S.1217 - Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] (Introduced 06/14/1999) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Appropriations |
| Committee Reports: | S. Rept. 106-76 |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 09/08/1999 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10540) (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 6 roll call votes |
| Notes: | The Senate subsequently passed H.R. 2670 after incorporating S. 1217 as an amendment. H.R. 2670 was vetoed by the President. |
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Placed on Calendar Senate (06/14/1999)
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1217 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 153
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1217
[Report No. 106-76]
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 14, 1999
Mr. Gregg, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of
Justice, $82,485,000, of which not to exceed $3,317,000 is for the
Facilities Program 2000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That not to exceed 43 permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent
workyears and $8,136,000 shall be expended for the Department
Leadership Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these
offices in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That not to exceed 41
permanent positions and 48 full-time equivalent workyears and
$4,811,000 shall be expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and
Public Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforementioned
offices may utilize non-reimbursable details of career employees within
the caps described in the aforementioned proviso.
joint automated booking system
For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a Joint
Automated Booking System, $6,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
narrowband communications
For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications as
mandated by section 104 of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 903(d)(1)),
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such
funds may be transferred to any Department of Justice organization upon
approval by the Attorney General: Provided further, That any transfer
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming
under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
that section.
counterterrorism fund
For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney General,
$27,000,000, to remain available until expended, to reimburse any
Department of Justice organization for (1) the costs incurred in
reestablishing the operational capability of an office or facility
which has been damaged or destroyed as a result of any domestic or
international terrorist incident; (2) the costs of providing support to
counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or international terrorism,
including payment of rewards in connection with these activities; and
(3) the costs of conducting a terrorism threat assessment of Federal
agencies and their facilities: Provided, That any Federal agency may be
reimbursed for the costs of detaining in foreign countries individuals
accused of acts of terrorism that violate the laws of the United
States: Provided further, That funds provided under this paragraph
shall be available only after the Attorney General notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
telecommunications carrier compliance fund
For payments authorized by section 109 of the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 1008), $15,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
administrative review and appeals
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and
clemency petitions and immigration related activities, $30,727,000.
In addition, $59,251,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $32,049,000; including not to exceed $10,000 to meet
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended
under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the
certificate of, the Attorney General.
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as
authorized by law, $7,176,000.
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department
of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000
for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction
of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the
Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the
District of Columbia, $299,260,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000
for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the funds available in this appropriation, not to
exceed $55,166,000 shall remain available until expended for office
automation systems for the legal divisions covered by this
appropriation, and for the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust
Division, and offices funded through ``Salaries and Expenses'', General
Administration: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the United
States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official reception and
representation expenses.
In addition, $185,740,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of
Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be
appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
salaries and expenses, antitrust division
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred
laws, $112,318,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, not to exceed $112,318,000 of offsetting collections derived
from fees collected in fiscal year 2000 for premerger notification
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
(15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in
this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund shall
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation
from the General Fund estimated at not more than $0.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooperative agreements,
$589,478,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available
until September 30, 2000, for (1) training personnel in debt
collection, (2) locating debtors and their property, (3) paying the net
costs of selling property, and (4) tracking debts owed to the United
States Government: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not
to exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, of the amount made available under this
heading, not to exceed $20,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged
with, funds in the ``Federal Prisoner Detention'' appropriations
account: Provided further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of those
funds available for automated litigation support contracts shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed
$2,500,000 for the operation of the National Advocacy Center shall
remain available until expended: Provided further, That not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the expansion of
existing Violent Crime Task Forces in United States Attorneys Offices
into demonstration projects, including inter-governmental, inter-local,
cooperative, and task-force agreements, however denominated, and
contracts with State and local prosecutorial and law enforcement
agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent
crimes: Provided further, That, in addition to reimbursable full-time
equivalent workyears available to the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, not to exceed 9,044 positions and 9,312 full-time equivalent
workyears shall be supported from the funds appropriated in this Act or
made available during fiscal year 2000 under any other Act for the
United States Attorneys, of which 2,107 positions and 2,171 full-time
equivalents shall be dedicated to civil or civil defensive litigation:
Provided further, That $25,000,000 shall only be available to support
or establish task forces to enforce Federal laws related to preventing
the possession by criminals of firearms (as defined in section 921(a)
of title 18, United States Code), of which $5,000,000 shall be for a
task force in each of the paired locations of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey; Las Cruces, New Mexico, and
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South
Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland, and Prince Georges County, Maryland; and
Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
In addition, $500,000,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
united states trustee system fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $112,775,000, to remain available
until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System
Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be
necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, $112,775,000 of offsetting
collections derived from fees collected pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b)
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation
and remain available until expended: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 2000, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.
salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign
Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, $1,175,000.
salaries and expenses, united states marshals service
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service;
including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of
vehicles, and the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for police-type
use, without regard to the general purchase price limitation for the
current fiscal year, $409,253,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i);
of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses; and of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for
development, implementation, maintenance and support, and training for
an automated prisoner information system shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the amount made available under this
heading may be used to contract with any individual to perform the
duties of an officer or employee of the United States Marshals Service
on a temporary or intermittent basis, except for prisoner ground
transport, service of process, and evictions: Provided further, That
none of the amount made available under this heading may be used for
the service of process on any person by an officer or employee of the
United States Marshals Service, unless such service of process is
pursuant to a written request made by a judge of the United States (as
defined in section 451 of title 28, United States Code) and approved by
the Attorney General.
In addition, $138,000,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
construction
For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, and maintaining
United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding space in United States
courthouses and federal buildings, including the renovation and
expansion of prisoner movement areas, elevators, and sallyports,
$9,632,000, to remain available until expended.
justice prisoner and alien transportation system fund, united states
marshals service
Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, payment shall be made
from the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System Fund for the
payment of necessary expenses related to the scheduling and
transportation of United States prisoners and illegal and criminal
aliens in the custody of the United States Marshals Service, as
authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without limitation, salaries
and expenses, operations, and the acquisition, lease, and maintenance
of aircraft and support facilities: Provided, That the Fund shall be
reimbursed or credited with advance payments from amounts available to
the Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and other sources at
rates that will recover the expenses of Fund operations, including,
without limitation, accrual of annual leave and depreciation of plant
and equipment of the Fund: Provided further, That proceeds from the
disposal of Fund aircraft shall be credited to the Fund: Provided
further, That amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal
year limitation, and may be used for operating equipment lease
agreements that do not exceed 5 years: Provided further, That with
respect to the transportation of Federal, State, local and territorial
prisoners and detainees, the lease or rent of aircraft by the Justice
Prisoner Air Transport System shall be considered use of public
aircraft pursuant to 49 U.S.C. section 40102(a)(37).
For the initial capitalization costs of the Fund, $9,000,000.
federal prisoner detention
For expenses, related to United States prisoners in the custody of
the United States Marshals Service as authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but
not including expenses otherwise provided for in appropriations
available to the Attorney General, $500,000,000, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 561(i), to remain available until expended.
fees and expenses of witnesses
For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of witnesses,
for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, and for per diems in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law, including advances, $110,000,000, to
remain available until expended; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 may
be made available for planning, construction, renovations, maintenance,
remodeling, and repair of buildings, and the purchase of equipment
incident thereto, for protected witness safesites; and of which not to
exceed $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and
maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of protected
witnesses: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed
$15,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the
``Federal Prisoner Detention'' appropriations account.
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, $7,199,000.
assets forfeiture fund
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), (F),
and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, to be derived from the Department of
Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
Radiation Exposure Compensation
administrative expenses
For necessary administrative expenses in accordance with the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, $2,000,000.
payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund
For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund,
$20,300,000.
