenses of binational arbitrations 
arising under international air transport agreements; expenses neces-
sary to meet the responsibilities and obligations of the United States 
in Germany (including those arising under the supreme authority 
assumed by the United States on June 5, 1945, and under contractual 
arrangements with the Federal Republic of Germany); hire of 
passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
dues for library membership in organizations which issue publica-
tions to members only, or to members at a price lower than to others; 
expenses authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2669), as amended; refund of fees erroneously charged and 
paid for passports; radio communications; payment in advance for 
subscriptions to commercial information, telephone and similar serv-
ices abroad; care and transportation of prisoners and persons declared 
insane; expenses as authorized by law (18 U.S.C. 3192), of bringing to 
the United States from foreign countries persons charged with crime; 
expenses necessary to provide maximum physical security in Govern-
ment-owned and leased properties abroad; and procurement by con-
tract or otherwise, of services, supplies, and facilities, as follows: 
(1) translating, (2) analysis and tabulation of technical information, 
and (3) preparation of special maps, globes, and geographic aids; 
administrative and other expenses authorized by section 637(b) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2397(b)), 
and by section 305 of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 
1951, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1613(d)); $425,400,000: Provided, 
That passenger motor vehicles in possession of the Foreign Service 
abroad may be replaced in accordance with section 7 of the Act of 
August 1,1956 (22 U.S.C. 2674), and the cost, including the exchange 
allowance, of each such replacement shall not exceed $4,900 in the 
case of the chief of mission automobile at each diplomatic mission 
(except that four such vehicles may be purchased at not to exceed 
Oct. 21, 1975 
[H.R. 8121] 
Departments of 
State, Justice, and 
Commerce, the 
Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies 
Appropriation 
Act, 1976. 
Department of 
State 
Appropriation 
Act, 1976. 
22 u s e 1613d. 
89 STAT. 612 
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$9,000 each) and such amounts as may be otherwise provided by law 
for all other such vehicles, except that right hand drive vehicles may 
be purchased without regard to any maximum price limitation other-
wise established by law: Provided further, That in addition, this 
appropriation shall be available for the purchase (not to exceed 
thirty-three), replacement, rehabilitation, and modification of pas-
senger motor vehicles for protective purposes without regard to any 
maximum price limitations otherwise established by law. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $119,100,000. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES 
For representation allowances as authorized by section 901 of the 
Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131), $1,700,000. 
For "Representation allowances" for the period July 1,1976, through 
September 30,1976, $525,000. 
ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD 
For necessary expenses of carrying into eiffect the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act, 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), including 
personal services in the United States and abroad; salaries and 
expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C, 801-1158); allowances as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; and services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109; $29,840,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $1,817,000 may be used for administra-
tive expenses during the current fiscal year. 
For "Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad" 
for the period July 1,1976, through September 30,1976, $8,450,000. 
ACQUISITION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD 
(SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Depart-
ment determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States for the purposes authorized by section 4 of the Foreign Service 
Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 295), to be credited to 
and expended under the appropriation account for "Acquisition, opera-
tion, and maintenance of buildings abroad", to remain available until 
expended, $9,785,000. 
For "Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of buildings abroad 
(special foreign currency program)" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30,1976, $800,000. 
EMERGENCIES I N THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE 
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet 
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Serv-
ice, to be expended pursuant to the requirement of section 291 of the 
Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C-107), $2,100,000. 
For "Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service" for the 
period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $600,000. 
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89 STAT. 613 
PAYMENT TO FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND 
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund, as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 1105-1106), $6,355,000. 
For "Payment to Foreign Service retirement and disability fund" 
for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $3,590,000. 
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, conventions, or specific Acts of 
Congress, 
$217,853,000. 
For "Contributions to international organizations" for the period 
July 1,1976, through September 30,1976, $189,764,000. 
MISSIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 
For expenses necessary for permanent representation to certain 
international organizations in which the United States participates 
pursuant to treaties, conventions, or specific Acts of Congress, includ-
ing expenses authorized by the pertinent Acts and 
conventions 
provided for such representation; salaries and expenses of personnel 
and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, 
as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); allowance as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5921-5925; and expenses authorized by section 2 (a) and (e) 
of the Act of August 1,1956, as amended (22 tJ.S.C. 2669); $9,000,000. 
For "Missions to international organizations" for the period July 1, 
1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,673,000. 
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269b, 269f, 
269g-l, 269h, 
272a, 273-276, 
279a, 280b, 
280i, 280k, 
287e, 287r, 
290b, 1896b, 
1928, 1928b, 
2673, notes. 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES 
For necessary expenses of participation by the United States, upon 
approval bj^ the Secretary of State, in international activities which 
arise from time to time in the conduct of foreign affairs and for which 
specific appropriations have not been provided pursuant to treaties, 
conventions, or special Acts of Congress, including personal services 
without regard to civil service and classification laws; salaries and 
expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); allowances as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5921-5925; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
contributions for the share of the United States in expenses of inter-
national organizations; and expenses authorized by section 2(a) of 
the Act of August 1, 1956, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2669); $5,840,000, 
of which not to exceed a total of $125,000 may be expended for 
representation allowances as authorized by section 901 of the Act 
of August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 131), and for official 
entertainment. 
For "International conferences and contingencies" for the period 
July 1,1976, through September 30. 1976, $1,775,000: Provided, 
That 
not to exceed $38,000 may be expended for representation allowances 
as authorized by section 901 of the Act of August 13,1946, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 1131), and for official entertainment. 
89 STAT. 614 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS 
For necessary expenses of participation by the United States in 
international trade negotiations, including not to exceed $10,000 for 
representation allowances, as authorized by section 901 of the Act of 
August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1131), and for official enter-
tainment, $2,596,000: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be 
available in accordance with the authority provided in the current 
appropriation for "International conferences and contingencies". 
For "International trade negotiations" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $674,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,000 may be expended for representation allowances, as authorized 
by section 901 of the Act of August 13, 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
1131), and for official entertainment. 
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
22 u s e 277 note. 
INTERNATIONAL 
B O U N D A R Y AND WATER 
COMMISSION, 
UNITED 
STATES 
AND MEXICO 
For expenses necessary to enable the United States to meet its obliga-
tions under the treaties of 1889, 1906, 1933, 1944, 1963, and 1970 
26 Stat. 1512. 
between the United States and Mexico, and to comply with the other 
i« i*^* ?fi9? 
