[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[House]
[Pages 25910-25961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2670, DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND 
  STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  Mr. ROGERS submitted the following conference report and statement on 
the bill (H.R. 2670) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-398)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2670) ``making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
     for other purposes'', having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

       That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, 
     namely:

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $79,328,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,317,000 is for the Facilities Program 2000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 43 
     permanent positions and 44 full-time equivalent workyears and 
     $8,136,000 shall be expended for the Department Leadership 
     Program exclusive of augmentation that occurred in these 
     offices in fiscal year 1999: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed 41 permanent positions and 48 full-time equivalent 
     workyears and $4,811,000 shall be expended for the Offices of 
     Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs: Provided further, 
     That the latter two aforementioned offices may utilize non-
     reimbursable details of career employees within the caps 
     described in the aforementioned proviso: Provided further, 
     That the Attorney General is authorized to transfer, under 
     such terms and conditions as the Attorney General shall 
     specify, forfeited real or personal property of limited or 
     marginal value, as such value is determined by guidelines 
     established by the Attorney General, to a State or local 
     government agency, or its designated contractor or 
     transferee, for use to support drug abuse treatment,

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     drug and crime prevention and education, housing, job skills, 
     and other community-based public health and safety programs: 
     Provided further, That any transfer under the preceding 
     proviso shall not create or confer any private right of 
     action in any person against the United States, and shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming under section 605 of this Act.


                     joint automated booking system

       For expenses necessary for the nationwide deployment of a 
     Joint Automated Booking System, $1,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                       narrowband communications

       For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications as 
     mandated by section 104 of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     903(d)(1)), $10,625,000, to remain available until expended.


                         counterterrorism fund

       For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney 
     General, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     reimburse any Department of Justice organization for (1) the 
     costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability 
     of an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed 
     as a result of any domestic or international terrorist 
     incident; and (2) the costs of providing support to counter, 
     investigate or prosecute domestic or international terrorism, 
     including payment of rewards in connection with these 
     activities: Provided, That any Federal agency may be 
     reimbursed for the costs of detaining in foreign countries 
     individuals accused of acts of terrorism that violate the 
     laws of the United States: Provided further, That funds 
     provided under this paragraph shall be available only after 
     the Attorney General notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in accordance with section 605 of this Act.


               telecommunications carrier compliance fund

       For payments authorized by section 109 of the 
     Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (47 U.S.C. 
     1008), $15,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration related activities, 
     $98,136,000.
       In addition, $50,363,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $40,275,000; including not to exceed 
     $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
     character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
     accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
     General; and for the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of motor vehicles, without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year: 
     Provided, That not less than $40,000 shall be transferred to 
     and administered by the Department of Justice Wireless 
     Management Office for the costs of conversion to narrowband 
     communications and for the operations and maintenance of 
     legacy Land Mobile Radio systems.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized by law, $7,380,000.

                            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, $346,381,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the funds available in this 
     appropriation, not to exceed $36,666,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for office automation systems for 
     the legal divisions covered by this appropriation, and for 
     the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust Division, and 
     offices funded through ``Salaries and Expenses'', General 
     Administration: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the 
     United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official 
     reception and representation expenses.
       In addition, $147,929,000, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, to remain available until 
     expended for such purposes.
        In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as 
     amended, not to exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from 
     the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $81,850,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
     section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to 
     exceed $81,850,000 of offsetting collections derived from 
     fees collected in fiscal year 2000 for premerger notification 
     filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
     Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) shall be retained and used for 
     necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That the sum 
     herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as 
     such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 
     2000, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 
     appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not more 
     than $0.


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
     Attorneys, including intergovernmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $1,161,957,000; of which not to exceed $2,500,000 
     shall be available until September 30, 2001, for (1) training 
     personnel in debt collection, (2) locating debtors and their 
     property, (3) paying the net costs of selling property, and 
     (4) tracking debts owed to the United States Government: 
     Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
     exceed $8,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 of those funds available for automated litigation 
     support contracts shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500,000 for the 
     operation of the National Advocacy Center shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     the expansion of existing Violent Crime Task Forces in United 
     States Attorneys Offices into demonstration projects, 
     including inter-governmental, inter-local, cooperative, and 
     task-force agreements, however denominated, and contracts 
     with State and local prosecutorial and law enforcement 
     agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of 
     violent crimes: Provided further, That, in addition to 
     reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the 
     Offices of the United States Attorneys, not to exceed 9,120 
     positions and 9,398 full-time equivalent workyears shall be 
     supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     United States Attorneys.


                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), $112,775,000, to 
     remain available until expended and to be derived from the 
     United States Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the 
     Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary 
     to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $112,775,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected pursuant 
     to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and used for necessary 
     expenses in this appropriation and remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2000, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the Fund estimated 
     at $0: Provided further, That 28 U.S.C. 589a is amended by 
     striking ``and'' in subsection (b)(7); by striking the period 
     in subsection (b)(8) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; 
     and by adding a new paragraph as follows: ``(9) interest 
     earned on Fund investment.''.


      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $1,175,000.


         salaries and expenses, united states marshals service

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service; including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of vehicles, and the purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for police-type use, without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation for the current fiscal year, 
     $333,745,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i); of which not 
     to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses; of which not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 for development, implementation, maintenance and 
     support, and training for an automated prisoner information 
     system shall remain available until expended; and of which 
     not less than $2,762,000 shall be for the costs of conversion 
     to narrowband communications and for the operations and 
     maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio systems: Provided, 
     That such amount shall be transferred to and administered by 
     the Department of Justice Wireless Management Office.
       In addition, $209,620,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                              construction

       For planning, constructing, renovating, equipping, and 
     maintaining United States Marshals Service prisoner-holding 
     space in United States courthouses and federal buildings, 
     including the renovation and expansion of prisoner movement 
     areas, elevators, and sallyports, $6,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


 justice prisoner and alien transportation system fund, united states 
                            marshals service

       Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, payment shall 
     be made from the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation 
     System Fund for necessary expenses related to the scheduling 
     and transportation of United States prisoners and illegal and 
     criminal aliens in the custody of the United States Marshals 
     Service, as authorized in 18 U.S.C. 4013, including, without 
     limitation, salaries and expenses, operations, and the 
     acquisition, lease, and maintenance of aircraft and support 
     facilities: Provided, That the Fund shall be reimbursed or 
     credited with advance payments from amounts available to the 
     Department of Justice, other Federal agencies, and

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     other sources at rates that will recover the expenses of Fund 
     operations, including, without limitation, accrual of annual 
     leave and depreciation of plant and equipment of the Fund: 
     Provided further, That proceeds from the disposal of Fund 
     aircraft shall be credited to the Fund: Provided further, 
     That amounts in the Fund shall be available without fiscal 
     year limitation, and may be used for operating equipment 
     lease agreements that do not exceed 5 years.


                       federal prisoner detention

       For expenses, related to United States prisoners in the 
     custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized 
     in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses otherwise 
     provided for in appropriations available to the Attorney 
     General, $525,000,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), to 
     remain available until expended.


                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of 
     witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and 
     supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel 
     expenses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by law, including advances, $95,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 
     may be made available for planning, construction, 
     renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of 
     buildings, and the purchase of equipment incident thereto, 
     for protected witness safesites; and of which not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 may be made available for the purchase and 
     maintenance of armored vehicles for transportation of 
     protected witnesses.


           salaries and expenses, community relations service

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     $7,199,000 and, in addition, up to $1,000,000 of funds made 
     available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be 
     transferred by the Attorney General to this account: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
     circumstances require additional funding for conflict 
     prevention and resolution 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 previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

       For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), 
     (F), and (G), as amended, $23,000,000, to be derived from the 
     Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        administrative expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses in accordance with 
     the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, $2,000,000.


         payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund

       For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust 
     Fund, $3,200,000.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation, 
     and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime 
     drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to include 
     intergovernmental agreements with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, $316,792,000, 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: Provided further, That any 
     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney General for 
     reallocation among participating organizations in succeeding 
     fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming procedures 
     described in section 605 of this Act.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States; including purchase for 
     police-type use of not to exceed 1,236 passenger motor 
     vehicles, of which 1,142 will be for replacement only, 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General, $2,337,015,000; of 
     which not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing 
     and telecommunications and technical investigative equipment 
     and not to exceed $1,000,000 for undercover operations shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001; of which not less 
     than $292,473,000 shall be for counterterrorism 
     investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other 
     activities related to our national security; of which not to 
     exceed $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for 
     making advances for expenses arising out of contractual or 
     reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement 
     agencies while engaged in cooperative activities related to 
     violent crime, terrorism, organized crime, and drug 
     investigations; and of which not less than $50,000,000 shall 
     be for the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, 
     and for the operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile 
     Radio systems: Provided, That such amount shall be 
     transferred to and administered by the Department of Justice 
     Wireless Management Office: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $45,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That no funds in 
     this Act may be used to provide ballistics imaging equipment 
     to any State or local authority which has obtained similar 
     equipment through a Federal grant or subsidy unless the State 
     or local authority agrees to return that equipment or to 
     repay that grant or subsidy to the Federal Government.
       In addition, $752,853,000 for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended, 
     and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 
     1996.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects, $1,287,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be 
     expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; 
     expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, 
     including travel and related expenses for participants in 
     such programs and the distribution of items of token value 
     that promote the goals of such programs; purchase of not to 
     exceed 1,358 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,079 will be 
     for replacement only, for police-type use without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year; and acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft, $933,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 for 
     research shall remain available until expended, and of which 
     not to exceed $4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and 
     payments for information, not to exceed $10,000,000 for 
     contracting for automated data processing and 
     telecommunications equipment, and not to exceed $2,000,000 
     for laboratory equipment, $4,000,000 for technical equipment, 
     and $2,000,000 for aircraft replacement retrofit and parts, 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2001; of which not 
     to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and of which not less than 
     $20,733,000 shall be for the costs of conversion to 
     narrowband communications and for the operations and 
     maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio systems: Provided, 
     That such amount shall be transferred to and administered by 
     the Department of Justice Wireless Management Office.
       In addition, $343,250,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                              construction

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects, $5,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration and 
     enforcement of the laws relating to immigration, 
     naturalization, and alien registration, as follows:


                     enforcement and border affairs

       For salaries and expenses for the Border Patrol program, 
     the detention and deportation program, the intelligence 
     program, the investigations program, and the inspections 
     program, including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General; purchase for police-
     type use (not to exceed 3,075 passenger motor vehicles, of 
     which 2,266 are for replacement only), without regard to the 
     general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition, 
     lease, maintenance and operation of aircraft; research 
     related to immigration enforcement; for protecting and 
     maintaining the integrity of the borders of the United States 
     including, without limitation, equipping, maintaining, and 
     making improvements to the infrastructure; and for the care 
     and housing of Federal detainees held in the joint 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service and United States 
     Marshals Service's Buffalo Detention Facility, 
     $1,107,429,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for costs associated with the training program for 
     basic officer training, and $5,000,000 is for payments or 
     advances arising out of contractual or reimbursable 
     agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies 
     while engaged in cooperative activities related to 
     immigration; of which not to exceed $5,000,000 is to fund or 
     reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated 
     with the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled 
     illegal

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     aliens; and of which not less than $18,510,000 shall be for 
     the costs of conversion to narrowband communications and for 
     the operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio 
     systems: Provided, That such amount shall be transferred to 
     and administered by the Department of Justice Wireless 
     Management Office: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall 
     be available to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount in 
     excess of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning January 
     1, 2000: Provided further, That uniforms may be purchased 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided in this or any other Act shall be used for the 
     continued operation of the San Clemente and Temecula 
     checkpoints unless the checkpoints are open and traffic is 
     being checked on a continuous 24-hour basis.


  citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program direction

       For all programs of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service not included under the heading ``Enforcement and 
     Border Affairs'', $535,011,000, of which not to exceed 
     $400,000 for research shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
     further, That the Attorney General may transfer any funds 
     appropriated under this heading and the heading ``Enforcement 
     and Border Affairs'' between said appropriations 
     notwithstanding any percentage transfer limitations imposed 
     under this appropriation Act and may direct such fees as are 
     collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to 
     the activities funded under this heading and the heading 
     ``Enforcement and Border Affairs'' for performance of the 
     functions for which the fees legally may be expended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed 40 permanent positions 
     and 40 full-time equivalent workyears and $4,150,000 shall be 
     expended for the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public 
     Affairs: Provided further, That the latter two aforementioned 
     offices shall not be augmented by personnel details, 
     temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or 
     non-reimbursable basis, or any other type of formal or 
     informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on 
     either a temporary or long-term basis: Provided further, That 
     the number of positions filled through non-career appointment 
     at the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for which 
     funding is provided in this Act or is otherwise made 
     available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     shall not exceed 4 permanent positions and 4 full-time 
     equivalent workyears: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds available to the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     shall be used to pay any employee overtime pay in an amount 
     in excess of $30,000 during the calendar year beginning 
     January 1, 2000: Provided further, That funds may be used, 
     without limitation, for equipping, maintaining, and making 
     improvements to the infrastructure and the purchase of 
     vehicles for police type use within the limits of the 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs appropriation: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2000, the Attorney General is authorized 
     and directed to impose disciplinary action, including 
     termination of employment, pursuant to policies and 
     procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, for any employee of the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service who violates policies and procedures 
     set forth by the Department of Justice relative to the 
     granting of citizenship or who willfully deceives the 
     Congress or department leadership on any matter.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       In addition, $1,267,225,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund: Provided, That the Attorney 
     General may use the transfer authority provided under the 
     heading ``Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and 
     Program Direction'' to provide funds to any program of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service that heretofore has 
     been funded by the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                              construction

       For planning, construction, renovation, equipping, and 
     maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for the 
     administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 
     immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not 
     otherwise provided for, $99,664,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That no funds shall be available 
     for the site acquisition, design, or construction of any 
     Border Patrol checkpoint in the Tucson sector.

                         Federal Prison System


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, 
     and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional 
     institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 708, of which 
     602 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and 
     passenger motor vehicles, and for the provision of technical 
     assistance and advice on corrections related issues to 
     foreign governments, $3,089,110,000; of which not less than 
     $500,000 shall be transferred to and administered by the 
     Department of Justice Wireless Management Office for the 
     costs of conversion to narrowband communications and for the 
     operations and maintenance of legacy Land Mobile Radio 
     systems: Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to 
     the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts 
     as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that 
     Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal 
     penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, That 
     the Director of the Federal Prison System (FPS), where 
     necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent/
     fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts 
     payable to persons who, on behalf of the FPS, furnish health 
     services to individuals committed to the custody of the FPS: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $90,000,000 shall remain 
     available for necessary operations until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for Contract 
     Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended to make payments in advance for grants, 
     contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses 
     authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980, as amended, for the care and security 
     in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding section 4(d) of the Service 
     Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 353(d)), FPS may enter into 
     contracts and other agreements with private entities for 
     periods of not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional option 
     years for the confinement of Federal prisoners.
       In addition, $22,524,000, for such purposes, to remain 
     available until expended, to be derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                        buildings and facilities

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust Facility; 
     purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and 
     equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, 
     including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by 
     contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and 
     equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing 
     penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary 
     expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, 
     $556,791,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be available to construct 
     areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of 
     United States prisoners may be used for work performed under 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 
     percent of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings and 
     Facilities'' in this Act or any other Act may be transferred 
     to ``Salaries and Expenses'', Federal Prison System, upon 
     notification by the Attorney General to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in compliance with provisions set forth in section 605 of 
     this Act.


                federal prison industries, incorporated

       The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with 
     the law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without 
     regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 
     of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase 
     of (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.


   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

       Not to exceed $3,429,000 of the funds of the corporation 
     shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an 
     accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the 
     corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such 
     amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
     claims, and expenditures which the said accounting system 
     requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
     acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
     expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, 
     construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
     protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
     belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                           justice assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''), 
     and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, as amended, 
     including salaries and expenses in connection therewith, and 
     with the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, 
     $155,611,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized by section 1001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by Public 
     Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524).
       In addition, for grants, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by sections 819, 821, and 822 of the 
     Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, 
     $152,000,000, to remain available until expended.


               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as amended 
     (``the 1994 Act''), $1,764,500,000 to remain available until 
     expended; of which $523,000,000 shall be for Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by 
     the House of Representatives on February 14, 1995, except 
     that for purposes of this Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico shall be considered a ``unit of local government'' as 
     well as a ``State'', for the purposes set forth in paragraphs 
     (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section 101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 
     and for establishing

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     crime prevention programs involving cooperation between 
     community residents and law enforcement personnel in order to 
     control, detect, or investigate crime or the prosecution of 
     criminals: Provided, That no funds provided under this 
     heading may be used as matching funds for any other Federal 
     grant program: Provided further, That $50,000,000 of this 
     amount shall be for Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing 
     facilities and other areas in cooperation with State and 
     local law enforcement: Provided further, That funds may also 
     be used to defray the costs of indemnification insurance for 
     law enforcement officers: Provided further, That $20,000,000 
     shall be available to carry out section 102(2) of H.R. 728; 
     of which $420,000,000 shall be for the State Criminal Alien 
     Assistance Program, as authorized by section 242(j) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended of which 
     $686,500,000 shall be for Violent Offender Incarceration and 
     Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A 
     of title II of the 1994 Act, of which $165,000,000 shall be 
     available for payments to States for incarceration of 
     criminal aliens, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for 
     the Cooperative Agreement Program, and of which $34,000,000 
     shall be reserved by the Attorney General for fiscal year 
     2000 under section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the 
     1994 Act; of which $130,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out section 102 of the Crime Identification Technology Act of 
     1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601), of which $35,000,000 is for grants to 
     upgrade criminal records, as authorized by section 106(b) of 
     the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993, as 
     amended, and section 4(b) of the National Child Protection 
     Act of 1993, of which $15,000,000 is for the National 
     Institute of Justice to develop school safety technologies, 
     and of which $30,000,000 shall be for State and local DNA 
     laboratories as authorized by section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 
     Act, as well as for improvements to the State and local 
     forensic laboratory general forensic science capabilities and 
     to reduce their DNA convicted offender database sample 
     backlog; and of which $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal 
     Courts Initiative.


   violent crime reduction programs, state and local law enforcement 
                               assistance

       For assistance (including amounts for administrative costs 
     for management and administration, which amounts shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' 
     account) authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), as amended 
     (``the 1994 Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''); and the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (``the 1990 
     Act''), $1,194,450,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund; of which $552,000,000 shall be for grants, contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by 
     part E of title I of the 1968 Act, for State and Local 
     Narcotics Control and Justice Assistance Improvements, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 of said Act, as 
     authorized by section 1001 of title I of said Act, as amended 
     by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524), of which $52,000,000 
     shall be available to carry out the provisions of chapter A 
     of subpart 2 of part E of title I of said Act, for 
     discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State 
     and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs; of which 
     $10,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Special Advocate 
     Program, as authorized by section 218 of the 1990 Act; of 
     which $2,000,000 shall be for Child Abuse Training Programs 
     for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners, as authorized by 
     section 224 of the 1990 Act; of which $206,750,000 shall be 
     for Grants to Combat Violence Against Women, to States, units 
     of local government, and Indian tribal governments, as 
     authorized by section 1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act, including 
     $28,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for the purpose 
     of strengthening civil legal assistance programs for victims 
     of domestic violence: Provided, That, of these funds, 
     $5,200,000 shall be provided to the National Institute of 
     Justice for research and evaluation of violence against 
     women, $1,196,000 shall be provided to the Office of the 
     United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for 
     domestic violence programs in D.C. Superior Court, 
     $10,000,000 which shall be used exclusively for violence on 
     college campuses, and $10,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the 
     Safe Start Program, to be administered as authorized by part 
     C of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974, as 
     amended; of which $34,000,000 shall be for Grants to 
     Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units of local 
     government, and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by 
     section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; of which $25,000,000 
     shall be for Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse 
     Enforcement Assistance Grants, as authorized by section 40295 
     of the 1994 Act; of which $5,000,000 shall be for training 
     programs to assist probation and parole officers who work 
     with released sex offenders, as authorized by section 
     40152(c) of the 1994 Act, and for local demonstration 
     projects; of which $1,000,000 shall be for grants for 
     televised testimony, as authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of 
     the 1968 Act; of which $63,000,000 shall be for grants for 
     residential substance abuse treatment for State prisoners, as 
     authorized by section 1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act; of which 
     $900,000 shall be for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
     Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of the 1994 
     Act; of which $1,300,000 shall be for Motor Vehicle Theft 
     Prevention Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h) of 
     the 1994 Act; of which $40,000,000 shall be for Drug Courts, 
     as authorized by title V of the 1994 Act; of which $1,500,000 
     shall be for Law Enforcement Family Support Programs, as 
     authorized by section 1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; of which 
     $2,000,000 shall be for public awareness programs addressing 
     marketing scams aimed at senior citizens, as authorized by 
     section 250005(3) of the 1994 Act; and of which $250,000,000 
     shall be for Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants, 
     except that such funds shall be subject to the same terms and 
     conditions as set forth in the provisions under this heading 
     for this program in Public Law 105-119, but all references in 
     such provisions to 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 
     2000: Provided further, That funds made available in fiscal 
     year 2000 under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 
     Act may be obligated for programs to assist States in the 
     litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus 
     petitions and for drug testing initiatives: Provided further, 
     That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds 
     made available under this title to increase the number of law 
     enforcement officers, the unit of local government will 
     achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers 
     who perform nonadministrative public safety service.


                       weed and seed program fund

       For necessary expenses, including salaries and related 
     expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to 
     implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $33,500,000, 
     to remain available until expended, for intergovernmental 
     agreements, including grants, cooperative agreements, and 
     contracts, with State and local law enforcement agencies 
     engaged in the investigation and prosecution of violent 
     crimes and drug offenses in ``Weed and Seed'' designated 
     communities, and for either reimbursements or transfers to 
     appropriation accounts of the Department of Justice and other 
     Federal agencies which shall be specified by the Attorney 
     General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' program strategy: 
     Provided, That funds designated by Congress through language 
     for other Department of Justice appropriation accounts for 
     ``Weed and Seed'' program activities shall be managed and 
     executed by the Attorney General through the Executive Office 
     for Weed and Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney 
     General may direct the use of other Department of Justice 
     funds and personnel in support of ``Weed and Seed'' program 
     activities only after the Attorney General notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act'') (including administrative costs), $325,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, including $45,000,000 which 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; 
     of which $289,325,000 is for Public Safety and Community 
     Policing Grants pursuant to title I of the 1994 Act, of which 
     $180,000,000 shall be available for school resource officers; 
     and of which $35,675,000 shall be used for policing 
     initiatives to combat methamphetamine production and 
     trafficking and to enhance policing initiatives in drug ``hot 
     spots'': Provided, That of the amount provided for Public 
     Safety and Community Policing Grants, not to exceed 
     $17,325,000 shall be expended for program management and 
     administration: Provided further, That of the unobligated 
     balances available in this program, $210,000,000 shall be 
     used for innovative community policing programs, of which 
     $100,000,000 shall be used for a law enforcement technology 
     program, $25,000,000 shall be used for the Matching Grant 
     Program for Law Enforcement Armor Vests pursuant to section 
     2501 of part Y of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''), as amended, $30,000,000 shall 
     be used for Police Corps education, training, and service as 
     set forth in sections 200101-200113 of the 1994 Act, 
     $40,000,000 shall be available to improve tribal law 
     enforcement including equipment and training, and $15,000,000 
     shall be used to combat violence in schools.


                       Juvenile Justice Programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, (``the Act''), including 
     salaries and expenses in connection therewith to be 
     transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Justice 
     Assistance, $269,097,000, to remain available until expended, 
     as authorized by section 299 of part I of title II and 
     section 506 of title V of the Act, as amended by Public Law 
     102-586, of which (1) notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, $6,847,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part A of title II of the Act, $89,000,000 shall be available 
     for expenses authorized by part B of title II of the Act, and 
     $42,750,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     part C of title II of the Act: Provided, That $26,500,000 of 
     the amounts provided for part B of title II of the Act, as 
     amended, is for the purpose of providing additional formula 
     grants under part B to States that provide assurances to the 
     Administrator that the State has in effect (or will have in 
     effect no later than one year after date of application) 
     policies and programs, that ensure that juveniles are subject 
     to accountability-based sanctions for every act for which 
     they are adjudicated delinquent; (2) $12,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by sections 281 and 282 of 
     part D of title II of the Act for prevention and treatment 
     programs relating to juvenile gangs; (3) $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for expenses authorized by section 285 of part E of 
     title II of the

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     Act; (4) $13,500,000 shall be available for expenses 
     authorized by part G of title II of the Act for juvenile 
     mentoring programs; (5) $95,000,000 shall be available for 
     expenses authorized by title V of the Act for incentive 
     grants for local delinquency prevention programs; of which 
     $12,500,000 shall be for delinquency prevention, control, and 
     system improvement programs for tribal youth; of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be available for grants of $360,000 to each 
     state and $6,640,000 shall be available for discretionary 
     grants to states, for programs and activities to enforce 
     state laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to 
     minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages 
     by minors, prevention and reduction of consumption of 
     alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance 
     and training; and of which $15,000,000 shall be available for 
     the Safe Schools Initiative: Provided further, That upon the 
     enactment of reauthorization legislation for Juvenile Justice 
     Programs under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, funding provisions in 
     this Act shall from that date be subject to the provisions of 
     that legislation and any provisions in this Act that are 
     inconsistent with that legislation shall no longer have 
     effect: Provided further, That of amounts made available 
     under the Juvenile Justice Programs of the Office of Justice 
     Programs to carry out part B (relating to Federal Assistance 
     for State and Local Programs), subpart II of part C (relating 
     to Special Emphasis Prevention and Treatment Programs), part 
     D (relating to Gang-Free Schools and Communities and 
     Community-Based Gang Intervention), part E (relating to State 
     Challenge Activities), and part G (relating to Mentoring) of 
     title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Act of 1974, and to carry out the At-Risk Children's Program 
     under title V of that Act, not more than 10 percent of each 
     such amount may be used for research, evaluation, and 
     statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or 
     activities authorized under the appropriate part or title, 
     and not more than 2 percent of each such amount may be used 
     for training and technical assistance activities designed to 
     benefit the programs or activities authorized under that part 
     or title.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance, $11,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended, for developing, testing, and demonstrating programs 
     designed to reduce drug use among juveniles.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 
     Act of 1990, as amended, $7,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, as authorized by section 214B of the Act.


                    public safety officers benefits

       To remain available until expended, for payments authorized 
     by part L of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), as amended, such sums 
     as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 
     100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340).

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       Sec. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this title for official reception and representation 
     expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
     be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
     and representation expenses in accordance with distributions, 
     procedures, and regulations established by the Attorney 
     General.
       Sec. 102. Authorities contained in the Department of 
     Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980 
     (Public Law 96-132; 93 Stat. 1040 (1979)), as amended, shall 
     remain in effect until the termination date of this Act or 
     until the effective date of a Department of Justice 
     Appropriation Authorization Act, whichever is earlier.
       Sec. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That 
     should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
     and void.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
     obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 104 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to establish and publicize a program under which 
     publicly advertised, extraordinary rewards may be paid, which 
     shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in 
     sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18, United States Code: 
     Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a 
     maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal 
     approval of the President or the Attorney General and such 
     approval may not be delegated.
       Sec. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Justice in this Act, including those derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 108. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     for fiscal year 2000, the Assistant Attorney General for the 
     Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice--
       (1) may make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements 
     and contracts, for the Office of Justice Programs and the 
     component organizations of that Office; and
       (2) shall have final authority over all grants, cooperative 
     agreements and contracts made, or entered into, for the 
     Office of Justice Programs and the component organizations of 
     that Office, except for grants made under the provisions of 
     sections 201, 202, 301, and 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended; and sections 
     204(b)(3), 241(e)(1), 243(a)(1), 243(a)(14) and 287A(3) of 
     the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 
     as amended.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all 
     functions of the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance, other than those enumerated in the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3742 (3) 
     through (6), are transferred to the Assistant Attorney 
     General for the Office of Justice Programs.
       Sec. 109. Sections 115 and 127 of the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section 
     101(b) of division A of Public Law 105-277) shall apply to 
     fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.
       Sec. 110. Hereafter, for payments of judgments against the 
     United States and compromise settlements of claims in suits 
     against the United States arising from the Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act and its 
     implementation, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the foregoing 
     authority is available solely for payment of judgments and 
     compromise settlements: Provided further, That payment of 
     litigation expenses is available under existing authority and 
     will continue to be made available as set forth in the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation and the Department of Justice, dated 
     October 2, 1998.
       Sec. 111. Section 507 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding a new subsection (c) as follows:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 31, section 
     901, the Assistant Attorney General for Administration shall 
     be the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of 
     Justice.''.
       Sec. 112. Section 3024 of the Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 106-31) shall apply for 
     fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 113. Effective 30 days after enactment of this Act, 
     section 1930(a)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended in paragraph (1) by striking ``$130'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$155''; section 589a of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended in subsection (b)(1) by striking 
     ``23.08 percent'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``27.42 
     percent''; and section 406(b) of Public Law 101-162 (103 
     Stat. 1016), as amended (28 U.S.C. 1931 note), is further 
     amended by striking ``30.76 percent'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``33.87 percent''.
       Sec. 114. Section 4006 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Attorney General'' and inserting the 
     following: ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Health Care Items and Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment for costs incurred for the 
     provision of health care items and services for individuals 
     in the custody of the United States Marshals Service and the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service shall not exceed the 
     lesser of the amount that would be paid for the provision of 
     similar health care items and services under--
       ``(A) the medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; or
       ``(B) the medicaid program under title XIX of such Act of 
     the State in which the services were provided.
       ``(2) Full and final payment.--Any payment for a health 
     care item or service made pursuant to this subsection, shall 
     be deemed to be full and final payment.''.
       Sec. 115. (a) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be used to pay premium pay under title 5, 
     United States Code, sections 5542 to 5549, to any individual 
     employed as an attorney, including an Assistant United States 
     Attorney, in the U.S. Department of Justice for any work 
     performed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the 
     United States nor any individual or entity acting on its 
     behalf shall be liable for premium pay under title 5, United 
     States Code, sections 5542 to 5549, for any work performed on 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act by any individual 
     employed as an attorney in the Department of Justice, 
     including an Assistant United States Attorney.
       Sec. 116. Section 113 of the Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (section 101(b) of division A of 
     Public Law 105-277), as amended by section 3028 of the 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 
     106-31), is further amended by striking the first comma and 
     inserting ``for fiscal year 2000 and hereafter,''.

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       Sec. 117. Section 203(b)(2)(B) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2)(B)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Attorney General may, 
     when the Attorney General deems it to be in the national 
     interest, waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) that an 
     alien's services in the sciences, arts, professions, or 
     business be sought by an employer in the United States.
       ``(ii)(I) The Attorney General shall grant a national 
     interest waiver pursuant to clause (i) on behalf of any alien 
     physician with respect to whom a petition for preference 
     classification has been filed under subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(aa) the alien physician agrees to work full time as a 
     physician in an area or areas designated by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services as having a shortage of health care 
     professionals or at a health care facility under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
       ``(bb) a Federal agency or a department of public health in 
     any State has previously determined that the alien 
     physician's work in such an area or at such facility was in 
     the public interest.

       ``(II) No permanent resident visa may be issued to an alien 
     physician described in subclause (I) by the Secretary of 
     State under section 204(b), and the Attorney General may not 
     adjust the status of such an alien physician from that of a 
     nonimmigrant alien to that of a permanent resident alien 
     under section 245, until such time as the alien has worked 
     full time as a physician for an aggregate of five years (not 
     including the time served in the status of an alien described 
     in section 101(a)(15)(J)), in an area or areas designated by 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having a 
     shortage of health care professionals or at a health care 
     facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       ``(III) Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed to 
     prevent the filing of a petition with the Attorney General 
     for classification under section 204(a), or the filing of an 
     application for adjustment of status under section 245, by an 
     alien physician described in subclause (I) prior to the date 
     by which such alien physician has completed the service 
     described in subclause (II).
       ``(IV) The requirements of this subsection do not affect 
     waivers on behalf of alien physicians approved under section 
     203(b)(2)(B) before the enactment date of this subsection. In 
     the case of a physician for whom an application for a waiver 
     was filed under section 203(b)(2)(B) prior to November 1, 
     1998, the Attorney General shall grant a national interest 
     waiver pursuant to section 203(b)(2)(B) except that the alien 
     is required to have worked full time as a physician for an 
     aggregate of three years (not including time served in the 
     status of an alien described in section 101(a)(15)(J)) before 
     a visa can be issued to the alien under section 204(b) or the 
     status of the alien is adjusted to permanent resident under 
     section 245.''.

       Sec. 118. Section 286(q)(1)(A) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act of 1953 (8 U.S.C. 1356(q)(1)(A)), as amended, 
     is further amended--
       (1) by deleting clause (ii);
       (2) by renumbering clause (iii) as (ii); and
       (3) by striking ``, until September 30, 2000,'' in clause 
     (iv) and renumbering that clause as (iii).
       Sec. 119. Section 1402(d) of the Victims of Crime Act of 
     1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601(d)) is amended--
       (a) by striking paragraph (5);
       (b) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (c) by adding a new paragraph (3), as follows:
       ``(3) Of the sums remaining in the Fund in any particular 
     fiscal year after compliance with paragraph (2), such sums as 
     may be necessary shall be available for the United States 
     Attorneys Offices to improve services for the benefit of 
     crime victims in the federal criminal justice system.''.
       Sec. 120. Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Subtitle C, Section 210304, 
     Index to Facilitate Law Enforcement Exchange of DNA 
     Identification Information (42 U.S.C. 14132), is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the word ``and'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by replacing ``.'' with ``; and'' 
     after the word ``remains''; and
       (3) by inserting new subsection (a)(4) as follows:
       ``(4) analyses of DNA samples voluntarily contributed from 
     relatives of missing persons.''.
       Sec. 121. (a) Subsection (b)(1) of section 227 of the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13032) is 
     amended by inserting after ``such facts or circumstances'' 
     the following: ``to the Cyber Tip Line at the National Center 
     for Missing and Exploited Children, which shall forward that 
     report''.
       (b) Subsection (b)(2) of that section is amended by 
     striking ``made'' and inserting ``forwarded''.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  Trade and Infrastructure Development

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $25,635,000, of which $1,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $98,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                     International Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed 
     $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $44,495,000, to remain available until expended.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for 
     dependent members of immediate families of employees 
     stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; 
     travel and transportation of employees of the United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, 
     without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and 
     aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for 
     periods not exceeding ten years, and expenses of alteration, 
     repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
     demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of 
     tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph 
     of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; 
     obtain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie 
     lines and teletype equipment, $308,503,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $3,000,000 is to be 
     derived from fees to be retained and used by the 
     International Trade Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302: Provided, That of the $313,503,000 provided for in 
     direct obligations (of which $308,503,000 is appropriated 
     from the General Fund, $3,000,000 is derived from fee 
     collections, and $2,000,000 is derived from unobligated 
     balances and deobligations from prior years), $62,376,000 
     shall be for Trade Development, $19,755,000 shall be for 
     Market Access and Compliance, $32,473,000 shall be for the 
     Import Administration, $186,693,000 shall be for the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service, and $12,206,000 shall 
     be for Executive Direction and Administration: Provided 
     further, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 
     105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 
     2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities without 
     regard to section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for 
     the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions 
     of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act shall 
     include payment for assessments for services provided as part 
     of these activities.

                         Export Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment 
     of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
     paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 
     22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with 
     special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without 
     regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, 
     $54,038,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $1,877,000 shall be for inspections and other activities 
     related to national security: Provided, That the provisions 
     of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
     108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
     out these activities: Provided further, That payments and 
     contributions collected and accepted for materials or 
     services provided as part of such activities may be retained 
     for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for 
     providing information to the public with respect to the 
     export administration and national security activities of the 
     Department of Commerce and other export control programs of 
     the United States and other governments: Provided further, 
     That no funds may be obligated or expended for processing 
     licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin 
     (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to 
     the People's Republic of China, unless, at least 15 days in 
     advance, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate 
     Committees of the Congress are notified of such proposed 
     action.

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                  Economic Development Administration


                economic development assistance programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
     amended, and for trade adjustment assistance, $361,879,000 to 
     be made available until expended.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $26,500,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $27,314,000.

                Economic and Information Infrastructure

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $49,499,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2001.

                          Bureau of the Census


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $140,000,000.


                     periodic censuses and programs

       For necessary expenses to conduct the decennial census, 
     $4,476,253,000 to remain available until expended: of which 
     $20,240,000 is for Program Development and Management; of 
     which $194,623,000 is for Data Content and Products; of which 
     $3,449,952,000 is for Field Data Collection and Support 
     Systems; of which $43,663,000 is for Address List 
     Development; of which $477,379,000 is for Automated Data 
     Processing and Telecommunications Support; of which 
     $15,988,000 is for Testing and Evaluation; of which 
     $71,416,000 is for activities related to Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas; of which $199,492,000 is 
     for Marketing, Communications and Partnerships activities; 
     and of which $3,500,000 is for the Census Monitoring Board, 
     as authorized by section 210 of Public Law 105-119: Provided, 
     That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent 
     that an official budget request, that includes designation of 
     the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement 
     as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
     President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       In addition, for expenses to collect and publish statistics 
     for other periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
     $142,320,000, to remain available until expended.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $10,975,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, 
     and related services and such fees shall be retained and used 
     as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
     services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, NTIA shall not authorize spectrum use or provide any 
     spectrum functions pursuant to the NTIA Organization Act, 47 
     U.S.C. 902-903, to any Federal entity without reimbursement 
     as required by NTIA for such spectrum management costs, and 
     Federal entities withholding payment of such cost shall not 
     use spectrum: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting 
     collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, 
     from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in 
     telecommunications research, engineering, and related 
     activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
     the NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
     paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
     agencies shall remain available until expended.


    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $26,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $1,800,000 shall be 
     available for program administration as authorized by section 
     391 of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year 
     unobligated balances may be made available for grants for 
     projects for which applications have been submitted and 
     approved during any fiscal year: Provided further, That, 
     hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by 
     Satellite (PEACESAT) Program is eligible to compete for 
     Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and 
     Construction funds.


                   information infrastructure grants

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $15,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for program administration and other support 
     activities as authorized by section 391: Provided further, 
     That, of the funds appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 
     percent may be available for telecommunications research 
     activities for projects related directly to the development 
     of a national information infrastructure: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 392(a) and 
     392(c) of the Act, these funds may be used for the planning 
     and construction of telecommunications networks for the 
     provision of educational, cultural, health care, public 
     information, public safety, or other social services: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no entity that receives telecommunications services at 
     preferential rates under section 254(h) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     254(h)) or receives assistance under the regional information 
     sharing systems grant program of the Department of Justice 
     under part M of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796h) may use funds under a 
     grant under this heading to cover any costs of the entity 
     that would otherwise be covered by such preferential rates or 
     such assistance, as the case may be.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted 
     against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, 
     $755,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That of this amount, $755,000,000 shall be derived from 
     offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 2000, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 2000 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at $0: Provided further, That, during fiscal year 
     2000, should the total amount of offsetting fee collections 
     be less than $755,000,000, the total amounts available to the 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be reduced accordingly: 
     Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
     $755,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That of the amount in excess of 
     $755,000,000 referred to in the previous proviso, 
     $229,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
     October 1, 2000: Provided further, That not to exceed 
     $116,000,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     made available for obligation in fiscal year 2000.

                         Science and Technology

                       Technology Administration


       under secretary for technology/office of technology policy

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
     Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $7,972,000.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $283,132,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $282,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $104,836,000, to remain available until expended.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $142,600,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $50,700,000 shall be available for the 
     award of new grants, and of which not to exceed $500,000 may 
     be transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of 
     existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 
     U.S.C. 278c-278e, $108,414,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $84,916,000 shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only after submission of a plan for the 
     expenditure of these funds, in accordance with section 605 of 
     this Act.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; 
     grants,

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     contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for 
     the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative 
     agreements; and relocation of facilities as authorized by 33 
     U.S.C. 883i, $1,658,189,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That fees and donations received by the 
     National Ocean Service for the management of the national 
     marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries 
     and expenses associated with those activities, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in 
     addition, $68,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
     fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
     Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'': Provided 
     further, That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 
     306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 
     shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $31,439,000 shall be expended for Executive Direction 
     and Administration, which consists of the Offices of the 
     Under Secretary, the Executive Secretariat, Policy and 
     Strategic Planning, International Affairs, Legislative 
     Affairs, Public Affairs, Sustainable Development, the Chief 
     Scientist, and the General Counsel: Provided further, That 
     the aforementioned offices, excluding the Office of the 
     General Counsel, shall not be augmented by personnel details, 
     temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or 
     nonreimbursable basis or any other type of formal or informal 
     transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on either a 
     temporary or long-term basis above the level of 33 personnel: 
     Provided further, That no general administrative charge shall 
     be applied against any assigned activity included in this Act 
     and, further, that any direct administrative expenses applied 
     against assigned activities shall be limited to five percent 
     of the funds provided for that assigned activity: Provided 
     further, That of the amount made available under this heading 
     for the National Marine Fisheries Services Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty Program, $5,000,000 is appropriated for a Southern 
     Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration Fund, subject 
     to express authorization.
       In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
     Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
     Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel 
     and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act 
     (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.


               procurement, acquisition and construction

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $589,067,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That unexpended balances of amounts previously made available 
     in the ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' account for 
     activities funded under this heading may be transferred to 
     and merged with this account, to remain available until 
     expended for the purposes for which the funds were originally 
     appropriated.


                    PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY

       For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
     Pacific salmon populations and the implementation of the 1999 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement between the United States and 
     Canada, $50,000,000.


                      coastal zone management fund

       Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed 
     $4,000,000, for purposes set forth in sections 308(b)(2)(A), 
     308(b)(2)(B)(v), and 315(e) of such Act.


    promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to 
                           american fisheries

                       fisheries promotional fund

                              (Rescission)

       All unobligated balances available in the Fisheries 
     Promotional Fund are rescinded: Provided, That all obligated 
     balances are transferred to the ``Operations, Research, and 
     Facilities'' account.


                      fishermen's contingency fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $953,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     foreign fishing observer fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 
     96-339), the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100-627), and 
     the American Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561), to 
     be derived from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery 
     observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed 
     $189,000, to remain available until expended.


                   fisheries finance program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $338,000, as authorized by 
     the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading may be used for direct loans for 
     any new fishing vessel that will increase the harvesting 
     capacity in any United States fishery.