Interagency Law Enforcement
interagency crime and drug enforcement
For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation, and
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking
not otherwise provided for, to include intergovernmental agreements
with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the
investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized
crime drug trafficking, $304,014,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That any amounts obligated from
appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities
available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation:
Provided further, That any unobligated balances remaining available at
the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney General for
reallocation among participating organizations in succeeding fiscal
years, subject to the reprogramming procedures described in section 605
of this Act.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United
States; acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; and
not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential
character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted
for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General,
$2,692,791,000; of which not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data
processing and telecommunications and technical investigative equipment
and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover operations shall remain
available until September 30, 2001; of which not less than $260,000,000
shall be for counterterrorism investigations, foreign
counterintelligence, and other activities related to our national
security; of which not to exceed $14,000,000 for research, development,
test, and evaluation shall remain available until expended; and of
which not to exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for
making advances for expenses arising out of contractual or reimbursable
agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged
in cooperative activities related to violent crime, terrorism,
organized crime, and drug investigations; and of which $1,500,000 shall
be available to maintain an independent program office dedicated solely
to the automation of fingerprint identification services: Provided,
That not to exceed $65,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses: Provided further, That, including
reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, not to exceed 27,604 positions and 27,604
full-time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds
appropriated in this Act or made available during fiscal year 2000
under any other Act for the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Provided
further, That no funds in this Act may be used to provide ballistics
imaging equipment to any State or local authority which has obtained
similar equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State
or local authority agrees to return that equipment or to repay that
grant or subsidy to the Federal Government.
In addition, $280,501,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
construction
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites
by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including equipment for
such buildings); conversion and extension of federally-owned buildings;
and preliminary planning and design of projects; $10,287,000, to remain
available until expended.
Drug Enforcement Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a
confidential character, to be expended under the direction of, and to
be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General;
expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including
travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the
distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such
programs; acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
$798,187,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 for research shall
remain available until expended, and of which not to exceed $4,000,000
for purchase of evidence and payments for information, not to exceed
$10,000,000 for contracting for automated data processing and
telecommunications equipment, and not to exceed $2,000,000 for
laboratory equipment, $4,000,000 for technical equipment, and
$2,000,000 for aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, shall remain
available until September 30, 2001; and of which not to exceed $50,000
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
In addition, $419,459,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
construction
For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings and sites
by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law (including equipment for
such buildings); conversion and extension of federally-owned buildings;
and preliminary planning and design of projects; $5,500,000, to remain
available until expended.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
salaries and expenses
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
administration and enforcement of the laws relating to immigration,
naturalization, and alien registration, including not to exceed $50,000
to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be
expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under
the certificate of, the Attorney General; acquisition, lease,
maintenance and operation of aircraft; research related to immigration
enforcement; for protecting and maintaining the integrity of the
borders of the United States including, without limitation, equipping,
maintaining, and making improvements to the infrastructure; and for the
care and housing of Federal detainees held in the joint Immigration and
Naturalization Service and United States Marshals Service's Buffalo
Detention Facility, $1,697,164,000, of which not to exceed $400,000 for
research shall remain available until expended; of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall be available for costs associated with the training
program for basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for payments or
advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable agreements with
State and local law enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative
activities related to immigration; and of which not to exceed
$5,000,000 is to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs
associated with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled
illegal aliens: Provided, That none of the funds available to the
Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be available to pay any
employee overtime pay in an amount in excess of $20,000 during the
calendar year beginning January 1, 2000: Provided further, That
uniforms may be purchased without regard to the general purchase price
limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, That not to
exceed $5,000 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That, including reimbursable
full-time equivalent workyears available to the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, not to exceed 29,784 positions and 29,784 full-
time equivalent workyears shall be supported from the funds
appropriated in this Act or made available during fiscal year 2000
under any other Act for the Immigration and Naturalization Service:
Provided further, That not to exceed 39 permanent positions and 39
full-time equivalent workyears and $4,284,000 shall be expended for the
Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further,
That the latter two aforementioned offices shall be augmented by
personnel details, temporary transfers of personnel on either a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, or any other type of formal or
informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a
temporary or long-term basis and such augmentation may not exceed 4
full-time equivalent workyears: Provided further, That the number of
positions filled through non-career appointment at the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, for which funding is provided in this Act or is
otherwise made available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service,
shall not exceed 4 permanent positions and 4 full-time equivalent
workyears.
violent crime reduction programs
In addition, $873,000,000, for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
construction
For planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and maintenance
of buildings and facilities necessary for the administration and
enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, naturalization, and
alien registration, not otherwise provided for, $138,964,000, to remain
available until expended.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, and
maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, including
purchase (not to exceed 708, of which 602 are for replacement only) and
hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the
provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related
issues to foreign governments, $3,156,895,000: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services
Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures
by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal
and correctional institutions: Provided further, That the Director of
the Federal Prison System (FPS), where necessary, may enter into
contracts with a fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to
determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the FPS,
furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the
FPS: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That
not to exceed $50,000,000 for the activation of new facilities shall
remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided further, That, of
the amounts provided for Contract Confinement, not to exceed
$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in
advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other
expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act of 1980, as amended, for the care and security in the
United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided further, That,
notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41
U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may enter into contracts and other agreements with
private entities for periods of not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional
option years for the confinement of Federal prisoners.
In addition, $46,599,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
buildings and facilities
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new
facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust Facility; purchase
and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such
facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary
expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and
constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and
facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account,
$549,791,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed $14,074,000 shall be available to construct areas for inmate
work programs: Provided, That labor of United States prisoners may be
used for work performed under this appropriation: Provided further,
That not to exceed 10 percent of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings
and Facilities'' in this Act or any other Act may be transferred to
``Salaries and Expenses'', Federal Prison System, upon notification by
the Attorney General to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate in compliance with provisions set
forth in section 605 of this Act.
federal prison industries, incorporated
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is 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
contracts and commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations as
provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be
necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the
current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase of (not to
exceed five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
incorporated
Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corporation shall be
available for its administrative expenses, and for services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an accrual basis to be
determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed
accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation,
payment of claims, and 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, construction, operation, maintenance,
improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other
property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
Office of Justice Programs
justice assistance
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968, as amended, and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, as
amended, including salaries and expenses in connection therewith, and
with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, $168,592,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section 1001 of title
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended
by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524), and $204,500,000 for
counterterrorism programs, including $40,000,000 as authorized by
Section 821 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of
1996, respectively: Provided further, That none of these funds made
available under this heading shall be provided to any State that has
failed to establish a comprehensive counterterrorism plan which has
been approved by the National Domestic Preparedness Office.
state and local law enforcement assistance
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, as amended, for State and Local Narcotics Control
and Justice Assistance Improvements, notwithstanding the provisions of
section 511 of said Act, $452,100,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized by section 1001 of title I of said Act, as
amended by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524), of which $52,100,000
shall be available to carry out the provisions of chapter A of subpart
2 of part E of title I of said Act, for discretionary grants under the
Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Programs.