^^^^ applicable to the United States Section, International Boundary 
S
Q Stat 121Q 
^^^ Water Commission, United States and Mexico, including operation 
15 UST 21 
^^^ maintenance of the Rio Grande rectification, canalization, flood 
21 UST 371. 
control, bank protection, water supply, power, irrigation, boundary 
demarcation, and sanitation projects; detailed plan preparation and 
construction (including surveys and operation and maintenance and 
protection during construction); Rio Grande emergency flood protec-
tion; expenditures for the purposes set forth in sections 101 through 
104 of the Act of September 13, 1950 (22 U.S.C. 277d-l—277d^); 
purchase of planographs and lithographs; uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902); and leasing of 
private property to remove therefrom sand, gravel, stone, and other 
materials, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended (41 U.S.C. 5); as follows: 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses not otherwise provided for, including 
examinations, preliminary surveys, and investigations, and operation 
and maintenance of projects or parts thereof, as enumerated above, 
including gaging stations, $5,300,000: Provided. That expenditures 
for the Rio Grande bank protection project shall be subject to the 
provisions and conditions contained in the appropriation for said proj-
ect as provided by the Act approved April 25, 1945 (59 Stat. 89). 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $1,371,000. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For detailed plan preparation and construction of projects author-
ized by the convention concluded February 1, 1933, between the 
48 Stat. 1621. 
United States and Mexico, the Acts approved August 19, 1935, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 277-277f), August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), June 
4,1936 (49 Stat. 1463), June 28,1941 (22 U.S.C. 277f), September 13, 
22 use 277d-32. I960 (22 U.S.C. 277d-l-9), October 10,1966 (80 Stat. 884), October 25, 
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89 STAT. 615 
1972 (86 Stat. 1161), and the project stipulated in the treaty between 22 USC 277d.34 
the United States and Mexico signed at Washington on February 3, "^^^e. 
1944, to remain available until expended, $8,365,000: Provided, 
59 Stat. 1219,, 
That no expenditures shall be made for the Lower Rio Grande flood-
control project for construction on any land, site, or easement in con-
nection with this project except such as has been acquired by donation 
and the title thereto has been approved by the Attorney General of 
. 
the United States: Provided further, That the Anzalduas diversion 
dam shall not be operated for irrigation or water supply purposes in the 
United States unless suitable arrangements have been made with the 
prospective water users for repayment to the Government of such 
portions of the cost of said dam as shall have been allocated to such 
purposes by the Secretary of State. 
For "Construction" for the period July 1, 1976, through Septem-
ber 30, 1976, $830,000, to remain available until expended. 
AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS 
For expenses necessary to enable the President to perform the 
obligations of the United States pursuant to treaties between the 
United States and Great Britain, in respect to Canada, signed Janu-
ary 11, 1909 (36 Stat. 2448), and February 24, 1925 (44 Stat. 2102); 
and the treaty between the United States and Canada, signed Febru-
ary 27, 1950; including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 1 UST 694. 
of passenger motor vehicles; $1,576,000, to be disbursed under the 
direction of the Secretary of State and to be available also for addi-
tional expenses of the American Sections, International Commissions^ 
as hereinafter set forth: 
International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, the 
salary of the Commissioners on the part of the United States who 
shall serve at the pleasure of the President; salaries of clerks and other 
employees appointed by the Commissioners on the part of the United 
States with the approval solely of the Secretary of State; travel 
expenses and compensation of witnesses in attending hearings of the 
Commission at such places in the United States and Canada as the 
Commission or the American Commissioners shall determine to be 
necessary; and special and technical investigations in connection 
with matters falling within the Commission's jurisdiction: Provided^ 
That transfers of funds may be made to other agencies of the Govern-
ment for the performance of work for which this appropriation is 
made. 
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, 
the completion of such remaining work as may be required under the 
award of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal and the existing treaties 
between the United States and Great Britain; commutation of sub-
sistence to employees while on field duty at not to exceed the authorized 
prevailing daily rate; hire of freight and passenger motor vehicles 
from temporary field employees; and payment for timber necessarily 
cut in keeping the boundary line clear. 
For "American sections, international commissions" for the period 
July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $450,000. 
INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
United States to meet its obligations in connection with participation 
in international fisheries commissions pursuant to treaties or conven-
89 STAT. 616 
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tions, and implementing Acts of Congress, $4,730,000: Provided^ 
That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the 
respective commissions. 
For "International fisheries commissions" for the period July 1, 
1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,560,000. 
EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE 
MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the 
Secretary of State to carry out the functions of the Department of 
State under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451-2458), and the Act 
of August 9, 1939 (22 U.S.C. 501), including expenses authorized 
by the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); 
expenses of the National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Cooperation as authorized by sections 3, 5. and 6 of the Act 
of July 30,1946 (22 U.S.C. 287o, 287q, 287r) ; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; not to exceed $12,000 for representation expenses; not to 
exceed $1,000 for official entertainment within the United States; 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and advance of funds not-
withstanding section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 
U.S.C. 529); $60,000,000, of which not less than $2,000,000 shall be used 
for payment in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States: Provided^ That not to exceed $3,521,000 may be used for admin-
istrative expenses during the current fiscal year. 
For "Mutual educational and cultural exchange activities" for the 
period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $13,000,000: 
Provided^ That not to exceed $3,000 may be used for representation 
expenses and not to exceed $250 may be used for oificial entertainment 
within the United States. 
CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE BETWEEN 
EAST AND WEST 
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the 
provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange 
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Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to any appropriate 
note. 
agency of the State of Hawaii, $9,000,000: Provided, That none of the 
funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or to 
enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess 
of the highest rate authorized in the General Schedule of the Classifica-
5 use 5332 note, tion Act of 1949, as amended. 
For "Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between 
East and West" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 
1976, $2,350,000. 
UNITED STATES-JAPAN FRIENDSHIP AcrivrriEs (FOREIGN CURRENCY 
PROGRAM) 
For payments in Japanese currency from amounts paid into United 
States accounts by the Government of Japan pursuant to Article V 
of the Agreement between the United States of America and Japan 
concerning the settlement of post-war economic assistance signed at 
Tokyo, January 9, 1962, and the exchange of notes of the same date 
(13 U.S.T. 1957; T.I.A.S. 5154), amounts to be determined at such 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. (317 
times as the funds may be required for activities authorized by the 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, 
to remain available until expended, including utilization for purposes 
of the grant of any interest earned by the Japanese grantees on funds 
made available to them, excepting such amounts as may be required 
by law to be applied to United States participation in the International 
Ocean Exposition to be held at Okinawa, Japan. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
SEC. 102. Appropriations under this title for "Salaries and expenses", 
"International conferences and contingencies", and "Missions to 
international organizations" are available for reimbursement of the 
General Services Administration for security guard services for pro-
tection of confidential files. 
SEC. 103. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used 
(1) to pay the United States contribution to any international organi-
zation which engages in the direct or indirect promotion of the prin-
ciple or doctrine of one world government or one world citizenship; (2) 
for the promotion, direct, or indirect, of the principle or doctrine of 
one world government or one world citizenship. 
SEC. 104. It is the sense of the Congress that any new Panama Canal 
treaty or agreement must protect the vital interests of the United 
States in the Canal Zone and in the operation, maintenance, property 
and defense of the Panama Canal. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of State Appropriation 
Act, 1976". 
22 use 2451 
note. 
Security guardl 
services. 
One-world-
government 
advocates. 
Panama Canal 
treaty or 
agreement. 
