[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3986-S3999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 4685. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Shelby (for himself and Ms.
Mikulski)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2578, making
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and
for other purposes; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and
for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
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 for
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 sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code;
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 International Trade Administration between
two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title
49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United
States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space
abroad for periods not exceeding 10 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 section 2672 of title 28, United
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States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not
to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses
abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use
abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining
insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie
lines, $495,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2018, of which $12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be
retained and used by the International Trade Administration,
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code:
Provided, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not
less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and
countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities:
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; and that for the purpose of this Act,
contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
assessments for services provided as part of these
activities.
Bureau of Industry and Security
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
citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign
countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation
expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under
the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by
section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22
U.S.C. 401(b)); and 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,
$112,500,000, to remain available until expended: 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.
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, for
trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by
section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), $215,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $20,000,000 shall be for grants
under such section 27.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of administering the economic
development assistance programs as provided for by law,
$39,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to
monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public
Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of
1974, section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722), 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,
$32,000,000.
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, $109,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2018.
Bureau of the Census
current surveys and programs
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling,
analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for
by law, $270,000,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and
marketing activities.
periodic censuses and programs
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling,
analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic
censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,248,319,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That,
from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,580,000
shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector General''
account for activities associated with carrying out
investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the
Census.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), $39,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2018: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the
Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs
incurred in spectrum management, analysis, 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
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 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 the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are
available for the administration of all open grants until
their expiration.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including
defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO,
$3,230,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the general
fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and
surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law
are received during fiscal year 2017, so as to result in a
fiscal year 2017 appropriation from the general fund
estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year
2017, should the total amount of such offsetting collections
be less than $3,230,000,000 this amount shall be reduced
accordingly: Provided further, That any amount received in
excess of $3,230,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 and deposited in
the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the
Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate for any amounts made available by the
preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance
with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United
States Patent and Trademark Office ``Salaries and Expenses''
account: Provided further, That from amounts provided
herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal
year 2017 for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided further, That in fiscal year 2017 from the amounts
made available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the USPTO,
the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the
percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and
employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States
Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section
8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic
pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of
that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise
unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's
specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-
retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees
who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be
transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and
shall be available for the authorized purposes of those
accounts: Provided further, That any differences between the
present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's
specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on
USPTO's financial statements, where applicable: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are
available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title
35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112-29):
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated,
$2,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Office of Inspector
General'' account for activities associated with
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carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
scientific and technical research and services
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), $700,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000
may be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'':
Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official
reception and representation expenses: Provided further,
That NIST may provide local transportation for summer
undergraduate research fellowship program participants.
industrial technology services
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services,
$155,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and of which $25,000,000 shall be for
the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation.
construction of research facilities
For construction of new research facilities, including
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and
maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided
for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as
authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278c-
278e), $119,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the
budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to
Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as
submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each
National Institute of Standards and Technology construction
project having a total multi-year program cost of more than
$5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification
materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5
subsequent fiscal years.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
operations, research, and facilities
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of
facilities, $3,339,376,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018, except that funds provided for
cooperative enforcement shall remain available until
September 30, 2019: Provided, That fees and donations
received by the National Ocean Service for the management of
national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the
salaries and expenses associated with those activities,
notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code:
Provided further, That in addition, $130,164,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote and
Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American
Fisheries'', which shall only be used for fishery activities
related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative
Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring
Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish
Information Networks: Provided further, That of the
$3,487,040,000 provided for in direct obligations under this
heading, $3,339,376,000 is appropriated from the general
fund, $130,164,000 is provided by transfer and $17,500,000 is
derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided
further, That the total amount available for National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration corporate services
administrative support costs shall not exceed $230,050,000:
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts
designated for specific activities in the report accompanying
this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this heading in previous years, shall be
subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this
Act: Provided further, That in addition, for necessary
retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for
the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents
under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such
sums as may be necessary.
procurement, acquisition and construction
(including transfer of funds)
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital
assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
$2,286,853,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019,
except that funds provided for acquisition and construction
of vessels and construction of facilities shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the
$2,299,853,000 provided for in direct obligations under this
heading, $2,286,853,000 is appropriated from the general fund
and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year
obligations: Provided further, That any deviation from the
amounts designated for specific activities in the report
accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of
funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be
subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this
Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall
include in budget justification materials that the Secretary
submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce
budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate
for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
procurement, acquisition or construction project having a
total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget
justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5
subsequent fiscal years: Provided further, That, within the
amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the
``Office of Inspector General'' account for activities
associated with carrying out investigations and audits
related to satellite procurement, acquisition and
construction.
pacific coastal salmon recovery
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of
Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That, of the funds
provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants
to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada,
California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized
tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including
Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon
and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or
endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to
be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for
exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal
salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be
developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further,
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and
other merit principles and shall not be available for
marketing activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed
to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of
the Federal funds.