violent crime reduction programs, state and local law enforcement
assistance
For assistance (including amounts for administrative costs for
management and administration, which amounts shall be transferred to
and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' account) authorized by the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
322), as amended (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''); and the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (``the 1990 Act''), $1,547,450,000,
to remain available until expended, which shall be derived from the
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; of which $400,000,000 shall be for
Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by
the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, except that for
purposes of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be
considered a ``unit of local government'' as well as a ``State'', for
the purposes set forth in paragraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of
section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 and for establishing crime prevention
programs involving cooperation between community residents and law
enforcement personnel in order to control, detect, or investigate crime
or the prosecution of criminals: Provided, That no funds provided under
this heading may be used as matching funds for any other Federal grant
program: Provided further, That $50,000,000 of this amount shall be for
Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing facilities and other areas in
cooperation with State and local law enforcement: Provided further,
That funds may also be used to defray the costs of indemnification
insurance for law enforcement officers: Provided further, That
$20,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 102(2) of H.R. 728:
Provided further, That $30,000,000 shall be available for the Police
Corps training program, as authorized by sections 200101-200113 of the
1994 Act; of which $350,000,000 shall be available for the Crime
Identification Technology Initiative, of which $40,000,000 is for
grants to upgrade criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b) of
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, as amended, and
section 4(b) of the National Child Protection Act of 1993, of which
$15,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice to develop school
safety technologies, of which $12,000,000 is available for the Office
of Justice Program's Global Criminal Justice Information Network for
work with states and local jurisdictions; of which $100,000,000 shall
be for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by
section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended; of
which $75,000,000 shall be for Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth
in Sentencing Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A of title II of
the 1994 Act, of which $41,000,000 shall be available for the
Cooperative Agreement Program, and of which $34,000,000 shall be
reserved by the Attorney General for fiscal year 2000 under section
20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act; of which
$10,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program,
as authorized by section 218 of the 1990 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall
be for Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial Personnel and
Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of the 1990 Act; of which
$206,750,000 shall be for Grants to Combat Violence Against Women, to
States, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, as
authorized by section 1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, including
$23,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for the purpose of
strengthening civil legal assistance programs for victims of domestic
violence, and $10,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for violence
on college campuses: Provided further, That, of these funds, $5,200,000
shall be provided to the National Institute of Justice for research and
evaluation of violence against women, and $10,000,000 shall be
available to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
for the Safe Start Program, to be administered as authorized by part C
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974, as amended; of
which $34,000,000 shall be for Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies to
States, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, as
authorized by section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; of which $25,000,000
shall be for Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement
Assistance Grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; of
which $5,000,000 shall be for training programs to assist probation and
parole officers who work with released sex offenders, as authorized by
section 40152(c) of the 1994 Act, and for local demonstration projects;
of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants for televised testimony, as
authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of the 1968 Act; of which $5,000,000
shall be for the Tribal Courts Initiative; of which $63,000,000 shall
be for grants for residential substance abuse treatment for State
prisoners, as authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act; of
which $30,000,000 shall be for State and local forensic laboratories as
authorized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act, as well as for
improvements to the State and local forensic laboratory general
forensic science capabilities to reduce their DNA convicted offender
database sample backlog; of which $900,000 shall be for the Missing
Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by section
240001(c) of the 1994 Act; of which $1,300,000 shall be for Motor
Vehicle Theft Prevention Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h)
of the 1994 Act; of which $40,000,000 shall be for Drug Courts, as
authorized by title V of the 1994 Act; of which $1,500,000 shall be for
Law Enforcement Family Support Programs, as authorized by section
1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; of which $2,000,000 shall be for public
awareness programs addressing marketing scams aimed at senior citizens,
as authorized by section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act; and of which
$100,000,000 shall be for Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block
Grants, except that such funds shall be subject to the same terms and
conditions as set forth in the provisions under this heading for this
program in Public Law 105-119, but all references in such provisions to
1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 1999; of which $12,000,000
shall be available for the Office of Justice Programs' Global
Information Integration Initiative; of which $45,000,000 shall be
available for the Indian Country Initiative; of which $25,000,000 shall
be available for the Bulletproof Vest Program; of which $25,000,000
shall be available for the Methamphetamine Program: Provided further,
That funds made available in fiscal year 2000 under subpart 1 of part E
of title I of the 1968 Act may be obligated for programs to assist
States in the litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas
corpus petitions and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further,
That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made
available under this title to increase the number of law enforcement
officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the
number of law enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public
safety service.
weed and seed program fund
For necessary expenses, including salaries and related expenses of
the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to implement ``Weed and Seed''
program activities, $40,000,000 to remain available until expended, for
intergovernmental agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements,
and contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in
the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes and drug offenses
in ``Weed and Seed'' designated communities, and for either
reimbursements or transfers to appropriation accounts of the Department
of Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified by the
Attorney General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' program strategy:
Provided, That funds designated by Congress through language for other
Department of Justice appropriation accounts for ``Weed and Seed''
program activities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney
General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: Provided
further, That the Attorney General may direct the use of other
Department of Justice funds and personnel in support of ``Weed and
Seed'' program activities only after the Attorney General notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974, as amended, (``the Act''), including salaries and expenses in
connection therewith to be transferred to and merged with the
appropriations for Justice Assistance, $277,597,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by section 299 of part I of
title II and section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended by Public
Law 102-586, of which (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law,
$6,847,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by part A of
title II of the Act, $89,000,000 shall be available for expenses
authorized by part B of title II of the Act, and $49,750,000 shall be
available for expenses authorized by part C of title II of the Act:
Provided, That $26,500,000 of the amounts provided for part B of title
II of the Act, as amended, is for the purpose of providing additional
formula grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the
Administrator that the State has in effect (or will have in effect no
later than one year after date of application) policies and programs,
that ensure that juveniles are subject to accountability-based
sanctions for every act for which they are adjudicated delinquent; (2)
$12,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by sections 281
and 282 of part D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment
programs relating to juvenile gangs; (3) $10,000,000 shall be available
for expenses authorized by section 285 of part E of title II of the
Act; (4) $15,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by part
G of title II of the Act for juvenile mentoring programs; (5)
$95,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by title V of
the Act for incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs;
of which $20,000,000 shall be for delinquency prevention, control, and
system improvement programs for tribal youth; of which $25,000,000
shall be available for grants of $360,000 to each state and $6,640,000
shall be available for discretionary grants to states, for programs and
activities to enforce state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic
beverages to minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic
beverages by minors, prevention and reduction of consumption of
alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance and
training: Provided further, That upon the enactment of reauthorization
legislation for Juvenile Justice Programs under the Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, funding provisions
in this Act shall from that date be subject to the provisions of that
legislation and any provisions in this Act that are inconsistent with
that legislation shall no longer have effect: Provided further, That of
amounts made available under the Juvenile Justice Programs of the
Office of Justice Programs to carry out part B (relating to Federal
Assistance for State and Local Programs), subpart II of part C
(relating to Special Emphasis Prevention and Treatment Programs), part
D (relating to Gang-Free Schools and Communities and Community-Based
Gang Intervention), part E (relating to State Challenge Activities),
and part G (relating to Mentoring) of title II of the Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and to carry out the At-Risk
Children's Program under title V of that Act, not more than 10 percent
of each such amount may be used for research, evaluation, and
statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities
authorized under the appropriate part or title, and not more than 2
percent of each such amount may be used for training and technical
assistance activities designed to benefit the programs or activities
authorized under that part or title.
In addition, $218,000,000 shall be available for the Safe Schools
Initiative.
In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990,
as amended, $7,000,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized by section 214B of the Act.
public safety officers benefits
To remain available until expended, for payments authorized by part
L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3796), as amended, such sums as are necessary, as authorized
by section 6093 of Public Law 100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340) and, in
addition, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended, for programs
authorized by section 1201(h) of said Act.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
Sec. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this
title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of
not to exceed $45,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of
Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for
official reception and representation expenses in accordance with
distributions, procedures, and regulations established by the Attorney
General.
Sec. 102. Section 110 of division C of Public Law 104-208 is
repealed.
Sec. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be
available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother
would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case
of rape: Provided, That should this prohibition be declared
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section
shall be null and void.
Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be
used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the
performance of, any abortion.
Sec. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the
obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort
services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside
the Federal facility: Provided, That nothing in this section in any way
diminishes the effect of section 104 intended to address the
philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed
$10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act may be used to
establish and publicize a program under which publicly advertised,
extraordinary rewards may be paid, which shall not be subject to
spending limitations contained in sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18,
United States Code: Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up
to a maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal
approval of the President or the Attorney General and such approval may
not be delegated.
Sec. 107. Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in
this Act, including those derived from the Violent Crime Reduction
Trust Fund, may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 20 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That
any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
Sec. 108. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal
year 2000 and thereafter, the Assistant Attorney General for the Office
of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice--
(1) may make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements
and contracts, for the Office of Justice Programs and the
component organizations of that Office; and
(2) shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative
agreements, and contracts made, or entered into, for the Office
of Justice Programs and the component organizations of that
Office.
