[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[House]
[Pages 22170-22200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

       The conference agreement provides $706,182,000 for Federal 
     Prisoner Detention, instead of $724,682,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $687,682,000 as proposed by the Senate. This is 
     an increase of $110,094,000, or 18 percent, over the fiscal 
     year 2001 appropriation. The Department should notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations by the end of the second quarter 
     regarding the status of obligations in this account.


                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

       The conference agreement includes $156,145,000 for Fees and 
     Expenses of Witnesses as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $148,494,000 as proposed by the House.


           SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $9,269,000 for the 
     Community Relations Service, as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision allowing the 
     Attorney General to transfer up to $1,000,000 to this 
     program, as proposed by the House and Senate. The Attorney 
     General is expected to notify the Committees if this transfer 
     authority is exercised. In addition, a provision is included 
     allowing the Attorney General to transfer additional 
     resources, subject to reprogramming requirements, upon a 
     determination that emergent circumstances warrant additional 
     funding, as proposed by the House.


                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

       The conference agreement provides $22,949,000 for the 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund as proposed by Senate, instead of 
     $21,949,000 as proposed by the House.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,996,000 for 
     administrative expenses for the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act, as proposed by the House and Senate.


       PAYMENT TO THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement does not include funding to make 
     payment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund, 
     instead of $10,776,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.
       The conferees believe that the Federal government must meet 
     its obligations to persons, and their families, who were 
     exposed to radiation and who now suffer from related 
     diseases. The conferees note that the compensation payments 
     are based on claimants meeting eligibility criteria and 
     therefore should be scored or treated as mandatory payments 
     under the Budget Act. Such payments were assumed in the 
     fiscal year 2002 congressional budget resolution to be scored 
     as mandatory with enactment of appropriate legislation 
     starting in fiscal year 2002. Supplemental appropriations 
     were provided for fiscal year 2001 with the understanding and 
     expectation that future funding for this purpose would be 
     mandatory and that further discretionary appropriations would 
     not be necessary.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

       The conference agreement provides $338,577,000 for 
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement, instead of 
     $340,189,000 as proposed by the House and $336,966,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of the amounts provided, $500,000 
     shall be made available to equip the Federal gun range 
     replacing the closed range at Rocky Flats, Colorado, for use 
     by Federal, state and local law enforcement. The conferees 
     adopt by reference the Senate language regarding the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service 25 percent matching 
     requirement. The distribution of the total available funding, 
     which reflects a permanent reprogramming of $450,000 from the 
     Tax Division to the Criminal Division, is as follows:


                        Reimbursements by agency

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Drug Enforcement Administration................................$111,422
Federal Bureau of Investigation.................................115,444
Immigration and Naturalization Service...........................15,987
Marshals Service..................................................2,049
U.S. Attorneys...................................................89,623
Criminal Division.................................................1,328
Tax Division........................................................964
Administrative Office.............................................1,760
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total.......................................................338,577

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes a total of $3,491,073,000 
     in new budget authority for the Salaries and Expenses account 
     of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as proposed by 
     the House, instead of $3,425,041,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount, not less than $459,243,000 shall be 
     used for counterterrorism investigations, foreign 
     counterintelligence, and other activities related to national 
     security, instead of $448,467,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $485,278,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes an increase of 
     $122,119,000 for inflationary increases and other adjustments 
     to base to support the FBI's current staffing and operating 
     level as reflected in the budget request. The conference 
     agreement does not adopt the new budget structure proposed by 
     the Senate.
       The conference agreement also includes programmatic 
     increases of $140,472,000. The FBI is reminded that changes 
     in this distribution are subject to the reprogramming 
     requirements in section 605 of this Act.

                        FBI Salaries and Expenses
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Activity               Positions       FTE         Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Criminal, Security and Other
 Investigations:
    Organized Criminal Activities        3,778        3,787     $467,246
    White Collar Crime...........        4,164        4,068      501,066
    Other Field Programs.........       10,362       10,130    1,442,277
                                  --------------------------------------
      Subtotal...................       18,304       17,985    2,410,589
                                  ======================================
Law Enforcement Support:
    Training, Recruitment, and           1,014          985      124,383
     Applicants..................
    Forensic Services............          730          697      156,853
    Information, Management,               553          554      213,603
     Automation &
     Telecommunications..........
    Technical Field Support &              263          244      164,510
     Services....................
    Criminal Justice Services....        2,010        2,021      210,354
                                  --------------------------------------
      Subtotal...................        4,570        4,501      869,703
                                  ======================================
Program Direction: Management and        2,061        2,002      210,781
 Administration..................
      Total, Direct                     24,935       24,488   $3,491,073
       Appropriations............
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conference agreement adopts by reference House language 
     and funding levels for counterintelligence, the 2002 Winter 
     Olympics, the Incident Response Readiness Program, and a 
     comprehensive information technology report, and the Senate 
     language and funding levels regarding technically-trained 
     agent and electronic technician training, Computer Analysis 
     Response Team training, Evidence Response Team supplies, 
     interception capabilities, counter-encryption equipment, 
     white-collar crime computer equipment, forensic research, the 
     forensic audio/video program, regional mitochondrial DNA lab 
     oversight, the National Instant Background Check System, and 
     drug jurisdiction. The conference agreement does not include 
     language or funding levels in the Senate report regarding 
     regional computer forensic labs, regional mitchondrial DNA 
     labs, the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, or end 
     strength. The conference agreement also adopts by reference 
     the House and Senate report language regarding the Jewelry 
     and Gem program.
       Trafficking in Persons.--The conferees expect the FBI to 
     continue its support of the Southeast European Cooperative 
     Initiative with regard to its efforts to combat trafficking 
     in women and children.
       Trilogy.--The conference agreement includes a total of 
     $142,390,000 for Trilogy, of which $74,730,000 is base 
     funding, $29,565,000 is derived from a Working Capital Fund 
     transfer, and $38,095,000 is provided in new direct 
     appropriations.
       Quantico Laboratory.--The conference agreement provides a 
     total of $36,602,000 for laboratory activation, including a 
     transfer of

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     $24,837,000 from the Working Capital Fund for laboratory 
     equipment and $11,765,000 for moving costs, fit out, and 
     operations and maintenance. If prior year recoveries or other 
     funds become available, the FBI should seek a reprogramming 
     to initiate decommissioning and renovation of former lab 
     space in the J. Edgar Hoover Building.
       The conference agreement directs the FBI to fully reimburse 
     private ambulance providers for their costs in support of 
     Hostage Rescue Team operations in St. Martin Parish, 
     Louisiana, in December 1999, as proposed by the Senate. The 
     House did not include a similar provision.
       The conference agreement includes language limiting the FBI 
     to not exceed 24,935 positions and 24,488 full time 
     equivalents, as proposed by the House. The Senate did not 
     include a similar provision. The conference agreement also 
     includes a provision that provides for up to 1,354 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 1,190 will be for replacement only, 
     as proposed by the Senate, instead of 1,236 and 1,142, 
     respectively, as proposed by the House.


                              construction

       The conference agreement includes $33,791,000 for 
     construction for the FBI, instead of $1,250,000 as requested 
     and proposed by the House and $44,074,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. This includes funding for an annex at the Engineering 
     Research Facility that will support consolidation of various 
     high technology programs on the FBI Academy campus in 
     Quantico, Virginia.
       Hazardous Devices School.--The conferees recognize the 
     FBI's mission to prevent and detect terrorist activities and 
     understand the importance preparedness plays in achieving 
     this mission, particularly as it relates to Weapons of Mass 
     Destruction (WMD). An essential element of an effective U.S. 
     response to WMD incidents rests with first responders, 
     including public safety bomb squads. All state and local bomb 
     technicians are trained and certified at the Hazardous 
     Devices School (HDS) at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, 
     Alabama, which is operated jointly by the FBI and the U.S. 
     Army. The conferees approve of the transfer of $9,000,000 in 
     no year funds from the Department of Defense to the FBI for 
     the construction of practical training villages for the HDS. 
     These villages will be used for realistic training exercises. 
     Further, the conferees support the transfer from DOD of an 
     additional $14,000,000 in no year funds to be used by the FBI 
     for the construction of a classroom building at the HDS.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,481,783,000 for the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Salaries and Expenses 
     account, instead of $1,476,083,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $1,489,779,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       Budget and Financial Management.--The conference agreement 
     adopts by reference the language included in the Senate 
     report regarding budget and financial management. The 
     conference agreement includes bill language, as proposed by 
     the House, providing not to exceed 7,654 positions and 7,515 
     full time equivalents for DEA from funds provided in this 
     Act. The Senate did not include a similar provision. The 
     conference agreement also includes bill language, as proposed 
     by the Senate, to provide two year funding authority for 
     costs associated with permanent change of station. The House 
     bill did not include a similar provision.
       The following table represents funding provided under this 
     account:

                        DEA SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Activity               Positions       FTE         Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enforcement:
    Domestic Enforcement.........        2,091        2,042     $435,183
    Foreign Cooperative                    633          600      193,275
     Investigations..............
    Drug and Chemical Diversion..          165          166       18,961
    State and Local Task Forces..        1,699        1,696      244,385
                                  --------------------------------------
      Subtotal...................        4,804        4,504      891,804
                                  ======================================
Investigative Support:
    Intelligence.................          952          967      120,237
    Laboratory Services..........          452          415       60,674
    Training.....................           99           98       24,754
    Research, Engineering and              582          565      121,270
     Technical Operations........
    Automated Data Processing....          125            0      159,044
                                  --------------------------------------
      Subtotal...................        2,210        2,045     $485,979
                                  ======================================
Management and Administration....          850          841      104,000
                                  ======================================
      TOTAL, DEA.................        7,654        7,515    1,481,783
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       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 
     $68,213,000 for base adjustments as follows: increases 
     totaling $73,532,000 for pay and other inflationary costs to 
     maintain current operations, offset by a $5,319,000 reduction 
     for GSA rent decreases. In addition, the conference agreement 
     includes program increases totaling $53,260,000 as follows:
       Special Operations Division.--The conference agreement 
     includes increases totaling $14,006,000 for drug enforcement 
     investigations of the Special Operations Division, including 
     $8,223,000 for domestic enforcement, $242,000 for 
     intelligence, $164,000 for management and administration and 
     drug and chemical conversion, and $5,377,000 for research, 
     engineering, and technical operations.
       FIREBIRD Implementation.--The conference agreement includes 
     an increase of $19,400,000 for FIREBIRD implementation, 
     including increases of $2,500,000 for deployment, $1,900,000 
     for network security, and $15,000,000 for technology renewal. 
     DEA is directed to continue to provide quarterly FIREBIRD 
     status and obligation reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Forensic Support.--The conference agreement includes an 
     increase of $13,104,000, as provided by both the House and 
     Senate, to support additional chemists and purchase 
     laboratory equipment. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference House language regarding distribution of this 
     funding.
       In addition, $6,750,000 is provided to procure one twin 
     engine medium lift helicopter to meet enforcement needs in 
     Hawaii, and one single engine light aircraft helicopter for 
     drug enforcement activities elsewhere. The conferees adopt by 
     reference House and Senate language regarding the Caribbean 
     Initiative, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, heroin, 
     OxyContin, MDMA, methamphetamines, and Special Investigative 
     Units.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes a total of 
     $20,000,000 under the Community Oriented Policing Services 
     Methamphetamine/Drug ``Hot Spots'' program for DEA to assist 
     State and local law enforcement agencies with the costs 
     associated with methamphetamine clean up.
       Drug Diversion Control Fee Account.--The conference 
     agreement includes total funding of $86,021,000 for DEA's 
     Drug Diversion Control Program for fiscal year 2002, of which 
     $67,000,000 is from new diversion fee collections and 
     $19,021,000 is from prior year collections. The conference 
     agreement assumes that the level of balances in the Fee 
     Account is sufficient to fully support diversion control 
     programs in fiscal year 2002.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,371,440,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service (INS) as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $3,176,037,000 as proposed by the Senate. In addition to the 
     amounts appropriated, the conference agreement assumes that 
     $2,142,926,000 will be available from offsetting fee 
     collections, instead of $2,140,610,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $2,058,723,000 as proposed by the Senate. Thus, 
     including resources provided under the Construction account, 
     the conference agreement provides a total operating level of 
     $5,642,820,000 for the INS, instead of $5,640,504,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $5,506,299,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. This funding level is an increase of $841,332,000, or 
     18 percent, over fiscal year 2001.
       INS Organization and Management.--Consistent with the 
     concept of separating immigration enforcement from services, 
     the conference agreement continues to use, as in the last 
     three fiscal years, two accounts, as requested by the 
     President and proposed in the House bill: Enforcement and 
     Border Affairs, and Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration 
     Support and Program Direction. INS enforcement funds are 
     provided in the Enforcement and Border Affairs account. All 
     immigration-related benefits and naturalization, support, and 
     program resources are provided in the Citizenship and 
     Benefits, Immigration Support and Program Direction account. 
     Neither account includes revenues generated in various fee 
     accounts to fund program activities for both enforcement and 
     services functions, which are in addition to the appropriated 
     funds and are discussed below. Funds for INS construction 
     projects continue to be provided in 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.
       A cap on overtime of $30,000 per employee per calendar year 
     has been in place the last several years in order to help the 
     INS maintain control over its budget. The conference 
     agreement maintains this limit as provided in the House bill, 
     but provides the INS Commissioner the flexibility to exceed 
     the cap as necessary for national security purposes and in 
     cases of immigration emergencies. The Senate bill limited 
     overtime to $1,153 per employee per pay period. The INS is 
     directed to submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
     quarterly reports on overtime expenditures by employee, 
     activity and district. It is expected that funding provided 
     in this act for 570 additional Border Patrol agents, 348 
     additional land border inspectors, new airport

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     and seaport inspectors funded by the fee increases, as well 
     as additional agents and inspectors that may be funded in 
     other Appropriations Acts during this fiscal year, will 
     reduce the need for overtime beyond $30,000 per employee for 
     the calendar year.
       The conference agreement includes a provision limiting the 
     number of non-career personnel appointments at the INS to six 
     positions, instead of a limit of four positions as proposed 
     by the House and no limit as proposed by the Senate. This 
     level represents an increase of 50 percent above the current 
     ceiling for non-career appointments at INS. The conferees 
     expect the Commissioner to use this increased authority to 
     hire qualified personnel with management and information 
     technology expertise who can contribute to the goal of 
     fundamental INS reform. The conferees will consider a request 
     for additional non-career hiring authority or other personnel 
     authority options above this ceiling during the fiscal year 
     2003 budget process. The conferees expect that a detailed 
     proposal outlining both the need for such additional 
     authorities and how they relate to proposed INS restructuring 
     and management reforms, to be coordinated with the Department 
     of Justice, the Office of Personnel Management, and the 
     Office of Management and Budget, will accompany the INS 
     fiscal year 2003 budget submission.
       The conference agreement also modifies language from the 
     House bill to provide that when positions become vacant in 
     the Offices of Legislative Affairs and Public Affairs, at 
     least ten of these positions be filled with detailees, 
     transfers, or other non-permanent staff, with the goal of 
     rotating staff who have experience in INS field operations 
     through these offices. The Senate bill included a different 
     version of this provision.
       Base adjustments.--The conference agreement provides a 
     total increase of $80,110,000 and 429 full time equivalents 
     for inflationary cost increases and adjustments to base for 
     INS salaries and expenses. The conference agreement does not 
     include transfers to the Exams Fees account or the Breached 
     Bond/Detention account as proposed by the Senate.


                     enforcement and border affairs

       The conference agreement provides $2,739,695,000 for this 
     account, instead of $2,738,517,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate did not provide separate funding for this account. 
     This amount includes an increase of $74,911,000 and 417 full 
     time equivalents for pay and inflationary adjustments for 
     Border Patrol, Investigations, Detention and Deportation, and 
     Intelligence, as requested. None of these amounts include 
     offsetting fees, which are used to fund both enforcement and 
     services functions. The INS is directed to notify the 
     Committees on Appropriations regarding the assignment of all 
     new border patrol agents and inspectors provided for in this 
     Act as well as any other Appropriations Acts that may be 
     enacted during fiscal year 2002.
       Border Control and Management.--The conference agreement 
     includes increases of $123,331,000 for border control and 
     management, as follows:
       Land Border Inspectors.--The conference agreement includes 
     an increase of $25,408,000 for 348 new land border ports-of-
     entry inspectors as proposed by the Senate. The House did not 
     include a similar provision. The INS is expected to assign 
     these new inspectors to the highest priority locations, 
     paying particular attention to the Northern Border.
       Border Patrol Agents.--The conference agreement includes an 
     increase of $66,352,000 to hire 570 additional border patrol 
     agents, as proposed by the House, instead of $75,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Senate language regarding assignment 
     of border patrol agents is adopted by reference. In addition, 
     an increase of $2,076,000 is provided for new border patrol 
     vehicles, instead of the funding level referenced by the 
     Senate. The House did not include a similar provision. The 
     conferees understand that the INS spent about $100,000,000 to 
     acquire 2,762 replacement and enhancement vehicles in fiscal 
     year 2001 using base funds, enhancement funds, and 
     recoveries.
       Detention and Removals.--The conference agreement also 
     includes increases of $20,823,000 for consolidated bed space 
     expansion needs, instead of $39,388,000 as proposed by the 
     House and no funding as proposed by the Senate. This amount 
     includes an increase of $10,154,000 for additional detention 
     staff, support staff and removal costs; an increase of 
     $1,873,000 for detainee transportation vehicles; and an 
     increase of $8,796,000 for Joint Prisoner and Alien 
     Transportation System (JPATS) requirements to support 
     additional domestic and repatriation movements. The 
     conference agreement does not include the proposed transfer 
     of funds from INS to the JPATS Fund for this activity, which 
     was recommended by the Senate. In addition, the conference 
     agreement also includes an increase of $8,672,000 as proposed 
     by the House for detainee medical costs. The Senate did not 
     include a similar provision.
       Interior Enforcement.--The conference agreement also 
     includes funding as necessary to support an additional Quick 
     Response Team (QRT) for New Jersey, if merited. The INS is 
     directed to consult with the Committees on Appropriations 
     regarding the status of its interior enforcement effort. The 
     conference agreement does not adopt Senate language regarding 
     QRTs.
       Border Patrol Equipment and Technology.-- The conference 
     agreement adopts by reference the Senate report language and 
     funding levels regarding the Integrated Surveillance 
     Intelligence System systems engineering, and the House 
     language regarding border patrol equipment.
       IDENT/IAFIS.--The conference agreement provides a transfer 
     of $9,000,000 from the Working Capital Fund to the Department 
     of Justice General Administration account to provide for the 
     continued integration of the INS and FBI fingerprint 
     identification systems. This amount reflects a current 
     estimate of the funding need as provided to the Committees on 
     Appropriations by the Department of Justice.
       In addition, the conferees adopt by reference House 
     language regarding enforcement of section 212 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act. The Senate did not include a 
     similar provision. Further, the INS is directed to ensure 
     that it does not allow any aliens to enter the United States 
     who have been involved in the illegal harvesting of human 
     organs.
       The conference agreement adopts by reference House language 
     regarding the Tucson Sector. The conference agreement does 
     not include language on basic training costs as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House did not address this matter.


  citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program direction

       The conference agreement provides $631,745,000 for this 
     account, instead of $632,923,000 as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate did not provide separate funding for this account. 
     This amount includes an increase of $5,199,000 and 12 full 
     time equivalents for pay and inflationary adjustments for the 
     activities of Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support, 
     and Management and Administration, as requested. None of 
     these amounts include offsetting fees, which are used to fund 
     both enforcement and services functions.
       Immigration Services.--The conference agreement includes an 
     increase of $45,000,000, as requested and proposed by the 
     House, to support naturalization and other benefits 
     processing backlog reduction activities. The Senate did not 
     include a similar provision. This amount, when combined with 
     $35,000,000 in base funding and $20,000,000 in fees, will 
     provide $100,000,000 toward reaching a universal six-month 
     processing standard for all immigration applications and 
     petitions. The conference agreement does not include Senate 
     language that transferred $67,000,000 to the Immigration 
     Service and Infrastructure Account. The House did not address 
     this matter.
       In addition, an increase of $1,000,000 is provided for 
     legal orientation programs, instead of $2,800,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate, and an increase of $3,000,000 is provided for 
     alternatives to detention, instead of $7,300,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. The House did not include similar provisions.
       Further, the conferees adopt by reference Senate direction 
     to provide $5,500,000 to the Eastern Adjudication Service 
     Center to process immigration self-petitions and U visas 
     under the Violence Against Women Act, and T visas under the 
     Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, and agree 
     that of this amount, $500,000 shall be for the Eastern 
     Adjudication Center as directed by the Senate. The House did 
     not contain a similar provision.
       The Committees continue to be concerned about the problems 
     of backlogs in application processing and casework, and 
     deficiencies in other services. In the fiscal year 2001 
     conference report, the INS was directed to conduct a complete 
     review of staffing and resource needs to improve benefits and 
     services in all current INS offices, as well as the need for 
     additional offices, particularly in rural areas. The 
     Committees have yet to receive this review. Therefore, the 
     INS is directed to allocate additional staffing and upgrade 
     offices as necessary for the following areas: Roanoke, 
     Virginia; Omaha, Nebraska; Nashville, Tennessee, as described 
     in the Senate report; Patterson, New Jersey; the Bronx, New 
     York; Las Vegas, Nevada, as described in the Senate report; 
     and the other locations mentioned in the fiscal year 2001 
     conference report.
       In addition to identical provisions included by both the 
     House and Senate, the conference agreement includes the 
     following provisions: (1) a limit of 3,165 passenger motor 
     vehicles, of which 2,211 are for replacement only, as 
     proposed by the House, instead of the Senate proposed limit; 
     (2) a prohibition on the use of funds to operate the San 
     Clemente and Temecula traffic checkpoints unless certain 
     conditions are met, as proposed in the House bill; (3) a 
     provision, as proposed by the House, to make available $5,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; and (4) a 
     provision, as proposed by the House, to permit the INS to 
     equip, maintain, and make infrastructure improvements and 
     purchase vehicles for police type use within the Enforcement 
     and Border Affairs account.


                       OFFSETTING FEE COLLECTIONS

       The conference agreement assumes $2,142,926,000 will be 
     available from offsetting fee collections, instead of 
     $2,140,610,000 as

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     proposed by the House and $2,058,723,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate, to support activities related to the legal admission 
     of persons into the United States. These activities are 
     funded entirely by fees paid by persons who are either 
     traveling internationally or who are applying for immigration 
     benefits. The following levels are recommended:
       Immigration Inspections User Fees.--The conference 
     agreement includes $591,866,000 of spending from offsetting 
     collections in this account, the same amount requested and 
     proposed by the House, instead of $656,648,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. This amount represents a $97,482,000 increase 
     over fiscal year 2001 spending, including $20,991,000 for 
     adjustments to base, the full amount requested. The amount 
     also assumes an increase from $6 to $7 for the current 
     airline passenger immigration inspection user fee, and $3 for 
     a new immigration inspection cruise ship passenger fee. The 
     conferees adopt by reference Senate language directing that 
     not less than nine percent of fee collections in this account 
     should be used for technology infrastructure improvements. 
     The House did not address this matter.
       The expected increase in fee collections will fund the 
     following safety, service and technology improvements at 
     airports: $19,927,000, 459 positions and 230 full time 
     equivalents to increase primary inspectors at new and 
     existing airport terminals, as well as at high growth 
     terminals; and $4,510,000, 60 positions and 30 full time 
     equivalents for additional Immigration Inspectors to expand 
     INS/U.S. Customs Service passenger analysis units at airports 
     to analyze traveler information in advance of plane arrivals 
     in order to identify inadmissible aliens, including criminal 
     aliens, drug traffickers, and terrorists. This funding level 
     will also enable the INS to invest at least $14,370,000 in 
     its automated entry/exit system that tracks alien arrivals 
     and departures at airports. This funding level will also fund 
     at least $6,425,000 for upgrades to the National Automated 
     Inspection Lookout System (NAILS), and for additional Live 
     Scan Devices that can send electronic fingerprint submissions 
     to the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification 
     System (IAFIS). The funding level will also provide an 
     additional $6,512,000 for additional Detention Enforcement 
     Officers, Deportation Officers, and docket clerks, and 200 
     additional detention beds.
       In addition, this level will fund the following safety, 
     service and technology improvements at seaports: $4,153,000, 
     54 positions and 27 full time equivalents for new immigration 
     inspectors at newly activated seaport terminals and current 
     understaffed terminals; $2,273,000, 20 positions and 10 full 
     time equivalents for joint INS/U.S. Customs units to analyze 
     traveler information in advance of ship arrivals; and 
     $5,545,000 for the automated entry/exit system and upgrades 
     to the NAILS system. The INS is directed to ensure that it 
     allocates funding for base activities, e.g. salaries and 
     expenses, before it undertakes any enhancement activities. 
     The INS shall report to the Committees on Appropriations as 
     necessary should fee revenues decline more than five percent 
     from October projections. Further, should additional fees 
     become available, the INS may submit a reprogramming in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       Immigration Examinations Fees.--The conference agreement 
     includes a total of $1,376,871,000 to support the 
     adjudication of applications for immigration benefits, the 
     amount requested and proposed by the House, instead of 
     $1,258,088,000 as proposed by the Senate. These funds are 
     derived from offsetting collections from persons applying for 
     immigration benefits, including collections from the premium-
     processing fee, and are in addition to $80,000,000 in new and 
     continued direct appropriations provided under the 
     Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support, and Program 
     Direction account to eliminate the backlog in applications. 
     The conference agreement reflects INS' revised revenue 
     estimates for collections from existing fees, which is 
     $118,783,000 higher than the amount assumed in the budget 
     request and $407,020,000 above the amount available in fiscal 
     year 2001. The conference agreement does not adopt the 
     transfer of $127,834,000 from Examinations Fees funding to 
     the Executive Office of Immigration Review or the transfer of 
     $147,602,000 in activities from the Salaries and Expenses 
     account to the Examinations Fees account, which were proposed 
     by the Senate. The conference agreement adopts by reference 
     House report language regarding the telephone customer 
     service center and the indexing and conversion of INS 
     microfilm images.
       Within the Examinations Fees account, the conference 
     agreement provides $18,979,000 for adjustments to base as 
     requested.
       Land Border Inspections Fees.--The conference agreement 
     includes $4,490,000 in spending from the Land Border 
     Inspection Fund, instead of $2,944,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $1,714,000 as proposed by the Senate. This amount 
     reflects revised estimates of collections. The 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, as 
     well as from Automated Permit Ports that provide pre-screened 
     local border residents with border crossing privileges by 
     means of automated inspections. The conference agreement 
     adopts the Senate provision, which provides that the Attorney 
     General may expand from 6 to 96 the number of ports of entry 
     qualifying to participate in a fee pilot. The House did not 
     address this matter.
       Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.--The conference 
     agreement includes $120,763,000 in spending from the Breached 
     Bond/Detention Fund as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $139,935,000 as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement does not assume the reinstatement of section 245(i) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which was proposed by 
     the Senate. The conference agreement provides a $40,000,000 
     increase, as requested, to fund 1,407 additional detention 
     beds, and $1,483,000 to fund vehicles to transport detainees. 
     The agreement does not include the base transfer to the 
     Breached Bond/Detention Fund account, as proposed in the 
     Senate report.
       Immigration Enforcement Fines.--The conference agreement 
     includes $22,664,000 in spending from Immigration Enforcement 
     fines, instead of $12,994,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $5,510,000 as proposed by the Senate. This level reflects the 
     current estimate of revenues available in this account for 
     fiscal year 2002.
       H-1B Fees.--The conference agreement includes $26,272,000 
     in spending from the H-1B Fee account, instead of $16,000,000 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate. This level 
     reflects the current estimate of revenues available in this 
     account for fiscal year 2002.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $128,454,000 for 
     construction for INS as proposed by the House, instead of 
     $205,015,000 as proposed by the Senate. This amount fully 
     funds the Administration's request as proposed in the budget 
     submission. This funding level does not include the Senate 
     proposal to transfer funding from the Bureau of Prisons 
     buildings and facilities account to the INS construction 
     account, the Senate proposal to allow the INS to purchase 
     construction vehicles, or the Senate proposal to comply with 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration programs.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed by 
     the House and carried in prior Appropriations Acts, 
     prohibiting funds from being used for site acquisition, 
     design, or construction of a checkpoint in the Tucson Sector. 
     The Senate did not include a similar provision.