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
     to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment, $31,500,000.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11 as amended by Public 
     Law 100-504), $20,000,000.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that 
     such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefore, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
     activities that are under the control of the United States 
     Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any 
     previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department 
     of Commerce, shall be available to reimburse the Unemployment 
     Trust Fund or any other fund or account of the Treasury to 
     pay for any expenses authorized by section 8501 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for services performed by individuals 
     appointed to temporary positions within the Bureau of the 
     Census for purposes relating to the decennial censuses of 
     population.
       Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206. (a) Should legislation be enacted to dismantle or 
     reorganize the Department of Commerce, or any portion 
     thereof, the Secretary of Commerce, no later than 90 days 
     thereafter, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan for 
     transferring funds provided in this Act to the appropriate 
     successor organizations: Provided, That the plan shall 
     include a proposal for transferring or rescinding funds 
     appropriated herein for agencies or programs terminated under 
     such legislation: Provided further, That such plan shall be 
     transmitted in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       (b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate head of 
     any successor organization(s) may use any available funds to 
     carry out legislation dismantling or reorganizing the 
     Department of Commerce, or any portion thereof, to cover the 
     costs of actions relating to the abolishment, reorganization, 
     or transfer of functions and any related personnel action, 
     including voluntary separation incentives if authorized by 
     such legislation: Provided, That the authority to transfer 
     funds between appropriations accounts that may be necessary 
     to carry out this section is provided in addition to 
     authorities included under section 205 of this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 207. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
     loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
     the total budgetary resources available to such Department or 
     agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
     between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
     included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of 
     funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 208. The Secretary of Commerce may award contracts for 
     hydrographic, geodetic, and photogrammetric surveying and 
     mapping services in accordance with title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.).
       Sec. 209. The Secretary of Commerce may use the Commerce 
     franchise fund for expenses and equipment necessary for the 
     maintenance and operation of such administrative services as 
     the Secretary determines may be performed more advantageously 
     as central services, pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 
     103-356: Provided, That any inventories, equipment, and other 
     assets pertaining to the services to be provided by such 
     fund, either on hand or on order, less the

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     related liabilities or unpaid obligations, and any 
     appropriations made for the purpose of providing capital 
     shall be used to capitalize such fund: Provided further, That 
     such fund shall be paid in advance from funds available to 
     the Department and other Federal agencies for which such 
     centralized services are performed, at rates which will 
     return in full all expenses of operation, including accrued 
     leave, depreciation of fund plant and equipment, amortization 
     of automated data processing (ADP) software and systems 
     (either acquired or donated), and an amount necessary to 
     maintain a reasonable operating reserve, as determined by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That such fund shall provide 
     services on a competitive basis: Provided further, That an 
     amount not to exceed 4 percent of the total annual income to 
     such fund may be retained in the fund for fiscal year 2000 
     and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until 
     expended, to be used for the acquisition of capital 
     equipment, and for the improvement and implementation of 
     Department financial management, ADP, and other support 
     systems: Provided further, That such amounts retained in the 
     fund for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter 
     shall be available for obligation and expenditure only in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided further, 
     That no later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, 
     amounts in excess of this reserve limitation shall be 
     deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury: Provided 
     further, That such franchise fund pilot program shall 
     terminate pursuant to section 403(f) of Public Law 103-356.
       Sec. 210. Section 302(a)(1)(A) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``17'' and inserting ``18''; and
       (2) by striking ``11'' and inserting ``12''.
       Sec. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the amounts made available elsewhere in this title to the 
     ``National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     Construction of Research Facilities'', $2,000,000 is 
     appropriated to the Institute at Saint Anselm College, 
     $700,000 is appropriated to the New Hampshire State Library, 
     and $9,000,000 is appropriated to fund a cooperative 
     agreement with the Medical University of South Carolina.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance, 
     and operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to 
     exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate 
     Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve, $35,492,000.

                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     the Architect by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-
     13b), $8,002,000, of which $5,101,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers 
     and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as 
     authorized by law, $16,797,000.

               United States Court of International Trade

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries 
     of the officers and employees of the court, services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the 
     court, as authorized by law, $11,957,000.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including 
     judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
     justices and judges retired from office or from regular 
     active service, judges of the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other 
     officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 
     specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the 
     courts, as authorized by law, $2,958,138,000 (including the 
     purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 
     $13,454,000 shall remain available until expended for space 
     alteration projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended for furniture and 
     furnishings related to new space alteration and construction 
     projects.
       In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as 
     authorized by law, $156,539,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by section 190001(a) of 
     Public Law 103-322, and sections 818 and 823 of Public Law 
     104-132.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed 
     $2,515,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.

                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
     Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of 
     expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 
     the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended; the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 
     furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the 
     Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)); the compensation 
     (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) and 
     reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist 
     the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived 
     representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement 
     of travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of 
     financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in 
     connection with transfers from the United States to foreign 
     countries with which the United States has a treaty for the 
     execution of penal sentences; and the compensation of 
     attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
     the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 
     U.S.C. 1875(d), $358,848,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i).
       In addition, for activities of the Federal Judiciary as 
     authorized by law, $26,247,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund, as authorized by section 19001(a) of 
     Public Law 103-322, and sections 818 and 823 of Public Law 
     104-132.

                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)), $60,918,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code.

                             court security

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance of 
     security equipment and protective services for the United 
     States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including 
     building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, 
     directed security patrols, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702), $193,028,000, of 
     which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for security systems, to be expended directly or 
     transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which 
     shall be responsible for administering elements of the 
     Judicial Security Program consistent with standards or 
     guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $55,000,000, 
     of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $18,000,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2001, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    payment to judiciary trust funds

       For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $29,500,000; to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $8,000,000; and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $2,200,000.

                  United States Sentencing Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $8,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in 
     this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
     no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services'' and 
     ``Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'', shall be 
     increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: 
     Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not

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     be available for obligation or expenditure except in 
     compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appropriation for district courts, 
     courts of appeals, and other judicial services shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses 
     of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, 
     That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall 
     be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of 
     the Judicial Conference.
       Sec. 304. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, 
     Justices and judges of the United States are authorized 
     during fiscal year 2000, to receive a salary adjustment in 
     accordance with 28 U.S.C. 461: Provided, That $9,611,000 is 
     appropriated for salary adjustments pursuant to this section 
     and such funds shall be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations in title III of this Act.
       Sec. 305. Section 604(a)(5) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding before the semicolon at the end 
     thereof the following: ``, and, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, pay on behalf of justices and judges of the 
     United States appointed to hold office during good behavior, 
     aged 65 or over, any increases in the cost of Federal 
     Employees' Group Life Insurance imposed after April 24, 1999, 
     including any expenses generated by such payments, as 
     authorized by the Judicial Conference of the United States''.
       Sec. 306. The second paragraph of section 112(c) of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended to read ``Court for the 
     Eastern District shall be held at Brooklyn, Hauppauge, 
     Hempstead (including the village of Uniondale), and Central 
     Islip.''.
       Sec. 307. Pursuant to the requirements of section 156(d) of 
     title 28, United States Code, Congress hereby approves the 
     consolidation of the Office of the Bankruptcy Clerk with the 
     Office of the District Clerk of Court in the Southern 
     District of West Virginia.
       Sec. 308. (a) In General.--Section 3006A(d)(4)(D)(vi) of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after the 
     word ``require'' the following: ``, except that the amount of 
     the fees shall not be considered a reason justifying any 
     limited disclosure under section 3006A(d)(4) of title 18, 
     United States Code''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to all 
     disclosures made under section 3006A(d) of title 18, United 
     States Code, related to any criminal trial or appeal 
     involving a sentence of death where the underlying alleged 
     criminal conduct took place on or after April 19, 1995.
       Sec. 309. (a) The President shall appoint, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate--
       (1) three additional district judges for the district of 
     Arizona;
       (2) four additional district judges for the middle district 
     of Florida; and
       (3) two additional district judges for the district of 
     Nevada.
       (b) In order that the table contained in section 133 of 
     title 28, United States Code, will reflect the changes in the 
     total number of permanent district judgeships authorized as a 
     result of subsection (a) of this section--
       (1) the item relating to Arizona in such table is amended 
     to read as follows:
``Arizona.....................................................11'';....

       (2) the item relating to Florida in such table is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Florida:

    Northern.....................................................4 ....

    Middle......................................................15 ....

    Southern..................................................16'';....

       and
       (3) the item relating to Nevada in such table is amended to 
     read as follows:

``Nevada.......................................................6''.....

       (c) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, 
     including such sums as may be necessary to provide 
     appropriate space and facilities for the judicial positions 
     created by this section.
       This title may be cited as ``The Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 2000''.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including 
     expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as amended, the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961, as amended, and the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, 
     including employment, without regard to civil service and 
     classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to 
     exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 
     section 801 of such Act; expenses authorized by section 9 of 
     the Act of August 31, 1964, as amended; representation to 
     certain international organizations in which the United 
     States participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant 
     to the advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of 
     Congress; arms control, nonproliferation and disarmanent 
     activities as authorized by the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act of September 26, 1961, as amended; acquisition by 
     exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by law; and for expenses of general 
     administration, $2,522,825,000: Provided, That, of the amount 
     made available under this heading, not to exceed $4,000,000 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, funds in the 
     ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'' 
     appropriations account, to be available only for emergency 
     evacuations and terrorism rewards: Provided further, That, in 
     fiscal year 2000, all receipts collected from individuals for 
     assistance in the preparation and filing of an affidavit of 
     support pursuant to section 213A of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act shall be deposited into this account as an 
     offsetting collection and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, $236,291,000 shall be available only for 
     public diplomacy international information programs: Provided 
     further, That of the amount made available under this 
     heading, $500,000 shall be available only for the National 
     Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade: Provided further, 
     That of the amount made available under this heading, 
     $2,500,000 shall be available only for overseas continuing 
     language education: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, not to exceed $1,162,000 shall 
     be available for transfer to the Presidential Advisory 
     Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States: Provided 
     further, That any amount transferred pursuant to the previous 
     proviso shall not result in a total amount transferred to the 
     Commission from all Federal sources that exceeds the 
     authorized amount: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 140(a)(5), and the second sentence of section 
     140(a)(3), of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Years 1994 and 1995, fees may be collected during fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001, under the authority of section 140(a)(1) 
     of that Act: Provided further, That all fees collected under 
     the preceding proviso shall be deposited in fiscal years 2000 
     and 2001 as an offsetting collection to appropriations made 
     under this heading to recover costs as set forth under 
     section 140(a)(2) of that Act and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, $5,000,000 is appropriated for 
     a Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration 
     Fund: Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, not less than $9,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Office of Defense Trade Controls.
       In addition, not to exceed $1,252,000 shall be derived from 
     fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use 
     of facilities located at the International Center in 
     accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, as 
     amended; in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, 
     $490,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that 
     section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section; 
     in addition, as authorized by section 810 of the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to 
     exceed $6,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be 
     credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments 
     received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and 
     publication programs, and from fees from educational advising 
     and counseling, and exchange visitor programs; and, in 
     addition, not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from 
     reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House 
     facilities in accordance with section 46 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2718(a)).
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     $254,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized in Public Law 103-236: Provided, That section 
     135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds 
     available under this heading.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,495,000, 
     notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980, as amended (Public Law 96-465), as it relates to 
     post inspections.

               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, as amended (91 Stat. 
     1636), $205,000,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 105 of such Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2455): Provided, That not to exceed $800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, may be credited to this 
     appropriation from fees or other payments received from or in 
     connection with English teaching and educational advising and 
     counseling programs as authorized by section 810 of the 
     United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
     1948 (22 U.S.C. 1475e).

                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), $5,850,000.


              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services in accordance with the provisions of section 214 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,100,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001.

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           security and maintenance of united states missions

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-300), 
     preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for, 
     buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department 
     of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise 
     available, the Main State Building, and carrying out the 
     Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized by 
     title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 
     Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851), $428,561,000, to remain 
     available until expended as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)), of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for 
     representation as authorized by section 905 of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4085): Provided, 
     That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall 
     be available for acquisition of furniture and furnishings and 
     generators for other departments and agencies.
       In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, 
     $313,617,000, to remain available until expended.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service pursuant to the requirement of 31 U.S.C. 
     3526(e), and as authorized by section 804(3) of the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as 
     amended, $5,500,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by section 24(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)), of which not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same terms 
     and conditions.


                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized by 
     section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671): Provided, That such costs, including 
     the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
     section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
     the direct loan program, $607,000, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with the Diplomatic and Consular Programs 
     account under Administration of Foreign Affairs.


              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act, Public Law 96-8, $15,375,000.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $128,541,000.

              International Organizations and Conferences


              contributions to international organizations

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties, ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $885,203,000: Provided, That 
     any payment of arrearages under this title shall be directed 
     toward special activities that are mutually agreed upon by 
     the United States and the respective international 
     organization: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for a 
     United States contribution to an international organization 
     for the United States share of interest costs made known to 
     the United States Government by such organization for loans 
     incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external 
     borrowings: Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated 
     in this paragraph, $100,000,000 may be made available only on 
     a semi-annual basis pursuant to a certification by the 
     Secretary of State on a semi-annual basis, that the United 
     Nations has taken no action during the preceding 6 months to 
     increase funding for any United Nations program without 
     identifying an offsetting decrease during that 6-month period 
     elsewhere in the United Nations budget and cause the United 
     Nations to exceed either the reform budget for the biennium 
     1998-1999 of $2,533,000,000 or a zero nominal growth budget 
     for the biennium 2000-2001: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated under this paragraph may be obligated and 
     expended to pay the full U.S. assessment to the civil budget 
     of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.


        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $200,000,000, of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, 
     That none of the funds made available under this Act shall be 
     obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations 
     peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of 
     voting for the new or expanded mission in the United Nations 
     Security Council (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is 
     practicable): (1) the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate and other appropriate 
     committees of the Congress are notified of the estimated cost 
     and length of the mission, the vital national interest that 
     will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and (2) a 
     reprogramming of funds pursuant to section 605 of this Act is 
     submitted, and the procedures therein followed, setting forth 
     the source of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of 
     the new or expanded mission: Provided further, That funds 
     shall be available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a 
     certification by the Secretary of State to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress that American manufacturers and 
     suppliers are being given opportunities to provide equipment, 
     services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities equal to those being given to foreign 
     manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further, That none of 
     the funds made available under this heading are available to 
     pay the United States share of the cost of court monitoring 
     that is part of any United Nations peacekeeping mission.


                           arrearage payments

       For an additional amount for payment of arrearages to meet 
     obligations of authorized membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, and to pay assessed expenses of 
     international peacekeeping activities, $244,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
     heading for payment of arrearages may be obligated or 
     expended unless such obligation or expenditure is expressly 
     authorized by the enactment of an Act that makes payment of 
     arrearages contingent upon United Nations reform: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under this heading for payment of arrearages 
     may be obligated or expended until such time as the share of 
     the total of all assessed contributions for any designated 
     specialized agency of the United Nations does not exceed 22 
     percent for any single member of the agency, and the 
     designated specialized agencies have achieved zero nominal 
     growth in their biennium budgets for 2000-2001 from the 1998-
     1999 biennium budget levels of the respective agencies: 
     Provided futher, That not to exceed $107,000,000, which is 
     owed by the United Nations to the United States as a 
     reimbursement, including any reimbursement under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 or the United Nations Participation 
     Act of 1945, that was owed to the United States before the 
     date of enactment of this Act shall be applied or used, 
     without fiscal year limitations, to reduce any amount owed by 
     the United States to the United Nations, except that any such 
     reduction pursuant to the authority in this paragraph shall 
     not be made unless expressly authorized by the enactment of 
     an Act that makes payment of arrearages contingent upon 
     United Nations reform.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:


 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation; as follows:


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $19,551,000.

                              construction

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $5,939,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(c)).


              american sections, international commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and for the Border Environment Cooperation 
     Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182, $5,733,000, 
     of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for 
     representation expenses incurred by the International Joint 
     Commission.


                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $15,549,000: Provided, That the United States' share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                 Other


                     payment to the asia foundation

       For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
     section 501 of Public Law 101-246, $8,250,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 24(c) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c)).

           eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 2000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-

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     122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including 
     the restrictions on compensation for personal services.

                    israeli arab scholarship program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                            east-west center

       To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying 
     out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 
     2054-2057), by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, 
     $12,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
     herein shall be used to pay any salary, or enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376.


                           north/south center

       To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying 
     out the provisions of the North/South Center Act of 1991 (22 
     U.S.C. 2075), by grant to an educational institution in 
     Florida known as the North/South Center, $1,750,000, to 
     remain available until expended.


                    national endowment for democracy

       For grants made by the Department of State to the National 
     Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the National 
     Endowment for Democracy Act, $31,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 international broadcasting operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, as authorized by the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, the United 
     States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as amended, 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, as amended, and the 
     Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, to 
     carry out international communication activities, 
     $388,421,000, of which not to exceed $16,000 may be used for 
     official receptions within the United States as authorized by 
     section 804(3) of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1747(3)), not 
     to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as 
     authorized by section 302 of such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 
     1452) and section 905 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
     U.S.C. 4085), and not to exceed $39,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses of Radio Free 
     Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $2,000,000 in receipts 
     from advertising and revenue from business ventures, not to 
     exceed $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international 
     organizations, and not to exceed $1,000,000 in receipts from 
     privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the 
     International Broadcasting Bureau, to remain available until 
     expended for carrying out authorized purposes.


                          broadcasting to cuba

       For expenses necessary to enable the Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, as 
     amended, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, and the Foreign 
     Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, including the 
     purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of facilities 
     for radio and television transmission and reception, and 
     purchase and installation of necessary equipment for radio 
     and television transmission and reception, $22,095,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That funds may be 
     used to purchase or lease, maintain, and operate such 
     aircraft (including aerostats) as may be required to house 
     and operate necessary television broadcasting equipment.

                   broadcasting capital improvements

       For the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement of 
     facilities for radio transmission and reception, and purchase 
     and installation of necessary equipment for radio and 
     television transmission and reception as authorized by 
     section 801 of the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1471), $11,258,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by section 704(a) of 
     such Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1477b(a)).

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be 
     available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
     differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of title 5, 
     United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; and hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b).
       Sec. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
     current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 403. The Secretary of State is authorized to 
     administer summer travel and work programs without regard to 
     preplacement requirements.
       Sec. 404. Beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, 
     section 410(a) of the Department of State and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in Public Law 
     105-277, shall be in effect.
       Sec. 405. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors to provide equipment, technical support, 
     consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the 
     Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
       Sec. 406. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 
     or any fiscal year thereafter should be obligated or expended 
     for the operation of a United States consulate or diplomatic 
     facility in Jerusalem unless such consulate or diplomatic 
     facility is under the supervision of the United States 
     Ambassador to Israel.
       Sec. 407. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2000 
     or any fiscal year thereafter may be obligated or expended 
     for the publication of any official Government document which 
     lists countries and their capital cities unless the 
     publication identifies Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
       Sec. 408. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act for the United Nations may be used by 
     the United Nations for the promulgation or enforcement of any 
     treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the United 
     Nations, or any of its specialized agencies or affiliated 
     organizations, to tax any aspect of the Internet.
       Sec. 409. Funds appropriated by this Act for the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Department of State 
     may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 313 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995, section 309(g) of the International Broadcasting 
     Act of 1994, and section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and 
     Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration

                       maritime security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States, $96,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $72,073,000.


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936, $6,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $1,000,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,809,000, which 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operations and Training.


           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities 
     and services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
     any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
     property under control of the Maritime Administration, and 
     payments received therefore shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That 
     rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy 
     for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
     shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal 
     year from the construction fund established by the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the 
     appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in 
     any prior appropriation Act.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of 
     America's Heritage Abroad, $490,000, as authorized by section 
     1303 of Public Law 99-83.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $8,900,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be used to employ 
     consultants: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in 
     excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the 
     Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 
     Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to

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     reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with 
     the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 
     billable days.

               Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce

                         salaries and expenses

       For the necessary expenses of the Advisory Commission on 
     Electronic Commerce, as authorized by Public Law 105-277, 
     $1,400,000.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation In Europe

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, 
     $1,182,000, to remain available until expended as authorized 
     by section 3 of Public Law 99-7.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b); non-monetary awards to private citizens; and 
     not to exceed $29,000,000 for payments to State and local 
     enforcement agencies for services to the Commission pursuant 
     to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 
     sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment 
     Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1991, $279,000,000: Provided, That the 
     Commission is authorized to make available for official 
     reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 
     from available funds.

                   Federal Communications Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02; not 
     to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed 
     $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repair to 
     buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed 16) and hire 
     of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $210,000,000, of which not to 
     exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2001, for research and policy studies: Provided, That 
     $185,754,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and 
     collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
     offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2000 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation 
     estimated at $24,246,000: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $185,754,000 in 
     fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2000.

                      Federal Maritime Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. App. 1111), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02, 
     $14,150,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $104,024,000: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
     available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
     collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 
     3718, as amended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
     section 3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, not to 
     exceed $104,024,000 of offsetting collections derived from 
     fees collected for premerger notification filings under the 
     Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 
     U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be retained and used for necessary 
     expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced as such 
     offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2000, 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 2000 appropriation 
     from the General Fund estimated at not more than $0, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission 
     shall be available for obligation for expenses authorized by 
     section 151 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242, 105 Stat. 2282-
     2285).

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     as amended, $300,000,000, of which $289,000,000 is for basic 
     field programs and required independent audits; $2,100,000 is 
     for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as 
     may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; and $8,900,000 is for management and 
     administration.

          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 1999 and 2000, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, as amended, 
     $1,270,000.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed 
     $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $173,800,000 from fees collected in fiscal year 2000 to 
     remain available until expended, and from fees collected in 
     fiscal year 1998, $194,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used toward 
     funding a permanent secretariat for the International 
     Organization of Securities Commissions; and of which not to 
     exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff 
     to exchange views concerning developments relating to 
     securities matters, development and implementation of 
     cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and 
     provision of technical assistance for the development of 
     foreign securities markets, such expenses to include 
     necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the 
     expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in 
     attendance at such consultations and meetings including: (1) 
     such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such 
     attendance; (2) any travel and transportation to or from such 
     meetings; and (3) any other related lodging or subsistence: 
     Provided, That fees and charges authorized by sections 
     6(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)(4)) 
     and 31(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
     78ee(d)) shall be credited to this account as offsetting 
     collections.

                     Small Business Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 
     105-135, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed 
     $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $246,300,000: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized 
     to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by 
     the Small Business Administration, and certain loan servicing 
     activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     3302, revenues received from all such activities shall be 
     credited to this account, to be available for carrying out 
     these purposes without further appropriations: Provided 
     further, That $84,500,000 shall be available to fund grants 
     for performance in fiscal year 2000 or fiscal year 2001 as 
     authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $11,000,000.


                     Business Loans Program Account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, $131,800,000, as 
     authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $45,000,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
     such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall 
     be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That during fiscal 
     year 2000, commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 
     of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, 
     shall not exceed the amount of financings authorized under 
     section 20(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, 
     commitments for general business loans authorized under 
     section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended, shall not 
     exceed $10,000,000,000 without prior notification of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That during fiscal year 2000, commitments 
     to guarantee loans under section 303(b) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, as amended, shall not exceed the 
     amount of guarantees of debentures authorized under section 
     20(e)(1)(C)(ii) of the Small Business Act, as amended.
        In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $129,000,000, which may 
     be transferred to

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     and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.


                     Disaster Loans Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of 
     the Small Business Act, as amended, $119,400,000 to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such costs, 
     including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as 
     defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, as amended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $136,000,000, which may be transferred 
     to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses, 
     of which $500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of 
     the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of 
     disaster loans and the disaster loan program and shall be 
     transferred to and merged with appropriations for the Office 
     of Inspector General: Provided, That any amount in excess of 
     $20,000,000 to be transferred to and merged with 
     appropriations for Salaries and Expenses for indirect 
     administrative expenses shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.

        administrative provision--small business administration

       Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available 
     for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
     Administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                        State Justice Institute


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act 
     of 1992 (Public Law 102-572 (106 Stat. 4515-4516)), 
     $6,850,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 604. If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or 
     activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions, 
     or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
     unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of 
     Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
        (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2000, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
     (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a 
     change in existing programs, activities, or projects as 
     approved by Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of 
     both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of 
     such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 606. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the construction, repair (other than emergency 
     repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels 
     for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
     shipyards located outside of the United States.
       Sec. 607. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines 
     of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering 
     harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the 
     Federal entity or official to which such funds are made 
     available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect 
     from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission on 
     October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any United Nations undertaking when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds: (1) that the United Nations undertaking is 
     a peacekeeping mission; (2) that such undertaking will 
     involve United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national; and (3) that the 
     President's military advisors have not submitted to the 
     President a recommendation that such involvement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States and the 
     President has not submitted to the Congress such a 
     recommendation.
       Sec. 610. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose 
     for which appropriations are prohibited by section 609 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
       (b) The requirements in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     section 609 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal 
     year 2000.
       Sec. 611. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     more than 20 percent of the amount allocated to any account 
     from an appropriation made by this Act that is available for 
     obligation only in the current fiscal year may be obligated 
     during the last two months of the fiscal year unless the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate are notified prior to such obligation in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act: Provided, That this 
     section shall not apply to the obligation of funds under 
     grant programs.
       Sec. 612. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used to provide the following amenities or personal 
     comforts in the Federal prison system--
       (1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners who are 
     segregated from the general prison population for their own 
     safety;
       (2) the viewing of R, X, and NC-17 rated movies, through 
     whatever medium presented;
       (3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts) or 
     training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or 
     other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
     equipment of any sort;
       (4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates or 
     heating elements; or
       (5) the use or possession of any electric or electronic 
     musical instrument.
       Sec. 613. None of the funds made available in title II for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
     under the headings ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'' 
     and ``Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' may be used 
     to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public Law 102-
     567: Provided, That NOAA may develop a modernization plan for 
     its fisheries research vessels that takes fully into account 
     opportunities for contracting for fisheries surveys.
       Sec. 614. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
     in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
     be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
     transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition 
     to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 615. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Federal Bureau of Prisons may be used to distribute or 
     make available any commercially published information or 
     material to a prisoner when it is made known to the Federal 
     official having authority to obligate or expend

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     such funds that such information or material is sexually 
     explicit or features nudity.
       Sec. 616. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``Office of Justice Programs--State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance'', not more than 90 percent of the 
     amount to be awarded to an entity under the Local Law 
     Enforcement Block Grant shall be made available to such an 
     entity when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the entity 
     that employs a public safety officer (as such term is defined 
     in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968) does not provide such a public 
     safety officer who retires or is separated from service due 
     to injury suffered as the direct and proximate result of a 
     personal injury sustained in the line of duty while 
     responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit (as 
     such terms are defined by State law) with the same or better 
     level of health insurance benefits at the time of retirement 
     or separation as they received while on duty.
       Sec. 617. 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. 618. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act shall be expended for any purpose 
     for which appropriations are prohibited by section 616 of the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999.
       (b) Subsection (a)(1) of section 616 of that Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``Gonzalez''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of the 
     subsection, ``, Jean-Yvon Toussaint, and Jimmy Lalanne''.
       (c) The requirements in subsections (b) and (c) of section 
     616 of that Act shall continue to apply during fiscal year 
     2000.
       Sec. 619. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other provision of law may be used for (1) the 
     implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the 
     implementation of 18 U.S.C. 922(t); (2) any system to 
     implement 18 U.S.C. 922(t) that does not require and result 
     in the destruction of any identifying information submitted 
     by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to 
     be prohibited from owning a firearm.
       Sec. 620. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited in the Fund established under 42 U.S.C. 
     10601 in fiscal year 1999 in excess of $500,000,000 shall not 
     be available for obligation until October 1, 2000.
       Sec. 621. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used to propose or issue rules, regulations, decrees, or 
     orders for the purpose of implementation, or in preparation 
     for implementation, of the Kyoto Protocol which was adopted 
     on December 11, 1997, in Kyoto, Japan at the Third Conference 
     of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on 
     Climate Change, which has not been submitted to the Senate 
     for advice and consent to ratification pursuant to article 
     II, section 2, clause 2, of the United States Constitution, 
     and which has not entered into force pursuant to article 25 
     of the Protocol.
       Sec. 622. For an additional amount for ``Small Business 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses'', $30,000,000, of 
     which $2,500,000 shall be available for a grant to the NTTC 
     at Wheeling Jesuit University to continue the outreach 
     program to assist small business development; $2,000,000 
     shall be available for a grant for Western Carolina 
     University to develop a facility to assist in small business 
     and rural economic development; $3,000,000 shall be available 
     for a grant to the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, to 
     develop a facility; $750,000 shall be available for a grant 
     to Soundview Community in Action for a technology access and 
     business improvement project; $2,500,000 shall be available 
     for a grant for the City of Hazard, Kentucky for a Center for 
     Rural Law Enforcement Technology and Training; $1,000,000 
     shall be available for a grant to the State University of New 
     York to develop a facility and operate the Institute of 
     Entrepreneurship for small business and workforce 
     development; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     Pikeville College, School of Osteopathic Medicine for a 
     telemedicine and medical education network; $1,000,000 shall 
     be available for a grant to Operation Hope in Maywood, 
     California for a business incubator project; $1,900,000 shall 
     be available for a grant to the Southern Kentucky Tourism 
     Development Association to develop a facility for regional 
     tourism promotion; $1,000,000 shall be available for a grant 
     to the Southern Kentucky Economic Development Corporation to 
     support a science and technology business loan fund; $500,000 
     shall be available for a grant for the Moundsville Economic 
     Development Council to work in conjunction with the Office of 
     Law Enforcement Technology Commercialization for the 
     establishment of the National Corrections and Law Enforcement 
     Training and Technology Center, and for infrastructure 
     improvements associated with this initiative; $8,550,000 
     shall be available for a grant to Somerset Community College 
     to develop a facility to support workforce development and 
     skills training; $200,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     the Vandalia Heritage Foundation to fulfill its charter 
     purposes; $2,000,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Illinois Coalition to establish and operate a national 
     demonstration project in the DuPage County Research Park 
     providing one-stop access for technology startup businesses; 
     $200,000 shall be available for a grant to Rural Enterprises, 
     Inc., in Durant, Oklahoma to support a resource center for 
     rural businesses; $500,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     the City of Chicago to establish and operate a program for 
     technology-based business growth; $500,000 shall be available 
     for a grant for the Illinois Department of Commerce and 
     Community Affairs to develop strategic plans for technology-
     based business growth; $200,000 shall be available for a 
     grant to the Long Island Bay Shore Aquarium to develop a 
     facility; $150,000 shall be available for a grant to Miami-
     Dade Community College for an Entrepreneurial Education 
     Center; $300,000 shall be available for a grant for the 
     Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund for a microenterprise 
     loan program; and $250,000 shall be available for a grant for 
     the Johnstown Area Regional Industries Center to develop a 
     small business incubator facility.
       Sec. 623. (a) Pacific Salmon Restoration Fund.--
       (1) There is hereby established a Pacific Salmon 
     Restoration Fund (hereafter referred to as the ``Fund'') to 
     be held by the Pacific Salmon Commission. The Fund shall be 
     invested in interest bearing accounts, bonds, securities, or 
     other investments in order to achieve the highest annual 
     yield consistent with protecting the principal of the Fund. 
     The Fund shall be subdivided into a Northern Boundary Fund 
     and a Southern Boundary Fund which shall be maintained as 
     separate accounts within the Fund, and which shall receive 
     $5,000,000 and $5,000,000, respectively, of the amounts 
     authorized by this section. Income from investments made 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be available until expended, 
     without appropriation or fiscal year limitation, for programs 
     and activities relating to salmon restoration and 
     enhancement, salmon research, the conservation of salmon 
     habitat, and implementation of the Pacific Salmon Treaty and 
     related agreements. Amounts provided by grants under this 
     subsection may be held in interest bearing accounts prior to 
     the disbursement of such funds for program purposes, and any 
     interest earned may be retained for program purposes without 
     further appropriation. The Fund is subject to the laws 
     governing federal appropriations and funds and to 
     unrestricted circulars of the Office of Management and 
     Budget. Recipients of amounts from the Fund shall keep 
     separate accounts and such records as are reasonably 
     necessary to disclose the use of the funds as well as 
     facilitate effective audits.
       (2) Fund Management.--
       (A) Amounts made available from the Northern Boundary Fund 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be administered by a Northern 
     Boundary Committee, which shall be comprised of three 
     representatives of the Government of Canada, and three 
     representatives of the United States. The three U.S. 
     representatives shall be the United States Commissioner and 
     Alternate Commissioner appointed (or designated) from a list 
     submitted by the Governor of Alaska for appointment to the 
     Pacific Salmon Commission and the Regional Administrator of 
     the National Marine Fisheries Service for the Alaska Region. 
     Only programs and activities consistent with the purposes in 
     paragraph (1) which affect the geographic area from Cape 
     Caution, Canada to Cape Suckling, Alaska may be approved for 
     funding by the Northern Boundary Committee.
       (B) Amounts made available from the Southern Boundary Fund 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be administered by a Southern 
     Boundary Committee, which shall be comprised of three 
     representatives of Canada and three representatives of the 
     United States. The United States representatives shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary of Commerce: one shall be selected 
     from a list of three qualified individuals submitted by the 
     Governors of the States of Washington and Oregon; one shall 
     be selected from a list of three qualified individuals 
     submitted by the Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the 
     Secretary of Commerce); and one shall be the Director of the 
     Northwest Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service. 
     Only programs and activities consistent with the purposes in 
     paragraph (1) which affect the geographic area south of Cape 
     Caution, Canada may be approved for funding by the Southern 
     Boundary Committee.
       (3) If any of the agreements or revised agreements adopted 
     under the June 30, 1999 Agreement of the United States and 
     Canada on the Treaty Between the Government of the United 
     States and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific 
     Salmon, 1985 (hereafter referred to as the ``1999 
     Agreement'') expire without being renewed, or if the United 
     States determines that Canada has ceased to apply any such 
     agreements, amounts made available from the Fund may only be 
     used for projects in areas under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States until the United States determines that such 
     agreements or revised agreements are renewed and that the 
     United States and Canada are applying such agreements or 
     revised agreements.
       (b) Pacific Salmon Treaty Implementation.--While the 1999 
     Agreement is in effect, the incidental take in Alaska of 
     salmon listed under Public Law 93-205, as amended, shall not 
     be regulated under such Act. Additionally, the fact that 
     Alaska fisheries will be regulated according to the 
     management regimes in the 1999 Agreement and not under Public 
     Law 93-205, as amended, shall not serve as a basis to impose 
     or enhance any restriction under such Act on any other 
     activity.

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       (c) Improved Salmon Management.--Section 3(g) of the 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, 16 U.S.C. 3632(g), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``The'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), the'';
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) A decision of the United States Section with respect 
     to any salmon fishery, other than a Chinook salmon fishery, 
     which occurs from Cape Caution, Canada to Cape Suckling, 
     Alaska shall be taken upon the affirmative vote of the United 
     States Commissioner appointed from the list submitted by the 
     Governor of Alaska pursuant to subsection (a). A decision of 
     the United States Section with respect to any salmon fishery, 
     other than a Chinook salmon fishery, which occurs south of 
     Cape Caution, Canada shall be taken upon the affirmative vote 
     of both the United States Commissioner appointed from the 
     list submitted by the Governors of Washington and Oregon 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and the United States Commissioner 
     appointed from the list submitted by the treaty Indian tribes 
     of the States of Idaho, Oregon, or Washington pursuant to 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (3) by renumbering the existing paragraphs.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) For capitalizing the Pacific Salmon Restoration Fund, 
     there is authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 2000, 
     $10,000,000.
       (2) For salmon habitat restoration, salmon stock 
     enhancement, salmon research, and implementation of the 
     Pacific Salmon treaty and related agreements, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated in fiscal year 2000, 
     $46,000,000 to the States of California, Oregon, Washington, 
     and Alaska. The State of Alaska may allocate a portion of any 
     funds it receives under this subsection to eligible 
     activities outside Alaska.
       (3) For salmon habitat restoration, salmon stock 
     enhancement, salmon research, and implementation of the 
     Pacific Salmon Treaty and related agreements, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 
     to the Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce).

     Funds appropriated to the States under the authority of this 
     section shall be subject to a 25 percent non-federal match 
     requirement. In addition, not more than 3 percent of such 
     funds shall be available for administrative expenses, with 
     the exception of funds used in Washington State for the 
     Forest and Fish Agreement.
       Sec. 624. Funds made available under Public Law 105-277 for 
     costs associated with implementation of the American 
     Fisheries Act of 1998 (Division C, title II, of Public Law 
     105-277) for vessel documentation activities shall remain 
     available until expended.
       Sec. 625. Effective as of October 1, 1999, section 635 of 
     Public Law 106-58 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``the carrier for'' 
     after ``if''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or otherwise provide 
     for'' after ``to prescribe''.
       Sec. 626. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine 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. 627. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     be available for the purpose of processing or providing 
     immigrant or nonimmigrant visas to citizens, subjects, 
     nationals, or residents of countries that the Attorney 
     General has determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting 
     the return of citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents 
     under section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used 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. 629. Beginning 60 days from the date of enactment of 
     this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be made available for the 
     participation by delegates of the United States to the 
     Standing Consultative Commission unless the President 
     certifies and so reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     that the United States Government is not implementing the 
     Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between 
     the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the limitation of Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Systems of May 26, 1972, entered into in New York on 
     September 26, 1997, by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, 
     Belarus, and Ukraine, or until the Senate provides its advice 
     and consent to the Memorandum of Understanding.
       Sec. 630. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for any activity in support of adding or maintaining 
     any World Heritage Site in the United States on the List of 
     World Heritage in Danger as maintained under the Convention 
     Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural 
     Heritage.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                   drug diversion control fee account

                              (rescission)

       Amounts otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 
     2000 for the Drug Diversion Control Fee Account are reduced 
     by $35,000,000.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                       immigration emergency fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $1,137,000 are rescinded.

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 international broadcasting operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $15,516,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                     Small Business Administration


                     business loans program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $13,100,000 are rescinded.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Ralph Regula,
     Tom Latham,
     Dan Miller,
     Zach Wamp,
     Bill Young,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Alan Mollohan,
     Lucille Roybal-Allard,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Judd Gregg,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete Domenici,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Thad Cochran,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Daniel Inouye,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2670) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and the Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report. The legislative intent in the House and Senate 
     versions in H.R. 2670 is set forth in the accompanying House 
     report (H. Rept. 106-283) and the accompanying Senate report 
     (S. Rept. 106-76).
       Senate amendment: The Senate deleted the entire House bill 
     after the enacting clause and inserted the Senate bill. The 
     conference agreement includes a revised bill.

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $79,328,000 for General 
     Administration as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $82,485,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement assumes requested increases for reimbursable 
     workyears for the Office of Information and Privacy as 
     proposed in the House and Senate reports, and for the Justice 
     Management Division as proposed in the House report. No 
     additional funding has been provided for additional positions 
     for the Office of Intelligence and Policy Review.
       Within the total amount provided, the conference agreement 
     includes $8,136,000 for the Department Leadership Program as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes a provision which retains the 
     limitation on the Department Leadership Program to the level 
     of augmentation that occurred in these offices in fiscal year 
     1999.
       The conference agreement also includes a provision that 
     provides 41 permanent positions and 48 full-time equivalent 
     workyears and $4,811,000 for the Offices of Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Affairs, modified to allow the use of non-
     reimbursable career detailees as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The House bill contained a similar provision, but did not 
     allow for the use of non-reimbursable detailees.
       The conference agreement includes a provision that provides 
     the Attorney General the authority to transfer forfeited 
     property of limited value to a State or local government or 
     its designee for certain community-based programs, subject to 
     reprogramming requirements, as proposed in the House bill. 
     The Senate bill did not contain this provision.
       The House report language with respect to the Department of 
     Justice's actions to expeditiously protect the constitutional 
     rights of all individuals is adopted by reference. In 
     addition, the conferees concur with the direction included in 
     the House report regarding

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     comprehensive budget and financial reviews of Departmental 
     components. The conferees expect the Attorney General to 
     complete these reviews no later than January 15, 2000, and to 
     provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations no later 
     than February 15, 2000, on the results of these reviews and 
     any recommendations for improvements in the budget and 
     financial management practices of Departmental components.


                     joint automated booking system

       The conference agreement includes $1,800,000 as a separate 
     account for the Joint Automated Booking System (JABS) 
     program, instead of $6,000,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The House bill did not provide a separate appropriation 
     for JABS. A direct appropriation is provided to fund the 
     Departmental program office established to run this program. 
     In addition, should funding be available from Super Surplus 
     funds under the Assets Forfeiture Fund, the Attorney General 
     is expected to make available up to $4,800,000 for JABS 
     development and deployment activities. The Senate report 
     language regarding centralized funding for this program is 
     adopted by reference.


                       narrowband communications

       The conference agreement includes $115,941,000 for 
     narrowband communications conversion activities, instead of 
     $125,370,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $20,000,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. Of this amount, $10,625,000 
     is provided as a direct appropriation, $92,545,000 is 
     provided through transfers from Departmental components, and 
     $12,771,000 is provided from Super Surplus balances in the 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund, should funds be available. The Senate 
     bill proposed a direct appropriation of $20,000,000, and the 
     House bill provided no direct appropriation but instead made 
     funds available through transfers from Departmental 
     components and Super Surplus balances from the Assets 
     Forfeiture Fund.
       Within the amount provided, $10,625,000 is to support the 
     Wireless Management Office (WMO), including systems planning 
     and pilot tests, and $105,316,000 is for wireless replacement 
     activities, and operations and maintenance of legacy systems. 
     The conferees expect the Department of Justice to move 
     forward with the Department-wide consolidated, regional, 
     interagency strategy developed by the WMO, and have therefore 
     centralized all funding for narrowband communications 
     activities under the WMO. The conferees expect the WMO to 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     February 15, 2000, a status report on implementation of this 
     plan. The conference agreement adopts the recommendations 
     included in the House and Senate reports regarding the fiscal 
     year 2001 budget submission for narrowband activities, and 
     the House report language regarding the transfer of 
     unobligated balances to the WMO.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill allowing funds to be transferred to any 
     Department of Justice organization upon approval by the 
     Attorney General, subject to reprogramming procedures. The 
     House bill contained no similar provision.