Citation of title. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department 
of Justice, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and miscel-
laneous and emergency expenses authorized or approved by the 
Attorney General or the Assistant Attorney General for Administra-
tion; $21,048,000, of which $2,044,000 is for the Watergate Special 
Prosecution Force. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976; not to exceed $625 for official reception and 
representation expenses; $5,223,000. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
Department of 
Justice 
Appropriation 
Act, 1976. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of 
Justice, not otherwise provided for, including miscellaneous and emer-
gency expenses authorized or approved by the Attorney General or 
the Assistant Attorney General for Administration; not to exceed 
$30,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the 
direction of the Attorney General and accounted for solely on his 
certificate; and advances of public moneys pursuant to law (e31 U.S.C. 
529) ; $60,220,000: Provided, That not to exceed $125,000 may be trans-
89 STAT. 618 
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ferred to this appropriation from the "Alien Property Fund, World 
War II", for the general administrative expenses of alien property 
activities, including rent of private or Government-owned space in 
the District of Columbia. 
For "Salaries and expenses, general legal activities" for the period 
July 1,1976, through September 30,1976, $14,900,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $31,000 may be transferred to this appropriation from 
the "Alien Property Fund, World War II" for this period. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust, consumer 
protection and kindred laws, $21,595,000: Provided, That none of this 
appropriation shall be expended for the establishment and mainte-
nance of permanent regional offices of the Antitrust Division. 
For "Salaries and expenses. Antitrust Division" for the period 
July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $5,600,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS AND MARSHALS 
For necessary expenses of the offices of the United States attorneys 
and marshals, including purchase of firearms and ammunition, 
$142,300,000. _ 
For "Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and marshals" 
for the period July 1,1976, through September 30,1976, $36,100,000. 
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For expenses, mileage, and per diems of witnesses and for per diems 
in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law, for payment of compensa-
tion and expenses of Commissioners appointed in condemnation cases 
28 use app. 
under Eule 71A (h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and not 
to exceed $1,750,000 for such compensation and expenses of expert 
witnesses pursuant to section 524 of title 28, United States Code, and 
sections 4244-48 of title 18, United States Code, including advances; 
$16,480,000: Provided, That no part of the sum herein appropriated 
shall be used to pay any witness more than one attendance fee for any 
one calendar day: Provided further, That no part of the sum herein 
appropriated shall be used for the payment of the compensation of 
land commissioners at a daily rate in excess of the equivalent daily rate 
of compensation paid a grade 18 on the General Schedule. 
For "Fees and expenses of witnesses" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, and not to exceed $437,500 for such 
compensation and expenses of expert witnesses pursuant to section 524 
of title 28, United States Code, and sections 4244-48 of title 18, 
United States Code, including advances, $4,000,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service 
established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000g—2000^-2), $3,940,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses. Community Relations Service" for the 
period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $985,000. 
5 u s e 5332 note. 
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89 STAT. 619 
FEDERAL BUREAU or INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the detection and prosecution of crimes 
against the United States; protection of the person of the President 
of the United States; acquisition, collection, classification and preserva-
tion of identification and other records and their exchange with, and 
for the official use of, the duly authorized officials of the Federal Gov-
ernment, of States, cities, and other institutions, such exchange to 
be subject to cancellation if dissemination is made outside the receiving 
departments or related agencies; and such other investigations regard-
ing official matters under the control of the Department of Justice 
and the Department of State as may be directed by the Attorney 
General, including purchase for police-type use without regard to 
the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal j^ear (not 
to exceed one thousand three hundred and sixty-five, of which one 
thousand one hundred and twenty-two shall be for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase, lease, hire, mainte-
nance, operation and storage of aircraft; firearms and ammunition; 
not to exceed $10,000 for taxicab hire to be used exclusively for the 
purposes set forth in this paragraph; payment of rewards; benefits 
in accordance with those provided under 22 U.S.C. 1136(9)-(11), 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State; and not to 
exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential char-
acter, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, 
and to be accounted for solely on his certificate; $468,700,000. 
None of the funds appropriated for the Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation shall be used to pay the compensation of any civil-service 
employee. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $124,000,000. 
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the admin-
istration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, nat-
uralization, and alien registration, including advance of cash to aliens 
for meals and lodging while en route; payment of allowances (at a rate 
not in excess of $1 per day) to aliens, while held in custody under 
the immigration laws, for work performed; payment of rewards; not 
to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
character, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General 
and accounted for solely on his certificate; purchase for police-type 
use without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the 
current fiscal year (not to exceed four hundred and thirty-eight, of 
which three hundred and forty-four shall be for replacement only) 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase (not to exceed five, for 
replacement only), lease, maintenance and operation of aircraft; fire-
arms and ammunition, attendance at firearms matches; refunds of 
head tax, maintenance bills, immigration fines, and other items prop-
erly returnable, except deposits of aliens who become public charges 
and deposits to secure payment of fines and passage money; operation, 
maintenance, remodeling, and repair of buildings and the purchase of 
equipment incident thereto; acquisition of land as sites for enforcement 
fence and construction incident to such fence; reimbursement of the 
General Services Administration for security guard services for pro-
89 STAT. 620 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
tection of confidential files; research related to immigration enforce-
ment; $208,000,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 shall remain 
available for such research until expended: Provided^ That of the 
amount herein appropriated, not to exceed $50,000 may be used for the 
emergency replacement of aircraft upon certificate of the Attorney 
General. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $52,700,000. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, BUREAU OF PRISONS 
For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, and 
maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including 
supervision of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions; 
purchase of (not to exceed twenty-seven of which twenty-two are 
for replacement only), and hire of passenger motor vehicles; compila-
tion of statistics relating to prisoners in Federal penal and correc-
tional institutions; assistance to State and local governments to 
improve their correctional systems; firearms and ammunition; medals 
and other awards; payment of rewards; purchase and exchange of 
farm products and livestock; construction of buildings at prison 
camps; and acquisition of land as authorized by section 4010 of title 
42 use 250a. 
18, United States Code; $186,200,000: Provided, That there may be 
transferred to the Health Services Administration such amounts as 
may be necessary, in the discretion of the Attorney General, for 
direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for 
inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions. 
For "Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons" for the period 
July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $48,000,000. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
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, 
$12,560,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That labor 
of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under 
this appropriation. 
For "Buildings and facilities" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, $4,395,000. 
SUPPORT OF UNITED STATES PRISONERS 
For support of United States prisoners in non-Federal institutions, 
including necessary clothing and medical aid, payment of rewards, 
and reimbursement to St. Elizabeths Hospital for the care and treat-
ment of United States prisoners, at per diem rates as authorized by 
law (24 U.S.C. 168a), $31,875,000. 
For "Support of United States prisoners" for the period July 1, 
1976, through September 30,1976, $8,466,000. 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated is hereby authorized 
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such con-
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 621 
tracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
provided by section 104 of the G'overnment Corporation Control Act, 
as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth 31 U
S
C 849. 
in the budget for the current fiscal year and for the period July 1, 
1976, through September 30, 1976, for such corporation, including 
purchase of not to exceed five (for replacement only) and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, except as hereinafter provided: 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING EXPENSES, 
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $1,906,000 of the funds of the corporation shall be 
available for its administrative expenses, and not to exceed $5,120,000 
for the expenses of vocational training of prisoners, both amounts to 
be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and to be 
computed on an accrual basis and to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation's prescribed accounting system in effect on July 1,1946, 
and shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, expenditures 
which the said accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged 
to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and 
shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or dis-
position of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation 
or in which it has an interest. 