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,808,600,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Prison System, instead 
     of $3,830,971,000 as proposed by the House and $3,786,228,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. This funding level is an increase 
     of $308,428,000 above the fiscal year 2001 amount. The 
     conferees note that the Bureau of Prisons submitted a 
     reprogramming on September 27, 2001, for $37,963,000 to meet 
     increased utility costs incurred during fiscal year 2001.
       Activation of New Prisons.--The conference agreement 
     includes an increase of $72,752,000 to activate a new medium 
     security facility in Petersburg, Virginia and a high security 
     facility in Lee County, Virginia.
       Equipment Funding.--The conference agreement also includes 
     an increase of $9,100,000 for equipment funding the United 
     States Prison in Canaan, Pennsylvania, and the Federal 
     Corrections Institute in Glenville, West Virginia.
       Contract Confinement.--The conference agreement includes an 
     increase of $47,443,000 to fund an additional 1,500 contract 
     beds to accommodate the increasing number of criminal aliens 
     and to support 1,499 general contract inmates beds, including 
     85 juvenile beds.
       The conference agreement provides that of the funding 
     provided, $11,554,000 is for activation of the Atwater, 
     California facility, and $13,323,000 is for the activation of 
     the facility at Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference adopts by 
     reference House language regarding drug treatment programs 
     and establishment of faith-based and other pilots, and Senate 
     language regarding a pilot internship at the prison at Yazoo 
     City, Mississippi, $1,000,000 for a sexual misconduct study, 
     and a feasibility study for Yazoo City, Mississippi. The 
     conference agreement does not include bill language proposed 
     by the Senate designating specific amounts for activation of 
     specific prisons. The House bill did not include such 
     language.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       The conference agreement includes $813,552,000 for 
     construction, modernization, maintenance, and repair of 
     prison and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners, as 
     provided by the House, instead of $899,797,000 as provided by 
     the Senate. The conference agreement does not include the 
     proposed transfer from BOP to the INS for construction of 
     detainee facilities as provided in the Senate bill. The 
     conference agreement does not include bill language 
     designating specific amounts for partial site and planning 
     for a specific prison, as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement provides that of the $650,047,000 
     provided for increases as outlined below, $5,000,000 shall be 
     for partial site

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     and planning of the USP Northeast/Mid-Atlantic facility, to 
     be located in Berlin, New Hampshire:

                       [in thousands of dollars]

Facilities with prior funding:
  Western/USP California.......................................$147,000
  Southeast/USP Coleman, FL.....................................133,000
  Southeast/FCI South Carolina..................................106,000
  Mid-Atlantic FCI...............................................91,047
INS Long-Term Detainee Capacity:
  USP Western....................................................11,500
  FCI Butner, NC Medium..........................................11,500
  USP Terre Haute, IN...........................................130,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
  Subtotal, Projects with Prior Funding.........................630,047
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Facilities with no prior funding:
  Female Facility in N. Florida...................................5,000
  Female Facility in N. Central Region............................5,000
  Male Facility for FCI S. Central Region.........................5,000
  Male Facility for USP NE/N Mid Atlantic.........................5,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, New Sentenced Capacity.............................20,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total, New Construction Program Increases...................650,047

                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated


                (LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES)

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on 
     administrative expenses of $3,429,000 for Federal Prison 
     Industries, Incorporated as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                           JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $437,008,000 for Justice 
     Assistance, instead of $408,371,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $574,538,000 as proposed by the Senate. The distribution 
     of funding is as follows:

                           JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Institute of Justice..............................      $54,879
Bureau of Justice Statistics...............................       32,335
Missing Children...........................................       22,997
Regional Information Sharing System........................       28,278
White Collar Crime Information Center......................        9,230
Management and Administration..............................       37,795
Counterterrorism Programs..................................      251,494
                                                            ------------
      Total................................................      437,008
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The conference 
     agreement provides $54,879,000 for NIJ. Within the total 
     amount provided to NIJ, the following initiatives should be 
     funded at least at the current levels:
        National Law Enforcement and Corrections 
     Technology Center system, including $1,500,000 for the Less 
     than Lethal Technology for Law Enforcement Program, 
     $2,800,000 for the Office of Law Enforcement Technology 
     Commercialization, Inc., and $1,500,000 for the Center for 
     Rural Law Enforcement Technology and Training;
        Computerized identification systems;
        Facial Recognition;
        DNA Technology Research and Development; and
        High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas.
       The conference agreement provides $450,000 for Non-Toxic 
     Drug Detection and Identification Aerosol Technology; 
     $1,500,000 for the ``Breaking the Cycle'' Program in 
     Jacksonville, Florida and Lane County, Oregon; and $3,000,000 
     for a prison health research project at the University of 
     Connecticut.
       The Office of Justice Programs is expected to review a 
     proposal for a grant to the Kitsap County Medical Examiner's 
     Office that will assist in the development of a new death 
     investigation module for the FBI ViCAP system and provide a 
     grant, if warranted.
       The conferees understand that NIJ is currently evaluating 
     the operational utility of the SECURES gunshot detection 
     system in Austin, Texas. This evaluation is scheduled to be 
     completed by August 1, 2002. In the next phase of 
     evaluations, NIJ is expected to consider installing the 
     SECURES gunshot detection system in Richmond, Virginia; San 
     Bernardino, California; and Phoenix, Arizona.
       Office of Victims of Crime.--The conference agreement 
     adopts by reference the Senate report language regarding the 
     Victim Assistance to Indian Country and Children's Justice 
     Act programs.
       Missing Children.--The conference agreement includes 
     $22,997,000 for the Missing Children Program. Of this amount, 
     $11,450,000 is provided for the National Center for Missing 
     and Exploited Children (NCMEC), including $2,245,000 for the 
     CyberTipline and the Exploited Child Unit, and $2,700,000 for 
     the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center. The conferees 
     recommend that the NCMEC consult with I-Safe America to 
     provide nationwide Internet Safety Training in grades K-12.
       Within the amounts provided, $6,500,000 is provided for the 
     Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 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 NCMEC.
       Management and Administration.--The conference agreement 
     provides $37,795,000 for the management and administration of 
     the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), instead of $43,491,000 
     as proposed by the House and $42,797,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Funding is also provided from the ``Juvenile 
     Justice'' and ``State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' 
     accounts for the administration of grants under these 
     activities. If additional management and administration funds 
     are required, a request for reprogramming or transfer of 
     funds, pursuant to Section 605 of this Act, should be 
     submitted. OJP shall submit to the Committees, by January 15, 
     2002, a spending plan for all management and administration 
     resources. This plan should reflect all sources of funding, 
     including those derived from program accounts. Beginning with 
     the fiscal year 2003 budget submission, OJP shall identify 
     all management and administration resources in its budget 
     submission, including those derived from program accounts.
       Counterterrorism Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $251,494,000 for the counterterrorism program, 
     instead of $220,494,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $373,800,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees recognize the selfless acts of our Nation's 
     first responders following the September 11, 2001, terrorist 
     attacks on the United States. They are truly our first line 
     of defense. The dedication, professionalism, and heroism of 
     the men and women who serve as police officers, fire 
     fighters, emergency medical personnel, and emergency 
     managers, reflect the true spirit of this great Nation. The 
     conferees extend their sincere gratitude on behalf of the 
     nation to the fire companies, State and local police 
     departments, and rescue squads who responded without 
     hesitation to the emergencies in New York, Virginia, and 
     Pennsylvania. In their efforts to rescue those in danger, 
     some of these brave men and women made the ultimate 
     sacrifice. The conferees also note that untold numbers of 
     volunteers from States across the Nation also worked shoulder 
     to shoulder in the rescue efforts, and their contributions in 
     the face of this tragedy cannot be praised enough.
       The events of September 11 underscore how important it is 
     that this country's first responders have the proper 
     equipment and training in the event of another terrorist act. 
     The conferees recommend the following distribution of funding 
     for counterterrorism equipment grants, training, and research 
     and development programs:

                        COUNTERTERRORISM PROGRAM
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Equipment Grants:
    State & Other Equipment Grant Program..................     $112,740
    State & Local Bomb Technician Equipment Program........       10,000
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Equipment Grants...........................      122,740
                                                            ============
Training and Technical Assistance:
    Integrated Training & Technical Assistance Program.....       35,485
    Fort McClellan/Center for Domestic Preparedness........       18,716
    National Domestic Preparedness Consortium..............       13,969
    Virtual Medical Campus.................................        2,000
    Website Pilot Program..................................        2,000
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, General Training and Assistance............       72,170
                                                            ============
Exercise, Evaluation, & Improved Response:
    Situational Exercises..................................        3,991
    Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Improved Response Plans............        2,600
    TOPOFF II..............................................        2,993
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Exercise, Evaluation, & Improved Response..        9,584
                                                            ============
Research and Development Program:
    Research and Development program.......................       18,000
    Dartmouth Institute....................................       18,000
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute..............        4,000
    New York Center on Catastrophe Preparedness and                7,000
     Response..............................................
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Research and Development Program...........       47,000
                                                            ============
      Total, Counterterrorism Programs.....................      251,494
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conferees continue the direction regarding the 
     distribution of general equipment grants only in accordance 
     with Statewide plans. The conferees understand that these 
     plans are currently being submitted to OJP.
       The conferees are not convinced that sufficient attention 
     is being given to potential chemical and biological threats 
     nationally. Within available resources of the research and 
     development program, OJP should conduct a study, in 
     conjunction with George Mason University, to determine the 
     feasibility for the establishment of a national center for 
     biodefense, which would include the research, development, 
     and production of vaccines to combat biological terrorism.
       The conference agreement includes $7,000,000 to support 
     counterterrorism activities of the Center on Catastrophe 
     Preparedness and Response at New York University (NYU). NYU 
     proposes to bring the expertise of its departments of 
     biomedical science, environmental health, medicine, public 
     health, dentistry, and nursing, among others, to bear on 
     counterterrorism studies. The conferees urge OJP to work with 
     the Center to assure that there is a sufficient focus on 
     chemical and biological threats.
       The conferees are aware of the Joint Vulnerability 
     Assessment Tool that provides the Department of Defense with 
     an antiterrorism vulnerability assessment, risk

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     management, and planning tool. OJP is directed to evaluate 
     whether this program will be beneficial to State and local 
     first responders and emergency planners, and fund its 
     development if warranted.


               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

       The conference agreement includes $2,403,354,000 for the 
     State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, instead 
     of $2,519,575,000 as proposed by the House and $2,094,990,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement provides 
     for the following programs:

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant..........................     $400,000
    (Boys and Girls Club)..................................     (70,000)
    (National Institute of Justice)........................     (19,956)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program....................      565,000
Cooperative Agreement Program..............................       20,000
Indian Assistance..........................................       48,162
    (Tribal Prison Construction Program)...................     (35,191)
    (Indian Tribal Courts Program).........................      (7,982)
    (Alcohol and Substance Abuse)..........................      (4,989)
Byrne Grants:
    Discretionary Grants...................................       94,489
    Formula Grants.........................................      500,000
                                                            ------------
      Total, Byrne Grants..................................      594,489
Violence Against Women Grants..............................      390,565
Victims of Trafficking Grants..............................       10,000
State Prison Drug Treatment................................       70,000
Drug Courts................................................       50,000
Juvenile Crime Block Grant.................................      249,450
    (Project ChildSafe)....................................     (38,000)
Other Crime Control Programs:
    Missing Alzheimer's Patients...........................          898
    Law Enforcement Family Support.........................        1,497
    Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.........................        1,298
    Senior Citizens Vs. Marketing Scams....................        1,995
                                                            ------------
      Total, State and Local Assistance....................    2,403,354
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.--The conference 
     agreement includes $400,000,000 for the Local Law Enforcement 
     Block Grant program as proposed by the Senate, instead of 
     $521,849,000 as proposed by the House. Within the amount 
     provided, the conference agreement includes $70,000,000 for 
     the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The conferees expect the 
     Boys and Girls Clubs of America to use a portion of these 
     funds to carry out the Kids2000 Act (Public Law 106-313; 114 
     Stat. 1260).
       Cooperative Agreement Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $20,000,000 for the Cooperative Agreement Program, 
     instead of $35,000,000 as proposed by the House and Senate. 
     Currently, there is over $20,000,000 of unobligated balances 
     available for this program. The conferees are concerned over 
     the very high level of funding carried forward in the 
     Cooperative Agreement Program. This program is intended to 
     provide guaranteed State and local bed space for Federal 
     detainees in USMS and INS custody. The conferees direct that 
     the USMS, in consultation with INS, provide an implementation 
     plan for these resources no later than January 15, 2002. The 
     plan should include steps that USMS and INS intend to take to 
     ensure that funding is obligated and this bed space is 
     available.
       Tribal Prison Construction.--The conference agreement 
     includes $35,191,000 for the prison construction program as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate. The conferees expect 
     OJP to examine each of the following proposals, provide 
     grants if warranted, and submit a report on its intentions 
     for each proposal: a NANA 28 bed jail for Kotzebue, Alaska; 
     construction of a detention facility within the Spirit Lake 
     Nation; construction of a detention facility for the Lower 
     Brule Sioux Tribe; construction of a detention facility for 
     the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; and expansion of an 
     adult detention facility for the Gila River Indian 
     reservation.
       Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The conference agreement 
     includes $594,489,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and 
     Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of which 
     $94,489,000 is for discretionary grants and $500,000,000 is 
     for formula grants under this program. Within the amounts 
     provided for discretionary grants, OJP is expected to review 
     the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, and 
     report to the Committees on its intentions. In addition, up 
     to 10 percent of the funds provided for each program shall be 
     made available for an independent evaluation of that program.
        $5,000,000 for the National Crime Prevention 
     Council's McGruff campaign;
        $300,000 for the Women's Center, Vienna, VA;
        $250,000 for the DuPage County, IL Fire 
     Investigation Task Force for arson investigations;
        $1,000,000 for the Julian Dixon Courtroom and 
     Advocacy Center at the Southwestern University School of Law 
     in Los Angeles, CA;
        $1,000,000 for the Night Lights Program expansion 
     in San Bernardino, CA;
        $2,000,000 for the San Joaquin Valley, CA Rural 
     Agricultural Crime Prevention Program;
        $3,942,000 for the Center for Court Innovation in 
     New York State, including $1,000,000 for Onondaga County and 
     surrounding areas;
        $3,000,000 for the Law Enforcement Innovation 
     Center (LEIC), TN;
        $300,000 for the Chattanooga Endeavors Program;
        $15,000 for the New Mexico Technology to Recover 
     Abducted Kids (TRAK);
        $3,000,000 for the National Fatherhood Initiative;
        $3,000,000 for the National Center for Justice and 
     the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi School of 
     Law to sponsor research and produce judicial education 
     seminars and training for judges, court personnel, 
     prosecutors, police agencies, and attorneys;
        $300,000 for the National Association of Town 
     Watch's National Night Out crime prevention program;
        $750,000 for a prevent underage drinking 
     demonstration program;
        $500,000 for BiasHELP of Long Island;
        $50,000 for the City of San Luis Obispo, CA, for a 
     gang prevention project;
        $75,000 for the NYPD criminal justice coordination 
     project;
        $1,100,000 for the National Training and 
     Information Center (NTIC);
        $1,000,000 for I-SAFE, for teaching children 
     online safety;
        $500,000 for Community Security Initiatives (CSI) 
     of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation;
        $600,000 for Atlanta, GA, for a comprehensive 
     homicide reduction initiative;
        $1,000,000 for Excelsior College in NY for a 
     distance education degree program in criminal justice;
        $200,000 for Men Against Destruction, Defending 
     Against Drugs and Social Disorder (MAD DADS) of Miami-Dade, 
     FL;
        $2,235,000 for the Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Drug Enforcement Task Force (MATF);
        $500,000 for the Northwestern MA District 
     Attorney's Office special prosecution program, for crimes 
     against seniors and the disabled;
        $500,000 for the expansion of law enforcement 
     counseling programs at the On-Site Academy in Gardner, MA;
        $350,000 for Turtle Mountain Community College's 
     ``Project Peacemaker'';
        $1,000,000 for the Doe Fund's Ready Willing and 
     Able Program;
        $1,000,000 for the TELACU family-based gang 
     violence prevention program;
        $20,000 for the Thin Blue Line of Michigan for 
     assistance to law enforcement families in crisis;
        $400,000 for the National Indian Justice Center;
        $100,000 for the Rock Island Juvenile Court;
        $1,000,000 for the National Corrections and Law 
     Enforcement Training and Technology Center in Moundsville, 
     WV;
        $1,000,000 for the National White Collar Crime 
     Center;
        $1,000,000 for Kent State University's Institute 
     for the Study and Prevention of Violence;
        $2,000,000 for the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug 
     Monitoring Program;
        $6,000,000 for the Police Athletic League;
        $100,000 for the Will County, IL Juvenile Drug 
     Court;
        $350,000 for the National Association of Court 
     Management;
        $1,000,000 for Mothers Against Drunk Driving 
     (MADD);
        $4,000,000 for Mental Health Courts;
        $1,500,000 for the Newport News, VA, Achievable 
     Dream Program;
        $750,000 for the Chicago Project for Violence 
     Prevention;
        $662,000 for the Virginia Community Policing 
     Institute;
        $1,000,000 for Roger Williams University in 
     Bristol, RI, for a law enforcement professional training 
     program with the Justice System Research and Training 
     Institute;
        $1,750,000 for Kristen's Act;
        $900,000 for the Beyond Missing Program to be 
     coordinated with Office of Justice Programs and the National 
     Center for Missing and Exploited Children;
        $4,500,000 for the Executive Office of U.S. 
     Attorneys to support the National District Attorneys 
     Association's participation in legal education training at 
     the National Advocacy Center;
        $500,000 for Santee-Lynches Cops Demonstration 
     Project to reduce violent crime, drug trafficking, and 
     substance abuse;
        $2,000,000 for continued support for the expansion 
     of Search Group, Inc. and the National Technical Assistance 
     and Training Program to assist States, such as West Virginia, 
     to accelerate the automation of fingerprint identification 
     processes;
        $2,750,000 for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education 
     (DARE AMERICA) program. The Conferees are concerned that DARE 
     programs effectiveness has been called into question and 
     encourages DARE to continue the restructuring effort 
     currently underway and to report to the Committees on its 
     progress;
        $150,000 for the Indianapolis Comprehensive 
     Domestic Violence Response Program;
        $200,000 for the Baker County, Oregon Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center;
        $250,000 for Alfred University's Coordinating 
     County Services for Families and Youth;
        $1,400,000 to the Springfield, Missouri Police and 
     Fire Training Center;
        $3,000,000 for the Clearwater, Idaho EDA for the 
     Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Bi-State Public Safety Project;
        $350,000 for the Albuquerque, NM DWI Resource 
     Center to fund drunk driving awareness and prevention 
     programs;
        $750,000 to the Nevada National Judicial College;

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        $1,500,000 for the Tools for Tolerance Program;
        $400,000 for the University of Northern Iowa for 
     the Domestic Violence Services for Women project;
        $4,000,000 for the Eisenhower Foundation for the 
     Youth Safe Haven program;
        $500,000 for the Littleton Area Learning Center;
        $200,000 for Boyle-Mercer County for a Court 
     Appointed Special Advocate;
        $250,000 for the Regional Prevention Center in 
     Maysville, Kentucky;
        $1,500,000 to the New Hampshire Department of 
     Safety for Operation Streetsweeper;
        $400,000 for the Carroll County District Court's 
     Alternate Sentencing Program in New Hampshire;
        $1,500,000 for the Center for Task Force Training;
        $1,000,000 for the University of Nebraska, 
     Department of Criminal Justice, for a police professionalism 
     initiative;
        $350,000 for the Southwest Arkansas Domestic 
     Violence Center for domestic violence prevention activities 
     to fund programmatic and equipment costs;
        $500,000 for the Southwest Texas State University 
     Law Enforcement Training Center for equipment and program 
     support;
        $250,000 for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics for 
     the necessary equipment to establish a Mobile Command Post;
        $500,000 for the Arizona Criminal Justice 
     Commission;
        $350,000 to the Iowa Department of Public Health 
     to institute a pilot program to rehabilitate nonviolent drug 
     offenders;
        $350,000 for the Ninth West Judicial District in 
     Arkansas for video conference equipment for remote witness 
     testimony;
        $200,000 for the Cranston, Rhode Island Police 
     Department's Community Police Division for community policing 
     initiatives;
        $900,000 for Ridge House Treatment Facility in 
     Reno, Nevada to house low intensity, non-sex offender, non-
     violent convicts;
        $110,000 for a Statewide DARE coordinator in 
     Alaska;
        $300,000 for the National Center for Rural Law 
     Enforcement in Little Rock, Arkansas;
        $750,000 for the Alaska Native Justice Center 
     Restorative Justice programs;
        $1,100,000 for rural alcohol interdiction, 
     investigations, and prosecutions in the State of Alaska;
        $250,000 for the Partners for Downtown Progress 
     program in Alaska;
        $1,000,000 for Jefferson County, Alabama for an 
     emergency system;
        $100,000 for the Native American Community Board 
     in Lake Andes, South Dakota for programming and equipment 
     related to the Domestic Violence Shelter and Community 
     Prevention Program;
        $150,000 for the Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place 
     in Fort Pierre, South Dakota;
        $230,000 for the MUSC Innovative Alternatives for 
     Women program;
        $1,000,000 for the South Carolina U.S. Attorney's 
     Office in Charleston for software, personnel, and equipment 
     related to a gunfire detection system;
        $500,000 for Kansas City, Missouri, for the 
     continuation of the Community Security Initiative; and
        $500,000 for STEP II, for the Washoe County 
     Rehabilitation Program.
  Violence Against Women Act.--The conference agreement includes 
$390,565,000 to support grants under the Violence Against Women Act, as 
proposed by both the House and Senate. The conference agreement 
provides funding under this account as follows:

                   VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT PROGRAMS
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
General Grants.............................................     $184,737
    (National Institute of Justice)........................      (5,200)
    (Safe Start Program)...................................     (10,000)
    (Domestic Violence Federal Case Processing Study)......      (1,000)
    (Domestic Violence Emergency Calls Study)..............        (200)
Victims of Child Abuse:
    CASA (Special Advocates)...............................       11,975
    Training for Judicial Personnel........................        2,296
    Grants for Televised Testimony.........................          998
Grants to Encourage Arrests Policies.......................       64,925
Rural Domestic Violence Assistance Grants..................       39,945
Training Programs..........................................        4,989
Stalking Database..........................................        3,000
Violence on College Campuses...............................       10,000
Civil Legal Assistance.....................................       40,000
Elder Abuse Grant Program..................................        5,000
Safe Haven Project.........................................       15,000
Domestic Violence Forensic Exams Study.....................          200
Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims.........        7,500
                                                            ------------
      Total................................................      390,565
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The conference agreement adopts by reference Senate report 
     language directing the Department to work with the State of 
     Alaska, the Alaska Native community, and non-profit 
     organizations involved in prevention and treatment of 
     domestic violence to develop a Statewide plan to combat 
     domestic violence.
       Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners.--The 
     conference agreement includes $70,000,000 for grants to 
     States and units of local government for development and 
     implementation of residential substance abuse treatment 
     programs within State correctional facilities and certain 
     local correctional and detention facilities. The conference 
     agreement adopts by reference the House report language 
     regarding expanding the use of these grants to provide 
     treatment for released State prisoners.
       Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.--The 
     conference agreement includes $249,450,000 for the Juvenile 
     Accountability Incentive Block Grant program as proposed by 
     the House and Senate. Within this amount, $38,000,000 is 
     available for Project ChildSafe, an initiative that will 
     ensure gun safety locks are available for every handgun in 
     America. An additional $12,000,000 is included for gun safety 
     locks under Juvenile Justice, for a total funding level of 
     $50,000,000.
       The conferees support the use of gun safety locks and 
     encourage the distribution of safety locks to handgun owners. 
     However, the conferees are concerned with reports that some 
     of these safety locks have failed or do not work on certain 
     handguns. The conferees understand that the Department of 
     Justice is reviewing the availability of national standards 
     for gun safety locks, and that private industry groups have 
     also sought the promulgation of such standards. The 
     Department of Justice is directed to work with various 
     Federal agencies, private industry groups, and other 
     interested parties in the development of national standards 
     for gun safety locks. Funds recommended for Project ChildSafe 
     may be used to offset the cost of this effort. Until such 
     national standards are established, or interim standards 
     identified, no funds shall be obligated for the purchase and 
     distribution of gun safety locks and only locks that meet 
     these standards should be purchased and distributed.
       The conferees direct the Department of Justice to submit a 
     report by January 15, 2002 that: (1) reports the status of 
     the development of interim and national standards for handgun 
     safety locks; (2) provides cost estimates for gun safety 
     locks based on the new national standards; and (3) describes 
     how funding for gun safety locks will be distributed to the 
     States.
       Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams.--The conference 
     agreement includes $1,995,000 for programs to assist law 
     enforcement in preventing and stopping marketing scams 
     against the elderly. The conference agreement adopts by 
     reference the Senate report language requesting OJP to 
     conduct some program sessions at the National Advocacy Center 
     and to coordinate efforts with the Federal Trade Commission.


                       weed and seed program fund

       The conference agreement includes $58,925,000 for the Weed 
     and Seed program, as proposed by both the House and Senate.


                  community oriented policing services

       The conference agreement includes $1,050,440,000 for the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), instead of 
     $1,013,498,000 as proposed by the House and $1,049,659,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conference agreement provides 
     funding under this account as follows:

                  COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
                         [Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Safety and Community Policing:
    COPS Hiring Program....................................     $330,000
        (School Resource Officers).........................    (180,000)
    Training and Technical Assistance......................       20,662
    Tribal Law Enforcement.................................       35,000
    Police Corps...........................................       14,435
    Methamphetamine Enforcement & Clean-up.................       70,473
    Bulletproof Vests......................................       25,444
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Public Safety and Community................      496,014
                                                            ============
Crime-Fighting Technologies:
    Law Enforcement Technology Program.....................      154,345
    Crime Identification Technology Act....................       87,287
        (Safe Schools Technology)..........................     (17,000)
    National Criminal History Improvement..................       35,000
    Crime Laboratory Improvement Program...................       35,000
    DNA Backlog Elimination................................       40,000
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Crime-Fighting Technologies................      351,632
                                                            ============
Prosecution Assistance:
    Southwest Border Prosecutors...........................       50,000
    Gun Violence Reduction Program.........................       49,780
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Prosecution Assistance.....................       99,780
                                                            ============
Community Crime Prevention:
    Police Integrity.......................................       16,963
    Offender Reentry.......................................       14,934
    School Safety Initiatives..............................       23,338
    Project Sentry.........................................       14,967
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Community Crime Prevention.................       70,202
                                                            ============
Management and Administration..............................       32,812
                                                            ============
      Total, Community Policing Services...................    1,050,440
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       COPS Hiring Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $330,000,000 for the COPS hiring program, with up to 
     $180,000,000 available for the hiring of school resource 
     officers. The conferees understand that approximately 
     $55,000,000 is available in recoveries. Language has been 
     included making these recoveries available for the direct 
     hiring of law enforcement officers through the COPS Hiring 
     Program.
       The conference agreement includes language that allows 
     technology grants to be made from fiscal year 2002 direct 
     appropriations under the COPS Hiring Program not subject to 
     redeployment tracking requirements. However, the conferees 
     expect that requests for technology funds will still 
     demonstrate the time savings expected from implementing these 
     technology grants.