fishermen's contingency fund
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law
95-372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts
collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until
expended.
fisheries finance program account
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, during fiscal year 2017, obligations of direct loans
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans
and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans
as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
Departmental Management
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department
of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed
$4,500 for official reception and representation,
$58,000,000: Provided, That within amounts provided, the
Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in
activities to provide businesses and communities with
information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State,
and local government programs.
renovation and modernization
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization
of Department of Commerce facilities, $12,224,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That unobligated
balances of available discretionary funds appropriated for
the Department of Commerce in this Act or previous
appropriations Acts may be transferred to, and merged with,
this account: Provided further, That any such funds
appropriated in prior appropriations Acts transferred
pursuant to the authority in the preceding proviso shall
retain the same period of availability as when originally
appropriated: Provided further, That the transfer authority
provided in the first proviso is in addition to any other
transfer authority contained in this Act: Provided further,
That any transfer pursuant to the authority provided under
this heading shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
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 (5 U.S.C. App.), $32,744,000.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 101. 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. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations
made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for
salaries
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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
therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 103. 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 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify
the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance
of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset
(including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically
provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds
for the Department of Commerce.
Sec. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55), as amended by
section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113-6, are
hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect
to fiscal year 2017: Provided, That the life cycle cost for
the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,322,125,000 and the
life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational
Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,150,059,000.
Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to
utilities, telecommunications, and security services)
necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and
improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations
are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative
Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other
buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the
Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as
reimbursement for services provided under this section or the
authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is
authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the
appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such
services.
Sec. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography,
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
its networks.
Sec. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their
consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of
available appropriations, the land, services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local
government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or
possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of
any foreign government or international organization, for
purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any
statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
Sec. 108. The National Technical Information Service shall
not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document
generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has
provided information to the customer on how an electronic
copy of such report or document may be accessed and
downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require
the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the
report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering
the Service's cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering
such report or document.
Sec. 109. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the
requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to
contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of
vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to
payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast
and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
Sec. 110. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used in contravention of section
110 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113).
Sec. 111. To carry out the responsibilities of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the
Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants
and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-
reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and
facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made
available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State
or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government,
territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:
Provided, That funds received for permitting and related
regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be
deposited under the heading ``National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration--Operations, Research, and
Facilities'' and shall remain available until September 30,
2019, for such purposes: Provided further, That all funds
within this section and their corresponding uses are subject
to section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 112. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior
appropriations Act that remain available for obligation, for
necessary expenses of the programs of the Economics and
Statistics Administration of the Department of Commerce,
including amounts provided for programs of the Bureau of
Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau, shall be
available for expenses of cooperative agreements with
appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or local
governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid
and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities
which further the purposes for which such amounts have been
made available.
Sec. 113. No funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used by the Department of
Commerce Office of General Counsel during the time period in
which the Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General
has notified the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that any component within the
Department of Commerce is not in compliance with section 536
of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce
Appropriations Act, 2017''.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
salaries and expenses
For expenses necessary for the administration of the
Department of Justice, $114,124,000, of which not to exceed
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.
justice information sharing technology
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology,
including planning, development, deployment and departmental
direction, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to
$35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the
Department of Justice for information technology, to remain
available until expended, for enterprise-wide information
technology initiatives: Provided further, That the transfer
authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any
other transfer authority contained in this Act.
administrative review and appeals
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and
clemency petitions and immigration-related activities,
$426,791,000 of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees
deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account:
Provided, That of the amount available for the Executive
Office for Immigration Review, not to exceed $15,000,000
shall remain available until expended.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
$95,583,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.
United States Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole
Commission as authorized, $13,308,000.
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, $893,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000
for litigation support contracts shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL
Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be
available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require
additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil
Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from
available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant
to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming
under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary
shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries
and expenses associated with the election monitoring program
under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C.
10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management
for such salaries and expenses: Provided further, That of
the amounts provided under this heading for the election
monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until
expended.
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In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the
Department of Justice associated with processing cases under
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to
exceed $9,358,000, 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, $164,977,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision
of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection
(and estimated to be $125,000,000 in fiscal year 2017), 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 2017, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2016 appropriation from the general fund
estimated at $39,977,000.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States
Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative
agreements, $2,030,000,000: Provided, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided further, That each United
States Attorney shall establish or participate in a task
force on human trafficking.
united states trustee system fund
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee
Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, deposits to the United States Trustee
System Fund and amounts herein appropriated shall be
available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds
due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, fees collected pursuant to section
589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained
and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and
shall remain available until expended: Provided further,
That to the extent that fees collected in fiscal year 2017,
net of amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors,
exceed $225,908,000, those excess amounts shall be available
in future fiscal years only to the extent provided in advance
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced
(1) as such fees are received during fiscal year 2017, net of
amounts necessary to pay refunds due depositors, (estimated
at $163,000,000) and (2) to the extent that any remaining
general fund appropriations can be derived from amounts
deposited in the Fund in previous fiscal years that are not
otherwise appropriated, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 2017 appropriation from the general 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 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$2,374,000.
fees and expenses of witnesses
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of
contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert
witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances,
and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000
is for construction of buildings for protected witness
safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and
maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness
security caravans; and not to exceed $13,000,000 is for the
purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure
telecommunications equipment and a secure automated
information network to store and retrieve the identities and
locations of protected witnesses: Provided, That amounts
made available under this heading may not be transferred
pursuant to section 205 of this Act.
salaries and expenses, community relations service
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service,
$14,446,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of
this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for
conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the
Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service,
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for
the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
assets forfeiture fund
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G)
of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code,
$20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice
Assets Forfeiture Fund.