For the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, not to 
exceed $524,000 of the funds of the corporation shall be available for 
its administrative expenses, and not to exceed $1,331,000 shall be avail-
able for the expenses of vocational training of prisoners, both amounts 
to be available on the same basis as such funds were made available 
in fiscal year 1976. 
LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For grants, contracts, loans, and other assistance authorized by title I 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended, and title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre- 42 USC 3701. 
vention Act of 1974, including departmental salaries and other 42 USC 5611. 
expenses in connection therewith, $809,638,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, $204,960,000, to remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; payment in advance for 
special tests and studies by contract; not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended 
under the direction of the Attorney General, and to be accounted for 
solely on his certificate; purchase of not to exceed four hundred fifty-
three passenger motor vehicles (of which four hundred forty-two are 
for replacement only) for police-type use without regard to the general 
purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year; payment of 
rewards; payment for publication of technical and informational 
material in professional and trade journals; purchase of chemicals, 
89 STAT. 622 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
Attorneys, 
qualifications. 
Meetings, 
attendance. 
Experts and 
consultants. 
Uniforms. 
Government 
motor vehicles, 
insurance. 
Aircraft. 
Citation of title. 
apparatus, and scientific equipment; payment for necessary accom-
modations in the District of Columbia for conferences and training 
activities; acquisition (purchase of one), lease, maintenance, and 
operation of aircraft; employment of aliens by contract for services 
abroad; research related to enforcement and drug control; benefits 
in accordance with those provided under 22 U.S.C. 1136(9)-(11), 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of State; $149,859,000, 
of which not to exceed $4,500,000 for research shall remain available 
until expended. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $41,758,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title may be used 
to pay the compensation of any person hereafter employed as an attor-
ney (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. 
SEC. 203. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which 
are available for expenses of attendance at meetings shall be expended 
for such purposes in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Attorney General. 
SEC. 204. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title for 
salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109. 
SEC. 205. Appropriations for "Salaries and expenses, general admin-
istration", "Salaries and expenses, United States attorneys and mar-
shals", "Salaries and expenses, Federal Bureau of Investigation", 
"Salaries and expenses. Immigration and Naturalization Service", and 
"Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Prisons", shall be available for 
uniforms and allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902). 
SEC. 206. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for 
the purchase of insurance for motor vehicles operated on official Gov-
ernment business in foreign countries. 
SEC. 207. Appropriations made available for the period July 1,1976, 
through September 30, 1976, shall be available for the purchase (for 
replacement purposes only) of one-fourth of the number of motor 
vehicles authorized for each appropriation in the Department of 
Justice Appropriation Act, 1976. 
SEC. 208. None of the amounts appropriated for the period July 1, 
1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be available for the purchase 
of aircraft: Provided^ That of the amount herein appropriated not 
to exceed $50,000 may be used for the emergency replacement of air-
craft upon the certificate of the Attorney General. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Justice Appropria-
tion Act, 1976". • 
Department of 
Commerce 
Appropriation 
Act, 1976. 
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the 
Department of Commerce, including not to exceed $1,500 for official 
entertainment, $12,580,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 623 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, including not to exceed $376 for official entertain-
ment, $3,145,000. 
PARTICIPATION IN UNITED STATES EXPOSITIONS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the demolition of the New York 
World's Fair Building, $530,000, to remain available until expended. 
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing, pre-
paring, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, and mod-
ernization or development of automatic data processing equipment, 
$52,090,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, $13,540,000. 
P E R I O D I C C E N S U S E S AND 
PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to prepare for taking, compiling, and pub-
lishing the censuses of business, transportation, manufactures, and 
mineral industries; the census of governments; the census of agricul-
ture; the census of population and housing; and periodic surveys, as 
provided for by law, $27,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
For "Periodic censuses and programs" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $8,200,000, to remain available imtil 
expended. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC D E V E L O P M E N T ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For economic development assistance as authorized by titles I, II, 
III, IV, and IX of the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, as amended, and title II of the Trade Act of 1974, 42 USC 3131, 
$360,000,000. 
3141,3151, 
For "Economic development assistance programs" for the period 
^Q^HQP^^OV 
July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $89,625,000. 
19 USC 2251. 
ADMINISTRATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development 
assistance programs, not otherwise provided for, $25,378,000, of which 
not to exceed $300,000 may be advanced to the Small Business Admin-
istration for processing of loan applications. 
For "Administration of economic development assistance programs" 
for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $6,375,000, 
of which not to exceed $75,000 may be advanced to the Small Business 
Administration for processing of loan applications. 
EEGIONAL ACTION PLANNING COMMISSIONS 
REGIONAL D E V E L O P M E N T PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by 
title V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, 
as amended, $63,068,000, to remain available until expended. 
42 USC 3181. 
89 STAT. 624 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
For "Regional development programs" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $15,760,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
I 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of domestic business activities of the Depart-
ment of Commerce; necessary expenses for international business 
activities, including trade promotional activities abroad without regard 
to the provisions of law set forth in 41 U.S.C. 5 and 13, and 44 U.S.C. 
501, 3702, and 3703; full medical coverage for dependent members of 
immediate families of employees stationed overseas; purchase of 
commercial and trade reports; employment of aliens by contract for 
services abroad; rental of space abroad, for periods not exceeding five 
years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase 
or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for 
use abroad; advance of funds under contracts 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; and not to exceed 
$4,200 for official representation expenses abroad; necessary expenses 
to carry out the provisions of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
50 use app. 
amended; and necessary expenses for carrying out the Export Admin-
2061 note. 
istration Act of 1969, as amended and extended by the Equal Export 
o/im 
*^^* 
Opportunity Act, including awards of compensation to informers 
under said Act and as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b) ; $61,205,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $600,000 
may be advanced to the United States Customs Service, Treasury 
Department, for enforcement of the export administration program: 
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 the activities concerned with international business 
activities. 
For "Operations and administration" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, including $1,050 for representation 
expenses abroad, $15,250,000, to remain available until expended. 
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in foster-
ing, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, 
$49,850,000, of which $38,470,000 shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $11,380,000 shall be available 
for program development and management. 
For "Minority business development" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $12,463,000, of which $9,618,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$2,845,000 shall be available 
for 
program 
development 
and 
management. 
2401 note. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 625 
UNITED STATES TRAVEL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Interna-
tional Travel Act of 1961, as amended, including employment of aliens 22 U
S
C 2121 
by contract for service abroad; rental of space abroad, for periods not °
o
*
®
-
exceeding five years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improve-
ment; advance of funds under contracts abroad; payment of tort 
claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 
of title 28 of the United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; and not to exceed $3,500 for representation expenses abroad; 
and for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
July 19, 1940, as amended, $12,815,000. 
16 U
S
C 18-18d. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, including not to exceed $875 for representation 
expenses abroad, $3,204,000. 