Sec. 109. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
fiscal year 2000, the Attorney General may obligate any funds
appropriated for or reimbursed to the Counterterrorism programs,
projects or activities of the Department of Justice to purchase or
lease equipment or any related items, or to acquire interim services,
without regard to any otherwise applicable Federal acquisition rule, if
the Attorney General determines that--
(A) there is an exigent need for the equipment, related
items, or services in order to support an ongoing
counterterrorism, national security, or computer-crime
investigation or prosecution;
(B) the equipment, related items, or services required are
not available within the Department of Justice; and
(C) adherence to that Federal acquisition rule would--
(i) delay the timely acquisition of the equipment,
related items, or services; and
(ii) adversely affect an ongoing counterterrorism,
national security, or computer-crime investigation or
prosecution.
(2) In this subsection, the term ``Federal acquisition rule'' means
any provision of title II or IX of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Act, the Small Business Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation,
or any other provision of law or regulation that establishes policies,
procedures, requirements, conditions, or restrictions for procurements
by the head of a department or agency or the Federal Government.
(b) The Attorney General shall immediately notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in
writing of each expenditure under subsection (a), which notification
shall include sufficient information to explain the circumstances
necessitating the exercise of the authority under that subsection.
Sec. 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of law for fiscal
year 2000 and thereafter, in any action brought by a prisoner under
section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) against a
Federal, State, or local jail, prison, or correctional facility, or any
employee or former employee thereof, arising out of the incarceration
of that prisoner--
(1) the financial records of a person employed or formerly
employed by the Federal, State, or local jail, prison, or
correctional facility, shall not be subject to disclosure
without the written consent of that person or pursuant to a
court order, unless a verdict of liability has been entered
against that person; and
(2) the home address, home phone number, social security
number, identity of family members, personal tax returns, and
personal banking information of a person described in paragraph
(1), and any other records or information of a similar nature
relating to that person, shall not be subject to disclosure
without the written consent of that person, or pursuant to a
court order.
Sec. 111. Hereafter, for payments of judgments against the United
States and compromise settlements of claims in suits against the United
States arising from the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act and its implementation, such sums as may be necessary,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the foregoing
authority is available solely for payment of judgments and compromise
settlements: Provided further, That payment of litigation expenses is
available under existing authority and will continue to be made
available as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding between the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Department of Justice,
dated October 2, 1998, and may not be paid from amounts provided in
this Act.
Sec. 112. Section 2(c) of the Public Law 104-232, as amended, is
further amended by replacing ``five'' with ``three''.
Sec. 113. Section 4006 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``The Attorney General'' and inserting the
following: ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Health Care Items and Services.--
``(1) In general.--Payment for costs incurred for the
provision of health care items and services for individuals in
the custody of the United States Marshals Service shall not
exceed the lesser of the amount that would be paid for the
provision of similar health care items and services under--
``(A) the medicare program under title XVIII of the
Social Security Act; or
``(B) the medicaid program under title XIX of such
Act of the State in which the services were provided.
``(2) Full and final payment.--Any payment for a health
care item or service made pursuant to this subsection, shall be
deemed to be full and final payment.''.
Sec. 114. (a) The Attorney General shall establish by plain rule
that it shall be punishable conduct for any Department of Justice
employee, in the discharge of his or her official duties, intentionally
to--
(1) seek the indictment of any person in the absence of a
reasonable belief of probable cause, as prohibited by the
Principles of Federal Prosecution, U.S. Attorneys' Manual 9-
27.200 et seq.;
(2) fail to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense,
in violation of his or her obligations under Brady v. Maryland,
373 U.S. 83 (1963);
(3) mislead a court as to the guilt of any person by
knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law;
(4) offer evidence lawyers know to be false;
(5) alter evidence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 15[03/12];
(6) attempt to corruptly influence or color a witness'
testimony with the intent to encourage untruthful testimony, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. 1503 and 1512;
(7) violate a defendant's right to discovery under Federal
Rule of Criminal Procedure 16(a);
(8) offer or provide sexual activities to any government
witness or potential witness as in exchange for or on account
of his or her testimony;
(9) improperly disseminate confidential, non-public
information to any person during an investigation or trial, in
violation of 28 C.F.R. 50.2, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure
6(e); 18 U.S.C. 2511(1)(c), 18 U.S.C. 2232 (b) and (c), 26
U.S.C. 6103, or United States Attorneys' Manual 1-7.000 et seq.
(b) The Attorney General shall establish a range of penalties for
engaging in conduct described above that shall include--
(1) reprimand;
(2) demotion;
(3) dismissal;
(4) referral of ethical charges to the bar;
(5) suspension from employment; and
(6) referral of the allegations, if appropriate, to a grand
jury for possible criminal prosecution.
(c) Subsection (a) is not intended to and does not create
substantive rights on behalf of criminal defendants, civil litigants,
targets or subjects of investigation, witnesses, counsel for
represented parties or represented parties, or any other person, and
shall not be a basis for dismissing criminal or civil charges or
proceedings against any person or for excluding relevant evidence in
any proceeding in any court of the United States.
Sec. 115. (a) Hereafter, none of the funds made available by this
or any other Act may be used to pay premium pay under title 5, United
States Code, sections 5542 to 5549, to any individual employed as an
attorney, including an Assistant United States Attorney, in the U.S.
Department of Justice for any work performed on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither
the United States nor any individual or entity acting on its behalf
shall be liable for premium pay under title 5, United States Code,
sections 5542 to 5549, for any work performed on or after the date of
enactment of this Act by any individual employed as an attorney in the
Department of Justice, including an Assistant United States Attorney.
Sec. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
total of the amounts appropriated under this title of this Act is
reduced by $2,468,000, out of which the reductions for each account
shall be made in accordance with the chart on fiscal year 2000 general
pricing level adjustment dated May 4, 1999, provided to Congress by the
Department of Justice.
Sec. 117. Section 113 of the Department of Justice Appropriations
Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of Public Law 105-277), as
amended by section 3028 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 106-31), is further amended by striking the first
comma and inserting ``for fiscal year 2000 and hereafter,''.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
Trade and Infrastructure Development
RELATED AGENCIES
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade
Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the
employment of experts and consultants as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$26,067,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $98,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses.
International Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $45,700,000, to remain available until
expended.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the
Department of Commerce provided for by law, and engaging in trade
promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and
cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United
States firms, without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees
stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel
and transportation of employees of the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service between two points abroad, without regard to 49
U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years,
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or
construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first
paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign
countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation expenses
abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad,
not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; obtain insurance on official motor
vehicles; and rent tie lines and teletype equipment, $290,696,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $3,000,000 is to be derived
from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade
Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, That of the
$311,344,000 provided for in direct obligations (of which $308,344,000
is appropriated from the General Fund, $3,000,000 is derived from fee
collections, $68,729,000 shall be for Trade Development, $22,549,000
shall be for Market Access and Compliance, $31,420,000 shall be for the
Import Administration, $169,398,000 shall be for the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service, $14,449,000 shall be for Executive
Direction and Administration, and $4,799,000 shall be for carryover
restoration: Provided further, That the provisions of the first
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and
2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities without regard to
section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under
the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act
shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of
these activities.
Export Administration
operations and administration
For necessary expenses for export administration and national
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs
associated with the performance of export administration field
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed
overseas; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services
abroad; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years, and
expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; payment of tort claims,
in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when
such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $15,000 for
official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to
informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as
authorized by 22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger motor vehicles
for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with
special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to
any price limitation otherwise established by law, $55,931,000 to
remain available until expended, of which $1,877,000 shall be for
inspections and other activities related to national security:
Provided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f)
and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in
carrying out these activities: Provided further, That payments and
contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided
as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost
of such activities, and for providing information to the public with
respect to the export administration and national security activities
of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the
United States and other governments: Provided further, That no funds
may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of
satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and
satellite components) to the People's Republic of China, unless, at
least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations of the House
and the Senate and other appropriate Committees of the Congress are
notified of such proposed action.
Economic Development Administration
economic development assistance programs
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, and for
trade adjustment assistance, $203,379,000.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development
assistance programs as provided for by law, $24,937,000: Provided, That
these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title
I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency Drought
Relief Act of 1977.
Minority Business Development Agency
minority business development
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering,
promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including
expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or
private organizations, $27,627,000.
Economic and Information Infrastructure
Economic and Statistical Analysis
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce,
$51,158,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001.
Bureau of the Census
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, analyzing,
preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by law,
$156,944,000.
periodic censuses and programs
For expenses necessary to conduct the decennial census,
$2,789,545,000 to remain available until expended.
In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics for
other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $125,209,000,
to remain available until expended.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $11,009,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies
for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations,
and related services and such fees shall be retained and used as
offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain
available until expended: Provided further, That hereafter,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, NTIA shall not authorize
spectrum use or provide any spectrum functions pursuant to the NTIA
Organization Act, 47 U.S.C. 902-903, to any Federal entity without
reimbursement as required by NTIA for such spectrum management costs,
and Federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall not use
spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds
transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies
for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of
the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall
remain available until expended.
public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction
For grants authorized by sections 391 and 392 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, $30,000,000, to remain available until
expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as amended: Provided,
That not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be available for program
administration as authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the Act,
the prior year unobligated balances may be made available for grants
for projects for which applications have been submitted and approved
during any fiscal year: Provided further, That, hereafter,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Pan-Pacific Education
and Communication Experiments by Satellite (PEACESAT) Program is
eligible to compete for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning
and Construction funds.
information infrastructure grants
For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, $18,102,000, to remain available until expended as
authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,000,000 shall be available for program administration and other
support activities as authorized by section 391: Provided further,
That, of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 percent may be
available for telecommunications research activities for projects
related directly to the development of a national information
infrastructure: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the
requirements of section 392(a) and 392(c) of the Act, these funds may
be used for the planning and construction of telecommunications
networks for the provision of educational, cultural, health care,
public information, public safety, or other social services: Provided
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, no entity
that receives telecommunications services at preferential rates under
section 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 254(h)) or receives assistance
under the regional information sharing systems grant program of the
Department of Justice under part M of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds
under a grant under this heading to cover any costs of the entity that
would otherwise be covered by such preferential rates or such
assistance, as the case may be.
Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office provided
for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, $785,976,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of this amount, $785,976,000
shall be derived from offsetting collections assessed and collected
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and shall be
retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation:
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the General
Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
during fiscal year 2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000
appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further,
That, during fiscal year 2000, should the total amount of offsetting
fee collections be less than $785,976,000, the total amounts available
to the Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly:
Provided further, That any amount received in excess of $785,976,000 in
fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until expended, but shall not
be available for obligation until October 1, 2000.
Science and Technology
Technology Administration
under secretary for technology/office of technology policy
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for Technology/
Office of Technology Policy, $7,972,000, of which not to exceed
$600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
scientific and technical research and services
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, $288,128,000, to remain available until expended, of which
not to exceed $282,000 may be transferred to the ``Working Capital
Fund''.
industrial technology services
For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, $109,836,000, to
remain available until expended.
In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced Technology
Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
$226,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed $73,000,000 shall be available for the award of new grants, and
of which not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred to the ``Working
Capital Fund''.
construction of research facilities
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of existing
facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278c-278e,
$117,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed $10,000,000 shall be used to fund a cooperative agreement with
the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, and of which not
to exceed $10,000,000 shall be used to fund a cooperative agreement
with Dartmouth College.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance,
operation, and hire of aircraft; grants, contracts, or other payments
to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities as
authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; $1,776,728,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That fees and donations received by the National
Ocean Service for the management of the national marine sanctuaries may
be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with
those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further,
That in addition, $66,426,000 shall be derived by transfer from the
fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research
Pertaining to American Fisheries'': Provided further, That grants to
States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Commerce shall make funds available to implement
the mitigation recommendations identified subsequent to the ``1995
Secretary's Report to Congress on Adequacy of NEXRAD Coverage and
Degradation of Weather Services'', and shall ensure continuation of
weather service coverage for these communities until mitigation
activities are completed: Provided further, That no general
administrative charge shall be applied against any assigned activity
included in this Act and, further, that any direct administrative
expenses applied against assigned activities shall be limited to five
percent of the funds provided for that assigned activity: Provided
further, That of the amount made available under this heading for the
National Marine Fisheries Services Pacific Salmon Treaty Program,
$5,000,000 is appropriated for a Southern Boundary and Transboundary
Rivers Restoration Fund, subject to express authorization.
procurement, acquisition and construction
(including transfers of funds)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets,
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, $670,578,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That unexpended balances of amounts previously made
available in the ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' account for
activities funded under this heading may be transferred to and merged
with this account, to remain available until expended for the purposes
for which the funds were originally appropriated.
pacific coastal salmon recovery
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific
salmon populations listed under the Endangered Species Act,
$100,000,000: Provided, That, of the amounts provided, $20,000,000 each
is made available as direct payments to the States of California,
Oregon, Washington, and Alaska: Provided further, That $15,000,000 is
made available to the State of Washington as a direct payment for
implementation of the June 3, 1999 Agreement of the United States and
Canada on the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of
America and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon, 1985
(hereafter referred to as the ``Pacific Salmon Treaty'') extending the
Treaty framework to include habitat protection objectives, subject to
express authorization: Provided further, That $5,000,000 is made
available as a direct payment to the State of Alaska for implementation
of the June 3, 1999 Agreement of the United States and Canada on the
Pacific Salmon Treaty extending the Treaty framework to include habitat
protection objectives for fisheries enhancement measures, subject to
express authorization.
coastal zone management fund
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed $4,000,000, for
purposes set forth in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 308(b)(2)(B)(v), and
315(e) of such Act.
fishermen's contingency fund
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95-372,
not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant
to that Act, to remain available until expended.
foreign fishing observer fund
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 96-339), the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, as
amended (Public Law 100-627), and the American Fisheries Promotion Act
(Public Law 96-561), to be derived from the fees imposed under the
foreign fishery observer program authorized by these Acts, not to
exceed $189,000, to remain available until expended.
fisheries finance program account
For the cost of direct loans, $2,038,000, as authorized by the
Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used
for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that will increase the
harvesting capacity in any United States fishery.
General Administration
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the general administration of the
Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed
$3,000 for official entertainment, $34,046,000.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended (App. 1-11 as amended by Public Law 100-504), $17,900,000.
fisheries promotional fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$1,187,000 are rescinded.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations
and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act
shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October
26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed
by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification
of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments
are in the public interest.
Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and
expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by law
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that
are under the control of the United States Air Force or the United
States Air Force Reserve.
Sec. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any previous Act,
or hereinafter made available to the Department of Commerce, shall be
available to reimburse the Unemployment Trust Fund or any other fund or
account of the Treasury to pay for any expenses paid before October 1,
1992, as authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United States Code, for
services performed after April 20, 1990, by individuals appointed to
temporary positions within the Bureau of the Census for purposes
relating to the 1990 decennial census of population.
Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such
transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 206. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency funded under
this title resulting from personnel actions taken in response to
funding reductions included in this title or from actions taken for the
care and protection of loan collateral or grant property shall be
absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such
Department or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this
section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in
this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 207. The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for
hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and mapping
services in accordance with title IX of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
Sec. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may use the Commerce franchise
fund for expenses and equipment necessary for the maintenance and
operation of such administrative services as the Secretary determines
may be performed more advantageously as central services, pursuant to
section 403 of Public Law 103-356: Provided, That any inventories,
equipment, and other assets pertaining to the services to be provided
by such fund, either on hand or on order, less the related liabilities
or unpaid obligations, and any appropriations made for the purpose of
providing capital shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided
further, That such fund shall be paid in advance from funds available
to the Department and other Federal agencies for which such centralized
services are performed, at rates which will return in full all expenses
of operation, including accrued leave, depreciation of fund plant and
equipment, amortization of automated data processing (ADP) software and
systems (either acquired or donated), and an amount necessary to
maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined by the
Secretary: Provided further, That such fund shall provide services on a
competitive basis: Provided further, That an amount not to exceed 4
percent of the total annual income to such fund may be retained in the
fund for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain
available until expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital
equipment, and for the improvement and implementation of Department
financial management, ADP, and other support systems: Provided further,
That such amounts retained in the fund for fiscal year 2000 and each
fiscal year thereafter shall be available for obligation and
expenditure only in accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided
further, That no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year,
amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall be deposited as
miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury: Provided further, That such
franchise fund pilot program shall terminate pursuant to section 403(f)
of Public Law 103-356.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as
required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including
purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile
for the Chief Justice, not to exceed $10,000 for the purpose of
transporting Associate Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for
official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous
expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $34,759,000.
care of the building and grounds
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect
of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon him by the Act
approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-13b), $18,123,000, of which
$15,222,000 shall remain available until expended.
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers and
employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by
law, $16,911,000.
United States Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
For salaries of the chief judge and 8 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, as authorized by law,
$11,957,000.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
salaries and expenses
For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges
of the territorial courts of the United States), justices and judges
retired from office or from regular active service, judges of the
United States Court of Federal Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate
judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary
not otherwise specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the
courts, as authorized by law, $2,892,265,000 (including the purchase of
firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $19,150,000 shall
remain available until expended for space alteration projects; and of
which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended
for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and
construction projects.
In addition, $100,000,000 for such purposes, to remain available
until expended, to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust
Fund.
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal
Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $2,581,000, to be
appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
defender services
For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community Defender
organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of
attorneys appointed to represent persons under the Criminal Justice Act
of 1964, as amended; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of
persons furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the
Criminal Justice Act; the compensation (in accordance with Criminal
Justice Act maximums) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys
appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has
waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of
travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of financially
eligible minor or incompetent offenders in connection with transfers
from the United States to foreign countries with which the United
States has a treaty for the execution of penal sentences; and the
compensation of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil
actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1875(d), $353,888,000, to remain available until expended as
authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
fees of jurors and commissioners
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and
1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C.
1863; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases
pursuant to rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28
U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $60,918,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That the compensation of land commissioners shall
not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under
section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
Court Security
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the
procurement, installation, and maintenance of security equipment and
protective services for the United States Courts in courtrooms and
adjacent areas, including building ingress-egress control, inspection
of packages, directed security patrols, and other similar activities as
authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to
Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $196,026,000, of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended
directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which
shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security
Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and
the Attorney General.
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by
31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, $56,054,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 is authorized
for official reception and representation expenses.
Federal Judicial Center
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as
authorized by Public Law 90-219, $18,476,000; of which $1,800,000 shall
remain available through September 30, 2001, to provide education and
training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,000
is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
Judicial Retirement Funds
payment to judiciary trust funds
For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $29,500,000; to the Judicial Survivors'
Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), $8,000,000; and to
the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund, as
authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), $2,200,000.
United States Sentencing Commission
salaries and expenses
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $4,743,000, of which not
to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
General Provisions--The Judiciary
Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title
which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
Sec. 302. Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may
be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation,
except ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial
Services, Defender Services'' and ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts,
and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall
be increased by more than 20 percent by any such transfers: Provided,
That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a
reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries
and expenses appropriation for district courts, courts of appeals, and
other judicial services shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United
States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $12,000
and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the
Judicial Conference.
Sec. 304. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, Justices and
judges of the United States are authorized during fiscal year 2000, to
receive a salary adjustment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461.
Sec. 305. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition
to funds appropriated elsewhere in this title, $2,700,000 is
appropriated to the ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other
Judicial Services'' and is provided for the Institute at Saint Anselm
College and the New Hampshire State Library.
This title may be cited as ``The Judiciary Appropriations Act,
2000''.
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign
Service not otherwise provided for, including expenses authorized by
the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, and
the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as
amended, including employment, without regard to civil service and
classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed
$700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by section 801 of such
Act of 1948; expenses authorized by section 9 of the Act of August 31,
1964, as amended; representation to certain international organizations
in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties, ratified
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of
Congress; arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities as
authorized by the Arms Control and Disarmament Act of September 26,
1961, as amended; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger
motor vehicles as authorized by law; and for expenses of general
administration, $2,671,429,000: Provided, That, of the amount made
available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds in the ``Emergencies in the
Diplomatic and Consular Service'' appropriations account, to be
available only for emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards:
Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading,
$299,480,000 shall be available only for worldwide security upgrades:
Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading,
$500,000 shall be available only for the National Law Center for Inter-
American Free Trade: Provided further, That of the amount made
available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be available only for
overseas continuing language education: Provided further, That of the
amount made available under this heading, $13,500,000 shall be
available only for the East-West Center: Provided further, That of the
amount made available under this heading, $6,000,000 shall be available
only for overseas representation expenses: Provided further, That of
the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $125,000
shall be available only for the Maui Pacific Center: Provided further,
That no employee of the Department of State shall be detailed to
another agency, organization, or institution on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis for a total of more than 2 years during any 5-year
period: Provided further, That not later than 3 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, each employee of the Department of State who
has served on detail to another agency, organization, or institution
for a total of more than 2 years during the 5-year period preceding the
date of enactment of this Act shall terminate the detail: Provided
further, That notwithstanding section 140(a)(5), and the second
sentence of section 140(a)(3), of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, fees may be collected during fiscal
year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, under the authority of
section 140(a)(1) of that Act: Provided further, That all fees
collected under the preceding proviso shall be deposited as an
offsetting collection to appropriations made under this heading to
recover costs as set forth under section 140(a)(2) of that Act and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That of the
amount made available under this heading for the Bureau of Oceans and
International Environment and Scientific Affairs, $5,000,000 is
appropriated for a Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers
Restoration Fund, subject to express authorization.
In addition, not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived from fees
collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities
located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the
International Center Act, as amended; in addition, as authorized by
section 5 of such Act, $490,000, to be derived from the reserve
authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that
section; in addition, not to exceed $6,000,000, to remain available
until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or
other payments received from or in connection with English teaching,
library, motion pictures, and publication programs, and from fees from
educational advising and counseling, and exchange visitor program
services as authorized by section 810 of such Act of 1948; and, in
addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from
reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities
in accordance with section 46 of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956.
capital investment fund
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $80,000,000,
to remain available until expended, as authorized in Public Law 103-
236: Provided, That section 135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not
apply to funds available under this heading.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $26,495,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1)
of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96-465), as
it relates to post inspections.
educational and cultural exchange programs
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as
authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961,
as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of
1977 (91 Stat. 1636), as amended, $216,476,000, to remain available
until expended as authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2455): Provided, That not to exceed $800,000, to remain
available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from
fees or other payments received from or in connection with English
teaching and publication programs as authorized by section 810 of the
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1475e) and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees
from educational advising and counseling.
representation allowances
For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4085), $5,850,000.
protection of foreign missions and officials
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of
State to provide for extraordinary protective services in accordance
with the provisions of section 214 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,100,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2000.
security and maintenance of united states missions
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service
Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), preserving,
maintaining, repairing, and planning for, buildings that are owned or
directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to
funds otherwise available, the Main State Building, and carrying out
the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized by title IV
of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22
U.S.C. 4851), $583,496,000, to remain available until expended as
authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities
Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)): Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of
furniture and furnishings and generators for other departments and
agencies.
emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to meet
unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service
pursuant to the requirement of 31 U.S.C. 3526(e), and as authorized by
section 804(3) of the United States Information and Educational
Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, $7,000,000 to remain available until
expended as authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)), of which not to exceed
$1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the Repatriation Loans
Program Account, subject to the same terms and conditions.
repatriation loans program account
For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized by section 4
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671):
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out
the direct loan program, $607,000, which may be transferred to and
merged with the Salaries and Expenses account under Administration of
Foreign Affairs.
payment to the american institute in taiwan
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act,
Public Law 96-8, $16,000,000.
payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund,
as authorized by law, $128,541,000.
International Organizations and Conferences
contributions to international organizations
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet annual
obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations,
pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of
the Senate, or specific Acts of Congress, $943,308,000, of which not to
exceed $107,000,000 shall remain available until expended for payment
of arrearages: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act for payment of arrearages may be
obligated or expended unless such obligation or expenditure is
expressly authorized by the enactment of a separate Act that makes
payment of arrearages contingent upon United Nations reforms: Provided
further, That any payment of arrearages shall be directed toward
special activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States
and the respective international organization.
contributions for international peacekeeping activities
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of
international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or
restoration of international peace and security, $280,925,000, of which
not to exceed $28,093,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2001, and of which not to exceed $137,000,000 shall remain available
until expended for payment of arrearages: Provided, That none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for payment
of arrearages may be obligated or expended unless such obligation or
expenditure is expressly authorized by the enactment of a separate Act
that makes payment of arrearages contingent upon United Nations
reforms: Provided further, That the funds provided under this heading
(other than funds provided to pay arrearages) shall be disbursed in the
manner described in the following table:
Mission Amount
UN Disengagement Observer Force...................... $8,900,000
UN Interim Force in Lebanon.......................... 34,000,000
UN Iraq/Kuwait Observer Mission...................... 4,500,000
UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina/UN Mission of 50,000,000
Observers in Prevlaka.
UN Force in Cyprus................................... 6,500,000
UN Observer Mission in Georgia....................... 5,500,000
UN Mission of Observers to Tajikistan................ 7,000,000
UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone.................. 8,500,000
War Crimes Tribunal--Yugoslavia and Rwanda........... 15,525,000
UN Observer Mission to East Timor.................... 3,500,000
International Commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet
obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific
Acts of Congress, as follows:
international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico,
and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section,
including not to exceed $6,000 for representation; as follows:
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $19,551,000.
construction
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized
projects, $5,939,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized
by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
(22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).
american sections, international commissions
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the
International Joint Commission and the International Boundary
Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between
the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and for the Border
Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182,
$5,733,000, of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for
representation expenses incurred by the International Joint Commission.
international fisheries commissions
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not
otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $15,549,000: Provided,
That the United States' share of such expenses may be advanced to the
respective commissions, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
OTHER
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower
Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-5205), all interest and
earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust
Fund on or before September 30, 2000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be
used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any
contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are not in
accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform Administrative
Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations),
including the restrictions on compensation for personal services.
Israeli Arab Scholarship Program
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program as
authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
fiscal years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452), all interest and earnings
accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September
30, 2000, to remain available until expended.
East-West Center
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the
provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between
East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054-2057), by grant to the Center
for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the
State of Hawaii, $12,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter into any
contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.
RELATED AGENCIES
Broadcasting Board of Governors
international broadcasting operations
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, as authorized by the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, the United States
International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amended, and Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1977, as amended, and the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998, to carry out international communication
activities, $362,365,000, of which not to exceed $16,000 may be used
for official receptions within the United States as authorized by
section 804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not to exceed
$35,000 may be used for representation abroad as authorized by section
302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1452) and section 905 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), and not to exceed $39,000 may be
used for official reception and representation expenses of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts from advertising
and revenue from business ventures, not to exceed $500,000 in receipts
from cooperating international organizations, and not to exceed
$1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of
America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available
until expended for carrying out authorized purposes.
broadcasting to cuba
For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of
Governors to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as amended,
the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the International
Broadcasting Act of 1994, and the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998, including the purchase, rent, construction,
and improvement of facilities for radio and television transmission and
reception, and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for
radio and television transmission and reception, $23,664,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That funds may be used to purchase
or lease, maintain, and operate such aircraft (including aerostats) as
may be required to house and operate necessary television broadcasting
equipment.
radio construction
For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities
for radio transmission and reception, and purchase and installation of
necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and reception
as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $13,245,000, to
remain available until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of
such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).
General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agencies
Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be available,
except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as
authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; for
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and hire of passenger
transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).
Sec. 402. Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State in
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 20 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That
not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made available for the
current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors in this Act
may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 20 percent by any such transfers: Provided
further, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as
a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 403. The Secretary of State is authorized to administer summer
travel and work programs without regard to preplacement requirements.
Sec. 404. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to
provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other
form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
Sec. 405. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 or any
fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended for the operation
of a United States consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem unless
such consulate or diplomatic facility is under the supervision of the
United States Ambassador to Israel.
Sec. 406. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 or any
fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended for the publication
of any official Government document which lists countries and their
capital cities unless the publication identifies Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel.
Sec. 407. For the purposes of registration of birth, certification
of nationality, or issuance of a passport of a United States citizen
born in the city of Jerusalem, the Secretary of State shall, upon
request of the citizen, record the place of birth as Israel.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
maritime security program
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United
States, $98,700,000, to remain available until expended.
operations and training
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities
authorized by law, $72,664,000.
maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the Merchant
Marine Act, 1936, $11,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans,
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as amended: Provided further, That these funds are available to
subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed,
not to exceed $1,000,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,893,000, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Operations and
Training.
administrative provisions--maritime administration
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime
Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make
necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy
involving Government property under control of the Maritime
Administration, and payments received therefore shall be credited to
the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That rental
payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other
than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal year
from the construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act,
1936, or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and limitations
contained in this Act or in any prior appropriation Act, and all
receipts which otherwise would be deposited to the credit of said fund
shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
Census Monitoring Board
For necessary expenses of the Census Monitoring Board, as
authorized by section 210 of Public Law 105-119, $4,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
salaries and expenses
For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America's
Heritage Abroad, $490,000, as authorized by section 1303 of Public Law
99-83.
Commission on Civil Rights
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $8,900,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $50,000 may be used to employ consultants: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to
employ in excess of 4 full-time individuals under Schedule C of the
Excepted Service exclusive of 1 special assistant for each
Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated in
this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than
75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson who is
permitted 125 billable days.
Commission on Security and Cooperation In Europe
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, $1,250,000,
to remain available until expended as authorized by section 3 of Public
Law 99-7.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, including
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor
vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to
private citizens; and not to exceed $29,000,000 for payments to State
and local enforcement agencies for services to the Commission pursuant
to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, sections 6
and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991,
$279,000,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to make
available for official reception and representation expenses not to
exceed $2,500 from available funds.
Federal Communications Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as
authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02; not to exceed $600,000 for land and
structure; not to exceed $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds
and repair to buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception
and representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed 16) and hire of
motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, $232,805,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2001, for research and policy studies:
Provided, That $185,754,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed
and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained and used for necessary
expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated shall be
reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year
2000 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation
estimated at $47,051,000: Provided further, That any offsetting
collections received in excess of $185,754,000 in fiscal year 2000
shall remain available until expended, but shall not be available for
obligation until October 1, 2000.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal
Communications Commission is authorized to operate, maintain, and
repair its headquarters building, and may negotiate with the lessor or
place orders for alterations or building services.
Federal Maritime Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as
authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as
amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31
U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 5901-02, $14,150,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses.
Federal Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including
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 $2,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $114,059,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or
persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of 31
U.S.C. 3718, as amended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, not to exceed $114,059,000 of offsetting
collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
(15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in
this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the sum herein appropriated from the General Fund shall
be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal
year 2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation
from the General Fund estimated at not more than $0, to remain
available until expended: Provided further, That none of the funds made
available to the Federal Trade Commission shall be available for
obligation for expenses authorized by section 151 of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-
242, 105 Stat. 2282-2285).
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the
purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, as amended,
$300,000,000, of which $289,000,000 is for basic field programs and
required independent audits; $2,100,000 is for the Office of Inspector
General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to
conduct additional audits of recipients; and $8,900,000 is for
management and administration: Provided further, That any unobligated
balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year may be
reallocated among participating programs for technology enhancements
and demonstration projects in succeeding fiscal years, subject to the
reprogramming procedures described in section 605 of this Act.
administrative provision--legal services corporation
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services
Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by,
or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, and
504 of Public Law 105-119 (111 Stat. 2510), and all funds appropriated
in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the
same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all
references in sections 502 and 503 of the law to 1997 and 1998 shall be
deemed to refer instead to 1999 and 2000, respectively.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, as amended, $1,300,000.
Securities and Exchange Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, the rental of space
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $0; and, in addition, to remain available
until expended, from fees collected in fiscal year 1998, $130,800,000,
and from fees collected in fiscal year 2000, $240,000,000; of which not
to exceed $10,000 may be used toward funding a permanent secretariat
for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; and of
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for
consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign
governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their
delegations, appropriate representatives and staff to exchange views
concerning developments relating to securities matters, development and
implementation of cooperation agreements concerning securities matters
and provision of technical assistance for the development of foreign
securities markets, such expenses to include necessary logistic and
administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and
foreign invitees in attendance at such consultations and meetings
including: (1) such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of
such attendance; (2) any travel and transportation to or from such
meetings; and (3) any other related lodging or subsistence: Provided,
That fees and charges authorized by sections 6(b)(4) of the Securities
Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) and 31(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(d)) shall be credited to this account as
offsetting collections.
Small Business Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small
Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 103-403, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and
1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and
representation expenses, $251,300,000: Provided, That the Administrator
is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications
developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan
servicing activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3302, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to
this account, to be available for carrying out these purposes without
further appropriations: Provided further, That $87,000,000 shall be
available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2000 or fiscal
year 2001 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act, as
amended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $13,250,000.
business loans program account
For the cost of direct loans, $4,000,000, to be available until
expended; and for the cost of guaranteed loans, $164,368,000, as
authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $45,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, commitments to
guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed the amount of financings
authorized under section 20(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act, as
amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, commitments
for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small
Business Act, as amended, shall not exceed $10,500,000,000 without
prior notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
and guaranteed loan programs, $129,000,000, which may be transferred to
and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
disaster loans program account
For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the
Small Business Act, as amended, $77,700,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, as amended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan program, $86,000,000, which may be transferred to and merged with
appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, including $500,000 for the
Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for
audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program, and
said sums shall be transferred to and merged with appropriations for
the Office of Inspector General.
administrative provision--small business administration
Not to exceed 10 percent of any appropriation made available for
the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this
Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such
appropriation shall be increased by more than 20 percent by any such
transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall
be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1992
(Public Law 102-572 (106 Stat. 4515-4516)), $6,850,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
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
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 604. If any provision of this Act or the application of such
provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the
remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall
not be affected thereby.
Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or
provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2000, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2)
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or
personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have
been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5)
reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or
privatizes any functions, or activities presently performed by Federal
employees; unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of
Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of
funds.
(b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act,
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities,
programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of
$1,000,000 or 20 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments
existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 20 percent
funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of
personnel by 20 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from
any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in
a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by
Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of
Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of
funds.
Sec. 606. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for the construction, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul,
conversion, or modernization of vessels for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in shipyards located outside of the United
States.
Sec. 607. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It
is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable,
all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this
Act should be American-made.
(b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on
religion, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to
which such funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ
in any respect from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission
on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
Sec. 609. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose for which
appropriations are prohibited by section 609 of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999.
(b) The requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 609 of
that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 610. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than
20 percent of the amount allocated to any account or subaccount from an
appropriation made by this Act that is available for obligation only in
the current fiscal year may be obligated during the last two months of
the fiscal year.
Sec. 611. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used to provide the following amenities or personal comforts in the
Federal prison system--
(1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners who are
segregated from the general prison population for their own
safety;
(2) the viewing of R, X, and NC-17 rated movies, through
whatever medium presented;
(3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts) or
training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or
other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting
equipment of any sort;
(4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates or
heating elements; or
(5) the use or possession of any electric or electronic
musical instrument.
Sec. 612. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under
this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding
reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total
budgetary resources available to such department or agency: Provided,
That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as
may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to
authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
Sec. 613. None of the funds made available in this Act to the
Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to distribute or make available
any commercially published information or material to a prisoner when
it is made known to the Federal official having authority to obligate
or expend such funds that such information or material is sexually
explicit or features nudity.
Sec. 614. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
``Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance'', not more than 90 percent of the amount to be awarded to
an entity under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant shall be made
available to such an entity when it is made known to the Federal
official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the
entity that employs a public safety officer (as such term is defined in
section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets
Act of 1968) does not provide such a public safety officer who retires
or is separated from service due to injury suffered as the direct and
proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty
while responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as such
terms are defined by State law) with the same or better level of health
insurance benefits at the time of retirement or separation as they
received while on duty.
Sec. 615. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose for which
appropriations are prohibited by section 616 of the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1999.
(b) Subsection (a)(1) of section 616 of that Act is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' after ``Gonzalez''; and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of the
following, ``, Jean-Yvon Toussaint, and Jimmy Lalanne''.
(c) The requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of section 616 of
that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year 2000.
Sec. 616. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or
any other provision of law may be used for (1) the implementation of
any tax or fee in connection with the implementation of 18 U.S.C.
922(t); (2) any system to implement 18 U.S.C. 922(t) that does not
require and result in the immediate destruction of any identifying
information submitted by or on behalf of any person who has been
determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm.
Sec. 617. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to pay to house any individual, other
than an attorney, attending a Federal law enforcement training center
in a privately owned or operated place of lodging.
Sec. 618. Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 is
amended by adding new paragraph (D) as follows:
``(D) Protection of interests.--
``(i) Title 11, United States Code, or any
otherwise applicable Federal or state law
regarding insolvencies or receiverships, or any
succeeding Federal law not expressly in
derogation of this subsection, shall not apply
to or be construed to apply to the Commission
or limit the rights, powers, or duties of the
Commission with respect to (a) a license or
permit issued by the Commission under this
subsection or a payment made to or a debt or
other obligation owed to the Commission
relating to or rising from such a license or
permit, (b) an interest of the Commission in
property securing such a debt or other
obligation, or (c) an act by the Commission to
issue, deny, cancel, or transfer control of
such a license or permit.
``(ii) Notwithstanding otherwise applicable
law, the Commission shall be deemed to have a
perfected, first priority security interest in
a license or construction permit issued by the
Commission under this subsection and the
proceeds of such a license or permit for which
a debt or other obligation is owed to the
Commission under this subsection.
``(iii) This paragraph shall apply
retroactively, including to pending cases and
proceedings whether on appeal or otherwise.''.
Sec. 619. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
provided for or used by the National Security Council or personnel
working for or detailed to the Council.
TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
working capital fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$22,577,000 are rescinded.
Legal Activities
asset forfeiture fund
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$5,500,000 are rescinded.
Drug Enforcement Administration
drug diversion control fee account
(rescission)
Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2000 for
the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account are reduced by $35,000,000.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
(rescission)
Of the funds provided under the heading, ``Operations, Research,
and Facilities'' in the Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1992 (Public Law 102-368), $3,400,000 are rescinded.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Security and Maintenance of United States Missions
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$58,436,000 are rescinded.
Broadcasting Board of Governors
international broadcasting operations
(rescission)
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading,
$18,780,000 are rescinded.
This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2000''.
Calendar No. 153
106th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1217
[Report No. 106-76]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
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June 14, 1999
Read twice and placed on the calendar