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       Police Corps.--The conference agreement includes 
     $14,435,000 for the Police Corps Program. The conferees 
     understand that the Police Corps program has sufficient 
     unobligated balances available to allow the program to 
     maintain its activities in fiscal year 2002 at the prior year 
     level.
       Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-Up.--The conference 
     agreement includes $70,473,000 for State and local law 
     enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production and 
     distribution, to target drug ``hot spots,'' and to remove and 
     dispose of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine 
     labs.
       Within the amount provided, the conferees have included 
     $20,000,000 to be reimbursed to the DEA for assistance to 
     State and local law enforcement for proper removal and 
     disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine 
     methamphetamine labs.
       Within the amounts provided, the Department is expected to 
     review, in consultation with DEA, the following proposals, 
     provide grants if warranted, and report to the Committees on 
     its intentions:
        $2,100,000 for the Sioux City, IA Regional 
     Methamphetamine Training Center, to provide training to 
     officers from eight states in over 80 classes;
        $1,000,000 for the Methamphetamine Task Force in 
     East Tennessee, to fight the spread of meth labs in this 
     region;
        $1,000,000 for the Oklahoma State Bureau of 
     Investigations and Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous 
     Drug Control, to assist their methamphetamine clean up 
     operations;
        $1,500,000 for the Western Kentucky 
     Methamphetamine Initiative, in collaboration with Daviess 
     County;
        $500,000 for the Virginia State Police, to assist 
     their efforts in combating methamphetamine;
        $500,000 for the Indiana State Police, to assist 
     their efforts in combating methamphetamine;
        $580,000 for the Marion County, OR, 
     methamphetamine project;
        $300,000 for the Marathon and Douglas Counties, 
     WI, methamphetamine initiatives;
        $1,000,000 for the City of Phoenix, AZ, for 
     methamphetamine laboratory cleanup;
        $200,000 for the Minot State University, ND, rural 
     methamphetamine project;
        $405,000 for the Jackson County, MS, Sheriff's 
     office methamphetamine initiative;
        $500,000 for the Riley County, KS Police 
     Department to assist in methamphetamine clean-up operations;
        $803,000 for the Wichita Police Department 
     clandestine methamphetamine lab equipment package;
        $500,000 for the Louisiana Methamphetamine Task 
     Force;
        $461,000 for the Oklahoma City Police Department 
     for a Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots Initiative;
        $4,000,000 for the Washington State 
     Methamphetamine Programs, participants in this program will 
     include Benton County, Chelan County, City of Spokane, Clark 
     County, Cowlitz County, Ferry County, Grant County, Grays 
     Harbor County, King County, Kitsap County, Lewis County, 
     Mason County, Pend Oreille County, Pierce County, Pierce 
     County Alliance, Snohomish County, Spokane County, Stevens 
     County, Thurston County, and Yakima County;
        $3,000,000 for California Department of Justice, 
     Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, for the California 
     Methamphetamine Strategy (CALMS);
        $619,000 for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics 
     to combat methamphetamine and to train officers on the proper 
     recognition, collection, removal, and destruction of 
     methamphetamine;
        $750,000 for the Methamphetamine Awareness and 
     Prevention Project of South Dakota to expand prevention 
     efforts to include Native American reservations;
        $500,000 for the Illinois State Police to combat 
     methamphetamine and to train officers in those types of 
     investigations;
        $1,000,000 for the Iowa Methamphetamine 
     Initiative;
        $200,000 for the Iowa Tanks-A-Lock Project;
        $655,000 for the Arkansas Methamphetamine/Drug Hot 
     Spots Initiative, of which $155,000 shall be used to retain 
     three chemists at the Arkansas Crime Lab;
        $250,000 for the Wisconsin Ecstasy Awareness 
     Program;
        $1,000,000 for the Wisconsin Methamphetamine Law 
     Enforcement Initiative;
        $500,000 for the Arizona Methamphetamine 
     Initiative for personnel, training, and equipment;
        $400,000 for the Vermont State Multi-
     Jurisdictional Drug Task Force;
        $150,000 for methamphetamine training for rural 
     law enforcement officers in Arkansas;
        $500,000 for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to 
     combat methamphetamines;
        $2,000,000 for the Montana Methamphetamine 
     Initiative;
        $500,000 for the Flathead Valley, Montana 
     Methamphetamine Initiative;
        $750,000 for the Central Utah Methamphetamine 
     Program;
        $1,250,000 for the Midwest Methamphetamine 
     Initiative; and
        $1,100,000 for the Missouri Methamphetamine 
     Initiative.
       Law Enforcement Technology Program.--The conference 
     agreement includes $154,345,000 for continued development of 
     technologies and automated systems to assist State and local 
     law enforcement agencies in investigating, responding to and 
     preventing crime.
       Within the amount provided, the COPS office should examine 
     each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, 
     and submit a report to the Committees on its intentions for 
     each proposal:
        $8,000 for the Walker County Jail, AL, for police 
     radio system upgrades;
        $10,000 for the Powell Police Department, AL, for 
     police equipment upgrades and technology enhancements;
        $60,000 for the Blountsville Police Department, 
     AL, for an integrated automated fingerprint information 
     system;
        $3,815,000 for the Simulated Prison Environment 
     Crisis Aversion Tools (SPECAT);
        $400,000 for Mooresville, NC, for a Silent 
     Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Locator System;
        $50,000 for Springfield, MO, for security 
     equipment for the Southside District Police Station;
        $400,000 for the Springfield, MO Police 
     Department, for in-car video cameras;
        $3,000,000 for the Alabama law enforcement 
     SmartCOP technology initiative;
        $1,000,000 for the City of Escondido, CA, for 
     communications technology upgrades;
        $1,000,000 for Placer County, CA, for public 
     safety communications upgrades;
        $1,000,000 for Citrus Heights, CA, for 
     technological improvements to centralize the police force;
        $300,000 for the City of Sierra Madre, CA, for law 
     enforcement equipment for the Emergency Operations Center;
        $900,000 for the Arcadia Police Department, CA, 
     for the conversion to narrowband radios;
        $200,000 for the Northeast Wisconsin Technical 
     College Tactical Training Facility, Green Bay, WI, for 
     equipment;
        $500,000 for the Cache County, UT Sheriff's 
     Department, for law enforcement training simulators;
        $100,000 for the Aliquippa Police Department, PA, 
     for police equipment, training, and computer resources;
        $800,000 for the Joint Venture 9-1-1 
     Communications Center (Tri-Com), IL, for law enforcement 
     communications equipment replacement;
        $781,000 for the Long Beach Police Department, CA, 
     for imaging technology;
        $3,000,000 for the video teleconferencing grant 
     program, through INS, to provide local sheriff's offices the 
     ability to identify or arraign apprehended aliens;
        $735,000 for the Redlands, CA East Valley 
     Community Justice Center, to study and identify new 
     technologies;
        $750,000 for Inyo County, CA, for public safety 
     radio communications;
        $625,000 for the Arlington County, VA Police 
     Department and the New Jersey State Police, for Racial 
     Profiling Self-Assessment Software;
        $45,000 for the Jeffersontown Police Department, 
     KY, for in-car video systems;
        $75,000 for the Jefferson County, KY Domestic 
     Violence Unit, for the purchase of cameras to be used during 
     investigations;
        $750,000 for the Louisville, KY Division of 
     Police, for in-car video systems;
        $1,000,000 for the Sacramento, CA Sheriff's 
     Department, for law enforcement technology systems;
        $7,500,000 for the Regional Law Enforcement 
     Technology Program in KY;
        $1,000,000 for Sedgwick County, KS Sheriff's 
     Department, for an integrated records management system;
        $800,000 for Jefferson County, AL, for law 
     enforcement communication equipment upgrades;
        $250,000 for Washington Parish, LA Sheriff's 
     Office, for law enforcement technology and automated systems;
        $250,000 for Tangipahoa Parish, LA Sheriff's 
     Office, for law enforcement technology and automated systems;
        $125,000 for the City of Harahan, LA Police 
     Department, for law enforcement technology and automated 
     systems;
        $250,000 for the City of Kenner, LA Police 
     Department, for law enforcement technology and automated 
     systems;
        $125,000 for the City of Gretna, LA Police 
     Department, for law enforcement technology and automated 
     systems;
        $500,000 for St. Tammany Parish, LA Sheriff's 
     Office, for automated systems to assist investigations;
        $500,000 for Orleans Parish, LA Police Department, 
     for law enforcement technology and automated systems;
        $3,000,000 for the Law Enforcement Online (LEO) 
     Program;
        $1,500,000 for the Chattanooga, TN Police 
     Department, for law enforcement technology;
        $1,500,000 for the Oklahoma Department of Public 
     Safety, for in-car video cameras for the Highway Patrol;
        $35,000 for Allen County, KY, for the law 
     enforcement component of an emergency systems upgrade;
        $165,000 for Page County, VA, for law enforcement 
     equipment to consolidate 911 services;

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        $1,000,000 for the Virginia State Police, for in-
     car video cameras;
        $2,000,000 for the Center for Criminal Justice 
     Technology;
        $3,500,000 for Pinellas County, FL, law 
     enforcement agencies, for facial recognition technology;
        $1,000,000 for the City of Mayaguez, PR, for 
     municipal police technology improvements;
        $1,500,000 for the City of Madison, WI, for laptop 
     computers and video monitoring units in patrol cars;
        $500,000 for the Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Police 
     Department's Interagency Cyber Crime Task Force, for 
     technology improvements;
        $750,000 for the City of Tallahassee, FL, for a 
     joint law enforcement communications upgrade;
        $1,850,000 for the City of Baltimore, MD, for law 
     enforcement technology upgrades including laptop computers, 
     cameras and wiretap equipment;
        $300,000 for the Indianapolis, IN Police 
     Department, for technology enhancements including in-car 
     cameras;
        $1,235,000 for the Territory of the Virgin 
     Islands, for technology equipment and upgrades;
        $750,000 for Lane County/Springfield/Eugene, OR, 
     for law enforcement area information records system (AIRS);
        $750,000 for the City of Austin, TX, for police 
     mobile data computers;
        $750,000 for the City of Fresno, CA Police 
     Department, for a law enforcement communications system;
        $100,000 for the NYPD 47th Police Precinct, for 
     equipping a mobile command center;
        $300,000 for East Palo Alto, CA Police Department, 
     for communications and computer equipment;
        $250,000 for the Marlboro Police Department in 
     Monmouth County, NJ, for video cameras in patrol cars;
        $150,000 for Marion County, OR, for mobile 
     probation computers and radio equipment;
        $625,000 for the East Hazel Crest, IL SSMMA/
     Regional Law Enforcement Technology Support Center, for 
     technological enhancements;
        $750,000 for the City of Pawtucket, RI Police 
     Department, for technology upgrades, including a digital 
     radio system;
        $750,000 for the Town of Portsmouth, RI Police 
     Department, for technology upgrades including computing and 
     communications systems;
        $750,000 for the Galveston County, TX Sheriff's 
     Office, for the Southeast Texas Region Law Enforcement 
     Technology Project, including data equipment and computers;
        $87,000 for the Palos Park Police Department, for 
     law enforcement equipment and new technology;
        $33,000 for the Southwest Major Case Unit, IL, for 
     video surveillance and related technology;
        $75,000 for the Village of Larchmont, NY Police 
     Department, for closed-circuit surveillance equipment;
        $20,000 for the Town of Mamaroneck, NY, for police 
     communications equipment;
        $85,000 for the Village of Mamaroneck, NY Police 
     Department, for an automated fingerprinting system;
        $100,000 for the City of New Fairfield, CT Police 
     Department, for technology improvements including laptop 
     computers for patrol cars;
        $210,000 for the Saint Paul, MN Police Department, 
     for police radios;
        $500,000 for North Attleboro, MA, for technology 
     upgrades at the new police facility;
        $1,000,000 for the facial recognition and data 
     capture system demonstration for 5 counties in Massachusetts;
        $750,000 for Jersey City, NJ, for radio system 
     upgrades and fixed radio network equipment;
        $250,000 for Union City, NJ, for CAD and RMS 
     systems;
        $500,000 for the Solano County, CA Regional Law 
     Enforcement Training Center, for technology infrastructure;
        $225,000 for the Holyoke, MA Police Department, 
     for equipment;
        $1,500,000 for the City of San Francisco, CA, for 
     a geographic information crime mapping system;
        $300,000 for Wake County, NC, for law enforcement 
     communications;
        $500,000 for the City of South Bend, IN, for video 
     and audio recording systems in squad cars;
        $1,801,000 for the Minneapolis, MN Police 
     Department, for an automated resources system;
        $500,000 for the Santa Ana, CA Police Department 
     Crime Analysis Unit, for equipment purchases;
        $900,000 for the City of Norfolk, VA Police 
     Department, including $400,000 for a computer aided dispatch 
     system and $500,000 for video cameras;
        $750,000 for Ventura County, CA, for an Integrated 
     Justice Information System;
        $40,000 for White County, AR, for technology 
     upgrades at the county jail;
        $750,000 for the City of Abilene, TX, for purchase 
     of emergency response and public safety communications 
     equipment for law enforcement;
        $750,000 for the Charlevoix-Cheboygan-Emmett, MI 
     Central Dispatch Authority, for computer aided dispatch/
     records management software;
        $750,000 for the Citrus County, FL, Emergency 
     Operations and Communications Center, for law enforcement 
     technology enhancements;
        $90,000 for the San Juan County Criminal Justice 
     Training Authority/City of Farmington, NM, for an automated 
     fingerprint identification system;
        $3,000,000 for Project Hoosier SAFE-T, for 
     communications systems upgrade;
        $45,000 for the Griffith, IN Police Department, 
     for in-car video cameras;
        $50,000 for the Northwest IN Police Department, 
     for an automated fingerprint identification system;
        $500,000 for the City of Inglewood, CA Police 
     Department, for digital records management and equipment;
        $500,000 for the City of Gardena, CA, for 
     technology equipment for patrol cars;
        $1,400,000 for Columbia County, OR, for law 
     enforcement communications;
        $1,000,000 for Los Angeles County, CA, for law 
     enforcement communications upgrade;
        $250,000 for Washington State Department of 
     Corrections sex offender monitoring equipment upgrades;
        $175,000 for the Washington County, NY Board of 
     Supervisors, for a mobile command and communications center;
        $60,000 for the City of Thibodaux, LA, for in-car 
     video cameras and computers;
        $100,000 for the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime 
     Commission;
        $1,549,000 for the San Bernardino County, CA 
     Probation Department, for a case management system;
        $90,000 for Douglas, WI, for drug interdiction 
     software system;
        $500,000 for the Borough of Shrewsbury, NJ Police 
     Department, for technology upgrades;
        $1,500,000 for the Orange County, CA Strategic 
     Integrated Justice System, for the electronic linking of law 
     enforcement communities;
        $2,000,000 for the Illinois State Police, for the 
     implementation of an integrated records management system;
        $1,000,000 for the Louisiana State Police, for the 
     Information and Management Systems within the Emergency 
     Operations Center;
        $1,000,000 for the Washington, DC Metropolitan 
     Council of Government and Police Chiefs' Pawn database;
        $300,000 for Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, 
     TX, for the Network of Medicolegal Investigative Systems 
     (NOMIS);
        $500,000 for Orange County, CA District Attorney's 
     Task Force aimed at Catching Killers, Rapists and Sexual 
     Offenders (TracKERS);
        $5,000,000 to the National Center for Missing and 
     Exploited Children to continue the program created in fiscal 
     year 2000 that provides targeted technology to police 
     departments for the specific purpose of child victimization 
     prevention and response. The technology available to our law 
     enforcement officials to help them find missing children is 
     not at the level it needs to be. Most police departments 
     across the United States do not have personal computers, 
     modems, and scanners. The departments that do rarely have 
     them in areas focusing on crimes against children;
        $150,000 for Criminal Intelligence Unit in Iberia 
     Parish, Louisiana;
        Up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition or lease and 
     installation of dashboard mounted cameras for State and local 
     law enforcement on patrol. One camera may be used in each 
     vehicle, which is used primarily for patrols. These cameras 
     are only to be used by State and local law enforcement on 
     patrol;
        $4,000,000 for the Utah Communications Agency 
     Network (UCAN) for enhancements and upgrades of security and 
     communications infrastructure to assist with law enforcement 
     needs arising from the 2002 Winter Olympics. Of the 
     $4,000,000 appropriated for UCAN $1,440,000 is for Salt Lake 
     County, Utah, $640,000 is for Salt Lake City, Utah, and 
     $740,000 is for the City of Ogden, Utah;
        $1,000,000 for the Montana Highway Patrol for 
     computer upgrades;
        $90,000 for the Billings, Montana Police 
     Department for a firearms training system;
        $250,000 for a grant to Portland, Oregon Police 
     Department for its Squad Car Unit Identification (SQUID) 
     program;
        $125,000 for technology equipment to create a 
     traffic enforcement unit in the Muncie, Indiana Police 
     Department;
        $250,000 for the Cache Valley, Utah Multi-
     jurisdictional 800 Megahertz Project;
        $500,000 for the Louisiana Interstate 10 
     Technology Support Project;
        $500,000 for teleconferencing equipment for the 
     Montana Supreme Court;
        $400,000 for a criminal justice records management 
     system for the Missoula, Montana Sheriff's Department;
        $310,000 to fund technology enhancements for the 
     Douglas County, Colorado Sheriff's Office;
        $700,000 for the City of Colorado Springs for its 
     CMS and PASS systems;
        $4,000,000 for the Missouri State Highway Patrol 
     Integration Technology Program;
        $6,000,000 for the Harrison County Public Safety 
     Automated Systems project;

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        $500,000 for Simpson County, Mississippi's public 
     safety automated technologies system;
        $725,000 for the City of Jackson Mississippi's 
     public safety automated technologies system;
        $1,000,000 for the Jersey City Police Department's 
     Crime Identification System to upgrade communications 
     systems;
        $400,000 for the Berkeley Township Police 
     Department in New Jersey to upgrade communications 
     technology;
        $4,100,000 for the Southwest Border Anti-Drug 
     Information System of which $500,000 is to go to the State of 
     Idaho;
        $375,000 to fund the Bonner Sheriff's Department's 
     Emergency Communications Center;
        $2,800,000 to fund Minnesota's Criminal Justice 
     Enterprise Architecture;
        $750,000 for the Ohio Computer Crime Unit to 
     upgrade technology;
        $600,000 to the National Center for Victims of 
     Crime INFOLINK Program;
        $500,000 for a grant to Mountain Village to equip 
     a new communications center to improve emergency dispatch 
     services to the region;
        $750,000 for a grant to Montrose Police Department 
     for the purchase of a trunked communications system;
        $1,000,000 to fund the Criminal Justice 
     Information System (CJIS), an on-going project within the 
     State of North Carolina;
        $250,000 for the Macon County, Illinois Sheriff's 
     Department for law enforcement technologies and to modernize 
     equipment;
        $1,000,000 for communications upgrades for 
     Portsmouth, New Hampshire Police Department;
        $185,000 to fund computer and technology upgrades 
     for the Charleston, South Carolina Sheriff's Department;
        $150,000 for Emergency 911 System Enhancements for 
     the Hawaii County Police and Fire Department;
        $350,000 for a grant to the Colchester and South 
     Burlington Police Departments to fund computer upgrades;
        $250,000 for a grant to the New Bedford Police 
     Department for communication upgrades to improve the 
     efficiency and effectiveness of local police efforts;
        $750,000 for a grant to the Vermont Department of 
     Public Safety for mobile communications technology upgrades 
     to respond to and prevent acts of terrorism;
        $2,200,000 for a grant to the Omaha Police 
     Department and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to fund 
     technology for improved communications capabilities;
        $1,500,000 for a grant to Clark County, Nevada to 
     upgrade and replace the 911 and Emergency Response System in 
     Clark County;
        $500,000 for a grant to the Overland Park Police 
     Department in Kansas for technology enhancements;
        $139,000 for a grant to the Beaver and Butler 
     County Regional Police Network for communications technology 
     enhancements;
        $750,000 for a grant to Pennsylvania's Allegheny 
     County Regional Police Network for communications technology 
     enhancements;
        $125,000 for a grant for the Green Bay Police 
     GangNet Program;
        $320,000 for a grant to the Nashua Police 
     Department for technology and equipment for training 
     exercises;
        $550,000 for a grant to Henderson City--County 
     Police Departments for Mobile Data Terminals;
        $1,000,000 for a grant to the Maine State Police 
     Communications Systems for technology enhancements to improve 
     its communications infrastructure;
        $1,000,000 for a grant to the Wasilla Regional 
     Dispatch Center in Alaska for technology and communications 
     upgrades;
        $2,000,000 for a grant to the Alaska Department of 
     Public Safety for technology and communications upgrades;
        $37,000 for a grant to the Napoleon, Ohio Police 
     Department for technology upgrades;
        $4,000,000 for the Consolidated Advanced 
     Technologies for Law Enforcement to improve communications 
     between police cruisers;
        $4,500,000 for the South Carolina Coastal Plain 
     Police Initiative;
        $500,000 for a grant to the Boston School Safety 
     Initiative to purchase equipment and technology to reduce 
     school violence;
        $750,000 for a grant to the Fresno Police 
     Department for technology upgrades;
        $130,000 for Red River, New Mexico to improve 911 
     capabilities;
        $400,000 for a grant to fund the St. Louis 
     Regional Justice Information Service;
        $1,000,000 for the New Jersey State Police Law 
     Enforcement Training Center;
        $1,000,000 for the Arkansas State Police for in-
     car cameras;
        $1,000,000 for Jefferson County, KY, mobile data 
     terminals;
        $250,000 for the South Carolina U.S. Attorney's 
     Office in Charleston for technology enhancements related to a 
     gunfire detection system;
        $185,000 for the Cumberland Plateau Area Drug Task 
     Force for a law enforcement information sharing initiative;
        $800,000 for the National Sheriff's Association 
     for multi-state ISS; and
        $500,000 for Berlin, New Hampshire for technology 
     upgrades.
       Crime Identification Technology Act.--The conference 
     agreement includes $87,287,000 to be used and distributed 
     pursuant to the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998, 
     Public Law 105-251.
       Within the overall amounts recommended, the OJP should 
     examine each of the following proposals, provide grants if 
     warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on its 
     intentions for each proposal:
        $4,000,000 for the Cyber Science Laboratory, for 
     the acquisition and development of new and advanced 
     investigative, analysis, and forensic tools for Federal, 
     State and local law enforcement to help the justice community 
     make better use of technologies;
        $1,000,000 for the Washington Association of 
     Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC), for the statewide jail 
     booking, reporting, and victim notification system;
        $3,500,000 for WEBCHECK, the Ohio background check 
     system, for its integration into the FBI fingerprint system;
        $6,500,000 for the Virginia Department of Criminal 
     Justice Services, for the Integrated Criminal Justice 
     Information System;
        $1,700,000 for Buncombe County, NC, for conversion 
     of the City-County Bureau of Identification criminal arrest 
     records into an accessible electronic format;
        $5,000,000 for the Squad Car Unit Identification 
     (SQUID) program, for remote fingerprint identification 
     programs in Ontario and Rialto, CA; Redlands, CA; and 
     Minneapolis, MN;
        $1,000,000 for the Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan 
     Police Department, for the Metro Automated Identification 
     Network (MAIN) System;
        $3,052,000 for the Great Cities Universities 
     Coalition, for criminal justice data gathering and analysis;
        $500,000 for the San Diego, CA Police Department, 
     for the Criminal Records Management System (CRMS);
        $2,000,000 for the Wayne Area Justice Information 
     System (WAJIS), MI;
        $1,679,000 for Hennepin County, MN, for an 
     integrated criminal database system;
        $3,000,000 for the Mecklenburg County, NC, 
     Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS);
        $250,000 for the Miami-Dade County Juvenile 
     Assessment Center Demonstration Project;
        $500,000 for the Mecklenburg, NC Sheriff's Office, 
     for a sex offender registration unit;
        $500,000 for King County, WA for DNA testing;
        $4,000,000 to the State Police of New Hampshire, 
     for a VHF trunked digital radio system;
        $2,500,000 for the Juvenile Justice Information 
     System in Missouri;
        $1,057,000 for the University of Southern 
     Mississippi to fund crime identification technology training;
        $762,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska to 
     complete the final phase of the criminal justice management 
     information system replacement;
        $600,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska for 
     the training of Village Public Safety Officers and small 
     village police officers, and acquisition of emergency 
     response equipment for rural communities;
        $2,000,000 for a grant to the Alaska Department of 
     Public Safety for the public safety information network to 
     integrate Federal, State, and local criminal records along 
     with social service and other records. The Committee expects 
     the system design to include the capability to provide 
     background checks on potential child care workers for child 
     care providers and families with the permission of the job 
     applicant. The State should consult with the National Instant 
     Background Check System for technical expertise;
        $900,000 for Critical Incidence Response 
     Technologies in South Carolina;
        $3,200,000 to fund the Criminal Justice 
     Communications Upgrade in South Carolina;
        $200,000 for a grant to the Xenia Police 
     Department to investigate child sexual exploitation on the 
     Internet;
        $200,000 for a grant to Indiana University/Purdue 
     University at Indianapolis to expand the use and deployment 
     of imaging systems to State and local law enforcement 
     agencies;
        $300,000 for a grant to the Fifth Judicial Circuit 
     of South Dakota to establish a coordinated juvenile arrest 
     tracking system;
        $6,500,000 for a grant to the State of South 
     Dakota for the development of a statewide communications 
     system;
        $3,000,000 for the South Carolina State Law 
     Enforcement Secure Communications Upgrade;
        $3,000,000 for a grant to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 
     for communications infrastructure equipment;
        $850,000 for a grant to the South Carolina State 
     Law Enforcement Division for a High Technology Crime 
     Investigative Unit.
       Crime Laboratory Improvement Program.--The conference 
     agreement includes $35,000,000 for the crime laboratory 
     improvement program.
       Within the overall amounts recommended, the OJP should 
     examine each of the following proposals, provide grants if 
     warranted, and submit a report to the Committees on its 
     intentions for each proposal:
        $8,500,000 for the National Forensic Systems 
     Technology Center;

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        $2,000,000 for the University of Connecticut for 
     DNA research;
        $2,000,000 for the University of New Haven, CT, 
     for DNA research;
        $3,000,000 for the Iowa State University Midwest 
     Forensics Science Center;
        $1,000,000 for the Central Gulf Coast Regional 
     Computer Forensics Laboratory;
        $1,000,000 for the Mississippi Crime Lab to 
     upgrade the lab's capability to analyze DNA in a forensic 
     laboratory;
        $750,000 to the Northeastern Illinois Public 
     Safety Training Academy for crime lab enhancements;
        $1,000,000 for the National Forensic Science 
     Institute;
        $1,000,000 for upgrades to the Iowa Forensic 
     Laboratory;
        $500,000 for the National Academy for Forensic 
     Computing in Central Piedmont, North Carolina;
        $60,000 to address the DNA backlog in the Arkansas 
     Crime Laboratory;
        $1,000,000 for a grant to the Alabama Department 
     of Forensic Sciences;
        $250,000 for a grant to Virginia's Electronic 
     Fingerprint Archive System;
        $4,000,000 to the West Virginia University 
     Forensic Identification Program;
        $1,750,000 for the South Carolina Law Enforcement 
     Division's Laboratory Improvement Program;
        $777,000 for the South Carolina Law Enforcement 
     Division's Computer Evidence Recovery Facility (CERF); and
        $800,000 for the Ohio Computer Forensic Lab.
       DNA Backlog Elimination.--The conference agreement includes 
     $40,000,000 to reduce the DNA sample backlog. Within this 
     amount, $5,000,000 is available for Paul Coverdell Forensics 
     Sciences Improvement grants.
       Southwest Border Prosecutions.--The conference agreement 
     includes $50,000,000 to provide assistance to State and local 
     prosecutors located along the southwest border, including the 
     integration and automation of court management systems. This 
     program will provide financial assistance to Texas, New 
     Mexico, Arizona, and California for the State and local costs 
     associated with the handling and processing of drug and alien 
     cases referred from Federal arrests.
       Gun Violence Reduction Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $49,780,000 for a new program that will encourage 
     States to increase the prosecution of gun criminals. This 
     program encompasses a broad range of gun violence strategies, 
     including hiring and training of local prosecutors and 
     implementing public awareness campaigns to advertise tough 
     sentences for gun crimes and foster community support.
       Project Sentry.--The conference agreement includes 
     $14,967,000 for Project Sentry. This program will create a 
     new Federal and State partnership establishing safe schools 
     task forces across the country that will prosecute and 
     supervise juveniles who violate Federal and State firearms 
     laws and adults who illegally furnish firearms to them. An 
     additional $5,033,000 is provided for this initiative through 
     the Juvenile Justice programs, for a total funding level of 
     $20,000,000.
       Safe Schools Initiative.--The conference agreement includes 
     $23,338,000 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.
       Within the amount provided, the COPS office should examine 
     each of the following proposals, provide grants if warranted, 
     and submit a report to the Committees on its intentions for 
     each proposal:
        $1,000,000 for Miami-Dade County, FL Public 
     Schools, for technology equipment for school policing 
     activities;
        $495,000 for the Home Run Program;
        $1,000,000 for the University of Montana, Pathways 
     to Discovery Project, a community based after-school program 
     for at-risk youth;
        $500,000 for the Family, Career and Community 
     Leaders of America (FCCLA) ``Stop the Violence'' program;
        $750,000 for the New Mexico State University for 
     the After School Services Pilot Program for at-risk youth;
        $500,000 for the Loudoun County, VA School 
     Probation Program;
        $350,000 for the Jacksonville, FL collaborative 
     partnership for the Truancy Interdiction Program;
        $600,000 for the South Carolina Law Enforcement 
     Truancy Initiative;
        $500,000 for Para Los Ninos collaborative program 
     with the LA County Probation Department;
        $5,000,000 for the Secure Our Schools Act;
        $75,000 for DuPage County, IL Safe School 
     Initiative;
        $150,000 for the Port Chester, NY Public Schools 
     at-risk youth program;
        $205,000 for King County, WA, for the School 
     Resource Officers Program;
        $1,701,000 for North Eastern Massachusetts Law 
     Enforcement Council for the School Threat Assessment and 
     Response System (STARS);
        $3,000,000 for training by the National Center for 
     Missing and Exploited Children for law enforcement officers 
     selected to be part of the Safe Schools Initiative;
        $500,000 for the New Mexico School Security 
     Technology and Resource Center;
        $300,000 for the Secure School Program in New 
     Mexico;
        $250,000 to fund Project Success in Danville, 
     Illinois;
        $100,000 for the Watch D.O.G.S. Across America in 
     Springdale, Arkansas to enhance school safety;
        $1,000,000 for the School Violence Resource Center 
     in Little Rock, Arkansas;
        $500,000 for the Alaska Community in Schools 
     Mentoring program;
        $2,750,000 for the Partnership for High Risk Youth 
     to improve opportunities for disadvantaged communities and to 
     study social policies and public programs;
        $100,000 for the Na Keika Law Center in Hawaii;
        $762,000 for the Northeastern South Dakota 
     Children and Family Initiative in Aberdeen, South Dakota;
        $1,000,000 for South Dakota Internet Child Safety 
     Project; and
        $250,000 for the Boy Scouts Learning for Life 
     Program.