                         counterterrorism fund

       The conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for the 
     Counterterrorism Fund as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of $27,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. When combined 
     with $22,340,581 in prior year carryover, a total of 
     $32,340,581 will be available in the Fund in fiscal year 2000 
     to cover unanticipated, extraordinary expenses incurred as a 
     result of a terrorist threat or incident. The conferees 
     reiterate the concerns expressed in both the House and Senate 
     reports regarding the use of the Fund, and expect that the 
     Fund will be used only for unanticipated, extraordinary 
     expenses which cannot reasonably be accommodated within an 
     agency's regular budget. The Attorney General is required to 
     notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act, prior to the obligation of any funds 
     from this account.
       The conference agreement adopts the direction included in 
     the House and Senate reports regarding the National Domestic 
     Preparedness Office. The House and Senate report language 
     regarding funding for cyberterrorism and related activities, 
     and the Senate report language regarding the development of a 
     Continuity of Government comprehensive emergency plan is also 
     adopted by reference. The Senate report language regarding 
     the involvement of State and local governments in the annual 
     update of the comprehensive counterterrorism and technology 
     crime plan is adopted by reference.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill allowing the Fund to be used for the costs 
     of conducting assessments of Federal agencies and facilities. 
     The House bill did not contain this provision.


               telecommunications carrier compliance fund

       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000, as proposed 
     in both the House and Senate bills, for the 
     Telecommunications Carrier Compliance program to reimburse 
     equipment manufacturers and telecommunications carriers and 
     providers of telecommunications services for implementation 
     of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994 (CALEA).


                   administrative review and appeals

       The conference agreement includes $148,499,000 for 
     Administrative Review and Appeals, instead of $134,563,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $89,978,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill, of which $50,363,000 is provided from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. Of the total amount 
     provided, $146,899,000 is for the Executive Office for 
     Immigration Review (EOIR) and $1,600,000 is for the Office of 
     the Pardon Attorney.
       The conferees direct the Executive Office for Immigration 
     Review to provide the following: (1) beginning on March 1, 
     2000, semiannual reports on the number of immigration judges 
     and Board of Immigration Appeals members; the number of cases 
     pending and the number of cases completed before each body 
     for each 6-month period; and the number of cases completed by 
     type of completion (order of removal, termination, 
     administratively closed, or relief granted) for those cases 
     in each 6-month period; and (2) by April 1, 2000, a report, 
     which should include consultation with the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and the private bar, on the 
     feasibility of electronic filing of documents, such as 
     Notices to Appear, applications for relief, Notices of 
     Appeal, and briefs, with the Offices of Immigration Judges 
     and with the Board of Immigration Review.


                      office of inspector general

       The conference agreement includes $40,275,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General, instead of $42,475,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $32,049,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement does not include requested bill 
     language which was included in the House bill, but not in the 
     Senate bill, to use 0.2 percent of Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Funds to audit grant programs within the Department. 
     The conference agreement includes requested language relating 
     to motor vehicles, which was in the House bill but not in the 
     Senate bill. The conference agreement includes bill language 
     designating a portion of funds to be used for narrowband 
     conversion activities and transfers these funds to the 
     Department of Justice Wireless Management Office.
       The conferees are deeply concerned that Department 
     employees accused of wrongdoing are not enjoying the swift 
     justice that is every citizen's right. Though the Inspector 
     General has made some progress in working down its backlog of 
     ``non-judicial cases'', including special investigations, 
     there are still far too many investigations that have 
     stretched as long as 60 months without action or resolution. 
     The conferees direct that all cases opened before April 1, 
     1999 shall be resolved not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act in one of the following ways: (1) 
     referral to the U.S. Attorneys for prosecution, (2) referral 
     to the appropriate component for administrative punishment, 
     (3) transmittal of a letter to the appropriate component for 
     inclusion in the personnel jacket of the accused indicating 
     case closure based upon a lack of evidence, or (4) 
     transmittal of a letter to an appropriate component for 
     inclusion in the personnel jacket of the accused indicating 
     case closure based upon exoneration.
       The conferees understand that there may be extenuating 
     circumstances for certain extraordinary cases which may not 
     allow for compliance with this requirement. In such 
     instances, the Office of Inspector General shall report in an 
     appropriate manner, so as not to jeopardize the pending 
     investigation, to the Committees on Appropriations, the 
     status and anticipated completion date for these cases. This 
     report shall be submitted no later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment and shall be updated on a semi-annual 
     basis.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $7,380,000 for the U.S. 
     Parole Commission as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     the $7,176,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Funding is 
     provided in accordance with the House report.

                            Legal Activities


            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

       The conference agreement includes $494,310,000 for General 
     Legal Activities instead of $503,620,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $485,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     of which $147,929,000 is provided from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund (VCRTF) as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement includes no program increases for 
     this account, but instead has provided base adjustments 
     proportionately distributed among the divisions. The 
     distribution of funding included in the conference agreement 
     is as follows:
Office of the Solicitor General..............................$6,770,000
Tax Division.................................................67,200,000
Criminal Division...........................................104,477,000
Civil Division..............................................147,616,000
Environment and Natural Resources............................65,209,000
Office of Legal Counsel.......................................4,698,000
Civil Rights Division........................................72,097,000
Interpol--USNCB...............................................7,360,000
Legal Activities Office Automation...........................18,571,000

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Office of Dispute Resolution....................................312,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................494,310,000

       The conference agreement allows $36,666,000 to remain 
     available until expended for office automation costs, instead 
     of $55,166,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, and 
     $18,166,000 as proposed in the House bill. The conference 
     agreement adopts the Senate position that no funds are 
     provided for the Joint Center for Strategic and Environmental 
     Enforcement, and by reference adopts the House report 
     language regarding extradition tracking systems.


               the national childhood vaccine injury act

       The conference agreement includes a reimbursement of 
     $4,028,000 for fiscal year 2000 from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund to the Department of Justice, as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, instead of $3,424,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill.


               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       The conference agreement provides $110,000,000 for the 
     Antitrust Division, instead of $112,318,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill, and $105,167,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. The conference agreement assumes that of the amount 
     provided, $81,850,000 will be derived from fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2000, and $28,150,000 will be derived from 
     estimated unobligated fee collections available from 1999 and 
     prior years, resulting in a net direct appropriation of $0. 
     It is intended that any excess fee collections shall remain 
     available for the Antitrust Division in future years.
       The conferees are aware that the Division is facing 
     increased requirements related to electronic data storage, 
     data processing, and automated litigation support which have 
     impacted the ability of the Antitrust Division to maintain 
     its current base operating level. Therefore, the conference 
     agreement has included sufficient funding to address these 
     requirements to enable the Division to maintain the current 
     operating level.
       The conference agreement includes language proposed in the 
     Senate bill making technical corrections to code citations.


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       The conference agreement includes $1,161,957,000 for the 
     U.S. Attorneys as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $1,089,478,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, all of which 
     is a direct appropriation, instead of $500,000,000 from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund (VCRTF) as proposed in the 
     Senate bill.
       The conference agreement provides a net increase of 
     $60,755,000 for adjustments to base as follows: $69,944,000 
     is provided for annualization of the 96 positions provided in 
     fiscal year 1999, as well as other pay and inflationary 
     costs, offset by $9,189,000 in base decreases attributable to 
     savings from the direction included in the Senate report 
     regarding unstaffed offices, the provision of funding for the 
     victims witness coordinator and advocate program from the 
     Crime Victims Fund, and other non-recurring requirements.
       The conference agreement also includes the following 
     program increases:
       Firearms Prosecutions.--The conference agreement provides 
     $7,125,000 to continue and expand intensive firearms 
     prosecution projects to enforce Federal laws designed to keep 
     firearms out of the hands of criminals and to enhance 
     existing law enforcement efforts. The conferees direct the 
     Executive Office of US Attorneys (EOUSA) to submit a spending 
     plan to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     December 1, 1999. This spending plan shall give priority 
     consideration to the needs of those areas referenced in the 
     Senate-passed bill, as well as other areas with high 
     incidences of firearms violations.
       Legal Education.--The conference agreement provides a 
     program increase of $2,300,000 to establish a distance 
     learning facility at the National Advocacy Center (NAC) in 
     accordance with the direction included in the Senate report. 
     When combined with $15,015,000 included within base 
     resources, as requested in the budget, a total of $17,315,000 
     is included under this account for legal education at the 
     National Advocacy Center (NAC).
       Courtroom Technology.--The conference agreement provides 
     $1,399,000 for technology demonstration projects, with 
     priority given to the locations referred to in the Senate 
     report.
       In addition, $1,000,000 is included from within base 
     resources to continue a violent crime task force 
     demonstration project to investigate and prosecute 
     perpetrators of Internet sexual exploitation of children, to 
     be administered under the auspices of Operation 
     Streetsweeper, as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement does not adopt the recommendations 
     included in the Senate report regarding term appointments, 
     civil defensive litigation, or child support enforcement.
       In addition to identical provisions that were included in 
     both the House and Senate bills, the conference agreement 
     includes the following provisions: (1) providing for 9,120 
     positions and 9,398 workyears for the U.S. Attorneys, instead 
     of 9,044 positions and 9,360 workyears as proposed in the 
     House bill, and 9,044 positions and 9,312 workyears as 
     proposed in the Senate bill; (2) allowing not to exceed 
     $2,500,000 for debt collection activities to remain available 
     for two years as proposed in the House bill; and (3) allowing 
     not to exceed $2,500,000 for the National Advocacy Center and 
     $1,000,000 for violent crime task forces to remain available 
     until expended as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement does not include language proposed in the Senate 
     bill designating funding for civil defensive litigation, 
     allowing the transfer of up to $20,000,000 from this account 
     to the Federal Prisoner Detention account, and designating 
     funding for certain task force activities.


                   united states trustee system fund

       The conference agreement provides $112,775,000 in budget 
     authority for the U.S. Trustees, of which $106,775,000 is 
     derived from fiscal year 2000 offsetting fee collections, and 
     $6,000,000 is derived from interest earned on Fund 
     investments, instead of $112,775,000 in budget authority and 
     fiscal year 2000 offsetting fee collections as proposed in 
     the Senate bill, and $114,248,000 in budget authority, of 
     which $108,248,000 is derived from fiscal year 2000 
     offsetting fee collections and $6,000,000 in interest 
     earnings as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement assumes that $9,319,000 in prior 
     year carryover will be available to the U.S. Trustees in 
     fiscal year 2000, providing a total operating level of 
     $122,094,000, the full amount necessary to maintain the 
     current operating level of 1,128 positions and 1,059 
     workyears. The conferees remind the U.S. Trustees that 
     amounts collected or otherwise available in excess of the 
     total operating level assumed in the conference agreement are 
     subject to section 605 of this Act. In addition, the 
     conferees adopt by reference the Senate report language on 
     the National Advocacy Center (NAC). The conferees direct the 
     U.S. Trustees to report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     no later than December 31, 1999, on the planned number and 
     type of bankruptcy classes to be conducted at the NAC.
       The conference agreement includes a provision as proposed 
     in the House bill to allow interest earned on Fund investment 
     to be used for expenses in this appropriation. The Senate 
     bill did not contain this provision.


      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       The conference agreement provides $1,175,000 for the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, as requested and as 
     provided in both the House and Senate bills, and assumes 
     funding in accordance with both the House and Senate bills.


         salaries and expenses, united states marshals service

       The conference agreement includes $543,365,000 for the U.S. 
     Marshals Service Salaries and Expenses account, instead of 
     $538,909,000 as proposed in the House bill and $547,253,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. Of this amount, the 
     conference agreement provides that $209,620,000 will be 
     derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund (VCRTF) 
     as proposed in the House bill, instead of $138,000,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill.
       The amount included in the conference agreement includes a 
     $29,932,000 net increase for inflationary and other base 
     adjustments, including $1,600,000 to continue and expand the 
     Marshals Service's subscriptions to credit bureau and 
     personal and commercial property on-line services. The 
     conferees remain seriously concerned about the Marshals 
     Service's inability to accurately project its funding 
     requirements and effectively manage the resources provided. 
     Therefore, the conference agreement adopts by reference the 
     language and direction included in the House report regarding 
     budget and financial management practices.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $20,324,000 
     in program increases for the following: (1) $4,003,000 (56 
     positions and 28 workyears) for courthouse security personnel 
     related to activation of new courthouses opening in fiscal 
     year 2000; (2) $2,500,000 for electronic surveillance unit 
     equipment; and (3) $13,821,000 for courthouse security 
     equipment, of which $9,000,000 is to be derived from the 
     Working Capital Fund, to be provided for newly opening 
     courthouses as follows:


                   USMS Courthouse Security Equipment

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Omaha, NE........................................................$1,000
Hammond, IN.........................................................866
Covington, KY.......................................................161
London, KY..........................................................275
Montgomery, AL....................................................1,130
Tucson, AZ..........................................................846
Phoenix, AZ.........................................................861
Charleston, SC......................................................379
Albany, NY..........................................................478
Los Angeles, CA.....................................................256
Sioux City, IA......................................................264
Agana, Guam.........................................................781
Islip, NY.........................................................1,669
St. Louis, MO.....................................................1,754
Las Vegas, NV.......................................................900
Riverside, CA.......................................................436
Corpus Christi, TX................................................1,000
Charleston, WV......................................................100
Pocatello, ID....................................................... 15
Albuquerque, NM.....................................................200

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Kansas City, MO.....................................................450
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, USMS Security Equipment...............................13,821

       The conferees expect the Marshals Service to give priority 
     to those facilities scheduled to come on line in the first 
     half of fiscal year 2000, and expect to be notified in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act prior to any 
     deviation from the above distribution.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     proposed in the Senate bill requiring a judge to submit a 
     written request to the Attorney General for approval prior to 
     the service of process by a Marshals Service employee. The 
     conferees are aware of concerns regarding the impact that 
     service of process duties is having on the Marshals Service. 
     Therefore, the conferees direct the Attorney General and the 
     Marshals Service to work with the Administrative Office of 
     the Courts to study alternatives for service of process in 
     certain cases in which no law enforcement presence is 
     required, and to report back to the Committees on 
     Appropriations no later than February 1, 2000, on the impact 
     of such alternatives on the Marshals Service and the Federal 
     Courts.
       In addition, the conferees concur with the recommendation 
     included in the Senate report regarding the reallocation of 
     personnel resulting from the defederalization of District of 
     Columbia Superior Court operations. Should defederalization 
     occur, the Marshals Service is directed to notify the 
     Committees of such reallocation in accordance with section 
     605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill which limits the use of contract officers 
     and limits the use of employees of the Marshals Service to 
     serve process.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $6,000,000 in direct 
     appropriations for the U.S. Marshals Service Construction 
     account instead of $9,632,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     and $4,600,000 as proposed in the House bill. An additional 
     $2,600,000 is to be provided for this account should funds be 
     available from Super Surplus balances in the Assets 
     Forfeiture Fund. The conference agreement includes the 
     following distribution of funds:

                           USMS Construction

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Fairbanks, AK.....................................................$ 300
Prescott, AZ........................................................125
Atlanta, GA.........................................................368
Moscow, ID..........................................................185
Rockford, IL........................................................250
Louisville, KY......................................................350
Detroit, MI.........................................................515
Las Cruces, NM......................................................275
Greensboro, NC......................................................725
Muskogee, OK........................................................650
Pittsburgh, PA......................................................550
Charleston, SC......................................................725
Florence, SC........................................................300
Spartanburg, SC.....................................................400
Columbia, TN........................................................250
Beaumont, TX........................................................450
Sherman, TX.........................................................850
Cheyenne, WY........................................................500
Security Specialists/Construction Engineers.........................832
                                                             __________
                                                             
  Total, Construction.............................................8,600

       The conferees expect to be notified in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act prior to any deviation from the above 
     distribution.


         JUSTICE PRISONER AND ALIEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FUND

       The conference report includes requested language 
     permanently establishing a revolving fund for the operation 
     of the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System 
     (JPATS), as provided in both the House and Senate bills. The 
     conference agreement does not include direct funding of 
     $9,000,000 proposed in the Senate bill to pay for Marshals 
     Service payments to the JPATS revolving fund. The conferees 
     expect the Marshals Service to adequately budget for its own 
     requirements for prisoner movements within its own base 
     budget under the Salaries and Expenses account, as is the 
     practice for all other agencies, and have addressed the 
     Marshals Service's needs under that account.
       The conference agreement adopts the direction included in 
     the House and Senate reports regarding full cost recovery, 
     the direction included in the House report regarding system 
     enhancements, and the direction included in the Senate report 
     regarding surplus Department of Defense aircraft.
       The conference agreement does not include language amending 
     the definition of public aircraft with respect to JPATS 
     activities, which was proposed in the Senate bill.


                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

       The conference agreement provides $525,000,000 for Federal 
     Prisoner Detention as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $500,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, which is a 
     $100,000,000 increase over the fiscal year 1999 level. This 
     amount, combined with approximately $14,000,000 in carryover, 
     will provide total funding of $539,000,000 in fiscal year 
     2000. The conferees remain extremely concerned about the 
     inability of the Marshals Service to accurately project and 
     manage the resources provided under this account. While the 
     conferees appreciate the difficulty in projecting funding 
     requirements, the wide fluctuations which have occurred in 
     recent years are unacceptable. Given the conferees' continued 
     concern about the ability of the Marshals Service to provide 
     accurate cost projections, the recommendation includes the 
     amount of funding identified as necessary to detain the 
     current average population, adjusted for anticipated 
     increases in jail day costs, as well as allows for additional 
     growth in the detainee population. A general provision has 
     also been included elsewhere in this title, as requested, 
     addressing medical services costs, which should result in 
     savings to the program. Should additional funding be 
     required, the conferees would be willing to entertain a 
     reprogramming in accordance with Section 605 of this Act. In 
     addition, the conference agreement adopts the direction 
     included in the Senate report requiring quarterly reports on 
     cost savings initiatives, as well as a report on sentencing 
     delays.


                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

       The conference agreement includes $95,000,000 for Fees and 
     Expenses of Witnesses as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of $110,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The 
     conference agreement does not include a provision allowing up 
     to $15,000,000 to be transferred from this account to the 
     Federal Prisoner Detention account, which was proposed in the 
     Senate bill.


                      COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $7,199,000 for the 
     Community Relations Service, as proposed in both the House 
     and Senate bills. In addition, the conference agreement 
     includes a provision allowing the Attorney General to 
     transfer up to $1,000,000 of funds available to the 
     Department of Justice to this program, as proposed in the 
     House bill. The Attorney General is expected to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate if this 
     transfer authority is exercised. In addition, a provision is 
     included allowing the Attorney General to transfer additional 
     resources, subject to reprogramming procedures, upon a 
     determination that emergent circumstances warrant additional 
     funding, as proposed in the House bill. The Senate bill did 
     not include either transfer provision.


                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

       The conference agreement provides $23,000,000 for the 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund as proposed in Senate bill, instead of 
     no funding as proposed in the House bill.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The conference agreement recommends $2,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000, the full amount requested, the same amount 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills, and in 
     accordance with the House and Senate bills.


         PAYMENT TO RADIATION COMPENSATION EXPOSURE TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement provides $3,200,000 in direct 
     appropriations and assumes prior year carryover funding of 
     $7,800,000 for total of $11,000,000 for the Compensation 
     Trust Fund.
       The Administration's fiscal year 2000 request was 
     predicated on the passage of legislation that increased both 
     the amount of payments to qualifying individuals and the 
     number of categories of claimants. The proposed legislation 
     has not been acted on and future passage is uncertain. The 
     conferees are concerned that the Administration has expanded 
     the number of claimants through the issuing of regulations 
     when Congress has not chosen to do so through the normal 
     legislative process. The conferees have provided adequate 
     funding to cover the payments of the three categories of 
     claimants currently provided for in statute. No additional 
     funding is provided to cover the claims of individuals 
     provided for by 29 CFR Part 79.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

       The conference agreement includes a total of $316,792,000 
     for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement (ICDE) as proposed 
     in the House bill, instead of $304,014,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The distribution of funding provided is as 
     follows:


                        Reimbursements by Agency

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Drug Enforcement Administration...............................$ 104,000
Federal Bureau of Investigation.................................108,544
Immigration and Naturalization Service...........................15,300
Marshals Service..................................................1,900
U.S. Attorneys...................................................83,300
Criminal Division...................................................790
Tax Division......................................................1,344
Administrative Office.............................................1,614
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total.......................................................316,792

       The conferees continue to believe that a dedicated, focused 
     effort is needed for this activity. Therefore, the conference 
     agreement adopts the approach included in both the House and 
     Senate bills to continue funding for Department of Justice 
     components' participation in ICDE activities as a separate 
     appropriations account, instead of providing funding directly 
     to individual components as proposed in the President's 
     budget.

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     The conferees recognize that in order to be truly successful, 
     all participants must remain committed to the program, and 
     the program must be implemented as efficiently as possible. 
     The conferees direct the Department of Justice to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the program and provide a report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than January 15, 
     2000, with any recommendations to improve the program.
       The conference agreement includes language allowing up to 
     $50,000,000 to remain available until expended as proposed in 
     the House bill, instead of $20,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,089,868,000 for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Salaries and Expenses 
     account as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $2,973,292,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, of which 
     $752,853,000 is provided from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund (VCRTF) as recommended in the House bill, instead 
     of $280,501,000 as recommended in the Senate bill. In 
     addition, the conference agreement provides that not less 
     than $292,473,000 shall be used for counterterrorism 
     investigations, foreign counterintelligence, and other 
     activities related to national security as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $260,000,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. This statement of managers reflects the agreement of 
     the conferees on how the funds provided in the conference 
     report are to be spent.
       The conference agreement includes a net increase of 
     $100,836,000 for adjustments to base, as follows: increases 
     totaling $182,935,000 for costs associated with the 
     annualization of new positions provided in fiscal year 1999, 
     the 2000 pay raise, increased rent, continued direct funding 
     of the National Instant Check System, and other inflationary 
     adjustments; offset by decreases totaling $82,099,000 for 
     non-recurring costs associated with the completion of the 
     Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System 
     (IAFIS) and one-time equipment purchases provided for in 
     fiscal year 1999, the transfer of the State Identification 
     grants program to the Office of Justice Programs, the 
     rebaselining of certain programs to match actual 
     expenditures, and reductions for vehicle and furniture 
     purchases. In addition, the conference agreement includes 
     program increases totaling $7,484,000, which are described 
     below:
       National Infrastructure Protection/Computer Intrusion.--The 
     conference agreement adopts the direction included in the 
     Senate report requiring the conversion of 95 part-time 
     positions for Computer Analysis Response Teams (CART) to 62 
     full-time positions, which will enable the FBI to increase 
     its total effort by 20%. The conferees believe that the 
     complexity of computer forensic examinations necessitates a 
     cadre of personnel dedicated to this activity, which can 
     provide the necessary investigative support to field offices, 
     and expect the FBI to deploy these personnel in a manner 
     which maximizes coverage and support to field offices. To 
     ensure that these teams can effectively respond to the needs 
     of the field, a program increase of $3,399,000 has been 
     provided for training, equipment, supplies and technology 
     upgrades for these teams. The conferees direct the FBI to 
     submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
     prior to the release of these funds. In addition, the 
     conferees expect the FBI to comply with the direction 
     included in the Senate report regarding the adequacy of 
     examiner training, and the development of a master plan 
     regarding current and planned capabilities to combat computer 
     crime and intrusion.
       In addition, the conference agreement provides a total of 
     $18,596,000 for the National Infrastructure Protection Center 
     [NIPC], of which $1,250,000 is for a cybercrime partnership 
     with the Thayer School of Engineering, as proposed in the 
     Senate report. This amount, when combined with $2,069,436 in 
     carryover funding, will provide a total of $20,880,032 for 
     the NIPC in fiscal year 2000, approximately the same level of 
     funding available in fiscal year 1999, adjusted for costs 
     associated with certain non-recurring requirements. It has 
     come to the conferees' attention that concerns have been 
     expressed regarding the adequacy of staffing levels at the 
     NIPC. The conferees are concerned that the current FBI on-
     board staffing level at the NIPC is only at 80% of its 
     authorized and funded level, and other agency participation 
     is only at 70% of the authorized level. The conferees direct 
     the FBI to provide a report to the Committees no later than 
     December 1, 1999, on the actions it is taking to rectify this 
     situation.
       Mitochondrial DNA.--The conference agreement includes a 
     program increase of $2,835,000 (5 positions and 3 workyears) 
     for the development of the use of mitochondrial DNA to assist 
     in the identification of missing persons, as proposed in the 
     Senate report.
       Criminal Justice Services.--The conference agreement 
     includes a total of $212,566,000 for the Criminal Justice 
     Information Services Division (CJIS), which includes the 
     National Instant Check System (NICS), an increase of 
     $81,500,000 above the request. Of this amount, $70,235,000 is 
     for NICS, including $2,500,000 to be funded from prior year 
     carryover, and $142,331,000 is for non-NICS activities, 
     including $11,265,000 for an operations and maintenance 
     shortfall affecting the Integrated Automated Fingerprint 
     Identification System (IAFIS) and the National Crime 
     Information Center (NCIC).
       The fiscal year 2000 budget for the FBI included no direct 
     funding for the NICS, and instead proposed to finance the 
     costs of this system through a user fee. The conference 
     agreement includes a provision under Title VI of this Act 
     which prohibits the FBI from charging a fee for NICS checks, 
     and instead provides funding to the FBI for its costs in 
     operating the NICS.
       Indian Country Law Enforcement.--The conferees share the 
     concerns expressed in the Senate report regarding sexual 
     assaults on Indian reservations. The conferees direct the FBI 
     to reallocate not less than 25 agents to existing DOJ offices 
     nearest to the Indian reservations identified in the Senate 
     report. The conferees assume these agents will serve as part 
     of multi-agency task forces dedicated to addressing this 
     problem. While the conferees do not intend for this to be a 
     permanent redirection of FBI resources, the conferees expect 
     the FBI to implement this direction in the most cost 
     effective manner possible. Therefore, the conferees direct 
     the FBI to submit an implementation plan to the Committees on 
     Appropriations no later than December 1, 1999, and to provide 
     a report on the success of its investigative efforts not 
     later than June 1, 2000.
       Information Sharing Initiative (ISI).--The conference 
     agreement does not include program increases for ISI. Within 
     the total amount available to the FBI, $20,000,000 is 
     available from fiscal year 2000 base funding, and $60,000,000 
     is available from unobligated balances from fiscal year 1999. 
     The Bureau is again directed not to obligate any of these 
     funds until approval by the Committees of an ISI plan.
       The conferees reiterate the concerns expressed in the House 
     report regarding the FBI's information technology 
     initiatives. The FBI is expected to comply with the direction 
     included in the House report regarding the submission of an 
     Information Technology report, and is directed to provide 
     this report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     November 1, 1999, and an updated report as part of the fiscal 
     year 2001 budget submission.
       National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO).--The FBI is 
     considered the lead agency for crisis management; the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is considered the lead 
     agency for consequence management; and various other Federal 
     agencies share additional responsibilities in the event of a 
     terrorist attack. In the past, there has been no coordinated 
     effort to prepare State and local governments to respond to 
     terrorist incidents. The Department of Justice has proposed 
     the establishment of an interagency National Domestic 
     Preparedness Office (NDPO) to coordinate Federal assistance 
     programs for State and local first responders, provide a 
     single point of contact among Federal programs, and create a 
     national standard for domestic preparedness, thereby 
     improving the responsiveness of Federal domestic preparedness 
     programs, while reducing duplication of effort. The conferees 
     approve the Department's request to create the NDPO and 
     direct the Department of Justice to submit to the Committees 
     no later than December 15, 1999, the final blueprint for this 
     office. Within the total amount available to the FBI, up to 
     $6,000,000 may be used to provide funding for the NDPO in 
     fiscal year 2000, subject to the submission of a 
     reprogramming in accordance with section 605 of this Act. 
     Further, the conferees expect the five-year interagency 
     counterterrorism plan, which is to be submitted to the 
     Committees no later than March 1, 2000, to identify and 
     incorporate the NDPO's role and function.
       Other.--From within the total amount provided under this 
     account, the FBI is directed to provide not less than 
     $5,204,000 to maintain the Crimes Against Children initiative 
     as recommended in the Senate report. In addition, not less 
     than $1,500,000 and 11 positions are to be provided to 
     continue the Housing Fraud initiative as recommended in the 
     House report. The conferees are concerned about delay in 
     fully implementing the Housing Fraud initiative provided for 
     in fiscal year 1999, and expect the FBI to take all necessary 
     actions to fully implement this initiative and report back to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than December 1, 
     1999, on its actions.
       The Senate report language regarding intelligence 
     collection management officers, background checks for school 
     bus drivers, the Northern New Mexico anti-drug initiative, 
     and continued collaboration with the Southwest Surety 
     Institute is adopted by reference. The conference agreement 
     also adopts by reference the House report language regarding 
     the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network 
     (NIBIN).
       In addition to identical provisions that were included in 
     both the House and Senate bills, the conference agreement 
     includes provisions, modified from language proposed in the 
     House bill, authorizing the purchase of not to exceed 1,236 
     passenger motor vehicles, and designating $50,000,000 for 
     narrowband

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     communications activities to be transferred to the Department 
     of Justice Wireless Management Office. The Senate bill did 
     not include provisions on these matters. The conference 
     agreement also includes language allowing up to $45,000 to be 
     used for official reception and representation expenses as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $65,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill, and contains statutory citations under the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund proposed in the House 
     bill, which were not included in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill regarding the independent program office 
     dedicated to the automation of fingerprint identification 
     services, nor is language included limiting the total number 
     of positions and workyears available to the FBI in fiscal 
     year 2000. The House bill did not include similar provisions 
     on these matters. However, the conferees are concerned about 
     the continued variances between the FBI's funded and actual 
     staffing levels. Therefore, the conferees direct the FBI to 
     provide quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations 
     which delineate the funded and the actual agent and non-agent 
     staffing level for each decision unit, with the first report 
     to be provided no later than December 1, 1999.


                              construction

       The conference agreement includes $1,287,000 in direct 
     appropriations for construction for the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation (FBI), as provided for in the House bill, 
     instead of $10,287,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The 
     agreement includes the funding necessary to continue 
     necessary improvements and maintenance at the FBI Academy.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,276,250,000 for the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Salaries and Expenses 
     account as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $1,217,646,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, of which 
     $343,250,000 is provided from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund (VCRTF), instead of $344,250,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, and $419,459,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. In addition, $80,330,000 is derived from the Diversion 
     Control Fund for diversion control activities. This statement 
     of managers reflects the agreement of the conferees on how 
     the funds provided in the conference report are to be spent.
       Budget and Financial Management.--The conferees share the 
     concerns expressed in both the House and Senate reports 
     regarding DEA's budget and financial management practices, 
     including DEA's failure to comply with section 605 of the 
     appropriations Acts, resulting in resources being expended in 
     a manner inconsistent with the appropriations Acts. As a 
     result of these concerns, a comprehensive review was 
     conducted by the Department of Justice and DEA, and a report 
     was provided to the Committees on Appropriations on July 8, 
     1999, which recommended a series of management reforms to be 
     implemented by DEA and included a revised budget submission 
     for fiscal year 2000. The conferees expect DEA to 
     expeditiously implement all management reforms recommended in 
     that report. Further, the conference agreement has used the 
     revised budget submission as the basis for funding provided 
     for fiscal year 2000. The following table represents funding 
     provided under this account:

                        DEA SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Activity                    Pos.       FTE      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enforcement:
    Domestic enforcement................     2,195     2,134    $377,008
    Foreign cooperative investigation...       730       689     200,678
    Drug and chemical diversion.........       142       143      14,598
    State and local task forces.........     1,678     1,675     233,073
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................     4,765     4,651     825,357
                                         ===============================
Investigative Support:
    Intelligence........................       883       900     106,133
    Laboratory services.................       381       378      42,833
    Training............................        99        98      19,861
    RETO................................       355       353     101,783
    ADP.................................       131       129      96,994
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................     1,849     1,858     367,604
                                         ===============================
Management and administration...........       857       849      83,289
                                         ===============================
      Total, DEA........................     7,471     7,358   1,276,250
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       DEA is reminded that any deviation from the above 
     distribution is subject to the reprogramming requirements of 
     section 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement provides a net increase of 
     $20,312,000 for pay and other inflationary costs to maintain 
     current operations, as follows: increases totaling 
     $50,220,000 for costs associated with annualization of 617 
     new positions provided in fiscal year 1999, the 2000 pay 
     raise, increased rent, and other inflationary increases; 
     offset by decreases totaling $29,908,000 for costs associated 
     with one-time and non-recurring equipment purchases and other 
     items provided for in fiscal year 1999, and a general 
     reduction in administrative overhead.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes program 
     increases totaling $41,925,000, as follows:
       Caribbean Initiative.--The conference agreement includes a 
     total of $5,500,000 (17 positions, including 11 agents) to 
     augment the Caribbean Initiative funded in fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999, as follows:
       --$1,900,000 within Domestic Enforcement for 17 positions 
     and 9 workyears for new agents and support in Puerto Rico;
       --$500,000 within Domestic Enforcement to address law 
     enforcement retention efforts in Puerto Rico, including the 
     development of a community liaison office and center to 
     provide assistance to Department of Justice employees and 
     their families;
       --$3,100,000 within Research, Engineering, Test and 
     Operations (RETO) to purchase four MWIR airborne thermal 
     imaging systems and eight installation kits for UH-60 
     aircraft to support multi-agency operations in the Bahamas 
     and North Caribbean. The conferees expect these aircraft to 
     be configured like the US Customs Service UH-60 counter-drug 
     aircraft to enhance interoperability.
       The conferees direct DEA to provide quarterly status 
     reports on the implementation of these initiatives. Further, 
     the conference agreement adopts by reference the House report 
     language regarding requirements related to the Caribbean.
       Source Country/International Strategy.--Within the amount 
     provided for Foreign Cooperative Investigations, the 
     conference agreement includes program increases totaling 
     $5,000,000 (19 positions, including 8 agents) to enhance 
     staffing in Central and South America, as follows:
       --$1,500,000 for 6 positions, including 2 agents, to 
     enhance staffing in Panama (3 positions, including 2 agents), 
     Nicaragua (1 position), and Belize (2 positions); and
       --$3,500,000 for 13 positions, including 6 agents, to 
     enhance staffing in Argentina (2 positions, including 1 
     agent), Brazil (3 positions, including 2 agents); Chile (2 
     positions, including 1 agent); Peru (2 positions); and 
     Venezuela (4 positions).
       The conferees are aware of concerns expressed regarding 
     adequacy of non-agent personnel in source countries, 
     resulting in agent resources being used to perform functions 
     more efficiently performed by non-agent personnel. Therefore, 
     the conference agreement has included additional non-agent 
     positions to address this problem. The conferees urge the DEA 
     to review the adequacy of non-agent personnel in source 
     countries to ensure that adequate support is provided. DEA is 
     expected to provide quarterly reports on investigative and 
     non-investigative workyears and funding, by type, within 
     source and transit countries, including the Caribbean, 
     delineated by country and function, with the first report to 
     be provided not later than November 15, 1999.
       Domestic Enhancements.--The conference agreement includes 
     program increases totaling $10,700,000 for domestic counter-
     drug activities, exclusive of the Caribbean Initiative. 
     Included are the following program increases:
       --$4,600,000 within Domestic Enforcement for 25 positions 
     (15 agents) and 13 workyears for Regional Enforcement Teams 
     (RETS), to provide a total of $17,400,000 for RETS in fiscal 
     year 2000. The conferees expect the additional personnel and 
     resources provided to be dedicated to locations in the 
     Western United States as determined by DEA, and to focus 
     primarily on the methamphetamine problem in that geographic 
     region;
       --$2,800,000 within State and Local Task Forces for 20 
     positions (12 agents) and 10 workyears for Mobile Enforcement 
     Teams (METS), to provide a total of $53,900,000 for METS in 
     fiscal year 2000. The conferees expect the additional 
     personnel and resources provided to be dedicated to locations 
     as determined by DEA, and to focus primarily on the problems 
     of black tar heroin and methamphetamines;
       --$1,500,000 within State and Local Task Forces for State 
     and local methamphetamine training, as recommended in the 
     Senate report;
       --$1,000,000 within Domestic Enforcement for Drug Demand 
     Reduction programs, as recommended in the House report;
       --$400,000 within Domestic Enforcement for black tar heroin 
     and methamphetamine enforcement along the Southwest border to 
     address this problem in cooperation with other Federal law 
     enforcement agencies, with particular emphasis on the illegal 
     drug trafficking problem in Northern New Mexico;
       --$400,000 within State and Local Task Forces for support 
     for methamphetamine enforcement in Iowa, as directed in the 
     Senate report.
       In addition, DEA is expected to comply with the direction 
     included in the House report regarding DEA's continued 
     participation in the HIDTA program, and support for DEA's 
     newly established office in Madisonville, Kentucky. DEA is 
     also expected to comply with the direction included in the 
     Senate report regarding Operation Pipeline.
       Investigative Support Requirements.--The conference 
     agreement includes $20,725,000 to address critical 
     infrastructure needs, as follows:
       --$7,725,000 within RETO to consolidate and enhance DEA's 
     electronic surveillance capabilities to support multi-agency, 
     multi-jurisdictional investigations;
       --$13,000,000 within ADP to accelerate the completion of 
     Phase II of FIREBIRD to December 2001. This amount will 
     provide a

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     total of $44,890,000 in fiscal year 2000 for FIREBIRD, of 
     which $37,500,000 is to be for deployment only, and 
     $7,400,000 is for operations and maintenance (O&M) of the 
     system, the full amount requested in the budget. Should 
     additional funds be required for O&M, the Committee's would 
     be willing to entertain a reprogramming in accordance with 
     section 605 of the Act. The conferees share the concerns 
     expressed in the House report regarding this program, and 
     direct DEA to provide a full program plan for completion of 
     Phase II of FIREBIRD, including deployment and O&M costs, to 
     the Committees on Appropriations not later than December 1, 
     1999, and to provide quarterly status reports thereafter on 
     deployment and O&M, delineated by location and function.
       Drug Diversion Control Fee Account.--The conference 
     agreement provides $80,330,000 for DEA's Drug Diversion 
     Control Program, including $3,260,000 in adjustments to base 
     and program increases, as requested. In addition, the Senate 
     report language regarding development of electronic reporting 
     and records systems is adopted by reference. The conference 
     agreement assumes that the level of balances in the Fee 
     Account are sufficient to fully support diversion control 
     programs in fiscal year 2000. As was the case in fiscal year 
     1999, no funds are provided in the DEA Salaries and Expenses 
     appropriation for this account in fiscal year 2000.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $5,500,000 in direct 
     appropriations for construction for the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration (DEA) as proposed in the Senate bill, instead 
     of $8,000,000 as proposed in the House bill.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $2,909,665,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service (INS), instead of $2,932,266,000 as provided in the 
     House bill, and $2,570,164,000 as provided in the Senate 
     bill, of which $1,267,225,000 is from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund, instead of $1,311,225,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill and $873,000,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. In addition to the amounts appropriated, the conference 
     agreement assumes that $1,269,597,000 will be available from 
     offsetting fee collections instead of $1,285,475,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $1,290,162,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Thus, including resources provided under 
     construction, the conference agreement provides a total 
     operating level of $4,260,416,000 for INS, instead of 
     $4,289,231,000 as proposed by the House and $3,999,290,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. This statement of managers reflects 
     the agreement of the conferees on how the funds provided in 
     the conference report are to be spent.
       Base adjustments.--The conference agreement provides 
     $54,740,000 for base restoration, instead of the requested 
     $55,830,000, and provides $7,112,000 for the annualization of 
     the fiscal year 1999 pay raise, instead of the requested 
     $14,961,000, the remaining amount of which has already been 
     paid in the current fiscal year. Additionally, the conference 
     agreement includes $30,000,000 for the annualization of the 
     Working Capital Fund base transfer, $3,794,000 for the 
     National Archives records project, and $1,090,000 of the base 
     restoration for fiscal year 1999 adjustments to base which 
     are funded in the Examinations Fee account, since sufficient 
     funds are available. The conference agreement does not 
     include $11,240,000 for the Interagency Crime and Drug 
     Enforcement funds, which are provided in a separate account 
     or $20,000,000 for the annualization of border patrol agents 
     not hired. The conference agreement does not include the 
     transfers to the Examinations Fee account, H-1b account, or 
     the breached bond/detention account, as proposed by the 
     Senate report.
       INS Organization and Management.--The conference agreement 
     includes the concerns expressed in the House report that a 
     lack of resources is no longer an acceptable response to 
     INS's inability to adequately address its mission 
     responsibilities. The conference agreement includes the 
     establishment of clearer chains of command--one for 
     enforcement activities and one for service to non-citizens--
     as one step towards making the INS a more efficient, 
     accountable, and effective agency, as proposed in both the 
     House and Senate reports. Consistent with the concept of 
     separating immigration enforcement from service, the 
     conference agreement continues to provide for a separation of 
     funds, as in fiscal year 1999 and in the House bill. The 
     conference agreement includes the separation of funds into 
     two accounts, as requested and as proposed in the House bill: 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs, and Citizenship and Benefits, 
     Immigration Support and Program Direction. INS enforcement 
     funds are placed under the Enforcement and Border Affairs 
     account. All immigration-related benefits and naturalization, 
     support and program resources are placed under the 
     Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and Program 
     Direction account. Neither account includes revenues 
     generated in various fee accounts to fund program activities 
     in both enforcement and functions, which are in addition to 
     the appropriated funds and are discussed below. Funds for INS 
     construction projects continue to fall within the INS 
     construction account.
       The conference agreement includes bill language which 
     provides authority for the Attorney General to transfer funds 
     from one account to another in order to ensure that funds are 
     properly aligned. Such transfers may occur notwithstanding 
     any transfer limitations imposed under this Act but such 
     transfers are still subject to the reprogramming requirements 
     under Section 605 of this Act. It is expected that any 
     request for transfer of funds will remain within the 
     activities under those headings.
       The conference agreement includes $1,107,429,000 for 
     Enforcement and Border Affairs, $535,011,000 for Citizenship 
     and Benefits, Immigration Support and Program Direction, and 
     $1,267,225,000 from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.
       The Enforcement and Border Affairs account is comprised of 
     the following amounts: $922,224,000 for existing base 
     activities for Border Patrol, Investigations, Detention and 
     Deportation, and Intelligence; less $11,240,000 for the 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement funds, which are 
     provided in a separate account, less $20,000,000 for the 
     annualization of border patrol agents not hired and less 
     $7,555,000 for part of the fiscal year 1999 annualized pay 
     raise, the remaining amount of which has already been paid in 
     the current fiscal year.
       The Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and 
     Program Direction account includes $539,099,000 (plus VCRTF 
     funds) for the existing activities of citizenship and 
     benefits, immigration support, and management and 
     administration; less $294,000 of the annualized fiscal year 
     1999 pay raise which has already been paid within the current 
     year, and less $3,794,000 for archives and records, which are 
     now funded within the Examinations Fee account. The requested 
     $30,000,000 base restoration and the $1,090,000 base 
     restoration for fiscal year 1999 adjustments to base need not 
     be funded in the Salaries and Expenses base since sufficient 
     funds are available within the Examinations Fee account. None 
     of these amounts include offsetting fees, which are used to 
     fund both enforcement and service functions.
       Border Control.--The conference agreement includes 
     $50,000,000 for 1,000 new border patrol agents and 475 FTEs, 
     of which $1,500,000 is for border patrol recruitment devices, 
     such as language proficiency bonuses, recruitment bonuses, 
     and costs for improved recruitment outreach programs, 
     including the possibility of expanding testing capabilities 
     and other hiring steps, as described in the Senate report, 
     and the establishment of an Office of Border Patrol 
     Recruitment and Retention, as described in the Senate report, 
     including the submission of recommendations on pay and 
     benefits. Owing to INS's failure to hire 1,000 border patrol 
     agents in fiscal year 1999, INS may provide a recruiting 
     bonus to new agents hired after January 1, 2000. Should the 
     INS be unable to recruit the required agents by June 1, 2000, 
     the only other allowable purpose to which the $48,500,000 may 
     be put is an increase in pay for non-supervisory agents who 
     have served at a GS-9 level for more than one year. The 
     Committees on Appropriations expect to be notified prior to 
     the use of funds for a pay raise.
       The conference report also includes $22,000,000 for 
     additional border patrol equipment and technology, to be 
     funded from existing base resources for information resource 
     management, as follows: $9,350,000 for infrared night vision 
     scopes; $6,375,000 for night vision goggles; $4,050,000 for 
     pocket scopes; and $2,225,000 for laser aiming modules and 
     infrared target pointers/illuminators. Additionally, the 
     conference agreement includes $3,000,000, funded from the 
     existing base for information resource management, for the 
     Law Enforcement Support Center, as described in the Senate 
     report.
       The conference agreement includes the following reports on 
     border-related activities and technologies: (1) hand-held 
     night-vision binocular report by March 1, 2000, as in the 
     House report; (2) night vision obligation report by December 
     15, 1999, as in the House report; (3) all-light, all-weather 
     ground surveillance capability report by March 1, 2000, as in 
     the House report; (4) border patrol hiring and spending plan 
     for fiscal year 1999 by September 15, 1999, as in the House 
     report; (5) report on the situation in the Tucson sector by 
     October 1, 1999, as in the House report; (6) fiscal year 1999 
     border patrol aviation final report; and (7) a feasibility 
     report on the participation of the Tucson sector in the 
     ambulance reimbursement program by January 15, 2000. All 
     overdue reports are still expected to be submitted to the 
     Committees. The conferees are aware of a recently filed 
     lawsuit against the INS and the Army Corps of Engineers 
     challenging the major drug interdiction effort known as 
     Operation Rio Grande and its impact on the environment. The 
     conferees are concerned about the potential adverse effects 
     that this suit may have on drug interdiction efforts. The 
     conferees, therefore, direct the Department of Justice, 
     within 30 days of enactment, to provide the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees with a report on the status of this 
     lawsuit.
       IAFIS/IDENT.--The conferees direct the Assistant Attorney 
     General for Administration