United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals
Service, $1,249,040,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation
expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain
available until expended.
construction
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized
by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding
and related support, $10,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
federal prisoner detention
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners
in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as
authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code,
$1,454,414,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered
``funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement
assistance'' pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United
States Code: Provided further, That the United States
Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided
further, That any unobligated balances available from funds
appropriated under the heading ``General Administration,
Detention Trustee'' shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation under this heading.
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the
National Security Division, $95,000,000, of which not to
exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require
additional funding for the activities of the National
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the
current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided
further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
Interagency Law Enforcement
interagency crime and drug enforcement
For necessary expenses for the identification,
investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with
the most significant drug trafficking organizations,
recognized transnational organized crime, and money
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to
include inter-governmental agreements with State and local
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and
prosecution of individuals involved in recognized
transnational organized crime and drug trafficking,
$512,000,000, of which $50,000,000 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.
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, $8,617,133,000, of which
not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $184,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
construction
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment,
furniture, and information technology requirements, related
to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and
sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law;
conversion, modification and extension of federally owned
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and
operation and maintenance of secure work environment
facilities and secure networking capabilities; $833,982,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That
$646,000,000 shall be for the construction of the new Federal
Bureau of Investigation consolidated headquarters facility in
the National Capital Region.
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 pursuant
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and 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, $2,102,976,000, of
which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until
expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law
enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including
training in connection with the training and acquisition of
canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and
for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law
enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement,
$1,258,600,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for
official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys'
fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United
States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds
appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act
upon applications for relief from Federal firearms
disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States
Code: Provided further, That such funds shall be available
to investigate and act upon applications filed by
corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities
under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
Provided further, That no funds made available by this or any
other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or
activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives to other agencies or Departments.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the
administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal
and correctional institutions, and for the provision of
technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues
to foreign governments, $6,978,500,000: Provided, That the
Attorney General may transfer to the Department of Health and
Human Services such amounts as may be necessary for direct
expenditures by that Department for medical relief for
inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison
System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a
fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to
determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of
the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to
individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison
System: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall
remain available for necessary operations until September 30,
2018: 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: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal
Prison System may accept donated property and services
relating to the operation of the prison card program from a
not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the
past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit
entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal
Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release
services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.
buildings and facilities
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new
facilities; 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, $113,022,000, to remain available until expended, of
which not less than $99,022,000 shall be available only for
modernization, maintenance, and repair, and of which not to
exceed $14,000,000 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.
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.
limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries,
incorporated
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison
Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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 such 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.
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
Office on Violence Against Women
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence
against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) (``the 1968
Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 Act''); the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990
Act''); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the
Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
21); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 Act''); the Victims
of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public
Law 106-386) (``the 2000 Act''); the Violence Against Women
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public
Law 109-162) (``the 2005 Act''); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
Act''); and the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015
(Public Law 114-22) (``the 2015 Act''); and for related
victims services, $481,500,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $379,000,000 shall be derived by transfer
from amounts available for obligation in this Act from the
Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II
of Public Law 98-473 (42 U.S.C. 10601), notwithstanding
section 1402(d) of such Act of 1984, and merged with the
amounts otherwise made available under this heading:
Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to
exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading
may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and
technical assistance: Provided further, That of the amount
provided--
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against
women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act (except that
section 8(e) of Public Law 108-79 (42 U.S.C. 15607(e)) shall
not apply for purposes of this Act);
(2) $30,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance
grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence,
stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of
the 1994 Act;
(3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for
research and evaluation of violence against women and related
issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence
Against Women, which shall be transferred to ``Research,
Evaluation and Statistics'' for administration by the Office
of Justice Programs;
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services
to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence;
programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence;
and assistance to middle and high school students through
education and other services related to such violence:
Provided, That unobligated balances available for the
programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and
41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013
Act, shall be available for this program: Provided further,
That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant
program shall be available for grants under the program
authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided
further, That the definitions and grant conditions in section
40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;
(5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies
as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000
is for a homicide reduction initiative and $4,000,000 is for
a domestic violence firearm lethality reduction initiative;
(6) $35,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance,
as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
(7) $35,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child
abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section
40295 of the 1994 Act;
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes
against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the
2005 Act;
(9) $45,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as
authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and services to
end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as
authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
(11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the
justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000
Act: Provided, That unobligated balances available for the
programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and
section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by
the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program;
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end
violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as
authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
(13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on
Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence,
as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence
against Indian women, including
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as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That
such funds may be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and
Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice
Programs;
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides
training and technical assistance on issues relating to
sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women;
(16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal governments
in exercising special domestic violence criminal
jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of the 2013 Act:
Provided, That the grant conditions in section 40002(b) of
the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; and
(17) $1,500,000 for the purposes authorized under the 2015
Act.