NATIONAL OcEiVNic AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
For expenses necessary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, including research and development; testing and 
evaluation of new operational systems and equipment; including main-
tenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; acquisition and installation 
of research instrumentation; expenses of an authorized strength of 388 
commissioned officers on the active list; pay of commissioned officers 
retired in accordance Avith law and payments under the Retired Serv-
iceman's Family Protection and the Survivors Benefit plans; observa- 10 USC 1431. 
tion of environmental conditions from space satellites, and reporting 
and processing of the data obtained for use in environmental forecast-
ing ; and construction of facilities, including initial equipment; alter-
ation, modernization, and relocation of facilities; and acquisition of 
land for facilities; and for carrying out the provisions of the Fur Seal 
Act of 1966; $495,162,000, to remain available until expended, of 16 USC 1151 
which so much as may become available during the current fiscal year not«-
shall be derived from the Pribilof Islands Fund: Provided^ That this 
appropriation shall be available for payment to the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration for procurement, in accordance 
with the authority available to that Administration, of such equip-
ment or facilities as may be necessary, for the purposes of this appro-
priation : Provided further^ That all obligated, unliquidated balances 
of the Administration of Pribilof Islands account shall be merged 
with this appropriation. 
For "Operations, research, and facilities" for the period July 1,1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $136,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT 
For carrying out the provisions of Public Law 92-583, approved 
October 27, 1972, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
16 U
S
C 1451 
For "Coastal zone management" for the period July 1,1976, through iio^e. 
September 30, 1976, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
89 STAT. 626 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
FISHERMEN'S GUARANTY FUND 
For payment to the Fishermen's Guaranty Fund, established pur-
22 use 1971 
suant to the Act of August 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 729), $61,000, to remain 
note- 
available until expended. 
For "Fishermen's guaranty fund" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $15,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For expenses necessary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for planning the construction of facilities, $1,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND ADMINISTRATION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Federal 
15 use 2201 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, $8,618,000, to remain avail-
note, 
able until expended: Provided^ That no part of the appropriation 
shall be available for the Federal Fire Council subsequent to enact-
ment of this legislation. 
For "Operations, research, and administration" for the period July 
1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,235,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark OfSce, includ-
ing defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents 
and Trademarks, $83,300,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $20,840,000. 
SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Bureau of Standards, 
including the acquisition of buildings, grounds, and other facilities; 
the National Technical Information Service; and telecommunica-
tions research and development activities of the Department of Com-
merce ; $63,004,000, to remain available until expended, of which not 
to exceed $2,085,000 may be transferred to the "Working Capital 
Fund", National Bureau of Standards, for additional capital. 
For "Scientific and technical research and services" for the period 
July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $16,128,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $476,000 may be 
transferred to the "Working Capital Fund", National Bureau of 
Standards, for additional capital. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 627 
MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
SHIP CONSTRUCTION 
For construction-differential subsidy and cost of national-defense 
features incident to construction of ships for operation in foreign com-
merce (46 U.S.C. 1152, 1154); for construction-differential subsidy 
and cost of national-defense features incident to the reconstruction 
and reconditioning of ships under title V of the Merchant Marine 
Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1154); and for acquisition of used 
ships pursuant to section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, 
as amended (46 U.S.C. 1160) ; $195,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
For "Ship construction" for the period July 1, 1976, through Sep-
tember 30, 1976, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDIES (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT 
AUTHORITY) 
For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-differential 
subsidies granted on or after January 1, 1947, as authorized by the 
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, and in appropriations here- 46 U
S
C 1245. 
tofore made to the United States Maritime Commission, $315,936,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For "Operating-differential 
subsidies (liquidation of contract 
authority)" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 
1976, $70,582,000, to remain available until expended. 
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
For expenses necessary for research, development, fabrication, and 
test operation of experimental facilities and equipment; collection 
and dissemination of maritime technical and engineering informa-
tion; studies to improve water transportation systems; $12,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
For "Research and development" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
OPERATIONS AND TRAINING 
For expenses necessary for carrying out the Merchant Marine Act, 
1936, as amended, and the training of cadets as officers of the Merchant 
Marine, including not to exceed $1,125 for entertainment of officials of 
other countries when specifically authorized by the Maritime Adminis-
trator; not to exceed $1,250 for representation allowances; not to 
exceed $2,500 for contingencies for the Superintendent, United States 
Merchant Marine Academy to be expended in his discretion; purchase 
of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; 
and uniform and textbook allowances for cadet midshipmen at the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy at an average yearly cost of 
not to exceed $575 per cadet; $45,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That reimbursement may be made to this appro-
priation for expenses in support of activities for National Maritime 
Research Centers financed from the appropriation for "Research and 
development": Provided further^ That reimbursements may be made 
to this appropriation from receipts to the "Federal ship financing 
fund" for administrative expenses in support of that program. 
89 STAT. 628 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
For "Operations and training" for the period July 1,1976, through 
September 30,1976, including not to exceed $300 for entertainment of 
officials of other countries when specificially authorized by the Mari-
time Administrator; not to exceed $300 for representation allowances; 
and not to exceed $625 for contingencies for the Superintendent, 
United States Merchant Marine Academy to be expended in his discre-
tion; $11,280,000, to remain available until expended. 
50 use app. 
1738b. 
46 use 1116. 
eitation of title. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
No additional vessel shall be allocated under charter, nor shall any 
vessel be continued under charter by reason of any extension of 
chartering authority beyond June 30, 1949, unless the charterer shall 
agree that the Maritime Administration shall have no obligation upon 
redelivery to accept or pay for consumable stores, bunkers, and slop-
chest items, except with respect to such minimum amounts of bunkers 
as the Maritime Administration considers advisable to be retained 
on the vessel and that prior to such redelivery all consumable stores, 
slopchest items, and bunkers over and above such minimums shall be 
removed from the vessel by the charterer at his own expense. 
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 Government property under control of the Mari-
time Administration and payments received by the Maritime Admin-
istration for utilities, services, and repairs so furnished or made shall 
be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Pro-
vided^ That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occu-
pancy on account of 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 and 
the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, from the con-
struction 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, and all receipts 
which otherwise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be 
covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT or COMMERCE 
SEC. 302. During the current fiscal year and the period July 1,1976, 
through September 30, 1976, applicable appropriations and funds 
available to the Department of Commerce shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26,1949 (15 TJ.S.C. 1514), to 
the extent and in the manner prescribed by said Act. 
SEC. 303. During the current fiscal year and the period July 1,1976, 
through September 30, 1976, appropriations to the Department of 
Commerce which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized 
by 5 TJ.S.C. 3109; and uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized 
bylaw (5U.S.C. 5901-5902). 
SEC. 304. No part of any appropriation contained in this title shall 
be used for construction of any ship in any foreign country. 
This title may be cited as the "Department of Commerce Appropria-
tion Act, 1976"" 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 629 
TITLE IV—THE JUDICIARY 
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 
Judiciary 
Appropriation 
Act, 1976. 