                       JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $305,860,000 for Juvenile 
     Justice programs, instead of $297,940,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $333,407,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement provides for the following programs:

                        JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management/Administration..................................        6,832
State Formula Grants.......................................       88,804
Discretionary Grants.......................................       58,513
Youth Gangs................................................       11,974
State Challenge Activities.................................        9,978
Juvenile Mentoring.........................................       15,965
Incentive Grants to Prevent Juvenile Crime.................       94,337
    (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws).....................     (25,000)
    (Indian Youth Grants Program)..........................     (12,472)
    (Safe Schools Initiative)..............................     (14,513)
    (Project HomeSafe).....................................     (12,000)
                                                            ------------
      Subtotal, Juvenile Prevention Programs...............      286,403
Drug Prevention Program....................................       10,976
Victims of Child Abuse Act Programs........................        8,481
                                                            ------------
      Total................................................      305,860
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Discretionary Grants for National Programs and Special 
     Emphasis Programs.--The conference agreement includes 
     $58,513,000 for this discretionary grant program. Within the 
     amounts provided, OJP is expected to review the following 
     proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report to the 
     Committees on its intentions. In addition, up to 10 percent 
     of the funds provided for each program shall be made 
     available for an independent evaluation of that program.
        $750,000 for the University of South Alabama for 
     youth violence prevention research;
        $500,000 for the ARISE Foundation for at-risk 
     youth;
        $1,000,000 for the Youth Crime Watch of America;
        $1,250,000 for the Teens, Crime and Community 
     program;
        $3,000,000 for the National Council of Juvenile 
     and Family Courts, which provides continuing legal education 
     in family and juvenile law;
        $300,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America for the 
     programs of the National Family Support Roundtable;
        $300,000 for the Detroit, MI Rescue Mission 
     Ministries to support the at risk youth program;
        $1,900,000 for law related education for continued 
     support;
        $500,000 for Wichita State University for a 
     juvenile justice program;
        $3,425,000 for the Hamilton Fish National 
     Institute on School and Community Violence;
        $250,000 for the Westside Gang Prevention 
     Demonstration Program in Syracuse, NY;
        $1,000,000 for anti-gambling public service media 
     campaign grants to be provided to in-school educational 
     networks;
        $200,000 for Pinellas County, FL, for the ABOUT 
     FACE program;
        $300,000 for the Oregon Museum of Science and 
     Industry for the Science for At-Risk youth program;
        $350,000 for Greater Philadelphia, PA, and Camden, 
     NJ, for The Rock School at-risk youth program;
        $300,000 for the Roxbury Family, MA, YMCA for 
     enhanced at-risk youth programs;
        $500,000 for the West End House in Allston-
     Brighton, MA;
        $400,000 for Bronx, NY Neighborhood Enhancement 
     Training and Services (NETS), Inc. for the center for at-risk 
     youth;
        $2,000,000 for the Wayne County, MI Juvenile 
     Justice Program for prevention activities and services;
        $700,000 for the Clackamas County, OR, for 
     juvenile detention programs;
        $750,000 for the Good Knight Child Empowerment 
     Network's Million Knight Campaign for youth violence 
     prevention;
        $1,300,000 for the Suffolk University Law School 
     Juvenile Justice Center;
        $100,000 for the Wausau, WI alternative juvenile 
     offender program;

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        $250,000 for Project Juvenile Assistance Diversion 
     Effort (JADE) in Los Angeles for a juvenile delinquency 
     prevention program;
        $2,000,000 for the L.A.'s BEST youth program;
        $90,000 for the Glendale, CA, YMCA for ``Your 
     House'' shelter and case management program for at-risk 
     youth;
        $1,000,000 for the West Farms Center to assist at-
     risk youth;
        $1,000,000 for the Greater Heights Program, to 
     provide mentoring to high-risk youth;
        $750,000 for the Bronx Youth Conservation Corps 
     ``Save a Generation'' work and study program;
        $275,000 for the Sports Foundation, Inc. (SFI), 
     for a focused mentoring program;
        $300,000 for the ``No Workshops... No Jump Shots'' 
     project to provide case management, counseling and mandatory 
     workshops for at-risk youth in three cities;
        $250,000 for a three year grant for Operation Blue 
     Ridge Thunder for their continued work in educating their 
     community to recognize and deter child pornography and in 
     their investigation and resolution of local pornography 
     cases. Funding is contingent upon Operation Blue Ridge 
     Thunder maintaining and promoting the national investigative 
     standards established by the Task Force Board of Directors 
     and OJP, that have served to underwrite the success of these 
     efforts;
        $3,000,000 for Parents Anonymous;
        $2,000,000 for Fuller Theological Seminary, for a 
     youth violence and gambling study;
        $150,000 for the Rapid Response Program in 
     Washington and Hancock Counties, ME;
        $1,500,000 for Girls and Boys Town, USA;
        $450,000 for Shelby County, AL Juvenile Justice;
        $300,000 for Prince William County, VA Juvenile 
     Justice Systems;
        $412,000 for Utah State University, Youth and 
     Families Promise Program;
        $2,000,000 for the Strengthening Abuse and Neglect 
     Courts Act;
        $1,000,000 for a youth violence prevention 
     initiative of the Houston Independent School District;
        $125,000 for programs for at-risk youth at the 
     Tilles Center, Long Island University;
        $300,000 for a youth crime prevention initiative 
     at the Institute for International Sport;
        $250,000 for the Jefferson County Youth Service 
     System;
        $725,000 for a grant to Iowa Big Brothers and Big 
     Sisters Rural Youth Mentoring Program;
        $400,000 for the New Mexico Police Athletic 
     League;
        $250,000 to fund the Youth Development Program in 
     Chicago;
        $800,000 to the Las Vegas Family Development 
     Foundation;
        $1,500,000 to fund the University of New 
     Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center;
        $390,000 for the Juvenile Fire Setters Program;
        $300,000 for the Chicota Youth Camp in Louisiana;
        $250,000 for a grant to the At-Risk Early 
     Intention Program in the 16th Judicial District, Louisiana;
        $750,000 for Utah State University Youth and 
     Families With Promise Program;
        $200,000 for a teen program in Kuhio Park, Hawaii;
        $130,000 for a grant to the South Dakota Unified 
     Judicial System to better serve Children in Need of 
     Supervision [CHINS];
        $150,000 for a grant to the Vermont Coalition of 
     Teen Centers;
        $500,000 for a grant to Western Kentucky 
     University to develop a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention 
     Project aimed at students who have been removed from school;
        $500,000 for a grant to establish and enhance 
     after-school programs in Fairbanks, Alaska for at-risk youth 
     through LOVE Social Services;
        $1,000,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska for 
     a child abuse investigation program;
        $500,000 for a grant to the Center for Safe Urban 
     Communities at the University of Louisville for studies on 
     ways to prevent youth violence;
        $1,097,000 for a grant to the City of Baltimore, 
     Maryland to assist in operating and expanding the Police 
     Athletic Leagues Program;
        $500,000 for a grant to the Johnson County Family 
     Resource Center in Kansas;
        $500,000 for a grant to Elwin Project in 
     Pennsylvania to reduce placement in institutions and 
     recidivism of mentally ill youth;
        $400,000 for a grant to the Martin Luther King, 
     Jr. Center for Non-Violence to work with at-risk youth;
        $250,000 for a grant to Macon, Georgia for an At-
     Risk Youth Program to help solve the underlying problems of 
     at-risk youth and first time offenders;
        $800,000 for a grant to Bergen County, New Jersey, 
     to expand its Police Athletic League after-school programs;
        $100,000 for a grant to fund Deschutes County, 
     Oregon's Juvenile Justice Partnership Program;
        $1,000,000 for a grant to fund South Dakota's 
     Rural At-Risk Youth Outreach program;
        $2,000,000 to expand and replicate the Beyond Bars 
     program;
        $300,000 for the Low Country Children's Center in 
     South Carolina;
        $1,650,000 to expand the Milwaukee Safe and Sound 
     Program to other Milwaukee neighborhoods and other 
     communities in Wisconsin;
        $540,000 for a grant for the Milwaukee Summer 
     Stars Program;
        $75,000 for a grant to fund the Adolescent 
     Behavior Control Program in Rhode Island;
        $204,000 for a grant to the Children's Advocacy 
     Center at the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation in Fort 
     Thompson, South Dakota for the Children's Safe Place program;
        $300,000 for the From Darkness to Light Program in 
     South Carolina;
        $1,000,000 for the Mental Health Screening and 
     Treatment Facility;
        $400,000 for the Center for Corrections Education 
     at Indiana University of Pennsylvania;
        $100,000 for Aid of Children of relocated 
     witnesses in Pennsylvania;
        $175,000 for the Hazard, KY Buckhorn Wilderness 
     Program;
        $150,000 for a grant to fund Project Safe in Crow 
     Creek, South Dakota; and
        A grant, if warranted, to the Alaska Mentoring 
     Demonstration Project for a statewide at-risk youth mentoring 
     program involving schools and non-profit entities, including 
     Boys and Girls Clubs and Big Brothers-Big Sisters.
       Juvenile Mentoring Program (Part G).--The conference 
     agreement includes $15,965,000 for the juvenile mentoring 
     program. Within the amounts provided, OJP is directed to 
     provide $5,000,000 for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of 
     America program.
       At-Risk Children's Program (Title V).--The conference 
     agreement includes $94,337,000 for At-Risk Children's 
     Program.
       Safe Schools Initiative.--The conference agreement includes 
     $14,513,000 within Title V grants for the Safe Schools 
     initiative. Within this amount $5,033,000 is provided for 
     Project Sentry. This program will create a new Federal and 
     State partnership establishing safe schools task forces 
     across the country that will prosecute and supervise 
     juveniles who violate Federal and State firearms laws and 
     adults who illegally furnish firearms to them. An additional 
     $14,967,000 is provided for this initiative through the COPS 
     program, for a total funding level of $20,000,000.
       Within the amounts provided for the safe schools 
     initiative, OJP is expected to review the following 
     proposals, provide grants if warranted, and report to the 
     Committees on its intentions. In addition, up to 10 percent 
     of the funds provided for each program shall be made 
     available for an independent evaluation of that program.
        $1,500,000 for the ``I Have a Dream'' Foundation 
     for at-risk youth;
        $1,000,000 for the YMCA Second Chance School for 
     at-risk youth;
        $417,000 for Phoenix, AZ to expand Operation 
     Quality Time;
        $1,300,000 for the Promoting Responsible Behavior 
     and Preventing Violence Program in Montana;
        $1,000,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative in 
     Macon, Georgia;
        $200,000 for the Youth Watch Initiative in 
     Jackson, Mississippi;
        $2,554,000 for the Safe School Education and 
     Community Awareness Program; and
        $1,500,000 for the Youth Advocates Program.
       Tribal Youth Program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $12,472,000 within the Title V grants for programs to reduce, 
     control, and prevent crime both by and against tribal and 
     Native youth. This program also funds prevention initiatives 
     focusing on alcohol and drugs, including the Alaska 
     Federation of Natives to develop an underage drinking 
     prevention program in rural Alaska that includes assessment 
     and education and focuses on the children of alcoholics.
       Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws.--The conference agreement 
     includes $25,000,000 within the Title V grants for programs 
     to assist States in enforcing underage drinking laws, as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the amounts provided for 
     underage drinking, $2,000,000 shall be provided for a grant 
     to fund the Alaska Illegal Drug and Alcohol Use Initiative.
       Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The conference agreement 
     includes $8,481,000 for the various programs authorized under 
     the Victims of Child Abuse Act. The conference agreement 
     adopts by reference the House allocation for this program.


                    PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS BENEFITS

       The conference agreement includes $37,724,000 for Public 
     Safety Officers Benefits, instead of $35,619,000 as proposed 
     by the House and Senate. This includes $33,224,000 for the 
     death benefits program and $4,500,000 for the disability 
     benefits program. The additional amount reflects the increase 
     of disability payments from $100,000 to $250,000.

               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, 
     as proposed by the House and the Senate, regarding reception 
     and representation expenses.
       Sec. 102. The conference agreement includes section 102, as 
     proposed by the House,

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     which continues certain authorities for the Department of 
     Justice contained in the fiscal year 1980 Department of 
     Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, until enactment of 
     subsequent authorization legislation. The Senate did not 
     include a similar provision.
       Sec. 103. The conference agreement includes section 103, as 
     proposed by the House, which prohibits the use of funds to 
     perform abortions in the Federal Prison System. The Senate 
     did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 104. The conference agreement includes section 104, as 
     proposed by the House, which prohibits the use of funds to 
     require any person to perform, or facilitate the performance 
     of, an abortion. The Senate did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 105. The conference agreement includes section 105, as 
     proposed by the House, 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. The Senate did not include a similar provision.
       Sec. 106. The conference agreement includes section 106, 
     modified from provisions 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 or espionage against the United States, in addition 
     to rewards made subject to section 501 of Public Law 107-56.
       Sec. 107. The conference agreement includes section 107, as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate, which continues 
     the current limitations on transfers among Department of 
     Justice accounts.
       Sec. 108. The conference agreement includes section 108, as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate, which provides that 
     $1,000,000 shall be available for technical assistance from 
     funds appropriated for part G of title II of the Juvenile 
     Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.
       Sec. 109. The conference agreement includes section 109, as 
     proposed by the House, which increases the current airline 
     passenger immigration inspection fee from $6 to $7, and 
     establishes a new $3 cruise ship passenger immigration 
     inspection fee, instead of a modified fee increase proposed 
     by the Senate.
       Sec. 110. The conference agreement includes section 110, as 
     proposed by the Senate, which further amends the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act of 1953, to provide that the Attorney 
     General is authorized to increase from 6 to 96 the number of 
     land border ports of entry pilot projects. The House did not 
     include a similar provision.
       Sec. 111. The conference agreement includes section 111, 
     which provides for a victim notification system under the 
     Crime Victims Fund as proposed by the Senate. The House did 
     not include a similar provision.
       Sec.112. The conference agreement includes section 112, 
     which amends Section 6 of the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization 
     Act of 2000 to extend the applicability of that Act from 18 
     months to 36 months to certain former spouses of deceased 
     Hmong veterans. The House did not include a similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 113. The conference agreement includes section 113, 
     which amends P.L. 107-56, regarding a provision related to 
     the Office of Justice Programs.
       Sec. 114. The conference agreement includes section 114, 
     which provides for posthumous citizenship for certain people 
     killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
       Sec. 115. The conference agreement includes section 115, 
     which amends the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, to 
     make mandatory the provision of passenger manifests to the 
     Attorney General from commercial aircraft and vessels 
     entering and departing the United States.

         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 $30,097,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative (USTR), the same amount proposed in both 
     the House and Senate bills.

                     International Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $51,440,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the International Trade Commission 
     (ITC), the same amount proposed in both the House and Senate 
     bills.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes $347,547,000 in new 
     budgetary resources for the operations and administration of 
     the International Trade Administration (ITA) for fiscal year 
     2002, of which $3,000,000 is derived from fee collections. 
     The House bill proposed $347,654,000, of which $3,000,000 is 
     derived from fee collections. The Senate bill proposed 
     $347,090,000, of which $3,000,000 is derived from fee 
     collections.
       The following table reflects the distribution of funds by 
     activity included in the conference agreement:

Trade Development...........................................$67,669,000
Market Access and Compliance.................................27,741,000
Import Administration........................................43,346,000
U.S. & F.C.S................................................195,791,000
Executive Direction and Administration.......................13,000,000
Fee Collections.............................................(3,000,000)
    Total, ITA Direct Appropriation.........................344,547,000

       Trade Development (TD).--The conference agreement provides 
     $67,669,000 for this activity, instead of $66,919,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $66,820,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. Of the amounts provided, $52,919,000 is for the 
     TD base program, $10,000,000 is for the National Textile 
     Consortium, $3,000,000 is for the Textile/Clothing Technology 
     Corporation, and $250,000 is for the export database. 
     Existing members of the National Textile Consortium should 
     receive funding at the fiscal year 2001 level and the 
     remaining $250,000 is available for Cornell University and UC 
     Davis. Further, the conference agreement includes $500,000 
     for continuation of the international global competitiveness 
     initiative, and $500,000 for travel industry statistics, as 
     proposed by the House report. In addition, $500,000 is for 
     the international trade center, as proposed by the Senate 
     report.
       Market Access and Compliance (MAC).--The conference 
     agreement includes a total of $27,741,000 for this activity, 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills. Of the 
     amounts provided, $20,941,000 is for the base program, 
     $500,000 is for the strike force teams initiative and 
     $6,300,000 is for the trade enforcement and compliance 
     initiative, as provided in the current year.
       Import Administration.--The conference agreement includes 
     $43,346,000 for the Import Administration, as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $42,859,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill.
       U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US & FCS).--The 
     conference agreement includes $195,791,000 for the programs 
     of the US & FCS, instead of $196,791,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill, and $193,824,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The agreement includes by reference language regarding the 
     Rural Export Initiative, the Global Diversity Initiative, and 
     base resources, as proposed in the House report. In addition, 
     Senate report language regarding the Appalachian-Turkish 
     Trade Project is adopted by reference.
       Executive Direction and Administration.--House report 
     language regarding trade missions, buying power maintenance, 
     and trade show revenues is adopted by reference.

                         Export Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

       The conference agreement includes $68,893,000 for the 
     Bureau of Export Administration (BXA) as proposed in both the 
     House and Senate bills. House and Senate report language 
     regarding allocation of funds is adopted by reference. In 
     addition, the conferees direct the Critical Infrastructure 
     Assurance Office (CIAO) to prepare a report detailing the 
     continuing requirements of this interim program, and to 
     submit the report to the Committees on Appropriations by 
     February 14, 2002.

                  Economic Development Administration


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $335,000,000 for Economic 
     Development Administration (EDA) grant programs as proposed 
     in the House bill, instead of $341,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conference agreement does not include 
     funding under this heading for one specific project as 
     proposed in the Senate bill.
       Of the amounts provided, $250,000,000 is for Public Works 
     and Economic Development, $40,900,000 is for Economic 
     Adjustment Assistance, $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 the 
     funding as directed in the House report. The authorized, 
     traditional programs provide support for all communities 
     facing economic hardship. Within the funding for Economic 
     Adjustment Assistance, EDA is expected to continue funding 
     for assistance to the timber and coal industries, as in the 
     current year. In addition, EDA is expected to provide 
     resources for communities affected by economic downturns due 
     to United States-Canadian trade-related issues, New England 
     fisheries impacted by regulations, and communities impacted 
     by NAFTA, as directed in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement makes funding under this account 
     available until expended, as proposed in the both the House 
     bill and the Senate bill.


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $30,557,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the EDA, the same amount as proposed in both 
     the House and Senate bills. This funding will allow EDA to 
     continue its current level of administrative and oversight 
     operations. The

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     EDA is directed to aggressively pursue all opportunities for 
     reimbursement, deobligations, and use of non-appropriated 
     resources to achieve efficient and effective control of EDA 
     programs.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

       The conference agreement includes $28,381,000 for the 
     programs of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills. House report 
     language regarding the Entrepreneurial Technology 
     Apprenticeship Program is adopted by reference.

                ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $62,515,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the activities funded under the Economic and 
     Statistical Analysis account, as proposed in both the House 
     and Senate bills. Funding is included to continue updating 
     and improving statistical measurements of the U.S. economy, 
     international transactions, and the effects of e-business.

                          Bureau of the Census


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $169,424,000 for the 
     Salaries and Expenses of the Bureau of the Census for fiscal 
     year 2002, as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $168,561,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The distribution 
     of funding is as follows:

Current Economic Statistics................................$111,653,000
Current Demographic Statistics...............................53,544,000
Survey Development and Data Surveys...........................4,227,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
  Total.....................................................169,424,000

       The conference agreement adopts Senate report language 
     requiring a report on reimbursements to be submitted with the 
     fiscal year 2003 budget request.


                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement provides a total spending level of 
     $375,376,000 for periodic censuses and programs, of which 
     $321,376,000 is provided as a direct appropriation and 
     $54,000,000 is from prior year unobligated balances. The 
     House bill proposed $350,376,000 as a direct appropriation 
     and $25,000,000 from prior year unobligated balances. The 
     Senate bill proposed $348,529,000 as a direct appropriation 
     and $27,000,000 from prior year unobligated balances.
       2000 Decennial Census.--The conference agreement includes a 
     total of $139,238,000 for completion of the 2000 decennial 
     census, of which $85,238,000 is provided as a direct 
     appropriation, and $54,000,000 is derived from prior year 
     funding, instead of a direct appropriation of $111,738,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and a direct appropriation of 
     $112,238,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The following 
     represents the distribution of total funds provided for the 
     2000 Census in fiscal year 2002:

Program Development and Management...........................$8,606,000
Data Content and Products....................................68,330,000
Field Data Collection and Support Systems.....................9,455,000
Automated Data Process and Telecommunications Support........24,462,000
Testing and Evaluation.......................................22,844,000
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas.................3,105,000
Marketing, Communications and Partnerships....................2,436,000
Prior year balances.........................................-54,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, 2000 Decennial Census.............................85,238,000

       The conference agreement continues direction from prior 
     years for the Bureau to continue to provide monthly reports 
     on the obligation of funds against each framework. 
     Reallocation of resources among the frameworks listed above 
     is subject to the requirements of section 605 of this Act, as 
     is allocation of any additional unobligated balances not 
     allocated in this conference agreement. 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 section 
     605 of this Act.
       2010 Decennial Census.--The following represents the 
     distribution of total funds provided for preparation of the 
     2010 Census:

Re-engineered Design Process................................$21,000,000
Long-Form Transitional Database Evaluation...................29,000,000
MAF/TIGER Re-engineering.....................................15,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
Total, 2010 Decennial Census.................................65,000,000
       The conference agreement includes frameworks for funding 
     for the 2010 decennial census, as included in the House bill. 
     The Bureau is directed to provide quarterly reports on the 
     obligation of funds against each framework. Reallocation of 
     resources among the frameworks listed above is subject to the 
     requirements of section 605 of this Act, as is the allocation 
     of any additional unobligated balances not allocated in this 
     conference agreement.
       Other Periodic Programs.--The conference agreement includes 
     a total of $171,138,000 for other periodic censuses and 
     programs, as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $171,291,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The following 
     table represents the distribution of funds provided for non-
     decennial periodic censuses and related programs:

Economic Statistics Programs................................$57,703,000
  Economic Censuses..........................................51,958,000
  Census of Governments.......................................5,745,000
Demographic Statistics Programs.............................113,435,000
  Intercensal Demographic Estimates...........................6,048,000
  Continuous Measurement.....................................27,131,000
  Demographic Survey Sample Redesign.........................12,583,000
  Electronic Information Collection (CASIC)...................6,254,000
  Geographic Support.........................................37,624,000
  Data Processing Systems....................................23,795,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................171,138,000

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $14,054,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration (NTIA), as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $13,048,000 as proposed in the House bill. 
     The conference agreement includes a House provision regarding 
     authorization of spectrum functions. The Senate bill did not 
     include a similar provision. The conference agreement 
     includes House report language regarding reimbursements.


    PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION

       The conference agreement includes $43,466,000 for the 
     Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and 
     Construction (PTFP) program as proposed in both the Senate 
     and House bills. House and Senate report language is adopted 
     by reference.


                   INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS

       The conference agreement includes $15,503,000 for NTIA's 
     Information Infrastructure Grant program as proposed in both 
     the House and Senate bills. Senate report language regarding 
     the overlap of funding under this heading with funding for 
     the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, with 
     respect to law enforcement communication and information 
     networks is adopted by reference. House report language 
     regarding telecommunications research is adopted by 
     reference.

               United States Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides a total funding level of 
     $1,126,001,000 for the United States Patent and Trademark 
     Office (PTO), instead of $1,129,001,000 as proposed in the 
     House bill and $1,139,001,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     Of the amount provided in the conference agreement, 
     $843,701,000 is to be derived from fiscal year 2002 
     offsetting fee collections, and $282,300,000 is to be derived 
     from carryover of prior year fee collections. This amount 
     represents an increase of $88,993,000 above the fiscal year 
     2001 operating level for the PTO. The PTO has experienced 
     significant growth in recent years due to increased 
     application filings for patents, and funding is provided to 
     address these increased filings. Due to the decrease in the 
     filing of trademark applications, the conference agreement 
     has not fully funded the budget request.
       The conference agreement includes House report language 
     regarding PTO's partnership with the National Inventor's Hall 
     of Fame, Inventure Place, and the International Intellectual 
     Property Institute. In addition, House and Senate report 
     language regarding PTO's 5-year plan and fiscal year 2003 
     budget structure is adopted by reference. Senate report 
     language under the Commerce ``Departmental Management'' 
     account regarding global intellectual property counterfeiting 
     and privacy is adopted by reference under this heading.

                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

                       Technology Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $8,238,000 for the 
     Technology Administration as proposed in the Senate bill, 
     instead of $8,094,000 as proposed in the House bill. The 
     conference agreement continues direction as it has since 
     fiscal year 1998 regarding the use of Technology 
     Administration and Department of Commerce resources to 
     support foreign policy initiatives and programs.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES

       The conference agreement includes $321,111,000 for the 
     internal (core) research account of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology (NIST), instead of

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     $348,589,000 as proposed in the House bill and $343,296,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference agreement does 
     not include a redirection of $20,617,000 from the Industrial 
     Technology Services account to the Scientific and Technical 
     Research and Services account as proposed in the budget. The 
     conference agreement provides funds for the core research 
     programs of NIST as follows:

Electronics and Electrical Engineering......................$41,286,000
Manufacturing Engineering....................................20,428,000
Chemical Science and Technology..............................35,712,000
Physics......................................................33,054,000
Material Sciences and Engineering............................56,532,000
Building and Fire Research...................................19,982,000
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.....................49,478,000
Technology Assistance........................................17,679,000
Baldrige Quality Awards.......................................5,205,000
Research Support.............................................41,755,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................321,111,000

       Funding for the Building and Fire Program is provided at 
     the request level, and the remainder of funding is to 
     continue the disaster research program on effects of 
     windstorms on protective structures and other technologies 
     begun in fiscal year 1998.
       Funding for the research support program includes 
     $2,400,000 for the telecommuting demonstration project, as 
     proposed in the House bill.
       House report language regarding the placement of NIST 
     personnel overseas is adopted by reference.


                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

       The conference agreement includes $291,022,000 for the NIST 
     external research account, instead of $119,514,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill, and $309,337,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill.
       Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $106,522,000 for the 
     Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP) as proposed 
     in the House bill, instead of $105,137,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conference agreement includes Senate bill 
     language regarding agreements with non-profit organizations. 
     This language is intended to increase the program's ability 
     to leverage resources and not to increase the outyear costs 
     of the program.
       Advanced Technology Program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $184,500,000 for the Advanced Technology Program 
     (ATP), instead of $12,992,000 as proposed in the House bill 
     and $204,200,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The amount 
     of carryover funding available from fiscal year 2001 is 
     $33,100,000, providing total available funding for ATP of 
     $217,600,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       The conference agreement includes bill language, modified 
     from the Senate language, designating $60,700,000 for new ATP 
     awards.


                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

       The conference agreement provides $62,393,000 for 
     construction, renovation and maintenance of NIST facilities, 
     instead of $20,893,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $43,893,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Of the amount provided, $41,500,000 is for grants and 
     cooperative agreements as referenced in Section 208 of this 
     Act; and $20,893,000 is for safety, capacity, maintenance, 
     and repair projects at NIST.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

       The conference agreement provides a total funding level of 
     $3,256,098,000 in appropriations for all programs of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
     instead of $3,092,728,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $3,363,285,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. Of these 
     amounts, the conference agreement includes $2,253,697,000 in 
     the Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF) account, 
     $836,552,000 in the Procurement, Acquisition and Construction 
     (PAC) account, and $158,849,000 in other NOAA accounts.
       Both the House and Senate bills display funding for the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the new 
     revised budget format. The conference agreement adopts Senate 
     report language regarding the fiscal year 2003 budget 
     structure. House report language directing NOAA to provide to 
     the Committees on Appropriations on a quarterly basis the 
     status of obligations against the revised budget format is 
     adopted by reference.


                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement includes $2,253,697,000 for the 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities account of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which $223,273,000 
     is within the category of conservation. The House bill 
     proposed $2,200,298,000, of which $304,000,000 was under the 
     conservation category, instead of $2,276,305,000, of which 
     $33,650,000 was under the conservation category, as proposed 
     in the Senate bill.
       In addition to the new budget authority provided, the 
     conference agreement allows a transfer of $68,000,000 from 
     balances in the account entitled ``Promote and Develop 
     Fishery Products and Research Related to American 
     Fisheries'', as proposed in both the House and Senate bills. 
     In addition, the conference agreement assumes prior year 
     deobligations totaling $17,000,000, and a transfer of 
     $3,000,000 from the Coastal Zone Management Fund to the ORF 
     account.
       The conference agreement includes 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 does 
     not include two provisions regarding Executive Direction 
     proposed by the Senate. The House contained no such 
     provisions.
       The conference agreement includes language proposed in the 
     House bill making the use of deobligated balances subject to 
     standard reprogramming procedures. The Senate bill proposed a 
     similar provision. In addition, the conference agreement 
     includes language modified from the House and Senate bills 
     limiting administrative charges assessed on assigned 
     activities. In addition, the conference agreement does not 
     include a provision, as proposed in the Senate bill regarding 
     creation of a Business Management Fund. The House bill did 
     not contain a similar provision. As part of the Committees' 
     efforts to plan to continue to improve the NOAA budget 
     structure, the conferees direct NOAA to identify services 
     that could be better managed if centralized. This information 
     is to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations by 
     February 14, 2002.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate bill 
     language provisions designating amounts for four specific 
     programs or projects. The House bill did not contain similar 
     provisions.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, as proposed 
     in the Senate bill, permitting the Secretary to assess the 
     necessity for NOAA to occupy a certain facility in Louisiana. 
     The conference agreement does not include additional funding 
     for this purpose, and directs that should permission to 
     occupy this facility be granted, costs would be incurred from 
     National Ocean Service base resources.
       The following table reflects the distribution of the funds 
     provided in this conference agreement.

                         National Ocean Service

                     [Fiscal Year 2002 Conference]

Navigation Services:
  Mapping & Charting:
    Base.........................................................37,183
    Electronic Navigational Charts................................3,350
    Electronic Navigational Charts--AK..............................900
    Shoreline Mapping.............................................2,000
    Coastal Storms................................................1,000
    Joint Hydrographic Center.....................................2,580
    Joint Hydrographic Center--Bathymetric study....................750
  Address Survey Backlog/Contracts...............................22,450
    Increase for Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ponchartrain.............4,535
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Mapping & Charting...............................74,748
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Geodesy:
    Base.........................................................20,612
    National Spatial Reference System...............................250
    Height Modernization Study--NGS Implementation..................250
    Height Modernization Study--NC................................1,000
    Height Modernization Study--CA Spatial Reference..............1,000
    Geodetic Survey--LA...........................................1,000
    Geodetic Survey--WI.............................................500
    Geodetic Survey--SC.............................................500
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Geodesy..........................................25,112
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Tide and Current Data:
    Base.........................................................13,250
    PORTS.........................................................4,000
    Great Lakes NWLON.............................................2,045
    Coastal Storms................................................1,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Tide & Current Data..............................20,295
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Navigation Services................................120,155
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Ocean Resources Conservation & Management:
  Estuarine and Coastal Asssessment--Ocean Assessment Program:
    Base.........................................................13,721
    Coastal Observation Technology System...........................500
    Alliance Technologies.........................................2,000
    Center for Integrated Marine Technologies.....................2,000
    Wave Current Information System...............................1,000
    Sea Grant Program--NH.........................................2,000
    Coastal Storms..................................................750
    Beaufort/Oxford...............................................3,917
    Pfiesteria and HAB Rapid Response.............................3,925
    South Florida Ecosystem.........................................900
    Coastal Services Center......................................18,000
    Pacific Coastal Services Center...............................1,750
    Coastal Change Analysis.......................................2,000

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    Coral Reef Program...........................................14,000
    Harmful Algal Blooms..........................................5,000
    Harmful Algal Bloom Research....................................600
    CICEET--NH....................................................6,550
    National Coral Reef Institute--Hawaii.........................1,000
    National Coral Reef Institute--Florida..........................500
    National Coral Reef Institute--Puerto Rico DNER.................500
    National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.........................1,500
    JASON Foundation..............................................2,500
    Narragansett Explore the Bay Program..........................2,000
    National Ocean Science Education Program......................1,500
    May River Ecosystem.............................................100
    New Bedford Oceanarium Research Program.......................3,000
    Lake Pontchartrain--LA........................................1,350
    CREST...........................................................450
    CI-CORE.......................................................1,750
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Ocean Assessment Program.........................94,763
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Response and Restoration:
    Base..........................................................2,078
    Estuarine and Coastal Assessment..............................2,670
    Estuary Restoration Program...................................1,200
    Damage Assessment Program.....................................5,200
    Oil Pollution Act of 1990.....................................1,000
    Coastal Protection and Restoration............................1,000
    Spill Response and Restoration Program........................2,000
    Aquatic Resources Environmental Initiative....................8,500
    Oil Skimmer--NH.................................................225
    Regional Restoration program--LA..............................1,000
    Coastal Remediation Technology..................................750
    Lafourche Parish, LA..........................................2,000
    Palmyra Atoll Bioremediation....................................750
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Response and Restoration.........................28,373
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Ocean and Coastal Research:
    Base..........................................................6,000
    Fish Forensics/Enforcement....................................1,300
    MEHRL.........................................................1,500
    Murrell's Inlet special area....................................300
    Pfiesteria/Toxins Research....................................1,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Ocean and Coastal Research.......................10,100
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Subtotal, Estuarine and Coastal Assessment................133,236
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Coastal Ocean Program:
    Base.........................................................12,890
    ECOHAB........................................................4,200
    Hypoxia.......................................................1,085
    South Florida Ecosystems......................................1,200
    Long-Term Estuary Assessment Consortium.......................1,200
    Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Nutrient Watershed...........1,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Coastal Ocean Program............................21,575
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Ocean Resources Conservation & Assessment..........154,811
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Ocean and Coastal Management:
  Coastal Management:
    CZM grants...................................................68,963
    Program Administration........................................6,382
    National Estuarine Research Reserve System...................16,400
    Nonpoint Pollution Implementation Grants.....................10,000
    Marine Protected Areas........................................3,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Coastal Management..............................104,745
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Marine Sanctuary Program:
    Base.........................................................33,500
    Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission..................700
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Marine Sanctuary Program.........................34,200
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Ocean and Coastal Management.......................138,945
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, National Ocean Service.............................413,911
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________


                   National Marine Fisheries Service

Fisheries Research and Management Services:
  Science and Technology:
    Base.........................................................65,040
    AKFIN.........................................................3,200
    Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation.........................750
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Base............................2,087
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Bering Sea Fishermen..............150
    Alaska--Bering Sea Pollock Research.............................945
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Crab Research.....................850
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Gulf of Alaska Coastal Communities175
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--NMFS Field Fishery Monitoring.....300
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--NMFS Rockfish Research............350
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Rockfish Research/Crab............238
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--State of AK Crab, Scallop License 
      Limitation..................................................1,000
    Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Winter Pollock Survey...........1,000
    Alaska Groundfish Surveys--Base.................................661
    Alaska Groundfish Surveys--Calibration Studies..................240
    Alaska--Chinook Salmon Research at Auke Bay.....................300
    Alaska--Impact on Ocean Climate Shifts-Steller Sea Lion.......6,000
    Alaska Magnuson--Stevens Act Implementation...................4,350
    Alaska--Predator/Prey Relationships--Stellar Sea Lion.........2,000
    Alaska--Steller Sea Lion/Pollock Research--N. Pacific Council.2,000
    American Fisheries Act--Base..................................3,525
    Atlantic Herring and Mackerel...................................200
    Bluefin Tuna Tagging--New England Aquarium......................850
    Bluefish/Striped Bass--Base.....................................700
    Bluefish/Striped Bass--Rutgers..................................827
    Charleston Bump Billfish Tagging................................150
    Computer Hardware and Software................................3,492
    Cooperative Research--National Cooperative Research...........2,750
    Cooperative Research--SE Cooperative Research.................3,000
    Driftnet Act Implementation--Base.............................1,800
    Driftnet Act Implementation--Pacific Rim Fisheries..............150
    Driftnet Act Implementation--Science Observer Russian EEZ.......250
    Driftnet Act Implementation--State Participation AK/WA..........200
    Expand Stock Assessments--Improve Data Collection.............2,000
    Fish Statistics--Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Progr2,000
    Fish Statistics--Base........................................13,900
    Fish Statistics--National Economics and Social Sciences Resear2,500
    Fish Statistics--National Fisheries Information System........2,575
    Fish Statistics--National Standard 8..........................1,000
    Fisheries Development Program--Product Quality and Safety/
      Seafood Inspection..........................................8,685
    Fisheries Oceanography........................................1,000
    Great South Bay Hard Clams......................................250
    GULFFIN Data Collection Effort................................3,500
    Gulf of Maine Groundfish Survey.................................567
    Gulf of Mexico Consortium.....................................2,750
    Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries...............................400
    Hawaii Stock Management Plan--Oceanic Institute.................500
    Hawaii Fisheries Development Program--Oceanic Institute.........750
    Highly Migratory Shark Fishery Research Program...............1,500
    Highly Migratory Species Research--Pacific......................750
    Information Analysis & Dissemination.........................21,890
    Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR)...2,475
    Lobster Sampling................................................150
    MARFIN--Base..................................................2,500
    MARFIN--NE Activities...........................................250
    MARFIN--Red Snapper.............................................750
    MarMap..........................................................850
    NE Cooperative Research.......................................3,750
    NEC Cooperative Marine Education and Research...................200
    Northeast Consortium Cooperative Research.....................5,000
    New England Stock Depletion...................................1,000
    NMFS Facilities Maintenance...................................4,000
    Observers--Fishery Observers--National Standards................750
    Observers/Training--Atlantic Coast Observers..................3,350
    Observers/Training--East Coast Observers........................350
    Observers/Training--Hawaii Longline Observer Program..........3,000
    Observers/Training--North Pacific Marine Resources Observers..1,875
    Observers/Training--North Pacific Observer Program..............650
    Observers/Training--West Coast Observers......................4,075

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    PACFIN Catch Effort Data......................................3,000
    Recreational Fishery Harvest Monitoring (RECFIN)..............3,450
    Recreational Fishery Harvest Monitoring (RECFIN)--SC............250
    Red Snapper Monitoring and Research...........................5,000
    Reduce Fishing Impacts on Essential Fish Habitat................500
    SEAMAP........................................................1,400
    Shrimp Pathogens................................................299
    South Carolina Taxonomic Center.................................350
    West Coast Groundfish.........................................5,220
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Science and Technology..........................230,491
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Conservation and Management:
    Base..........................................................7,775
    Alasaka Near Shore Fisheries....................................998
    Alaska--Bering Sea Crab.......................................1,000
    Alaska--Yukon River Chinook Salmon-Base.......................1,000
    Alaska--Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association..............499
    Alaska--Magnuson Stevens Implementation.......................2,050
    American Fisheries Act--Base..................................2,174
    American Fisheries Act--N. Pacific Council......................499
    American Fisheries Act--State of Alaska.........................499
    Anadromous grants.............................................2,100
    Anadromous Fish Commission--North Pacific/Alaska................750
    Cooper River Corridor Management-SC.............................150
    Columbia River--Hatcheries Operations........................11,457
    Columbia River Hatcheries--Monitoring, Evaluation and Reform..1,700
    Fisheries Management Programs................................31,255
    Halibut/Sablefish.............................................1,200
    HI Community Development........................................500
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants..........................2,590
    International Fisheries Commissions.............................400
    Interstate Fish Commissions--3 Commissions......................750
    Interstate Fish Commissions--Atlantic Cooperative Management..7,250
    Management of George's Bank.....................................478
    National Environmental Policy Act.............................5,000
    National Environmental Policy Act--Hawaiian Sea Turtles.......3,000
    Oregon Groundfish Outreach Program............................1,000
    Oregon Groundfish Disaster Assistance.........................1,500
    Oregon Groundfish Cooperative Research........................2,000
    Pacific Salmon Treaty--Base...................................5,612
    Pacific Salmon Treaty--Chinook Salmon Agreement...............1,844
    Refine Essential Fish Habitat Designations....................1,000
    Regional Councils............................................14,150
      Subtotal, Conservation and Management.....................112,180
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total, Fisheries Research and Management Services.........342,671
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Protected Resources Research and Management Services:
  Science and Technology:
    Base.........................................................12,037
    Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--AK Sea Life Center.....5,000
    Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Base..................16,800
    Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--N. Pacific University M3,500
    Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--University of AK Gulf 
      Apex Predator...............................................1,000
    Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Alaska Fisheries 
      Foundation....................................................500
    Antarctic Research............................................1,550
    Atlantic Salmon Research........................................710
    Columbia River--Endangered Species Studies......................299
    Dolphin Encirclement..........................................3,300
    Dolphin/Yellowfin Tuna Research.................................250
    Endangered Species Act--Atlantic Salmon.......................1,717
    Endangered Species Act--Marine Mammals........................3,500
    Endangered Species Act--Other Species.........................2,700
    Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities................2,250
    Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities NE Consortium..1,000
    Endangered Species Act--Pacific Salmon Recovery..............17,450
    Endangered Species Act--Sea Turtles...........................4,500
    Endangered Species Act--Steller Sea Lions.......................850
    Habitat Conservation..........................................6,358
    Hawaiian Monk Seals.............................................825
    Hawaiian Sea Turtles............................................300
    Hawaiian Sea Turtle Research-Data Collection..................3,000
    Marine Mammal Protection......................................2,640
    Marine Mammal Protection--AK Harbor Seal Research...............900
    Marine Mammal Protection--Base................................4,435
    Marine Mammal Strandings......................................4,000
    Marine Mammal Protection--Erysipelas Research...................150
    Protected Species Management--Base............................4,275
    Protected Species Management--Bottlenose Dolphin Research.....2,000
    Rancho Nuevo Sea Turtles........................................350
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Science and Technology..........................109,146
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Conservation and Management Services:
    Base..........................................................4,985
    Alaska--Chinook Salmon Management...............................150
    Alaska--Cook Inlet Beluga.......................................150
    Alaska Steller Sea Lion Recovery--State Work..................2,495
    Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan...................................450
    Endangered Species Act--Atlantic Salmon.........................500
    Endangered Species Act--Pacific Salmon Recovery..............20,500
    Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities................2,100
    Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Cooperative State Plans...1,500
    Marine Mammal Strandings--Charleston Health and Risk Assessment.800
    Native Marine Mammals--AK Eskimo Whaling Commission.............400
    Native Marine Mammals--Aleut Pacific Marine Resources Observers.125
    Native Marine Mammals--Beluga Whale Committee...................225
    Native Marine Mammals--Bristol Bay Native Association........... 50
    Native Marine Mammals--Alaska Native Harbor Seal Commission.....150
    Protected Species Management--Base............................3,234
    Protected Species Management--California Sea Lions..............750
    Protected Species Management--NFWF Species Management.........1,000
    Protected Species Management--State of Maine Salmon Recovery..1,500
    Southeastern Sea Turtles........................................300
    State of Maine Recovery Plan....................................150
      Subtotal, Conservation and Management Services.............41,514
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Protected Resources Research and management Serv150,660
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Habitat Conservation:
  Sustainable Habitat Management:
    Base..........................................................1,500
    Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium........................1,500
    Charleston Bump.................................................300
    Chesapeake Bay Multi-Species Management.........................500
    Chesapeake Bay Oyster Research................................2,000
    Chesapeake Bay Studies........................................2,750
    Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Program................1,200
    Coral Reefs..................................................11,000
    Habitat Conservation..........................................2,860
    Magnuson-Stevens Implementation.................................850
    Mobile Bay Oyster Recovery....................................1,000
    Wetland Herbivory Control.....................................1,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Sustainable Habitat Management...................26,460
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Fisheries Habitat Restoration:                                 12,400
    Connecticut River Partnership...................................300
    Fisheries Habitat Restoration--Bronx River Restoration........1,500
    Fisheries Habitat Restoration--Pinellas County Environmental 
      Foundation..................................................1,500
    Fisheries Habitat Resotration--LA DNR.........................1,385
    Marsh Restoration--NH.........................................1,000
      Subtotal, Fisheries Habitat Restoration....................18,085
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Habitat Conservation.............................44,545
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Enforcement and Surveillance:
  Enforcement
    Driftnet Act Implementation/Base..............................1,375
    Enforcement and Surveillance--Base...........................20,420
    Enforcement and Surveillance--Cooperative Agreements with Stat2,500

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    Enforcement and Surveillance--Vessel Monitoring System........2,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Enforcement......................................26,295
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Cooperative Enforcement Programs:
    Enforcement and Surveillance--Cooperative Agreements with/Sta14,775
    NH Fish & Game Enforcement Vessel...............................250
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Cooperative Enforcement Programs.................15,025
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Subtotal, Enforcement and Surveillance.....................41,320
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, National Marine Fisheries Service..................579,196

                     Oceanic & Atomspheric Research

Climate Research:
  Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
    Aeronomy Laboratory (Colorado)................................8,111
    Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory (Florida).5,691
    Air Resources Laboratory (CO, ID, NC, NV, TN).................3,447
    Climate Diagnostic Center (Colorado)..........................2,555
    Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory (Colorado).......5,952
    Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)..................243
    Forecast Systems Laboratory (Colorado)..........................156
    Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (New Jersey)...........14,229
    Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington)..........8,523
    Space Environmental Center (Colorado)...........................236
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutions................49,143
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Climate & Global Change Program:
    Climate and Global Change (Base).............................69,625
    Variability beyond ENSO.......................................1,000
    Climate Forcing Agents........................................1,000
    Acclerating Climate Models--IRI...............................2,100
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Climate & Global Change Program..................73,725
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Climate Observations & Services:
    Climate Reference Network.....................................3,000
    Climate Data & Info and CLASS in PAC..........................1,000
    Baseline Ovservatories........................................2,500
    Ocean Observations/Ocean Systems..............................3,500
    ARGO Floats...................................................7,950
    Regional Assessments, Education and Outreach..................1,750
    Climate Change Assessments......................................650
    Weather-Climate Connection......................................900
    Carbon Cycle..................................................2,300
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Climate Observations & Services..................23,500
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Other Partnership Programs:
    Central California Ozone Study..................................250
    AIRMAP........................................................3,000
    International Pacific Research Center...........................500
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs........................3,750
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Climate Research...................................150,168
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Weather & Air Quality Research:
  Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
    Aeronomy Laboratory (Colorado)................................2,054
    Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory (Florida).3,921
    Air Resources Laboratory (CO, ID, NC, NV, TN).................2,077
    Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory (Colorado).........166
    Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)................6,864
    Forecast Systems Laboratory (Colorado).......................10,646
    Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (New Jersey)............3,077
    National Severe Storms Laboratory (Oklahoma)..................7,552
    Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington)............264
    Space Environmental Center (Colorado).........................7,242
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes..................43,863
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  U.S. Weather Research Program:
    U.S. Weather Research Program Base (USWRP)....................2,750
    Hawaii--3-D Ceilometer in HI....................................500
    Space-Based Wind Profile Lidar Technology.....................1,000
    Air Quality Forecasting Pilot Program.........................3,000
    High Resolution Temperature Forecasting Pilot Program.........3,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, U.S. Weather Research Program....................10,250
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Other Partnership Programs:
    New England Air Quality.......................................1,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs........................1,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  STORM.............................................................349
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Weather & Air Quality Research......................55,462
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research:
  Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
    Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory (Florida).2,720
    AOML Coral Reef Watch...........................................499
    Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)..................445
    Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (Michigan)......8,232
    Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington)..........7,389
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes..................19,285
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  National Sea Grant College Program:
    National Sea Grant College Program Base......................56,410
    Aquatic Nuisance Species/Zebra Mussel Research................3,000
    Gulf of Mexico Oyster Initiative..............................1,000
    Oyster Disease Research.......................................2,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, National Sea Grant College Program...............62,410
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  National Undersea Research Program (NURP)
    National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Base...............13,770
    National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology........2,500
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, National Undersea Research Program...............16,270
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Ocean Exploration..............................................14,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Other Partnership Programs:
    Arctic Research...............................................1,650
    Aquatic Ecosystems............................................4,300
    Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System........2,800
    Gulf of Maine Council...........................................500
    Lake Champlain Research Consortium..............................250
    NISA/Ballast Water Demonstrations.............................2,250
    NISA/Prevent & Control Invasive Species.........................800
    NH Milfoil......................................................275
    NOAA Marine Aquaculture Program...............................2,594
    Cooperative Institute for New England Mariculture & Fisheries.3,000
    Aquaculture Education Program--Cedar Point, MS................1,000
    Pacific Tropical Ornamental Fish................................450
    Aquaculture Management Plan--RICRMC...........................1,500
    SE Atlantic Marine Monitoring & Pred. Center (UNC)..............998
    Tsunami Hazard Mitigation (incl. TWEAK).......................3,300
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs.......................25,667
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Ocean, Coastal, & Great Lakes Research.............137,632
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  High Performance Computing & Communications (HPCC).............12,800
                                                             __________
                                                             
  Total, OAR....................................................356,062
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________


                        National Weather Service

Local Warnings and Forecasts:
  Local Warnings and Forecasts Base.............................483,178
  Alaska Data Buoys...............................................1,700
  New England Data Buoys............................................750
  Sustain Cooperative Observer Network............................1,890
  Mt. Washington Observatory........................................500
  Susquehanna River Basin Flood System............................1,310

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  N.C. Floodplain Mapping Pilot...................................4,000
  Aviation Forecasts.............................................35,596
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Local Warnings and Forecasts......................528,924
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service..........................1,500
WFO Maintenance...................................................4,390
Weather Radio Transmitters:
  Weather Radio Transmitters Base.................................2,320
  NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--ME...............................300
  NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--NH...............................230
  NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--SD...............................350
  NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--WY...............................374
  NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--Big Horn, WY..................... 76
  NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--WI...............................450
  North Dakota Ag Weather Network...................................270
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Weather Radio Transmitters..........................4,370
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Central Forecast Guidance........................................41,925
Systems Operation & Maintenance (O&M):
  NEXRAD.........................................................39,996
  WSR-88D.........................................................3,100
  ASOS............................................................7,650
  ASOS-AK Aviation................................................4,000
  AWIPS..........................................................36,500
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, Systems Operation & Maintenance.......................91,246
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total, National Weather Service.............................672,355

     National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service

Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
  Satellite Command and Control..................................30,461
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Product Processing and Distribution............................21,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Product Development, Readiness & Application:
    Product Development, Readiness & Application.................19,518
    Coral Reef Monitoring...........................................750
    Global Wind Demonstration.....................................3,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Product Development, Readiness & Application.....23,268
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing & Enforcement.................450
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems.............75,179
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

NOAA's Data Centers & Information Services:
  Archive, Access & Assessment:
    Archive, Access & Assessment.................................26,750
    Climate Database Modernization...............................15,850
    GOES Data Archive Project.....................................2,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Archive, Access & Assessment.....................44,600
  National Coastal Ocean Data Development & Management Center.....4,513
  Regional Climate Centers........................................3,000
  Environmental Data Systems Modernization.......................12,335
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, NOAA's Data Centers & Information Services............64,448
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total, NESDIS...............................................139,627

                            Program Support

Corporate Services:
  Under Secretary and Associate Offices Base.....................21,823
  Policy Formulation and Direction Base..........................35,000
  Minority Serving Institutions..................................15,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, Corporate Services....................................71,823
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO):
  Aviation Operations:
    Aircraft Services............................................14,684
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Subtotal, Aviation Operations..............................14,684
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Marine Operations:
    Marine Services..............................................63,829
    Fleet Planning and Maintenance...............................11,120
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total, Marine Operations...................................74,949
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, OMAO................................................89,633
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Facilities:
  NOAA Maintenance, Repairs and Safety............................3,225
    Boulder Facilities Operations.................................4,500
    Columbia River Facilities.....................................3,365
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total, NOAA Maintenance, Repairs and Safety................11,090
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Environmental Compliance........................................2,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Project Planning and Execution:
    Pribilof Island Cleanup.......................................6,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
      Total, Project Planning and Execution.......................6,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Facilities..........................................19,090
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

      Total, Program Support....................................180,546

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


                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $413,911,000 under this 
     account for the activities of the National Ocean Service, 
     instead of $375,609,000 as recommended in the House bill and 
     $388,840,000 as proposed in the Senate report.
       Mapping and Charting.--The conference agreement provides 
     $74,748,000 for NOAA's mapping and charting programs, 
     reflecting continued commitment to the navigation safety 
     programs of the NOS and concerns about the ability of the NOS 
     to continue to meet its mission requirements over the long 
     term. Within the total funding provided under Mapping and 
     Charting, the conference agreement includes House report 
     language urging NOAA to enter into a long-term lease or 
     charter.
       Estuarine and Coastal Assessment.--Senate report language 
     regarding the Oxford laboratory is adopted by reference. Of 
     the amounts provided for Aquatic Resources Environmental 
     Initiative, $500,000 is for Bluegrass Pride, Inc.
       Coastal Ocean Program (COP).--The managers of COP are 
     expected to follow the direction included in the Senate 
     report concerning research on small high-salinity estuaries. 
     Of the amounts provided, $1,200,000 is for the land use-
     coastal ecosystem study.
       Coastal Zone Management.--The conference agreement includes 
     $75,345,000 for this activity, of which $68,963,000 is for 
     grants under sections 306, 306A, and 309 of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act (CZMA), and $6,382,000 is for program 
     administration. In response to NOAA's report assessing the 
     Coastal Zone Management program, the conference agreement 
     includes direction to NOAA to begin designing and 
     implementing performance measures to validate the 
     continuation of the Coastal Zone Management program. Due to 
     fiscal constraints, it is difficult to justify a currently 
     unauthorized appropriation of this magnitude without some 
     type of measurement of performance. The conference agreement 
     directs NOAA to provide quarterly reports to the Committees 
     on Appropriations on progress in meeting these goals.
       Marine Sanctuary Program.--The conferees expect the 
     Northwest Straits Commission to seek incorporation into the 
     Marine Sanctuary Program.
       Marine Protected Areas.--The conference agreement includes 
     Senate report language on this subject.


                   NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes a total of $579,196,000 
     for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), instead of 
     $542,121,000 as proposed in the House bill and $546,165,000 
     as proposed in the Senate report.
       The conference agreement does not include bill language 
     under this heading regarding changes to the regulations under 
     the Endangered Species Act, as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conference agreement includes direction to NMFS to complete 
     the consultative process consistent with the deadlines and 
     the documentation requirements of subsection (a)(2) of 
     section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
       In addition, funding provided for Pacific Islands Area 
     Office (PIAO) operations are intended to enhance and not 
     supplant funds for existing operations and programs, 
     including, among others, the fishery observer program, and 
     other support.
       Fisheries Research and Management/Science and Technology.--
     The conference agreement provides $230,491,000 for fisheries 
     science and technology.
       Of the amounts provided for fishery observers, $750,000 is 
     provided to ensure that national standards are incorporated 
     for all observer programs. The conferees direct NMFS to 
     provide the Committees on Appropriations with progress 
     reports on the incorporation of observer data and state 
     fisheries data into the National Fisheries Information 
     System.
       NOAA is directed to continue working with the Xiphophorus 
     Genetic Stock Center to improve the understanding of fish 
     genetics and evolution.
       NMFS is directed 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. In addition, of 
     the funding provided for Highly Migratory Species research, 
     $150,000 is for the Pacific Fisheries Council.
       The conference agreement includes direction to NMFS to 
     fully implement cooperative research programs. The conferees 
     urge

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     NOAA to leverage State, Federal and local resources to attain 
     the best fisheries science available.
       Conservation and Management.--The conference agreement 
     includes Senate report language regarding the North Atlantic 
     Right whales and Hawaiian Sea turtles by reference.
       In addition, of the amounts provided for Protected Species-
     Bottlenose Dolphin, $750,000 is to continue a program 
     initiated in the prior year, and the remainder is for a new 
     program in Mississippi. Within the funding provided for 
     Marine Mammal Protection/Alaska Harbor Seals, funding is to 
     be allocated according to direction in the Senate report.
       Funding for bluefish/striped bass has been provided as 
     follows: $450,000 for the NMFS base research program, 
     $827,000 for the Cooperative Marine Education and Research 
     Program in New Jersey, and $250,000 for other existing 
     bluefish/striped bass research.
       Interstate Fish Commissions.--The conference agreement 
     includes $8,000,000 for this activity, of which $750,000 is 
     to be equally divided among the three commissions, and 
     $7,250,000 is for implementation of the Atlantic Coastal 
     Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.
       Habitat Conservation.--Within the amounts provided for the 
     Chesapeake Bay, $1,200,000 is for the Chesapeake Bay 
     Environmental Education Program; of this amount, $400,000 is 
     for a grant to a consortium to further the educational goals 
     of the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement, and $800,000 is for the 
     NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to conduct an environmental 
     educational program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. In 
     addition, $2,000,000 is for oyster bed restoration, including 
     $1,000,000 each for the Maryland Oyster Recovery Partnership 
     and the Virginia Oyster Reef Heritage Foundation. In 
     addition, $1,500,000 is for the Blue Crab Advanced Research 
     Consortium to be administered by the University of Maryland 
     Biotechnology Institute.
       Other.--In addition, within the funds available for the 
     Saltonstall-Kennedy grants program, NMFS is directed to 
     continue ongoing efforts related to Vibrio vulnificus.


                    OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

       The conference agreement includes a total of $356,062,000 
     for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research activities, instead of 
     $317,483,000 as recommended by the House and $365,430,000 as 
     recommended by the Senate.
       Climate Observations and Services.--Senate report language 
     regarding ARGO floats is adopted by reference.
       U.S. Weather Research Program (USWRP).--The conferees 
     direct NOAA to collaborate with the AIRMAP program to 
     establish an air quality forecasting pilot program and a 
     high-resolution temperature forecasting pilot program in the 
     northeastern United States.
       Climate and Global Change.--Of the amounts provided, 
     $750,000 is to be allocated as directed in the House report.
       STORM.--The conference agreement includes $349,000 for the 
     final payment to the Science Center for Teaching, Outreach 
     and Research on Meteorology for the collection and analysis 
     of weather data in the Midwest.
       National Sea Grant program.--The conference agreement 
     includes $3,000,000 for the fisheries extension program. This 
     funding is intended to enhance and not supplant funds for the 
     existing extension program.
       National Undersea Research Program (NURP).--Of the amounts 
     provided, $6,885,000 is for research conducted through the 
     east coast NURP centers and $6,885,000 is for the west coast 
     NURP centers, including the Hawaiian and Pacific center and 
     the west coast and polar region center. The Committee expects 
     level funding will be available for Aquarius, ALVIN, and 
     program administration.
       National Invasive Species Act/Ballast Water 
     Demonstrations.--Funding is included for the Chesapeake Bay 
     and Great Lakes ballast water demonstrations, of which 
     $2,000,000 is to be split according to the prior year 
     allocation, and an additional $250,000 is for a new 
     technology system.
       Great Lakes Risk Assessment.--The conferees encourage OAR 
     to review a proposal from the University of Notre Dame to 
     conduct a Great Lakes risk assessment and provide funding, if 
     warranted.


                        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes a total of $672,355,000 
     for the National Weather Service (NWS), instead of 
     $659,349,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $668,620,000 
     as proposed in the Senate report.
       Local Warnings and Forecasts.--The conference agreement 
     includes language in the Senate report regarding Williston, 
     North Dakota, and Erie, Pennsylvania. The National Weather 
     Service (NWS) is directed to ensure that the Federal Aviation 
     Administration (FAA) is implementing the agreement between 
     the NWS and FAA to fully address the requirements for these 
     areas in fiscal year 2002. The NWS is directed to report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations on the progress of 
     implementing this agreement by February 14, 2002.
       In addition, funding for the WSR-88D is included as 
     directed in the House report.


     NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $139,627,000 for NOAA's 
     satellite and data management programs. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes $561,926,000 under the NOAA PAC 
     account for satellite systems acquisition and related 
     activities.


                            PROGRAM SUPPORT

       The conference agreement provides $180,546,000 for NOAA 
     program support, instead of $176,112,000 as proposed by the 
     House, and $150,725,000 as proposed by the Senate. Senate 
     report language regarding the P-3 and the R/V Ron Brown is 
     adopted by reference. The Rude, Ferrel, and McArthur are to 
     be retired when the Swath, YTT, and T-AGOS (Hawaii) 
     respectively come on-line. The conference agreement includes 
     direction to the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations to 
     provide detailed quarterly reports to the Committees on 
     Appropriations on its operations.
       Of the amounts provided for Pribilof Island Cleanup, 
     $2,000,000 is for assistance authorized under Section 206(b) 
     of the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 USC 11669b), and $4,000,000 
     is to carry out Section 3 of Public Law 104-91 (16 USC 1165 
     note).
       The conference agreement includes funding for NOAA's 
     portion of Commerce Administrative Management System (CAMS) 
     implementation based on detailed information provided by 
     NOAA. The conferees direct NOAA to fully implement CAMS by 
     October 10, 2002.


               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement includes a total of $836,552,000 
     in direct appropriations for the NOAA Procurement, 
     Acquisition and Construction account, and assumes $3,200,000 
     in deobligations from this account. Of the amounts provided, 
     $58,487,000 is within the conservation category. The 
     following distribution reflects the fiscal year 2002 funding 
     provided for activities within this account:

        PAC                                                  FY02 Conf.
NOS Construction and Acquisition: Coastal and Estuarine Land 
    Conservation Program:
  Bronx River, NY.................................................1,500
  East River, South Bronx, NY.....................................1,000
  Lake Superior, City of Superior, WI...............................800
  Elkhorn Slough, CA................................................500
  Hackensack, NJ..................................................1,200
  Kitsap County, WA.................................................500
  Village Point, AL.................................................500
  Widewater Peninsula, VA...........................................225
  Taskinas Creek, VA................................................275
  Hempstead Harbor, NY..............................................350
  Lake Ontario, NY..................................................350
  Detroit River--Wyandott/Chrysler, MI............................1,000
  NY/NJ Partnership...............................................1,500
  Warwick, RI.......................................................350
  Worcester City, MD................................................350
  Orange County, CA.................................................350
  Stamford Mill, CT.................................................350
  San Pablo Bay, CA.................................................350
  Manchester by the sea--Gloucester, MA.............................350
  Camp Salmen, LA...................................................225
  Deer Island, MS.................................................3,800
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, CECP...............................................15,825
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

NERRS Acquisition/Construction:
  ACE Basin......................................................13,500
  Great Bay Partnership...........................................6,000
  Base Program....................................................8,412
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, National Estuarine Research Reserve................27,912
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Marine Sanctuaries Construction:
  Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary..........................6,500
  Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary........................1,500
  National Monitor Sanctuary......................................5,000
  Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary..........................1,250
  Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.........................500
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Marine Sanctuary Construction......................14,750
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Other NOS Facilities:
  Kachemak Bay Service Facility.....................................800
  Kasitsna Bay Laboratory.........................................5,500
  MEHRL..........................................................14,000
  Beaufort Laboratory.............................................5,000
  Coastal Service Center..........................................4,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Other NOS..........................................29,300
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Subtotal, NOS Construction...................................87,787
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

NMFS Construction:
  Juneau Fisheries Laboratory....................................21,100
  Aquatic Resources...............................................5,000
  NY Botanical Gardens............................................4,034
  Honolulu lab....................................................3,000
  Kodiak Pier.....................................................2,000
  Ketchikan Facilities............................................1,500
  Santa Cruz Laboratory.............................................550
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, NMFS Construction..................................37,184
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

OAR:
  CLASS...........................................................3,600

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  Research Supercomputing.........................................7,750
  Stone Laboratory..................................................350
  Norman Consolidation Project....................................8,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, OAR...................................................19,700
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

NWS:
  ASOS............................................................5,125
  AWIPS..........................................................16,264
  NEXRAD..........................................................8,260
  NWS WFO--Huntsville.............................................3,000
  NWSTG Backup--CIP...............................................7,460
  Radiosonde Network Replacement..................................4,989
  Weather and Climate Supercomputing.............................15,000
  WFO Construction...............................................10,630
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, NWS...................................................70,728
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

NESDIS:
  Geostationary Systems.........................................262,474
  Polar Orbiting Systems........................................295,902
  Continuity of Critical Facilities...............................3,550
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total, NESDIS...............................................561,926
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Program Support: CAMS............................................17,127
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

OMAO/Fleet Replacement:
  ADVENTUROUS Refurbishment.......................................4,200
  ALBATROSS IV Repair.............................................3,000
  FAIRWEATHER Refurbishment......................................10,500
  GORDON GUNTER...................................................1,500
  Naval Surplus Vessels for Coastal Research (YTT)................3,500
  Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull Vessel (NH).....................5,000
  T-AGOS Vessel Conversion (HI--coral reef).......................6,000
  Fishery Research Vessel Replacement.............................5,400
  Hydrographic Equipment Upgrades.................................6,200
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, OMAO...............................................45,300
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Total, Program Support.........................................62,427
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

  Total, Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.............839,752

       Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program.--The 
     conference agreement includes $15,825,000 for a new coastal 
     and estuarine land conservation program, similar to a program 
     proposed in the Senate bill. The House bill did not include a 
     similar provision. This program is intended to protect those 
     coastal and estuarine areas with significant conservation, 
     recreation, ecological, historical or aesthetic values, or 
     those that are threatened by conversion from their natural 
     state to other uses. Federal funding must be matched by at 
     least the same amount by other non-Federal sources. The 
     Department of Commerce, including NOAA, is directed to 
     promulgate regulations that are in accordance with the 
     Coastal Zone Management Act. Bill language is included 
     creating this new program.
       National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS).--A 
     total of $27,912,000 is provided for NERRS acquisition and 
     construction, of which $19,500,000 is not dependent upon 
     receipt of local, state, or private matching funds.
       Marine Sanctuaries Construction.--The conference agreement 
     includes $5,000,000 for the Mariners Museum for the planning, 
     design, engineering and construction of the USS Monitor 
     center.
       Other NOS Facilities.--The conference agreement provides 
     $800,000 for the final Federal share of the Kachemak Bay 
     service facility.
       MEHRL.-- The conference agreement provides $14,000,000 for 
     the MEHRL for the proteomics initiative, including the 
     purchase of an 800 Mhz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) 
     spectroscopy instrument, construction of necessary housing 
     for this equipment, and associated costs. The conferees 
     understand that the Medical University of South Carolina will 
     provide the necessary expertise to cooperatively manage the 
     instrument with NOAA. The conferees commend the consortium as 
     an exemplar of Federal, State and academic partners working 
     collaboratively through the joint partner process to share 
     facilities, equipment and research.
       Systems Acquisition.--Of the funding provided for Polar 
     Orbiting Spacecraft and Launching, $157,400,000 is for Polar 
     Convergence. The National Polar-orbiting Operational 
     Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) is a Presidentially--
     directed program between Department of Defense (DOD), Air 
     Force, Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic 
     Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration (NASA). The program was established 
     based on a 50/50 cost sharing agreement between DOD and DOC, 
     while NASA would provide ``in kind'' services, including a 
     satellite and launch vehicle. The program is required to meet 
     jointly established technical and schedule requirements. Bill 
     language is included to maintain the established cost sharing 
     arrangement. House report language regarding NWS is adopted 
     by reference.
       In addition, a total of $262,474,000 is for the 
     Geostationary Spacecraft and Launching. The conference 
     agreement does not include funding for the GOES-R series in 
     fiscal year 2002 due to scheduling changes.
       Construction.--The conference agreement includes $8,000,000 
     for above-standard costs of a building in Norman, Oklahoma to 
     house portions of the National Weather Service. The 
     conference agreement does not include funding requested for 
     the Suitland, Maryland facility, as funding is not required 
     in fiscal year 2002.


                    PACIFIC SALMON COASTAL RECOVERY

       The conference agreement includes $157,419,000 for this 
     account within the conservation category, of which 
     $110,000,000 is for the Pacific Salmon Recovery Fund, 
     $5,419,000 is for the final direct payment to the State of 
     Washington as part of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty 
     compromise, $40,000,000 is for the Treaty, and $2,000,000 is 
     for the Pacific Salmon Commission.
       Of the amounts provided for the Pacific Salmon Recovery 
     Fund, $34,000,000 is for the State of Washington, $27,000,000 
     is for the State of Alaska, $17,000,000 is for the State of 
     Oregon, $17,000,000 is for the State of California, 
     $11,000,000 is for the Pacific Coastal tribes, and $4,000,000 
     is for the Columbia River tribes.
       Of the amounts provided for the state of Alaska, funding is 
     allocated in accordance with the Senate report; $250,000 is 
     for the United Fishermen of Alaska, and $500,000 is for the 
     Klawock Lake habitat project.
       Of the amounts provided to the State of Washington, 
     $1,000,000 is for mass marking, and $4,000,000 is for the 
     Washington State Department of Natural Resources and other 
     State and Federal agencies for purposes of implementing the 
     State of Washington's Forest and Fish Report. The monies 
     shall be spent in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
     the Report and consistent with the requirements of the 
     Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act.
       Of the amounts provided for Oregon, funding is allocated in 
     accordance with the Senate report.
       Should an authorization including the State of Idaho under 
     this program be enacted during fiscal year 2002, the 
     conferees would entertain a reprogramming request for these 
     funds.
       Of the amounts provided for the Pacific Salmon Commission, 
     funding is provided to implement salmon research, 
     conservation, and harvest provisions of the 1999 Pacific 
     Salmon Treaty.
       Of the amounts provided for the Treaty, $20,000,000 is for 
     the Northern Transboundary Fund and $20,000,000 is for the 
     Southern Transboundary Fund. No funding is provided under the 
     Department of State for this purpose.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the House bill making funding under this heading subject 
     to express authorization. The Senate bill did not include a 
     similar provision.
       None of the $110,000,000 is for commercial fishing license 
     or vessel buybacks.


                      COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND

       The conference agreement includes an appropriation of 
     $3,000,000 as proposed in both the Senate and House bills. 
     This amount is reflected under the National Ocean Service 
     within the Operations, Research, and Facilities account.


                      FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND

       The conference agreement includes $952,000 for the 
     Fishermen's Contingency Fund, identical to the amounts 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills.


                     FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND

       The conference agreement includes $191,000 for the expenses 
     related to the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund, as proposed in 
     both the Senate and House bills.


                   FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides $287,000 in subsidy 
     amounts for the Fisheries Finance Program Account, identical 
     to amounts proposed in both the House and Senate bills.

                        Departmental Management


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $37,652,000 for the 
     departmental management of the Commerce Department, instead 
     of $35,843,000 as proposed in the House bill, and $42,062,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. The Commerce Department is 
     directed to continue to submit quarterly reports for 
     implementation of the Commerce Administrative Management 
     System (CAMS).


                      office of inspector general

       The conference agreement includes $20,176,000 for the 
     Commerce Department Inspector General, instead of $21,176,000 
     as proposed in both the House and Senate bills. The Inspector 
     General is reminded that office closings, staff reductions, 
     or reorganizations are subject to the reprogramming 
     procedures outlined in section 605 of this Act.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       The conference agreement includes the following general 
     provisions for the Department of Commerce:
       Sec. 201.--The conference agreement includes section 201, 
     included in both the House and Senate bills, regarding 
     certifications of advanced payments.
       Sec. 202.--The conference agreement includes section 202, 
     identical in the House and

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     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, 
     identical in the House and Senate bills, providing authority 
     to transfer funds between accounts. The language provides 
     that no account may be decreased by more than 5 percent or 
     increased by more than 10 percent. The language also makes 
     the transfers subject to the Committee's standard 
     reprogramming procedures.
       Sec. 205.--The conference agreement includes section 205, 
     identical in the House and Senate bills, providing that any 
     costs incurred by the Department in response to funding 
     reductions to the Department shall not be subject to the 
     reprogramming limitations of this Act.
       Sec. 206.--The conference agreement includes section 206, 
     identical in 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. 207.--The conference agreement includes section 207, 
     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. 208.--The conference agreement includes section 208, 
     modified from a provision in the Senate bill, providing 
     $41,500,000 within the ``National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, Construction of Research Facilities'' account for 
     construction of specific projects.
       Sec. 209.--The conference agreement includes section 209, 
     modified from a provision in the Senate bill, to clarify 
     requirements for the Department of Commerce Working Capital 
     Fund and the Advances and Reimbursement Account.
       Sec. 210.--The conference agreement includes section 210, 
     identical to a provision in the Senate bill, to allow the 
     City of Anchorage, Alaska to export, on a one-time basis, two 
     whale jaw bones acquired in a legal subsistence hunt by 
     Native Alaskans, to its sister city of Whitby of the United 
     Kingdom.
       Sec. 211.--The conference agreement includes a new section 
     211 that amends section 213 of Public Law 105-277, the 
     American Fisheries Act. This change would delete a sunset 
     provision and instead authorize an annual appropriation, 
     making permanent the prohibition on direct pollock fishing by 
     non-American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/processors, even 
     though this sector has some pre-AFA pollock history. The 
     conferees understand that North Pacific groundfish fishermen 
     and processors have agreed to work together on a proposal for 
     consideration by the North Pacific Fishery Management Council 
     for non-AFA catcher/processsors to maximize utilization of 
     their historic pollock catch. The conferees request that the 
     appropriate Committees be notified immediately should the 
     Secretary determine that the AFA statute precludes the 
     Council from developing a regulation implementing the 
     aforementioned agreement. The substitution of a September 30, 
     2004 reauthorization date for the original December 31, 2004 
     sunset date is intended to ensure a full Congressional review 
     of the AFA within six years of its passage, as originally 
     planned. This will also allow consideration of AFA issues 
     during the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act. Further, the conferees 
     expect that any further authorization changes to the AFA will 
     be addressed through the authorization committee process.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $39,988,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Supreme Court as provided in the 
     Senate bill, instead of $42,066,000 as provided in the House 
     bill.
       The conferees recall that the late Julian Dixon, a member 
     of the House Committee, worked tirelessly to remind the 
     Supreme Court of the importance of fair hiring practices in 
     the selection of law clerks. The Court has responded by 
     providing information regarding its practices. The Court is 
     directed to continue to provide information and make efforts 
     to expand its pool of applicants in a manner to ensure 
     fairness in hiring.
       The conference agreement does not adopt language in the 
     Senate report regarding the containment of mandatory costs 
     and additional personnel.


                    care of the building and grounds

       The conference agreement includes $37,530,000 for the 
     Supreme Court ``Care of the Building and Grounds'' account, 
     instead of $70,000,000 as provided in the House bill and 
     $7,530,000 in the Senate bill. The entire amount shall remain 
     available until expended.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, language in 
     the House report related to the security and renovation needs 
     of the Supreme Court.
       The conference agreement does not include language in the 
     Senate report regarding building renovations.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $19,287,000 for the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as 
     provided in the House bill, instead of $19,372,000 as 
     provided in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, the House 
     report language regarding funding priorities.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $13,064,000 for the U.S. 
     Court of International Trade, instead of $13,073,000 as 
     provided in the House bill and $13,054,000 as provided in the 
     Senate bill.
       The conference report adopts, by reference, language in the 
     House and Senate reports regarding the Court and the request 
     for an architectural analysis of the Court's facilities.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $3,591,116,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts and Other Judicial Services, instead of $3,631,940,000 
     as provided in the House bill and $3,559,012,000 as provided 
     in the Senate bill. The agreement does not include Senate 
     bill language related to court operations in Wyoming.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, House report 
     language with respect to non-appropriated funds and workload.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, Senate 
     report language requesting a study for the Committees on 
     Appropriations by no later than February 1, 2002, on whether 
     changes in the jury system may be necessary, to be prepared 
     by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.


                 vaccine injury compensation trust fund

       The conference agreement provides $2,692,000 from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund as provided in both 
     the House and Senate bills. The conference report adopts, by 
     reference, the language from both the House and Senate 
     reports.


                           defender services

       The conference agreement includes $500,671,000 for the 
     Federal Judiciary's Defender Services account as provided in 
     the House bill, instead of $463,756,000 as provided in the 
     Senate bill. The agreement includes House bill language 
     related to training and administrative expenses. It does not 
     include Senate bill language limiting the funding for Federal 
     Defender Organizations.
       The conference report adopts, by reference, the House 
     report language. The conferees expect the Judiciary to 
     implement the panel attorney pay increase to $90 per hour in- 
     and out-of-court, by no later than May 1, 2002.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate report 
     language regarding the feasibility of establishing 
     ``firewalls'' within Federal Defender Organizations.


                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       The conference agreement includes $48,131,000 for Fees of 
     Jurors and Commissioners, as proposed in the House bill, 
     instead of $50,131,000 as provided in the Senate bill.


                             court security

       The conference agreement includes $220,677,000 for the 
     Federal Judiciary's Court Security Account, instead of 
     $224,433,000 as provided in the House bill and $209,762,000 
     as provided in the Senate bill.
       The conference report adopts House bill and report 
     language. The language clarifies the responsibilities of the 
     Court Security Program. The conferees expect the courts will 
     submit a report pursuant to section 605 of this bill should 
     new facilities be needed to carry out the program or should 
     court security be expanded at buildings housing court 
     personnel that are leased, operated, or owned by the General 
     Services Administration or by private interests.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate bill and 
     report language regarding radios.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $61,664,000 for the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts, instead of 
     $60,029,000 as provided in the House bill and $58,212,000 as 
     provided in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement adopts, by reference, House report 
     language. It does not include Senate report language 
     regarding captioning initiatives.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $19,735,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the Federal Judicial Center as provided in 
     the House bill, instead of $19,742,000 as provided in the 
     Senate bill. Section 304 provides an additional $400,000 
     available by transfer to the Center, to be used for distance 
     learning. The conference report adopts, by reference, House 
     and Senate report language.

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                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                   payment to judidicary trust funds

       The conference agreement includes $37,000,000 for payment 
     to various judicial retirement funds, as provided in both the 
     House and Senate bills. The conference agreement adopts, by 
     reference, the House and Senate report language.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $11,575,000 for the U.S. 
     Sentencing Commission, as provided in the House bill, instead 
     of $11,327,000 as provided in the Senate bill. The conference 
     adopts, by reference, House and Senate report language.

                   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.
       Section 302.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included in both the House and Senate bills related to the 
     transfer of funds.
       Section 303.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     included in both the House and Senate bills allowing up to 
     $11,000 of salaries and expenses provided in this title to be 
     used for official representation expenses of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States.
       Section 304.--The conference agreement includes a provision 
     as provided in Section 305 of the Senate bill, which directs 
     a transfer of $400,000 to the ``Federal Judicial Center, 
     Salaries and Expenses'' account to be used only for distance 
     learning. House language in Section 304 would have 
     transferred $400,000 to the ``Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts, and other Judicial Services, Salaries and Expenses''.
       Section 305.--The conference agreement adopts a provision 
     in the Senate bill authorizing a cost of living salary 
     adjustment for Justices and judges and appropriates 
     $8,625,000 for this purpose.
       Senate Section 304.--The conference agreement does not 
     include a provision making permanent Section 140 of Public 
     Law 97-92 relating to judges pay, but addresses the matter in 
     Title VI, Section 625 of this report.

            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 $3,630,012,000 
     for Diplomatic and Consular Programs, instead of 
     $3,645,735,000 as included in the House bill and 
     $3,471,168,000 as included in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement includes $3,142,277,000 for State Department 
     activities under this account, and an additional $487,735,000 
     to remain available until expended for worldwide security 
     upgrades.
       The conference agreement provides $361,360,000 in requested 
     program increases to improve diplomatic readiness and the 
     security of Department operations, as follows:
       Diplomatic Readiness.--The conference agreement includes a 
     program increase of $106,895,000, the full amount requested, 
     for increased staffing. The conferees expect this amount to 
     support the hiring of 360 new employees in fiscal year 2002. 
     In addition, the conference agreement includes $18,500,000 
     for human resources enhancements, including $3,000,000 for 
     recruitment modernization, $10,000,000 for service needs 
     incentives, $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment program, 
     $1,000,000 for a spousal employment program, and $2,500,000 
     for civil service mobility and mid-level training programs.
       Secure Operations.--The conference agreement includes 
     program increases of $79,412,000 to improve information and 
     telephone security, upgrade the Department's technical and 
     domestic security efforts, and hire an additional 186 
     diplomatic security employees, including 86 special agents.
       Information Technology Investments.--The conference 
     agreement includes a program increase of $102,746,000 for 
     information technology operations and maintenance, 
     representing a shift of all such costs from the Capital 
     Investment Fund, which will allow the full amount in that 
     account to be available for technology investments.
       Overseas Infrastructure.--The conference agreement includes 
     program increases of $53,807,000 for improvements to the 
     overseas diplomatic support platform provided by the 
     Department. This amount includes $18,650,000 for the 
     replacement of obsolete equipment, $5,000,000 for the 
     replacement of unreliable motor vehicles, $10,000,000 to 
     improve critical operations and maintenance services, 
     $5,300,000 to improve competitiveness of compensation 
     packages offered to foreign national employees, and 
     $14,857,000 to support the consolidation of worldwide 
     financial functions.
       Further guidance on these and other programs and activities 
     of the Department are offered below.
       The conference agreement includes language designating 
     $270,259,000 for public diplomacy international information 
     programs as proposed in the House bill. The Senate bill did 
     not contain a similar provision. This amount represents the 
     full requested funding level for these program activities. 
     Within the amount provided, the conferees expect that the top 
     priority in resource allocation will be programs related to 
     the effort to combat terrorism. A strong and sustained public 
     diplomacy campaign that successfully communicates objective 
     facts and official messages and policies to target audiences 
     abroad will be critical to the success of this effort. The 
     conferees expect the Department to draw upon the best minds 
     available, inside and outside the Federal government, to 
     develop and convey these messages and policies.
       The conference agreement includes language designating 
     $694,190,000 for information resource management as proposed 
     in the Senate bill. The House bill did not contain a similar 
     provision. This amount represents the full requested funding 
     level for these activities. The conferees note that this 
     amount includes funding for the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
     Service--Program Office (DTS-PO), formerly included under the 
     Capital Investment Fund. In recognition of continuing 
     management challenges regarding DTS-PO, the conferees direct 
     the Department to submit a fiscal year 2002 DTS-PO spending 
     plan to the Committees through the regular reprogramming 
     process before December 15, 2001.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill designating $7,800,000 for language, 
     security, leadership, management and professional training. 
     The House bill did not include a similar provision. The 
     conferees expect that, within the funding available under 
     this account, the Department will allocate a similar total to 
     such training programs.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill designating $6,000,000 for transfer to the 
     Department of Justice for conversion of State Department 
     radio systems to narrowband. The House bill did not include a 
     similar provision.
       The conference agreement does not include language 
     earmarking $9,000,000 for the East-West Center, as proposed 
     in the Senate bill. The House bill did not contain a similar 
     provision. Funding for the East-West Center is addressed 
     under a separate heading in this title.
       The conference agreement does not include an earmark of 
     $5,000,000 under this account, as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, for a payment to the State of Hawaii for security costs 
     incurred as host of the May, 2001 Asian Development Bank 
     Meeting. The House bill did not include a provision on this 
     matter.
       The conference agreement includes a provision, not in the 
     House bill or the Senate bill, to allow the Department to 
     collect and deposit Machine Readable Visa fees as offsetting 
     collections to this account in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 to 
     recover costs. The conference agreement does not include 
     provisions to limit the use of Machine Readable Visa fees in 
     fiscal year 2002 and to make excess collections available in 
     the subsequent fiscal year, as carried in both the House and 
     Senate bills.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill regarding the extension of Federal 
     allowances and benefits to an American employee of the World 
     Intellectual Property Organization. The House bill did not 
     include a provision on this matter. The conferees expect the 
     Department to make every effort within existing laws and 
     regulations to ensure that this and similar positions with 
     international organizations carry with them appropriate 
     allowances and benefits as befit their status.
       In addition, the conferees are concerned by General 
     Accounting Office findings that the United Nations (U.N.) and 
     affiliated organizations continue to fall short of targets 
     for the number of American employees. The conferees strongly 
     encourage the Department to increase resources to recruit 
     qualified Americans for positions in the U.N. system, and to 
     work to remove pay and benefits disincentives to such 
     employment. The conferees direct the Department to report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations no later than March 15, 2002 
     on what actions can be taken to address these pay, 
     allowances, and benefits concerns.
       The conference agreement does not include language carried 
     in last year's Act allowing certain advances for services 
     related to the Panama Canal Commission to be credited to this 
     account and to remain available until expended, as proposed 
     in the Senate bill. The conferees understand that such 
     amounts were credited to this account during fiscal year 2001 
     and remain available until expended, and that this provision 
     is no longer necessary.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in the Senate bill designating a total of $45,419,000 for the 
     implementation of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement. 
     The conference agreement addresses funding for this treaty 
     under Title II of this Act, as proposed in the House bill.
       The conference agreement includes language making 
     $1,343,000 available from fees collected from other executive 
     agencies for lease or use of facilities at the International 
     Center, as proposed in the House bill. The Senate bill 
     proposed making $1,252,000 available for such purposes.
       The conference agreement includes a citation of 
     authorization legislation carried in

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     previous years. The Senate bill proposed the deletion of this 
     citation.
       The conference agreement includes new language designating 
     $1,800,000 for a grant to conduct an international conference 
     on combating sex trafficking. The conferees expect the 
     Department's newly-established Office to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking in Persons to oversee this conference as a 
     public/private partnership, working closely with the War 
     Against Trafficking Alliance, a consortium of non-
     governmental organizations, including Shared Hope 
     International, the International Justice Mission, and the 
     Salvation Army. In addition, the conferees encourage the 
     Department to assist other international cooperative efforts 
     to fight trafficking in persons, including providing up to 
     $200,000 for an upcoming conference on human rights 
     challenges associated with trafficking, sponsored by the 
     Globalization Research Center of the University of Hawaii at 
     Manoa.
       The conferees direct the Department to allocate $5,000,000 
     for overseas continuing language education for employees and 
     dependents as described in the Senate report.
       The conferees direct the Department to report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations on the Bureau of Consular 
     Affairs' programs to assist Americans who have been the 
     victims of violent crimes while traveling or studying 
     overseas. The report shall evaluate the current services 
     provided by the Office of Overseas Citizens Affairs and the 
     adequacy of resources available to it for this purpose. This 
     report shall consider whether and what data should be 
     collected on individual incidents and made available to 
     victims. The report shall also consider whether a database 
     containing information about grants available to assist 
     victims with the high costs associated with the prosecution 
     of a perpetrator in foreign countries--particularly remote or 
     judicially unsophisticated foreign countries--is merited. 
     Finally, the report shall determine how best to make this 
     information available to victims. The conferees expect that 
     Internet technology will be utilized to accomplish this.
       Within the amount provided under this heading, the 
     conferees direct the Department to make $500,000 available to 
     the Northern Forum to support efforts to improve 
     international communication, cooperation and opportunities 
     for economic growth in northern regions of countries 
     including the United States, Canada, China, Finland, Sweden, 
     Japan, and Russia. This funding is provided with the 
     expectation of matching funding from other contributions.
       The conferees continue to be concerned about the security 
     of classified information at the Department. The conferees 
     understand that Federal requirements for storage of 
     classified information mandate that containers approved by 
     the General Services Administration are secured with locks 
     that meet or exceed Federal specifications. The conferees 
     expect the Department to report to the Committees no later 
     than March 1, 2002, identifying the number of Department-
     controlled containers that are not in compliance with the 
     Federal specification.
       The conferees understand that a community of democracies 
     conference is planned for October, 2002, in Seoul. The 
     conferees encourage the Department to participate in this 
     conference and to further develop the idea of a coalition of 
     nations that could serve to consolidate and expand democracy, 
     and to deepen collaboration among nations to enhance security 
     and prosperity and pursue common interests. The conferees 
     encourage the Department to work with non-governmental 
     organizations with similar aims such as the Council for a 
     Community of Democracies.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on reprogramming of exchange rate 
     savings; reform and restructuring, including the filling of 
     the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources position; 
     carrying out the recommendations of the Overseas Presence 
     Advisory Panel; implementation of visa laws; the diversity 
     visa program; Sudan; Egypt; Lebanon; overseas schools; the 
     Office of Defense Trade Controls; and the negotiation of 
     extradition treaties.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the Senate report on the Arctic Council, the Bering 
     Straits Commission, the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural 
     Preservation, international conservation of sea turtles, 
     biotechnology, and international trade activities.
       The conferees direct the Department to provide $1,500,000 
     to continue its educational partnership with Hostos Community 
     College and Columbia University in New York. This model 
     program will support the Department's ongoing efforts to 
     increase minority hiring and diversity by facilitating the 
     preparation of non-traditional and minority students for 
     careers in the Foreign Service and the Department. The 
     conferees also note that the Department has identified 
     additional continuing base funding of at least $2,000,000 to 
     improve efforts to recruit members of minority groups for 
     careers in the Foreign Service and international affairs. The 
     conference agreement includes resources to continue these 
     efforts, including an additional $1,000,000 for an ongoing 
     partnership with Howard University.
       Within the amount provided under this account, and 
     including any savings the Department identifies, the 
     Department will have the ability to propose that funds be 
     used for purposes not specifically funded by the conference 
     agreement through the normal reprogramming process.


                        CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

       The conference agreement includes $203,000,000 for the 
     Capital Investment Fund as proposed in the House bill, 
     instead of $210,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. This 
     amount, when combined with estimated expedited passport fees 
     of $63,000,000, will result in a total availability of 
     $266,000,000 for priority new technology investments. Costs 
     associated with information technology operations and 
     maintenance, formerly supported by amounts under this 
     heading, are instead included under the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs account.
       The conferees agree that, from the total available funding 
     under this heading, $106,600,000 shall be for the replacement 
     of computer and communications equipment that posts use for 
     classified operations, and $109,631,000 shall be for the 
     expansion of desktop Internet access to all Department 
     employees worldwide. The conference agreement includes, by 
     reference, language in the House report regarding the 
     submission of a performance plan and report for these two 
     major initiatives.
       The conference agreement also includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report on efforts to establish a common 
     information technology platform at overseas posts.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement includes $29,000,000 for the 
     Office of Inspector General, instead of $29,264,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $28,427,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conference agreement includes, by reference, 
     the guidance included in the House report.


               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

       The conference agreement includes $237,000,000 for 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $242,000,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The following chart displays the conference agreement 
     on the distribution of funds by program or activity under 
     this account:

                                                                 Amount
                                                         (in thousands)
Academic Programs:
  Fulbright Programs...........................................$118,000
  Foreign Study Grants for U.S. Undergraduates....................1,500
  Educational Advising and Student Services.......................3,500
  English Language Programs.......................................3,000
  Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships..................................6,000
  Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships......................................250
  American Overseas Research Centers..............................2,320
  South Pacific Exchanges...........................................500
  Tibet Exchanges...................................................500
  East Timor Exchanges..............................................500
  Disability Exchange Clearinghouse.................................500
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Academic Programs.................................136,570
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Professional and Cultural Programs:
  International Visitor Program..................................49,000
  Citizen Exchange Program.......................................16,000
  Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange...............................2,908
  Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program...............................2,200
  Youth Science Leadership Institute of the Americas................100
  Irish Institute...................................................250
  Atlantic Corridor.................................................250
  Interparliamentary Exchanges with Asia............................150
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Subtotal, Professional and Cultural Exchanges................70,858
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

North/South Center................................................1,000
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

Exchanges Support................................................28,572
                                                               ==========
_______________________________________________________________________

    Total, Appropriation........................................237,000

       Deviations from this distribution of funds will be subject 
     to the normal reprogramming procedures under section 605 of 
     this Act. In addition, the conferees understand that at least 
     $2,200,000 from carryover and recovered balances will be 
     available for obligation in fiscal year 2002. Of this 
     additional amount, the conferees agree to the following 
     allocations: $250,000 for the Irish Institute, $250,000 for 
     the Atlantic Corridor, $300,000 for the Citizen Exchanges 
     Program, $200,000 for the North/South Center, $300,000 for 
     exchanges related to workforce development in Africa as 
     described in both the House and Senate reports, $400,000 for 
     exchanges to build linkages between American and foreign 
     musicians and musical institutions as described in the House 
     report, and $500,000 for one-time seed funding for five new 
     exchange activities as listed in the Senate chart. Should 
     additional carryover and recovered balances become available, 
     the conferees encourage the Department to consider a proposal 
     for funding from International Partners in Education. The 
     conferees remind the Department that the use of additional 
     carryover beyond that distributed above is subject to the

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     reprogramming requirements described in section 605 of this 
     Act.
       The conference agreement includes language that limits 
     spending from fee collections to $2,000,000 as proposed in 
     the House bill, instead of $800,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The conference agreement also includes language 
     authorizing the crediting of fees from exchange visitor 
     programs to this account as proposed in the House bill.
       With respect to exchanges with the successor states of the 
     former Soviet Union, the conferees agree that funding under 
     this heading shall be allocated in recognition of significant 
     amounts available for similar programs via transfer from 
     other funding sources. Accordingly, the Department shall not 
     earmark a percentage allocation of funds provided under this 
     heading to exchanges for that geographic region. Instead, 
     resources under this heading shall be allocated to ensure 
     that the total funding available from all sources for 
     exchange programs does not include geographical inequalities 
     that do not correspond with worldwide policy priorities. The 
     conferees direct the Department to submit a report to the 
     Committees by January 15, 2002, displaying the allocation of 
     total fiscal year 2002 funding from all sources, and total 
     funding under this heading, by geographical region. The 
     report should also include a similar display of fiscal year 
     2001 actual funding allocations.
       The conference agreement includes $250,000 for the Muskie 
     Fellowships for graduate student exchanges with states of the 
     former Soviet Union. The conferees expect that approximately 
     $20,000,000 will be made available from other sources in 
     fiscal year 2002 for such exchanges. Within the total amounts 
     made available for such exchanges the conferees urge the 
     Department to place the highest priority on students 
     conducting research or undertaking language training related 
     to the Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and 
     Uzbekistan.
       The conferees agree that the Department, in cooperation 
     with other relevant Federal agencies, should give higher 
     priority to international education and should coordinate 
     efforts to promote exchange programs and U.S. higher 
     education abroad.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange 
     Program, the Working Group on International Exchanges and 
     Training, and increased competition in grant programs. The 
     conference agreement also includes language in the Senate 
     report on overseas educational advising.
       The conferees are aware of the economic and cultural 
     exchange program, as well as the proposed ``sister state'' 
     relationship being developed between the City of Lake 
     Charles, Louisiana and the Tver Region of Russia. The 
     conferees support these efforts and encourage the Department 
     to consider supporting the program.


                       REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

       The conference agreement includes $6,485,000 for 
     Representation Allowances as proposed in the House bill, 
     instead of $9,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.


              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

       The conference agreement includes $9,400,000 for Protection 
     of Foreign Missions and Officials as proposed in the House 
     bill, instead of $10,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     The direction included in the House and Senate reports 
     regarding the review of reimbursement claims is adopted by 
     reference.


            EMBASSY SECURITY, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE

       The conference agreement includes $1,273,960,000 for this 
     account, instead of $1,285,960,000 as proposed in the House 
     bill and $1,066,951,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       Worldwide Security Upgrades.--The conference agreement 
     includes $815,960,000 for the costs of worldwide security 
     upgrades, including $136,680,000 for continuation of the 
     perimeter security program and $665,000,000 for capital 
     security projects.
       The conferees agree that the amount for capital security 
     projects does not include requirements associated with the 
     construction of U.S. Agency for International Development 
     facilities. Instead, the conferees direct the Department to 
     allocate the entire amount provided for capital security 
     construction to projects at posts that are determined by the 
     Department to be most in need of secure replacement 
     facilities.
       The conferees understand that the Department recently 
     realized significant savings as a result of re-evaluating the 
     budget plans for a number of ongoing and planned capital 
     security projects. The conferees expect that the resulting 
     savings will allow the Department to accomplish results under 
     this program that significantly exceed the level of activity 
     described in the budget request. The conferees commend the 
     Department, and encourage the achievement of additional 
     efficiencies that will reduce the cost and increase the pace 
     of standing up new, secure replacement embassy and consular 
     facilities.
       The conferees direct the Department to submit a spending 
     plan for worldwide security upgrades within sixty days of the 
     date of enactment of this Act through the normal 
     reprogramming process. In proposing such a spending plan, the 
     Department shall include an assessment of need, and such 
     funding as is appropriate, for security upgrades related to 
     existing housing, schools, and Marine quarters.
       Other Capital Programs.--The conference agreement includes 
     $15,000,000 to be allocated for capital projects that are not 
     based primarily on security vulnerability. The conferees 
     agree that this amount shall not be for a specific project 
     designated in the Department's budget request. The conferees 
     are aware of other non-security capital funding needs, 
     including projects that correspond with proposed post 
     openings, that may be priorities for funding under this 
     activity. The conferees expect the Department to include an 
     allocation of this funding in the spending plan described in 
     the previous paragraph.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on immediate notification of security 
     risks, administrative costs, responding to the 
     recommendations of the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel, and 
     assets management.
       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 overall spending 
     plan shall include project-level detail, and shall be 
     provided to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 
     60 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 re-baselining of a given project's cost 
     estimate, schedule, or scope of work.


           EMERGENCIES IN THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SERVICE

       The conference agreement includes $6,500,000 for 
     Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account, 
     instead of $10,000,000 as provided in the House bill and 
     $5,465,000 as provided in the Senate bill. The conferees 
     understand that an additional $3,500,000 is available from 
     prior year balances, resulting in a total fiscal year 2002 
     availability of $10,000,000 under this account. In addition, 
     the conferees understand that at least $20,750,000 for 
     terrorism rewards and publicity was made available under this 
     account in Public Law 107-38 to respond to the September 11, 
     2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.


                   REPATRIATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes a total appropriation of 
     $1,219,000 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 $17,044,000 for the 
     Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan account, as 
     provided in both the House and Senate bills. The conference 
     agreement includes, by reference, language in the House bill 
     regarding the submission of a spending plan that includes all 
     funding sources.


     PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY FUND

       The conference agreement includes $135,629,000 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 $850,000,000 for 
     Contributions to International Organizations to pay the costs 
     assessed to the United States for membership in international 
     organizations as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $1,091,348,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement includes language requiring that 
     $100,000,000 may be made available to the U.N. only pursuant 
     to a certification that it has taken no action during 
     calendar year 2001 prior to the enactment of this Act to 
     cause it to exceed the adopted budget for the biennium 2000-
     2001, as proposed in the House bill. The Senate bill did not 
     include a provision on this matter.
       The amount provided by the conference agreement is expected 
     to be sufficient to fully pay assessments to international 
     organizations. The conference agreement anticipates that the 
     Department has prepaid $15,200,000 of the fiscal year 2002 
     assessment for the U.N. regular budget, using excess fiscal 
     year 2001 funds. In addition, the Department's recalculation 
     of its fiscal year 2001 request for this account has resulted 
     in a lowering of the request by an additional $2,400,000, 
     resulting primarily from exchange rate fluctuations. The 
     conference agreement does not include requested funding for 
     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
     headquarters renovation, and anticipates additional savings 
     related to requested activities that are terminating or have 
     yet to be established.

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       In recognition of the importance of the work of the 
     International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the 
     conference agreement includes full funding for the United 
     States assessment to ICAO. This amount will include support 
     for new and expanded programs in safety and security.
       The conference agreement also includes full funding for the 
     United States assessment to the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency (IAEA). The conferees recognize the importance of the 
     role played by the IAEA in efforts to enact stronger global 
     measures to protect nuclear material and facilities against 
     potential acts of terrorism.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on international war crimes tribunals. 
     The conferees urge the Department to work with the U.N. and 
     the tribunals to establish full-time U.N. Office of Internal 
     Oversight Services positions at each of the international 
     tribunals to improve internal controls and to prevent and 
     detect fraud.
       The conference agreement also adopts, by reference, 
     language in the House report concerning withdrawal from 
     certain organizations, international organizations reform, 
     and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and directs 
     the Department to provide PAHO with its full United States 
     assessment level for fiscal year 2002.


        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       The conference agreement provides $844,139,000 for 
     Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities as 
     proposed in the House bill, instead of $773,182,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill. The conference agreement does 
     not include a rescission of $126,600,000 from this account as 
     proposed in title VII of the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement provides that of the total funding 
     provided under this heading fifteen percent shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2003, as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The House bill had no provision on the matter. The 
     conferees expect that before any excess funding is carried 
     over into fiscal year 2003 in this account, the Department 
     shall transfer the maximum allowable amount to the 
     Contributions to International Organizations account to 
     prepay the fiscal year 2003 assessment for the U.N. regular 
     budget.
       The conference agreement includes language regarding equal 
     opportunities for American suppliers and a prohibition on 
     funding for court monitoring as proposed in the House bill. 
     The Senate bill did not include provisions on these matters.
       The conferees acknowledge the progress made by the UNAMSIL 
     mission in Sierra Leone, but remain concerned about the 
     sincerity of the former combatant groups' commitments to 
     peace and a democratic process. The Committees intend to 
     closely monitor the activities of this mission, and to hold 
     the Department and the U.N. accountable for achieving the 
     goals of the current concept of operation.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on the MINURSO mission in Western Sahara, 
     U.N. peacekeeping reform, and the U.N.'s Office of Internal 
     Oversight Services.


                       international commissions

 international boundary and water commission, united states and mexico

                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $24,705,000 for Salaries 
     and Expenses of the International Boundary and Water 
     Commission (IBWC) as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $7,452,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement includes $17,199,000 under this heading for 
     operations and maintenance. These activities were funded last 
     year under the ``Construction'' account. The conference 
     report does not include language in the House report 
     concerning a certain flood warning system.


                              construction

       The conference agreement includes $5,450,000 for the 
     Construction account of the IBWC, instead of $5,520,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $24,154,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conferees urge the IBWC to continue 
     cooperative efforts to seek effective, timely and cost-
     efficient ways to increase the capacity to process excess 
     sewage flows from Mexico. The conferees note that the IBWC 
     and the Department have not yet entered into the dialogue on 
     this matter with the Republic of Mexico that is described in 
     title VIII of Public Law 106-457. The conferees direct the 
     IBWC to report to the Committees on or before March 1, 2002, 
     on proposed short-term and longer-term measures to advance a 
     resolution of this issue.


              american sections, international commissions

       The conference agreement includes $9,911,000 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, instead of 
     $10,311,000 as proposed in the House bill and $6,879,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill. The conference level includes 
     funding for second year costs of a five-year study of the 
     water regulation plan governing Lake Ontario and the St. 
     Lawrence River.


                  international fisheries commissions

       The conference agreement includes $20,480,000 for the U.S. 
     share of the expenses of the International Fisheries 
     Commissions and related activities, instead of $19,780,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $20,780,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conference agreement includes the funding 
     distribution requested in the President's budget, plus an 
     additional $700,000 for the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission, 
     including $250,000 for treating Lake Champlain with 
     lampricide and lampricide alternatives. The conferees expect 
     that future funding requirements under this account for the 
     Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission will be less than the 
     $2,300,000 provided for fiscal year 2002. The conference 
     agreement includes the full requested funding for the Inter-
     American Sea Turtle Convention Commission.

                                 Other


                     payment to the asia foundation

       The conference agreement includes $9,250,000 for the 
     Payment to the Asia Foundation account as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $8,000,000 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 2002 to be 
     used for necessary expenses of 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 2002 
     to be used for necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Program.


                            east-west center

       The conference agreement includes $14,000,000 for 
     operations of the East-West Center as proposed in the Senate 
     bill, instead of $9,400,000 as proposed in the House bill. 
     The conference agreement does not include an additional 
     earmark from the Department of State's Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs account as proposed in the Senate bill.


                    national endowment for democracy

       The conference agreement includes $33,500,000 for the 
     National Endowment for Democracy as proposed in the House 
     bill, instead of $31,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    Broadcasting Board of Governors


                 international broadcasting operations

       The conference agreement includes $428,234,000 for 
     International Broadcasting Operations, instead of 
     $453,106,000 as proposed in the House bill and $414,752,000 
     as proposed in the Senate bill. Rather than funding 
     broadcasting to Cuba under this account, as proposed in the 
     House bill, all funding for broadcasting to Cuba is included 
     under a separate account, as proposed in the Senate bill.
       The conference agreement includes full requested funding 
     for an initiative to improve and enhance Voice of America 
     (VOA) Arabic broadcasting to the Middle East, as described in 
     the House report. Combined with funding provided under Public 
     Law 107-38, the amount provided under this heading will 
     enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to fully 
     implement this initiative, including broadcasting to Sudan. 
     The BBG shall report to the Committees on Appropriations by 
     March 1, 2002, on proposed performance goals and measures for 
     this new activity.
       The conferees expect that the VOA will not air interviews 
     with any official from nations that sponsor terrorism or any 
     representative or member of terrorist organizations, or 
     otherwise afford such individuals opportunities to air 
     inaccurate, propagandistic, or inflammatory messages. The 
     conferees direct the BBG to work closely with the Department 
     of State and the National Security Council and to report to 
     the Committees on Appropriations by December 15, 2001 on the 
     procedures established to ensure this responsibility is 
     upheld.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on reprogramming of savings, and language 
     service review and research. The conference agreement also 
     includes, by reference, language in the Senate report on 
     Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcasting in Avar, Chechen 
     and Circassian.
       The conferees expect the BBG to maintain funding for VOA 
     broadcasting to Africa at least at fiscal year 2001 levels. 
     Should additional resources become available during fiscal 
     year 2002, the conferees encourage the BBG to propose 
     additional funding for VOA broadcasting to Africa through the 
     reprogramming process.


                          broadcasting to cuba

       The conference agreement includes $24,872,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for Broadcasting to Cuba under a 
     separate account as proposed in the Senate bill, instead of 
     the same amount within the total for International 
     Broadcasting Operations as proposed in the House bill.

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                   broadcasting capital improvements

       The conference agreement includes $25,900,000 for the 
     Broadcasting Capital Improvements account as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $16,900,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House report on the allocation of funds to support 
     Arabic broadcasting to the Middle East and to defeat jamming 
     of VOA and Radio Free Asia broadcasting to China, Tibet, 
     Vietnam and North Korea.

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

       Section 401.--The conference agreement includes section 
     401, as proposed in the House bill, permitting use of funds 
     for allowances, differentials, and transportation. The Senate 
     bill included a similar provision with a minor technical 
     difference.
       Sec. 402.--The conference agreement includes section 402, 
     as provided in both the House and Senate bills, dealing with 
     transfer authority.
       Sec. 403.--The conference agreement includes section 403, 
     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). Training that supports accurate and 
     responsible broadcasting is not included among the types of 
     assistance prohibited. The conferees agree that neither the 
     Department of State, nor the BBG, shall provide any 
     assistance to the PBC that could support restrictions of 
     press freedoms or the broadcasting of inaccurate, 
     inflammatory messages.
       Sec. 404.--The conference agreement includes section 404, 
     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. 405.--The conference agreement includes section 405, 
     not included in either the House or Senate bills, waiving 
     provisions of existing legislation that require 
     authorizations to be in place for the State Department and 
     the BBG prior to the expenditure of any appropriated funds.
       Sec. 406.--The conference agreement includes section 406, 
     not included in either the House or Senate bills, regarding 
     administrative costs of international educational and 
     cultural exchange programs.
       Sec. 407.--The conference agreement includes section 407, 
     not included in either the House or Senate bills, regarding 
     the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
       Sec. 408.--The conference agreement includes section 408, 
     not included in either the House or Senate bills, regarding 
     interparliamentary groups.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                       maritime security program

       The conference agreement includes $98,700,000 for the 
     Maritime Security Program as proposed in both the House and 
     Senate bills.


                        operations and training

       The conference agreement includes $89,054,000 for the 
     Maritime Administration (MARAD) Operations and Training 
     account as proposed in both the House and Senate bills. The 
     conference agreement includes language designating 
     $13,000,000 of this amount to remain available until expended 
     for capital improvements at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
     Within the total amount provided, $47,822,000 is for the 
     operation and maintenance of the U.S. Merchant Marine 
     Academy, including the $13,000,000 for capital improvements. 
     The Committee directs MARAD to submit, no later than November 
     30, 2001, and prior to the expenditure of fiscal year 2002 
     funds, a spending plan for this initiative, subject to the 
     reprogramming requirements under section 605 of this Act. The 
     Committee reminds MARAD that deviations from approved 
     spending plans are also subject to section 605 reprogramming 
     requirements.
       The conference agreement includes $7,457,000 for the State 
     Maritime Academies. Within the amount for State Maritime 
     Academies, $1,200,000 is for student incentive payments, 
     $1,200,000 is for scholarship payments, and $5,057,000 is for 
     schoolship maintenance and repair.
       The conference agreement also includes, by reference, 
     language in the House report on the State Maritime Academies 
     ``level funding initiative'', and on operating programs and 
     general administration budget and full-time equivalent 
     staffing levels. The conference agreement also includes, by 
     reference, language in the Senate report on a review of 
     foreign-owned hopper dredge vessels. The conferees agree that 
     MARAD shall submit a report to the Committees by February 3, 
     2002, on findings that result from the aforementioned review.


       The conference agreement does not include funding in a 
     separate account for disposal of obsolete ships from the 
     National Defense Reserve Fleet as proposed in the House bill. 
     However, the conferees expect MARAD to continue to explore 
     possible alternatives, work with other Federal agencies, and 
     develop plans to reduce the inventory of obsolete vessels on 
     a cost recovery basis. MARAD shall report to the Committees 
     on such plans.


          MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN (TITLE XI) PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement provides $33,000,000 in subsidy 
     appropriations for the Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program 
     instead of $30,000,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $100,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement does not include language, as proposed in the House 
     bill, placing a limitation on loan levels. However, the 
     conferees agree that during fiscal year 2002 commitments to 
     subsidize Title XI loans shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 
     absent a prior reprogramming notification under section 605 
     of this Act. The conferees adopt, by reference, language in 
     the Senate report concerning the Adminstration's budget 
     request, and language in the House report regarding quarterly 
     reporting requirements. MARAD has indicated to the Committees 
     that approximately $7,000,000 in prior year funding remains 
     available in this account, which may be used as additional 
     subsidy budget authority in fiscal year 2002.
       The conference agreement includes an additional $3,978,000 
     for administrative expenses associated with the Maritime 
     Guaranteed Loan Program as proposed in both the House and 
     Senate bills. The amount for administrative expenses may be 
     transferred to and merged with amounts under the MARAD 
     Operations and Training account.

           Administrative Provisions--Maritime Administration

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

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $489,000 for the 
     Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, 
     as proposed in both the Senate and House bills. The 
     conference agreement includes by reference Senate report 
     language regarding surveys. The conferees commend the 
     Commission for supporting the Ukrainian Heritage Project 
     outlined in its 2001 Annual Report and for its commitment to 
     assist the Ukrainian Museum-Archives with the implementation 
     of the pilot project.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $9,096,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights as 
     proposed in both the House and Senate bills.

             Commission on International Religious Freedom


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for the 
     Commission on International Religious Freedom as proposed in 
     the House bill. The Senate bill did not include funding for 
     this Commission.

                       Commission on Ocean Policy


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $3,000,000 for the 
     Commission on Ocean Policy, instead of $2,500,000 as proposed 
     in the Senate bill. The House bill did not include funding 
     for this Commission.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,499,000 for the 
     Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe as proposed 
     in the House bill, instead of $1,432,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill.

  Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,000,000 for the 
     Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic 
     of China, instead of $500,000 as proposed in both the House 
     and Senate bills.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $310,406,000 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 
     $30,000,000 for payments to State and local Fair Employment 
     Practices Agencies (FEPAs) for specific services to the 
     Commission as proposed in the House bill, instead of 
     $33,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement includes, by reference, language in the House 
     report regarding the reduction of the backlog of private 
     sector charges, alternative dispute resolution, contract 
     mediation, and utilizing the experience the FEPAs have in 
     mediation as the Commission continues its alternative dispute 
     resolution programs.

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                   Federal Communications Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes a total of $245,071,000 
     for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission (FCC), instead of $238,597,000 as provided in the 
     House bill, and $252,545,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. 
     Of the amounts provided, $218,757,000 is to be derived from 
     offsetting fee collections, as provided in both the House and 
     Senate bills, resulting in a net direct appropriation of 
     $26,314,000.
       The conference agreement does not include Senate report 
     language regarding excellence in engineering. The conferees 
     recommend that the Commission pursue a modified approach to 
     an ``Excellence in Engineering'' effort. The purpose of this 
     effort would be to reestablish the engineering preeminence of 
     the Commission, which must be more fluent in technology than 
     the entities it regulates. The conferees recommend that the 
     Commission establish a means by which colleges and 
     universities may submit proposals to advance cooperative 
     efforts towards excellence in engineering. Before any actions 
     are taken in this regard, the Commission shall submit a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations under the 
     provisions of Section 605 of this Act.
       The conferees reiterate concerns about the declining 
     standards of broadcast television and the impact of this 
     decline on America's children. The conferees expect the FCC 
     to continue in its efforts to address these concerns.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $16,458,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission, 
     instead of $15,466,000 as proposed in the House bill and 
     $17,450,000 as proposed in the Senate bill.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $155,982,000 for the 
     Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as proposed by the House, 
     instead of $156,270,000 as proposed by the Senate. This 
     amount will be offset with Hart-Scott-Rodino fee collections, 
     regardless of the year of collection, resulting in no direct 
     appropriations. The conference agreement adopts the Senate 
     bill language structure.
       The conferees believe that the FTC should continue to 
     expand its efforts in child protection and expect the 
     Commission to engage in the three initiatives described in 
     the Senate report in fiscal year 2002: consumer research and 
     workshops, an underage shopper-retail compliance survey, and 
     marketing and data collection. In addition, the conferees 
     expect the FTC to continue its efforts with monitoring the 
     Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
       The conferees are concerned about children gambling through 
     the Internet. The FTC is directed to monitor online gambling 
     sites to determine if these sites are being marketed to 
     children and if proper procedures are in place to prevent 
     participation in gambling activities by persons too young to 
     gamble. The FTC should prepare materials to educate parents 
     about online gambling and its availability to children, and 
     keep the Committees on Appropriations apprised of its efforts 
     in this area.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

       The conference agreement includes $329,300,000 for the 
     payment to the Legal Services Corporation, as proposed by the 
     House and Senate.


         Administrative Provisions--Legal Services Corporation

       The conference agreement includes language to continue the 
     terms and conditions included under this section in previous 
     Appropriations Acts. The conference agreement includes House 
     language regarding a legal correction to the provisions.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,957,000 for the 
     salaries and expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission, as 
     proposed in the Senate bill, instead of $1,732,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill. Senate report language regarding 
     a workshop is included by reference.

           National Veterans Business Development Corporation

       The conference agreement includes $4,000,000 for the 
     Corporation, as proposed in both the House and Senate bills.

                       Pacific Charter Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $1,500,000 for the 
     Pacific Charter Commission, instead of $2,500,000 as proposed 
     in the House bill. The Senate bill did not include funding 
     for the Commission.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $437,900,000 for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as proposed in the 
     House bill, instead of $514,047,000 as proposed in the Senate 
     bill. The conference agreement appropriates $109,500,000 from 
     fees collected in previous fiscal years, and $328,400,000 
     from fees to be collected in fiscal year 2002.
       The conference agreement includes language to allow certain 
     offsetting collections to continue to be credited to this 
     account, as proposed in the Senate bill. The conference 
     agreement also includes new language regarding fiscal year 
     2003 offsetting collections.
       Any offsetting fee collections in fiscal year 2002 in 
     excess of $328,400,000 will remain available for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission in future years through 
     the regular appropriations process.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the Senate report on Internet fraud and the Office of 
     Economic Analysis, and language in the House report 
     commending recent SEC actions to increase enforcement of 
     disclosure rules.

                     Small Business Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of 
     $308,476,000 for the Small Business Administration (SBA) 
     Salaries and Expenses account, instead of $310,581,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $333,233,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate bill.
       Operating Expenses.--The conference agreement provides a 
     total of $161,482,000 for SBA's regular operating expenses 
     under this account. In addition, a total of $138,854,000 may 
     be transferred to and merged with this account for indirect 
     operating costs from the Business Loans and Disaster Loans 
     program accounts. The conferees also agree that the SBA will 
     have an additional $3,000,000 in fee receipts available for 
     operating expenses. This will result in a total availability 
     of $303,336,000 for the operating expenses of the SBA, an 
     increase of $6,800,000 above the comparable fiscal year 2001 
     amount.
       Relationship with Budget Office.--The conferees expect that 
     Committee inquiries and requests for information and 
     assistance will continue to be coordinated primarily through 
     SBA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer, as is consistent 
     with Committee relationships with the various departments and 
     agencies covered under this Act. The workload generated in 
     the budget process is large and growing, and therefore, a 
     positive, responsive relationship, such as the one that 
     exists between the Committees and the Office of the Chief 
     Financial Officer, is absolutely essential to the 
     appropriations process.
       Systems Modernization.--The conference agreement does not 
     include any new funding for systems modernization and 
     workforce transformation. Systems modernization expenditures 
     during fiscal year 2002 from funds provided in previous 
     fiscal years shall be subject to the submission of project 
     spending plans through the reprogramming process in 
     accordance with section 605 of this Act. In early 2001, the 
     SBA revised the scope of the loan monitoring system (LMS) 
     project to focus it on lender oversight and risk management. 
     The conferees direct the SBA to develop a project plan that 
     will provide a basis for future funding and oversight of 
     project activities. The project plan should include: a 
     statement of the objectives and scope of the revised LMS 
     project; the relationship of each business process to mission 
     objectives and performance goals; project management 
     organization information; and a schedule of major project 
     activities, each with a description of accountable officials, 
     resource requirements, deliverables, costs to completion, and 
     target completion dates. The project plan should be updated 
     quarterly and made available to the Committees.
       The conferees remain skeptical that the SBA can 
     productively use all the funding obligated to FEDSIM for the 
     loan monitoring system in fiscal year 2002. As an 
     alternative, the conferees expect the SBA to use part of the 
     available systems modernization funding to implement phase II 
     of the joint accounting and administrative system project 
     where the spending would bring about meaningful and more 
     immediate efficiencies to the operation of the SBA.
       Non-Credit Programs.--The conference agreement includes the 
     following amounts for non-credit programs. No funding shall 
     be allocated for programs not listed:

Small Business Development Centers..........................$88,000,000
7(j) Technical Assistance.....................................3,600,000
Microloan Technical Assistance...............................17,500,000
SCORE.........................................................5,000,000
Business Information Centers....................................500,000
Women's Business Centers.....................................12,000,000
Survey of Women-Owned Businesses................................694,000
National Women's Business Council...............................750,000
US Export Assistance Centers..................................3,100,000
Advocacy Research.............................................1,100,000
SBIR Federal and State Partnerships...........................3,000,000
SBIR Technical Assistance.......................................500,000
Drug-free Workplace Grants....................................3,000,000
PRIME.........................................................5,000,000
Veterans Outreach...............................................750,000
BusinessLINC..................................................2,000,000
Regulatory Fairness Boards......................................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................146,994,000


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       Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).--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 Environmental Compliance 
     Project, as directed in the House report. In addition, the 
     conference agreement includes language, as proposed in the 
     Senate bill, making funds for the SBDC program available for 
     two years. The conference agreement does not include language 
     proposed in the Senate bill earmarking funds for a certain 
     grant program.
       The conference agreement adopts language included in the 
     House report directing the SBA to fully fund LowDoc 
     Processing Centers, to continue activities assisting small 
     businesses to adapt to a paperless procurement environment, 
     and to improve the credibility of budget requests. The 
     conference agreement also adopts language in the Senate 
     report regarding the submission of a plan for the collocation 
     of SBA assistance centers.


                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

       The conference agreement provides $11,464,000 for the SBA 
     Office of Inspector General, instead of $11,927,000 as 
     proposed in the House bill and $11,000,000 as proposed in the 
     Senate bill. The conference agreement does not include 
     language in the Senate report on OIG activities.
       An additional $500,000 has been provided under the 
     administrative expenses of the Disaster Loans program account 
     to be made available to the Office of Inspector General for 
     work associated with oversight of the Disaster Loans program.


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes $208,860,000 under the 
     SBA Business Loans program account, instead of $217,500,000 
     as proposed in the House bill and $224,360,000 as proposed in 
     the Senate-reported amendment.
       The conference agreement includes $1,860,000 for the costs 
     of direct loans as proposed in the Senate bill, instead of 
     $1,500,000 as proposed in the House bill. This amount will 
     support an estimated fiscal year 2002 program level of over 
     $27,000,000.
       7(a) General Business Loans.--The conference agreement 
     provides $78,000,000 in subsidy appropriations for the 7(a) 
     general business guaranteed loan program, instead of 
     $87,000,000 as proposed in the House bill and $93,500,000 as 
     proposed in the Senate bill. When combined with an estimated 
     $22,000,000 in available carryover balances and recoveries, 
     this amount will subsidize an estimated fiscal year 2002 
     program level of up to $9,435,000,000, assuming a subsidy 
     rate of 1.07%. In addition, the conference agreement includes 
     a provision, as proposed in both the House and Senate bills, 
     requiring the SBA to notify the Committees in accordance with 
     section 605 of this Act prior to providing a total program 
     level greater than $10,000,000,000.
       The conference agreement includes required language placing 
     program level limitations on the 504 CDC and the SBIC 
     programs instead of similar language in both the House and 
     Senate reports.
       The conferees are concerned that the Administration's 
     prevailing subsidy rate model uses assumptions that do not 
     reflect recent program performance of either the 7(a) program 
     or the 504 program, resulting in the possibility that 
     borrowers and lenders pay higher than necessary fees to 
     participate in the programs. The conferees direct the SBA to 
     work with OMB to develop a new methodology that more 
     accurately calculates the default rates for these programs 
     while efforts are underway to shift to a full econometric 
     analysis model, and to submit a progress report to the 
     Committees by January 15, 2002. The conferees further expect 
     that the results of this new methodology will be reflected in 
     a reduced appropriations requirement for the 7(a) program in 
     the SBA's fiscal year 2003 budget request.
       In addition, the conference agreement includes $129,000,000 
     for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and 
     guaranteed loan programs as proposed in both the House and 
     Senate bills, and makes such funds available to be 
     transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries 
     and Expenses.


                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The conference agreement includes a total of $209,714,000 
     for this account, of which $87,360,000 is for the subsidy 
     costs for disaster loans and $122,354,000 is for 
     administrative expenses associated with the disaster loans 
     program. The House bill proposed $84,510,000 for loans and 
     $120,354,000 for administrative expenses. The Senate bill 
     provided $79,510,000 for loans and $125,354,000 for 
     administrative expenses.
       For disaster loans, the conference agreement assumes that 
     the $87,360,000 subsidy appropriation, when combined with 
     $30,000,000 in carryover balances and recoveries, will 
     provide a total disaster loan program level of $800,000,000.
       The conference agreement includes language, as proposed in 
     both the House and Senate bills, designating amounts for 
     direct and indirect administrative expenses, and allowing 
     appropriations for indirect administrative costs to be 
     transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries 
     and Expenses under certain conditions. The conference 
     agreement includes $112,000,000 for direct administrative 
     expenses, and $9,854,000 for indirect administrative 
     expenses. The amount provided for direct administrative 
     expenses, when combined with an estimated $3,000,000 in 
     carryover balances, will provide a total of $115,000,000 for 
     this activity.
       The conference agreement includes a provision that any 
     amount in excess of $9,854,000 to be transferred to Salaries 
     and Expenses from the Disaster Loans Program account for 
     indirect administrative expenses shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act. In 
     addition, 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 both the House and Senate bills.

                        State Justice Institute


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement provides $3,000,000 for the State 
     Justice Institute, instead of $6,835,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $6,225,000 as proposed by the Senate. These funds 
     are available for fiscal year 2002 only. The conferees do not 
     recommend continued Federal support for the Institute beyond 
     fiscal year 2002. The termination of funding for this program 
     does not necessarily mean the dissolution of the Institute. 
     The conferees encourage the Institute to solicit private 
     donations and resources from State and local agencies.

              United States--Canada Alaska Rail Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for a new 
     commission to explore the feasibility of connecting 
     continental railway systems to the Alaska railway, instead of 
     $4,000,000 as proposed in the Senate bill. The House bill did 
     not include funding for this commission.

                      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, 
     as proposed in the House bill, providing that should any 
     provision of the Act be held to be invalid, the remainder of 
     the Act would not be affected. The Senate bill did not 
     include this provision, which has been carried in previous 
     years.
       Sec. 605.--The conference agreement includes section 605, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, establishing 
     the policy by which funding available to the agencies funded 
     under this Act may be reprogrammed for other purposes.
       Sec. 606.--The conference agreement includes section 606, 
     identical to the House bill and section 607 in the Senate 
     bill, regarding the construction, repair or modification of 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessels in 
     overseas shipyards.
       Sec. 607.--The conference agreement includes section 607, 
     as proposed in the House bill, regarding the purchase of 
     American-made products. The Senate bill did not include this 
     provision, which has been carried in previous years.
       Sec. 608.--The conference agreement includes section 608, 
     as proposed in the House bill, 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. The Senate 
     bill included a similar provision as section 609 with a minor 
     technical difference.
       Sec. 609.--The conference agreement includes section 609, 
     as proposed in the House bill, 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. The Senate 
     bill included a similar provision as section 610 with a minor 
     technical difference.
       Sec. 610.--The conference agreement includes section 610, 
     identical to the House bill

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     and section 611 in the Senate bill, that prohibits use of 
     funds to expand the 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.
       Sec. 611.--The conference agreement includes section 611, 
     proposed as section 612 in the Senate bill, which permanently 
     prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to provide certain amenities for Federal prisoners. 
     The House bill included a similar provision as section 611, 
     but did not propose to make the prohibition permanent or 
     apply the prohibition to non-appropriated funds.
       Sec. 612.--The conference agreement includes section 612, 
     modified from language proposed as section 604 in the Senate 
     bill, regarding a restructuring of the Department of Justice 
     to combat terrorism. The House bill did not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 613.--The conference agreement includes section 613, 
     identical in both the House and Senate bills, 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.
       Sec. 614.--The conference agreement includes section 614, 
     modified from similar language proposed in both the House and 
     Senate bills, which permanently prohibits funds appropriated 
     or otherwise 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. 615.--The conference agreement includes section 615, 
     as proposed in the House bill, 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. The Senate bill did not include 
     a similar provision.
       Sec. 616.--The conference agreement includes section 616, 
     as proposed 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. 617.--The conference agreement includes section 617, 
     as proposed in the House 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 removes the name ``Claudy Myrthil'' 
     from the list of victims, and extends the exemption and 
     reporting requirements from last year's provision. The Senate 
     bill included a similar provision on this matter, but did not 
     remove the name ``Claudy Myrthil'' from the list of victims.
       Sec. 618.--The conference agreement includes section 618, 
     identical in both bills but proposed as section 616 in the 
     Senate bill, 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.
       Sec. 619.--The conference agreement includes section 619, 
     modified from language proposed in the House bill and as 
     section 617 in the Senate bill, which delays obligation of 
     any receipts deposited or available in the Crime Victims Fund 
     in excess of $550,000,000 until the following fiscal year. 
     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. The conference agreement waives 
     this limitation with regard to funding made available by 
     Public Law 107-38.
       Sec. 620.--The conference agreement includes section 620, 
     as proposed 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. 621.--The conference agreement includes section 621, 
     modified from language proposed in the House bill and section 
     618 in the Senate bill, which prohibits the use of funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Departments 
     of State and Justice to process visas for citizens of 
     countries that the Attorney General has determined deny or 
     delay accepting the return of deported citizens.
       Sec. 622.--The conference agreement includes section 622, 
     identical in both bills but proposed as section 619 in the 
     Senate bill, which prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
     funds to transport a maximum or high security prisoner to any 
     facility other than a facility certified by the Bureau of 
     Prisons as appropriately secure to house such a prisoner.
       Sec. 623.--The conference agreement includes section 623, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 621, waiving a 
     subsection of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act as it pertains to funds made available 
     pursuant to that section in the fiscal year 2000 Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act. The House bill did not contain a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 624.--The conference agreement includes section 624, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 622, that amends 
     existing law to extend the authority of the States of 
     Washington, Oregon, and California to adopt and enforce State 
     laws and regulations governing fishing and processing in the 
     exclusive economic zone adjacent to that State in any 
     Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) fishery for which there is 
     no fishery management plan in effect under of the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
     provision extends the sunset of this authority to September 
     30, 2006. The provision also requires a biennial report on 
     the health of the fishery from the Pacific State Marine 
     Fisheries Commission. The House bill did not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 625.--The conference agreement includes section 625, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 608, which makes 
     permanent a provision that prohibits the use of funds to 
     increase the salary of a Federal judge or Justice of the 
     Supreme Court, except as may be specifically authorized by 
     Act of Congress. The House bill did not include a provision 
     on this matter.
       Sec. 626.--The conference agreement includes section 626, 
     modified from language proposed as section 629 in the Senate 
     bill, addressing the issue of compensation for victims of 
     international terrorism. This provision requires the 
     Administration to fulfill its commitment to the Congress to 
     develop a comprehensive federal response under which 
     individualized awards of compensation would be made available 
     to a U.S. national who is physically injured or killed as a 
     result of an act of international terrorism or to the 
     relatives of deceased United States victims of terrorism. 
     Objections from all quarters have been repeatedly raised 
     against the current ad hoc approach to compensation for 
     victims of international terrorism. Objections and concerns, 
     however, will no longer suffice. It is imperative that the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Departments of 
     Justice and Treasury and other relevant agencies, develop a 
     legislative proposal that will provide fair and prompt 
     compensation to all U.S. victims of international terrorism. 
     A compensation system already is in place for the victims of 
     the September 11 terrorist attacks; a similar system should 
     be available to victims of international terrorism. Any 
     legislative proposal shall provide for compensation for U.S. 
     victims of prior acts of international terrorism, including 
     those with hostage claims against foreign states. Subsection 
     (c) quashes the State Department's motion to vacate the 
     judgment obtained by plaintiffs in Case Number 
     1:00CV03110(ESG) in the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia. Consistent with current law, subsection 
     (c) does not require the United States Government to make any 
     payments to satisfy the judgment. The House bill did not 
     contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 627.--The conference agreement includes section 627, 
     proposed as section 628 in the Senate bill, prohibiting the 
     use of funds by Federal prisons for cable television 
     services, videocassettes, videocassette recorders, or other 
     audiovisual or electronic equipment used primarily for 
     recreational purposes. The House bill did not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       Sec. 628.--The conference agreement includes section 628, 
     modified from language proposed as section 630 in the Senate 
     bill, amending the Communications Satellite Act. The House 
     bill did not contain a provision on this matter.
       Sec. 629.--The conference agreement includes section 629, 
     not included in the House or Senate bills, providing 
     additional amounts for the Small Business Administration, 
     Salaries and Expenses account for a number of small business 
     initiatives.
       Sec. 630.--The conference agreement includes section 630, 
     proposed in the Senate bill as section 624, prohibiting the 
     use of funds for cooperation with, or assistance or other 
     support to, the International Criminal Court or the 
     Preparatory Commission. The House bill does not include a 
     provision on this matter.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     in both the House and Senate bills regarding civil actions 
     against Japanese corporations for compensation in which the 
     plaintiff alleges that, as an American prisoner of war during 
     World War II, he or she was used as slave or forced labor. 
     The conferees understand that the Administration strongly 
     opposes this language, and is concerned that the inclusion of 
     such language in the Act would be detrimental to the ongoing 
     effort to enlist multilateral support for the campaign 
     against terrorism. The conferees strongly agree that the 
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     suffering and injury of our former prisoners of war deserve 
     further recognition, and acknowledge the need for such 
     additional consideration.
       The conference agreement includes, by reference, language 
     in the House Report under the heading ``Full Compliance with 
     Telework Directive''. The conferees expect the Judiciary, and 
     all departments and agencies funded under this Act, to be in 
     full compliance with the timetable established in Public Law 
     106-346 for the implementation of telework policies.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                            Legal Activities


                         assets forfeiture fund

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $40,000,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. No 
     rescission was proposed under this account in the House or 
     the Senate bills.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                        Departmental Management


         emergency oil and gas guaranteed loan program account

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $5,200,000 from unobligated balances under this heading, 
     instead of $115,000,000 as proposed in the House bill. The 
     Senate bill did not include a rescission from this account.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Maritime Administration


                           ship construction

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $4,400,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. No 
     rescission was proposed under this account in the House or 
     Senate bills.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $50,000,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. No 
     rescission was proposed under this account in the House or 
     Senate bills.

                     Small Business Administration


                     business loans program account

                              (rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $5,500,000 from unobligated balances under this heading. No 
     rescission was proposed under this account in the House or 
     Senate bills.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2002 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2001 amount, the 2002 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2002 
     follow:

                       (In thousands of dollars)

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001.......$39,691,832
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year40,807,220
House bill, fiscal year 2002.................................41,456,015
Senate bill, fiscal year 2002................................41,528,131
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2002.......................41,635,178
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001......+1,943,346
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year+827,958
  House bill, fiscal year 2002.................................+179,163
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2002................................+107,047

     Frank R. Wolf,
     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Ralph Regula,
     Tom Latham,
     Dan Miller,
     David Vitter,
     Bill Young,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Alan B. Mollohan,
     Lucille Roybal-Allard,
     Robert E. Cramer, Jr.,
     Patrick J. Kennedy,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

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

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