Office of Justice Programs
research, evaluation and statistics
(including transfer of funds)
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771
et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law
108-21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-
405); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005
Act''); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-647); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-199);
the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-473); the
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public
Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh Act''); the PROTECT Our
Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401); subtitle D of
title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the NICS Improvement Amendments
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013
Act''); and other programs, $118,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which--
(1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of
title I of the 1968 Act;
(2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and
evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by
part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II
of the 2002 Act;
(3) $36,000,000 is for regional information sharing
activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968
Act; and
(4) $5,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance
the practice of forensic sciences, of which $4,000,000 is for
transfer to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to support Scientific Area Committees.
state and local law enforcement assistance
(including transfer of funds)
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994
Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-164); the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162)
(``the 2005 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and
Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh
Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); the NICS Improvement
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180); subtitle D of
title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-296) (``the 2002 Act''); the Second Chance Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-199); the Prioritizing Resources and
Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110-403); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law
98-473); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime
Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110-416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
of 2013 (Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other
programs, $1,183,649,000, to remain available until expended
as follows--
(1) $384,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E
of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and
the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of
title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this
Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000
is for an Officer Robert Wilson III memorial initiative on
Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer
Resilience and Survivability (VALOR), $10,000,000 is for an
initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is
for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making,
$1,000,000 is for competitive grants to distribute firearm
safety materials and gun locks, $2,400,000 is for the
operationalization, maintenance and expansion of the National
Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and $5,000,000 is
for a national training initiative to improve police-based
responses to people with mental illness or developmental
disabilities;
(2) $100,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)):
Provided, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for
any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration
and other detainees housed in State and local detention
facilities;
(3) $47,649,000 for victim services programs for victims of
trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law
106-386, for programs authorized under Public Law 109-164, or
programs authorized under Public Law 113-4;
(4) $43,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section
1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
(5) $11,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and
juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts
V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and
Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-416);
(6) $14,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse
Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of
title I of the 1968 Act;
(7) $2,500,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant
Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108-405,
and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
(8) $14,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet
crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section
401 of Public Law 110-403;
(9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance
program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110-315;
(10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as
authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
(11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children
exposed to violence;
(12) $22,500,000 for the matching grant program for law
enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of
title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That $1,500,000 is
transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards
and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for
research, testing and evaluation programs;
(13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public
Website;
(14) $6,500,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs
to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
(15) $75,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal
and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000
shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-180);
(16) $13,500,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences
Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
(17) $125,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity
enhancement program and for other local, State, and federal
forensic activities for the purposes described in section 2
of Public Law 106-546 as amended (the Debbie Smith DNA
Backlog Grant Program) of which--
(A) $117,000,000 is for grants to crime laboratories for
purposes under 42 USC 14135, section (a). Other funds under
this section may be used to support training programs that
are specific to the needs of DNA laboratory personnel and for
programs outlined in sections 303, 304, 305, and 308 of
Public Law 108-405, as amended;
(B) $4,000,000 is for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction
DNA Testing Program as authorized by section 412 and 413 of
Public Law 108-405; and
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program
Grants as authorized by section 304 of Public Law 108-405, as
amended.
(18) $45,000,000 for a grant program for community-based
sexual assault response reform;
(19) $9,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate
program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
(20) $75,000,000 for offender reentry programs and
research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-199), without regard to the time limitations
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed
$6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and
tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and
strategies, $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated
Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and
family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or
recidivism reduction strategy, and $4,000,000 is for
additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE
Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing
swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a research
project on the effectiveness of the model: Provided, That up
to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may
be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success
projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for
Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive
Housing Model;
(21) $6,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
(22) $14,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription
drugs and scheduled listed chemical products;
(23) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety
Initiative: Provided, That section 213 of this Act shall not
apply with respect to the amount made available in this
paragraph; and
(24) $70,000,000 for initiatives to improve police-
community relations, of which $22,500,000 is for a
competitive matching
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grant program for purchases of body-worn cameras for State,
local and tribal law enforcement, $25,000,000 is for a
justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to
criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, $17,500,000
is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation
program, and $5,000,000 is for a nationwide incident-based
crime statistics program:
Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of
the funds made available under this heading 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 non-administrative public
sector safety service.
juvenile justice programs
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''); the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162) (``the 2005
Act''); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771
et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end
the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law
108-21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-647) (``the 1990 Act''); the Adam Walsh Child Protection
and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248) (``the Adam Walsh
Act''); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-
401); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
(Public Law 113-4) (``the 2013 Act''); and other juvenile
justice programs, $272,000,000, to remain available until
expended as follows--
(1) $63,000,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of
the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to
assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants
process: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this
paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration
grant program to support emergency planning among State,
local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
(2) $75,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
(3) $27,500,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized
by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to
sections 261 and 262 thereof--
(A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
(B) $5,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence
education, prevention and intervention, and related
activities;
(C) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site providing
information and resources on children of incarcerated
parents; and
(D) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants focusing on
girls in the juvenile justice system;
(4) $21,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of
Child Abuse Act of 1990;
(5) $8,000,000 for community-based violence prevention
initiatives, including for public health approaches to
reducing shootings and violence;
(6) $73,000,000 for missing and exploited children
programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and
405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of
the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-401)
shall not apply for purposes of this Act);
(7) $2,000,000 for child abuse training programs for
judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by
section 222 of the 1990 Act; and
(8) $2,500,000 for a program to improve juvenile indigent
defense:
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may
be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities
designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:
Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts
designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (7) may be
used for training and technical assistance: Provided
further, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to
grants and projects administered pursuant to sections 261 and
262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children
programs.
public safety officer benefits
(including transfer of funds)
For payments and expenses authorized under section
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including
amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until
expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section
1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized
by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 205 of this
Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for such
disability and education payments, the Attorney General may
transfer such amounts to ``Public Safety Officer Benefits''
from available appropriations for the Department of Justice
as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
Community Oriented Policing Services
community oriented policing services programs
(including transfer of funds)
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322); the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968
Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162)
(``the 2005 Act''), $215,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That any balances made available through
prior year deobligations shall only be available in
accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further,
That of the amount provided under this heading--
(1) $11,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related
activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug
Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act;
(2) $187,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title
I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and
rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under
part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such
section: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of
such title (42 U.S.C. 3796dd-3(c)), funding for hiring or
rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed
$125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this
limitation: Provided further, That within the amounts
appropriated under this paragraph, $30,000,000 is for
improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring,
equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine activities:
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this
paragraph, $10,000,000 is for community policing development
activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701:
Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated under
this paragraph, $10,000,000 is for the collaborative reform
model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes
in section 1701;
(3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law
enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of
precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories,
and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, That funds
appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for
investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit
activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or
methamphetamine traffickers; and
(4) $10,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law
enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary
treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided,
That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes
to locate or investigate illicit activities, including
activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful
distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and
prescription opioid traffickers through statewide
collaboration.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available
in this title for official reception and representation
expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall
be available to the Attorney General for official reception
and representation expenses.
Sec. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were
carried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided,
That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by
a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null
and void.
Sec. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title
shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate
in any way the performance of, any abortion.
Sec. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall 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 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs
of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation
made available for the current fiscal year for the Department
of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, 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 505 of this Act and
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
Sec. 206. None of the funds made available under this
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of
transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to
conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is
classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than
to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau
of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a
prisoner.
Sec. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act
may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television
services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic
media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental,
maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media
or equipment for
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inmate training, religious, or educational programs.
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available under this
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced
information technology program having total estimated
development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the
Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board
certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that the information
technology program has appropriate program management
controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and
that the program is compatible with the enterprise
architecture of the Department of Justice.
Sec. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures set
forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations
from the amounts designated for specific activities in this
Act and in the report accompanying this Act, and to any use
of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in
previous years.
Sec. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or
approve a public-private competition under the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any successor
administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work
performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal
Prison Industries, Incorporated.
Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or
expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or
additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his
designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United
States Code.
Sec. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and
in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available
(or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to
funds appropriated by this title under the headings
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics'', ``State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance'', and ``Juvenile Justice
Programs''--
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office
of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may
be used by such Office to provide training and technical
assistance;
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs under such headings, except for
amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation,
or statistical programs administered by the National
Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the
National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or
statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations
for such grant or reimbursement programs; and
(3) up to 7 percent of funds made available for grant or
reimbursement programs:
(A) under the heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance''; or
(B) under the headings ``Research, Evaluation, and
Statistics'' and ``Juvenile Justice Programs'', to be
transferred to and merged with funds made available under the
heading ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'', shall
be available for tribal criminal justice assistance without
regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement
programs.
Sec. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney
General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the
Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in
this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years
2014 through 2017 for the following programs, waive the
following requirements:
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local
reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section
2976(g)(1) of such part.
(2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part
FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w-2(e)(1)
and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2)
of such part.
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to
prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3797q-3), the requirements under section 2904 of
such part.
(4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities
as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act
of 2003 (42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)), the requirements of section
6(c)(3) of such Act.
Sec. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C.
13709(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by this
or any other Act.
Sec. 215. None of the funds made available under this Act,
other than for the national instant criminal background check
system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by
a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer
of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law
enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is
an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel
of the United States continuously monitor or control the
firearm at all times.
Sec. 216. Discretionary funds that are made available in
this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to
participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized
under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113-76, section
524 of division G of Public Law 113-235, section 525 of
division H of Public Law 114-113, and such authorities as are
enacted for Performance Partnership Pilots in an
appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017.
Sec. 217. In addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Justice, for fiscal years 2017
through 2022, unobligated balances available in the
Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title
I of Public Law 102-140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note)
may be transferred to the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Construction'' account, to remain available until expended
for the construction of the new Federal Bureau of
Investigation headquarters in the National Capital Region:
Provided, That the cumulative total amount of funds
transferred from the Working Capital Fund from fiscal year
2017 through 2022 pursuant to this section shall not exceed
$315,000,000: Provided further, That transfers pursuant to
this section shall not count against any ceiling on the use
of unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of
the Working Capital Fund in this or any other Act in any such
fiscal year.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice
Appropriations Act, 2017''.
TITLE III
SCIENCE
Office of Science and Technology Policy
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the
National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of
passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed
$2,250 for official reception and representation expenses,
and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$5,555,000.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
science
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of science research and development
activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$5,395,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
Provided, That the formulation and development costs (with
development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51,
United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall
not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further, That should the
individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section
30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the
James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development
cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the
individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the
increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent
threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104.
aeronautics
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of aeronautics research and development
activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and
communications activities; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance,
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$601,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.
space technology
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of space technology research and
development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair,
facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft
control, and communications activities; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5,
United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter,
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative
aircraft, $686,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2018: Provided, That $130,000,000 shall be for the
RESTORE satellite servicing program for continuation of
formulation and development activities for RESTORE and such
funds shall not support activities solely needed for the
asteroid redirect mission.
exploration
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of exploration research and development
activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance
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and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase,
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $4,330,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2018: Provided, That not less than
$1,300,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,150,000,000
shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle,
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric
tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration
Upper Stage developed simultaneously: Provided further, That
of the amounts provided for SLS, not less than $300,000,000
shall be for Exploration Upper Stage development: Provided
further, That $484,000,000 shall be for exploration ground
systems: Provided further, That the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5-
year budget profile for an integrated budget that includes
the Space Launch System, the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew
Vehicle, and associated ground systems, that will meet the
Exploration Mission 2 (EM-2) management agreement launch date
of no later than 2021 at a success level equal to the Agency
Baseline Commitment for EM-2 of the Orion Multi-Purpose crew
vehicle: Provided further, That $396,000,000 shall be for
exploration research and development.
space operations
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of space operations research and
development activities, including research, development,
operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft
control and communications activities, including operations,
production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; program management; personnel and
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft,
$4,950,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018.
education
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education
research and development activities, including research,
development, operations, support, and services; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase,
lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $108,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2018, of which $18,000,000 shall be for
the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College
program.
safety, security and mission services
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the
conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space
technology, exploration, space operations and education
research and development activities, including research,
development, operations, support, and services; maintenance
and repair, facility planning and design; space flight,
spacecraft control, and communications activities; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses;
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of
mission and administrative aircraft, $2,796,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2018.
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities
including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and
modification of facilities, construction of new facilities
and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of
real property, as authorized by law, and environmental
compliance and restoration, $400,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2022: Provided, That proceeds from
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in
annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be
available for obligation for fiscal year 2017 in an amount
not to exceed $9,470,300: Provided further, That each annual
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross
receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds
collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United
States Code.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$38,100,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2018.
administrative provisions
(including transfers of funds)
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall
remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the
prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between
such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more
than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so
transferred shall be merged with and available for the same
purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to
which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by
NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The
spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount
established in that spending plan that meets the notification
requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not
be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
National Science Foundation
research and related activities
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public
Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services as authorized
by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance
and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for
research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized
travel; $6,033,645,000, to remain available until September
30, 2018, of which not to exceed $544,000,000 shall remain
available until expended for polar research and operations
support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other
related activities for the United States Antarctic program:
Provided, That receipts for scientific support services and
materials furnished by the National Research Centers and
other National Science Foundation supported research
facilities may be credited to this appropriation.
major research equipment and facilities construction
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction,
commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment,
facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et
seq.), including authorized travel, $246,573,000, to remain
available until expended.
education and human resources
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics
and engineering education and human resources programs and
activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of
1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including services as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia, $880,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2018.
agency operations and award management
For agency operations and award management necessary in
carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental
of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and
reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for
security guard services; $330,000,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided further, That contracts may be entered
into under this heading in fiscal year 2017 for maintenance
and operation of facilities and for other services to be
provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further, That
of the amount provided for costs associated with the
acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters
space, not more than $40,770,000 shall remain available until
expended.
office of the national science board
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and
the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out
section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.),
$4,370,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
office of inspector general
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General
as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$15,200,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2018.
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administrative provision
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available
for the current fiscal year for the National Science
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased
by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer
pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations
Act, 2017''.
TITLE IV
RELATED AGENCIES
Commission on Civil Rights
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000:
Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this
paragraph may be used to employ any individuals under
Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of
Federal Regulations exclusive of one special assistant for
each Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds
appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse
Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the
exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable
days: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense
that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil
Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a).
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,
the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-
Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-233), the
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-325), and the
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-2),
including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States
Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
$29,500,000 for payments to State and local enforcement
agencies for authorized services to the Commission,
$364,500,000: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to
make available for official reception and representation
expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided
further, That the Commission may take no action to implement
any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization
until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of
such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further,
That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or
donation to carry out the work of the Commission.
International Trade Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the International Trade
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception
and representation expenses, $88,500,000, to remain available
until expended.
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out
the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974,
$395,000,000, of which $362,000,000 is for basic field
programs and required independent audits; $4,600,000 is for
the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may
be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of
recipients; $19,400,000 is for management and grants
oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information
technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and
$1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided, That
the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide
locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater
than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington,
DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5,
United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the
Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996(d)): Provided
further, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this
Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation:
Provided further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of
this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered
an agency of the United States Government.
administrative provision--legal services corporation
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose
prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the
provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of
Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to
the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall
be deemed to refer instead to 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as
authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,431,000.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States
Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor
vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as
authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$59,376,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
State Justice Institute
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as
authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act
of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $5,121,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2018:
Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for
official reception and representation expenses: Provided
further, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act,
the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of
the United States Government.
TITLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions)
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not
authorized by the Congress.
Sec. 502. 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. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
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. 504. 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. 505. 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 2017, 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 that: (1) creates or initiates a new
program, project or activity; (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 or renames offices, programs or activities;
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments
existing programs, projects or activities in excess of
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10
percent funding for any program, project or activity, or
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
general savings, including savings from a reduction in
personnel, which would result in a change in existing
programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress;
unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are
notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
Sec. 506. (a) 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.
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to
authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made
available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that
are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United
States, its territories or possessions.
(2) The term ``promotional items'' has the meaning given
the term in OMB Circular A-87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
Sec. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the
National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and
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Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
a quarterly report on the status of balances of
appropriations at the account level. For unobligated,
uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the
quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts
attributable to each source year of appropriation from which
the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated,
but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately
identify amounts by the year of obligation.
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be
submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a)
due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum
extent practicable under such accounting system and shall
identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to
which such aspect is not fulfilled.
Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency
funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent,
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 505 of this Act and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided
further, That for the Department of Commerce, this section
shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection
of loan collateral or grant property.
Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco
products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign
country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or
tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the
same type.
Sec. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by
section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98-473
(42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of
$2,957,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until
the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding
section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from
the Fund for obligation, $10,000,000 shall remain available
until expended to the Department of Justice Office of
Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes:
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of
such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for
obligation, 5 percent shall be available for grants to Indian
tribal governments to improve services and justice for
victims of crime.
Sec. 511. None of the funds made available to the
Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of
students who participate in programs for which financial
assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or
legal guardians of such students.
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality
of the United States Government, except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act
or any other appropriations Act.
Sec. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement
E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures
set forth in section 505 of this Act.
Sec. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of
Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation,
and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits,
pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of
grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this
Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of
such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a
description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days
after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter
until any such audit is completed.
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit
described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is
completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator,
Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the
results of the audit available to the public on the Internet
website maintained by the Department, Administration,
Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall
be made available in redacted form to exclude--
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5,
United States Code; and
(2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the
public access to which could be used to commit identity theft
or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by
amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to
the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the
Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate,
certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract
will be made available through a subcontract or in any other
manner to another person who has a financial interest in the
person awarded the grant or contract.
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this
section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Government
Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and
requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in
such subsections, consistently apply under the executive
branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies,
and entities.
Sec. 515. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act may be used by the Departments of
Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire
a high-impact information system, as defined for security
categorization in the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard
Publication 199, ``Standards for Security Categorization of
Federal Information and Information Systems'' unless the
agency has--
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information
systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform
acquisition decisions for high-impact information systems
within the Federal Government and against international
standards and guidelines, including those developed by NIST;
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive
awardee against available and relevant threat information
provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other
appropriate agencies; and
(3) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain
risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any
identified risks.
Sec. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act
shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the
use of torture by any official or contract employee of the
United States Government.
Sec. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or
obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate
an officer or employee of the United States in connection
with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of
components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms
listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of
Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms
Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005)
with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any
transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b)
of this section are met by the exporting party for such
articles.
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export
license--
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's
Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or
from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United
States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
enumerated in subsection (a); and
(2) does not permit the export without a license of--
(A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for
such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal
Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of
Canada;
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete
breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other
than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial
or Municipal Government of Canada; or
(C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign
destination.
(c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors
of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or
temporary export without a license of any unclassified
articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in
Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of
Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United
States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
(d) The President may require export licenses under this
section on a temporary basis if the President determines,
upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the
Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate
import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a),
such that a significant diversion of such articles has and
continues to take place for use in international terrorism or
in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The
President shall terminate the requirements of a license when
reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.
Sec. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act
shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay
administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or
employee of the United States to deny any application
submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified
pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to
import United States origin ``curios or relics'' firearms,
parts, or ammunition.
Sec. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade
agreement the text of--
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(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-
Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-
Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
Sec. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in
contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security
letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic
Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act;
The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA
FREEDOM Act of 2015; and the laws amended by these Acts.
Sec. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the program
manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation
totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to
believe that the total program cost has increased by 10
percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform
the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The
Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in
writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice:
the date on which such determination was made; a statement of
the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed
to be taken to control future cost growth of the project;
changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and
the degree to which such changes have contributed to the
increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new
estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a
statement validating that the project's management structure
is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
Sec. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to
be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of
section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
414) during fiscal year 2017 until the enactment of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017.
Sec. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in
an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in
excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or
grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the
contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax
returns required during the three years preceding the
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more
than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any
unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains
unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an
installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been
approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in
default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous
administrative or judicial proceeding.
(rescissions)
Sec. 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the
Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2017, from the
following accounts in the specified amounts--
(1) ``Working Capital Fund'', $289,743,000;
(2) ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and
Expenses'', $181,191,000;
(3) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and
Prosecution Programs'', $5,000,000;
(4) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of
Justice Programs'', $20,000,000;
(5) ``State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community
Oriented Policing Services'', $10,000,000;
(6) ``Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund'',
$304,000,000 of which $152,000,000 is permanently rescinded;
(7) ``United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner
Detention'', $24,000,000; and
(8) ``Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and
Expenses'', $6,192,000.
(b) The Department of Justice shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2017,
specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b).
Sec. 525. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in
contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of
title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more
than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency, who
are stationed in the United States, at any single conference
occurring outside the United States unless such conference is
a law enforcement training or operational conference for law
enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees
in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside
the United States.
Sec. 527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available in this Act may be used to transfer, release, or
assist in the transfer or release to or within the United
States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed or any other detainee who--
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States; and
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department
of Defense.
Sec. 528. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available in this Act may be used to construct, acquire,
or modify any facility in the United States, its territories,
or possessions to house any individual described in
subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment
in the custody or under the effective control of the
Department of Defense.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to
any modification of facilities at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who--
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States; and
(2) is--
(A) in the custody or under the effective control of the
Department of Defense; or
(B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Sec. 529. To the extent practicable, funds made available
in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are
``Energy Star'' qualified or have the ``Federal Energy
Management Program'' designation.
Sec. 530. The Director of the Office of Management and
Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States receiving funds
appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance
plan and performance and accountability reports the
following:
(1) Details on future action the department, agency, or
instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts.
(2) The method that the department, agency, or
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired
grant accounts.
(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant
accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United
States.
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total
number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances
(on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department,
agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have
not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the
accounts.
Sec. 531. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny,
or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any
model of shotgun if--
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to the
proposed importation are met; and
(2) no application for the importation of such model of
shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the
Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that
the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily
adaptable to sporting purposes.
Sec. 532. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network
unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
exchanging of pornography.
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal
investigations, prosecution, adjudication, or other law
enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity.
Sec. 533. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National
Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil Rights, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Trade
Commission, the Legal Services Corporation, the Marine Mammal
Commission, the Offices of Science and Technology Policy and
the United States Trade Representative, and the State Justice
Institute shall submit spending plans, signed by the
respective department or agency head, to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 534. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty
until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for
the Treaty.
Sec. 535. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by
this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for
contractor performance that has been judged to be below
satisfactory performance or for performance that does not
meet the basic requirements of a contract.
Sec. 536. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to
deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access
to any records, documents, or other materials available to
the department or agency over which that Inspector General
has responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978,
or to prevent or impede that Inspector General's
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access to such records, documents, or other materials, under
any provision of law, except a provision of law that
expressly refers to the Inspector General and expressly
limits the Inspector General's right of access. A department
or agency covered by this section shall provide its Inspector
General with access to all such records, documents, and other
materials in a timely manner. Each Inspector General shall
ensure compliance with statutory limitations on disclosure
relevant to the information provided by the establishment
over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under
the Inspector General Act of 1978. Each Inspector General
covered by this section shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
within 5 calendar days any failures to comply with this
requirement.
Sec. 537. None of the funds made available in this Act to
the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to any of
the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois,
Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia,
Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, or with respect to the
District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent any of
them from implementing their own laws that authorize the use,
distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical
marijuana.
Sec. 538. None of the funds made available under this Act
may be used by the Department of Justice to prevent a State
from implementing its own State laws that authorize the use,
distribution, possession, or cultivation of industrial hemp,
as defined in section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7
U.S.C. 5940).
This Act may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017''.
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