SALARIES 
For the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, and all other 
officers and employees, whose compensation shall be fixed by the Court, 
except a,s otherwise provided by law, and who may be employed and 
assigned by the Chief Justice to any office or work of the Court, 
$5,056,000. 
For "Salaries" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 
1976, $1,314,000. 
PRINTING AND BINDING SUPREME COURT REPORTS 
For printing and binding the advance opinions, preliminary prints, 
and bound reports of the Court, $706,000. 
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 
For miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
must approve, $737,000. 
For "Miscellaneous expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $178,000. 
AUTOMOBILE FOR THE CHIEF JUSTICE 
For purchase, exchange, lease, driving, maintenance, and operation 
of an automobile for the Chief Justice of the United States, $19,000. 
For "Automobile for the Chief Justice" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30,1976, $4,700. 
BOOKS FOR THE SUPREME COURT 
For books and periodicals for the Supreme Court to be purchased 
by the Librarian of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the 
Chief Justice, $63,000. 
For "Books for the Supreme Court" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30,1976, $15,800. 
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 imposed upon him by the Act 
approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-13b), including improvements, 
maintenance, repairs, equipment, supplies, materials, and appurte-
nances ; special clothing for workmen; and personal and other services 
(including temporary labor without reference to the Classification 
and Retirement Acts, as amended), and for snow removal by hire 
of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with 
section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5); 
$1,429,000, of which $800,000 shall remain available until expended. 
For "Care of the building and grounds" for the period July 1,1976, 
through September 30,1976, $195,500. 
5 use 5101 et 
seq., 8331 et seq. 
89 STAT. 630 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
COURT or CUSTOMS AND PATENT APPEALS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge, four associate judges, and all other 
officers and employees of the court, and necessary expenses of the 
court, including exchange of books, and traveling expenses, as may be 
approved by the chief judge, $853,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $213,000. 
CUSTOMS COURT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges; salaries of the 
officers and employees of the court; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and necessary expenses of the court, including exchange of books 
and traveling expenses, as may be approved by the court; $2,587,000: 
Provided^ That traveling expenses of judges of the Customs Court 
shall be paid upon written certificate of the judge. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $645,000. 
COURT OF CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries of the chief judge, six associate judges, and all other 
^ 
officers and employees of the court, and for other necessary expenses, 
including stenographic and other fees and charges necessary in the 
taking of testimony, and travel, $2,429,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $597,000. 
COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL 
SERVICFVS 
SALARIES OF JUDGES 
For salaries of circuit judges; district judges (including judges of 
the district courts of the Virgin Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, and 
Guam) ; justices and judges retired or resigned under title 28, United 
States Code, sections 371, 372, and 373; and annuities of widows of 
Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States in accordance 
with title 28, United States Code, section 375; $28,750,000. 
For "Salaries of judges" for the period July 1, 1976, through Sep-
tember 30,1976, $7,230,000. 
SALARIES OF SUPPORTING PERSONNEL 
For salaries of all officials and employees of the Federal Judiciary, 
28 use 604 note, not otherwise specifically provided for, $117,075,000: Provided, That 
the salaries of secretaries to circuit and district judges shall not exceed 
the compensation established in chapter 51 of title 5, United States 
5 use 5101, 
Code, for General Schedule grade (GS) 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, and that 
5332 note. 
j ^ ^ Salaries of law clerks to circuit and district judges shall not exceed 
the compensation established in chapter 51 of title 5, United States 
Code, for General Schedule grade (GS) 7, 8,9,10,11, or 12: Provided 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 631 
further^ That (exclusive of step increases corresponding with those 28 USC 604 note, 
provided for by chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code, and 5 U
S
C 5301. 
of compensation paid for temporary assistance needed because of an 
emergency) the aggregate salaries paid to secretaries and law clerks 
appointed by each of the circuit and district judges shall not exceed 
$60,902 and $36,921 per annum, respectively, except in the case of the 
chief judge of each circuit and the chief judge of each district court 
having five or more district judges, in which case the aggregate sal-
aries shall not exceed $75,019 and $47,441 per annum, respectively: 
Provided further^ That the chief judge of each circuit may appoint 
a senior law clerk to the court at not more than $30,000 per annum, 
without regard to the limitations referred to above, said salary to be 
paid from this appropriation and be set by the Judicial Council of 
the Circuit, which Council shall also prescribe the duties and qualifi-
cation of the position. 
For "Salaries of supporting personnel" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30,1976, $29,700,000. 
REPRESENTATION BY COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL AND OPERATION OF 
DEFENDER ORGANIZATIONS 
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
Defender organizations, and the compensation and reimbursement of 
expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under the Crim-
inal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. 3006A, as amended by Public Law 
91-447, October 14,1970), $16,590,000. 
For "Representation by court-appointed counsel and operation of 
defender organizations" for the period July 1, 1976, through Septem-
ber 30,1976, $4,148,000. 
FEES OF JURORS 
For fees, expenses, and costs of jurors; and compensation of jury 
commissioners; $18,000,000. 
For "Fees of jurors" for the period July 1,1976, through September 
30,1976, $4,500,000. 
TRAVEL AND MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 
For necessary travel and miscellaneous expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, incurred bv the Judiciary, including the purchase of firearms 
and ammunition, $20",040,000. 
For "Travel and miscellaneous expenses" for the period July 1,1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $4,883,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATES 
For compensation and expenses of United States Magistrates, 
including secretarial and clerical assistance, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
634-635, $10,510,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses of United States magistrates" for the 
period July 1,1976, through September 30,1976, $2,594,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF REFEREES 
For salaries and expenses of referees as authorized by the Act of 
June 28, 1946, as amended (11 U.S.C. 68, 102), not to exceed 
$24,096,000, to be derived from the Referees' salary and expense fund 
established in pursuance of said Act, and, to the extent of any defi-
ciency in said fund, from any monies in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated: Provided^ That $600,000 shall be transferred to the 
89 STAT. 632 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
appropriation for "Administrative Office of the United States Courts" 
for general administrative expense of the bankruptcy system. 
For "Salaries and expenses of referees" for the period July 1,1976^ 
through September 30,1976, $6,008,000: Provided, That $150,000 shall 
be transferred to the appropriation for "Administrative Office of the 
United States Courts" for general administrative expense of the bank-
ruptcy system. 
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts, including travel, advertising, and rent in the District 
of Columbia and elsewhere, $7,233,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed 
$120,000 of the appropriations contained in this title shall be available 
for the study of rules of practice and procedure. 
For "Administrative Office of the United States Courts" for the 
period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $1,823,000. 
FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized 
28 use 620. 
by Public Law 90-219, $6,565,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, $1,721,000. 
SPACE AND FACILITIES, THE JUDICIARY 
SPACE AND FACILITIES 
For the rental of space, tenant alterations, and related services for 
the United States Courts of Appeals and District Courts, the Court of 
Customs and Patent Appeals, the Customs Court, the Court of Claims, 
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Federal 
Judicial Center, pursuant to the Public Buildings Amendments of 
40use603note. 