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     to submit a plan by November 1, 1999, to integrate the INS 
     IDENT and the FBI IAFIS systems. This plan should address 
     Congressional concerns that the current environment does not 
     provide other Federal, State and local law enforcement 
     agencies with access to fingerprint identification 
     information captured by INS Border Patrol agents, nor does it 
     provide the Border Patrol with the full benefit of FBI 
     criminal history records when searching criminal histories of 
     persons apprehended at the border.
       The conferees direct that the following studies be 
     undertaken: a system design effort; a joint INS-FBI 
     criminality study, involving a matching of IDENT recidivist 
     records against the Criminal Master File; a study to 
     determine the operational impact of 10-printing apprehended 
     illegal crossers at the border; and an engineering proposal 
     for the first phase to determine the validity of the systems 
     development costs that have been estimated by the FBI. These 
     studies will provide the data necessary to project accurate 
     costs for the remainder of the development and 
     implementation. The conferees expect that the Justice 
     Management Division will oversee the integration effort and 
     that all existing INS base funds for IDENT will be controlled 
     by the Assistant Attorney General for Administration. The 
     Assistant Attorney General for Administration shall submit to 
     the Committees a proposed spending plan on the use of 
     existing base funds available for IDENT for these studies and 
     other related expenditures no later than December 15, 1999.
       Deployment of border patrol resources.--The conference 
     agreement directs the INS to continue its consultation with 
     the Committees on Appropriations of both the House and Senate 
     before deployment of new border patrol agents included in 
     this conference agreement. In recognition of the increased 
     problems in and around El Centro, California; Tucson, 
     Arizona; the Southeastern states; and around the Northern 
     border, as described in both the House and Senate reports, 
     the conferees expect that the proposed deployment plan 
     submitted to the Committees by INS will include an 
     appropriate distribution to address these needs.
       Interior enforcement.--The conference agreement includes 
     $5,000,000 in additional funding within existing resources to 
     continue and to expand the local jail program pursuant to 
     Public Law 105-141. The conferees direct the INS to staff the 
     Anaheim City Jail portion of this program with trained INS 
     personnel on a full-time basis, especially the portions of 
     the day or night when the greatest number of individuals are 
     incarcerated prior to arraignment.
       The conference agreement includes the following reports: 
     (1) by January 15, 2000, a report on possible new quick 
     response teams (QRTs), as described in the House report; (2) 
     by November 30, 1999, the revised interior enforcement plan, 
     as described in the House report; and (3) by January 15, 
     2000, the local jail program status report, as described in 
     the House report.
       Detention.--The conference agreement provides $200,000,000 
     for additional detention space for detaining criminal and 
     illegal aliens, as described in the House report, of which 
     $174,000,000 is in direct appropriations and $26,000,000 is 
     from recoveries from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund 
     for fiscal year 1995. This amount is $30,000,000 less than 
     the budget request and is funded from direct appropriations 
     instead of the requested combination of appropriated funds, 
     reinstatement of Section 245(i), transfer of funds from the 
     Crime Victims Fund and a reallocation of funds within the 
     account. The conference agreement continues funding for the 
     $80,000,000 for detention provided in fiscal year 1999 
     supplemental appropriations and provides an additional 1,216 
     new beds for a total of approximately 18,535 detention beds 
     in fiscal year 2000, and provides 176 additional detention 
     and deportation staff to support these beds and $4,000,000 
     and 10 positions to begin implementation of standards at 
     detention facilities.
       The conference agreement includes the concerns raised in 
     the House report about the INS's ability to plan for, request 
     in a timely fashion, and manage sufficient detention space. 
     Accordingly, the conference agreement includes the following 
     reports: (1) by September 1, 1999, recommendations by the 
     Attorney General on a Department-wide strategy on detention, 
     as described in the House report; (2) by January 15, 2000, a 
     detailed assessment of INS's current and projected detention 
     needs for the next 3 years, as described in both the House 
     and Senate reports, and including possible supplemental 
     detention locations such as Etowah County Detention Center 
     near Atlanta and Tallahatchie County prison in Tutwiler, a 
     hiring plan for the additional detention and deportation 
     personnel, and a proposal for the expansion of the number of 
     juvenile detention beds; (3) by December 1, 1999, a report on 
     the detention needs and costs associated with Operation 
     Vanguard, as described in the House report; and (4) by March 
     1, 2000, a feasibility study and implementation plan for 
     utilizing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation 
     System for a greater number of deportations. All overdue 
     reports are still expected to be submitted to the Committees.
       Naturalization.--The conference agreement includes full 
     funding to continue the fiscal year 1999 Backlog Reduction 
     Action Teams (BRAT) and accompanying resources during fiscal 
     year 2000. The conference agreement includes the concerns 
     raised in the House report about recently-discovered 
     naturalization cases processed during the Citizenship USA 
     initiative and requests a report on these cases by March 1, 
     2000, as described in the House report.
       Institutional Removal Program.--The conferees assume that, 
     in the implementation of the Institutional Removal Program 
     (IRP), priority is given to violent offenders and those 
     arrested for drug violations. The conferees direct the INS, 
     in consultation with the Executive Office of Immigration 
     Review, to report to the Committees on Appropriations on IRP 
     caseload, by case type, for fiscal years 1997-1999. If the 
     IRP caseload does not give priority to aliens imprisoned for 
     serious violent felonies or drug trafficking, the INS is 
     directed to explain why and to outline the steps it will take 
     to focus IRP efforts on the most dangerous incarcerated 
     aliens. The report shall be delivered not later than March 
     31, 2000.
       Other.--In spite of the direction in the fiscal year 1999 
     supplemental appropriations Act to promptly submit all 
     previously requested and overdue reports, the INS has failed 
     to do so. Therefore, the conference agreement again includes 
     the direction to INS to submit all outstanding reports to the 
     Committees no later than November 1, 1999. The conference 
     agreement also includes the following items: (1) Senate 
     report language on special agent deployments aimed at forcing 
     the INS to execute directives contained in both the fiscal 
     year 1999 INS deployment plan and the conference report; (2) 
     Senate direction to INS on assessment of staffing along the 
     U.S.-Canadian border; and (3) Senate direction for INS-
     proposed periodic visits to the upper Shenandoah Valley.


                       OFFSETTING FEE COLLECTIONS

       The conference agreement assumes $1,269,597,000 will be 
     available from offsetting fee collections, instead of 
     $1,285,475,000 as proposed by the House and $1,290,162,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate, to support activities related to the 
     legal admission of persons into the United States. These 
     activities are entirely funded by fees paid by persons who 
     are either traveling internationally or are applying for 
     immigration benefits. The following levels are recommended:
       Immigration Examinations Fees.--The conference agreement 
     assumes $708,500,000 of spending from Immigration 
     Examinations Fee account resources, instead of $712,800,000 
     as proposed by both the House and Senate. This is an increase 
     of $19,921,000 over fiscal year 1999 and is due to an 
     increase in the estimate of the number of applications that 
     will be received in fiscal year 2000. The conference 
     agreement assumes that the requested $3,794,000 for archives 
     and records, the requested $30,000,000 for base restoration, 
     and the requested $1,090,000 base for fiscal year 1999 
     adjustments to base are funded in this account, and not in 
     the Salaries and Expenses, Citizenship and Benefits, 
     Immigration Support and Program Direction account, since 
     sufficient funds are available.
       The conference agreement includes full funding to continue 
     the fiscal year 1999 Backlog Reduction Action Teams (BRAT) 
     and accompanying resources for fiscal year 2000. The 
     agreement also continues funding for the implementation of a 
     telephone customer service center to assist applicants for 
     immigration benefits, for the indexing and conversion of INS 
     microfilm images and for the records centralization 
     initiative, and all projects which were funded in fiscal year 
     1999. The conferees have a strong interest in and supported 
     in fiscal year 1999 the INS effort to modernize its records 
     program, that is fundamental to improved services and 
     enforcement activities. INS is therefore directed to fully 
     fund the records centralization and redesign activities in 
     Harrisonburg, VA and Lee Summit, MO and provide a progress 
     report on records centralization to the Committee on 
     Appropriations no later than January 15, 2000.
       The agreement does not include the transfer to the 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review, as proposed by the 
     Senate report.
       Inspections User Fee.--The conference agreement includes 
     $446,151,000 of spending from offsetting collections in this 
     account, the same amount proposed in both the House and 
     Senate reports, and does not assume the addition of any new 
     or increased fees on airline or cruise ship passengers. The 
     recommendation does not include $9,918,000 for ``re-
     evaluation of receipts'' nor $888,000 for a portion of the 
     annualization of 1999 pay raise which has already been paid 
     in the current fiscal year. The agreement includes the data 
     collection pilot program at J.F. Kennedy airport, as 
     described in the House report, and the resulting report, to 
     be submitted to the Committees no later than August 1, 2000, 
     as well as the directive to submit certain documents by 
     September 31, 1999, as described in the House report. The 
     agreement does not include the transfer from the inspections 
     user fee, as proposed in the Senate report.
       Land border inspections fees.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,548,000 in spending from the Land Border 
     Inspection Fund, a decrease of $1,727,000 under the current 
     year due to lower projected receipts.

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     The current revenues generated in this account are from 
     Dedicated Commuter Lanes in Blaine and Port Roberts, 
     Washington, Detroit Tunnel and Ambassador Bridge, Michigan, 
     and Otay Mesa, California and from Automated Permit Ports 
     that provide pre-screened local border residents' border 
     crossing privileges by means of automated inspections. The 
     conference agreement includes the report on the feasibility 
     of adding a secure electronic network for travelers rapid 
     inspection program for dedicated commuter lanes at San Luis, 
     Arizona by March 1, 2000, as described in the House report.
       Immigration Breached Bond/Detention account.--The 
     conference agreement includes $110,423,000 in spending from 
     the Breached Bond/Detention account, instead of $117,501,000 
     in the House report and $127,771,000 in the Senate report, a 
     decrease in $66,527,000 from fiscal year 1999 due to a 
     decrease in revenue and $6,477,000 below the request. The 
     level of spending assumed in the conference agreement is 
     based on estimated revenues in this account totaling 
     $55,683,000, which includes revenue projected for fiscal year 
     1999 and assumes the availability of funds from penalty fees 
     from applications under 245(i) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act, which expired on January 14, 1998. The 
     conference agreement assumes $54,740,000 of expenses for 
     alien detention costs provided under the salaries and 
     expenses account for base restoration. The agreement does not 
     include the base transfer to the breached bond/detention 
     account, as proposed by the Senate report.
       Immigration Enforcement Fines.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,850,000 in spending from Immigration Enforcement 
     fines, instead of $1,303,000 assumed in both the House and 
     Senate. The increase is due to new projections of carryover 
     from fiscal year 1999 that will be available in fiscal year 
     2000.
       H-1B fees.--The conference agreement includes $1,125,000 in 
     spending from the new H-1B fee account, the amount requested 
     and the amount proposed in both the House and Senate. This 
     new account supports the processing of applications for H-1B 
     temporary workers. The agreement does not include the 
     transfer to this account, as proposed by the Senate report.
       Other.--The conference agreement includes bill language, 
     similar to that included in previous appropriations Acts, 
     which provides: (1) up to $50,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential nature; (2) for the purchase of 
     motor vehicles for police-type use and for uniforms, without 
     regard to general purchase price limitations; (3) for the 
     acquisition and operation of aircraft; (4) for research 
     related to enforcement of which up to $400,000 is available 
     until expended; (5) up to $10,000,000 for basic officer 
     training; (6) up to $5,000,000 for payments to State and 
     local law enforcement agencies engaged in cooperative 
     activities related to immigration; (7) up to $5,000 to be 
     used for official reception and representation expenses; (8) 
     up to $30,000 to be paid to individual employees for 
     overtime; (9) that funds in this Act or any other Act may not 
     be used for the continued operation of the San Clemente and 
     Temecula checkpoints unless the checkpoints are open and 
     traffic is being checked on a continuous 24-hour basis; (10) 
     a specific level of funding for the Offices of Legislative 
     and Public Affairs with a modification, and incorporating by 
     reference House direction including that the level is not to 
     affect the number of employees dedicated to casework; (11) a 
     limit on the amount of funding available for non-career 
     positions; (12) direction and authorization to the Attorney 
     General to impose disciplinary actions, including termination 
     of employment, for any INS employee who violates Department 
     policies and procedures relative to granting citizenship or 
     who willfully deceives the Congress or Department leadership 
     on any matter; and (13) separate headings for Enforcement and 
     Border Affairs and Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration 
     Support, and Program Direction. In addition, new bill 
     language is included designating a portion of funds to be 
     used for narrowband conversion activities and transfers these 
     funds to the Department of Justice Wireless Management 
     Office. The agreement does not include the Senate provisions 
     on fee payments by cash or cashier's checks or the cap on the 
     number of positions.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $99,664,000 for 
     construction for INS, instead of $90,000,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill and $138,964,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The conference agreement assumes funding of 
     $51,468,000, of which $35,968,000 is for border patrol and 
     ports of entry new construction (seven stations or sector 
     headquarters and two ports of entry housing) as proposed in 
     the Senate report; $6,500,000 for the Douglas, Arizona border 
     patrol station; and $9,000,000 for maintenance and 
     renovations to the Charleston Border Patrol Academy. The 
     agreement includes $2,340,000 for planning, site acquisition 
     and design of 5 border patrol stations and Texas checkpoints, 
     as in the House report; $6,000,000 for military engineering 
     support to border construction, pursuant to both House and 
     Senate reports; $500,000 for planning, site acquisition and 
     design, pursuant to the House report; $10,308,000 for one-
     time build out costs; $19,250,000 for servicewide maintenance 
     and repair; $4,000,000 for servicewide fuel storage tank 
     upgrade and repair; and $5,798,000 for program execution. The 
     conference agreement also includes bill language, included in 
     fiscal year 1999 and in the House bill, prohibiting site, 
     acquisition, design, or construction of any border patrol 
     checkpoint in the Tucson sector.

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,111,634,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Prison System, instead 
     of $3,072,528,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $3,163,373,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Of this 
     amount, the conference agreement provides $22,524,000 from 
     the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund (VCRTF), as proposed 
     in the House bill, instead of $46,599,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The agreement assumes that, in addition to the 
     amounts appropriated, $90,000,000 will be available for 
     necessary operations in fiscal year 2001 from unobligated 
     carryover balances as proposed by the House bill, instead of 
     $50,000,000, to be made available for one fiscal year for 
     activation of new facilities, as proposed by the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement reduces the appropriation required 
     for the Federal prison system by $46,793,000 without 
     affecting requested program levels. Specifically, $31,808,000 
     in savings is achieved as a result of delays in scheduled 
     activations and $4,985,000 is due to a reduction in the 
     number of contract beds for the transfer of detainees from 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service required in fiscal 
     year 2000.
       The conference agreement includes the notation on a recent 
     report by the General Accounting Office, as in the House 
     report.
       The conference agreement includes bill language designating 
     a portion of funds to be used for narrowband conversion 
     activities and tranfers these funds to the Department of 
     Justice Wireless Management Office.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The conference agreement includes $556,791,000 for 
     construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of prison 
     and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners, as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $549,791,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, and assumes funding in 
     accordance with the House bill.
       The conferees direct the Bureau of Prisons to submit to the 
     Committees a study of the feasibility of constructing 
     additional medium or high security prisons or work camps at 
     existing Federal prison sites, including those currently 
     being constructed, and including Yazoo City, by May 1, 2000.

                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated


                (LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES)

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on 
     administrative expenses of $3,429,000, as requested and as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, instead of $2,490,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                           JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $307,611,000 for Justice 
     Assistance, instead of $217,436,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $373,092,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement includes the following:


                      Justice Assistance Programs

                       (In thousands of dollars)

National Institute of Justice...................................$43,448
  Defense/Law Enforcement Technology Transfer..................(10,277)
  DNA Technology R&D Program....................................(5,000)
Bureau of Justice Statistics.....................................25,505
Missing Children.................................................19,952
Regional Information Sharing System \1\..........................20,000
National White Collar Crime Center................................9,250
Management and Administration \2\................................37,456
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal....................................................155,611
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Counterterrorism Programs:
  General Equipment Grants.......................................75,000
  State and Local Bomb Technician Equipment Grants...............10,000
  Training Grants................................................37,000
  Counterterrorism Research and Development......................30,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal....................................................152,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total, Bureau of Justice Assistance.........................307,611

\1\ $5,000,000 included in COPS Technology, for a total of $25,000,000.
\2\ $2,000,000 is included in the total Management and Administration 
amount for Counterterrorism programs.

       This statement of managers reflects the agreement of the 
     conferees on how funds provided for all programs under the 
     Office of Justice Programs in this conference report are to 
     be spent.
       National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The conference 
     agreement provides $43,448,000 for the National Institute of 
     Justice, instead of $42,438,000 as proposed in the House bill 
     and $50,948,000 in the Senate bill. Additionally, $5,200,000 
     for NIJ research and evaluation on

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     the causes and impact of domestic violence is provided under 
     the Violence Against Women Grants program; $15,000,000 is 
     provided from within technology funding in the State and 
     Local Law Enforcement account to be available to NIJ to 
     develop new, more effective safety technologies for safe 
     schools; and $20,000,000 is provided to NIJ, as was provided 
     in previous fiscal years, from the Local Law Enforcement 
     Block Grant for assisting local units to identify, select, 
     develop, modernize and purchase new technologies for use by 
     law enforcement.
       The conference agreement adopts the recommendation in the 
     House and Senate reports that within the overall amount 
     provided to NIJ, the Office of Justice Programs is expected 
     to review proposals, provide a grant if warranted, and report 
     to the Committees on its intentions regarding: a grant for 
     the current year level for information technology 
     applications for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas; a 
     grant for the current year level for a pilot program with a 
     Department of Criminal Justice Training and a College of 
     Criminal Justice for rural law enforcement needs, as 
     described in the House report; a grant for $300,000 to the 
     U.S.-Mexico Border Counties Coalition for the development of 
     a uniform accounting proposal to determine the costs to 
     border States for the processing of criminal illegal aliens; 
     a grant for $250,000 to study the casework increase on U.S. 
     District Courts; $360,000 to the Center for Child and Family 
     studies to conduct research into intra-family violence; a 
     grant for $750,000 for the University of Connecticut Prison 
     Health Center for prison health research; a grant for 
     $1,000,000 for the University of Mississippi School of 
     Psychiatry for research in addictive disorders and their 
     connection to youth violence; and a grant for $300,000 for 
     research into a non-toxic drug detection and identification 
     aerosol technology, as described in the Senate report. Within 
     available funds NIJ is directed to carry out a broad-based 
     demonstration of computerized live scan fingerprint capture 
     services and report to the Committees with the results.
       Defense/Law Enforcement Technology Transfer.--Within the 
     total amount provided to NIJ, the conference agreement 
     includes $10,277,000 to assist NIJ, in conjunction with the 
     Department of Defense, to convert non-lethal defense 
     technology to law enforcement use. Within the amount is the 
     continuation at the current year level of the law enforcement 
     technology center network, which provides States with 
     information on new equipment and technologies, as well as 
     assists law enforcement agencies in locating high cost/low 
     use equipment for use on a temporary or emergency basis, of 
     which the current year level is provided for the technology 
     commercialization initiative at the National Technology 
     Transfer Center and other law enforcement technology centers.
       DNA Technology Research and Development Program.--Within 
     the amount provided, the conference agreement includes 
     $5,000,000 to develop improved DNA testing capabilities, as 
     proposed in the House and Senate reports.
       Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The conference 
     agreement provides $25,505,000 for the Bureau of Justice 
     Statistics, instead of $22,124,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $28,886,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The 
     recommendation includes $400,000 to support the National 
     Victims of Crime survey and $400,000 to compile statistics on 
     victims of crime with disabilities. The conferees direct BJS 
     to implement a voluntary annual reporting system of all 
     deaths occurring in law enforcement custody, and provide a 
     report to the Committees on its progress no later than July 
     1, 2000, as provided in the House report.
       Missing Children.--The conference agreement provides 
     $19,952,000 for the Missing Children Program as proposed in 
     the Senate bill, instead of the $17,168,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill. The conference agreement provides a 
     significant increase and further expands the Missing Children 
     initiative included in the 1999 conference report, to combat 
     crimes against children, particularly kidnapping and sexual 
     exploitation. Within the amounts provided, the conference 
     agreement assumes funding in accordance with the Senate 
     report including:
       (1) $8,798,000 for the Missing Children Program within the 
     Office of Justice Programs, Justice Assistance, including the 
     following: $6,000,000 for State and local law enforcement to 
     continue specialized cyberunits and to form new units to 
     investigate and prevent child sexual exploitation which are 
     based on the protocols for conducting investigations 
     involving the Internet and online service providers that have 
     been established by the Department of Justice and the 
     National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
       (2) $9,654,000 for the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children, of which $2,125,000 is provided to 
     operate the Cyber Tip Line and to conduct Cyberspace 
     training. The conferees expect the National Center for 
     Missing and Exploited Children to continue to consult with 
     participating law enforcement agencies to ensure the 
     curriculum, training, and programs provided with this 
     additional funding are consistent with the protocols for 
     conducting investigations involving the Internet and online 
     service providers that have been established by the 
     Department of Justice. The conferees have included additional 
     funding for the expansion of the Cyber Tip Line. The 
     conference agreement includes $50,000 to duplicate the 
     America OnLine law enforcement training tape and disseminate 
     it to law enforcement training academies and police 
     departments within the United States. The conference 
     agreement also includes additional funds for case management.
       (3) $1,500,000 for the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training 
     Center for training of State and local law enforcement 
     officials investigating missing and exploited children cases. 
     The conference agreement includes an increase for expansion 
     of the Center to train additional law enforcement officers. 
     The conferees direct the Center to create courses for judges 
     and prosecutors to improve the handling of child pornography 
     cases. To accomplish this effort, the conference agreement 
     directs the Center to expand its in-house legal division so 
     that it can provide increased legal technical assistance.
       Regional Information Sharing System (RISS).--The conference 
     agreement includes $20,000,000 as proposed in both the House 
     and Senate bills. An additional $5,000,000 is provided for 
     fiscal year 2000 under the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services (COPS) law enforcement technology program in 
     accordance with the House report.
       White Collar Crime Center.--The conference agreement 
     includes $9,250,000 for the National White Collar Crime 
     Center (NWCCC), to assist the Center in forming partnerships 
     and working on model projects with the private sector to 
     address economic crimes issues, as proposed in the House 
     bill, instead of $5,350,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The additional funding is to be used in accordance with the 
     House report.
       Counterterrorism Assistance.--The conference agreement 
     includes a total of $152,000,000 to continue the initiative 
     to prepare, equip, and train State and local entities to 
     respond to incidents of chemical, biological, radiological, 
     and other types of domestic terrorism, instead of $74,000,000 
     as proposed in the House bill and $204,500,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill. Funding is provided as follows:
       --Equipment Grants.--$75,000,000 is provided for general 
     equipment grants for State and local first responders, 
     including, but not limited to, firefighters and emergency 
     services personnel. The conferees reiterate that these 
     resources are to be used to meet the needs of the maximum 
     number of communities possible, based upon a comprehensive 
     needs assessment which takes into account the relative risk 
     to a community, as well as the availability of other Federal, 
     State and local resources to address this problem. The 
     conferees understand that such needs and risk assessments are 
     currently being conducted by each State, and State-wide plans 
     are being developed. The conferees intend, and expect, that 
     such plans will address the needs of local communities. The 
     conferees expect these plans to be reviewed by the 
     interagency National Domestic Preparedness Office (NDPO). The 
     conferees direct that funds provided for general grants in 
     fiscal year 2000 be expended only upon completion of, and in 
     accordance with, such State-wide plans.
       --State and Local Bomb Technician Equipment.--$10,000,000 
     is provided for equipment grants for State and local bomb 
     technicians. This amount, when combined with $3,000,000 in 
     prior year carryover, will provide a total of $13,000,000 for 
     this purpose in fiscal year 2000. The conferees note that 
     State and local bomb technicians play an integral role in any 
     response to a terrorist threat or incident, and as such 
     should be integrated into a State's counterterrorism plan. 
     The conferees request that the NDPO conduct an assessment of 
     the assistance currently provided to State and local bomb 
     technicians under this and other programs, the relationship 
     of this program to other State and local first responders 
     assistance programs, and the extent to which State and local 
     bomb technician equipment needs have been integrated into, 
     and addressed, as part of a State's overall counterterrorism 
     plan. The NDPO should provide a report on its assessment to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than February 1, 
     2000.
       --Training.--$37,000,000 is provided for training programs 
     for State and local first responders, to be distributed as 
     follows:
       (1) $27,000,000 is for the National Domestic Preparedness 
     Consortium, of which $13,000,000 is for the Center for 
     Domestic Preparedness at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, including 
     $500,000 for management and administration of the Center; and 
     $14,000,000 is to be equally divided among the four other 
     Consortium members;
       (2) $8,000,000 is for additional training programs to 
     address emerging training needs not provided for by the 
     Consortium or elsewhere. In distributing these funds, the 
     conferees expect OJP to consider the needs of firefighters 
     and emergency services personnel, and State and local law 
     enforcement, as well as the need for State and local 
     antiterrorism training and equipment sustainment training. 
     The conferees encourage OJP to consider developing and 
     strengthening its partnerships with the Department of Defense 
     to provide training and technical assistance, such as those 
     services offered by U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground and the 
     U.S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal; and

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       (3) $2,000,000 is provided for distance learning training 
     programs at the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute at 
     the Southeastern Public Safety Institute to train 11,000 
     students, particularly in medium and small communities, 
     through advanced distributive learning technology and other 
     mechanisms.
       The conferees are aware that the Department of Justice has 
     recently agreed to assume control of the Ft. McClellan 
     facility from the Department of Defense in fiscal year 2000. 
     In addition, the conferees are aware that discussions are 
     occurring which could result in the transfer of ownership of 
     the entire facility from the Department of Defense to the 
     Department of Justice. Such actions will result in the 
     Department of Justice assuming a significant additional 
     financial burden to operate and maintain the facility which 
     previously was not anticipated, and may impact OJP's ability 
     to provide support for all training programs. While the 
     conferees recognize the importance of the training provided 
     at Ft. McClellan, a comprehensive assessment of DOJ's needs 
     at the facility is warranted to ensure that such needs are 
     met in the most cost-effective manner possible. The Attorney 
     General is directed to conduct this assessment and provide a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     February 1, 2000. Further, the Department is directed not to 
     pursue or assume any other relationships which may result in 
     the Department of Justice assuming facilities management 
     responsibility or ownership of any other training facility, 
     without prior consultation with the Committees.
       The Senate report language regarding utilization of 
     Consortium members is adopted by reference. In addition, the 
     conferees encourage OJP to collaborate with the National 
     Guard to make use of the National Guard Distance Learning 
     Network to deliver training programs, thereby capitalizing on 
     investments made by the Department of Defense to provide low 
     cost training to first responders.
       Counterterrorism Research and Development.--The conference 
     agreement provides $30,000,000 to the National Institute of 
     Justice for research into the social and political causes and 
     effects of terrorism and development of technologies to 
     counter biological, nuclear and chemical weapons of mass 
     destruction, as well as cyberterrorism through our automated 
     information systems. These funds shall be equally divided 
     between the Oklahoma City Memorial Institute for the 
     Prevention of Terrorism and the Dartmouth Institute for 
     Security Studies, and shall be administered by NIJ to ensure 
     collaboration and coordination among the two institutes and 
     NIJ, as well as with the National Domestic Preparedness 
     Office and the Office of State and Local Domestic 
     Preparedness Support. These institutes will also serve as 
     national points of contact for antiterrorism information 
     sharing among Federal, State and local preparedness agencies, 
     as well as private and public organizations dealing with 
     these issues. The conferees agree that such a collaborative 
     approach is essential to production of a national research 
     and technology development agenda and expect a status report 
     by July 30, 2000.
       The conference agreement includes language providing 
     funding for counterterrorism programs in accordance with 
     sections 819, 821, and 822 of the Antiterrorism and Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1996, as proposed in the House bill. The 
     conference agreement does not include language, proposed in 
     the Senate bill, prohibiting the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
     from providing funding to States that have failed to 
     establish a comprehensive terrorism plan. The House bill did 
     not include a similar provision.
       Management and Administration.--The conference agreement 
     includes $37,456,000 for Management and Administration, 
     instead of $31,456,000 as proposed in the House, and 
     $43,456,000 as proposed in the Senate. Within the amount, 
     $2,000,000 is provided for Counterterrorism program 
     activities. In addition, reimbursable funding from Violent 
     Crime Reduction Trust Fund programs, Community Oriented 
     Policing Services, and a transfer from the Juvenile Justice 
     account will be provided for the administration of grants 
     under these activities. Total funding for the administration 
     of grants assumed in the conference agreement is as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Amount       FTE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct appropriations............................    $37,456,000    338
    (Counterterrorism programs)..................     (2,000,000)   (16)
Transfer from Juvenile Justice programs..........      6,647,000     87
Reimbursement from VCRTF.........................     56,288,000    434
Reimbursement from COPS..........................      4,700,000     39
                                                  ----------------------
      Total......................................   $105,091,000    898
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conferees commend OJP's restructuring report, submitted 
     to the Committees during fiscal year 1999, and support the 
     current comprehensive review undertaken by the authorizing 
     committees. To further the goals of eliminating possible 
     duplication and overlap among OJP's programs, improving 
     responsiveness to State and local needs, and ensuring that 
     appropriated funds are targeted in a planned, comprehensive 
     and well-coordinated way, the conferees direct the Assistant 
     Attorney General for OJP to submit a formal reorganization 
     proposal no later than February 1, 2000, on the following 
     limited items: the creation of a ``one-stop'' information 
     center; the establishment of ``state desks'' for 
     geographically-based grant administration; and the 
     administration of grants by subject area.
       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for management 
     and administration of Department of Justice counterterrorism 
     programs. The conferees understand that the Department of 
     Justice has submitted a reprogramming to establish an Office 
     of State and Local Domestic Preparedness to administer these 
     programs. The conferees have no objection to the 
     establishment of this office.
       The conference agreement does not include additional 
     funding proposed in the Senate bill to enable the Department 
     of Justice to begin to assume responsibility for 
     counterterrorism assistance programs currently funded and 
     administered by the Department of Defense. Such action could 
     significantly impact ongoing Department of Justice programs, 
     and absent careful consideration and study, may result in the 
     duplication and inefficient use of limited resources to meet 
     the needs of State and local first responders. Therefore, the 
     conferees direct the Department of Justice, working through 
     the National Domestic Preparedness Office, to review this 
     matter and provide to the Committees on Appropriations no 
     later than December 15, 1999, a comprehensive plan for the 
     transition and integration of Department of Defense programs 
     into ongoing Department of Justice and other Federal agency 
     programs in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The 
     conferees expect the Department not to take any further 
     actions to assume responsibility for these programs until 
     such a review has been completed, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations have been consulted. Upon completion of these 
     actions, should additional funding be required by OJP, the 
     Committees would be willing to entertain a reprogramming in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act.


               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes a total of $2,958,950,000 
     for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, instead of 
     $2,822,950,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $1,959,550,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Of this 
     amount, the conference agreement provides that $1,194,450,000 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund 
     (VCRTF), instead of $1,193,450,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $1,407,450,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement provides for the following 
     programs from direct appropriations and the VCRTF:

Direct Appropriation:
  Local Law Enforcement Block Grant........................$523,000,000
    Boys and Girls Clubs...................................(50,000,000)
    Law Enforcement Technology.............................(20,000,000)
  State Prison Grants.......................................686,500,000
    Cooperative Agreement Program..........................(25,000,000)
    Indian Country.........................................(34,000,000)
    Alien Incarceration...................................(165,000,000)
  State Criminal Alien Assistance Program...................420,000,000
  Crime Identification Technology Program...................130,000,000
    Safe Schools Technology................................(15,000,000)
    Upgrade Criminal History Records.......................(35,000,000)
    DNA backlog/CLIP.......................................(30,000,000)
  Indian Tribal Courts Program................................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total Direct Appropriations...........................1,764,500,000
                                                       ================

Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund:
  Byrne Discretionary Grants.................................52,000,000
  Byrne Formula Grants......................................500,000,000
  Drug Courts................................................40,000,000
  Juvenile Crime Block Grant................................250,000,000
  Violence Against Women Act Programs.......................283,750,000
  State Prison Drug Treatment................................63,000,000
  Missing Alzheimer's Patients Program..........................900,000
  Law Enforcement Family Support Programs.....................1,500,000
  Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention..............................1,300,000
  Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams.....................2,000,000
                                                       ================

    Total, Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.............1,194,450,000

       Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.--The conference 
     agreement includes $523,000,000 for the Local Law Enforcement 
     Block Grant program, as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of $400,000,000, as proposed in the Senate bill, in order to 
     continue the commitment to provide local governments with the 
     resources and flexibility to address specific crime problems 
     in their communities with their own solutions. Within the 
     amount provided the conference agreement includes language 
     providing $50,000,000 of these funds to

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     the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, with the increase to be 
     used as described by the Senate. In addition, the conference 
     agreement extends the set aside for law enforcement 
     technology for which an authorization had expired, as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills.
       State Prison Grants.--The conference agreement includes 
     $686,500,000 for State Prison Grants as proposed by the 
     House, instead of $75,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of 
     the amount provided, $462,500,000 is available to States to 
     build and expand prisons, $165,000,000 is available to States 
     for reimbursement of the cost of criminal aliens, $25,000,000 
     is available for the Cooperative Agreement Program, and 
     $34,000,000 is available for construction of jails on Indian 
     reservations, which does not include repair and maintenance 
     costs for existing facilities. There is an awareness of the 
     special needs of Circle of Nations, ND.
       State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The conference 
     agreement provides a total of $585,000,000 for the State 
     Criminal Alien Assistance Program for payment to the States 
     for the costs of incarceration of criminal aliens, as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $100,000,000, as 
     proposed in the Senate bill. Of the total amount, the 
     conference agreement includes $420,000,000 under this account 
     for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and 
     $165,000,000 for this purpose under the State Prison Grants 
     program, as proposed by the House bill, instead of 
     $100,000,000 for this program with no funds from the State 
     Prison Grants program, as proposed by the Senate.
       Technology.--The conference agreement includes $250,000,000 
     in total funding for law enforcement technology, as follows: 
     $130,000,000 for a Crime Identification Technology Program 
     under this heading, which includes $15,000,000 for use by NIJ 
     for researching technology to make schools safe, $35,000,000 
     for grants to upgrade criminal history records, $30,000,000 
     for grants to states to reduce their DNA backlogs and for the 
     Crime Laboratory Improvement Program (CLIP); $20,000,000 
     within the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program to NIJ 
     for assisting local units to identify, select, develop, 
     modernize and purchase new technologies for use by law 
     enforcement; and $100,000,000 for grants for law enforcement 
     technology equipment under the Community Oriented Policing 
     Services program heading.
       Crime Identification Technology Program.--The conference 
     agreement includes $130,000,000 for crime identification 
     technology, instead of $260,000,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, and no funds, as proposed in the House bill, which 
     proposed funding technology only in the Community Oriented 
     Policing Services program, to be used and distributed 
     pursuant to the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998, 
     P.L. 105-251. Under that Act, eligible uses of the funds are 
     (1) upgrading criminal history and criminal justice record 
     systems; (2) improvement of criminal justice identification, 
     including fingerprint-based systems; (3) promoting 
     compatibility and integration of national, State, and local 
     systems for criminal justice purposes, firearms eligibility 
     determinations, identification of sexual offenders, 
     identification of domestic violence offenders, and background 
     checks for other authorized purposes; (4) capture of 
     information for statistical and research purposes; (5) 
     developing multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency communications 
     systems; and (6) improvement of capabilities of forensic 
     sciences, including DNA. Within the amount provided, the OJP 
     is directed to provide grants to the following, and report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate: 
     $7,500,000 for a grant to Kentucky for a state-wide law 
     enforcement technology program; and $7,500,000 for a grant 
     for the Southwest Alabama Department of Justice's initiative 
     to integrate data from various criminal justice agencies to 
     meet Southwest Alabama's public safety needs.
       Safe Schools Technology.--Within the amounts available for 
     technology under this account, the conference agreement 
     includes $15,000,000 for Safe Schools technology to continue 
     funding NIJ's development of new, more effective safety 
     technologies such as less obtrusive weapons detection and 
     surveillance equipment and information systems that provide 
     communities quick access to information they need to identify 
     potentially violent youth, as described in the Senate report.
       Upgrade Criminal History Records (Brady Act).--Within the 
     amounts available for technology under this account, the 
     conference agreement provides $35,000,000, instead of 
     $40,000,000 as proposed by the Senate and as an authorized 
     use of funds from within the Crime Identification Technology 
     Act formula grant program funded in the Community Oriented 
     Policing Services program as proposed by the House. The House 
     report did not designate a specific dollar amount.
       DNA Backlog Grants/Crime Laboratory Improvement Program 
     (CLIP).--Within the amounts available for technology under 
     this account, the conference agreement includes $30,000,000 
     for grants to States to reduce their DNA backlogs and for the 
     Crime Laboratory Improvement Program (CLIP), as proposed by 
     the Senate bill. The House provided funds for these programs 
     through the Crime Identification Technology Act formula grant 
     program funded in the Community Oriented Policing Services 
     program. Within the amount made available under this program, 
     it is expected that the OJP will review proposals, provide 
     grants if warranted, and report to the Committees on its 
     intentions regarding: a $2,000,000 grant to the Marshall 
     University Forensic Science Program; a $3,000,000 grant to 
     the West Virginia University Forensic Identification Program; 
     $1,200,000 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's 
     forensic laboratory; a $500,000 grant to the Southeast 
     Missouri Crime Laboratory; a $661,000 grant to the Wisconsin 
     Laboratory to upgrade DNA technology and training; $1,250,000 
     for Alaska's crime identification program; and $1,900,000 to 
     the National Forensic Science Technology Center, as described 
     in the House report.
       Indian Tribal Courts.--The conference agreement includes 
     $5,000,000, as proposed in the Senate, which was not funded 
     in the House bill, to assist tribal governments in the 
     development, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal 
     judicial systems. These grants should be competitive, based 
     upon the extent and urgency of the need of each applicant. 
     OJP should report back to the Committees with its proposal as 
     to how the program may be administered. The conferees note 
     the special needs of the Wapka Sica Historical Society of 
     South Dakota.


              VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION TRUST FUND PROGRAMS

       Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The conference agreement 
     provides $552,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and 
     Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of which 
     $52,000,000 is discretionary and $500,000,000 is provided for 
     formula grants under this program.
       Byrne Discretionary Grants.--The conference agreement 
     provides $52,000,000 for discretionary grants under Chapter A 
     of the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement 
     Assistance Program to be administered by Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance (BJA), instead of $52,100,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill, and $47,000,000 as proposed in the House bill. 
     Within the amount provided for discretionary grants, the 
     Bureau of Justice Assistance is expected to review the 
     following proposals, provide a grant if warranted, and report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the 
     Senate on its intentions:
       --$2,000,000 for the Alaska Native Justice Center;
       --$1,000,000 for the Ben Clark Public Safety Training 
     program for law enforcement officers;
       --$100,000 for the Chattanooga Endeavors Program for ex-
     offenders;
       --$3,000,000 for a cultural and diversity awareness 
     training program for law enforcement officers in New York, 
     Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta, to be divided 
     equally;
       --$1,775,000 to continue the Drug Abuse Resistance 
     Education (DARE America) program;
       --$2,250,000 to continue the Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Drug Enforcement Task Force and for expansion of the regional 
     gang tracking system;
       --$550,000 for the Kane County Child Advocacy Center for 
     additional personnel for the prosecution of child sexual 
     assault cases;
       --$1,000,000 for a one-time grant to the Law Enforcement 
     Innovation Center for law enforcement training;
       --$500,000 for the community security program of the Local 
     Initiative Support Corporation;
       --$250,000 for the Long Island Anti-Gang Task Force;
       --$1,000,000 for Los Angeles County's Roll Out Teams 
     Program for one-time funding for independent investigations 
     of officer-involved shootings;
       --$1,000,000 for Los Angeles Police Department's Family 
     Violence Response Teams for additional personnel to expand 
     the existing pilot program;
       --$4,500,000 for the Executive Office of the U.S. Attorneys 
     to support the National District Attorneys Association's 
     participation in legal education training at the National 
     Advocacy Center;
       --$3,000,000 for the National Center for Innovation at the 
     University of Mississippi School of Law to sponsor research 
     and produce judicial education seminars and training for 
     court personnel in administering cases;
       --$4,300,000 for the National Crime Prevention Council to 
     continue and expand the National Citizens Crime Prevention 
     Campaign (McGruff);
       --$3,150,000 for the national motor vehicle title 
     information system, authorized by the Anti-Car Theft 
     Improvement Act for operating the system in the current 
     States and to expand to additional States;
       --$1,250,000 for the National Neighborhood Crime and Drug 
     Abuse Prevention Program;
       --$1,000,000 for the National Training and Information 
     Center;
       --$1,000,000 for the Nevada National Judicial College;
       --$1,500,000 for the New Hampshire Operation Streetsweeper 
     Program;
       --$800,000 for the Night Light Program in San Bernadino, 
     CA;
       --$400,000 for the Western Missouri Public Safety Training 
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       --$750,000 for Operation Child Haven;
       --$974,000 for the Utah State Olympic Public Safety Command 
     to continue to develop and support a public safety master 
     plan for the 2002 Winter Olympics;
       --$1,250,000 for Project Return in New Orleans, LA;
       --$1,000,000 for a Rural Crime Prevention and Prosecution 
     program;
       --$1,500,000 for the SEARCH program;
       --$750,000 for the Tools for Tolerance program for a law 
     enforcement training program; and
       --$3,500,000 for the Consolidated Advanced Technologies for 
     the Law Enforcement Program at the University of New 
     Hampshire and the New Hampshire Department of Safety.
       Within the available resources for Byrne discretionary 
     grants, BJA is urged to review proposals, and provide grants 
     if warranted, and report to the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House and Senate on its intentions regarding: the 
     Haymarket House; Oregon Partnership; and Westcare.
       The conferees are aware that, on certain limited occasions, 
     the Office of Justice Programs has provided or made grants to 
     pay overtime costs for State and local law enforcement 
     personnel. The conferees expect OJP to submit, no later than 
     January 31, 2000, a report on (1) its current policy on 
     paying State and local overtime costs, (2) the extraordinary 
     circumstances that might warrant a waiver of existing 
     procedures, and (3) the process by which such a waiver could 
     be granted.
       Byrne Formula Grants.--The conference agreement provides 
     $500,000,000 for the Byrne Formula Grant program, as proposed 
     in Senate bill, instead of $505,000,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill. The conference agreement includes language, as 
     proposed in both bills, which makes drug testing programs an 
     allowable use of grants provided to States under this 
     program.
       Drug Courts.--The conference agreement includes $40,000,000 
     for the drug courts as proposed both in the Senate and House 
     bills. The conferees note that localities may also obtain 
     funding for drug courts under the Local Law Enforcement Block 
     Grant and Juvenile Accountability Block Grant.
       Juvenile Accountability Block Grant.--The conference 
     agreement provides $250,000,000 for a Juvenile Accountability 
     Incentive Block Grant program to address the growing problem 
     of juvenile crime, as proposed in the House bill and instead 
     of the $100,000,000 proposed in the Senate bill. The 
     conference agreement includes language that continues by 
     reference the terms and conditions for the administration of 
     the Block Grants contained in the fiscal year 1999 
     appropriations bill, instead of listing those terms and 
     conditions.
       Violence Against Women Grants.--The conference agreement 
     includes $283,750,000 for grants to support the Violence 
     Against Women Act, as proposed in the Senate bill, instead of 
     $282,750,000 as proposed in the House bill. Grants provided 
     under this account are as follows:

General Grants.............................................$206,750,000
  Civil Legal Assistance...................................(28,000,000)
  National Institute of Justice.............................(5,200,000)
  D.C. Superior Court Domestic Violence.....................(1,196,000)
  OJJDP-Safe Start Program.................................(10,000,000)
  Violence on College Campuses.............................(10,000,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs:
  Court-Appointed Special Advocates..........................10,000,000
  Training for Judicial Personnel.............................2,000,000
  Grants for Televised Testimony..............................1,000,000
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies..........................34,000,000
Rural Domestic Violence......................................25,000,000
Training Programs.............................................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................283,750,000

       Within the amount provided for General Grants, the 
     conference agreement includes $28,000,000 exclusively for the 
     purpose of augmenting civil legal assistance programs to 
     address domestic violence, $5,200,000 for research and 
     evaluation of domestic violence programs, $1,196,000 for 
     continued support of the enhanced domestic prosecution unit 
     within the District of Columbia, as proposed in the House 
     report, $10,000,000 for continued support of the Safe Start 
     program which provides direct intervention and treatment to 
     youth who are victims, witnesses or perpetrators of violent 
     crimes in order to attempt early treatment, and $10,000,000 
     to combat violent crime against women on college campuses, 
     the latter as proposed in the Senate report.
       State Prison Drug Treatment.--The conference agreement 
     includes $63,000,000 for substance abuse treatment programs 
     within State and local correctional facilities, as proposed 
     in the House and Senate bills.
       Safe Return Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $900,000 as proposed by both the House and Senate bills.
       Law Enforcement Family Support.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,500,000 for law enforcement family support 
     programs, as proposed in both the Senate and House bills.
       Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams.--The conference 
     agreement includes $2,000,000 for programs to assist law 
     enforcement in preventing and stopping marketing scams 
     against senior citizens, as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate bills.
       Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.--The conference agreement 
     includes $1,300,000 for grants to combat motor vehicle theft 
     as proposed by both the Senate and House bills.


                         WEED AND SEED PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes a direct appropriation of 
     $33,500,000 for the Weed and Seed program, as proposed by the 
     House bill, instead of $40,000,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     bill. The conference agreement includes the expectation that 
     $6,500,000 will be made available from the Asset Forfeiture 
     Super Surplus Fund.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

       The conference agreement includes $325,000,000 for the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program, as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, instead of $268,000,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. Of this amount, $45,000,000 is 
     from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund. This statement 
     of managers reflects the conference agreement on how funds 
     provided for all programs under the Community Oriented 
     Policing Services program in this conference report are to be 
     spent.
       Police Hiring Initiatives.--Funds have been provided since 
     fiscal year 1994 to support grants for the hiring of 100,000 
     police officers, a goal which the President announced had 
     been met in May of 1999. The conference agreement includes 
     $352,000,000 for police hiring initiatives as follows: 
     $180,000,000 from direct appropriations for school resource 
     officers; $92,000,000 from direct appropriations for the 
     universal hiring program (UHP); $40,000,000 from unobligated 
     carryover balances for hiring police officers for Indian 
     Country; and $40,000,000 from unobligated carryover balances 
     from the fiscal year 1999 universal hiring program to 
     continue to be used for the universal hiring program.
       Safe schools initiative (SSI).--The conference agreement 
     supports the concern expressed in the Senate and House 
     reports regarding the level of violence in our children's 
     schools as evidenced by the tragic events that have occurred 
     around the Nation. In the past year, guns and explosives have 
     been used by children against children and teachers more than 
     ever before, leading many to believe this violence is ``out 
     of control.'' To address this issue, the conference agreement 
     includes $225,000,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI), 
     including funds for technology development, prevention, 
     community planning and school safety officers. Within this 
     total, $180,000,000 is from the COPS hiring program to 
     provide school resource officers who will work in partnership 
     with schools and other community-based entities to develop 
     programs to improve the safety of elementary and secondary 
     school children and educators in and around schools; 
     $15,000,000 is from the Juvenile Justice At-Risk Children's 
     Program and $15,000,000 is from the COPS program ($30,000,000 
     total) for programs aimed at preventing violence in schools 
     through partnerships with schools and community-based 
     organizations; $15,000,000 is provided from the Crime 
     Identification Technology Program to NIJ to develop 
     technologies to improve school safety. Special note is made 
     of the need for additional school resource officers in King 
     County, Washington.
       Indian Country.--The conference agreement includes 
     $40,000,000 from unobligated carryover balances to improve 
     law enforcement capabilities on Indian lands, both for hiring 
     uniformed officers and for the purchase of equipment and 
     training for new and existing officers, as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Management and Administration.--The conference agreement 
     also includes a provision that provides that not to exceed 
     $17,325,000 shall be expended for management and 
     administration of the program, as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $25,500,000, as proposed in the House bill. 
     A request for reprogramming or transfer of funds, pursuant to 
     section 605 of this Act, would be entertained to increase 
     this amount.
       Non-Hiring Initiatives.--The conferees understand that the 
     COPS program reached its goal of funding 100,000 officers in 
     May of 1999. Having reached the original goals of the 
     program, the conferees want to ensure there is adequate 
     infrastructure for the new police officers, similar to the 
     focus that has been provided Federal law enforcement over the 
     past several years. The conferees believe this approach will 
     enable police officers to work more efficiently, equipped 
     with the protection, tools, and technology they need: to 
     address crime in and around schools, provide law enforcement 
     technology for local law enforcement, combat the emergence of 
     methamphetamine in new areas and provide policing of ``hot 
     spots'' of drug market activity, and provide bullet proof and 
     stab proof vests for local law enforcement officers and 
     correctional officers.
       Specifically, the conferees direct the program to use 
     $205,675,000, to be made available from a combination of 
     $170,000,000 from unobligated carryover balances and the 
     $35,675,000 from direct appropriations in this Act for COPS, 
     to fund initiatives that will result in more effective 
     policing. The conferees believe that these funds should be 
     used to address these critical law enforcement requirements 
     and direct the program to establish the following non-hiring 
     grant programs:

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       1. COPS Technology Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes the direction of $100,000,000 to be used for 
     continued development of technologies and automated systems 
     to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in 
     investigating, responding to and preventing crime. In 
     particular, there is recognition of the importance of the 
     sharing of criminal information and intelligence between 
     State and local law enforcement to address multi-
     jurisdictional crimes.
       Within the amounts made available under this program, the 
     conference agreement includes the expectation that the COPS 
     office will award grants for the following technology 
     proposals:
       --$1,450,000 for a grant for the Access to Court Electronic 
     Data for Criminal Justice Agencies project;
       --$1,000,000 for a grant for Alameda County, CA, for a 
     voice communications system;
       --$1,000,000 for a grant to the Greater Atlanta Data Center 
     for law enforcement training technology for a multi-
     jurisdictional area;
       --$350,000 for a grant to Birmingham, AL, for a Mobile 
     Emergency Communication System;
       --$60,000 for a grant to the Bolivar City Sheriff's Office 
     (MS) for public safety equipment;
       --up to $7,000,000 for the acquisition or lease and 
     installation of dashboard mounted cameras for State and local 
     law enforcement on patrol;
       --$1,000,000 for a grant to Clackamas County, OR, for 
     police communications equipment;
       --$100,000 for a grant to Charles Mix County, SD, for 
     Emergency 911 Service;
       --$1,000,000 for a grant to the City of Fairbanks, AK, for 
     a police radio and telecommunications system;
       --$90,000 for a grant to the Fairbanks, AK, police for 
     thermal imaging goggles;
       --$430,000 for a grant to Greenwood County, SC, for 
     technology upgrades;
       --$1,000,000 for a grant for Hampton Roads, VA, for 
     regional law enforcement technology;
       --$100,000 for a grant for technology upgrades for the 
     Harrison, NY, police department;
       --$1,588,000 for a grant to Henderson, NV, for mobile data 
     computers for law enforcement;
       --$3,000,000 for a grant for video-teleconferencing 
     equipment necessary to assist State and local law enforcement 
     in contacting the Immigration and Naturalization Service to 
     allow them to confirm the identification of illegal and 
     criminal aliens in their custody;
       --$1,333,000 for a grant to the city of Jackson, MS, for 
     public safety and automated system technologies;
       --$1,000,000 for Jefferson County, KY, for mobile data 
     terminals for law enforcement;
       --$400,000 for a grant to the Kauai, HI, County Police 
     Department to enhance the emergency communications systems;
       --$1,700,000 for a grant for the Kentucky Justice Cabinet 
     for equipment to implement a sexual offender registration and 
     community notification information system;
       --$1,500,000 to the Law Enforcement On-Line Program;
       --$100,000 for a grant for Lexington-Fayette, KY, law 
     enforcement communications equipment;
       --$200,000 for a grant for the Logan Mobile Data System;
       --$2,300,000 for a grant to Los Angeles County for 
     equipment relating to the criminal alien demonstration 
     project;
       --$3,000,000 for a grant to the Low Country, SC, Tri-County 
     Police initiative to establish a regional law enforcement 
     computer network;
       --$112,000 for a grant to Lowell, MA, for police 
     communications equipment;
       --$150,000 for a grant to Martin County, KY, for technology 
     for a public safety training program;
       --$400,000 for a grant to the Maui County, HI, police 
     department to enhance the emergency communications systems;
       --$100,000 for a grant to Mineral County, NV, to upgrade 
     technology;
       --$2,500,000 for a grant to the Missouri State Court 
     Administration for the Juvenile Justice Information System to 
     enhance communication and collaboration between juvenile 
     courts, law enforcement, schools, and other agencies;
       --$425,000 for the Montana Juvenile Justice video-
     teleconferencing equipment;
       --$5,000,000 to the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children to create a program that would provide 
     targeted technology to police departments for the specific 
     purpose of child victimization prevention and response;
       --$800,000 for a grant to the National Center for Victims 
     of Crime--INFOLINK;
       --$1,500,000 for a grant to expand the demonstration 
     program enabling local law enforcement officers to field-test 
     a portable hand-held digital fingerprint and photo device 
     which would be compatible with NCIC 2000;
       --$28,000 for a grant to Nenana, AK, for mobile video and 
     communications equipment;
       --$60,000 for a grant to the New Rochelle, NY, Harbor 
     Police Department for technology;
       --$5,000,000 for a grant for the North Carolina Criminal 
     Justice Information (CJIS-J-NET) for the final year of 
     funding of the comprehensive integrated criminal information 
     system, as described in the House report;
       --$500,000 for a grant to the New Jersey State police for 
     computers and equipment for a truck safety initiative;
       --$107,000 for public safety and automated system 
     technologies for Ocean Springs, MS;
       --$2,500,000 for a grant for Project Hoosier SAFE-T;
       --$150,000 for a grant to Pulaski County, KY, for 
     technology for a public safety training program;
       --$390,000 for a grant to Racine County, WI, for a 
     countywide integrated computer aided dispatch management 
     system and mobile data computer system;
       --$5,000,000 for a grant to the Regional Information 
     Sharing System (RISS) for RISS Secure Intranet to increase 
     the ability of law enforcement member agencies to share and 
     retrieve criminal intelligence information on a real-time 
     basis;
       --$200,000 for a grant to Riverside, CA, for law 
     enforcement computer upgrades;
       --$1,500,000 for a grant to Rock County, WI, for a law 
     enforcement consortium;
       --$550,000 for a grant to the Santa Monica, CA, police 
     department for an automated Mobile Field Reporting System;
       --$2,000,000 for a grant to the Seattle, WA, police 
     department for forensic imaging equipment and computer 
     upgrades;
       --$800,000 for a one-time grant to the SECURE gunshot 
     detection demonstration project for Austin, TX;
       --$2,000,000 for a grant to the South Dakota Training 
     Center for technology upgrades;
       --$7,000,000 for a grant for the South Dakota Bureau of 
     Information and Telecommunications to enhance their emergency 
     communication system;
       --$9,000,000 for a grant for the continuation of the 
     Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System, which 
     will provide for the purchase and deployment of the 
     technology network between all State and local law 
     enforcement agencies in the four southwest border States;
       --$5,000,000 for the Utah Communications Agency Network 
     (UCAN) for enhancements and upgrades of security and 
     communications infrastructure relating to the 2002 Winter 
     Olympics;
       --$350,000 for the Union County, SC, Sheriff's Office for 
     technology upgrades;
       --$1,000,000 for Ventura County, CA, for an integrated 
     justice system;
       --$200,000 to the Vermont Department of Public Safety for a 
     mobile command center;
       --$4,000,000 to the Vermont Public Safety Communications 
     Program;
       --$1,000,000 to the St. Johnsbury, Rutland, and Burlington, 
     VT, technology programs;
       --$3,000,000 to the New Hampshire State Police VHF trunked 
     digital radio system;
       --$1,200,000 to Yellowstone County, MT, for Mobile Data 
     Systems; and
       --$650,000 to Yellowstone County, MT, Driving Simulator for 
     law enforcement training equipment.
       2. COPS Methamphetamine/Drug ``Hot Spots'' Program.--The 
     conferees direct that $35,675,000 from direct appropriations 
     be used for State and local law enforcement programs to 
     combat methamphetamine production, distribution, and use, and 
     to reimburse the Drug Enforcement Administration for 
     assistance to State and local law enforcement for proper 
     removal and disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine 
     methamphetamine labs. The monies may also be used for 
     policing initiatives in ``hot spots'' of drug market 
     activity. The House bill proposed $35,000,000 and the Senate 
     proposed $25,000,000 for this purpose.
       Within the amount included for the Methamphetamine/Drug Hot 
     Spots Program, the conference agreement expects the COPS 
     office to award grants for the following programs:
       --$1,000,000 to the Arizona Methamphetamine program to 
     support additional law enforcement officers and to train 
     local and State law enforcement officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       --$18,200,000 to continue the California Bureau of 
     Narcotics Enforcement's Methamphetamine Strategy to support 
     additional law enforcement officers, intelligence gathering 
     and forensic capabilities, training and community outreach 
     programs;
       --$50,000 to the Grass Valley, NV, Methamphetamine 
     initiative to support additional law enforcement officers and 
     to train local and State law enforcement officers on the 
     proper recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       --$500,000 to the Illinois State Police to combat 
     methamphetamine and to train officers in methamphetamine 
     investigations;
       --$1,200,000 to the Iowa Methamphetamine Law Enforcement 
     initiative to support additional law enforcement officers and 
     to train local and State law enforcement officers on the 
     proper recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       --$750,000 to the Las Vegas Special Police Enforcement and 
     Eradication Program of which $450,000 is for the Las Vegas 
     Police Department and $300,000 is for the North Las Vegas 
     Police Department to support additional law enforcement 
     officers and to train

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     local and State law enforcement officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       --$6,000,000 to the Midwest Methamphetamine initiative (MO) 
     to support additional law enforcement officers and to train 
     local and State law enforcement officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       --$525,000 to Nebraska's Clandestine Laboratory team to 
     support additional law enforcement officers and to train 
     local and State law enforcement officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
       --$750,000 to the New Mexico methamphetamine program for 
     additional law enforcement officers, intelligence gathering 
     and forensic capabilities, training and community outreach 
     programs;
       --$1,000,000 to the Northern Utah Methamphetamine Program 
     for additional law enforcement officers and to train local 
     and State law enforcement officers on the proper recognition, 
     collection, removal, and destruction of methamphetamine;
       --$1,000,000 to the Rocky Mountain Methamphetamine Program 
     for additional law enforcement officers and to train local 
     and State law enforcement officers on the proper recognition, 
     collection, removal, and destruction of methamphetamine;
       --$1,000,000 to the Tennessee Methamphetamine Program for 
     additional law enforcement officers and to train local and 
     State law enforcement officers on the proper recognition, 
     collection, removal, and destruction of methamphetamine;
       --$1,200,000 to the Tri-State Methamphetamine Training (IA/
     SD/NE) program to train officers from rural areas on 
     methamphetamine interdiction, cover operations, intelligence 
     gathering, locating clandestine laboratories, case 
     development, and prosecution;
       --$1,000,000 to form a Western Kentucky Methamphetamine 
     training program and to provide equipment and manpower to 
     form inter-departmental task forces; and
       --$1,000,000 for the Western Wisconsin Methamphetamine 
     Initiative for additional law enforcement officers and to 
     train local and State law enforcement officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine.
       The conference agreement expects the OJP to review a 
     request from the Polk County, FL, Sheriff's office to provide 
     additional capabilities to expand the methamphetamine program 
     and provide a grant, if warranted.
       3. COPS Safe School Initiative (SSI)/School Prevention 
     Initiatives.--The conferees direct that $15,000,000 of 
     unobligated carryover balances be used to provide grants to 
     policing agencies and schools to provide resources for 
     programs aimed at preventing violence in public schools, and 
     to support the assignment of officers to work in 
     collaboration with schools and community-based organizations 
     to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug 
     activities, as proposed in the House report. Within the 
     overall amounts recommended for this program, the conference 
     agreement includes the expectation that the COPS office will 
     examine each of the following proposals, provide grants if 
     warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on its 
     intentions for each proposal:
       --$250,000 for the Alaska Community in School Mentoring 
     program;
       --$500,000 for a grant to the Home Run Program to assist 
     elementary and secondary schools with children beginning to 
     engage in delinquent behavior;
       --$300,000 for the Links to Community Demonstration 
     Project;
       --$3,000,000 for a grant to the Miami-Dade Juvenile 
     Assessment Center for a safe school demonstration project;
       --$541,000 for a grant to the Milwaukee schools' Summer 
     Stars program;
       --$2,000,000 for a grant to the National Center for Rural 
     Law Enforcement for school violence research;
       --$5,000,000 for training by the National Center for 
     Missing and Exploited Children for law enforcement officers 
     selected to be part of the Safe Schools Initiative;
       --$1,000,000 to the School Crime Prevention and Security 
     Technology Center;
       --$500,000 for a grant to the University of Kentucky for 
     research on school violence prevention;
       --$200,000 for the evaluation of the Vermont SAFE-T program 
     and Colchester Community Youth Project;
       --$500,000 for the Youth Advocacy Program in South 
     Carolina;
       --$500,000 for the Youth Outreach program.
       Within the amounts made available under this program, the 
     conferers expect the COPS office to examine each of the 
     following proposals, to provide grants if warranted, and to 
     submit a report to the Committees on its intentions for each 
     proposal: the ``Free to Grow'' program at Columbia 
     University, and the Tuscaloosa Youth Violence Project.
       4. COPS Bullet-proof vests initiative.--The conferees 
     direct that $25,000,000 of unobligated carryover balances be 
     used to provide State and local law enforcement officers with 
     bullet-proof vests, the second year of the program, in 
     accordance with Public Law 105-181.
       5. Police Corps.--The conferees direct that $30,000,000 of 
     unobligated carryover balances in the COPS program be used 
     for Police Corps instead of the $25,000,000 proposed in the 
     House bill. The Senate bill proposed $30,000,000 within the 
     Local Law Enforcement Block Grant. The conference agreement 
     includes funding for an annual data collection and reporting 
     program on excessive force by law enforcement officers, 
     pursuant to Subtitle D of Title XXI of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as has been 
     previously funded within the unobligated balances of this 
     program. The conference agreement includes continued funding 
     for this data collection in the same manner.


                       juvenile justice programs

       The conference agreement includes $287,097,000 for Juvenile 
     Justice programs, instead of $286,597,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill and $322,597,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The conference agreement includes the understanding that 
     changes to Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
     Programs are being considered in the reauthorization process 
     of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974. However, 
     absent completion of this reauthorization process, the 
     conference agreement provides funding consistent with the 
     current Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. In 
     addition, the conference agreement includes language that 
     provides that funding for these programs shall be subject to 
     the provisions of any subsequent authorization legislation 
     that is enacted. The agreement includes a comprehensive 
     mental health study of juveniles in the criminal justice 
     system, as described in the House report.
       Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.--Of the total 
     amount provided, $269,097,000 is for grants and 
     administrative expenses for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention programs including:
       1. $6,847,000 for the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) (Part A).
       2. $89,000,000 for Formula Grants for assistance to State 
     and local programs (Part B).
       3. $42,750,000 for Discretionary Grants for National 
     Programs and Special Emphasis Programs (Part C).
       Within the amount provided for Part C discretionary grants, 
     OJJDP is directed to review the following proposals, provide 
     grants if warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and the Senate on its intentions 
     regarding:
       --$500,000 to continue the Achievable Dream after school 
     program;
       --$50,000 for Catholic Charities, Inc. in Louisville, KY, 
     for an after school program;
       --$1,500,000 for the Center on Crimes/Violence Against 
     Children;
       --$250,000 for the Culinary Arts for At-Risk Youth in 
     Miami-Dade, FL;
       --$5,000,000 for the Innovative Partnerships for High Risk 
     Youth;
       --$650,000 for the Juvenile Justice Tribal Collaboration 
     and Technical assistance;
       --$600,000 for the Kids With A Promise program;
       --$2,000,000 to continue the L.A. Best youth program;
       --$500,000 for the L.A. Dads/Family programs;
       --$500,000 to continue the L.A. Bridges after school 
     program;
       --$550,000 for Lincoln Action Programs-Youth Violence 
     Alternative Project;
       --$250,000 to continue the Low Country Children's Center 
     program;
       --$350,000 for Mecklenburg County's Domestic Violence HERO 
     program;
       --$1,500,000 for the Milwaukee Safe and Sound program;
       --$3,000,000 for the Mount Hope Center for a youth program;
       --$310,000 for the National Association of State Fire 
     Marshals-Juvenile Firesetters initiative;
       --$3,000,000 to continue funding for the National Council 
     of Juvenile and Family Courts which provides continuing legal 
     education in family and juvenile law;
       --$1,900,000 for continued support for law-related 
     education;
       --$300,000 for the No Workshops . . . No Jump Shots 
     program;
       --$150,000 for the Operation Quality Time program;
       --$3,000,000 for Parents Anonymous, to develop partnerships 
     with local communities to build and support strong, safe 
     families and to help break the cycle of abuse and 
     delinquency;
       --$750,000 for the Rio Arriba County, NM, after school 
     program;
       --$1,300,000 for the Suffolk University Center for Juvenile 
     Justice;
       --$1,000,000 for the University of Missouri-Kansas City 
     Juvenile Justice Research Center for research;
       --$150,000 for the United Neighborhoods of Northern 
     Virginia youth program;
       --$1,000,000 for the University of Montana to create a 
     juvenile after-school program;
       --$200,000 for the Vermont Association of Court Diversion 
     programs to help prevent and treat teen alcohol abuse;
       --$1,000,000 for the Youth Crime Watch Initiative of 
     Florida; and
       --$5,000,000 for the Youth ChalleNGe Program.
       In addition, OJJDP is directed to examine each of the 
     following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both the House

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     and Senate on its intentions for each proposal: the At Risk 
     Youth Program in Wausau, Wisconsin; the Consortium on 
     Children, Families, and the Law; the Hawaii Lawyers Care Na 
     Keiki Law Center; for a juvenile justice program in Kansas 
     City, MO; the Learning for Life program conducted by the Boy 
     Scouts; the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service 4-H 
     Youth Development Program; OASIS; the Oklahoma State 
     Transition and Reintegration Services (STARS); the Rapid 
     Response Program, Washington/Hancock County, ME; the St. 
     Louis City Regional Violence Prevention Initiative; and the 
     University of South Alabama's Youth Violence Project.
       4. $12,000,000 to expand the Youth Gangs (Part D) program 
     which provides grants to public and private nonprofit 
     organizations to prevent and reduce the participation of at-
     risk youth in the activities of gangs that commit crimes. 
     Within the amount provided, OJJDP is directed to provide a 
     grant of $50,000 for the Metro Denver Gang Coalition.
       5. $10,000,000 for Discretionary Grants for State Challenge 
     Activities (Part E) to increase the amount of a State's 
     formula grant by up to 10 percent, if that State agrees to 
     undertake some or all of the ten challenge activities 
     designed to improve various aspects of a State's juvenile 
     justice and delinquency prevention program.
       6. $13,500,000 for the Juvenile Mentoring Program (Part G) 
     to reduce juvenile delinquency, improve academic performance, 
     and reduce the drop-out rate among at-risk youth through the 
     use of mentors by bringing together young people in high 
     crime areas with law enforcement officers and other 
     responsible adults who are willing to serve as long-term 
     mentors. In addition, OJJDP is directed to examine each of 
     the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of both the House 
     and Senate on its intentions for each proposal: a grant in an 
     amount greater than the current year level for the Big 
     Brothers/Big Sisters of America program; $1,000,000 for a 
     grant to Utah State University for a pilot mentoring program 
     that focuses on the entire family; and $1,000,000 for a grant 
     to the Tom Osborne mentoring program.
       7. $95,000,000 for Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency 
     Prevention Programs (Title V), to units of general local 
     government for delinquency prevention programs and other 
     activities for at-risk youth. The Title V program provides 
     funding on a formula basis to States, to be distributed by 
     the States for use by local units of government and locally-
     based public and private agencies and organizations. 
     Administration of these funds on a formula basis ensures 
     fairness in the distribution process.
       Safe Schools Initiative (SSI).--The conference agreement 
     includes $15,000,000 within the Title V grants for the Safe 
     Schools Initiative as proposed in the Senate report. In 
     addition, OJJDP is directed to examine each of the following 
     proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both the House and Senate on 
     its intentions for each proposal: $2,500,000 for a grant to 
     the Hamilton Fish National Institute on School and Community 
     Violence; $500,000 for a grant to the University of 
     Louisville for research; $1,250,000 for the Teens, Crime, and 
     the Community Program; and a grant to the ``I Have a Dream'' 
     Foundation for an at-risk youth program.
       Tribal Youth Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $12,500,000 within the Title V grants for programs to reduce, 
     control and prevent crime, as proposed in the Senate report.
       Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $25,000,000 within the Title V 
     grants for programs to assist States in enforcing underage 
     drinking laws, as proposed in the Senate report. Projects 
     funded may include: Statewide task forces of State and local 
     law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies to target 
     establishments suspected of a pattern of violations of State 
     laws governing the sale and consumption of alcohol by minors; 
     public advertising programs to educate establishments about 
     statutory prohibitions and sanctions; and innovative programs 
     to prevent and combat underage drinking. In addition, OJJDP 
     is directed to examine the following proposal, provide a 
     grant if warranted, and report to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both the House and Senate on its intentions 
     for the proposal: $1,000,000 for a grant to the Sam Houston 
     State University and Mothers Against Drunk Driving for a 
     National Institute for Victims Studies project.
       Drug Prevention Program.--While crime is on the decline in 
     certain parts of America, a dangerous precursor to crime, 
     namely teenage drug use, is on the rise and may soon reach a 
     20-year high. The conference agreement includes $11,000,000, 
     instead of $12,000,000 as proposed in the House bill, and no 
     funds proposed in the Senate report, to develop, demonstrate 
     and test programs to increase the perception among children 
     and youth that drug use is risky, harmful, or unattractive.
       Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The conference agreement 
     includes $7,000,000 for the programs authorized under the 
     Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCA), as proposed in the House 
     bill. The agreement includes $7,000,000 to Improve 
     Investigations and Prosecutions (Subtitle A) as follows:
       --$1,000,000 to establish Regional Children's Advocacy 
     Centers, as authorized by section 213 of VOCA;
       --$4,000,000 to establish local Children's Advocacy 
     Centers, as authorized by section 214 of VOCA;
       --$1,500,000 for a continuation grant to the National 
     Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse for specialized 
     technical assistance and training programs to improve the 
     prosecution of child abuse cases, as authorized by section 
     214a of VOCA; and
       --$500,000 for a continuation grant to the National Network 
     of Child Advocacy Centers for technical assistance and 
     training, as authorized by section 214a of VOCA.


                    public safety officers benefits

       The conference agreement includes $32,541,000, as proposed 
     by the House, instead of $36,041,000, as proposed by the 
     Senate, in direct appropriations and assumes $2,261,071 in 
     unobligated carryover balances which will fully fund 
     anticipated payments.
       In addition, the conference agreement assumes $2,339,000 in 
     fiscal year 1999 unobligated carryover balances to pay for 
     higher education for dependents of Federal, State and local 
     public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled 
     in the line of duty.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Justice:
       Section 101.--The conference agreement includes section 
     101, identical in both the House and Senate bills, which 
     makes up to $45,000 of the funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Justice available for reception and 
     representation expenses.
       Sec. 102.--The conference agreement includes section 102, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which continues certain 
     authorities for the Department of Justice in fiscal year 2000 
     that were contained in the Department of Justice 
     Appropriation Authorization Act, fiscal year 1980. The Senate 
     bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 103.--The conference agreement includes section 103, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, which prohibits 
     the use of funds to perform abortions in the Federal Prison 
     System.
       Sec. 104.--The conference agreement includes section 104, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, which prohibits 
     the use of funds to require any person to perform, or 
     facilitate the performance of, an abortion.
       Sec. 105.--The conference agreement includes section 105, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, which states 
     that nothing in the previous section removes the obligation 
     of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort 
     services to female inmates who seek to obtain abortions 
     outside a Federal facility.
       Sec. 106.--The conference agreement includes section 106, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, which allows 
     the Department of Justice to spend up to $10,000,000 for 
     rewards for information regarding acts of terrorism against a 
     United States person or property at levels not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 per reward.
       Sec. 107.--The conference agreement includes section 107, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which continues the current 5% 
     and 10% limitations on transfers among Department of Justice 
     accounts, instead of limitations of 10% and 20%, 
     respectively, as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Sec. 108.--The conference agreement includes section 108, 
     modified from language proposed in the House and Senate 
     bills, which sets forth the grant authority of the Assistant 
     Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs.
       Sec. 109.--The conference agreement includes section 109, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which allows the Attorney 
     General to waive certain Federal acquisition rules and 
     regulations in certain instances related to counterterrorism 
     and national security, and which prohibits the disclosure of 
     financial records and identifying information of any 
     corrections officer in an action brought by a prisoner. The 
     Senate bill contained similar provisions as sections 109 and 
     110.
       Sec. 110.--The conference agreement includes section 110, 
     as proposed in the House bill, which continues a provision 
     carried in the fiscal year 1999 Act regarding the payment of 
     judgments under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery 
     and Enforcement Act. The Senate bill contained a similar 
     provision as section 111.
       Sec. 111.--The conference agreement includes section 111, 
     proposed as section 112 in the House bill, regarding the 
     Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Justice. The 
     Senate bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 112.--The conference agreement includes section 112, 
     proposed as section 114 in the House bill, which extends 
     section 3024 of Public Law 106-31 to allow assistance and 
     services to be provided to the families of the victims of Pan 
     Am Flight 103. The Senate bill did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.

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       Sec. 113.--The conference agreement includes section 113, 
     proposed as section 115 in the House bill, which changes the 
     filing fees for certain bankruptcy proceedings. The Senate 
     bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 114.--The conference agreement includes section 114, 
     modified from language proposed as section 113 in the Senate 
     bill, which prohibits the payment for certain services by the 
     Marshals Service and the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service at a rate in excess of amounts charged for such 
     services under the Medicare or Medicaid programs. The House 
     bill addressed this matter in section 113.
       Sec. 115.--The conference agreement includes section 115, 
     modified from language proposed in the Senate bill, which 
     prohibits funds in this Act from being used to pay premium 
     pay to an individual employed as an attorney by the 
     Department of Justice for any work performed in fiscal year 
     2000. The House bill did not include a provision on this 
     matter.
       Sec. 116.--The conference agreement includes section 116, 
     proposed as section 117 in the Senate bill, which makes 
     permanent a provision included in the fiscal year 1999 Act, 
     and amended by Public Law 106-31, to clarify the term 
     ``tribal'' for the purpose of making grant awards under title 
     I of this Act. The House bill did not include a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 117.--The conference agreement includes section 117, 
     modified from language proposed as section 119 in the Senate 
     bill, which provides a procedure to grant national interest 
     waivers to physicians if they have served an aggregate of 
     five years and will continue to serve in areas designated as 
     medically underserved or at facilities under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This provision 
     essentially restores the situation that existed for alien 
     physicians prior to the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service decision in New York State Department of 
     Transportation, and those physicians who filed prior to 
     November 1, 1998, shall be granted a national interest waiver 
     if they agree to serve three years in medically underserved 
     areas or at facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The House bill did not include 
     a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 118.--The conference agreement includes section 118, 
     proposed as section 121 in the Senate bill, which permanently 
     authorizes the land border inspection fee account. The House 
     bill did not include a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 119.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision, section 119, to extend the authorities included in 
     the fiscal year 1998 Act which authorized funds to be 
     provided for the U.S. Attorneys victim witness coordinator 
     and advocate program from the Crime Victims Fund. The 
     conferees expect $6,838,000 will be used under this provision 
     to continue to support the 93 victim witness coordinators and 
     advocates who are assigned to various U.S. Attorneys offices, 
     including victim support for the D.C. Superior Court, and 
     $7,552,000 will be used to provide funding for the U.S. 
     Attorneys to support the 77 victim witness workyears from 
     pre-1998 allocations. The conferees expect that appropriate 
     sums will be made available under this provision in 
     succeeding fiscal years to continue this program at the 
     current level.
       Sec. 120.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision, section 120, which authorizes the collection and 
     analysis of DNA samples voluntarily contributed from the 
     relatives of missing persons.
       Sec. 121.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision, section 121, which changes the entity to which 
     electronic communication service providers report instances 
     of child pornography.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $25,635,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, instead of $25,205,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, and $26,067,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill.
       The increase over the fiscal year 1999 appropriation 
     provides for adjustments to base operations to maintain the 
     current level of operations, and program increases requested 
     for Washington-based security, travel, and translation 
     services. The conferees concur with language in the House 
     report related to the upcoming World Trade Organization 
     Ministerial Meeting.

                     International Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $44,495,000 and 
     $2,500,000 in carryover for the salaries and expenses of the 
     International Trade Commission (ITC) as proposed in the House 
     bill, instead of $45,700,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The recommended funding will allow the ITC to operate at a 
     level very close to the amount of the budget request, and 
     permit the Commission to carry out planned activities.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     operations and administration

       The conference agreement includes $311,503,000 in new 
     budgetary resources for the operations and administration of 
     the International Trade Administration for fiscal year 2000, 
     of which $3,000,000 is derived from fee collections, instead 
     of $298,236,000 as proposed by the House bill, and 
     $311,344,000 as proposed by the Senate bill. In addition to 
     this amount, the conference agreement assumes $2,000,000 in 
     prior year carryover, resulting in a total fiscal year 2000 
     availability of $313,503,000.
       The following table reflects the distribution of funds by 
     activity included in the conference agreement:

Trade Development...........................................$62,376,000
Market Access and Compliance.................................19,755,000
Import Administration........................................32,473,000
U.S. & F.C.S................................................186,693,000
Executive Direction and Administration.......................12,206,000
Fee Collections.............................................(3,000,000)
Prior Year Carryover........................................(2,000,000)
                                                       ________________
                                                       
  Total, ITA................................................308,503,000

       Trade Development (TD).--The conference agreement provides 
     $62,376,000 for this activity. Of the amounts provided, 
     $50,621,000 is for the TD base program, $9,000,000 is for the 
     National Textile Consortium, and $3,000,000 is provided for 
     the Textile/Clothing Technology Corporation. Further, the 
     conference agreement includes $255,000 for the Access Mexico 
     program and $500,000 for continuation of the international 
     global competitiveness initiative recommended in the House 
     report.
       Market Access and Compliance (MAC).--The conference 
     agreement includes a total of $19,755,000 for this activity. 
     Of the amounts provided, $18,810,000 is for the base program, 
     $500,000 is for the strike force teams initiative proposed in 
     the budget, and $500,000 is for the trade enforcement and 
     compliance initiative proposed in the budget.
       Import Administration.--The conference agreement provides 
     $32,473,000 for the Import Administration.
       U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (U.S. & FCS).--The 
     conference agreement includes $186,693,000 for the programs 
     of the U.S. & FCS, to maintain the current level of 
     operations. The conferees concur with language in the House 
     report concerning the Rural Export Initiative and the Global 
     Diversity Initiative.
       Executive Direction and Administration.--The conference 
     agreement includes $12,206,000 for the administrative and 
     policy functions of the ITA. This amount does not include 
     funding requested for transfer to centralized services.
       ITA should also follow the direction included in the House 
     report regarding trade missions, and the direction in the 
     Senate report relating to the Hannover World Fair. ITA is 
     also expected to follow the direction and submit the reports 
     referenced in both the House and Senate reports relating to 
     foreign currency exchange rate gains, and to provide the 
     report on trade show revenues requested in the House report.

                         Export Administration


                     operations and administration

       The conference agreement includes $54,038,000 for the 
     Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), instead of $49,527,000 
     as proposed in the House bill and $55,931,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill. The conference agreement assumes $739,000 
     will be available from prior year carryover, resulting in 
     total availability of $54,777,000. Of this amount, 
     $23,878,000 is for Export Administration, including a program 
     increase of $750,000 for Chemical Weapons Convention 
     inspection activities; $23,534,000 is for Export Enforcement, 
     including a program increase of $500,000 for computer export 
     verification; $4,365,000 is for Management and Policy 
     Coordination, including a program increase of $1,000,000 for 
     the redesign and replacement of the Export Control Automated 
     Support System; and $3,000,000 is for the Critical 
     Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO).
       The CIAO was created by Presidential Decision Directive 63 
     (PDD-63) as an interim agency to facilitate coordination and 
     integration among Federal agencies as those agencies develop 
     and implement their own critical infrastructure protection 
     and awareness plans. The conferees are concerned that the 
     fiscal year 2000 budget for the CIAO proposes a number of 
     initiatives which would expand the role of the CIAO beyond 
     its coordination and integration function, and create new 
     programs and activities which may be duplicative of 
     activities and responsibilities assigned to other Federal 
     agencies. The conferees believe the amount provided, which 
     also reflects the fact that, in fiscal year 2000, 25 staff 
     detailed from other agencies will not be provided to the CIAO 
     on a non-reimbursable basis, will enable the CIAO to perform 
     its functions as provided for in PDD-63. The conferees expect 
     the CIAO to provide a spending plan for fiscal year 2000 to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than December 1, 
     1999.
       The conference agreement does not include language included 
     in the Senate bill, allowing funds to be used for rental of 
     space

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     abroad and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement.

                  Economic Development Administration


                economic development assistance programs

       The conference agreement includes $361,879,000 for Economic 
     Development Administration grant programs, instead of 
     $364,379,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $203,379,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Of the amounts provided, $205,850,000 is for Public Works 
     and Economic Development, $34,629,000 is for Economic 
     Adjustment Assistance, $77,300,000 is for Defense Conversion, 
     $24,000,000 is for Planning, $9,100,000 is for Technical 
     Assistance, including University Centers, $10,500,000 is for 
     Trade Adjustment Assistance, and $500,000 is for Research. 
     EDA is expected to allocate this funding in accordance with 
     the direction included in the House report.
       The conference agreement does not include language included 
     in the House bill relating to attorneys' fees, since that 
     language was included in the EDA reauthorization legislation 
     (P.L 105-393) enacted in 1998. The conference agreement makes 
     funding under this account available until expended, as 
     proposed in the Senate bill.


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $26,500,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the EDA, instead of $24,000,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill, and $24,937,000 included in the Senate 
     bill. This funding is to enable EDA to maintain its existing 
     level of operations, which in the past has been partially 
     funded by non-appropriated sources of funding that are not 
     expected to be available in fiscal year 2000.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     minority business development

       The conference agreement includes $27,314,000 for the 
     programs of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), 
     instead of $27,000,000 included in the House bill and 
     $27,627,000 included in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement assumes that MBDA will continue its support for the 
     Entrepreneurial Technology Apprenticeship Program at the 
     current level, as directed in the House report.

                ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees have provided $49,499,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the activities funded under the Economic and 
     Statistical Analysis account, instead of $48,490,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $51,158,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conferees support the Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis' initiative of updating and improving statistical 
     measurements of the U.S. economy and its measurement of 
     international transactions. The conference agreement concurs 
     with the directive included in the House report regarding the 
     Integrated Environmental-Economic Accounting initiative.
       The travel and tourism industry makes a substantial 
     contribution to the economy. A satellite account for travel 
     and tourism has the potential to provide objective, thorough 
     data to inform policy decisions. The Bureau is directed to 
     provide a report on the advisability, utility, and relative 
     priority of establishing a satellite account for travel and 
     tourism by March 1, 2000.

                          Bureau of the Census

       The conference agreement includes a total of $4,758,573,000 
     for the Bureau of the Census for fiscal year 2000, of which 
     $4,476,253,000 is provided as an emergency appropriation, 
     instead of $4,754,720,000 as proposed in the House bill, of 
     which $4,476,253,000 was proposed as an emergency 
     appropriation, and $3,071,698,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill as a direct appropriation.


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $140,000,000 for the 
     Salaries and Expenses of the Bureau of the Census for fiscal 
     year 2000, instead of $136,147,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $156,944,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.


                     periodic censuses and programs

       The conference agreement includes $4,618,573,000, of which 
     $4,476,253,000 is an emergency appropriation, as proposed in 
     the House bill, instead of $2,914,754,000 in direct 
     appropriations as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Decennial Census Programs.--The conference agreement 
     includes an emergency appropriation of $4,476,253,000 for the 
     2000 decennial census as proposed in the House bill, instead 
     of $2,764,545,000 in direct appropriations as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The following represents the distribution of 
     funds provided for the 2000 Census:

Program Development and Management..........................$20,240,000
Data Content and Products...................................194,623,000
Field Data Collection and Support Systems.................3,449,952,000
Address List Development.....................................43,663,000
Automated Data Process and Telecommunications Support.......477,379,000
Testing and Evaluation.......................................15,988,000
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas................71,416,000
Marketing, Communications and Partnerships..................199,492,000
Census Monitoring Board.......................................3,500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Decennial Census...............................4,476,253,000

       The conference agreement does not provide funding for the 
     Continuous Measurement program in the decennial census 
     program as proposed in the Senate bill, but instead continues 
     funding for this program under Other Periodic Programs as 
     proposed in the House bill.
       The conferees share the concerns expressed in the House 
     report regarding the Bureau's ability to accurately project 
     its funding requirements, and provide timely information 
     regarding its needs to the Committees. The conferees expect 
     the Bureau to follow the direction included in the House 
     report requiring monthly reports on the obligation of funds 
     against each framework. The conferees remind the Bureau that 
     reallocation of resources among the frameworks listed above 
     are subject to the requirements of section 605 of this Act.
       The conferees remain concerned about the implementation of 
     the decennial census in areas like Alaska, where most of the 
     State is not accessible by road and many people speak 
     languages other than English. The conferees encourage the 
     Bureau to continue working with all interested parties in 
     Alaska to ensure that full and complete census data is 
     received from remote locations and the State's migratory 
     populations.
       In addition, the conferees encourage the Bureau to continue 
     to explore the possible use of data collected in the 
     decennial census from Puerto Rico in national summary data 
     products and expect the Bureau to report to the Committees as 
     directed in the House report. The conference agreement adopts 
     by reference the House report language regarding enumeration 
     of deaf persons in the 2000 Census.
       The conference agreement includes language designating the 
     amounts provided for each decennial framework as proposed in 
     the House bill. Should the operational needs of the decennial 
     census necessitate the transfer of funds between these 
     frameworks, the Bureau may transfer such funds as necessary 
     subject to the standard transfer and reprogramming procedures 
     set forth in sections 205 and 605 of this Act. Language is 
     also included designating the entire amount provided for the 
     decennial census as an emergency requirement as proposed in 
     the House bill. The Senate bill did not contain similar 
     provisions. In addition, the conference agreement includes 
     language designating funding under this account for the 
     expenses of the Census Monitoring Board as proposed in the 
     House bill. The Senate bill did not include a similar 
     provision, but instead included funding for the Board as a 
     separate appropriation under Title V.
       Other Periodic Programs.--The conference agreement includes 
     $142,320,000 for other periodic censuses and programs as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $125,209,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill. The following table represents 
     the distribution of funds provided for other non-decennial 
     periodic censuses and related programs:

Economic Censuses...........................................$46,444,000
Census of Governments.........................................3,735,000
Intercensal Demographic Estimates.............................5,260,000
Continuous Measurement.......................................20,000,000
Demographic Survey Sample Redesign............................4,478,000
Electronic Information Collection (CASIC).....................6,000,000
Geographic Support...........................................33,406,000
Data Processing Systems......................................22,997,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................142,320,000

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $10,975,000 for National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) 
     salaries and expenses, instead of $10,940,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, and $11,009,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The conference agreement assumes that NTIA will receive 
     an additional $20,844,000 through reimbursements from other 
     agencies for the costs of providing spectrum management, 
     analysis and research services to those agencies.
       The conferees direct the General Accounting Office to 
     review the relationship between the Department of Commerce 
     and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers 
     (ICANN) and to issue a report no later than June, 2000. The 
     conferees request that GAO review: (1) the legal basis for 
     the selection of U.S. representatives to ICANN's interim 
     board and for the expenditure of funds by the Department for 
     the costs of U.S. representation and participation in ICANN's 
     proceedings; (2) whether U.S. participation in ICANN 
     proceedings is consistent with U.S. law, including the 
     Administrative Procedures Act; (3) a legal analysis of the 
     Department of Commerce's opinion that OMB Circular A-25 
     provides ICANN, as a ``project partner'' with the Department 
     of Commerce, authority to impose fees on Internet users for 
     ICANN's operating costs; and (4) whether the Department has 
     the legal authority to transfer control of the authoritative 
     root server to ICANN. In addition, the conferees

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     seek GAO's evaluation and recommendations regarding placing 
     responsibility for U.S. participation in ICANN under the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology rather than 
     NTIA, and request that GAO review the adequacy of security 
     arrangements under existing Departmental cooperative 
     agreements.


    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       The conference agreement includes $26,500,000 for the 
     Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and 
     Construction (PTFP) program, instead of $18,000,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $30,000,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill. NTIA is expected to use this funding for the 
     existing equipment and facilities replacement program, and to 
     maintain an acceptable balance between traditional grants and 
     those stations converting to digital broadcasting.
       The conference agreement contains language, similar to a 
     provision carried in fiscal year 1999, permanently making the 
     Pan-Pacific Education and Communications Experiments by 
     Satellite (PEACESAT) program eligible to compete for funding 
     under this account, as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement retains the statutory citation for 
     the program as proposed in the House bill, instead of the 
     citations proposed in the Senate bill.


                   information infrastructure grants

       The conference agreement includes $15,500,000 for NTIA's 
     Information Infrastructure Grant program, instead of 
     $13,000,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $18,102,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conferees concur with both the House and Senate 
     reports, which identify overlap between funding provided 
     under this program and funding provided under Department of 
     Justice, Office of Justice Programs, with respect to law 
     enforcement communication and information networks, and which 
     recommend that this program not be used to fund projects for 
     which other sources of funding are available. The conferees 
     also concur with language in the House report emphasizing the 
     importance of increased telecommunications access in areas 
     where service is not readily available and where assistance 
     is not available through other mechanisms.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides a total funding level of 
     $871,000,000 for the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), 
     instead of $851,538,000 as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $901,750,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Of this amount, 
     $755,000,000 is to be derived from fiscal year 2000 
     offsetting fee collections, and $116,000,000 is to be derived 
     from carryover of prior year fee collections. This amount 
     represents an increase of $86,000,000, or 11%, above the 
     fiscal year 1999 operating level of the PTO.
       The conference agreement includes language limiting the 
     amount of carryover that may be obligated in fiscal year 2000 
     to $116,000,000, to conform to recently enacted authorization 
     legislation, as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement also includes new language 
     limiting the amount of fees in excess of $755,000,000 that 
     becomes available for obligation on October 1, 2000 to 
     $229,000,000.
       The PTO is expected to follow the direction included in the 
     House report concerning its partnership with the National 
     Inventor's Hall of Fame and Inventure Place.

                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                       Technology Administration


       under secretary for technology/office of technology policy

                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $7,972,000 for the 
     Technology Administration, as proposed in both the House and 
     Senate bills. No funds are made available beyond fiscal year 
     2000, as proposed in the House bill, instead of $600,000 made 
     available through fiscal year 2001, as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The conferees concur with the direction contained in 
     both the House and Senate reports.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

       The conference agreement includes $283,132,000 for the 
     internal (core) research account of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, instead of $280,136,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill, and $288,128,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill.
       The conference agreement provides funds for the core 
     research programs of NIST as follows:

Electronics and Electrical Engineering......................$38,771,000
Manufacturing Engineering....................................19,560,000
Chemical Science and Technology..............................32,493,000
Physics......................................................28,697,000
Material Sciences and Engineering............................52,010,000
Building and Fire Research...................................15,331,000
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.....................45,352,000
Technology Assistance........................................17,723,000
Baldrige Quality Awards.......................................4,958,000
Research Support.............................................29,237,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, STRS..........................................284,132,000
Deobligations...............................................(1,000,000)
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, STRS.............................................283,132,000

       The increase provided in the conference agreement above 
     fiscal year 1999 is largely to fund increases in base 
     requirements. The conference agreement also includes 
     sufficient funding for selected program increases for the 
     highest priority programs in computer science and applied 
     mathematics and in technology assistance, and $1,600,000 to 
     continue the disaster research program on effects of 
     windstorms on protective structures and other technologies 
     begun in fiscal year 1998. NIST is directed to follow the 
     guidance included in the House report regarding the placement 
     of NIST personnel overseas.


                     industrial technology services

       The conference agreement includes $247,436,000 for the NIST 
     external research account instead of $99,836,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill, and $336,336,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill.
       Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $104,836,000 for the 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP), instead of 
     $99,836,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $109,836,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference agreement does 
     not contain the limitation on a Center's level of funding 
     proposed in the House bill.
       The conferees concur with the Senate direction that the 
     Northern Great Plains Initiative e-commerce project should 
     assist small manufacturers for marketing and business 
     development purposes in rural areas.
       Advanced Technology Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $142,600,000 for the Advanced Technology Program 
     (ATP), instead of $226,500,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, and no funding as proposed in the House bill. This is 
     $60,900,000 below the fiscal year 1999 appropriation, and 
     $96,100,000 below the original request. At the end of fiscal 
     year 1999, the Administration revised the overall level 
     requested for the program downward from $251,500,000 to 
     $215,000,000, in part because the amount awarded for new 
     grants in fiscal year 1999 totaled $41,500,000, which was 
     $24,500,000 below the amount available for new awards. The 
     amount of carryover into fiscal year 2000 was also 
     substantially higher than had been anticipated. The requested 
     level of new awards for fiscal year 2000 was also revised 
     downward from $73,000,000 to $54,700,000. The funding levels 
     contained in the conference agreement were considered in 
     response to that revised request.
       The recommendation provides the following: (1) $115,100,000 
     for continued funding requirements for awards made in fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, to be derived from 
     $46,700,000 in fiscal year 2000 funding, $64,600,000 from 
     excess balances available from prior years, and $3,800,000 in 
     anticipated deobligations in fiscal year 2000; (2) 
     $50,700,000 for new awards in fiscal year 2000; and (3) 
     $45,200,000 for administration, internal NIST lab support and 
     Small Business Innovation Research requirements.
       The conference agreement permits up to $500,000 of funding 
     to be transferred to the Working Capital Fund, as proposed in 
     the Senate bill.


                  construction of research facilities

       The conference agreement provides $108,414,000 for 
     construction, renovation and maintenance of NIST facilities, 
     instead of $56,714,000 as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $117,500,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Of this amount, $84,916,000 is for construction of the 
     Advanced Metrology Laboratory. This will provide the balance 
     of funds needed to initiate construction. Total funding 
     available for construction, including funding provided in 
     previous years, is $203,300,000. The conference agreement 
     includes bill language making the $84,916,000 provided for 
     this Laboratory available upon submission of a spending plan 
     in accordance with Section 605 of this Act.
       In addition, $11,798,000 is provided for safety, capacity, 
     maintenance and major repair of NIST facilities.
       In addition, $11,700,000 is provided for grants and 
     cooperative agreements.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

       The conference agreement provides a total funding level of 
     $2,298,736,000 for all programs of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), instead of $1,956,838,000 
     as proposed by the House, and $2,556,876,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. Of these amounts, the conferees have included 
     $1,658,189,000 in the Operations, Research, and Facilities 
     (ORF) account, $589,067,000 in the Procurement, Acquisition 
     and Construction (PAC) account, and $51,480,000 in other NOAA 
     accounts.


                  operations, research, and facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement includes $1,658,189,000 for the 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities account of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration instead of 
     $1,475,128,000 as proposed by the House, and $1,783,118,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.

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       In addition to the new budget authority provided, the 
     conference agreement allows a transfer of $68,000,000 from 
     balances in the account titled ``Promote and Develop Fishery 
     Products and Research Related to American Fisheries'', 
     instead of $67,226,000 as proposed by the House, and instead 
     of $66,426,000 as proposed by the Senate. In addition, the 
     conference agreement reflects prior year deobligations 
     totaling $36,000,000, unobligated balances of $2,652,000, and 
     $4,000,000 in offsets from fee collections.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the House bill designating the amounts provided under this 
     account for the six NOAA line offices. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed by 
     the House, which was adopted in the fiscal year 1999 
     appropriations Act, designating the amounts available for 
     Executive Direction and Administration, and prohibiting 
     augmentation of such offices through formal or informal 
     personnel details, transfers, or reimbursements above the 
     current level.
       The conference agreement does not include or assume 
     language proposed by the House, making the use of deobligated 
     balances subject to standard reprogramming procedures. The 
     conferees direct that any use of deobligations over and above 
     the $36,000,000 assumed by the conference agreement will be 
     undertaken only under the procedures set forth in section 605 
     of this Act.
       The conference agreement does not include $34,000,000 in 
     controversial new fisheries and navigation safety fees that 
     were proposed in the budget request, although no details on 
     the proposal were forthcoming. The House bill did not 
     legislate the fees, but did assume the revenue from those 
     fees would be available.
       Budgetary and Financial Matters.--Language in the House 
     report is adopted by reference relating to: (1) a revised 
     budget structure, with the requested reports due by February 
     1, 2000; and (2) an operating plan for expenditure of funds, 
     with the report due 60 days after the date of enactment.
       Peer Review.--Language in the House report requiring peer 
     review of all NOAA research is adopted by reference.
       NOAA Commissioned Corps.--The conference agreement does not 
     include bill language, as proposed by the House, setting a 
     ceiling on the number of commissioned corps officers at not 
     more than 250 by September 30, 2000. The Senate bill did not 
     include a similar provision. With respect to the commissioned 
     corps, as it is authorized by P.L. 105-384, the conferees 
     understand that NOAA plans to reach a level of about 250 
     officers by the end of the fiscal year, up from the current 
     level of 224, and expect to be notified if plans change 
     significantly from that level.
       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     House, providing such funds as may be necessary for NOAA 
     commissioned corps retirement costs.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision, as 
     proposed by the Senate, permitting the Secretary to have NOAA 
     occupy and operate research facilities at Lafayette, 
     Louisiana.
       NOAA is directed to report by March 1, 2000, on any 
     requirement for new space for NOAA employees in the Gulf of 
     Mexico area, including an explanation of the need for such 
     space, and options for, and estimated costs of, obtaining the 
     space. The report should also address the existing space that 
     NOAA occupies in the area, and what would happen to the 
     existing space.
       The following table reflects the distribution of the funds 
     provided in this conference agreement:

     NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION--OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND FACILITIES--FISCAL YEAR 2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                       FY00
                                   FY99 enacted    FY00 request     FY00 House      FY00 Senate     conference
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
 
Navigation Services:
    Mapping and Charting........         34,260          33,335          32,100          36,335          35,298
    Address Survey Backlog......         14,000          14,900          14,000          14,900          18,900
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         48,260          48,235          46,100          51,235          54,198
Geodesy.........................         19,659          19,849          19,659          21,415          20,159
Tide and Current Data...........         12,000          14,883          12,390          15,273          12,390
Acquisition of Data.............         14,546          17,726          14,546          17,726          15,546
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Navigation Services         94,465         100,693          92,695         105,649         102,293
                                 ===============================================================================
Ocean Resources Conservation and
 Assessment:
    Ocean Assessment Program....         42,611          46,281          26,861          52,681          44,846
    GLERL.......................  ..............          6,085   ..............          6,825   ..............
    Transfer from Damage                  5,683   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
     Assessment Fund............
    Response and Restoration....          8,774          19,884           8,774          15,884           9,329
    Oceanic and Coastal Research          7,410           7,970           5,410           9,470           8,470
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal--Estuarine &              64,478          80,220          41,045          84,860          62,645
       Coastal Assessment.......
Coastal Ocean Program...........         18,400          19,430          18,200          18,430          17,200
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Ocean Resources             82,878          99,650          59,245         103,290          79,845
       Conservation & Assessment
                                 ===============================================================================
Ocean and Coastal Management:
    CZM Grants..................         53,700          55,700          53,700          60,000          54,700
    CZM 310 Grants..............  ..............         28,000   ..............  ..............  ..............
    Estuarine Research Reserve            4,300           7,000           5,650           7,000           6,000
     System.....................
    Nonpoint Pollution Control..          4,000           6,000           4,000           1,000           2,500
    Program Administration......          4,500           5,500           4,500           4,500           4,500
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Coastal                  66,500         102,200          67,850          72,500          67,700
       Management...............
Marine Sanctuary Program........         14,350          26,000          16,500          18,500          17,500
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Ocean & Coastal             80,850         128,200          84,350          91,000          85,200
       Management...............
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, NOS................        258,193         328,543         236,290         299,939         267,338
                                 ===============================================================================
    NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES
             SERVICE
 
Information Collection and
 Analysis:
        Resource Information....        106,675          96,918          98,100         112,520         108,348
        Antarctic Research......          1,200           1,200           1,200           1,800           1,234
        Chesapeake Bay Studies..          1,890           1,500           1,890           1,890           1,890
        Right Whale Research....            350             200             350           4,100   ..............
        MARFIN..................          3,000           3,000           2,500           3,000           2,750
        SEAMAP..................          1,200           1,200           1,200           1,200           1,200
        Alaskan Groundfish                  900             661             661             900             900
         Surveys................
        Bering Sea Pollock                  945             945             945             945             945
         Research...............
        West Coast Groundfish...            800             780             780             900             820
        New England Stock                 1,000           1,000           1,000           1,000           1,000
         Depletion..............
        Hawaii Stock Management             500   ..............  ..............            500             500
         Plan...................
        Yukon River Chinook                 700             700   ..............          1,500           1,200
         Salmon.................
        Atlantic Salmon Research            710             710             710             710             710
        Gulf of Marine                      567             567             567             567             567
         Groundfish Survey......
        Dolphin/Yellowfin Tuna              250             250             250             250             250
         Research...............
        Pacific Salmon Treaty             7,444           5,587           5,587          12,457          12,431
         Program................
        Hawaiian Monk Seals.....            700             500             500           1,050             750
        Steller Sea Lion                  2,520           1,440           1,400           4,000           4,000
         Recovery Plan..........
        Hawaiian Sea Turtles....            275             248             248             300             285
        Bluefish/Striped Bass...          1,000   ..............          1,000   ..............          1,000
        Halibut/Sablefish.......          1,200           1,200           1,200           1,200           1,200
        Narraganset Bay Coop      ..............  ..............  ..............            806   ..............
         Study..................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal..............        133,826         118,606         120,128         151,595         141,980
                                 ===============================================================================

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Fishery Industry Information:
    Fish Statistics.............         13,000          14,257          13,000          14,257          13,000
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring          5,500           5,200           5,200           6,325           5,500
    PACFIN/Catch Effort Data....          4,700           3,000           4,700           3,000           3,000
    AKFIN (Alaska Fishery         ..............  ..............  ..............          3,000           2,500
     Information Network).......
    RECFIN......................          3,900           3,100           3,100           3,900           3,700
    GULF FIN Data Collection              3,000   ..............          3,000           4,000           3,500
     Effort.....................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         30,100          25,557          29,000          34,482          31,200
                                 ===============================================================================
Information Analyses and                 20,900          21,342          20,400          21,342          20,900
 Dissemination..................
Computer Hardware and Software..          4,000           4,000             750           4,000           3,500
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         24,900          25,342          21,150          25,342          24,400
                                 ===============================================================================
Acquisition of Data.............         25,098          25,488          25,098          25,488          25,943
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, Information,               213,924         194,993         195,376         236,907         223,523
       Collection, and Analyses.
                                 ===============================================================================
Conservation and Management
 Operations:
    Fisheries Management                 29,900          32,687          29,770          44,337          39,060
     Programs...................
        Columbia River                   13,600          11,400          11,400          15,420          12,055
         Hatcheries.............
        Columbia River                      288             288             288             288             288
         Endangered Species.....
        Regional Councils.......         13,000          13,300          12,800          13,300          13,150
        International Fisheries             400             400             400             400             400
         Commissions............
        Management of George's              478             478             478             478             478
         Bank...................
        Pacific Tuna Management.          2,300           1,250           1,250           3,000           2,300
        Fisheries Habitat         ..............         22,700   ..............          1,000   ..............
         Restoration............
        NE Fisheries Management.          1,880           5,180           1,880           8,000           6,000
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Fisheries            61,846          87,683          58,266          86,223          73,731
           Mgmt. Programs.......
                                 ===============================================================================
    Protected Species Management          6,200           9,406           6,200           6,200           6,200
        Driftnet Act                      3,378           3,278           3,278           3,650           3,439
         Implementation.........
        Marine Mammal Protection          7,583           7,225           7,225           8,025           7,583
         Act....................
        Endangered Species Act           28,000          55,450          25,750          39,750          32,500
         Recovery Plan..........
        Dolphin Encirclement....          3,300           3,300           3,300           3,300           3,300
        Native Marine Mammals...            750             700             200           1,150             950
        Observers/Training......          2,650           4,225           2,225           4,650           2,650
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal..............         51,861          83,584          48,178          66,725          56,622
                                 ===============================================================================
Habitat Conservation............          9,000          10,858           9,000          10,858           9,200
Enforcement & Surveillance......         17,775          19,121          17,775          19,121          17,950
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, Conservation,              140,482         201,246         133,219         182,927         157,503
       Management & Operations..
                                 ===============================================================================
State and Industry Assistance
 Programs:
    Interjurisdictional                   2,600           2,600           2,600           3,100           2,600
     Fisheries Grants...........
    Anadromous Grants...........          2,100           2,100           2,100           2,100           2,100
    Interstate Fish Commissions.          7,750           4,000           7,750           7,750           7,750
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         12,450           8,700          12,450          12,950          12,450
                                 ===============================================================================
Fisheries Development Program:
    Product Quality and Safety/           9,824           8,328           9,500           8,328           9,500
     Seafood Inspection.........
    Hawaiian Fisheries                      750   ..............  ..............            750             750
     Development................
    NE Safe Seafood Program.....  ..............  ..............  ..............            300   ..............
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         10,574           8,328           9,500           9,378          10,250
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, State and Industry          23,024          17,028          21,950          22,328          22,700
       Programs.................
                                 ===============================================================================
      Toal, NMFS................        377,430         413,267         350,545         442,162         403,726
                                 ===============================================================================
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
 
Climate and Air Quality
 Research:
    Interannual & Seasonal......         14,900          16,900          12,900          18,900          16,900
    Climate & Global Change              63,000          69,700          63,000          77,200          67,000
     Research...................
    GLOBE.......................          2,500           5,000   ..............          2,500           2,500
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         80,400          91,600          75,900          98,600          86,400
                                 ===============================================================================
    Long-term Climate & Quality          30,000          34,600          30,000          32,000          30,000
     Research...................
    Information Technology......         12,000          13,500          12,000          13,500          12,750
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         42,000          48,100          42,000          45,500          42,750
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, Climate and Air            122,400         139,700         117,900         144,100         129,150
       Quality Research.........
                                 ===============================================================================
Atmospheric Programs:
    Weather Research............         36,100          36,600          34,600          38,100          37,350
    STORM.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............          2,000           2,000
    Wind Profiler...............          4,350           4,350           4,350           4,350           4,350
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         40,450          40,950          38,950          44,450          43,700
    Solar/Geomagnetic Research..          6,000           6,100           6,000           7,100           7,000
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Atmospheric                 46,450          47,050          44,950          51,550          50,700
       Programs.................
                                 ===============================================================================
Ocean and Great Lakes Programs:
    Marine Research Prediction..         26,801          22,300          19,501          36,190          27,325
    GLERL.......................          6,825   ..............          6,825   ..............          6,825
    Sea Grant Program...........         57,500          51,500          58,500          60,500          59,250
    National Undersea Research           14,550           9,000   ..............         14,550          13,800
     Program....................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Ocean and Great            105,676          82,800          84,826         111,240         107,200
       Lakes Programs...........
                                 ===============================================================================
Acquisition of Data.............         12,884          13,020          12,884          13,020          12,952
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, OAR................        287,410         282,570         260,560         319,910         300,002
                                 ===============================================================================

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    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
 
Operations and Research:
    Local Warnings and Forecasts        357,034         450,411         441,693         452,271         444,487
    MARDI.......................         64,036   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Radiosonde Replacement......          2,000   ..............          2,000   ..............  ..............
    Susquehanna River Basin               1,250             619           1,250           1,000           1,125
     flood system...............
    Aviation forecasts..........         35,596          35,596          35,596          35,596          35,596
    Advanced Hydrological         ..............          2,200           1,000           2,200           1,000
     Prediction System..........
    WFO Maintenance.............  ..............  ..............  ..............          4,000           3,250
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................        459,916         488,826         481,539         495,067         485,458
                                 ===============================================================================
Central Forecast Guidance.......         35,574          37,081          37,081          37,081          37,081
Atmospheric and Hydrological              2,964           3,090           2,964           3,090           3,000
 Research.......................
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, Operations and             498,454         528,997         521,584         535,238         525,539
       Research.................
                                 ===============================================================================
Systems Acquisition:
    Public Warnings and Forecast
     Systems:
        NEXRAD..................         38,346          39,325          38,346          39,325          38,836
        ASOS....................          7,116           7,573           7,116           7,573           7,345
        AWIPS/NOAA Port.........         12,189          38,002          32,150          38,002          32,150
        Computer Facilities               4,600   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
         Upgrades...............
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Systems                 62,251          84,900          77,612          84,900          78,331
           Acquisition..........
                                 ===============================================================================
          Total, NWS............        560,705         613,897         599,196         620,138         603,870
                                 ===============================================================================
 NAT'L ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE,
  DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
 
Satellite Observing Systems:
    Ocean Remote Sensing........          4,000           4,000   ..............          4,000           4,000
    Environmental Observing              53,300          53,236          50,800          55,736          53,300
     Systems....................
    Global Disaster Information   ..............          2,000   ..............          2,000   ..............
     Network....................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Satellite Observing         57,300          59,236          50,800          61,736          57,300
       Systems..................
                                 ===============================================================================
    Environmental Data                   33,550          31,521          35,021          34,521          38,700
     Management Systems.........
    Data and Information                 16,335          12,335          12,335          12,335          12,335
     Services...................
    Regional Climate Centers....          2,700   ..............          2,500           3,000           2,750
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, EDMS...............         52,635          43,856          49,856          49,856          53,785
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, NESDIS.............        109,935         103,092         100,656         111,592         111,085
                                 ===============================================================================
         PROGRAM SUPPORT
 
Administration and Services:
    Executive Direction and              19,200          19,573          19,200          19,573          19,387
     Administration.............
    Systems Acquisition Office..            700             712             700             712             712
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal..................         19,900          20,285          19,900          20,285          20,099
    Central Administrative               31,850          42,583          28,850          41,583          36,350
     Support....................
    Retired Pay Commissioned              7,000   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
     Officers...................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Administration and          58,750          62,868          48,750          61,868          56,449
       Services.................
    Aircraft Services...........         10,500          11,019          10,500          11,019          10,760
    Rent Savings................  ..............         (4,656)         (4,656)  ..............         (4,656)
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Program Support....         69,250          69,231          54,594          72,887          62,553
                                 ===============================================================================
FLEET PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE..         11,600           9,243           7,000          13,243          13,243
           Facilities:
    NOAA Facilities Maintenance.          1,650           1,818           1,800           1,818           1,809
    NCEP/NORMAN Space Planning..            150   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    Environmental Compliance....          2,000           3,899           2,000           3,899           2,000
    Sandy Hook Lease............          2,000   ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
    WFO Maintenance.............          3,000           4,000           3,000   ..............  ..............
    NMFS Facilities Management..  ..............          3,800   ..............  ..............  ..............
    Columbia River Facilities...          4,465           3,365           3,365   ..............          3,365
    Boulder Facilities            ..............          3,850   ..............          3,850           3,850
     Operations.................
    NARA Records Mgmt...........  ..............            262   ..............            262   ..............
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Facilities.........         13,265          20,994          10,165           9,829          11,024
                                 ===============================================================================
Direct Obligations..............      1,687,788       1,840,837       1,619,006       1,889,700       1,772,841
                                 ===============================================================================
Offset for Fee Collections......  ..............  ..............  ..............         (4,000)         (4,000)
Reimbursable Obligations........        195,767         195,767         195,767         195,767         195,767
Offsetting Collections (data              3,600           3,600           3,600           3,600           3,600
 sales).........................
Offsetting Collections (fish              4,000           4,000           4,000           4,000           4,000
 fees/IFQ CDQ)..................
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Reimbursables...        203,367         203,367         203,367         199,367         199,367
                                 ===============================================================================
      Total, Obligations........      1,891,155       2,044,204       1,822,373       2,089,067       1,972,208
                                 ===============================================================================
Financing:
    Deobligations...............        (33,000)        (33,000)        (36,000)        (33,000)        (36,000)
    Unobligated Balance                    (969)  ..............         (2,652)  ..............         (2,652)
     transferred, net...........
    Coastal Zone Management Fund         (4,000)  ..............         (4,000)  ..............  ..............
    Offsetting Collections (data         (3,600)         (3,600)         (3,600)         (3,600)         (3,600)
     sales).....................
    Offsetting Collections (fish  ..............         (4,000)         (4,000)         (4,000)         (4,000)
     fees/IFQ CDQ...............
    Anticipated Offsetting               (4,000)        (20,000)        (20,000)  ..............  ..............
     Collections (fish fees)....
    Anticipated Offsetting        ..............        (14,000)        (14,000)  ..............  ..............
     Collections (navigation
     fees)......................
    Rent savings to finance       ..............  ..............  ..............         (4,656)  ..............
     Goddard....................
    Federal Funds...............       (134,927)       (134,927)       (134,927)       (172,000)       (134,927)
    Non-federal Funds...........        (60,840)        (60,840)        (60,840)        (23,767)        (60,840)
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Financing.......       (241,336)       (270,367)       (280,019)       (241,023)       (242,019)
                                 ===============================================================================
Budget Authority................      1,649,819       1,773,837       1,542,354       1,848,044       1,730,189
                                 ===============================================================================
Financing from:
    Promote and Develop American        (63,381)        (64,926)        (67,226)        (66,426)        (68,000)
     Fisheries..................
    Damage Assess. & Restor.             (4,714)  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
     Revolving Fund.............

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    Coastal Zone Management Fund  ..............         (4,000)  ..............         (4,000)         (4,000)
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, ORF.............      1,581,724       1,704,911       1,475,128       1,777,618       1,658,189
                                 ===============================================================================
By Transfer from Coastal Zone     ..............          4,000   ..............  ..............  ..............
 Management Fund................
                                 ===============================================================================
      Direct Appropriation, ORF.      1,581,724       1,708,911       1,475,128       1,777,618       1,658,189
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The following narrative provides additional information 
     related to certain items included in the preceding table.


                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

       The conferees have provided a total of $267,338,000 under 
     this account for the activities of the National Ocean Service 
     (NOS), instead of $236,290,000 as recommended by the House, 
     and $299,939,000 as recommended by the Senate.
       Mapping and Charting.--The conference agreement provides 
     $35,298,000 for NOAA's mapping and charting programs, 
     reflecting continued commitment to the navigation safety 
     programs of NOS and concerns about the ability of the NOS to 
     continue to meet its mission requirements over the long term. 
     Of this amount, $32,718,000 is provided for the base mapping 
     and charting program. Within the total funding provided under 
     Mapping and Charting, the conference agreement includes 
     $2,580,000 for the joint hydrographic center established in 
     fiscal year 1999.
       The conference agreement also includes $18,900,000 under 
     the line item Address Survey Backlog/Contracts exclusively 
     for contracting out with the private sector for data 
     acquisition needs. This is $4,000,000 above the request and 
     is intended to help keep the level of effort close to fiscal 
     year 1999, when the program had a significant amount of 
     carryover in addition to the fiscal year 1999 funding for the 
     program.
       Geodesy.--The conference agreement provides $20,159,000 for 
     geodesy programs, including $19,159,000 for the base program, 
     $500,000 for initial planning of the National Height System 
     Demonstration, as provided in the House report, and $500,000 
     for the geodetic survey referenced in the Senate report.
       Tide and Current Data.--The conference agreement includes 
     $12,390,000 for this activity, including $12,000,000 for the 
     base program and $390,000 for a one-time Year 2000 fix for 
     Great Lakes Buoys, as provided by both the House and Senate 
     bills.
       Ocean Assessment Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $44,846,000 for this activity. Within the amounts 
     provided for ocean assessment, the conference agreement 
     includes the following: $12,685,000 for the base program; 
     $15,100,000 for NOAA's Coastal Services Center, of which 
     $2,500,000 is for coastal hazards research and services and 
     development of defense technologies for environmental 
     monitoring, and $100,000 is one-time funding for the 
     Community Sustainability Center, as referenced in the Senate 
     report; $5,800,000 to continue the Cooperative Institute for 
     Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology; $900,000 for 
     the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration program; $2,000,000 
     to support coral reef studies in the Pacific and Southeast, 
     of which $1,000,000 is for Hawaiian coral reef monitoring, 
     $500,000 is for reef monitoring in Florida, and $500,000 is 
     for reef monitoring in Puerto Rico, through the Department of 
     Natural Resouces; $3,925,000 for pfisteria and other harmful 
     algal bloom research and monitoring, of which $500,000 is for 
     a pilot project to preemptively address emerging problems 
     prior to the occurrence of harmful blooms, to be carried out 
     by the South Carolina Department of Marine Resources; 
     $2,000,000 for the JASON project and $2,436,000 for the NOAA 
     Beaufort/Oxford Laboratory. In addition, the conference 
     agreement also includes an additional $5,200,000 under Ocean 
     and Coastal Research and the Coastal Ocean Program for 
     research on pfisteria, hypoxia and other harmful algal 
     blooms.
       The conferees direct NOS to evaluate the need and 
     requirements for a collaborative program in Hawaii to develop 
     and transfer innovative applications of technology, remote 
     sensing, and information systems for such activities as 
     mapping, characterization and coastal hazards that will 
     improve the management and restoration of coastal habitat 
     throughout the U.S. Pacific Basin by bringing together 
     government, academic, and private sector partners.
       Office of Response and Restoration.--The conference 
     agreement includes $9,329,000 for this activity, including: 
     $2,674,000 for Estuarine and Coastal Assessment, $5,155,000 
     for Damage Assessment, $1,000,000 in accordance with the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990, and $500,000 for Coastal Resource 
     Coordination.
       Ocean and Coastal Research.--The conference agreement 
     includes $8,470,000 for this activity, which includes the 
     budget request and an additional $500,000 for the Marine 
     Environmental Health Research Laboratory.
       The conference agreement does not include the proposed 
     transfer of the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory 
     (GLERL) from Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to NOS.
       Coastal Ocean Program.--The conference agreement provides 
     $17,200,000 for the Coastal Ocean Program (COP), of which 
     $4,200,000 is provided for research related to hypoxia, 
     pfisteria, and other harmful algal blooms. The managers of 
     COP are directed to follow the direction included in the 
     House report regarding Long Island Sound, as well as the 
     direction included in the Senate report concerning research 
     on small high-salinity estuaries and the land use-coastal 
     ecosystem study. The conference agreement also assumes 
     continued funding at the current level for restoration of the 
     South Florida ecosystem.
       Coastal Zone Management.--The conference agreement includes 
     $67,700,000 for this activity, of which $54,700,000 is for 
     grants under sections 306, 306A, and 309 of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act (CZMA), an increase of $1,000,000 over fiscal 
     year 1999, and $4,500,000 for Program Administration. In 
     addition, the conference agreement includes $2,500,000 for 
     the Non-Point Pollution program authorized under section 6217 
     of the CZMA. No funding is provided under section 310, as in 
     both the House and Senate bills, because there is no 
     authorization of appropriations to make grants under that 
     section. The conference agreement also includes $6,000,000 
     for the National Estuarine Research Reserve program, an 
     increase of $1,700,000 above fiscal year 1999. The conferees 
     concur with the direction in the House report relating to the 
     assessment of administrative charges under the CZMA.
       Marine Sanctuary Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $17,500,000 for the National Marine Sanctuary 
     Program, an increase of $3,150,000 over fiscal year 1999. Of 
     this amount, $500,000 is provided to support the activities 
     of the Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission as 
     outlined in the House and Senate reports. In addition, not to 
     exceed $500,000 may be provided in one-time support of the 
     Marine Debris Conference referenced in the Senate report 
     under the National Marine Fisheries Service, with the 
     direction that other contributions from sources outside of 
     NOAA be sought to support the conference.


                   NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes a total of $403,726,000 
     for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), instead of 
     $350,545,000, as recommended by the House and $442,162,000, 
     as recommended by the Senate.
       In addition, $4,000,000 is authorized to be collected under 
     the Magnuson-Stevens Act to support the Community and 
     Individual Fishery Quota Program. Of this amount, $500,000 is 
     for the Hawaiian Community Development Program, as referenced 
     in the Senate report.
       Resource Information.--The conference agreement provides 
     $108,348,000 for fisheries resource information. Within the 
     funds provided for resource information, $91,048,000 is 
     provided for the base programs, including $750,000 for west 
     coast groundfish and $3,500,000 for Magnuson-Stevens 
     implementation added in fiscal year 1999, of which $750,000 
     is for a Narragansett Bay Cooperative Study. In addition, 
     NMFS is expected to continue to provide onsite technical 
     assistance to the National Warmwater Aquaculture Research 
     Center under the direction included in the Senate report. The 
     conferees concur with the language in the Senate report 
     regarding any shift of work now performed by the Alaska and 
     Southwest Fisheries Science Centers.
       In addition, within the total funds provided for resource 
     information, the conference agreement includes: $1,750,000 
     for additional implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act in 
     the North Pacific as directed in the Senate report, funding 
     for MARMAP at the same level as in the House and Senate, 
     under the direction in the Senate report: $1,700,000 for the 
     Gulf of Mexico Stock Enhancement Consortium, $1,250,000 for 
     research on Alaska near shore fisheries, to be distributed in 
     accordance with the Senate report, $200,000 for an assessment 
     of Atlantic herring and mackerel, $450,000 for the Chesapeake 
     Bay oyster recovery partnership, $300,000 for research on the 
     Charleston bump, $300,000 for research on shrimp pathogens, 
     $150,000 for lobster sampling, $350,000 for bluefin tuna 
     tagging, of which $250,000 is for the northeast; $500,000 for 
     the Chesapeake Bay Multi-species Management Strategy 
     (including blue crab), $200,000 for the Northeast Fisheries 
     Science Center for the Cooperative Marine Education and 
     Research Program, under the direction in the Senate report, 
     and $300,000 for research on Southeastern sea turtles under 
     the direction of the Senate report.

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     In addition, within the amounts provided for Resource 
     Information, $8,000,000 is included to continue the aquatic 
     resources environmental initiative, and $1,000,000 is 
     provided to continue the activities of the Gulf and South 
     Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation for data collection 
     and analyses in the red snapper and shrimp fisheries. The 
     conferees acknowledge the work being done at the Xiphophorus 
     Genetic Stock Center to improve the understanding of fish 
     genetics and evolution, and urge NMFS to continue to work 
     with the Center in fiscal year 2000. The conferees concur 
     with language in the Senate report encouraging oyster disease 
     research under the Saltonstall-Kennedy research grant 
     program.
       The conferees concur with the language in the House report 
     concerning the migratory shark fishery, and reiterate the 
     request for a report with recommendations for short and long 
     term solutions within 45 days of enactment of this Act. The 
     conferees direct NMFS to continue collaborative research with 
     the Center for Shark Research and other qualified 
     institutions, to provide the information necessary for 
     effective management of the highly migratory shark fishery 
     and conservation of shark fishery resources.
       Under the MARFIN line, $2,500,000 is provided for base 
     activities, and $250,000 is provided for Northeast 
     activities. Funding is also provided for bluefish and striped 
     bass research in accordance with the House report. Funding 
     for right whale research and recovery activities is provided 
     under the Endangered Species line. Under Yukon River Chinook 
     Salmon, $700,000 is provided for base activities, and 
     $500,000 is provided for the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries 
     Association. Under the Pacific Salmon Treaty Program, 
     $5,587,000 is provided for base activities, $1,844,000 is 
     provided for the Chinook Salmon Agreement. In addition, under 
     this line, $5,000,000, subject to express authorization, is 
     provided as the initial capital for the Southern Boundary and 
     Transboundary Rivers Restoration and Enhancement Fund arising 
     out of the June 30, 1999, Agreement of the United States and 
     Canada on the Treaty Between the United States and Canada 
     Concerning Pacific Salmon. The conference agreement includes 
     $4,000,000 for steller sea lion recovery, to be utilized 
     according to the direction in the Senate report.
       Fishery Industry Information.--The conference agreement 
     provides $31,200,000 for this activity. Within the funds 
     provided for Alaska Groundfish Monitoring, the conference 
     agreement includes funding for the base program and NMFS 
     rockfish research at the fiscal year 1999 level. In addition, 
     $850,000 is provided for crab research developed jointly by 
     NMFS and the State of Alaska, and $800,000 is provided for 
     the State of Alaska to use in implementing Federal fishery 
     management plans for crab, scallops and for rockfish 
     research. In addition, the conference agreement provides 
     $150,000 each for Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities 
     Coalition and NMFS Alaska region infield monitoring program. 
     No funding is provided for the Bering Sea Fisherman's 
     Association CDQ.
       Within the funds provided for Fishery Industry Information, 
     the conference agreement provides $3,700,000 for recreational 
     fishery harvest monitoring, including $500,000 for the annual 
     collection of data on marine recreational fishing, with the 
     balance to be expended in accordance with the direction 
     included in the Senate report. Funds are also appropriated 
     under this activity for the Pacific Fisheries Information 
     Network, including Hawaii, and the Alaska Fisheries 
     Information Network as two separate lines in accordance with 
     the direction included in the Senate report. In addition, 
     funding is provided for the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries 
     Information Network. The conferees agree that NMFS should 
     coordinate the techniques used by the agency to collect data 
     on a national basis while taking into account the unique 
     characteristics of the regional commercial and recreational 
     fisheries. The conferees believe this objective can best be 
     accomplished by relying on the regional information networks 
     administered by the interstate Marine Fisheries Commissions. 
     In addition, the conferees expect NMFS to provide the report 
     on the state of U.S. fishery resources referenced in the 
     Senate report.
       The conferees recommend $3,500,000 for computer hardware 
     and software development, including $750,000 for the Pacific 
     Marine Fisheries Commission to develop catch reporting 
     software in connection with West Coast States, which will 
     allow electronic reporting of fish ticket information in a 
     manner compatible with systems utilized in various regulatory 
     and monitoring agencies as well as private industry.
       The conferees understand that NMFS was using funds to 
     develop its own computer software rather than seeking readily 
     available software. In addition, the software that it was 
     developing may not be compatible with State data collection 
     programs, which means that States may be required to make 
     changes in their systems to accommodate the federal system. 
     In addition, NMFS was not consulting with the affected States 
     and regulatory agencies as required by section 401 of the 
     Magnuson-Stevens Act.
       To address this inadequacy, the managers direct NMFS to 
     develop catch data standards which set guidelines on the 
     content of information it requires and the format for 
     transmitting it. That will enable States and private industry 
     to continue to use their existing systems so long as they 
     comply with NMFS standards and guidelines. NMFS may also use 
     the funds provided to develop its own internal software 
     program to manipulate the data it receives from fishermen and 
     state regulators and produce the reports it needs to 
     effectively manage the fisheries.
       Under the Acquisition of Data line, within the total of 
     $25,943,000, an additional $650,000 is provided for 
     additional days at sea for the Gordon Gunter.
       Fisheries Management Programs.--The conference agreement 
     includes $39,060,000 for this activity. Within this amount, 
     $33,330,000 is provided for base activities, including 
     $3,500,000 for NMFS facilities at Sandy Hook and Kodiak. 
     Within funding determined to be available, if initial funding 
     is required, the conferees also expect funds to be provided 
     for the Santa Cruz Fisheries Laboratory. Also, the conferees 
     expect the Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan and the State of 
     Maine Recovery Plan to continue to be funded from within base 
     resources. In addition, $230,000 is provided for the Pacific 
     Coral Reef fisheries management plan, as described in the 
     Senate report; $500,000 is provided for Bronx River recovery 
     and restoration; $5,000,000 for American Fisheries Act 
     Implementation, including $500,000 each for the North Pacific 
     Fishery Management Council and the State of Alaska.
       The conference agreement appropriates a total of 
     $15,420,000 for NOAA support of Columbia River hatcheries 
     programs, including $12,055,000 under the NMFS. Within the 
     amount provided under the line item Columbia River 
     hatcheries, NMFS is expected to support hatchery operations 
     at a level of $11,400,000, and to use the additional funding 
     to support salmon marking activities as described in the 
     Senate report.
       Under the Pacific Tuna Management line, $400,000 is for 
     swordfish research as referenced in the Senate report, and 
     the balance for JIMAR.
       For New England Fisheries Management, $4,000,000 is for 
     NMFS cooperative research, management, and enforcement, 
     including enhanced stock assessments and discard mortality 
     monitoring. In addition, $2,000,000 is for Northeast 
     Consortium activities, as referenced in the Senate report. 
     The conferees direct NMFS to collaborate with the New England 
     Fisheries Management Council and affected stakeholders to 
     design and prioritize cooperative research programs, and to 
     develop a long-term, comprehensive strategy to rebuild 
     Northeast groundfish stocks.
       Protected Species Management.--Within the funds provided 
     for protected species management, $750,000 is for 
     continuation of a study on the impacts of California sea 
     lions and harbor seals on salmonids and the West Coast 
     ecosystem.
       Driftnet Act Implementation.--Within the funds provided for 
     Driftnet Act Implementation, $75,000 is for the Pacific Rim 
     Fisheries Program, and $25,000 is for Washington and Alaska 
     participation.
       Endangered Species Recovery Plans.--A total of $32,500,000 
     is provided for this activity. Of these amounts, $32,000,000 
     is for the base program, $250,000 is to be made available for 
     the State of Alaska for technical support to analyze proposed 
     salmon recovery plans, and $250,000 is for the North Pacific 
     Fishery Management Council for the purposes directed in the 
     Senate report. The amount for the base program represents an 
     increase of $6,250,000. Of this increase, $3,250,000 is 
     provided for additional Pacific salmon-related activities, 
     and $3,000,000 is provided for additional right whale 
     activities. Together with the amount already in the base for 
     right whales, this will result in a $4,100,000 funding level 
     for right whale activities, which is to be expended in 
     accordance with the Senate report. Other than salmon and 
     right whales, the conferees expect that all activities will 
     be kept at least at the fiscal year 1999 level, including 
     Steller sea lion activities.
       Native Marine Mammal Commissions.--The conference agreement 
     recommends that funding be distributed as follows: (1) 
     $400,000 for the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission; (2) 
     $150,000 for the Alaska Harbor Seal Commission; (3) $225,000 
     for the Beluga Whale Committee; (4) $50,000 for the Bristol 
     Bay Native Association; and (5) $125,000 for the Aleut Marine 
     Mammal Commission.
       Observers and Training.--The conference agreement 
     distributes funding as follows: (1) $425,000 for the North 
     Pacific Fishery Observer Training Program; (2) $1,875,000 for 
     North Pacific marine resource observers; and (3) $350,000 for 
     east coast observers. Before initiating funding for a West 
     Coast observer program, the conferees request that NMFS 
     provide a report on the options for funding such a program, 
     and include a comparison of how current programs in the North 
     Pacific and the East Coast are funded with the proposal for 
     the West Coast.
       Interstate Fish Commissions.--The conference agreement 
     includes $7,750,000 for this activity, of which $750,000 is 
     to be equally divided among the three commissions, and 
     $7,000,000 is for implementation of the Atlantic Coastal 
     Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.

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       Fisheries Development Program.--Within the amount provided 
     for the Fisheries Development Program, funding for the 
     administrative costs of the Fisheries Finance program has 
     been retained under this account, as provided in the House 
     bill, instead of transferred to the Fisheries Finance Program 
     account, as provided in the Senate bill. Language with 
     respect to the administration of the Hawaiian Fisheries 
     Development program and Hawaii Stock Enhancement included in 
     the Senate report is adopted by reference.
       Other.--In addition, within the funds available for the 
     Saltonstall-Kennedy grants program, the conferees direct that 
     funding be provided to the Alaska Fisheries Development 
     Foundation to be used in accordance with the direction 
     included in the Senate report, and that funds be provided 
     pursuant to the direction included in both the House and 
     Senate reports to support ongoing efforts related to Vibrio 
     vulnificus.


                    OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

       The conference agreement includes a total of $300,002,000 
     for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research activities, instead of 
     $260,560,000 as recommended by the House and $319,910,000 as 
     recommended by the Senate.
       Interannual and Seasonal Climate Research.--The conferees 
     have provided $16,900,000 for interannual and seasonal 
     climate research. Within this amount, the conference 
     agreement provides $2,000,000 to support climate and air 
     quality monitoring and climatological modeling activities as 
     described in the Senate report, and $2,000,000 is provided 
     for the Ocean Observations program, to be expended only if 
     other countries involved in the project are also providing 
     funding.
       Climate and Global Change Research.--The conference 
     agreement includes $67,000,000 for the Climate and Global 
     Change research program, an increase of $4,000,000 above the 
     amounts provided in fiscal year 1999. Of this amount, the 
     conference agreement includes an increase of $2,000,000 for 
     the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction 
     to fund planned modeling initiatives in water, agriculture, 
     and public health, and will result in improved forecasting 
     related to major climate events. Program increases of 
     $1,000,000 for the Variability Beyond ENSO and $1,000,000 for 
     Climate Forming Agents are also provided.
       Long-term Climate and Air Quality Research.--The conference 
     agreement provides $30,000,000 for this activity, as proposed 
     by the House, instead of $32,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Funding is distributed in the same manner as in 
     fiscal year 1999. The conferees concur with language in the 
     House report regarding research and a report on natural 
     sources and removal for low-atmosphere ozone.
       Globe.--A total of $2,500,000 is provided for this program, 
     as proposed by the Senate. The House bill did not include 
     funding for this program. NOAA is expected to comply with the 
     direction included in the Senate report regarding this 
     program.
       Atmospheric Programs.--The conference agreement provides 
     $37,350,000 for this activity. Of this amount $1,500,000 is 
     provided for research related to wind-profile data in 
     accordance with the direction provided in the Senate report. 
     In addition, $1,000,000 is provided for the U.S. Weather 
     Research Program for hurricane-related research. This funding 
     is intended to be used for improvements in hurricane 
     prediction, and is not intended as initial funding for a 
     large-scale general research program under the U.S. Weather 
     Research Program, which is primarily funded through other 
     Federal agencies.
       STORM.--The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 as 
     one-time funding for the Science Center for Teaching, 
     Outreach and Research on Meteorology for the collection and 
     analysis of weather data in the Midwest.
       Solar/Geomagnetic Research.--The conference agreement 
     includes $7,000,000 for this activity, which includes 
     $6,000,000 for base programs, and $1,000,000 for the study of 
     radio propagation physics and technology development 
     associated with satellite-based telecommunications, 
     navigation, and remote sensing, as referenced in the Senate 
     report.
       Marine Prediction Research.--The conference agreement 
     includes $27,325,000 for marine prediction research. Within 
     this amount, the following is provided: $8,875,000 for the 
     base program; $1,650,000 for Arctic research, as directed in 
     the House report; $2,400,000 for the Open Ocean Aquaculture 
     program; $2,300,000 for tsunami mitigation; $2,100,000 for 
     the VENTS program; $4,000,000 for continuation of the 
     initiative on aquatic ecosystems recommended in the House 
     report; $1,650,000 for implementation of the National 
     Invasive Species Act, of which $850,000 is for the ballast 
     water demonstration as directed in the Senate report; 
     $500,000 for support for the Gulf of Maine Council; 
     $2,000,000 for mariculture research; $1,450,000 for ocean 
     services; $250,000 for the Pacific tropical fish program to 
     be administered by HIEDA; and $150,000 for Lake Champlain 
     studies. Due to recently enacted changes in the National Sea 
     Grant Program Authorization Act, future activities related to 
     Lake Champlain are expected to be funded through the regular 
     Sea Grant program.
       GLERL.--Within the $6,825,000 provided for the Great Lakes 
     Environmental Research Laboratory, the conference agreement 
     assumes continued support for the Great Lakes nearshore 
     research and zebra mussel research programs at current 
     levels.
       Sea Grant.--The conference agreement appropriates 
     $59,250,000 for the National Sea Grant program, of which 
     $53,750,000 is for the base program, a $1,550,000 base 
     increase over fiscal year 1999. The conferees expect NOAA to 
     continue to fund the existing oyster disease research 
     programs at their current levels and the zebra mussel 
     research program at $3,000,000 within these amounts. The Sea 
     Grant program and NMFS are urged to work with the West Coast 
     Harmful Algal Bloom Workgroup to develop a research plan to 
     address the causes of harmful algal blooms and a monitoring 
     and prevention program.
       National Undersea Research Program (NURP).--The conference 
     agreement provides $13,800,000 for the National Undersea 
     Research Program (NURP). The conferees expect the funds to be 
     distributed to the east coast NURP centers according to 
     fiscal year 1999 allocations, and to the west coast centers 
     according to fiscal year 1998 allocations. The conferees 
     expect level funding will be made available for the Aquarius, 
     ALVIN and program administration. The fiscal year 2000 amount 
     above these distributions shall be equally divided between 
     east and west coast NURP centers.


                        national weather service

       The conference agreement includes a total of $603,870,000 
     for the National Weather Service (NWS), instead of 
     $599,196,000 as proposed by the House, and $620,138,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Local Warnings and Forecasts/Base Operations.--The amount 
     provided includes $444,487,000 for this activity, an increase 
     of $23,417,000 above the fiscal year 1999 level, including 
     MARDI. All requested increases to base activities are 
     provided, except for $1,935,000 in non-labor cost increases 
     and $3,634,000 of the request to cover labor-cost 
     deficiencies. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees 
     expect that if the amount to cover labor-cost deficiencies is 
     insufficient, NWS will submit a reprogramming. The conference 
     agreement provides $4,500,000 for mitigation activities, an 
     increase of $716,000 over fiscal year 1999. Increases for the 
     Cooperative Observers Network and Aircraft Observations are 
     not provided. Within the total amount provided for Local 
     Warnings and Forecasts, $1,522,000 is for NOAA weather radio 
     transmitters to be distributed in accordance with the 
     direction included in the House and Senate reports, except 
     that the amount for Wyoming weather transmitters is $200,000, 
     and the amount for Illinois weather transmitters is $650,000. 
     The conference agreement includes $513,000, as provided in 
     the Senate report, for the creation of a fine-scale numerical 
     weather analysis and prediction capability, as referenced in 
     the House report. The conference agreement also includes 
     funding, as requested, for data buoys and coastal marine 
     automated network stations. Funding of $3,250,000 for WFO 
     maintenance is provided under this heading.
       The conferees concur with the language in the House and 
     Senate reports relating to the Modernization Transition 
     Committee/mitigation process to address the adequacy of 
     NEXRAD coverage in certain areas. NOAA is expected to follow 
     the recommendations contained in reports or applicable 
     agreements requiring mitigation activities. The conferees 
     also reiterate language in the fiscal year 1999 conference 
     agreement addressing continued radar obstruction at the 
     Jackson NEXRAD facility.
       In addition, the conferees expect the NWS to continue the 
     activities of NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Regional 
     Prediction related to the 2002 Winter Olympic games.


     national environmental satellite, data and information service

       The conference agreement includes $111,085,000 for NOAA's 
     satellite and data management programs. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes $457,594,000 under the NOAA PAC 
     account for satellite systems acquisition and related 
     activities.
       Satellite Observing Systems.--The conferees have included 
     $57,300,000 for this activity, the same amount and the same 
     distribution as in fiscal year 1999. Funding for the wind 
     demonstration project is to be provided in accordance with 
     the Senate report.
       Environment Data Management.--The conferees have included 
     $53,785,000 for EDMS activities. Under EDMS base activities, 
     the conference agreement includes $24,000,000, an increase of 
     $650,000, to be expended as directed in the House report. No 
     funds are included to continue weather record rescue and 
     preservation activities or the environmental data rescue 
     program. The conference agreement includes $500,000 for the 
     Cooperative Observers Network modernization. In addition, 
     $4,000,000 is included for the Coastal Ocean Data Development 
     Center, as referenced in the Senate report. In addition, the 
     conferees have provided $10,200,000 to initiate a new, multi-
     year program for climate database modernization and 
     utilization, to include but not be limited to key entry of 
     valuable climate records, archive services, and database 
     development. The conferees note the Administration's recent 
     initiatives in support of reinvestment in economically 
     distressed communities within Appalachia and

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     intend that work under this program must be performed by 
     existing and experienced concerns currently located in the 
     Appalachian counties of Laurel and Mineral, which are 
     experiencing high unemployment and poverty. The conference 
     agreement includes $2,750,000 for the Regional Climate 
     Centers.


                            program support

       The conference agreement provides $62,553,000 for NOAA 
     program support, instead of $54,594,000 as provided in the 
     House bill, and $72,887,000, as provided in the Senate bill. 
     Included in this total is $36,350,000 for Central 
     Administrative Support, which is comprised of $31,850,000 for 
     base activities and $4,500,000 for the Commerce Automated 
     Management System.


                     fleet planning and maintenance

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation of 
     $13,243,000 for this activity, as recommended in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $7,000,000 included in the House bill. This 
     amount includes $1,000,000 for equipping the RAINIER and 
     $3,000,000 for NOPP-related activities.


                               facilities

       The conference agreement includes $11,204,000 for 
     facilities maintenance, lease costs, and environmental 
     compliance, instead of $10,165,000 as recommended in the 
     House bill, and $9,829,000 as recommended in the Senate bill. 
     Included in this total is $3,850,000 in lease payments to the 
     General Services Administration (GSA) for the new Boulder 
     facility. The conferees are aware that the GSA is applying 8% 
     return-on-investment pricing to determine the rent that NOAA 
     pays for the facility, with the possibility that the 
     percentage will increase significantly in future years. The 
     conferees believe that this results in an excessive rental 
     charge that is not justified by the facts, and that a fair 
     and reasonable return would be 6.25% amortized over 30 years. 
     NOAA is directed to provide to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations at the earliest opportunity the 
     options that exist to moderate the cost of rental payments, 
     and to consult with the Committees on the next steps to take 
     to assure that NOAA does not get saddled with an excessive 
     rental payment.


               procurement, acquisition and construction

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement includes a total of $589,067,000 
     in direct appropriations for the Procurement, Acquisition and 
     Construction account, and assumes $7,400,000 in deobligations 
     from this account. The following distribution reflects the 
     fiscal year 2000 funding provided for activities within this 
     account:

Systems Acquisition:
  AWIPS.....................................................$16,000,000
  ASOS........................................................3,855,000
  NEXRAD......................................................8,280,000
  Computer Facilities Upgrades...............................11,100,000
  Polar Spacecraft and Launching............................190,979,000
  Geostationary Spacecraft and Launching....................266,615,000
  Radiosonde Replacement......................................7,000,000
  GFDL Supercomputer..........................................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Systems Acquisition...........................508,829,000
                                                       ================

Construction:
  WFO Construction............................................9,526,000
  NERRS Construction..........................................9,250,000
  N.Y. Botanical Gardens......................................1,500,000
  Alaska Facilities...........................................9,750,000
  NORC Rehabilitation.........................................3,045,000
  Suitland Facility...........................................3,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Construction...................................36,071,000
                                                       ================

Fleet Replacement:
  Fishery Vessel.............................................51,567,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Subtotal, Fleet Replacement..............................51,567,000

       Systems Acquisition.--The conference agreement provides 
     $16,000,000 to initiate AWIPS Build 5.0. NWS is requested to 
     provide quarterly reports on the status of the project, 
     progress in meeting milestones, amount expended to date, 
     expected overall cost, and problems encountered.
       Construction.--The funds appropriated for the National 
     Estuarine Research Reserve construction are to be distributed 
     as follows: $2,000,000 is for overall NERRS requirements, 
     $4,000,000 is for the Great Bay NERR, $2,500,000 is for the 
     Kachemak Bay NERR, the latter two as recommended in the 
     Senate report, and $750,000 is for the Jacques Cousteau NERR. 
     The funds appropriated for Alaska facilities are to be 
     distributed as follows: $750,000 is for the Juneau Lab, 
     $3,500,000 is for Ship Creek, and $5,500,000 is for the 
     SeaLife Center. The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 
     for preliminary design work for a new building in the 
     Suitland Federal Center to be built by the General Services 
     Administration. Prior to obligating these funds, the 
     conferees expect NOAA to provide a report detailing the total 
     estimated cost of the new building, including a breakout by 
     fiscal year of the amounts proposed to be paid by both the 
     GSA and NOAA, as well as a recapitulation of the options that 
     were considered in reaching a decision on the proposed 
     facility, and then consult with the Committees on the report.
       The conferees are also interested in receiving a report on 
     any planning for new space related to other facilities in the 
     area by January 15, 2000.


                    pacific coastal salmon recovery

       In addition to $10,000,000 provided elsewhere in this bill 
     for initial capital for implementation of the 1999 Pacific 
     Salmon agreement, the conference agreement includes 
     $50,000,000 for salmon habitat restoration, stock 
     enhancement, and research. Of this amount, $18,000,000 is 
     provided to the State of Washington, $14,000,000 is provided 
     to the State of Alaska, $7,000,000 is provided to the State 
     of Oregon, and $7,000,000 is provided to the State of 
     California. In addition, $4,000,000 is provided to the 
     Pacific Coastal tribes (as defined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce).
       The States of Alaska, Oregon, and California, and the 
     tribes are strongly encouraged to each enter into a 
     Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with NMFS regarding 
     projects funded under this section. The MOU should not 
     require federal approval of individual projects, but should 
     define salmon recovery strategies. All states and tribes that 
     receive funding shall report to the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, the Senate 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
     House Committee on Resources on progress of salmon recovery 
     efforts funded under this heading by not later than September 
     1, 2000.
       The 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement provides a 
     comprehensive, coastwide conservation program for the 
     protection of Pacific salmon, including domestic and Canadian 
     fisheries. In particular, it provides significant harvest 
     reductions in Alaska below previous restrictions implemented 
     in 1985 and 1995, each of which further reduced the impact of 
     Alaska's fisheries on listed stocks. Therefore, any recovery 
     efforts shall not be based on or anticipate exploitation 
     rates in Alaska not included in the 1999 Agreement, but 
     should include other quantifiable goals and objectives, such 
     as escapement and production, required for the recovery of 
     listed salmon.
       The conference agreement provides $18,000,000 for the State 
     of Washington which is to be provided directly to the 
     Washington State Salmon Recovery Board to distribute for 
     salmon habitat projects, other salmon recovery activities, 
     and to implement the Washington Forest and Fish Agreement 
     authorized by the Washington State Legislature. The conferees 
     urge, with input from the Board, local governments, local 
     watershed organizations, tribes, and other interested 
     parties, that clear, scientifically-based goals and 
     objectives for salmon recovery in Washington State be 
     established by NMFS and be rendered in the form of numerical 
     goals and objectives for the recovery of each species of 
     salmon listed under the Endangered Species Act in Washington 
     State. The conferees expect such goals and objectives to 
     specify the outcome to be achieved for the salmon resource in 
     order to satisfy the requirements of the Endangered Species 
     Act. The conferees anticipate that by July 1, 2000, NMFS will 
     have established numerical goals and objectives for the 
     recovery of salmon in the Puget Sound ESU, and will have 
     produced a schedule for completion of numerical goals and 
     objectives for all other parts of the State. The conferees 
     expect that the Board will establish performance standards to 
     inform its project funding decisions, and will give due 
     deference to the project prioritization work being performed 
     by local watershed organizations. Entities eligible to 
     receive federal funds for salmon recovery projects and 
     activities from the Board include local governments, tribes, 
     and non-profit organizations, such as the Puget Sound 
     Foundation. Funds appropriated by this Act may be distributed 
     by the Board on a project-by-project basis or advanced in the 
     form of block grants. Not more than one percent of these 
     federal funds shall be used for the Board's administrative 
     expenses, and not more than one percent of the remaining 
     federal monies distributed by the Board for habitat projects 
     and recovery activities shall be used by the eligible 
     entities for administrative expenses. None of the $18,000,000 
     shall be used for the buy back of commercial fishing licenses 
     or vessels. Nothing in this Act shall impair the authority of 
     the Board to expend funds appropriated to it by the 
     Washington State Legislature. Funds provided to tribes in 
     Washington State from the $4,000,000 appropriated for Pacific 
     Coastal Tribes shall be used only for grants for planning 
     (not to exceed 10 percent of any grant), physical design, and 
     completion of restoration projects.
       The funds provided for salmon and steelhead recovery 
     efforts in the State of Oregon shall be provided to the 
     Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB). The OWEB shall 
     provide funding for salmon recovery projects and activities 
     including planning, monitoring, habitat restoration and 
     protection, and improving State and local council capacity to 
     implement local projects which directly support salmon 
     recovery.

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                      coastal zone management fund

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation of 
     $4,000,000, as provided in both the House and the Senate 
     bills. This amount is reflected under the National Ocean 
     Service within the Operations, Research, and Facilities 
     account.


    promote and develop fishery products and research pertaining to 
                           american fisheries

                       fisheries promotional fund

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of all 
     unobligated balances available in the Fisheries Promotional 
     Fund, as provided in the House bill. The Senate bill included 
     a rescission of $1,187,000 from this Fund.


                      fishermen's contingency fund

       The conference agreement includes $953,000 for the 
     Fishermen's Contingency Fund, as provided in both the House 
     and Senate bills.


                     foreign fishing observer fund

       The conference agreement includes $189,000 for the expenses 
     related to the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund, as provided in 
     both the House and Senate bills.


                   fisheries finance program account

       The conference agreement provides $338,000 in subsidy 
     amounts for the Fisheries Finance Program Account, instead of 
     $238,000 as provided in the House bill and $2,038,000 as 
     provided in the Senate bill. The Senate provision included 
     $1,700,000 for administrative costs of the program, which the 
     conference agreement provides under the Operations, Research 
     and Facilities account, as provided in the House bill. The 
     agreement includes $100,000 above the House level to continue 
     entry level and small vessel Individual Fishery Quota 
     obligation guarantees in the halibut and sablefish fisheries 
     as recommended in the Senate report.

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $31,500,000 for the 
     general administration of the Commerce Department, instead of 
     $30,000,000, as proposed in the House bill, and $34,046,000, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. The conferees concur with 
     language in the House report concerning office moves and the 
     Working Capital Fund, and with language in the Senate report 
     concerning the Senior Executive Service ``Commerce 2000'' 
     initiative.


                      office of inspector general

       The conference agreement includes $20,000,000 for the 
     Commerce Department Inspector General, instead of $22,000,000 
     as recommended in the House bill and $17,900,000 as 
     recommended in Senate bill.

               GENERAL PROVISIONS--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Commerce:
       Section 201.--The conference agreement includes section 
     201, included in the House and Senate bills, regarding 
     certifications of advanced payments.
       Sec. 202.--The conference agreement includes section 202, 
     identical in the House and Senate bills, allowing funds to be 
     used for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
       Sec. 203.--The conference agreement includes section 203, 
     identical in the House and Senate bills, prohibiting 
     reimbursement to the Air Force for hurricane reconnaissance 
     planes.
       Sec. 204.--The conference agreement includes section 204, 
     as proposed in the House bill, prohibiting funds from being 
     used to reimburse the Unemployment Trust Fund for temporary 
     census workers. The Senate bill included a provision 
     prohibiting reimbursements in relation to the 1990 decennial 
     census.
       Sec. 205.--The conference agreement includes section 205, 
     identical in the House and Senate bills, regarding transfer 
     authority between Commerce Department appropriation accounts.
       Sec. 206.--The conference agreement includes section 206, 
     providing for the notification of the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations of a plan for transferring funds 
     to appropriate successor organizations within 90 days of 
     enactment of any legislation dismantling or reorganizing the 
     Department of Commerce, as proposed in the House bill. The 
     Senate bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 207.--The conference agreement includes section 207, 
     included in both the House and Senate bills, requiring that 
     any costs related to personnel actions incurred by a 
     department or agency funded in title II of the accompanying 
     Act, be absorbed within the total budgetary resources 
     available to such department or agency.
       Sec. 208.--The conference agreement includes section 208, 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills, allowing the 
     Secretary to award contracts for certain mapping and charting 
     activities in accordance with the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act.
       Sec. 209.--The conference agreement includes section 209, 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills, allowing the 
     Department of Commerce Franchise Fund to retain a portion of 
     its earnings from services provided.
       Sec. 210.--The conference agreement includes section 210, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill, to increase the total number 
     of members of the New England Fishery Management Council and 
     the number appointed by the Secretary of Commerce by one 
     member. The House bill did not contain a provision on this 
     matter.
       Sec. 211.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     211, which makes funds provided under the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, Construction of Research 
     Facilities, available for a medical research facility and two 
     information technology facilities.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $35,492,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court, instead of 
     $35,041,000, as provided in the House bill and $35,903,000 as 
     provided in the Senate bill. Funding for the cost of living 
     increase for the Justices is provided in section 304.


                    care of the building and grounds

       The conference agreement includes $8,002,000 for the 
     Supreme Court Care of the Building and Grounds account, 
     instead of $6,872,000 as provided in the House bill and 
     $9,652,000, as provided in the Senate bill. This is the 
     amount the Architect of the Capitol currently estimates is 
     required for fiscal year 2000, including building renovations 
     and perimeter security. The conference agreement allows 
     $5,101,000 to remain available until expended, instead of 
     $3,971,000, as provided in the House bill, and $6,751,000, as 
     provided in the Senate bill. Senate report language related 
     to off-site facility planning and House report language 
     related to miscellaneous improvements is adopted by 
     reference.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $16,797,000 for the U.S. 
     Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, instead of 
     $16,101,000 as provided in the House bill and $16,911,000 as 
     provided in the Senate bill. This provides funding for base 
     adjustments and for three additional assistants, assuming 
     they are hired at mid-year. Funding for the cost of living 
     increase for federal judges is provided in section 304.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $11,957,000 for the U.S. 
     Court of International Trade, as provided in the Senate bill, 
     instead of $11,804,000, as provided in the House bill. 
     Funding for the cost of living increase for federal judges is 
     provided in section 304.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $3,114,677,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the federal judiciary, of which 
     $156,539,000 is provided from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund (VCRTF), instead of $3,066,677,000, including 
     $156,539,000 from the VCRTF, as provided in the House bill, 
     and $2,992,265,000, including $100,000,000 from the VCRTF, as 
     provided in the Senate bill. Funding for the cost of living 
     increase for federal judges is provided in section 304.
       The conference agreement allows $13,454,000 for space 
     alterations, to remain available until expended, as provided 
     in the House bill, instead of $19,150,000, as provided in the 
     Senate bill.
       House report language with respect to funding for new 
     judgeships is adopted by reference.
       The conference agreement also provides $2,515,000 from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for expenses 
     associated with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 
     1986, as provided in the Senate bill, instead of $2,138,000, 
     as provided in the House bill.


                           defender services

       The conference agreement includes $385,095,000 for the 
     federal judiciary's Defender Services account, of which 
     $26,247,000 is provided from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund (VCRTF), instead of $387,795,000, including 
     $26,247,000 from the VCRTF, as provided in the House bill, 
     and $353,888,000 in direct funding, as provided in the Senate 
     bill. This includes funding for an increase of $5 an hour for 
     in-court and out-of-court time for Criminal Justice Act panel 
     attorneys.
       Language relating to the Ninth Circuit in the House report 
     is adopted by reference.


                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       The conference agreement includes $60,918,000 for Fees of 
     Jurors and Commissioners, as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     instead of $63,400,000 as provided in the House bill. The 
     amount provided reflects the latest estimate from the 
     judiciary of the requirements for this account.


                             court security

       The conference agreement includes $193,028,000 for the 
     federal judiciary's Court Security account, instead of 
     $190,029,000, as proposed in the House bill, and 
     $196,026,000, as proposed in the Senate bill.

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       The recommendation provides for requested adjustments to 
     base, the requested program increases to hire additional 
     security officers and for perimeter security, and the balance 
     for additional security equipment. The language in the House 
     report related to a report on changes in security officer 
     staffing and equipment is adopted by reference.
       The conference report allows $10,000,000 in security system 
     funding to remain available until expended, as proposed in 
     the House bill, instead of $10,000,000 for any purpose under 
     this heading, as proposed in the Senate bill.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $55,000,000 for the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts, instead of 
     $54,500,000, as proposed by the House, and $56,054,000, as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       Language in the House report relating to the Optimal 
     Utilization of Judicial Resources report and court 
     interpreter standards is adopted by reference.
       The conference agreement provides $8,500 for reception and 
     representation expenses, instead of $7,500 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $10,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $18,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 2000 salaries and expenses of the Federal 
     Judicial Center, instead of $17,716,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill and $18,476,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                  payment to the judiciary trust funds

       The conference agreement includes $39,700,000 for payment 
     to the various judicial retirement funds as provided in both 
     the House and Senate bills.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $8,500,000 for the U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, as provided in the House bill, instead 
     of $9,743,000 as provided in the Senate bill. Additional 
     funds are available from carryover and from the Judiciary 
     automation fund. There continues to be substantial 
     uncertainty as to the requirements for the Commission in 
     fiscal year 2000, but should the situation clarify, the 
     conferees believe there is flexibility in the Judiciary 
     appropriation to address any resulting additional 
     requirements.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Section 301.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included in both the House and Senate bills allowing 
     appropriations to be used for services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     as included in the House bill, providing the Judiciary with 
     the authority to transfer funds between appropriations 
     accounts but limiting, with certain exceptions, any increase 
     in an account to 10 percent, instead of the Senate provision 
     which would have limited the increase to 20 percent.
       Sec. 303.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     allowing up to $11,000 of salaries and expenses funds 
     provided in this title to be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States, instead of $10,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill, and $12,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Sec. 304.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill, authorizing federal judges to 
     receive a salary adjustment and appropriating $9,611,000 for 
     the cost of the salary adjustment for all accounts under this 
     title. The House bill did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 305.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill, amending title 28 of the U.S. 
     Code to authorize the Director of the Administrative Office 
     of the Courts to pay any increases in the cost of Federal 
     Employees' Group Life Insurance imposed after April 24, 1999. 
     The House bill did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 306.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     included in the Senate bill, authorizing Central Islip, New 
     York, as a place of holding court. The House bill did not 
     include a similar provision.
       Sec. 307.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     included in the Senate bill, approving consolidation of Court 
     Clerks' Offices in the Southern District of West Virginia. 
     The House bill did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 308.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     included in the Senate bill, modifying the circumstances 
     under which attorneys' fees in Federal capital cases can be 
     disclosed. The House bill did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 309.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision authorizing nine district judgeships in Arizona, 
     the Middle District of Florida, and Nevada.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes a total of $2,776,825,000 
     for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, instead of 
     $2,726,825,000 as included in the House bill and 
     $2,671,429,000 as included in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement includes $2,522,825,000 for ongoing activities 
     under this account, and an additional $254,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended for worldwide security upgrades.
       The conference agreement includes language not included in 
     either the House or Senate bills making fees collected in 
     fiscal year 2000 relating to affidavits of support available 
     until expended.
       The conference agreement includes language designating 
     $236,291,000 for public diplomacy international information 
     programs instead of $306,057,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill. The Senate bill did not contain a similar provision. 
     This amount represents current services funding for program 
     activities previously carried out by USIA, and includes the 
     program and personnel costs associated with former USIA 
     activities. The amount specified in the House bill included 
     $59,247,000 in ICASS costs, and $10,519,000 for other 
     overseas support costs. The conferees have excluded these 
     support costs from the amount separately designated for 
     public diplomacy international information programs.
       The conference agreement includes language making available 
     $500,000 for the National Law Center for Inter-American Free 
     Trade, as provided in the Senate bill. The House bill did not 
     include a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language transferring 
     $1,162,000 to the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
     Holocaust Assets in the United States, as proposed in the 
     House bill. Language is also included limiting the amount 
     transferred from all Federal sources to the authorized 
     amount. The Senate bill did not include a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language making 
     $2,500,000 available for overseas continuing language 
     education, instead of $5,000,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The House bill did not include a similar provision.
       The conference report also includes a provision to collect 
     and deposit as an offsetting collection to this account 
     Machine Readable Visa fees in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 to 
     recover authorized costs. The Senate bill included a similar 
     provision but would have made it permanent. The House bill 
     did not include a provision on this matter. The conference 
     agreement does not include a provision in the House bill 
     limiting the use of Machine Readable Visa fees to 
     $267,000,000 in fiscal year 2000. The Senate bill did not 
     contain a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language designating 
     $5,000,000 for activities associated with the implementation 
     of the Pacific salmon treaty. The conference agreement does 
     not include language that this funding must be designated 
     from within amounts available for the Bureau of Oceans and 
     International Environment and Scientific Affairs, as proposed 
     in the Senate bill. The House bill did not contain a similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement includes $9,000,000 for the Office 
     of Defense Trade Controls, instead of $11,000,000 as proposed 
     in the Senate bill. The House bill did not have a similar 
     provision. House report language directed the Department to 
     maintain the increased fiscal year 1999 funding level for the 
     Office. The conferees expect that increased funding for this 
     Office will result in increased scrutiny of export license 
     applications, enhanced end-use monitoring, and stronger 
     compliance enforcement measures to ensure that U.S. 
     technology is properly safeguarded when exported.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision 
     transferring $13,500,000 to the East-West Center, a provision 
     making $6,000,000 available for overseas representation, a 
     provision making $125,000 available for the Maui Pacific 
     Center, or provisions placing limitations on details of State 
     Department employees to other agencies or organizations. 
     These provisions were proposed in the Senate bill, and the 
     House bill did not contain similar provisions.
       The conference agreement does not include funding for any 
     program increases requested by the Department. Within the 
     amount provided, and including any savings the Department 
     identifies, the Department will have the ability to propose 
     that funds be used for purposes not funded by the conference 
     agreement, including high priority program increases such as 
     China 2000 and a Hispanic and minority recruitment 
     initiative, through the normal reprogramming process. The 
     conferees agree that no funds shall be used for the requested 
     market development pilot project. With respect to China 2000, 
     it is expected that the Department will comply with program 
     direction in the Senate report regarding information resource 
     center upgrades. With respect to requested increases related 
     to the WTO Ministerial in Seattle, the Department may propose 
     through the normal reprogramming process that not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 of the funding provided under this heading be used 
     for costs associated with that conference. The Department

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     may also use funding under this account for the participation 
     costs of official delegates to the WTO Ministerial.
       The conferees agree that the Department shall follow the 
     program direction and reporting requirements related to 
     worldwide security in both the House and Senate reports. The 
     language in the House report under this heading is to be 
     followed in expending fiscal year 2000 funds, including 
     language on the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, the 
     implementation of Public Law 105-319, and on specific 
     reporting requirements, including a report on compensation 
     provided to the families of the Americans killed in the 
     terrorist bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi. In 
     addition, this statement of managers adopts by reference the 
     provisions in the Senate report addressing the Arctic Council 
     and the Bering Straits Commission.
       The conference agreement does not adopt Senate report 
     language on arms control treaty verification technology, and 
     staffing levels in Berlin and Beijing.
       The conferees agree that the Department shall report to the 
     Committees, no later than January 15, 2000, on the 
     Department's plan for implementing recommendations in OIG 
     Memorandum Report 99-SP-013 regarding foreign service tour 
     length, and on the Bureau of Consular Affairs' plan to manage 
     issues related to the entry into the United States of foreign 
     nationals for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
       The conferees are concerned with what appears to be a large 
     number of State Department employees staffing the Office of 
     the Secretary and the Bureau of Legislative Affairs. The 
     conferees believe the Secretary should be served by the best 
     possible insight and advice, and it is important that 
     potentially overlapping responsibilities among the regional 
     and functional bureaus and the ``Secretariat'' do not produce 
     a confusion of voices on key policy issues. Similarly, the 
     conferees are concerned that unclear lines of responsibility 
     and authority between the Bureau of Legislative Affairs and 
     the various Congressional affairs offices in the regional and 
     functional bureaus have resulted in confused or incomplete 
     liaison with Congress. As a result, the conferees direct the 
     Department to undertake staffing reassessments in these two 
     offices. The Department should develop a plan to streamline 
     staffing authorities and responsibilities and to rationalize 
     the inclusion of staff and functions from USIA and ACDA, and 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations no later than 
     January 15, 2000.


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The conference agreement includes $80,000,000 for the 
     Capital Investment Fund, the amount included in the House 
     bill, instead of $50,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The provisions in the House report are adopted by reference.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement includes $27,495,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General, which has jurisdiction over the 
     Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
     instead of $28,495,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $26,495,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The conferees 
     expect that within the funds provided, the Inspector General 
     will continue the current level of security-related audit and 
     oversight activity. The conferees encourage the Inspector 
     General to exercise appropriate oversight over the 
     International Commissions and international broadcasting 
     entities funded under this title.


               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $205,000,000 for 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs of the Department 
     of State, instead of $175,000,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $216,476,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The 
     conference agreement also provides that not to exceed 
     $800,000 may be credited to this appropriation from fees and 
     other payments.
       The availability of significant carryover and recovered 
     funds in this account is noted, and the Department is 
     directed to submit a proposed distribution of the total 
     resources available under this account no later than December 
     31, 1999, through the normal reprogramming process. The 
     conferees intend that the distribution of funds under this 
     account shall support, to the maximum extent possible, 
     Fulbright Scholarship Programs, Humphrey Fellowships, 
     educational advising and counseling, Citizen Exchange 
     Programs, Pepper Scholarships, the Regional Scholar Exchange 
     Program, the Disability Exchange Clearinghouse, the National 
     Youth Science Camp, and exchanges with Tibet, the South 
     Pacific, and East Timor. Such a distribution shall also 
     include funding at not less than the amounts designated for 
     the following programs: $42,800,000 for the International 
     Visitor Program; $2,656,000 for English language programs; 
     $2,000,000 for American Overseas Research Centers; and 
     $4,000,000 for Muskie Fellowships. To the extent that the 
     Department allocates resources to civic education programs, 
     these programs shall be separately identified and explained 
     in the reprogramming submission.
       The conferees agree that enabling Muskie Fellowship Program 
     participants to undertake doctoral graduate study in the 
     social sciences, including economics, in universities in the 
     United States is an appropriate extension of this program. 
     Therefore, the conferees recommend that funding be provided 
     for not more than thirty percent of the program participants 
     to pursue Ph.D. programs. As a condition of participation in 
     the doctoral program, fellows shall perform one year of 
     service in their home countries for every year their study is 
     supported by this program. The conferees expect that not less 
     than thirty percent of each participant's doctoral study be 
     funded from non-Federal sources.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes: $2,400,000 
     for Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchanges; $2,200,000 for 
     Mansfield Fellowships; $100,000 for the Montana Technical 
     Foreign Exchange Program; $400,000 for the Institute for 
     Representative Government; $500,000 for the Irish Institute; 
     $638,000 for the 2001 Special Olympic Winter Games; $500,000 
     for Olympic and Paralympic Games Youth Camps; and $150,000 
     for Interparliamentary Exchanges with Korea and China.
       The statement of managers adopts by reference language in 
     the House report on NIS exchanges, the number of Congress-
     Bundestag Youth Exchanges, competition for grant programs, 
     and cooperation between the State Department and non-
     governmental exchange organizations, as well as language in 
     the Senate report on the U.S./Mexico Conflict Resolution 
     Center.


                       REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

       The conference agreement includes $5,850,000 for 
     Representation Allowances, as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     instead of $4,350,000 as proposed in the House bill.


              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

       The conference agreement includes $8,100,000 for Protection 
     of Foreign Missions and Officials, as provided in both the 
     House and Senate bills. The provisions in both the House and 
     Senate reports are adopted by reference.


           SECURITY AND MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES MISSIONS

       The conference agreement includes $742,178,000 for this 
     account instead of $717,178,000 as proposed in the House bill 
     and $583,496,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement includes $313,617,000 for the 
     costs of worldwide security upgrades, including $300,000,000 
     for capital security projects, as proposed in the House bill. 
     The conferees direct the Department to comply with the 
     program direction related to security upgrades in the House 
     report, including the submission of a spending plan within 
     sixty days of the date of enactment of this Act. In proposing 
     such a spending plan, the conferees direct the Department to 
     include an assessment of the need for security upgrades 
     related to housing, schools, and Marine quarters, as 
     described in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement includes $25,657,000 in capital 
     program activities for the costs of pending projects in 
     Chengdu, Shenyang and Guangzhou.
       The conferees note that the budget request included planned 
     expenditures of $92,500,000 from proceeds of sale of surplus 
     property for opportunity purchases and capital projects. The 
     conferees expect the Department to submit a spending plan for 
     these funds that includes: at least $42,500,000 for 
     opportunity purchases to replace uneconomical leases; at 
     least $25,000,000 for capital security projects; and 
     $5,000,000 for Taiwan design costs. Any additional use of 
     these funds is subject to reprogramming.
       The conferees are aware that high operating costs in Paris 
     have prompted a review of the post with the intent of 
     transferring personnel and functions to lower cost cities. 
     The conferees direct the Department to review the operations 
     of the Paris Financial Service Center and determine if any 
     services could be performed in the United States at the 
     Charleston Financial Service Center. The Department shall 
     develop plans to transfer any such services to the United 
     States consistent with the Department's overall financial 
     systems improvement schedule and on a time line that is cost 
     effective. A progress report on Financial Service Center 
     consolidation shall be submitted to the House and Senate 
     Appropriations Committees not later than June 1, 2000.
       The conferees are aware the Department is projecting a need 
     for diversity visa processing capacity, and expect the 
     Department to implement plans for a facility to meet such a 
     need in a State previously designated for the purpose of 
     passport processing.
       The Department is directed to submit, and receive approval 
     for, a financial plan for the funding provided under this 
     account, whether from direct appropriations or proceeds of 
     sales, prior to the obligation or expenditure of funds for 
     capital and rehabilitation projects. The conferees expect 
     that the amount in the plan for the leasehold program will 
     not exceed $138,210,000. The Department may include in the 
     plan the costs of physical security upgrades including the 
     costs of expanding Marine posts to new locations. The 
     conferees agree that any such amount for expanding Marine 
     posts to new locations shall not exceed half the total

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     costs, in accordance with the existing cost-sharing 
     arrangement.
       The overall spending plan shall include project-level 
     detail, and shall be provided to the Appropriations 
     Committees not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act. Any deviation from the plan after approval shall 
     be treated as a reprogramming in the case of an addition 
     greater than $500,000 or as a notification in the case of a 
     deletion, a project cost overrun exceeding 25 percent, or a 
     project schedule delay exceeding 6 months. Notification 
     requirements also extend to the rebaselining of a given 
     project's cost estimate, schedule, or scope of work.
       The conferees agree that no additional funding shall be 
     allocated in fiscal year 2000 for the ongoing rehabilitation 
     of the Ambassador's residence in London.
       The conferees direct the Department to submit to the 
     Committees a plan to implement the September 1998 
     recommendation of the Inspector General to sell a certain 
     property in France, referenced in the Senate report.
       As in the past, immediate notification is expected if there 
     are facilities that the Department believes pose serious 
     security risks.


           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $5,500,000 for 
     Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account, 
     as provided in the House bill, instead of $7,000,000, as 
     provided in the Senate bill. The conference agreement does 
     not adopt the provision in the Senate report designating not 
     more than $5,000,000 under this account for costs associated 
     with the World Trade Organization conference in Seattle, 
     Washington. The conferees address funding for these costs 
     under the Diplomatic and Consular Programs account.


                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes a total appropriation of 
     $1,200,000 for the Repatriation Loans Program account, as 
     provided in both the House and Senate bills.


              PAYMENT TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN

       The conference agreement includes $15,375,000 for the 
     Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan account, instead 
     of $14,750,000 as proposed in the House bill and $16,000,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. Increased funding over the 
     fiscal year 1999 level may be used for costs of security 
     upgrades as described in the Senate report. The conferees 
     expect the Department to submit a spending plan to the 
     Committees, as indicated in the House report.


     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

       The conference agreement includes $128,541,000 for the 
     Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
     account, as provided in both the House and Senate bills.

              International Organizations and Conferences


              CONTRIBUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

       The conference agreement includes $885,203,000 for 
     Contributions to International Organizations to pay the costs 
     assessed to the United States for membership in international 
     organizations, instead of $842,937,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $943,308,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     of which $836,308,000 was for current year assessments, and 
     $107,000,000 was for payment of arrearages to the United 
     Nations. The conference agreement includes all arrearage 
     payments under a separate account.
       The conference agreement includes language providing that 
     none of the funds can be used for the U.S. share of interest 
     costs for loans incurred after October 1, 1984 through 
     external borrowings, as provided in the House bill. The 
     Senate bill did not contain a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language providing that 
     funds under this account may be used to pay the full United 
     States assessment to the NATO civil budget, as proposed in 
     the House bill. The Senate bill did not contain a similar 
     provision.
       The conference agreement contains a provision that 
     $100,000,000 may be made available to the United Nations only 
     on a semi-annual basis pursuant to a certification that the 
     U.N. has taken no action to cause the U.N. to exceed the 
     expected 1998-1999 budget of $2,533,000,000 or a zero nominal 
     growth budget for the biennium 2000-2001 as provided in the 
     House bill. The Senate bill contains no similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not contain a number of 
     provisions in the Senate bill relating to payment of 
     arrearages. Arrearages are addressed in a separate account.
       The $885,203,000 provided by the conference agreement is 
     expected to be sufficient to fully pay assessments to 
     international organizations. With excess fiscal year 1999 
     funds, including a transfer from the Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping account, the conferees expect the 
     Department to prepay $47,040,000 of the fiscal year 2000 
     assessment for the United Nations regular budget. 
     Consequently, although the budget requested $963,308,000 for 
     this account, based on the prepayment of U.N. assessments and 
     further exchange rate gains, the adjusted request is 
     $885,842,000. The conference agreement does not include 
     requested funding for the Inter-American Indian Institute, 
     the Interparliamentary Union, and the Bureau of International 
     Expositions.
       The conference agreement provides funding under this 
     account for assessments for all international organizations. 
     The Senate report proposed to transfer funding for commodity-
     based organizations to the Commerce Department and funding 
     for the International Telecommunications Union to the Federal 
     Communications Commission. The conferees direct the 
     Department to take the necessary steps to ensure that full 
     and timely payments are made to these organizations.
       Provisions in the House report relating to reports on 
     reforms in international organizations, tax equalization 
     adjustments, and the Pan American Health Organization are 
     adopted by reference.


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       The conference agreement provides $200,000,000 for 
     Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $387,925,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, of which $143,925,000 was for 
     payment of current year peacekeeping assessments and 
     $244,000,000 was for payment of peacekeeping arrearages. The 
     conference agreement addresses arrearages under a separate 
     account.
       The conference agreement includes a provision that, of the 
     total funding provided under this heading, not to exceed 
     $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001. 
     The Senate bill made $28,093,000 available until September 
     30, 2001 and the House bill had no provision on the matter. 
     The conferees intend that before any excess funding shall be 
     carried over into fiscal year 2001 in this account, the 
     Department shall transfer the maximum allowable amount to the 
     Contributions to International Organizations account to 
     prepay the fiscal year 2001 assessment for the United Nations 
     regular budget.
       The conference agreement includes a provision that 
     prohibits obligation or expenditure of funds for new or 
     expanded U.N. peacekeeping missions unless, at least 15 days 
     prior to the Security Council vote, the appropriate 
     Committees of the Congress are notified of the estimated cost 
     and length of the mission, the vital national interest that 
     will be served, and the planned exit strategy; and a 
     reprogramming of funds is submitted setting forth the source 
     of funds that will be used to pay for the cost of the new or 
     expanded mission, as included in the House bill. The Senate 
     bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       The conference agreement contains a provision requiring a 
     certification that American manufacturers and suppliers are 
     being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and 
     material for U.N. peacekeeping activities equal to those 
     being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers, as 
     provided in the House bill. The Senate bill did not contain a 
     provision on this matter.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes a provision 
     prohibiting funds from being used to pay the United States 
     share of the cost of judicial monitoring that is part of any 
     United Nations peacekeeping mission, as proposed in the House 
     bill. Thus, if any current or future peacekeeping operation 
     includes judicial monitoring as one of its functions, the 
     U.S. will have to withhold its proportionate share of the 
     cost of any court monitoring that is included in such a 
     mission. This provision was not included in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement does not include several 
     provisions relating to arrearages that were included in the 
     Senate bill, as arrearages are addressed under a separate 
     account.
       The conference agreement includes funding for anticipated 
     assessments for peacekeeping missions including those in the 
     Golan Heights, Lebanon, Iraq/Kuwait, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 
     Cyprus, Georgia, Tajikistan, as well as War Crimes Tribunals 
     for Yugoslavia and Rwanda. The conference agreement does not 
     include requested funding for missions in Western Sahara or 
     Haiti. The conference agreement includes additional 
     resources, which may be applied to additional assessments 
     subject to reprogramming requirements. The conferees are 
     aware that additional assessments are expected in fiscal year 
     2000 for new and expanded peacekeeping missions, including 
     those in Kosovo, Sierra Leone and East Timor.
       The statement of managers adopts by reference language in 
     the House report making it clear that the Department is 
     expected to live within the appropriation, to support the 
     work of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight 
     Service, and to take all actions necessary to prevent 
     conversion of loaned employees into permanent positions at 
     the United Nations.


                           ARREARAGE PAYMENTS

       The conference agreement includes a total of $351,000,000 
     for arrearage payments, as proposed in the House bill under 
     this account, instead of $107,000,000 and $244,000,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill under Contributions to 
     International Organizations and Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping, respectively. The conference 
     agreement includes

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     $244,000,000 for the payment of arrearages, and an additional 
     $107,000,000 to reduce the total amount of arrearages owed to 
     the United Nations as described in the House report.
       The conference agreement makes the expenditure of the 
     entire amount provided under this heading contingent upon 
     enactment of an authorization that makes payment of 
     arrearages contingent upon United Nations reform, and upon a 
     reduction in the U.S. assessment rate for the designated 
     specialized agencies to not more than 22 percent, and upon 
     the achievement of zero nominal growth budgets in the 
     designated specialized agencies for the 2000-2001 biennium, 
     as proposed in the House bill. These conditions are included 
     among the conditions pending as part of the authorization, 
     and are intended to assure that real and substantial reforms 
     are achieved at the U.N. and other international 
     organizations prior to payment of arrearage funding, and that 
     assessment reductions are made that will provide long-term 
     savings to the American taxpayer.
       The conferees expect the Department to provide the 
     Committees with a report on the payment of arrearages to 
     international organizations as specified in the House report.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $19,551,000 for Salaries 
     and Expenses of the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission (IBWC), as proposed in both the House and Senate 
     bills.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $5,939,000 for the 
     Construction account of the IBWC as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $5,750,000 as proposed in the House bill. 
     The conferees agree that allocation of funding for specific 
     projects shall reflect the direction in both the House and 
     Senate reports. The conference agreement adopts, by 
     reference, language in the House report regarding the 
     reallocation of funds subject to reprogramming, and a 
     reporting requirement on a certain wastewater treatment 
     situation.


              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

       The conference agreement includes $5,733,000 for the U.S. 
     share of expenses of the International Boundary Commission, 
     the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, 
     and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills. The conference 
     level will provide funding for all three commissions at the 
     fiscal year 1999 levels.

                  International Fisheries Commissions

       The conference agreement includes $15,549,000 for the U.S. 
     share of the expenses of the International Fisheries 
     Commissions and related activities, as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $14,549,000 as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement does not include provisions in the 
     Senate bill limiting the amount to be obligated and expended 
     by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and 
     prohibiting the importation of tuna from certain countries 
     under certain conditions. The House bill did not contain 
     similar provisions.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language in 
     the House report regarding the application of reductions if 
     necessary, and language in the Senate report on funding for 
     the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), including sea 
     lamprey operations and research, costs of treating Lake 
     Champlain, and priority to States providing matching funds.

                                 Other


                     PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION

       The conference agreement includes $8,250,000 for the 
     Payment to the Asia Foundation account, instead of $8,000,000 
     as provided in the House bill, and instead of no funding as 
     provided in the Senate bill.


           EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement includes language as provided in 
     both the House and Senate bills, allowing all interest and 
     earnings accruing to the Trust Fund in fiscal year 2000 to be 
     used for necessary expenses of the Eisenhower Exchange 
     Fellowships.


                    ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes language as provided in 
     both the House and Senate bills, allowing all interest and 
     earnings accruing to the Scholarship Fund in fiscal year 2000 
     to be used for necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Program.


                            EAST-WEST CENTER

       The conference agreement includes $12,500,000 for 
     operations of the East-West Center as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of no funds as proposed in the House bill. The 
     conference agreement does not include a transfer of 
     $13,500,000 from the Department of State, Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs account, as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The conferees adopt, by reference, the reporting requirement 
     in the Senate report on immersion programs.


                           NORTH/SOUTH CENTER

       The conference agreement includes $1,750,000 for operations 
     of the North/South Center, instead of no funds as proposed in 
     both the House and Senate bills. The conference agreement 
     does not include an earmark of funding under the Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Programs account for the North/South 
     Center, as proposed in the Senate report.


                    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

       The conference agreement includes $31,000,000 for the 
     National Endowment for Democracy as proposed in the House 
     bill, instead of $30,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

                             Related Agency

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

       The conference agreement includes $388,421,000 for 
     International Broadcasting Operations, instead of 
     $410,404,000 as proposed in the House bill, and instead of 
     $362,365,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Rather than 
     funding broadcasting to Cuba under this account, as proposed 
     by the House, all funding for broadcasting to Cuba is 
     included under a separate account, as proposed by the Senate 
     and consistent with the fiscal year 1999 appropriations Act.
       The amount provided represents a freeze at fiscal year 1999 
     funding levels for all broadcast entities funded under this 
     account, as provided in the House bill. The Broadcasting 
     Board of Governors is directed to submit to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, no later than sixty days 
     from the date of enactment of this Act, a financial plan 
     including a distribution of the total resources available 
     under this account.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference language in 
     the House report requiring a report on management responses 
     to Inspector General recommendations on Radio Marti, and 
     language in the Senate report requiring the submission of a 
     master plan for overseas security.


                          BROADCASTING TO CUBA

       The conference agreement includes $22,095,000 for 
     Broadcasting to Cuba under a separate account, instead of 
     $23,664,000 as proposed in the Senate bill, and instead of 
     $22,095,000 within the total for International Broadcasting 
     Operations, as proposed in the House bill. The conference 
     agreement includes language, as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     that funds may be used for aircraft to house television 
     broadcasting equipment. The House bill did not contain a 
     provision on this matter.


                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

       The conference agreement includes $11,258,000 for the 
     Broadcasting Capital Improvements account, as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $13,245,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill under the heading ``Radio Construction''. The conference 
     agreement adopts a new name for this account, as requested. 
     This account provides funding for maintenance, improvements, 
     replacements and repairs; satellite and terrestrial program 
     feeds; engineering support activities; and broadcast facility 
     leases and land rentals.
       The conferees expect the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
     (BBG) to submit a spending plan within sixty days from the 
     date of enactment of this Act allocating funds available in 
     this account, including carryover balances, to various 
     activities. The conferees encourage the BBG to consider, 
     among other priorities, allocating funding for rotatable 
     transmitting antennas.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report regarding ongoing digital conversion 
     efforts.

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       Section 401.--The conference agreement includes section 
     401, as provided in both the House and Senate bills, 
     permitting use of funds for allowances, differentials, and 
     transportation.
       Sec. 402.--The conference agreement includes section 402, 
     as provided in the House bill, dealing with transfer 
     authority. The Senate bill contained a similar provision, 
     allowing transfers of different percentages of 
     appropriations.
       Sec. 403.--The conference agreement includes section 403, 
     as provided in both the House and Senate bills, authorizing 
     the Secretary of State to administer summer travel and work 
     programs without regard to preplacement requirements.
       Sec. 404.--The conference agreement includes section 404, 
     as provided in the House bill, making permanent a provision 
     in last year's bill waiving the fee for border crossing cards 
     from Mexico for children under 15. The Senate bill did not 
     include a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 405.--The conference agreement includes section 405, 
     as provided in both the House and Senate bills, prohibiting 
     the use of funds by the Department of State or the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide certain 
     types of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting 
     Corporation (PBC). The conference agreement does not include 
     training that supports accurate and responsible broadcasting 
     among the types of assistance prohibited. The conferees agree 
     that neither the Department of State, nor the

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     BBG, shall provide any assistance to the PBC that could 
     support restrictions of press freedoms or the broadcasting of 
     inaccurate, inflammatory messages. The conferees further 
     expect the Department and the BBG to submit a report to the 
     Committees, before December 15, 1999, detailing any programs 
     or activities involving the PBC in fiscal year 1999, and any 
     plans for such programs in fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 406.--The conference agreement includes section 406, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 405, prohibiting the 
     use of funds in this or any other Act for the operation of a 
     United States consulate or diplomatic facility in Jerusalem 
     unless such facility is under the supervision of the United 
     States Ambassador to Israel. The House bill did not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 407.--The conference agreement includes section 407, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 406, which requires 
     new public documents to describe Jerusalem as Israel's 
     capital as a prerequisite for funding under this or any other 
     Act. This requirement follows State Department practice in 
     such publications as the ``Background Notes'' for Israel. The 
     House bill did not include a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 408.--The conference agreement includes section 408, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill, prohibiting the use of funds 
     made available in this Act by the United Nations for 
     activities authorizing the United Nations or any of its 
     specialized agencies or affiliated organizations to tax any 
     aspect of the Internet.
       Sec. 409.--The conference agreement includes section 409, 
     not included in either the House or Senate bill, waiving 
     provisions of existing legislation that require 
     authorizations to be in place for the State Department and 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors prior to the expenditure 
     of any appropriated funds.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                       maritime security program

       The conference agreement includes $96,200,000 for the 
     Maritime Security Program instead of $98,700,000 as proposed 
     in both the House and Senate bills. The conferees understand 
     that at least $2,500,000 in carryover funding is available, 
     in addition to the amount provided, to allow full funding for 
     the fiscal year 2000 requirements of the program.


                        operations and training

       The conference agreement includes $72,073,000 for the 
     Maritime Administration Operations and Training account 
     instead of $71,303,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $72,664,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Within this 
     amount, $34,073,000 shall be for the operation and 
     maintenance of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, including 
     $2,000,000 to address maintenance backlogs.
       The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 for the State 
     Maritime Academies. Within the amount for State Maritime 
     Academies, $1,200,000 shall be for student incentive 
     payments, the same amount as provided in 1999. The conference 
     agreement includes by reference the language in the Senate 
     report regarding the Great Lakes Maritime Academy.
       The conferees agree that the amounts designated for the 
     U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the State Maritime Academies 
     shall not be used to cover Maritime Administration 
     administrative costs associated with the Academies, as was 
     proposed in the budget request. Such costs shall be covered 
     from funding in this account for MARAD general 
     administration. The conference agreement also includes 
     funding under MARAD general administration under this account 
     to conduct a needs assessment on infrastructure improvements 
     at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, as described in the 
     House report. The conference agreement includes no funds for 
     the Ready Reserve Force for fiscal year 2000. In fiscal year 
     1996, funding for this account was transferred to the 
     Department of Defnese.


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

       The conference agreement provides $6,000,000 in subsidy 
     appropriations for the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
     instead of $5,400,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $11,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. This amount will 
     subsidize a program level of not more than $1,000,000,000 as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills.
       The conference agreement also includes $3,809,000 for 
     administrative expenses associated with the Maritime 
     Guaranteed Loan Program instead of $3,725,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, and $3,893,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The amount for administrative expenses may be 
     transferred to and merged with amounts under the MARAD 
     Operations and Training account.
       The conferees understand that MARAD expects to carry over 
     approximately $63,600,000 in this account which may be used 
     as additional subsidy budget authority in fiscal year 2000. 
     The conferees direct MARAD to submit quarterly reports to the 
     Committees on Title XI obligations, including information on 
     total loan principal guaranteed by each separate fiscal 
     year's subsidy appropriation.


           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       The conference agreement includes provisions involving 
     Government property controlled by MARAD, the accounting for 
     certain funds received by MARAD, and a prohibition on 
     obligations from the MARAD construction fund. The conference 
     agreement includes these provisions with the modification as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of as proposed in the 
     Senate bill.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $490,000 for the 
     Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 
     as proposed in the Senate bill, instead of $265,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. Within the amount provided, the 
     conferees agree that $100,000 is provided as a one-time 
     increase to support Commission efforts to attract private 
     funding for a restoration project in Sarajevo, as described 
     in the House report. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, language in the Senate report regarding the 
     completion of surveys in progress.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $8,900,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills.
       The conferees direct the Commission to expedite the 
     completion of its report on the public hearing conducted on 
     May 26, 1999, in New York on Police Practices and Civil 
     Rights.
       The Conferees expect the Commission to keep the Committees 
     informed on the status of management improvements, including 
     developing the ability to plan and budget for projects and to 
     track the progress and ongoing costs of such projects.

               Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,400,000 for the 
     Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. The Commission 
     was created by Public Law 105-277. The House and Senate bills 
     did not contain funding for the Commission.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,182,000 for the 
     Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe instead of 
     $1,170,000 as proposed in the House bill and $1,250,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $279,000,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as proposed in both the House and Senate bills.
       Within the total amount, the conference agreement includes 
     $29,000,000 for payments to State and local Fair Employment 
     Practices Agencies (FEPAs) for specific services to the 
     Commission, as proposed in both the House and Senate bills. 
     The conferees encourage the EEOC to utilize the experience 
     the FEPAs have in mediation as the Commission implements its 
     alternative dispute resolution programs. The Committees are 
     willing to entertain proposals to reprogram additional funds 
     to the FEPAs for this purpose.
       The conferees expect the EEOC to submit a spending plan to 
     the Committees before December 31, 1999, describing the 
     allocation of funding to various Commission activities, 
     including private sector charge backlog reduction, ADR and 
     mediation initiatives, litigation, and automation 
     improvements. The conferees expect the EEOC to allocate funds 
     as necessary to achieve private sector charge backlog 
     reduction targets, as noted in the House report.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes a total $210,000,000 for 
     the salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission (FCC) instead of $192,000,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill and $232,805,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     Of the amounts provided, $185,754,000 is to be derived from 
     offsetting fee collections, as proposed in both the House and 
     Senate bills, resulting in a net direct appropriation of 
     $24,246,000, instead of $6,246,000 included in the House 
     bill, and $47,051,000 included in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement does not include a provision, 
     proposed in the Senate bill, giving the FCC the authority to 
     independently operate the FCC headquarters building. The 
     House bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       The conferees did not retain Senate bill language regarding 
     area code conservation. The conferees are aware that the 
     Commission has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 
     to assist the State public utility commissions in their 
     efforts to conserve numbers in specific area codes. The 
     Commission anticipates issuing an order by

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     the end of the first quarter of 2000. The conferees expect 
     the Commission to keep to this schedule and issue a final 
     order on area code conservation measures no later than March 
     31, 2000.
       The FCC shall report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation and Committee on Appropriations 
     and the House Committee on Commerce and Committee on 
     Appropriations no later than November 1, 2000, on what, if 
     any, changes can be made to the Uniform System of Accounts to 
     minimize regulatory burdens on telephone companies without 
     adversely affecting universal service, phone and cable rates, 
     competition, and the ability of the FCC to implement and 
     develop communications policy.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $14,150,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes a total operating level 
     of $125,024,000 for the Federal Trade Commission, instead of 
     $116,679,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $133,368,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference agreement 
     assumes that, of the amount provided, $104,024,000 will be 
     derived from fees collected in fiscal year 2000 and 
     $21,000,000 will be derived from estimated unobligated fee 
     collections available from Fiscal Year 1999. These actions 
     result in a final appropriated level of $0, as proposed in 
     both the House and Senate bills.
       The conferees intend that any excess fee collections shall 
     remain available for the Federal Trade Commission in future 
     years. The conference agreement includes language, not 
     included in either the House or Senate bills, specifying that 
     fees may be retained and used notwithstanding a specific 
     provision of law, rather than notwithstanding any provision 
     of law.
       The conferees agree that increased resources in this 
     account shall be used to help safeguard consumers and nurture 
     the development of the electronic marketplace, consistent 
     with language in the Senate report.
       The conferees support the Commission on its efforts to 
     study the marketing practices of the entertainment industry. 
     The intent of the study is to determine whether and to what 
     extent the industry markets violent material rated for adults 
     to children.
       The conferees understand that the FTC recently completed a 
     report raising questions regarding the health effects of 
     regular cigar smoking. The conferees are aware of concerns 
     that cigar and pipe tobacco remain as the last major tobacco 
     products without a uniform Federal health warning label. The 
     conferees direct the FTC to report back to the Committees on 
     Commission plans for implementing new requirements to address 
     this issue.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

       The conference agreement includes $300,000,000 for payment 
     to the Legal Services Corporation, as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $250,000,000, as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement provides $289,000,000 for grants 
     to basic field programs and independent audits, $8,900,000 
     for management and administration, and $2,100,000 for the 
     Office of the Inspector General, as proposed by the Senate. 
     The conferees note that $28,000,000 is provided for civil 
     legal assistance under the Violence Against Women Act program 
     funded under title I of this bill.
       The conferees expect that any unobligated balances 
     remaining available at the end of the fiscal year may be 
     reallocated among participating programs for technology 
     enhancements and demonstration projects in succeeding fiscal 
     years, subject to the reprogramming procedures in Section 605 
     of this Act.
       The conferees have concerns about the case service 
     reporting and associated data reports submitted annually by 
     the Corporation's grantees and the case statistical reports 
     submitted by the Corporation to the Congress, and the 
     conferees direct the Corporation to make improvement of the 
     accuracy of these submissions a top priority, per directions 
     in the House report. The conferees also direct the 
     Corporation to submit its 1999 annual case service reports 
     and associated data reports to Congress no later than April 
     30, 2000. The Office of the Inspector General will assess the 
     case service information provided by the grantees, and will 
     report to the Committees no later than July 30, 2000, as to 
     its accuracy, as described in the House report. The 
     conference agreement also includes the two feasibility 
     reports described in the House report, due no later than June 
     1, 2000. The conferees urge the Corporation to provide its 
     annual case service reports by May 1 of each following fiscal 
     year, as described in the House report. The conferees direct 
     the Corporation to keep the Committees fully informed on its 
     study of the issue of the statutory requirement that aliens 
     be ``present in the United States'', as described in the 
     House report.


          administrative provision--legal services corporation

       The Conference recommendation includes bill language to 
     continue the terms and conditions included under this section 
     in the fiscal year 1999 bill, as proposed in the House. The 
     Senate bill contained similar language, but did not propose 
     to continue provisions regarding public disclosure of certain 
     information and treatment of assets and income for certain 
     clients.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $1,270,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission, 
     instead of $1,240,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $1,300,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $367,900,000 for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, instead of $324,000,000 
     as proposed in the House bill and $370,800,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill. The conference agreement includes bill 
     language appropriating separate amounts from offsetting fee 
     collections from fiscal years 1998 and 2000, as proposed in 
     both the House and Senate bills. The conference agreement 
     includes $194,000,000 in fees collected in fiscal year 1998, 
     and $173,800,000 in fees to be collected in fiscal year 2000.
       The conference agreement provides for the Commission's 
     adjustments to base and the requested program increases for 
     additional staff and litigation support. Additional amounts 
     are provided to improve enforcement and investor education 
     related to Internet securities fraud as described in the 
     Senate report.
       The conferees intend that any offsetting fee collections in 
     fiscal year 2000 in excess of $173,800,000 will remain 
     available for the Securities and Exchange Commission in 
     future years through the regular appropriations process.
       The conferees agree that the Commission shall conduct a 
     study on the effects on securities markets of electronic 
     communications networks and extended trading hours, as 
     provided in the Senate bill. This report shall be submitted 
     to the Committees no later than March 1, 2000.

                     Small Business Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of 
     $246,300,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 
     Salaries and Expenses account as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     instead of $245,500,000 as proposed in the House bill.
       In addition to amounts made available under this heading, 
     the conference agreement includes $129,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses under the Business Loans Program 
     account. This amount is transferred to and merged with 
     amounts available under Salaries and Expenses. The conference 
     agreement includes an additional $136,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses under the Disaster Loans Program 
     account, which may under certain conditions be transferred to 
     and merged with amounts available under Salaries and 
     Expenses. These conditions are described under the Disaster 
     Loans Program account.
       The conference agreement provides a total of $107,695,000 
     for SBA's regular operating expenses under this account. This 
     amount includes $2,000,000 for necessary expenses of the 
     HUBZone program, and $8,000,000 for initiatives to continue 
     the improvement of SBA's management and oversight of its loan 
     portfolio. The SBA shall submit a plan, prior to the 
     expenditure of resources for portfolio management, in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       The conference agreement does not include new program 
     initiatives requested by the SBA for fiscal year 2000. The 
     conference agreement includes the following amounts for 
     noncredit programs:

Small Business Development Centers..........................$84,500,000
7(j) Technical Assistance.....................................3,600,000
Microloan Technical Assistance...............................23,200,000
SCORE.........................................................3,500,000
Business Information Centers....................................500,000
Women's Business Centers......................................9,000,000
Survey of Women-Owned Businesses................................790,000
National Women's Business Council...............................600,000
EZ/EC One Stop Capital Shops..................................3,100,000
US Export Assistance Centers..................................3,100,000
Advocacy Research...............................................615,000
Veterans Outreach...............................................615,000
SBIR Technical Assistance.......................................500,000
ProNet..........................................................500,000
Drug-free Workplace Grants....................................3,500,000
Regulatory Fairness Boards......................................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................138,605,000

       Small Business Development Centers (SBDC).--Of the amounts 
     provided for SBDCs, the conference agreement includes 
     $2,000,000 to continue the SBDC Defense transition program, 
     and $1,000,000 to continue the

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     Environmental Compliance Project, as directed in the House 
     report. In addition, the conference agreement includes 
     language proposed in the Senate bill making funds for the 
     SBDC program available for two years.
       Microloan Technical Assistance.--The conference agreement 
     includes $23,200,000 for the Microloan Technical Assistance 
     program. The conferees intend that, in addition, any 
     unobligated fiscal year 1999 funds associated with this 
     program will be applied to the fiscal year 2000 program.
       Advocacy Research.--The conference includes $1,100,000 for 
     Advocacy Research. The conferees encourage the Office of 
     Advocacy to pursue the study identified in the House report 
     on the livestock and agriculture industries.
       The conference agreement adopts language included in the 
     House report directing the SBA to fully LowDoc Processing 
     Centers, and to continue activities assisting small 
     businesses to adapt to a paperless procurement environment, 
     as well as activities which assist small businesses in making 
     the transition to meet both military and ISO 9000 quality 
     systems requirements.


                      office of inspector general

       The conference agreement provides $11,000,000 for the SBA 
     Office of Inspector General, instead of $10,800,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $13,250,000 recommended in the 
     Senate bill.
       An additional $500,000 has been provided under the 
     administrative expenses of the Disaster Loans Program to be 
     made available to the Office of Inspector General for work 
     associated with oversight of the Disaster Loans Program.
       The conferees agree that the OIG should allocate resources 
     to the priority areas mentioned in the Senate report.


                     business loans program account

       The conference agreement includes $260,800,000 under the 
     SBA Business Loans Program Account, instead of $222,792,000 
     as proposed in the House bill, and $297,368,000 as proposed 
     in the Senate bill.
       No appropriation is provided for the costs of direct loans. 
     The conferees understand that $2,500,000 in carryover is 
     available for the Microloan Direct Loan Program, and will 
     support an estimated 2000 program level of over $29,000,000. 
     The conferees direct the SBA to submit the report on 
     Microloan programs requested in the House report.
       The conference agreement includes $131,800,000 for the 
     costs of guaranteed loans, including the following programs:
       7(a) General Business Loans.--The conference agreement 
     provides $107,500,000 in subsidy appropriations for the 7(a) 
     general business guaranteed loan program, instead of 
     $106,400,000 as proposed in the House bill and $118,500,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. When combined with $7,000,000 
     in available carryover balances and recoveries, this amount 
     will subsidize an estimated 2000 program level of 
     $9,871,000,000, assuming a subsidy rate of 1.16%. In 
     addition, the conference agreement includes a provision, as 
     proposed in the House bill, requiring the SBA to notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations in accordance with section 605 
     of this Act prior to providing a total program level greater 
     than $10,000,000,000, instead of greater than $10,500,000,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. The conferees agree with the 
     concerns expressed by the Senate that many small businesses 
     are not adequately prepared for the problems they may face 
     from Y2K computer problems and about the impact that the Y2K 
     computer problem may have on the economy and, in particular, 
     on small business owners and their employees. Consequently, 
     the conferees agree that the Small Business Administration 
     must give the highest priority to loans to small businesses 
     to correct Y2K computer problems affecting their own 
     information technology systems or other automated systems, 
     and loans to provide relief for small businesses from 
     economic injuries suffered as a direct result of their own 
     Y2K computer problems or some other entity's Y2K computer 
     problems.
       Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC).--The conference 
     agreement provides $24,300,000 for the SBIC participating 
     securities program, instead of $21,630,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $25,868,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     This amount will result in an estimated total program level 
     of $1,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2000. No appropriation is 
     provided for the debentures program, as the program will 
     operate with a zero subsidy rate in fiscal year 2000. The 
     conference agreement includes language proposed in the House 
     bill limiting the debentures program to the authorized 
     program level, instead of similar language in the Senate 
     bill.
       Microloan Guaranty Programs.--The conference agreement does 
     not include new appropriations for the Microloan Guaranty 
     Program, as none were requested. Available carryover will 
     provide for the subsidy costs of, at least, the requested 
     2000 program level of $15,998,000.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $129,000,000 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan programs as proposed in the Senate bill, and 
     instead of $94,000,000 as proposed in the House bill, and 
     makes such funds available to be transferred to and merged 
     with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses
       The conference agreement does not include funding requested 
     to initiate the New Markets Venture Capital Program.


                     disaster loan program account

       The conference agreement includes a total of $255,400,000 
     for this account, of which $119,400,000 is for the subsidy 
     costs for disaster loans and $136,000,000 is for 
     administrative expenses associated with the disaster loans 
     program. The House bill proposed $139,400,000 for loans and 
     $116,000,000 for administrative expenses. The Senate bill 
     provided $77,700,000 for loans and $86,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses.
       For disaster loans, the conference agreement assumes that 
     the $119,400,000 subsidy appropriation, when combined with 
     $75,000,000 in carryover balances and $10,000,000 in 
     recoveries, will provide a total disaster loan program level 
     of $920,000,000. The conference agreement takes into account 
     that the Administration requested only $39,400,000 for 
     disaster loan subsidies, which would have supported less than 
     one quarter of an average annual program. The Administration 
     is directed to realistically assess the level of need for the 
     disaster loans program and budget accordingly.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     the Senate bill, allowing appropriations for administrative 
     costs to be transferred to and merged with appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses. The House bill did not include 
     language allowing such transfers. The conference agreement 
     includes a provision that any amount to be transferred to 
     Salaries and Expenses from the Disaster Loans program account 
     in excess of $20,000,000 shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     of funds under section 605 of this Act. In addition, the 
     conferees agree that any such reprogramming shall be 
     accompanied by a report from the administrator on the 
     anticipated effect of the proposed transfer on the ability of 
     the SBA to cover the full annual requirements for direct 
     administrative costs of disaster loan making and servicing.
       Of the amounts provided for administrative expenses under 
     this heading, $500,000 is to be transferred to and merged 
     with the Office of Inspector General account for oversight 
     and audit activities related to the Disaster Loans program.


        administrative provision--small business administration

       The conference agreement includes a provision providing SBA 
     with the authority to transfer funds between appropriations 
     accounts as proposed in the House bill, instead of a similar 
     provision in the Senate bill.

                        State Justice Institute


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $6,850,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the State Justice Institute (SJI) as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, instead of no funding as 
     proposed in the House bill. The conference agreement does not 
     include the transfer of an additional $8,000,000 to this 
     account from the courts of Appeals, District Courts and Other 
     Judicial Services account in Title III as proposed in the 
     Senate report.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions:
       Sec. 601.--The conference agreement includes section 601, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, regarding the 
     use of appropriations for publicity or propaganda purposes.
       Sec. 602.--The conference agreement includes section 602, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, regarding the 
     availability of appropriations for obligation beyond the 
     current fiscal year.
       Sec. 603.--The conference agreement includes section 603, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, regarding the 
     use of funds for consulting services.
       Sec. 604.--The conference agreement includes section 604, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, providing that 
     should any provision of the Act be held to be invalid, the 
     remainder of the Act would not be affected.
       Sec. 605.--The conference agreement includes section 605, 
     as included in the House bill, establishing the policy by 
     which funding available to the agencies funded under this Act 
     may be reprogrammed for other purposes, instead of the 
     slightly modified Senate version.
       Sec. 606.--The conference agreement includes section 606, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, regarding the 
     construction, repair or modification of National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration vessels in overseas shipyards.
       Sec. 607.--The conference agreement includes section 607, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, regarding the 
     purchase of American-made products.
       Sec. 608.--The conference agreement includes section 608, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, which prohibits 
     funds in the bill from being used to implement, administer, 
     or enforce any guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission similar to proposed guidelines covering harassment 
     based on religion published by the EEOC in October, 1993.
       Sec. 609.--The conference agreement includes section 609, 
     proposed in the House bill

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     as section 610, prohibiting the use of funds for any United 
     Nations peacekeeping mission that involves U.S. Armed Forces 
     under the command or operational control of a foreign 
     national, unless the President certifies that the involvement 
     is in the national security interest, as proposed in the 
     House bill. The Senate bill did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 610.--The conference agreement includes section 610, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 609, that prohibits 
     use of funds to expand U.S. diplomatic presence in Vietnam 
     beyond the level in effect on July 11, 1995, unless the 
     President makes a certification that several conditions have 
     been met regarding Vietnam's cooperation with the United 
     States on POW/MIA issues. The House bill included a similar 
     provision, with minor technical differences.
       Sec. 611.--The conference agreement includes section 611, 
     modified from section 610 proposed in the Senate bill, which 
     prohibits more than 20% of any account that is available for 
     obligation only in the current fiscal year from being 
     obligated during the last two months of the fiscal year 
     unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified in 
     accordance with standard reprogramming procedures, with an 
     exemption to this limitation for grant programs. The House 
     bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 612.--The conference agreement includes section 612, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, which prohibits 
     the use of funds to provide certain amenities for Federal 
     prisoners.
       Sec. 613.--The conference agreement includes section 613, 
     proposed as section 612 in the House bill, restricting the 
     use of funds provided under the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration for fleet modernization 
     activities. The Senate bill did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 614.--The conference agreement includes section 614, 
     proposed as section 612 in the Senate bill, which requires 
     agencies and departments funded in this Act to absorb any 
     necessary costs related to downsizing or consolidations 
     within the amounts provided to the agency or department. The 
     House bill included this provision as section 613, with minor 
     technical differences.
       Sec. 615.--The conference agreement includes section 615, 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills, which 
     prohibits funds made available to the Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons from being used to make available any commercially 
     published information or material that is sexually explicit 
     or features nudity to a prisoner.
       Sec. 616.--The conference agreement includes section 616, 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills, which limits 
     funding under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant to 90 
     percent to an entity that does not provide public safety 
     officers injured in the line of duty, and as a result 
     separated or retired from their jobs, with health insurance 
     benefits equal to the insurance they received while on duty.
       Sec. 617.--The conference agreement includes a provision, 
     proposed as section 616 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     funds provided in this Act from being used to promote the 
     sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the 
     reduction or removal of foreign restrictions on the marketing 
     of tobacco products, provided such restrictions are applied 
     equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 
     This provision is not intended to impact routine 
     international trade services provided to all U.S. citizens, 
     including the processing of applications to establish foreign 
     trade zones. The Senate bill did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 618.--The conference agreement includes section 618, 
     proposed as section 615 in the Senate bill, which extends the 
     prohibition in last year's bill on use of funds to issue a 
     visa to any alien involved in extrajudicial and political 
     killings in Haiti. The provision also adds two names to the 
     list of victims, and extends the exemption and reporting 
     requirements from last year's provision. The House bill did 
     not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 619.--The conference agreement includes section 619, 
     proposed as section 617 in the House bill and carried in the 
     fiscal year 1999 Act, which prohibits a user fee from being 
     charged for background checks conducted pursuant to the Brady 
     Handgun Control Act of 1993, and prohibits implementation of 
     a background check system which does not require or result in 
     destruction of certain information. The Senate bill included 
     a similar provision as section 616, requiring immediate 
     destruction of such information.
       Sec. 620.--The conference agreement includes section 620, 
     proposed as section 618 in the House bill, which delays 
     obligation of any receipts deposited into the Crime Victims 
     Fund in excess of $500,000,000 until October 1, 2000. The 
     conferees have taken this action to protect against wide 
     fluctuations in receipts into the Fund, and to ensure that a 
     stable level of funding will remain available for these 
     programs in future years.
       Sec. 621.--The conference agreement includes section 621, 
     proposed as section 620 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of funds to implement or prepare to implement the 
     Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change prior to Senate ratification 
     of the treaty. The Senate bill did not contain a provision on 
     this matter.
       Sec. 622.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     622, which provides additional amounts for the Small Business 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses account for the 
     following small business initiatives: $2,500,000 for 
     continuation of an outreach program to assist small business 
     development; $2,000,000 for infrastructure to develop a 
     facility to increase small business opportunities and 
     economic development; $3,000,000 for infrastructure to 
     develop a facility that will serve as an incubator for small 
     arts-related businesses; $750,000 for a skills training 
     program for small business owners; $2,500,000 for 
     infrastructure to develop a technology and training center; 
     $1,000,000 to develop a facility and operate an institute for 
     small business and workforce development; $1,000,000 to 
     develop an education network; $1,000,000 for a technical 
     assistance program for at-risk small businesses; $1,900,000 
     for infrastructure for a regional resource facility for small 
     tourism businesses; $1,000,000 for a science and technology 
     small business loan fund; $8,550,000 for infrastructure to 
     develop a workforce development and skills training facility; 
     $2,000,000 for a one-stop resource center for technology 
     start-up businesses; $200,000 for a resource center for rural 
     small business; $200,000 for a community development 
     foundation; $500,000 for a training and technology center and 
     associated infrastructure improvements; $500,000 for a 
     program for technology-based small business growth; $500,000 
     for a project to develop strategic plans for technology-based 
     small business development; $200,000 for infrastructure to 
     develop a facility; $150,000 for a small business 
     entrepreneurial education center; $300,000 for a 
     microenterprise loan program; and $250,000 for a small 
     business incubator facility.
       Sec. 623.--The conference agreement includes a section, 
     modified from the Senate bill, that authorizes the 
     establishment and initial capitalization of the Pacific 
     Salmon Restoration Fund, comprised of the Northern Boundary 
     Fund and the Southern Boundary Fund. In addition, to satisfy 
     further requirements under the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty 
     Agreement negotiated by the Administration, it includes a 
     provision stating that the 1999 agreement meets the 
     requirements of the Endangered Species Act. In addition, it 
     addresses structural issues concerning the Pacific Salmon 
     Commission. It also authorizes funds in fiscal year 2000 for 
     Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery that are appropriated under 
     title II of this Act, subject to requirements for a 25 
     percent non-federal match and a 3 percent limitation on 
     administrative expenses, with certain exceptions.
       Sec. 624.--The conference agreement includes section 624, 
     proposed as section 627 in the Senate bill, which makes 
     fiscal year 1999 appropriations associated with 
     implementation of the American Fisheries Act of 1999 
     available until expended. The House bill did not contain a 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 625.--The conference agreement includes a new 
     provision, numbered as section 625, which amends section 635 
     of Public Law 106-58 by inserting the words ``the carrier 
     for'' after ``if'' in subsection (b)(2), and ``or otherwise 
     provide for'' after ``to prescribe'' in subsection (c).
       Sec. 626.--The conference agreement includes section 626, 
     proposed as section 801 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of Department of Justice funds for programs which 
     discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine the 
     religious beliefs of students participating in such programs. 
     The Senate bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 627.--The conference agreement includes section 627, 
     proposed as section 802 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of funds to process visas for citizens of countries 
     that the Attorney General has determined deny or delay 
     accepting the return of deported citizens. The Senate bill 
     did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 628.--The conference agreement includes section 628, 
     proposed as section 803 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     the use of Department of Justice funds to transport a high 
     security prisoner to any facility other than to a facility 
     certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure to 
     house such a prisoner. The Senate bill did not contain a 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 629.--The conference agreement includes section 629, 
     modified from language proposed as section 804 in the House 
     bill, which prohibits funds from being used for the 
     participation of United States delegates to the Standing 
     Consultative Commission unless the President submits a 
     certification that the U.S. Government is not implementing a 
     1997 memorandum of understanding regarding the 1972 Anti-
     Ballistic Missile Treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., 
     or the Senate ratifies the memorandum of understanding. The 
     Senate bill did not include a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 630.--The conference agreement includes section 630, 
     proposed as section 805 in the House bill, which prohibits 
     funds for any activity in support of adding or maintaining 
     any World Heritage Site in the U.S. on the List of World 
     Heritage in Danger. The Senate bill did not include a 
     provision on this matter.

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       The conference agreement does not include a provision, 
     proposed as section 619 in the House bill, regarding Global 
     Change Research assessments. However, the conferees direct 
     that funds provided in this Act not be used to publish Global 
     Change Research assessments unless the research has been 
     subjected to peer review and made available to the public, 
     and the draft assessment has been published in the Federal 
     Register for a 60 day public comment period.
       The conferees direct the General Accounting Office (GAO) to 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations concerning certain 
     land grant claims associated with the implementation of the 
     Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848). The GAO shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations by December 29, 
     2000, which includes an assessment of the following: (1) 
     whether citizens of the United States were illegally deprived 
     of their property rights in contravention of the Treaty; (2) 
     the legal obligation of the United States to protect the 
     rights of community land grants under the Treaty; (3) the 
     actions taken by the United States to fulfill any legal 
     obligations related to such protections in this or other 
     treaties; (4) the remedies available under current law if 
     such legal obligations were not met; and (5) the potential 
     effects of these remedies on intervening legal rights and 
     Tribal land claims.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                   DRUG DIVERSION CONTROL FEE ACCOUNT

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $35,000,000 from the amounts otherwise available for 
     obligation in fiscal year 2000 for the ``Drug Diversion Fee 
     Account'', as proposed in the Senate bill. The House bill did 
     not include a rescission from this account.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                       IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY FUND

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $1,137,000, the total remaining unobligated balances 
     available in the Fund, as proposed in the House bill. The 
     Senate bill did not include a rescission from the Fund.

                 DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $15,516,000 from unobligated balances in this account, 
     instead of $14,829,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $18,870,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. This amount is 
     the remaining unobligated balances of funding originally 
     provided to support the costs of relocating the headquarters 
     of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty from Munich to Prague.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                     Small Business Administration


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                              (RESCISSION)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $13,100,000 from unobligated balances under this heading, 
     instead of $12,400,000 as proposed in the House bill and no 
     rescission as proposed in the Senate bill. This amount 
     represents monies received by the SBA from the repurchase of 
     preferred stock, and previously available to provide certain 
     SBIC debenture guarantees. This funding is no longer required 
     as the SBIC debentures program will have a zero subsidy rate 
     in fiscal year 2000.

                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2000 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 amount, the 2000 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2000 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999.......$36,197,272
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year49,562,980
House bill, fiscal year 2000.................................37,677,283
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000................................35,384,564
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2000.......................39,005,685
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999......+2,808,413
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal y-10,557,295
  House bill, fiscal year 2000...............................+1,328,402
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2000..............................+3,621,121

     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Ralph Regula,
     Tom Latham,
     Dan Miller,
     Zach Wamp,
     Bill Young,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Alan Mollohan,
     Lucille Roybal-Allard,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Judd Gregg,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete Domenici,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Thad Cochran,
     Ernest Hollings,
     Daniel Inouye,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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