1972, Public Law 92-313, June 16, 1972 (86 Stat. 216), $64,000,000, 
to be available for transfer to the General Services Administration 
which shall be responsible for administering the program in compli-
ance with standards or guidelines prescribed by the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts under the super-
vision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 
For "Space and facilities" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $16,000,000. 
EXPENSES, UNITED STATES COURT FACILITIES 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to provide furni-
ture and furnishings for the United States Courts, including the 
Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Federal 
Judicial Center, $4,570,000, to be available for transfer to the Greneral 
Services Administration which shall be responsible for administering 
the program in compliance with standards or guidelines prescribed by 
the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts 
under the supervision and direction of the Judicial Conference of the 
United States. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 633 
For "Furniture and furnishings" for the period July 1,1976, through 
September 30,1976, $425,000. 
BICENTENNIAL EXPENSES, THE-JUDICIARY 
BICENTENNIAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses to be incurred by the Judiciary in the observance of the 
American Revolution Bicentennial, $2,000,000, which sum shall be 
available for allocation by the Administrative Office of the United 
States Courts to the respective United States courts of appeals and 
district courts and for programs or projects conducted on a national 
level, to remain available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISION—THE JUDICIARY 
SEC 402. The reports of the United States Court of Appeals for the DC. Code 
District of Columbia shall not be sold for a price exceeding that 11-301 note, 
approved by the court and for not more than $9.00 per volume. 
This title may be cited as the "Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1976". Citation of title. 
TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES 
ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 
ARMS C O N T R O L AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for arms control 
and disarmament activities authorized by the Act of September 26, 
1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2551 et seq.), $10,500,0<)0. 
For "Arms control and disarmament activities" for the period 
July 1,1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,700,000. 
BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING 
GRANTS AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Board for International Broadcasting, including 
grants to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, $64,500,000. 
For "Grants and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $17,968,000. 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Commission on Civil Rights, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $7,700,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $1,925,000. 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission established by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
89 STAT. 634 
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42 use 2000e. 
as amended, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $6,000,000 for payments 
to State and local agencies for services to the Commission pursuant 
to title V I I of the Civil Eights Act, as amended; $63,040,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $18,290,000. 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, as authorized by law, including uniforms or allowances therefor, 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902) ; not to exceed $353,000 
for land and structures; not to exceed $65,000 for improvement and 
care of grounds and repair to buildings; not to exceed $1,500 for 
official reception and representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed 
eight) and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $49,500,000: Provided, 
That not to 
exceed $500,000 of the foregoing amount shall remain available until 
September 30,1977, for research and policy studies. 
For "Salaries and Expenses", including the hire of motor vehicles, 
and not to exceed $375 for official reception and representation 
expenses, for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976; 
$12,325,000. 
FEDERAL MARITIME 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor 
vehicles; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 5901-5902; $7,840,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $1,500 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, $1,960,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $375 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. 
FEDERAL TRADE 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, includ-
ing uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses; $45,927,000. 
No part of these funds may be used to pay the salary of any 
employee, including Commissioners, of the Federal Trade Commission 
who— 
(1) makes any publication based on the line-of-business data 
furnished by individual firms without taking reasonable pre-
cautions to prevent disclosure of the line-of-business data fur-
nished by any particular firm; or 
(2) permits anyone other than sworn officers and employees of 
the Federal Trade Commission to examine the line-of-business 
reports from individual firms; or 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 635 
(3) uses the information provided in the line-of-business pro-
gram for any purpose other than statistical purposes. Such infor-
mation for carrying out specific law enforcement responsbilities 
of the Federal Trade Commission shall be obtained under existing 
practices and procedures or as changed by law. 
For "Salaries and expenses", including ^375 for official reception 
and representation expenses, for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $12,000,000. 
FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry on the activities of the Foreign 
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; allowances and benefits similar to those provided by 
title I X of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, as deter- 22 USC 1131. 
mined by the Commission; expenses of packing, shipping, and storing 
personal effects of personnel assigned abroad; rental or lease, for such 
periods as may be necessary, of office space and living quarters for per-
sonnel assigned abroad; maintenance, improvement, and repair of 
properties rented or leased abroad, and furnishing fuel, water, and 
utilities for such properties; insurance on official motor vehicles 
abroad; advances of funds abroad; advances or reimbursements to 
other Government agencies for use of their facilities and services in 
carrying out the functions of the Commission; hire of motor vehicles 
for field use only; and employment of aliens; $1,400,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, $375,000. 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, not 
to exceed $200,000 for expenses of travel, hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, and services as authorized by 6 U.S.C. 3109, $10,400,000: 
Provided^ That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay 
the salary of any member of the International Trade Commission who 
shall hereafter participate in any proceedings under sections 336, 337, 
and 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, wherein he or any member of his 19 USC 1336, 
family has any special, direct, and pecuniary interest, or in which 1^^^' 1^38. 
he has acted as attorney or special representative: Provided further^ 
That no part of the foregoing appropriation shall be used for making 
any special study, investigation, or report at the request of any other 
agency of the executive branch of the Government unless reimburse-
ment is made for the cost thereof. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, including not to exceed $50,000 for expenses of 
travel; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $2,675,000. 
89 STAT. 636 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
To enable the Community Services Administration to make payment 
to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the 
42 use 2996 
Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-355), $88,000,000, 
°°*®- 
of which such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Com-
munity Services Administration to pay obligations incurred in carry-
ing out Section 3 of said Act. 
For "Legal Services Corporation" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, $24,630,000. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission to carry 
out the provisions of title II of the Act of October 21, 1972 (Public 
16 use 1401. 
Law 92-522), establishing the Marine Mammal Commission, $900,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $225,000. 
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE KEVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS 
RELATING TO WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Commission for the Review 
of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic 
Surveillance, established by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
42 use 3701 
Streets Act of 1968 (84 Stat. 224), $400,000, to remain available until 
•^ote. 
expended. 
OFFICE or THE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRADE NEGOTIATIONS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Special Representative 
for Trade Negotiations, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,980,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $495,000. 
PRIVACY PROTECTION STUDY COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses of the Privacy Protection Study Commis-
sion pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act (Public Law 
5 use552anote. 93-579), $150,000. 
RENEGOTIATION BOARD 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Renegotiation Board, including hire 
of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C 
3109, $5,400,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, $1,335,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 637 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to 
exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$47,885,000. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30,1976, including not to exceed $500 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $12,675,000. 
SMALL, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For,necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small 
Business Administration, including hire of passenger vehicles, not to 
exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
$28,350,000, and in addition there may be transferred to this appro-
priation not to exceed a total of $89,500,000 from the "Disaster loan 
fund", the "Business loan and investment fund", the "Lease guarantees 
revolving fund" and the "Surety bond guarantees revolving fund", 
in such amounts as may be necessary for administrative expenses in 
connection with activities respectively financed under said funds: 
Provided^ That 10 per centum of the amount authorized to be trans-
ferred from these revolving funds shall be apportioned for use, pur-
suant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, only in such 31 USC 665. 
amounts and at such times as may be necessary to carry out the busi-
ness and disaster loan, and lease guarantee and surety bond guarantee 
programs. 
For "Sala,riea and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, including not to exceed $375 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $28,735,000, of Avhich $21,900,000 shall 
be derived by transfer from the "Business loan and investment fund", 
the "Disaster loan fund", the "Lease guarantees revolving fund", and 
the "Surety bond guarantees revolving fund". 
DISASTER LOAN FUND 
BUSINESS LOAN AND INVESTMENT FUND 
LEASE GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
The Small Business Administration is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to the following funds, 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 Corporation 
Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 31 USC 849. 
programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year and the 
period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, for the "Disaster 
loan fund", the "Business loan and investment fund", the "Lease 
guarantees revolving fund" and the "Surety bond guarantees revolv-
ing fund". 
89 STAT. 638 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
BUSINESS LOAN AND INVESTMENT FUND 
For additional capital for the "Business loan and investment fund", 
15 use 631 note, authorized by the Small Business Act, as amended, $278,750,000, to 
remain available without fiscal year limitation, of which $109,500,000 
is for the direct business loan program authorized by section 7(a) of 
15 use 636. 
said Act and $10,000,000 is for the direct loan program authorized 
by section 7(h) of said Act. 
DISASTER LOAN FUND 
For additional capital for the "Disaster loan fund", authorized 
15 use 633. 
bv the Small Business Act, as amended, $100,000,000, to remain avail-
able without fiscal year limitation, for the non-physical disaster loan 
program. 
SURETY BOND GUARANTEES REVOLVING FUND 
For additional capital for the "Surety Bond Guarantees Revolv-
15 use 694c. 
ing Fund", authorized by the Small Business Investment Act, as 
amended, $10,000,000 to remain available without fiscal year 
limitation. 
For "Surety bond guarantees revolving fund" for the period July 
1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $2,500,000, to remain available 
without fiscal year limitation. 
UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to enable the United States Information 
22 use 1461 
Agency, as authorized by Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953, the 
*^°*«- 
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act (22 U.S.C. 2451 
et seq.), and the United States Information and Educational Exchange 
Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), to carry out international 
information activities, including employment, without regard to the 
civil service and classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis 
(not to exceed $20,000), and aliens within the United States; salaries, 
expenses, and allowances of personnel and dependents as authorized by 
the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 801-1158); 
entertainment within the United States not to exceed $1,500; purchase 
for use abroad of (not to exceed 130, of which 60 are for replacement 
only), and hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 3109; advance of funds notwithstanding section 3648 of the 
Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529) ; dues for library mem-
bership in organizations which issue publications to members only, 
or to members at a price lower than to others; purchase of uniforms 
for not to exceed thirteen guards; radio activities and acquisition and 
production of motion pictures and visual materials and purchase or 
rental of technical equipment and facilities therefor, narration, script-
writing, translation, and engineering services, by contract or other-
wise; and purchase of objects for presentation to foreign governments, 
schools, or organizations; $246,200,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$200,000 may be used for representation ^hvosL^: Provided 
further, 
That passenger motor vehicles used abroad exclusively for the purposes 
of this appropriation may be exchanged or sold pursuant to section 
201(c) of the Act of June 30, 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(c)), and the ex-
change allowances or proceeds of such sales shall be available for 
replacement of an equal number of such vehicles and the cost, including 
the exchange allowance of each such replacement, shall not exceed such 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
89 STAT. 639 
amounts as may be otherwise provided by law (except that right-hand 
drive vehicles may be purchased without regard to any maximum price 
limitation otherwise established by law) : Provided further^ That, not- 22 USC 1461b. 
withstanding the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 665), the United States Information Agency is 
authorized, in making contracts for the use of international shortwave 
radio stations and facilities, to agree on behalf of the United States 
to indemnify the owners and operators of said radio stations and 
facilities from such funds as may be hereafter appropriated for the 
purpose against loss or damage on account of injury to persons or 
property arising from such use of said radio stations and facilities. 
For "Salaries and expenses" for the period July 1, 1976, through 
September 30, 1976, including not to exceed $375 for entertainment 
within the United States and not to exceed $50,000 for representation 
abroad, $67,500,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department 
determines to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States, for necessary expenses of the United States Information 
Agency, as authorized by law, $10,708,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
For "Salaries and expenses (special foreign currency program)" 
for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $3,225,000. 
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States 
Information Agency under section 102(a) (3) of the Mutual Educa-
tional and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), 
$6,187,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That not 
to exceed a total of $6,500 may be expended for representation. 
For "Special international exhibitions" for the period July 1, 1976, 
through September 30, 1976, including not to exceed $1,625 for repre-
sentation, $2,004,000. 
ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF RADIO FACILITIES 
For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, construction, and 
improvement of facilities for radio transmission and reception, pur-
chase and installation of necessary equipment for radio transmission 
and reception, without regard to the provisions of the Act of June 30, 
1932 (40 U.S.C. 278a), and acquisition of land and interests in land by 
purchase, lease, rental, or otherwise, $10,135,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be available 
for acquisition of land outside the continental United States without 
regard to section 355 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255) and title 
to any land so acquired shall be approved by the Director of the United 
States Information Agency. 
For "Acquisition and construction of radio facilities" for the period 
July 1, 1976, through September 30,1976, $260,000. 
89 STAT. 640 
PUBLIC LAW 94-121—OCT. 21, 1975 
Publicity or 
la. 
Foreign currency 
funded programs. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
88 Stat. 1771. 
Convicted rioters, 
payment 
prohibitions. 
Funds to campus 
disrupters, 
prohibitions. 
Standard level 
user charges, 
limitation. 
40 u s e 490. 
Short title. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the 
Congress. 
SEC. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be 
used to administer any program which is funded in whole or in part 
from foreign currencies or credits for which a specific dollar appro-
priation therefor has not been made. 
SEC. 603. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein, except as provided in Section 204 of the 
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1975 (P.L. 93-554). 
SEC. 604. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used 
to pay the salary of any Federal employee who is finally convicted in 
any Federal, State, or local court of competent jurisdiction, of inciting, 
promoting, or carrying on a riot resulting in material damage to 
property or injury to persons, found to be in violation of Federal, 
State, or local laws designed to protect persons or property in the 
community concerned. 
SEC. 605. No part of the funds appropriated under this Act shall 
be used to provide a loan, guarantee of a loan, a grant, the salary of, 
or any remuneration whatever to any individual applying for admis-
sion, attending, employed by, teaching at or doing research at an 
institution of higher education who has engaged in conduct on or after 
August 1, 1969, which involves the use of (or the assistance to others 
in the use of) force or the threat of force or the seizure of property 
under the control of an institution of higher education, to require or 
prevent the availability of certain curriculum, or to prevent the faculty, 
administrative officials or students in such institution from engaging 
in their duties or pursuing their studies at such institution. 
SEC. 606. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration in excess of 90 per centum of the standard level user 
charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and 
services. 
This Act may be cited as the "Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 
1976". 
Approved October 21, 1975. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 94-318 (Comm. on Appropriations) and Nos. 94-495 and 
94-527 (Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-328 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 121 (1975): 
June 26, Sept. 24, Oct. 7, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 3, 26, Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate.