[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Pages 26792-26816]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3208. Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself, Mr. Smith, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. 
Feingold, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Dorgan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIVE AMERICAN METHAMPHETAMINE ENFORCEMENT AND 
                   TREATMENT ACT OF 2007.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Native 
     American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 
     2007''.
       (b) Native American Participation in Methamphetamine 
     Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2996(a) of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 
     2704)'' after ``to assist States''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and local'' and 
     inserting ``, territorial, Tribal, and local'';

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       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, territories, and 
     Indian tribes'' after ``make grants to States''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``, Tribal,'' after 
     ``support State''.
       (2) Grant programs for drug endangered children.--Section 
     755(a) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act 
     of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc-2(a)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 2704 of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3797d))'' after ``make grants to States''.
       (3) Grant programs to address methamphetamine use by 
     pregnant and parenting women offenders.--Section 756 of the 
     USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 3797cc-3) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, territorial, or 
     Tribal'' after ``State'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--

       (I) by inserting ``, territorial, or Tribal'' after 
     ``State''; and
       (II) by striking ``and/or'' and inserting ``or'';

       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by inserting ``, territory, Indian tribe,'' after 
     ``agency of the State''; and
       (II) by inserting ``, territory, Indian tribe,'' after 
     ``criminal laws of that State''; and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 2704 of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797d).''; 
     and
       (C) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Indian Tribes'' and 
     inserting ``Indian tribes''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4)--

       (I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

       (aa) by striking ``State's''; and
       (bb) by striking ``and/or'' and inserting ``or'';

       (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``State'';
       (III) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, Indian 
     tribes,'' after ``involved counties''; and
       (IV) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, Tribal'' after 
     ``Federal, State''.

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  SA 3209. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 97, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       Sec. 528.  Section 504(a)(11)(E) of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 
     (Public Law 104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-55) is amended by 
     inserting before ``an alien'' the following: ``a nonimmigrant 
     worker admitted to, or permitted to remain in, the United 
     States under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)) for 
     forestry labor or''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3210. Mr. BINGAMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 26, after line 24, add the following:

     SEC. 114. INTANGIBLE ASSETS INVESTMENT STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of 
     Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Council of the National Academy of 
     Sciences to conduct a study, which shall--
       (1) recommend steps to improve the measurement of 
     intangible assets and their incorporation in the National 
     Income and Product Accounts;
       (2) identify and estimate the size of the Federal 
     Government's investment in intangible assets;
       (3) survey other countries' efforts to measure and promote 
     investments in intangible assets; and
       (4) recommend policies to accelerate private and public 
     investment in the types of intangible assets most likely to 
     contribute to economic growth.
       (b) Completion.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
     complete the study described in subsection (a) not later than 
     18 months after the date on which the agreement described in 
     subsection (a) was signed.
       (c) Funding.--From the funds appropriated for economic and 
     statistical analysis under this title, the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall set aside sufficient amounts to complete the 
     study described in subsection (a).
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  SA 3211. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself and Mr. Shelby) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for 
     dependent members of immediate families of employees 
     stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; 
     travel and transportation of employees of the United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, 
     without regard to 49 U.S.C. 40118; employment of Americans 
     and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad 
     for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of 
     alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction 
     of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use 
     abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in 
     the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise 
     in foreign countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official 
     representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
     vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
     vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
     rental of tie lines, $425,431,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009, of which $8,000,000 is to be derived from 
     fees to be retained and used by the International Trade 
     Administration, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided, 
     That $49,564,000 shall be for Manufacturing and Services; 
     $44,960,000 shall be for Market Access and Compliance; 
     $66,601,000 shall be for the Import Administration; 
     $229,702,000 shall be for the United States and Foreign 
     Commercial Service; and $26,604,000 shall be for Executive 
     Direction and Administration: Provided further, That the 
     provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of 
     section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
     apply in carrying out these activities without regard to 
     section 5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 
     1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this Act, 
     contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational 
     and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for 
     assessments for services provided as part of these 
     activities: Provided further, That the International Trade 
     Administration shall be exempt from the requirements of 
     Circular A-25 (or any successor administrative regulation or 
     policy) issued by the Office of Management and Budget: 
     Provided further, That negotiations shall be conducted within 
     the World Trade Organization to recognize the right of 
     members to distribute monies collected from antidumping and 
     countervailing duties: Provided further, That negotiations 
     shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization 
     consistent with the negotiating objectives contained in the 
     Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security

                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment 
     of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first 
     paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 
     22 U.S.C. 401(b); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
     for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use 
     with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase 
     without regard to any price limitation otherwise established 
     by law, $78,776,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which $14,767,000 shall be for inspections and other 
     activities related to national security: Provided, That the 
     provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of 
     section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall 
     apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further, 
     That payments and contributions collected and accepted for 
     materials or services provided as part of such activities may 
     be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, 
     and for providing information to the public with respect to 
     the export administration and national security activities of 
     the Department of Commerce and other export control programs 
     of the United States and other governments.

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                  Economic Development Administration

                economic development assistance programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and 
     for trade adjustment assistance, $250,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $32,800,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 
     1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency

                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $30,200,000.

                Economic and Information Infrastructure

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $85,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2009.

                          Bureau of the Census

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $226,238,000.

                     periodic censuses and programs

       For expenses to collect and publish statistics for periodic 
     censuses and programs provided for by law, $1,020,406,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2009.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     (NTIA), $18,581,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs 
     incurred in spectrum management, analysis, and operations, 
     and related services and such fees shall be retained and used 
     as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum 
     services, to remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to 
     retain and use as offsetting collections all funds 
     transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government 
     agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications 
     research, engineering, and related activities by the 
     Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in 
     furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, 
     and such funds received from other Government agencies shall 
     remain available until expended.

    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

       For the administration of grants authorized by section 392 
     of the Communications Act of 1934, $20,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 shall be available for program administration as 
     authorized by section 391 of the Act: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 391 of the Act, the 
     prior year unobligated balances may be made available for 
     grants for projects for which applications have been 
     submitted and approved during any fiscal year.


                    TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM

       For grants authorized by sections 391 and 392 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as amended, $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
     provided under this heading shall be for competitive grants 
     for the construction of broadband services.

               United States Patent and Trademark Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
     Trademark Office provided for by law, including defense of 
     suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office, $1,915,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the sum herein 
     appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as 
     offsetting collections assessed and collected pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376 are received during 
     fiscal year 2008, so as to result in a fiscal year 2008 
     appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 2008, should the total 
     amount of offsetting fee collections be less than 
     $1,915,500,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: 
     Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
     $1,915,500,000 in fiscal year 2008, in an amount up to 
     $100,000,000, shall remain available until expended: Provided 
     further, That not less than 1,020 full-time equivalents, 
     1,082 positions and $214,150,000 shall be for the examination 
     of trademark applications; and not less than 8,522 full-time 
     equivalents, 9,000 positions and $1,701,402,000 shall be for 
     the examination and searching of patent applications: 
     Provided further, That not less than $18,000,000 shall be for 
     training of personnel: Provided further, That any deviation 
     from the full-time equivalent, position, and funding 
     designations set forth in the preceding provisos shall be 
     subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this 
     Act: Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, not 
     to exceed $5,000 shall be made available in fiscal year 2008 
     for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
     further, That notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, 
     United States Code, no employee of the United States Patent 
     and Trademark Office may accept payment or reimbursement from 
     a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related 
     expenses for the purpose of enabling an employee to attend 
     and participate in a convention, conference, or meeting when 
     the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or 
     corporation subject to regulation by the Office, or 
     represents a person or corporation subject to regulation by 
     the Office, unless the person or corporation is an 
     organization exempt from taxation pursuant to section 
     501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Provided 
     further, That in fiscal year 2008, from the amounts made 
     available for ``Salaries and Expenses'' for the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the amounts necessary to 
     pay: (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay 
     contributed by the PTO and employees under section 8334(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage 
     (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) of basic pay, 
     of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that 
     title; and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded 
     accruing costs, as determined by the Office of Personnel 
     Management, of post-retirement life insurance and post-
     retirement health benefits coverage for all PTO employees, 
     shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, the Employees Life Insurance Fund, and the 
     Employees Health Benefits Fund, as appropriate, and shall be 
     available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: 
     Provided further, That sections 801, 802, and 803 of Division 
     B, Public Law 108-447 shall remain in effect during fiscal 
     year 2008: Provided further, That the Director may reduce 
     patent filing fees payable in 2008 for documents filed 
     electronically consistent with Federal regulation.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $502,117,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $12,500,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund'': Provided, That 
     not to exceed $7,500 shall be for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses of the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology, $110,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.
       In addition, for necessary expenses of the Advanced 
     Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be for Institutional 
     Support: Provided, That no single applicant awards shall be 
     made to companies with revenues greater than $1,000,000,000: 
     Provided further, That funds shall not support Standards 
     Development pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 278n(h).

                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and 
     maintenance of existing facilities, including agency 
     recreational and welfare facilities, not otherwise provided 
     for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as 
     authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278c-278e, $150,900,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials 
     that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the 
     Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget 
     of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology construction project having a total 
     multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and 
     simultaneously the budget justification materials shall 
     include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each 
     such project for each of the five subsequent fiscal years: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, of the amount made available for construction of 
     research facilities, $8,000,000 shall be for the University 
     of Mississippi Medical Center Biotechnology Research Park; 
     $8,000,000 shall be for the Mississippi State University 
     Research, Technology and Economic Development Park; 
     $2,000,000 shall be for the University of Southern 
     Mississippi Innovation and Commercialization Park 
     Infrastructure and Building Construction and Equipage;

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     $5,000,000 shall be for the Alabama State University Life 
     Sciences Building; and $30,000,000 shall be for laboratory 
     and research space at the University of South Alabama 
     Engineering and Science Center.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

                  operations, research, and facilities


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
     vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
     organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
     pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of 
     facilities, $3,036,888,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2008, except for funds provided for cooperative 
     enforcement, which shall remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That fees and donations received by the 
     National Ocean Service for the management of national marine 
     sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and 
     expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in addition, $3,000,000 
     shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Coastal 
     Zone Management'' and in addition $77,000,000 shall be 
     derived by transfer from the fund entitled ``Promote and 
     Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American 
     Fisheries'': Provided further, That of the $3,121,888,000 
     provided for in direct obligations under this heading 
     $3,036,888,000 is appropriated from the general fund, 
     $80,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $5,000,000 is 
     derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided 
     further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
     $250,000 is made available until expended subject to 
     procedures set forth in section 209 of Public Law 108-447: 
     Provided further, That no general administrative charge shall 
     be applied against an assigned activity included in this Act 
     or the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That 
     the total amount available for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative 
     support costs shall not exceed $209,179,000: Provided 
     further, That payments of funds made available under this 
     heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital Fund 
     including Department of Commerce General Counsel legal 
     services shall not exceed $34,425,000: Provided further, That 
     any deviation from the amounts designated for specific 
     activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in 
     previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
     in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That grants to 
     States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed 
     $2,000,000, unless funds provided for ``Coastal Zone 
     Management Grants'' exceed funds provided in the previous 
     fiscal year: Provided further, That if funds provided for 
     ``Coastal Zone Management Grants'' exceed funds provided in 
     the previous fiscal year, then no State shall receive more 
     than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of the additional 
     funds: Provided further, That for fiscal year 2008 and 
     hereafter the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration may engage in formal and informal 
     education activities, including primary and secondary 
     education, related to the agency's mission goals: Provided 
     further, That in accordance with section 215 of Public Law 
     107-372 the number of officers in the NOAA Commissioned 
     Officer Corps shall increase to 321: Provided further, That 
     for fiscal year 2009 and hereafter the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration shall submit its budget request to 
     Congress concurrently with its submission to the Office of 
     Management and Budget: Provided further, That of the funds 
     provided, $15,000,000 is provided for the alleviation of 
     economic impacts associated Framework 42 on the Massachusetts 
     groundfish fishery.
       In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the 
     Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
     Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired 
     personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical 
     Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.

               procurement, acquisition and construction

       For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital 
     assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     $1,089,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009, 
     except funds provided for construction of facilities which 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
     amounts provided for the National Polar-orbiting Operational 
     Environmental Satellite System, funds shall only be made 
     available on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis with funds 
     provided for the same purpose by the Department of Defense: 
     Provided further, That except to the extent expressly 
     prohibited by any other law, the Department of Defense may 
     delegate procurement functions related to the National Polar-
     orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System to 
     officials of the Department of Commerce pursuant to section 
     2311 of title 10, United States Code: Provided further, That 
     any deviation from the amounts designated for specific 
     activities in the report accompanying this Act, or any use of 
     deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in 
     previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
     in section 505 of this Act.

                    pacific coastal salmon recovery

       For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
     Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000.

                      coastal zone management fund


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), not to exceed 
     $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the ``Operations, 
     Research, and Facilities'' account to offset the costs of 
     implementing such Act.

                   fisheries finance program account

       Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, during fiscal year 2008, obligations of direct loans 
     may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans 
     as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.

                                 Other

                        Departmental Management

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the departmental management of 
     the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
     to exceed $5,000 for official entertainment, $53,193,000.


                   HCHB RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

       For expenses necessary for the renovation and modernization 
     of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $5,100,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $23,426,000.


  NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ENFORCEMENT COORDINATION COUNCIL

       For necessary expenses of the National Intellectual 
     Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council to coordinate 
     domestic and international intellectual property protection 
     and law enforcement relating to intellectual property among 
     Federal and foreign entities, $1,000,000.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that 
     such payments are in the public interest.
       Sec. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify 
     the Senate Committee on Appropriations at least 15 days in 
     advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset 
     (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically 
     provided for in this or any other Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: 
     Provided further, That for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration this section shall provide for 
     transfers among appropriations made only to the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and such 
     appropriations may not be transferred and reprogrammed to 
     other Department of Commerce bureaus and appropriation 
     accounts.
       Sec. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
     loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
     the total budgetary resources available to such department or 
     agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
     between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry 
     out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
     included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use of 
     funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

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       Sec. 105. Extension of Guarantee Authority. (a) In 
     General.--Section 101(k) of the Emergency Steel Loan 
     Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended by 
     striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2009''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     section 101(b) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 
     1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) are each amended by striking ``in 
     1998'' and inserting ``since 1998''.
       (c) Definition of Qualified Steel Company.--Subparagraph 
     (C) of section 101(c)(3) of the Emergency Steel Loan 
     Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended by 
     striking ``, in 1998'' and inserting ``in 1998, and 
     thereafter,''.
       (d) Salaries and Administrative Expenses.--The Emergency 
     Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 1841 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 103. SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       ``(a) In addition to funds made available under section 
     101(j) of the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Act of 1999 (15 
     U.S.C. 1841 note), up to $1,000,000 in funds made available 
     under section 101(f) of such Act may be used for salaries and 
     administrative expenses to administer the Emergency Steel 
     Loan Guarantee Program.
       ``(b) Funds made available for salaries and administrative 
     expenses to administer the Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee 
     Program shall remain available until expended.''.
       Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to register, 
     issue, transfer, or enforce any trademark of the phrase 
     ``Last Best Place''.
       Sec. 107. Section 3315(b) of title 19, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting ``, including food when 
     sequestered,'' following ``for the establishment and 
     operations of the United States Section and for the payment 
     of the United States share of the expenses''.
       Sec. 108. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 
     4703(d), the personnel management demonstration project 
     established by the Department of Commerce pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 4703 may be expanded to involve more than 5,000 
     individuals, and is extended indefinitely.
       Sec. 109. (a) The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
     Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480), as amended, is amended by:
       (1) deleting section 5;
       (2) deleting paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 4; and
       (3) redesignating paragraphs (2) and (4) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (11).
       (b) Section 212(b) of the National Technical Information 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-519), as amended, is amended by 
     striking ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology'' and 
     inserting ``Director of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology''.
       Sec. 110. The Secretary of Commerce is permitted to 
     prescribe and enforce standards or regulations affecting 
     safety and health in the context of scientific and 
     occupational diving within the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration.
       Sec. 111. NOAA Pacific Regional Center. (a) In General.--
     The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is 
     authorized to engage in planning, design, acquisition, 
     renovation, construction and related activities to complete 
     NOAA's Pacific Regional Center on Ford Island, Hawaii, 
     consisting of the following: adaptive re-use and renovation 
     of hangars 175 and 176, and construction of a new 
     interconnecting building and other related structures. Funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 2007 for purposes of completing the 
     Center.
       (b) Incremental Funding.--Of the funds appropriated 
     elsewhere in this Act, $20,250,000 are available for 
     obligation and expenditure as an additional increment to 
     funds previously appropriated for the NOAA Pacific Regional 
     Center. These funds may be expended incrementally through 
     multiple year contracts for design, construction and related 
     activities for the Center; and remain available until 
     expended.
       Sec. 112. Papahanaumokuakea Fishery Reduction. (a) In 
     General.--The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument was 
     created by Presidential proclamation on June 15, 2006 to 
     protect more than 7,000 marine and terrestrial species 
     including protection for the habitat for the endangered 
     Hawaiian monk seal, threatened Hawaiian green sea turtle and 
     other marine species. The Presidential proclamation will 
     phase out all commercial fishing by June 15, 2011. The 
     Secretary of Commerce is authorized to conduct a voluntary 
     capacity reduction program to remove all commercial fishing 
     capacity in the area prior to that date.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations for the voluntary capacity reduction program 
     that:
       (1) identifies eligible participants as those individuals 
     engaged in commercial fishing in the designated waters within 
     the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument pursuant to a 
     valid commercial Federal fishing permit in the 2006 fishing 
     season;
       (2) provides a mechanism to compensate eligible 
     participants for no more than the economic value of their 
     permits, their vessels or vessel endorsements, and fishing 
     gear;
       (3) ensures that commercial fishing vessels of eligible 
     participants cannot be used in fishing anywhere in the world;
       (4) for the commercial fishing vessels of eligible 
     participants, ensures
       (A) that documentation be provided showing that such vessel 
     has been scrapped or scuttled or,
       (B) that the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
     Guard is operating places a title restriction on the fishing 
     vessel permanently prohibiting and effectively preventing its 
     use in fishing, and
       (C) that the vessel must remain in Federal documentation 
     and that the Maritime Administration will prohibit the 
     reflagging of the vessel.
       (c) Authorization.--There is authorized no more than 
     $7,500,000 and there is appropriated $7,500,000 of the amount 
     provided in this Act for National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration's ``Operations, research, and facilities'' to 
     implement this program.
       (d) Clarification.--Nothing in this section is intended to 
     enlarge or diminish Federal or State title, jurisdiction, or 
     authority with respect to the waters of the Northwestern 
     Hawaiian Islands or the tidal or submerged lands under any 
     provision of State or Federal law.
       Sec. 113. NIST Building 1 Extension. Of the funds 
     appropriated elsewhere in this Act, $28,000,000 are available 
     for obligation and expenditure as an additional increment to 
     funds previously appropriated for this project. These funds 
     may be expended incrementally through multiple year contracts 
     for design, construction and related activities for the 
     Building 1 Extension; and remain available until expended.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
     Appropriations Act, 2008''.

                                TITLE II

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $104,777,000, of which not to exceed 
     $3,317,000 is for security and construction of Department of 
     Justice facilities, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized to transfer 
     funds appropriated within General Administration to any 
     office in this account: Provided further, That no 
     appropriations for any office within General Administration 
     shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all 
     such transfers: Provided further, That $12,684,000 is for 
     Department Leadership; $7,664,000 is for Intergovernmental 
     Relations/External Affairs; $11,832,000 is for Executive 
     Support/Professional Responsibility; and $72,597,000 is for 
     the Justice Management Division: Provided further, That any 
     change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted 
     for approval to the Senate Committee on Appropriations 
     consistent with the terms of section 505 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition 
     to transfers authorized under section 505 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $30,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.


                 justice information sharing technology

       For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, 
     including planning, development, deployment and Departmental 
     direction, $95,795,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, of the funds available, up to $21,000,000 is 
     for the unified financial management system to be 
     administered by the Unified Financial Management System 
     Executive Council.


            tactical law enforcement wireless communications

       For the costs of conversion to narrowband communications, 
     including the cost for operation and maintenance of Land 
     Mobile Radio legacy systems, $76,353,000, to remain available 
     until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the Attorney General 
     shall transfer to this account all funds made available to 
     the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable and 
     mobile radios: Provided further, That any transfer made under 
     the preceding proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this 
     Act: Provided further, That the Attorney General shall 
     transfer to the ``Narrowband Communications/Integrated 
     Wireless Network'' account all funds made available in this 
     Act to the Department of Justice for the purchase of portable 
     and mobile radios and related infrastructure and any transfer 
     made under this section shall be subject to section 505 of 
     this Act.


                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, 
     $251,499,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
     fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' 
     account: Provided, That $4,000,000 shall be expended on the 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review's Legal Orientation 
     Programs.


                           detention trustee

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee, 
     $1,265,872,000: Provided, That the Trustee shall be 
     responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien 
     Transportation System and for overseeing housing

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     related to such detention: Provided further, That any 
     unobligated balances available in prior years from the funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Federal Prisoner Detention'' 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
     under the heading ``Detention Trustee'' and shall be 
     available until expended: Provided further, That funds not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 shall be considered ``funds appropriated 
     for State and local law enforcement assistance'' pursuant to 
     18 U.S.C. 4013(b).

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
     $73,700,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.

                    United States Parole Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized, $12,194,000.

                            Legal Activities


                        general legal activities

                         salaries and expenses

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
     Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including 
     not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to 
     be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and 
     rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of 
     Columbia, $753,000,000, of which not to exceed $10,000,000 is 
     for litigation support contracts and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the 
     United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 105 of this Act, upon a determination 
     by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
     additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil 
     Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to 
     ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities'' from 
     available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
     Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
     circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to the previous proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming 
     under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, That 
     in addition there is hereby appropriated $6,833,000 for 
     reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice 
     associated with processing cases under the National Childhood 
     Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, to be appropriated from the 
     Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.


                           antitrust division

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $155,097,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, not to exceed $139,000,000 of offsetting collections 
     derived from fees collected for premerger notification 
     filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements 
     Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of 
     collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses 
     in this appropriation, and shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated 
     from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting 
     collections are received during fiscal year 2008, so as to 
     result in a final fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at not more than $16,097,000.


                        united states attorneys

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States 
     Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative 
     agreements, $1,747,822,000: Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,000,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended.

                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
     Program, as authorized, $231,899,000, to remain available 
     until expended and to be derived from the United States 
     Trustee System Fund: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be 
     available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds 
     due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, $184,000,000 of offsetting 
     collections pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as 
     such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 
     2008, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2008 
     appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.


                  foreign claims settlement commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     $1,709,000.

                     United States Marshals Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service, $896,860,000; of which not to exceed $20,000 shall 
     be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses; of which not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for 
     information technology systems and shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That not less than $12,397,000 
     shall be available for the costs of courthouse security 
     equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and telephone 
     systems and cabling, and shall remain available until 
     expended.

                              construction

       For construction in space controlled, occupied, or utilized 
     by the United States Marshals Service, $8,015,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of 
     contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert 
     witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
     and for expenses of foreign counsel, $168,300,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That, not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 may be made available for construction of 
     buildings for protected witness safesites: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available for the 
     purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for 
     witness security caravans: Provided further, That not to 
     exceed $9,000,000 may be made available for the purchase, 
     installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
     telecommunications equipment and a secure automated 
     information network to store and retrieve the identities and 
     locations of protected witnesses.

                      community relations service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     $10,230,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 105 of 
     this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that 
     emergent circumstances require additional funding for 
     conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the 
     Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may 
     transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, 
     from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for 
     the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to 
     such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
     pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be 
     available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section.

                         assets forfeiture fund

       For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) 
     of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
     $20,990,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice 
     Assets Forfeiture Fund.


                       National Security Division

                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     National Security Division, $78,056,000; of which not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, upon a determination 
     by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
     additional funding for the activities of the National 
     Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
     amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the 
     current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
     necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further, 
     That any transfer pursuant to the previous proviso shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement

                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the identification, 
     investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with 
     the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money 
     laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to 
     include inter-governmental agreements with State and local 
     law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, $509,154,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That any amounts 
     obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used 
     under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed 
     from this appropriation.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of crimes against the United States, $6,372,250,000; of which 
     not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until 
     expended; and of which $2,308,580,000 shall be for 
     counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence, 
     and other activities related to national security: Provided,

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     That not to exceed $205,000 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $170,000 shall be available for expenses 
     associated with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of 
     the FBI.

                              construction

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of Federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects; $206,400,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That $63,700,000 shall be 
     available for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities 
     (SCIFs).

                    Drug Enforcement Administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
     to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; expenses for 
     conducting drug education and training programs, including 
     travel and related expenses for participants in such programs 
     and the distribution of items of token value that promote the 
     goals of such programs, $1,854,157,000; of which not to 
     exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and 
     of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
     Firearms, and Explosives, including not to exceed $50,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; for training 
     of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without 
     reimbursement, including training in connection with the 
     training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
     accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory 
     assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with 
     or without reimbursement, $1,013,980,000, of which not to 
     exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of 
     attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code; and of which $10,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That no funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or 
     administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or 
     centralizing, within the Department of Justice, the records, 
     or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of 
     firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Provided 
     further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be used to 
     pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any 
     officer or employee of the United States to implement an 
     amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 178.118 or to change the 
     definition of ``curios or relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove 
     any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 as it existed on 
     January 1, 1994: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act 
     upon applications for relief from Federal firearms 
     disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided further, That 
     such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon 
     applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal 
     firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, 
     United States Code: Provided further, That no funds made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer 
     the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of 
     Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to other agencies 
     or Departments in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That no 
     funds appropriated under this or any other Act with respect 
     to any previous fiscal year, fiscal year 2008, and any fiscal 
     year thereafter may be used to disclose all or part of any 
     information received or generated by the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in connection with any 
     request to trace a firearm, or information required to be 
     kept by licensees pursuant to 923(g) of title 18, United 
     States Code, or required to be reported pursuant to 
     paragraphs (3) and (7) of title 18, United States Code, 
     except--
       (1) to an official of a Federal, State, tribal, local, or 
     foreign law enforcement agency or a Federal, State, or local 
     prosecutor, who certifies that the information is sought 
     solely in connection with and for use in a bona fide criminal 
     investigation or bona fide criminal prosecution, or for 
     national security or intelligence purposes, and will not be 
     used or disclosed for any other purpose;
       (2) for use in an action or proceeding commenced by the 
     Attorney General to enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of 
     title 18, United States Code; chapter 53 of title 26, United 
     States Code; chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; or a 
     review of such an action or proceeding; or
       (3) for use in an action or proceeding commenced by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to enforce part III of subchapter D 
     of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a 
     review of such an action or proceeding:

     Provided further, That nothing in the previous proviso shall 
     be construed to prevent the sharing or exchange of such 
     information among and between Federal, State, tribal, local 
     or foreign law enforcement agencies or Federal, State, or 
     local prosecutors, or national security, intelligence, or 
     counterterrorism officials, provided that such information, 
     regardless of its source, is shared, exchanged, or used 
     solely in connection with bona fide criminal investigations 
     or bona fide criminal prosecutions or for national security 
     or intelligence purposes: Provided further, That information 
     in the Firearms Trace System database maintained by the 
     National Trace Center, including all information received or 
     generated by of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives shall be immune from legal process, shall not be 
     subject to subpoena or other discovery, shall not be used, 
     relied on, or disclosed in any manner, and, regardless of 
     when disclosed including previously disclosed information, 
     shall not be admissible as evidence, nor shall testimony or 
     other evidence based on such data be admissible as evidence, 
     in any civil action pending on or filed after the effective 
     date of this subparagraph in any State or Federal court 
     (including any court in the District of Columbia), or in any 
     administrative proceeding other than a proceeding commenced 
     by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to 
     enforce the provisions of chapter 44 of title 18, United 
     States Code; chapter 53 of title 26, United States Code; 
     chapter 3 of the Arms Export Control Act; a proceeding 
     commenced by the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce part 
     III of subchapter D of chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986; or judicial review of such actions or 
     proceedings. This provision shall not be construed to prevent 
     the disclosure of statistical information concerning total 
     production, importation, and exportation by each licensed 
     importer (as defined in section 921(a)(19) of title 18) and 
     licensed manufacturer (as defined in section 921(a)(10) of 
     title 18): Provided, That no funds made available by this or 
     any other Act shall be expended to promulgate or implement 
     any rule requiring a physical inventory of any business 
     licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code: 
     Provided further, That no funds under this Act may be used to 
     electronically retrieve information gathered pursuant to 18 
     U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal identification code: 
     Provided further, That no funds authorized or made available 
     under this or any other Act may be used to deny any 
     application for a license under section 923 of title 18, 
     United States Code, or renewal of such a license due to a 
     lack of business activity, provided that the applicant is 
     otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and is eligible 
     to report business income or to claim an income tax deduction 
     for business expenses under the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, home to work transportation currently 
     allotted to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
     Explosives field operations is extended to headquarters 
     executive Special Agents and designees.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design or projects; $35,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                         Federal Prison System

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the 
     administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal 
     and correctional institutions, including purchase (not to 
     exceed 640, of which 605 are for replacement only) and hire 
     of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, and for the 
     provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections 
     related issues to foreign governments, $5,151,440,000: 
     Provided, That the Attorney General may transfer to the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as 
     may be necessary for direct expenditures by that 
     Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal 
     penal and correctional institutions: Provided further, That 
     the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, 
     may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal 
     intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts 
     payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison 
     System, furnish health services to individuals committed to 
     the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for 
     necessary operations until September 30, 2009: Provided 
     further, That, of the amounts provided for Contract 
     Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended to make payments in advance for grants, 
     contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses 
     authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the care and 
     security in the United States of Cuban and Haitian entrants: 
     Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Prison 
     System may accept donated property and services relating to 
     the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-
     profit entity which has operated such program in the past 
     notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-

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     profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
     Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-
     release services, halfway houses, or other custodial 
     facilities.

                        buildings and facilities

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and 
     remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
     correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
     thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, 
     remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
     at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
     all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
     account, $495,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
     which not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be available to 
     construct areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That 
     labor of United States prisoners may be used for work 
     performed under this appropriation.

                federal prison industries, incorporated

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

   limitation on administrative expenses, federal prison industries, 
                              incorporated

       Not to exceed $2,477,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison 
     Industries, Incorporated shall be available for its 
     administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
     on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the 
     corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such 
     amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
     claims, and expenditures which such accounting system 
     requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
     acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
     expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, 
     construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
     protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
     belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

                    Office on Violence Against Women

       violence against women prevention and prosecution programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence 
     against women as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.) (``the 1968 
     Act''); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-322; 108 Stat. 1796) (``the 1994 Act''); 
     the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to End the 
     Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
     21; 117 Stat. 650); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) (``the 1974 
     Act''); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection 
     Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386; 114 Stat. 1464) (``the 2000 
     Act''); and the Violence Against Women and Department of 
     Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162; 119 
     Stat. 2960) (``the 2005 Act''); $390,000,000, including 
     amounts for administrative costs, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That except as otherwise provided by law, 
     not to exceed 3 percent of funds made available under this 
     heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, 
     training, and technical assistance: Provided further, That of 
     the amount provided--
       (1) $1,500,000 is for grants for televised testimony, as 
     authorized by part N of the 1968 Act;
       (2) $186,500,000 is for grants to combat violence and 
     violent crimes against women, as authorized by part T of the 
     1968 Act, of which--
       (A) $2,000,000 shall be for the National Institute of 
     Justice for research and evaluation of violence against 
     women; and
       (B) $17,000,000 shall be for transitional housing 
     assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, stalking, 
     or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299(a) of the 
     1994 Act;
       (3) $55,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies 
     as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act;
       (4) $39,500,000 is for rural domestic violence and child 
     abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 
     40295 of the 1994 Act;
       (5) $5,500,000 is for training programs to assist probation 
     and parole officers as authorized by section 40152 of the 
     1994 Act, and for related local demonstration projects;
       (6) $3,900,000 is for grants to improve the stalking and 
     domestic violence databases, as authorized by section 40602 
     of the 1994 Act;
       (7) $10,000,000 to reduce violent crimes against women on 
     campus, as authorized by section 304(a) of the 2005 Act;
       (8) $46,000,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as 
     authorized by section 1201(c) of the 2000 Act;
       (9) $4,500,000 is for enhancing protection for older and 
     disabled women from domestic violence and sexual assault, as 
     authorized by section 40802(a) of the 1994 Act;
       (10) $14,500,000 is for the safe havens for children pilot 
     program, as authorized by section 1301(a) of the 2000 Act;
       (11) $7,100,000 is for education and training to end 
     violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 1402(a) of the 2000 Act;
       (12) $10,000,000 is for sexual assault services, as 
     authorized by section 202 of the 2005 Act;
       (13) $2,000,000 is for services to advocate and respond to 
     youth, as authorized by section 401 of the 2005 Act;
       (14) $2,000,000 is for grants to assist children and youth 
     exposed to violence, as authorized by section 303 of the 2005 
     Act;
       (15) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence 
     against Indian women, as authorized by section 904 of the 
     2005 Act; and
       (16) $1,000,000 is for tracking of violence against Indian 
     women, as authorized by section 905 of the 2005 Act.

                       Office of Justice Programs

                           justice assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the Missing Children's 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.); including salaries 
     and expenses in connection therewith, the Prosecutorial 
     Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children 
     Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-21); the Justice for All 
     Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405; 108 Stat. 2260); the Victims 
     of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-647; 104 Stat. 
     4792) (``the 1990 Act''); the Violence Against Women and 
     Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
     109-162); and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 
     98-473; 98 Stat. 2170), $240,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That grants under subparagraphs 
     (1)(A) and (B) of Public Law 98-473 are issued pursuant to 
     rules or guidelines that generally establish a publicly-
     announced, competitive process: Provided further, That not 
     more than $35,000,000 of balances made available as a result 
     of prior year deobligations may be obligated for program 
     management and administration: Provided further, That any 
     balances made available as a result of prior year 
     deobligations in excess of $35,000,000 shall only be 
     obligated in accordance with section 505 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That amounts under this heading, or amounts 
     transferred to and merged with this account, for salaries and 
     expenses are for not less than 590 permanent positions and 
     not less than 600 full-time equivalent workyears.

               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (``the 1994 
     Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (``the 1968 Act''); the Justice for All Act of 2004 
     (Public Law 108-405); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-647; 104 Stat. 9792) (``the 1990 Act''); the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-164; 119 Stat. 3558); the Violence Against 
     Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
     (Public Law 109-162); and the Victims of Trafficking and 
     Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-386); and 
     other programs; $1,400,000,000 (including amounts for 
     administrative costs, which shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' account): Provided, 
     That funding provided under this heading shall remain 
     available until expended, as follows--
       (1) $660,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
     Assistance Grant Program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E 
     of title I of the 1968 Act, as amended by section 1111 of 
     Public Law 109-162, of which--
       (A) $60,000,000 for Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing 
     facilities and other areas in cooperation with State and 
     local law enforcement, as authorized by section 401 of the 
     Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 13751 note); and
       (B) $5,000,000 is for a program to improve State and local 
     law enforcement intelligence capabilities including 
     antiterrorism training and training to ensure that 
     constitutional rights, civil liberties, civil rights, and 
     privacy interests are protected throughout the intelligence 
     process;
       (2) $400,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance 
     Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)), of 
     which $30,000,000 for the Southwest Border Prosecutor 
     Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or 
     municipal governments only for costs associated with the 
     prosecution of criminal cases declined by local United States 
     Attorneys offices;
       (3) $190,000,000 for discretionary grants, notwithstanding 
     the provisions of section 505 of the 1968 Act;
       (4) $15,000,000 for victim services programs for victims of 
     trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 
     106-386;
       (5) $25,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 
     1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;

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       (6) $10,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse 
     treatment for State prisoners, as authorized by part S of the 
     1968 Act;
       (7) $25,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement 
     Grant Program as authorized by sections 421, 422, and 426 of 
     Public Law 108-405, to be equally divided between the Capital 
     Prosecution Improvement Grants and Capital Representation 
     Improvement Grants;
       (8) $10,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and 
     juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts 
     V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act;
       (9) $2,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public 
     Registry;
       (10) $1,000,000 for the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient 
     Alert Program, as authorized by section 240001(c) of Public 
     Law 106-386;
       (11) $28,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes, of 
     which--
       (A) $15,000,000 shall be available for grants under section 
     201109(a)(2) of subtitle A of title II of the 1994 Act;
       (B) $8,000,000 shall be available for the Tribal Courts 
     Initiative; and
       (C) $5,000,000 shall be available for demonstration 
     projects on alcohol and crime in Indian County;
       (12) $5,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution 
     programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 
     2003 (Public Law 108-79);
       (13) $15,000,000 is for the court appointed advocate 
     program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
       (14) $4,000,000 is for child abuse training programs for 
     judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by 
     section 222 of the 1990 Act; and
       (15) $5,000,000 for prescription drug monitoring program:

     Provided further, That, if a unit of local government uses 
     any of the funds made available under this title to increase 
     the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 
     government shall achieve a net gain in the number of law 
     enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public 
     safety service.

                       weed and seed program fund

       For necessary expenses, including salaries and related 
     expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to 
     implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $50,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2008, for inter-
     governmental agreements, including grants, cooperative 
     agreements, and contracts, with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies, nonprofit organizations, and agencies 
     of local government engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of violent and gang-related crimes and drug 
     offenses in ``Weed and Seed'' designated communities, and for 
     either reimbursements or transfers to appropriation accounts 
     of the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies which 
     shall be specified by the Attorney General to execute the 
     ``Weed and Seed'' program strategy: Provided, That funds 
     designated by Congress through language for other Department 
     of Justice appropriation accounts for ``Weed and Seed'' 
     program activities shall be managed and executed by the 
     Attorney General through the Executive Office for Weed and 
     Seed: Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct 
     the use of other Department of Justice funds and personnel in 
     support of ``Weed and Seed'' program activities only after 
     the Attorney General notifies the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations in accordance with section 505 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That of the funds appropriated for the 
     Executive Office for Weed and Seed, not to exceed $2,000,000 
     shall be directed for comprehensive community development 
     training and technical assistance.

                  community oriented policing services


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322) (including 
     administrative costs), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''), the Justice for All 
     Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-405), the Violence Against Women 
     and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
     Law 109-162), the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization 
     Act (Public Law 109-177; 120 Stat. 192) (including 
     administrative costs), the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
     Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
     (Public Law 108-21), $550,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the funds under this heading, not 
     to exceed $2,575,000 shall be available for the Office of 
     Justice Programs for any and all reimbursable services, 
     functions and activities associated with programs 
     administered by the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
     Services including activities authorized by sections 1158 and 
     1159 of Public Law 109-162: Provided further, That section 
     1703(b) and (c) of the 1968 Act shall not apply to non-hiring 
     grants made pursuant to part Q of title I (42 U.S.C. 3796dd 
     et seq.): Provided further, That the $15,000,000 provided to 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office 
     of Law Enforcement Standards under this section shall be 
     transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards from the 
     Community Oriented Policing Services Office: Provided 
     further, That of the amounts provided--
       (1) $25,000,000 is for the matching grant program for law 
     enforcement armor vests as authorized by section 2501 of part 
     Y of the 1968 Act;
       (2) $80,000,000 is for policing initiatives to combat 
     illegal methamphetamine production, sale and use in ``drug 
     hot spots'' as authorized by section 754 of Public Law 109-
     177;
       (3) $110,000,000 is for law enforcement technologies;
       (4) $5,000,000 is for grants to upgrade criminal records, 
     as authorized under the Crime Identification Technology Act 
     of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 14601);
       (5) $10,000,000 is for an offender re-entry program;
       (6) $169,000,000 is for DNA analysis and capacity 
     enhancement program, and for other State, local and Federal 
     forensic activities, of which--
       (A) $151,000,000 for the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants as 
     authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 202;
       (B) $5,000,000 for the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA 
     Testing Grant Program as authorized by Public Law 108-405 
     section 412 and section 413;
       (C) $6,000,000 for DNA Training and Education for Law 
     Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers as 
     authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 303;
       (D) $5,000,000 for DNA Research and Development as 
     authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 305;
       (E) $2,000,000 for the DNA Identification of Missing 
     Persons as authorized by Public Law 108-405 section 308;
       (7) $35,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, 
     including equipment and training assistance to Indian tribes;
       (8) $6,000,000 is for training and technical assistance;
       (9) $40,000,000 is for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences 
     Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 3797j et seq.);
       (10) $5,000,000 is for the National District Attorneys 
     Association to conduct prosecutorial training by the National 
     Advocacy Center;
       (11) $55,000,000 is for a national grant program to arrest 
     and prosecute child predators as authorized by section 
     1701(d) of part Q of title I of the 1968 Act as amended by 
     section 341 of Public Law 108-21; and
       (12) Funds not to exceed $11,000,000 is for program 
     management and administration.

                       juvenile justice programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974 (``the 1974 Act''), the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (``the 1968 Act''), the 
     Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-162), and other 
     juvenile justice programs, including salaries and expenses in 
     connection therewith to be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriations for Justice Assistance, $340,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as follows--
       (1) $500,000 is for coordination of Federal efforts, as 
     authorized by section 204 of the 1974 Act;
       (2) $73,000,000 is for State and local programs authorized 
     by section 221 of the 1974 Act, including training and 
     technical assistance to assist small, non-profit 
     organizations with the Federal grants process;
       (3) $76,500,000 is for demonstration projects, as 
     authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act;
       (4) $5,000,000 is for juvenile mentoring programs;
       (5) $65,000,000 is for delinquency prevention, as 
     authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which--
       (A) $10,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program; and
       (B) $25,000,000 shall be for grants of $360,000 to each 
     State and $6,640,000 shall be available for discretionary 
     grants to States, for programs and activities to enforce 
     State laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to 
     minors or the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages 
     by minors, prevention and reduction of consumption of 
     alcoholic beverages by minors, and for technical assistance 
     and training;
       (6) $10,000,000 is for the Secure Our Schools Act as 
     authorized by part AA of the 1968 Act;
       (7) $20,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of 
     Child Abuse Act of 1990;
       (8) $80,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Block 
     Grants program as authorized by part R of the 1968 Act and 
     Guam shall be considered a State for the purpose of that 
     program; and
       (9) $10,000,000 shall be for gang resistance education and 
     training and programs:
     Provided, That not more than 2 percent of each amount may be 
     used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities 
     designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: 
     Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of each amount 
     may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided 
     further, That the previous two provisos shall not apply to 
     demonstration projects, as authorized by sections 261 and 262 
     of the 1974 Act.


                    public safety officers benefits

       For payments and expenses authorized by part L of title I 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C.

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     3796), such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 
     6093 of Public Law 100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340) (including 
     amounts for administrative costs, which amounts shall be paid 
     to the ``Justice Assistance'' account), to remain available 
     until expended; and $5,000,000 for payments authorized by 
     section 1201(b) of such Act; and $4,100,000 for educational 
     assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of such Act: 
     Provided, That, hereafter, funds available to conduct appeals 
     under section 1205(c) of the 1968 Act, which includes all 
     claims processing, shall be available also for the same under 
     subpart 2 of such part L and under any statute authorizing 
     payment of benefits described under subpart 1 thereof, and 
     for appeals from final decisions of the Bureau (under such 
     part or any such statute) to the Court of Appeals for the 
     Federal Circuit, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction 
     thereof (including those pending), and for expenses of 
     representation of hearing examiners (who shall be presumed 
     irrebuttably to enjoy quasi-judicial immunity in the 
     discharge of their duties under such part or any such 
     statute) in connection with litigation against them arising 
     from such discharge.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       Sec. 201. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That 
     should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
     court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
     and void.
       Sec. 202. None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 203. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
     obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 202 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 204. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
     with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings 
     and Facilities, Federal Prison System'' in this or any other 
     Act may be transferred to ``Salaries and Expenses, Federal 
     Prison System'', or any other Department of Justice account, 
     unless the President certifies that such a transfer is 
     necessary to the national security interests of the United 
     States, and such authority shall not be delegated, and shall 
     be subject to section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 205. The Attorney General is authorized to extend 
     through September 30, 2009, the Personnel Management 
     Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General 
     pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002, Public Law 107-296 (6 U.S.C. 533) without limitation on 
     the number of employees or the positions covered.
       Sec. 206. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     Public Law 102-395 section 102(b) shall extend to the Bureau 
     of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the conduct 
     of undercover investigative operations and shall apply 
     without fiscal year limitation with respect to any undercover 
     investigative operation initiated by the Bureau of Alcohol, 
     Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that is necessary for the 
     detection and prosecution of crimes against the United 
     States.
       Sec. 207. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used for the purpose 
     of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to 
     conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is 
     classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than 
     to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau 
     of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a 
     prisoner.
       Sec. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television 
     services, to rent or purchase videocassettes, videocassette 
     recorders, or other audiovisual or electronic equipment used 
     primarily for recreational purposes.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not preclude the renting, 
     maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic 
     equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
     programs.
       Sec. 209. Any deviation from the amounts designated for 
     specific activities in this Act and accompanying report, or 
     any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this 
     title in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
     set forth in section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 210. Section 112 of title I as contained in division B 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-
     199) is amended as follows:
       (1) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ``the Commissioner 
     of Health & Social Services for Alaska, a representative of 
     an Alaska Native healthcare provider'' after ``Village Public 
     Safety Officer programs,'';
       (2) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ``and a non-voting 
     judge'' after ``non-voting representative''; and
       (3) by inserting in paragraph (a)(2)(A) ``The Chief Justice 
     of the Alaska Supreme Court may appoint a non-voting 
     representative of the Alaska Supreme Court to provide 
     technical support.'' at the end of the paragraph.
       Sec. 211. Section 589a of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended in subsection (b) by--
       (1) striking ``and'' in paragraph (8);
       (2) striking the period in paragraph (9) and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (3) adding the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) fines imposed under section 110(l)(4)(A) of title 
     11, United States Code.''.
       Sec. 212. (a) Section 1930(a) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended in paragraph (6) by striking everything 
     after ``whichever occurs first.'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof: ``The fee shall be $325 for each quarter in which 
     disbursements total less than $15,000; $650 for each quarter 
     in which disbursements total $15,000 or more but less than 
     $75,000; $975 for each quarter in which disbursements total 
     $75,000 or more but less than $150,000; $1,625 for each 
     quarter in which disbursements total $150,000 or more but 
     less than $225,000; $1,950 for each quarter in which 
     disbursements total $225,000 or more but less than $300,000; 
     $4,875 for each quarter in which disbursements total $300,000 
     or more but less than $1,000,000; $6,500 for each quarter in 
     which disbursements total $1,000,000 or more but less than 
     $2,000,000; $9,750 for each quarter in which disbursements 
     total $2,000,000 or more but less than $3,000,000; $10,400 
     for each quarter in which disbursements total $3,000,000 or 
     more but less than $5,000,000; $13,000 for each quarter in 
     which disbursements total $5,000,000 or more but less than 
     $15,000,000; $20,000 for each quarter in which disbursements 
     total $15,000,000 or more but less than $30,000,000; $30,000 
     for each quarter in which disbursements total more than 
     $30,000,000. The fee shall be payable on the last day of the 
     calendar month following the calendar quarter for which the 
     fee is owed.''.
       (b) This section and the amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect January 1, 2008, or the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
       Sec. 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during fiscal year 2008, Federal reimbursement to the 
     District of Columbia for felons newly sentenced by the 
     District of Columbia Superior Court shall commence no later 
     than the date of sentencing for such felons; and Federal 
     reimbursement to the District of Columbia for recommitted 
     District of Columbia parolees shall commence no later than 
     the date of the commitment of such parolees to prison: 
     Provided, That no more than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available for such reimbursements from funds made available 
     in this Act.
       Sec. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or 
     expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or 
     additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his 
     designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
     residency requirements of 28 U.S.C. 545.
       Sec. 215. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be obligated for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation's Sentinel procurement until 
     the Government Accountability Office has certified to the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee 
     on the Judiciary that a performance measurement baseline has 
     been established and the Federal Bureau of Investigation is 
     using a performance-based management system that complies 
     with the American National Standards Institute/Electronics 
     Industries Alliance Standard 748-A, as required by Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-11, Part 7 to measure 
     achievement of the cost, schedule and performance goals.
       Sec. 216. None of the funds appropriated in this or any 
     other Act shall be obligated for any work, development or 
     procurement of the Sentinel information technology program 
     phases III or IV until the Government Accountability Office 
     certifies to the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the 
     Senate Committee on the Judiciary that the phase under 
     construction has reached 70 percent completion of the planned 
     work and the estimated cost to complete the phase does not 
     exceed 35 percent of the budgeted cost for such phase.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 2008''.

                               TITLE III

                                SCIENCE

                Office of Science and Technology Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the 
     National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
     Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601-6671), hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and 
     representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in 
     the District of Columbia, $5,715,000.

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             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

                  science, aeronautics and exploration

       For necessary expenses in the conduct and support of 
     science, aeronautics and exploration research and development 
     activities, including research, development, operations, 
     support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and 
     communications activities including operations, production, 
     and services; program management; personnel and related 
     costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase 
     and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; and 
     purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of 
     mission and administrative aircraft, $10,633,000,000, of 
     which $119,100,000 shall remain available until expended and 
     $10,513,900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2009: Provided, That, of the amounts provided under this 
     heading, $5,655,110,000 shall be for science, $554,030,000 
     shall be for aeronautics research, $3,972,490,000 shall be 
     for exploration systems, and $521,380,000 shall be for cross-
     agency support programs: Provided further, That the amounts 
     in the previous proviso shall be reduced by $70,000,000 in 
     corporate and general administrative expenses and the 
     reduction shall be applied proportionally to each amount 
     therein: Provided further, That within the amounts provided 
     under this heading, management and operations of National 
     Aeronautics and Atmospheric Administration centers shall not 
     exceed $1,150,800,000; corporate general and administrative 
     costs shall not exceed $345,000,000; and institutional 
     investments, including planning, design, maintenance, repair, 
     rehabilitation and modification of existing facilities, 
     construction of new facilities, acquisition and condemnation 
     of real property as authorized by law, and environmental 
     compliance and restoration shall not exceed $195,500,000: 
     Provided further, That funds provided under this heading 
     shall be available only according to the terms and conditions 
     specified in the committee report of the Senate accompanying 
     this Act.

                        exploration capabilities

       For necessary expenses in the conduct and support of 
     exploration capabilities research and development activities, 
     including research, development, operations, support and 
     services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications 
     activities including operations, production, and services; 
     program management; personnel and related costs, including 
     uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5901-5902; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
     motor vehicles; not to exceed $35,000 for official reception 
     and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, 
     maintenance and operation of mission and administrative 
     aircraft, $6,792,000,000, of which $5,200,000 shall remain 
     available until expended and $6,786,800,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That of the 
     amounts provided under this heading, $4,007,760,000 shall be 
     for Space Shuttle operations, production, research, 
     development, and support and $2,238,610,000 shall be for 
     International Space Station operations, production, research, 
     development, and support: Provided further, That within the 
     amounts provided under this heading, management and 
     operations of National Aeronautics and Atmospheric 
     Administration centers shall not exceed $862,200,000; 
     corporate general and administrative costs shall not exceed 
     $263,700,000; and institutional investments, including 
     planning, design, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation and 
     modification of existing facilities, construction of new 
     facilities, acquisition and condemnation of real property as 
     authorized by law, and environmental compliance and 
     restoration shall not exceed $124,200,000: Provided further, 
     That funds provided under this heading shall be available 
     only according to the terms and conditions specified in the 
     committee report of the Senate accompanying this Act.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $34,600,000.


                        Administrative Provision

       For fiscal year 2009 and hereafter, the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide, at a 
     minimum, the following information in its annual budget 
     justification:
       (1) The actual, current, proposed funding level, and 
     estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years by 
     directorate, theme, program, project and activity within each 
     appropriations account.
       (2) The budget for headquarters including--
       (A) the budget by office for the actual, current, proposed 
     funding level, and estimated budgets for the next five fiscal 
     years;
       (B) the travel budget for each office for the actual, 
     current, and proposed funding level; and
       (C) the civil service full time equivalent assignments per 
     headquarters office including the number of Senior Executive 
     Service, noncareer, detailee, and contract personnel per 
     office.
       (3) Concurrent with the submission of the budget to the 
     Congress an accompanying volume shall be provided to the 
     Committee on Appropriations containing the following 
     information for each center and federally funded research and 
     development center operated by the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration:
       (A) the actual, current, proposed funding level, and 
     estimated budgets for the next five fiscal years by 
     directorate, theme, program, project, and activity;
       (B) The proposed programmatic and non-programmatic 
     construction of facilities;
       (C) The number of civil service full time equivalent 
     positions per center for each identified fiscal year;
       (D) The number of civil service full time equivalent 
     positions considered to be uncovered capacity at each 
     location for each identified fiscal year.
       (4) Sufficient narrative shall be provided to explain the 
     request for each program, project, and activity, and an 
     explanation for any deviation to previously adopted baselines 
     for all justification materials provided to the Committee.

                      National Science Foundation

                    research and related activities

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), and 
     the Act to establish a National Medal of Science (42 U.S.C. 
     1880-1881); services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight 
     services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and 
     authorized travel; $5,156,090,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2009, of which not to exceed $510,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for Polar research and 
     operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal 
     agencies for operational and science support and logistical 
     and other related activities for the United States Antarctic 
     program: Provided, That from funds specified in the fiscal 
     year 2008 budget request for icebreaking services, up to 
     $57,000,000 shall be available for the procurement of polar 
     icebreaking services: Provided further, That the National 
     Science Foundation shall only reimburse the Coast Guard for 
     such sums as are agreed to according to the existing 
     memorandum of agreement: Provided further, That receipts for 
     scientific support services and materials furnished by the 
     National Research Centers and other National Science 
     Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
     this appropriation.

          major research equipment and facilities construction

       For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, 
     commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, 
     facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, 
     including authorized travel, $244,740,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     education and human resources

       For necessary expenses in carrying out science and 
     engineering education and human resources programs and 
     activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 
     1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, authorized travel, and rental of 
     conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $850,600,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2009.

                 agency operations and award management

       For salaries and expenses necessary in carrying out the 
     National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 1861-1875); services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire 
     of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $9,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and 
     reimbursement of the General Services Administration for 
     security guard services; $285,590,000: Provided, That 
     contracts may be entered into under ``Agency Operations and 
     Award Management'' in fiscal year 2008 for maintenance and 
     operation of facilities, and for other services, to be 
     provided during the next fiscal year.

                  office of the national science board

       For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
     authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the 
     rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and 
     the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
     of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out 
     section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
     U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86-209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), 
     $4,030,000: Provided, That not to exceed $9,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
     amended, $12,350,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009.
       This title may be cited as the ``Science Appropriations 
     Act, 2008''.

                                TITLE IV

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                       Commission on Civil Rights

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger

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     motor vehicles, $9,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in 
     excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the 
     Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 
     Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
     Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
     exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable 
     days.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 
     including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); 
     non-monetary awards to private citizens; and not to exceed 
     $37,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement 
     agencies for services to the Commission pursuant to title VII 
     of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sections 6 and 14 of the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 
     $378,000,000: Provided, That funds made available under this 
     heading shall only be allocated in the manner specified in 
     the report accompanying this Act: Provided further, That no 
     funds made available under this heading may be used to 
     operate the National Contact Center: Provided further, That 
     the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce 
     repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such 
     time as the Senate Committee on Appropriations has been 
     notified of such proposals, in accordance with the 
     reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act.

                     International Trade Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed 
     $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $68,400,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Legal Services Corporation

               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     $390,000,000, of which $373,000,000 is for basic field 
     programs and required independent audits; $3,200,000 is for 
     the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may 
     be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of 
     recipients; $13,800,000 is for management and administration; 
     $3,000,000 is for client self-help and information 
     technology: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation may 
     continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at 
     a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal 
     Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by 
     5 United States Code 5304, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of 
     the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 United States Code 
     2996(d).


          administrative provision--legal services corporation

       None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose 
     prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the 
     provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of 
     Public Law 105-119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
     all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall 
     be deemed to refer instead to 2006 and 2007, respectively.

                        Marine Mammal Commission

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, $3,000,000.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $47,800,000, of which $1,000,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses: Provided further, That negotiations 
     shall be conducted within the World Trade Organization to 
     recognize the right of members to distribute monies collected 
     from antidumping and countervailing duties: Provided further, 
     That negotiations shall be conducted within the World Trade 
     Organization consistent with the negotiating objectives 
     contained in the Trade Act of 2002, Public Law 107-210.

                        State Justice Institute

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act 
     of 1992 (Public Law 102-572), $3,500,000: Provided, That not 
     to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses.

                                TITLE V

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the 
     National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration shall provide to the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations a quarterly accounting of the cumulative 
     balances of any unobligated funds that were made available to 
     any such agency in any previous appropriations Act.
       Sec. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 505. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 2008, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, 
     programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes 
     any functions or activities presently performed by Federal 
     employees; unless the Senate Committee on Appropriations is 
     notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 2008, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: 
     (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, 
     which would result in a change in existing programs, 
     activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations is notified 15 days in 
     advance of such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 506. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in 
     this Act or any other Act may be used for the construction, 
     repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, 
     or modernization of vessels for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration in shipyards located outside of 
     the United States.
       Sec. 507. If it has been finally determined by a court or 
     Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label 
     bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription 
     with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to 
     the United States that is not made in the United States, the 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
     in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
     be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     such department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
     transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition 
     to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.
       Sec. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be 
     available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
     products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign 
     country of restrictions on the marketing of

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     tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which 
     are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of 
     the same type.
       Sec. 510. None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     Act or any other provision of law may be used for--
       (1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with 
     the implementation of subsection 922(t) of title 18, United 
     States Code; and
       (2) any system to implement subsection 922(t) of title 18, 
     United States Code, that does not require and result in the 
     destruction of any identifying information submitted by or on 
     behalf of any person who has been determined not to be 
     prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm no more 
     than 24 hours after the system advises a Federal firearms 
     licensee that possession or receipt of a firearm by the 
     prospective transferee would not violate subsection (g) or 
     (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, or State 
     law.
       Sec. 511. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts deposited or available in the Fund established under 
     42 U.S.C. 10601 in any fiscal year in excess of $625,000,000 
     shall not be available for obligation until the following 
     fiscal year.
       Sec. 512. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
     against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of 
     students who participate in programs for which financial 
     assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
     legal guardians of such students.
       Sec. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriations Act.
       Sec. 514. With the consent of the President, the Secretary 
     of Commerce shall represent the United States Government in 
     negotiating and monitoring international agreements regarding 
     fisheries, marine mammals, or sea turtles: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Commerce shall be responsible for the 
     development and interdepartmental coordination of the 
     policies of the United States with respect to the 
     international negotiations and agreements referred to in this 
     section.
       Sec. 515. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement 
     E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures 
     set forth in section 505 of this Act.
       Sec. 516. Accountability and Transparency of Activities 
     Carried out With Funds Provided by This Act. (a) Audit 
     Progress Reports.--The Inspectors General of the Department 
     of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National 
     Science Foundation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the 
     Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts 
     for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall 
     submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, 
     which may include preliminary findings and a description of 
     areas of particular interest, within 180 days after 
     initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until 
     any such audit is completed.
       (b) Availability to the Public.--Within 60 days after the 
     date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an 
     Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney 
     General, Administrator, or Director, as appropriate, shall 
     make the results of the audit available to the public on the 
     Internet website maintained by the Department, 
     Administration, or Foundation, respectively. The results 
     shall be made available in redacted form to exclude--
       (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the 
     public access to which could be used to commit identity theft 
     or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
       (c) Prohibited Use of Funds.--A grant or contract funded by 
     amounts appropriated by this Act may not be used for the 
     purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference 
     that is not directly and programmatically related to the 
     purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as 
     a banquet or conference held in connection with planning, 
     training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes 
     related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
       (d) Conflict of Interest Statement.--Any person awarded a 
     grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act 
     shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the 
     Attorney General, the Administrator, or the Director, as 
     appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant 
     or contract will be made available through a subcontract or 
     in any other manner to another person who has a financial 
     interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.
       (e) Application to Other Federal Grants and Contracts.--The 
     provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall 
     take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of 
     the Office and Management and Budget, in consultation with 
     the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines 
     that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially 
     similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently 
     apply under the executive branch ethics program to all 
     Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
       Sec. 517. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this Act may be used to issue patents on 
     claims directed to or encompassing a human organism.
       Sec. 518. If at any time during any quarter, the program 
     manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
     Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation 
     totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to 
     believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 
     percent, the program manager shall immediately inform the 
     Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, 
     Administrator, or Director shall notify the Senate Committee 
     on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, 
     and shall include in such notice: the date on which such 
     determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such 
     increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to 
     control future cost growth of the project; changes made in 
     the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to 
     which such changes have contributed to the increase in total 
     program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the 
     total project or procurement costs; and a statement 
     validating that the project's management structure is 
     adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
       Sec. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the 
     use of torture by any official or contract employee of the 
     United States Government.
       Sec. 520. Notwithstanding section 505 of this Act, no funds 
     shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between 
     appropriations after June 30, except in extraordinary 
     circumstances.
       Sec. 521. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available 
     by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or 
     intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically 
     authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal 
     year 2008 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.
       Sec. 522. The Offices of Inspectors General funded under 
     this Act shall forward copies of all audit reports to the 
     Senate Committee on Appropriations immediately after they are 
     issued and immediately make the Committee aware of any review 
     that recommends cancellation of, or modification to, any 
     major acquisition project or grant, or that recommends 
     significant budgetary savings: Provided, That the Offices of 
     Inspectors General funded under this Act shall withhold from 
     public distribution for a period of 15 days any final audit 
     or investigation report that was requested by the Senate 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       Sec. 523. Hereafter, none of the funds made available by 
     the Congress may be used to implement, administer, or enforce 
     any guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
     covering harassment based on religion, when it is made known 
     to the Federal entity or official to which such funds are 
     made available that such guidelines do not differ in any 
     respect from the proposed guidelines published by the 
     Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
       Sec. 524. None of the funds in this Act or prior Acts 
     making appropriations for the Department of Justice may be 
     used to make a grant allocation, a discretionary grant award, 
     or a discretionary contract award that is specified in the 
     report accompanying this Act, or to publicly announce the 
     intention to make such an award, unless the Attorney General, 
     Secretary, Administrator or Director of the appropriate 
     agency or bureau notifies the Senate Committee on 
     Appropriations, at least three full business days in advance: 
     Provided, That no notification shall involve funds that are 
     not available for obligation.
       Sec. 525. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used to implement an involuntary reduction in force at any 
     NASA center during fiscal year 2008.
       Sec. 526. (a) Modification of Enhanced-Use Lease Authority 
     for NASA.--Subsection (a) of section 315 of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 
     2459j) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator'' and inserting ``The Administrator''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``any real property'' and inserting ``any 
     non-excess real property and related personal property''; and
       (3) by striking ``at no more than two (2) National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) centers''.
       (b) Consideration.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``consideration'' and all 
     that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting 
     ``cash consideration for the lease at fair market value as 
     determined by the Administrator.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (4) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``maintenance'' and 
     all that follows through

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     ``centers selected for this demonstration program'' and 
     inserting ``capital revitalization and construction projects 
     and improvements of real property assets and related personal 
     property under the jurisdiction of the Administrator''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Amounts utilized under subparagraph (B) may not be 
     utilized for daily operating costs.''.
       (c) Lease Restrictions.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Lease Restrictions.--NASA'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Lease Restrictions.--
       ``(1) NASA''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) NASA is not authorized to enter into an out-lease 
     under this section unless the Administrator certifies that 
     such out-lease will not have a negative impact on NASA's 
     mission.''.
       (d) Repeal of Plan and Reporting Requirements.--Such 
     section is further amended by striking subsection (f).
       (e) Sunset.--Such section is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection (f):
       ``(f) Sunset.--The authority to enter into leases under 
     this section shall expire on the date that is ten years after 
     the date of the enactment of the Commerce, Justice, Science, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. The 
     expiration under this subsection of authority to enter into 
     leases under this section shall not affect the validity or 
     term of leases or NASA's retention of proceeds from leases 
     entered into under this section before the date of the 
     expiration of such authority.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is 
     amended by striking ``Enhanced-use lease of real property 
     demonstration'' and inserting ``Lease of non-excess 
     property''.
       Sec. 527. Limitation. (a) In General.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act shall be used to initiate or 
     participate in a civil action by or on the behalf of the 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against an entity on 
     the grounds that the entity requires an employee to speak 
     English while engaged in work.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to all civil actions that commence on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

                                TITLE VI

                              RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                          Working Capital Fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $41,000,000 are rescinded.


                           DETENTION TRUSTEE

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $135,000,000 are rescinded.

                            Legal Activities


                         Assets Forfeiture Fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $240,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                           Justice Assistance

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $87,500,000 are rescinded.


                  Community Oriented Policing Services

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $37,500,000 are rescinded.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce and 
     Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     2008''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3212. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Domenici) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall issue regulations that authorize a national of Mexico, 
     who enters the United States at a port of entry in New Mexico 
     with a valid Border Crossing Card (as described in section 
     212.1(c)(1)(i) of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations), to 
     travel in New Mexico within 75 miles of the international 
     border between the United States and Mexico.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3213. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Domenici) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHALS.

       (a) Increase Positions.--In each of the fiscal years 2008 
     through 2012, the Attorney General, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, shall increase by not less 
     than 50 the number of positions for full-time active duty 
     Deputy United States Marshals assigned to work on 
     immigration-related matters, including transporting prisoners 
     and working in Federal courthouses.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Attorney General such sums as may 
     be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
     to carry out subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3214. Mr. INOUYE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) This section may be cited as the ``Commission 
     on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of 
     Japanese Descent Act''.
       (b) The purpose of this section is to establish a fact-
     finding Commission to extend the study of the Commission on 
     Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to investigate 
     and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the 
     relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of 
     Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 
     through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the 
     United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, if any, 
     based on preliminary findings by the original Commission and 
     new discoveries.
       (c)(1) There is established the Commission on Wartime 
     Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese 
     descent (referred to in this section as the ``Commission'').
       (2) The Commission shall be composed of 9 members, who 
     shall be appointed not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, of whom--
       (A) 3 members shall be appointed by the President;
       (B) 3 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, on the joint recommendation of the 
     majority leader of the House of Representatives and the 
     minority leader of the House of Representatives; and
       (C) 3 members shall be appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate, on the joint recommendation of the 
     majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (3) Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
     Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its 
     powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the 
     original appointment was made.
       (4)(A) The President shall call the first meeting of the 
     Commission not later than the later of--
       (i) 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; or
       (ii) 30 days after the date of enactment of legislation 
     making appropriations to carry out this section.
       (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (A), the Commission 
     shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.
       (5) Five members of the Commission shall constitute a 
     quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
       (6) The Commission shall elect a Chairperson and Vice 
     Chairperson from among its members. The Chairperson and Vice 
     Chairperson shall serve for the life of the Commission.
       (d)(1) The Commission shall--
       (A) extend the study of the Commission on Wartime 
     Relocation and Internment of Civilians, established by the 
     Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians 
     Act--
       (i) to investigate and determine facts and circumstances 
     surrounding the United States' relocation, internment, and 
     deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese 
     descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the 
     impact of those actions by the United States; and
       (ii) in investigating those facts and circumstances, to 
     review directives of the United States armed forces and the 
     Department of State requiring the relocation, detention in 
     internment camps, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin 
     Americans of Japanese descent; and

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       (B) recommend appropriate remedies, if any, based on 
     preliminary findings by the original Commission and new 
     discoveries.
       (2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the first 
     meeting of the Commission pursuant to subsection (c)(4)(A), 
     the Commission shall submit a written report to Congress, 
     which shall contain findings resulting from the investigation 
     conducted under paragraph (1)(A) and recommendations 
     described in paragraph (1)(B).
       (e)(1) The Commission or, at its direction, any 
     subcommittee or member of the Commission, may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out this section--
       (A) hold such public hearings in such cities and countries, 
     sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, 
     receive such evidence, and administer such oaths as the 
     Commission or such subcommittee or member considers 
     advisable; and
       (B) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, 
     and materials as the Commission or such subcommittee or 
     member considers advisable.
       (2)(A) Subpoenas issued under paragraph (1) shall bear the 
     signature of the Chairperson of the Commission and shall be 
     served by any person or class of persons designated by the 
     Chairperson for that purpose.
       (B) In the case of contumacy or failure to obey a subpoena 
     issued under paragraph (1), the United States district court 
     for the judicial district in which the subpoenaed person 
     resides, is served, or may be found may issue an order 
     requiring such person to appear at any designated place to 
     testify or to produce documentary or other evidence. Any 
     failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
     court as a contempt of that court.
       (3) Section 1821 of title 28, United States Code, shall 
     apply to witnesses requested or subpoenaed to appear at any 
     hearing of the Commission. The per diem and mileage 
     allowances for witnesses shall be paid from funds available 
     to pay the expenses of the Commission.
       (4) The Commission may secure directly from any Federal 
     department or agency such information as the Commission 
     considers necessary to perform its duties. Upon request of 
     the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such 
     department or agency shall furnish such information to the 
     Commission.
       (5) The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (f)(1) Each member of the Commission who is not an officer 
     or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at 
     a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of 
     basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
     day (including travel time) during which such member is 
     engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. 
     All members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
     of the United States shall serve without compensation in 
     addition to that received for their services as officers or 
     employees of the United States.
       (2) The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Commission.
       (3)(A) The Chairperson of the Commission may, without 
     regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and 
     terminate the employment of such personnel as may be 
     necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties.
       (B) The Chairperson of the Commission may fix the 
     compensation of the personnel without regard to chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
     Code, relating to classification of positions and General 
     Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the 
     personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
       (4) Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
     Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be 
     without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
     privilege.
       (5) The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary 
     and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.
       (6) The Commission may--
       (A) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services to procure necessary financial and administrative 
     services;
       (B) enter into contracts to procure supplies, services, and 
     property; and
       (C) enter into contracts with Federal, State, or local 
     agencies, or private institutions or organizations, for the 
     conduct of research or surveys, the preparation of reports, 
     and other activities necessary to enable the Commission to 
     perform its duties.
       (g) The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date 
     on which the Commission submits its report to Congress under 
     subsection (d)(2).
       (h)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
     may be necessary to carry out this section.
       (2) Any sums appropriated under the authorization contained 
     in this subsection shall remain available, without fiscal 
     year limitation, until expended.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3215. Ms. MIKULSKI proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 217. (a) The Attorney General shall submit quarterly 
     reports to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice 
     regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to 
     each conference held by the Department of Justice during 
     fiscal year 2008 for which the cost to the Government was 
     more than $20,000.
       (b) Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
     include, for each conference described in that subsection 
     held during the applicable quarter--
       (1) a description of the subject of and number of 
     participants attending that conference;
       (2) a detailed statement of the costs to the Government 
     relating to that conference, including--
       (A) the cost of any food or beverages;
       (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; and
       (C) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which 
     costs relate to that conference; and
       (3) a description of the contracting procedures relating to 
     that conference, including--
       (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis 
     for that conference; and
       (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the 
     Department of Justice in evaluating potential contractors for 
     that conference.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3216. Ms. MIKULSKI proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       After section 113, insert the following:

     SEC. 114. LIMITATIONS ON SATELLITE ACQUISITIONS BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

       (a) Certification.--
       (1) Requirement for certification.--Prior to the date that 
     the certification described in paragraph (2) is made, the 
     Secretary may not--
       (A) obligate funds provided by this Act or by previous 
     appropriations Acts to acquire satellites; or
       (B) receive approval of--
       (i) a major milestone; or
       (ii) a key decision point.
       (2) Content of certification.--The certification described 
     in this paragraph is a certification made by the Secretary 
     and the Director that--
       (A) the technology utilized in the satellites has been 
     demonstrated in a relevant environment;
       (B) the program has demonstrated a high likelihood of 
     accomplishing the its intended goals; and
       (C) the acquisition of satellites for use in the program 
     represents a good value--
       (i) in consideration of the per unit cost and the total 
     acquisition cost of the program and in the context of the 
     total resources available for the fiscal year in which the 
     certification is made and the future out-year budget 
     projections for the Department of Commerce; and
       (ii) in consideration of the ability of the Secretary to 
     accomplish the goals of the program using alternative 
     systems.
       (3) Submission to congress.--Not later than the 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     and the Director shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees--
       (A) the certification described in paragraph (2); or
       (B) a report on the reasons that such certification cannot 
     be made.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Science and Technology of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (3) Key decision point.--The term ``key decision point'' 
     means the initiation of procurement for a major system or 
     subsystem of a program.

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       (4) Major milestone approval.--The term ``major milestone 
     approval'' means a decision to enter into development of a 
     system for a program.
       (5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the programs of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for which 
     satellites will be acquired.
       (6) Satellite.--The term ``satellite'' means the satellites 
     proposed to be acquired for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, other than the National Polar-
     orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).
       (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.
       (c) Independent Cost Estimates.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary may not approve the 
     development or acquisition of a program unless an independent 
     estimate of the full life-cycle cost of the program has been 
     considered by the Secretary.
       (2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     governing the content and submission of the estimate required 
     by paragraph (1). The regulations shall require that each 
     such estimate--
       (A) be prepared by an office or other entity that is not 
     under the supervision of the Under Secretary of Oceans and 
     Atmosphere; and
       (B) include all costs of development, procurement, 
     construction, operations, maintenance, and management of the 
     program.
       (d) Requirement for Analysis if Unit Costs Exceed 15 
     Percent.--
       (1) Requirement.--If the percentage increase in the 
     acquisition cost of a program in which the acquisition unit 
     cost or procurement unit cost exceeds 15 percent more than 
     the baseline cost of the program, the Secretary shall 
     initiate an analysis of the program. Such analysis of 
     alternatives shall include, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) The projected cost to complete the program if current 
     requirements are not modified.
       (B) The projected cost to complete the program based on 
     potential modifications to the requirements.
       (C) The projected cost to complete the program based on 
     design modifications, enhancements to the producibility of 
     the program, and other efficiencies.
       (D) The projected cost and capabilities of the program that 
     could be delivered within the originally authorized budget 
     for the program, including any increase or decrease in 
     capability.
       (E) The projected costs for an alternative system or 
     capability.
       (2) Submission to congress.--The analysis of alternatives 
     required under paragraph (1) with respect to a program shall 
     be--
       (A) completed not later than 6 months after the date of 
     that the Secretary determines that the cost of the program 
     exceeds 15 percent more than the baseline cost of the 
     program; and
       (B) submitted to the appropriate congressional committees 
     not later than 30 days after the date the analysis is 
     completed.
       (3) Clarification of cost escalation.--For the purposes of 
     determining whether cost of the Geostationary Operational 
     Environmental Satellite Program exceeds 15 percent more than 
     the baseline cost under paragraph (1), the baseline cost of 
     the such Program is $6,960,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3217. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 70, after line 10, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or 
     approve a public-private competition under the Office of 
     Management and Budget Circular A-76 or any successor 
     administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work 
     performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
     Prison Industries, Incorporated.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3218. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Schumer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Clinton) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 53, line 11, after ``officers'' insert ``and of 
     which $20,000,000 shall be for the Northern Border Prosecutor 
     Initiative to reimburse State, county, parish, tribal, or 
     municipal governments only for costs associated with the 
     prosecution of criminal cases declined by local United States 
     Attorneys offices, subject to section 505 of this Act''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3219. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 37, line 14, strike the period and insert ``: 
     Provided further, That not later than 60 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the FBI shall submit 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of each House a report 
     that evaluates the FBI's current work force allocation and 
     assesses the right-sizing and realignment of agents, analysts 
     and support personnel currently in field offices to better 
     meet the FBI's mission requirements and priorities.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3220. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 217.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title--
       (1) the amount appropriated under the heading ``justice 
     information sharing technology'' under the heading ``General 
     Administration'' under this title is reduced by $5,000,000;
       (2) the amount appropriated under the heading ``juvenile 
     justice programs'' under the heading ``Office of Justice 
     Programs'' under this title is increased by $5,000,000; and
       (3) of the amount appropriated under the heading ``juvenile 
     justice programs'' under the heading ``Office of Justice 
     Programs'' under this title, $10,000,000 is for juvenile 
     mentoring programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3221. Mr. DORGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 97, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       Sec. 528.  Limitation on Use of Funds for Negotiating Free 
     Trade Agreements.--None of the funds obligated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act shall be used by the United States 
     Trade Representative to negotiate or enter into a free trade 
     agreement with another country, unless the United States 
     Trade Representative estimates that, over the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date the agreement enters into force, the 
     number of new jobs created in the United States will exceed 
     the number of jobs lost in the United States as a result of 
     the agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3222. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 35, line 12, insert ``: Provided further, That of 
     the amount appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall 
     be used for salaries and expenses for hiring additional 
     conciliators for the regional offices of the Community 
     Relations Service of the Department of Justice: Provided 
     further, That not less than 3 of the conciliators hired under 
     the preceding proviso shall be employed in region 6'' before 
     the period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3223. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 57, line 23, after ``Office:'' insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That the Attorney General 
     shall waive in whole the matching requirement under section 
     1701(g) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(g)) for any grant recipient located in 
     a county or parish in which the President declared a major 
     disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) in response to Hurricane Katrina of 
     2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3224. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 55, line 14, before the period insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That for

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     purposes of making grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial 
     Justice Assistance Grant Program under subpart 1 of part E of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3751 et seq.) during fiscal year 2008, the 
     Attorney General shall deem the population of any State in 
     which the President declared a major disaster (as that term 
     is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) because 
     of Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005 to be 
     the population of that State during fiscal year 2004 or 
     fiscal year 2008, whichever is greater''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3225. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 26, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 114. United States Economic Data. (a) Of the funds 
     provided in this title for Economic and Information 
     Infrastructure under the heading ``economic and statistic 
     analysis'', $950,000 shall be used to carry out the study and 
     report required under this section.
       (b) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall enter into a 
     contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     study and report on whether the import price data published 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other economic data 
     collected by the United States accurately reflect the 
     economic condition of the United States.
       (c)(1) The report required by subsection (b) shall include 
     an analysis of the methods used to determine the condition of 
     the United States economy and shall address--
       (A) whether the statistical measure of the United States 
     economy correctly interprets the impact of imports and 
     outsourced production;
       (B) whether the statistical measures of the United States 
     economy result in an accurate report of United States gross 
     domestic product (GDP), productivity, and other aspects of 
     economic performance;
       (C) whether the impact of imports on United States 
     manufacturing levels and competitiveness is accurately 
     reported; and
       (D) whether other countries are accounting for import 
     prices more accurately or frequently than the United States.
       (2) If the findings of the report indicate that the methods 
     used for accounting for imported goods and United States 
     wages result in overstating economic growth, domestic 
     manufacturing output, and productivity growth, the report 
     shall include recommendations with respect to--
       (A) what actions should be taken to produce more accurate 
     import price indices on a regular basis; and
       (B) what other measures of economic analysis should be used 
     to accurately reflect the globalization of economic activity 
     and offshoring of domestic production.
       (d) The report required by subsection (b) shall be 
     completed and submitted to Congress not later than 18 months 
     after the date of the contract described in subsection (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3226. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 70, insert between lines 10 and 11 the following:

     SEC. 217. JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--There are appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated $30,000,000, for 
     the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program as 
     authorized by part R of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4711 et seq.), in addition to 
     any amounts appropriated for that program under this title.
       (b) Reductions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the amount appropriated under the heading ``justice 
     information sharing technology '' under the heading ``General 
     Administration'' under this title and the amount appropriated 
     under the heading ``tactical law enforcement wireless 
     communications '' under the heading ``General 
     Administration'' under this title are each reduced by 
     $15,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3227. Ms. MIKULSKI (for Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
Hagel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Biden)) proposed an amendment to 
the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 52, line 5, strike ``$1,400,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,415,000,000''.
       On page 53, strike lines 18 and 19 and insert the 
     following:
       (5) $40,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 
     1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, That of the 
     unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice 
     (except for amounts made available for Drug Courts, as 
     authorized by section 1001(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 
     Act), $15,000,000 are rescinded;
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3228. Mr. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as 
follows:

       On page 16, line 11, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
     this heading, up to $275,000 is made available for the 
     purchase and distribution of bycatch reduction devices to 
     shrimpers in areas of the Gulf Coast impacted by Hurricane 
     Rita or Hurricane Katrina during 2005.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3229. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 26, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 113.  The amount made available in this title under 
     the heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration'' and the subheading ``operations, research, 
     and facilities'' is hereby increased by $275,000 for the 
     purchase and distribution of bycatch reduction devices to 
     shrimpers in areas of the Gulf Coast impacted by Hurricane 
     Rita or Hurricane Katrina during 2005.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3230. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3215 proposed by Ms. Mikulski to the bill H.R. 3093, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING FOR CERTAIN CONFERENCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, not more 
     than $15,000,000 of all funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice under this Act, may be available for 
     any expenses related to conferences, including for conference 
     programs, travel costs, and related expenses. No funds 
     appropriated under this Act may be used to support a 
     conference sponsored by any organization named as an 
     unindicted co-conspirator by the Government in any criminal 
     prosecution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3231. Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Ms. Mikulski) proposed an 
amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 28 line 3 strike ``.'' And insert ``: Provided 
     further, That $10,000,000 shall only be used to address the 
     health safety and security issues identified in the United 
     States Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General 
     Report 1-2007-008,''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3232. Mr. REID (for Mr. Dodd (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. 
Biden, Mrs. McCaskill, and Mr. Brown)) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) This section may be cited as the ``Emmett 
     Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007''.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that all authorities with 
     jurisdiction, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     and other entities within the Department of Justice, should--
       (1) expeditiously investigate unsolved civil rights 
     murders, due to the amount of time that has passed since the 
     murders and the age of potential witnesses; and
       (2) provide all the resources necessary to ensure timely 
     and thorough investigations in the cases involved.
       (c)(1) The Attorney General shall designate a Deputy Chief 
     in the Criminal Section of

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     the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
       (2)(A) The Deputy Chief shall be responsible for 
     coordinating the investigation and prosecution of violations 
     of criminal civil rights statutes that occurred not later 
     than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
       (B) In investigating a complaint under subparagraph (A), 
     the Deputy Chief may coordinate investigative activities with 
     State and local law enforcement officials.
       (3)(A) The Attorney General shall annually conduct a study 
     of the cases under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Chief or 
     under the jurisdiction of the Supervisory Special Agent and, 
     in conducting the study, shall determine--
       (i) the number of open investigations within the Department 
     for violations of criminal civil rights statutes that 
     occurred not later than December 31, 1969;
       (ii) the number of new cases opened pursuant to this 
     section since the previous year's study;
       (iii) the number of unsealed Federal cases charged within 
     the study period, including the case names, the jurisdiction 
     in which the charges were brought, and the date the charges 
     were filed;
       (iv) the number of cases referred by the Department to a 
     State or local law enforcement agency or prosecutor within 
     the study period, the number of such cases that resulted in 
     State charges being filed, the jurisdiction in which such 
     charges were filed, the date the charges were filed, and if a 
     jurisdiction declines to prosecute or participate in an 
     investigation of a case so referred, the fact it did so;
       (v) the number of cases within the study period that were 
     closed without Federal prosecution, the case names of 
     unsealed Federal cases, the dates the cases were closed, and 
     the relevant federal statutes;
       (vi) the number of attorneys who worked, in whole or in 
     part, on any case described in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (vii) the applications submitted for grants under 
     subsection (e), the award of such grants, and the purposes 
     for which the grant amount were expended.
       (B) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).
       (d)(1) The Attorney General shall designate a Supervisory 
     Special Agent in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation of the Department of Justice.
       (2)(A) The Supervisory Special Agent shall be responsible 
     for investigating violations of criminal civil rights 
     statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 1969, and 
     resulted in a death.
       (B) In investigating a complaint under subparagraph (A), 
     the Supervisory Special Agent may coordinate the 
     investigative activities with State and local law enforcement 
     officials.
       (e)(1) The Attorney General may award grants to State or 
     local law enforcement agencies for expenses associated with 
     the investigation and prosecution by them of criminal 
     offenses, involving civil rights, that occurred not later 
     than December 31, 1969, and resulted in a death.
       (2) There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017 to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (f)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated, in addition 
     to any other amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
     for this purpose, to the Attorney General $10,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2017 for the purpose of 
     investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil 
     rights statutes that occurred not later than December 31, 
     1969, and resulted in a death. These funds shall be allocated 
     by the Attorney General to the Deputy Chief of the Criminal 
     Section of the Civil Rights Division and the Supervisory 
     Special Agent of the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation in order to advance the purposes set forth 
     in this section.
       (2) In addition to any amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under title XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000h et seq.), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Community Relations Service of the 
     Department of Justice $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, to enable the Service (in 
     carrying out the functions described in title X of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000g et seq.)) to provide technical assistance by 
     bringing together law enforcement agencies and communities in 
     the investigation of violations of criminal civil rights 
     statutes, in cases described in subsection (d)(2)(A).
       (g) In this section, the term ``criminal civil rights 
     statutes'' means--
       (1) section 241 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
     to conspiracy against rights);
       (2) section 242 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
     to deprivation of rights under color of law);
       (3) section 245 of title 18, United States Code (relating 
     to federally protected activities);
       (4) sections 1581 and 1584 of title 18, United States Code 
     (relating to involuntary servitude and peonage);
       (5) section 901 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3631); 
     and
       (6) any other Federal law that--
       (A) was in effect on or before December 31, 1969; and
       (B) the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of 
     the Department of Justice enforced, before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (h) Subsections (b) through (f) shall cease to have effect 
     at the end of fiscal year 2017.
       (i) Title XXXVII of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 5779 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 3703. AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       ``(a) In General.--An Inspector General appointed under 
     section 3 or 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) may authorize staff to assist the National 
     Center for Missing and Exploited Children--
       ``(1) by conducting reviews of inactive case files to 
     develop recommendations for further investigations; and
       ``(2) by engaging in similar activities.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Priority.--An Inspector General may not permit staff 
     to engage in activities described in subsection (a) if such 
     activities will interfere with the duties of the Inspector 
     General under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.).
       ``(2) Funding.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3233. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. Shelby, and Mrs. Murray) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 217.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title--
       (1) the amount appropriated in this title under the heading 
     ``General Administration'' is reduced by $10,000,000;
       (2) the amount appropriated in this title under the heading 
     ``violence against women prevention and prosecution 
     programs'' under the heading ``Office on Violence Against 
     Women'' is increased by $10,000,000; and
       (3) of the amount appropriated in this title under the 
     heading ``violence against women prevention and prosecution 
     programs'' under the heading ``Office on Violence Against 
     Women''--
       (A) $60,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies, 
     as authorized by part U of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796hh et seq.);
       (B) $4,000,000 is for engaging men and youth in prevention 
     programs, as authorized by section 41305 of the Violence 
     Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043d-4); and
       (C) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource Center on 
     Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, 
     as authorized by section 41501 of the Violence Against Women 
     Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043f).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3234. Mr. REID (for Mr. Obama (for himself and Mr. Durbin)) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:
       Sec. 528.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in 
     an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in 
     excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or 
     grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the 
     contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and 
     belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax 
     returns required during the three years preceding the 
     certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
     under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
     than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
     unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains 
     unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an 
     installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been 
     approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in 
     default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
     administrative or judicial proceeding.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3235. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 217. (a) The Attorney General, in conjunction with 
     other Federal agencies, shall conduct a study on--
       (1) the connection between methamphetamine crimes and 
     identity theft crimes, and

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     assess the degree of correlation between such crimes;
       (2) how individuals who use methamphetamine and commit 
     identity theft crimes typically obtain the information of the 
     victim of such crimes;
       (3) how individuals who use methamphetamine and commit 
     identity theft crimes misuse the information of the victims 
     of such crimes;
       (4) the possible linkages between the sale and distribution 
     of methamphetamine, gang activity, and gang-related crimes, 
     including whether there is an increase in gang-related crime 
     with respect to identity theft;
       (5) the needs of Federal, State, local, and tribal law 
     enforcement to pursue and prosecute methamphetamine crimes 
     related to identity theft and whether any changes are needed 
     to Federal law;
       (6) the advisability of imposing a sentencing enhancement--
       (A) if a person commits both a methamphetamine crime and an 
     identity theft crime; and
       (B) if a person is part of a conspiracy to commit 
     methamphetamine and identity theft crimes; and
       (7) the advisability of establishing a password-protected 
     electronic clearinghouse within the Department of Justice for 
     Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to--
       (A) share information on crimes involving both 
     methamphetamine and the commission of identity theft;
       (B) create a better understanding of the correlation 
     between such crimes; and
       (C) share best practices.
       (b) Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
     report to Congress describing the findings of the study 
     conducted under (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3236. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 26, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 113.  The amount made available in this title under 
     the heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration'' and the subheading ``operations, research, 
     and facilities'' is hereby increased by $5,000,000 for 
     competitive grants to qualified universities for the purposes 
     of improving large-scale floodplain research directly 
     applicable to floodplain management and wetland remediation, 
     coastal restoration, and water quality problems related to 
     the channelization and control of the Mississippi River.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3237. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 16, line 11, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
     this heading, up to $5,000,000 is made available for 
     competitive grants to qualified universities for the purposes 
     of improving large-scale floodplain research directly 
     applicable to floodplain management and wetland remediation, 
     coastal restoration, and water quality problems related to 
     the channelization and control of the Mississippi River.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3238. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       
       On page 70, after line 10, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) This section does not prohibit--
       ``(1) a public or private institution of higher education 
     from providing an officer or employee of any branch of the 
     United States Government or of the District of Columbia, who 
     is a current or former student of such institution, financial 
     assistance for the purpose of repaying a student loan or 
     forbearance of student loan repayment; and
       ``(2) an officer or employee of any branch of the United 
     States Government or of the District of Columbia from 
     receiving such assistance or forbearance.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3239. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

         On page 70, after line 10, insert the following:
         Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     public or private institution of higher education may offer 
     or provide an officer or employee of any branch of the United 
     States Government or of the District of Columbia, who is a 
     current or former student of such institution, financial 
     assistance for the purpose of repaying a student loan or 
     forbearance of student loan repayment, and an officer or 
     employee of any branch of the United States Government or of 
     the District of Columbia may seek or receive such assistance 
     or forbearance.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3240. Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Bingaman, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
Baucus, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Thune) submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 27, line 8, strike ``$104,777,000'' and insert 
     ``$84,777,000''.
       On page 54, strike lines 15 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       (A) $25,000,000 shall be available for grants under section 
     20109(b) of the 1994 Act (42 U.S.C. 13709(b));
       On page 54, strike lines 20 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       (C) $10,000,000 shall be available for demonstration 
     projects relating to alcohol and crime in Indian Country, of 
     which $5,000,000 shall be used to address the problem of 
     methamphetamine abuse in Indian Country;
       On page 59, line 11, strike ``$35,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$40,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3241. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. LIMITATIONS ON FUNDING FOR CERTAIN CONFERENCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, not more 
     than $15,000,000 of all funds made available to the 
     Department of Justice under this Act, may be available for 
     any expenses related to conferences, including for conference 
     programs, travel costs, and related expenses. No funds 
     appropriated under this Act may be used to support a 
     conference sponsored by any organization named as an 
     unindicted co-conspirator by the Government in any criminal 
     prosecution.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3242. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 113, insert the following:
       Sec. 114. (a) None of the funds appropriated pursuant to 
     this Act may be made available for displays at the Thunder 
     Bay National Marine Sanctuary visitor center in Alpena, 
     Michigan.
       (b) The amount made available in this Act for National 
     Ocean Services grants shall be reduced $2,000,000 and the 
     amount made available in this Act for the National Hurricane 
     Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     shall be increased by $2,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3243. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, add the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) In February 2006, the United States Attorney General 
     and the FBI director announced a partnership with the NAACP, 
     the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the National Urban 
     League to investigate unsolved crimes from the civil rights 
     era.
       (2) Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has pledged that 
     ``The Justice Department is committed to investigating and 
     prosecuting civil-rights era homicides for as long as it 
     takes and as far as the law allows--because there is no 
     statute of limitations on human dignity and justice.''.

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       (3) In February 2006, the FBI enacted an initiative to 
     identify hate crimes that occurred prior to December 1969, 
     and resulted in death.
       (4) The Bureau's 56 field offices have been directed to 
     reexamine their unsolved civil rights cases and determine 
     which ones could still be viable for prosecution.
       (5) The FBI has partnered with a number of State and local 
     authorities, civic organizations, and community leaders to 
     reexamine old files.
       (6) Since the initiative began, the FBI has received nearly 
     100 such referrals.
       (7) The FBI is continuing to assess each referral for its 
     investigative and legal viability and, given the updated 
     investigative and forensic tools, move forward in 
     investigating these cases.
       (8) The United States national debt is nearly 
     $9,000,000,000,000.
       (9) Rather than adding to this debt, Congress should offset 
     any new spending from lower priority spending.
       (10) Bringing justice to those who have committed ghastly 
     civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner that 
     does not add to the United States national debt should be a 
     higher priority for Congress than funding parochial pork 
     barrel projects.
       (b) Increased Appropriations.--Amounts provided in this Act 
     for the Civil Rights Division within the Department of 
     Justice are increased by $1,680,000 for the prosecution of 
     civil rights crimes.
       (c) Decreased Appropriations.--Appropriations in this Act 
     for the following accounts are decreased by the amount 
     indicated:
       (1) Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes research by $450,000.
       (2) Ocean and Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
     by $500,000.
       (3) Local Warnings and Forecasts, National Weather Service, 
     by $300,000.
       (4) National Aeronautics and Space Administration by 
     $800,000.
       (5) Education Program, NOAA, by $500,000.
       (d) Prohibition on Funding.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, there shall be no funding for fiscal 
     year 2008 for the following:
       (1) Advanced Undersea Vehicle, Mystic Aquarium-Institute 
     for Exploration, Mystic, Connecticut.
       (2) Maritime Museum, City of Mobile, Alabama.
       (3) Eye-On-The-Sky, Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. 
     Johnsbury, Vermont.
       (4) Adler Planetarium, Chicago, Illinois.
       (5) U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama, for 
     an update for the museum and exhibits.
       (6) John Smith Water Trail, installation of bouys marking 
     the John Smith National Water Trail on the Chesapeake Bay, 
     the Conservation Fund, Arlington, Virginia.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3244. Mrs. DOLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 53, line 11, insert ``, and of which not less than 
     $75,000,000 shall be used for training, exercises, and 
     technical assistance consistent with section 287(g) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g))'' before 
     the semicolon at the end.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3245. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 15, line 3, strike the colon and insert ``, of 
     which $250,000 shall be available to the University of Alaska 
     at Fairbanks to organize and operate the 2008 meeting of the 
     Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region in 
     Fairbanks, Alaska:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3246. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert the following:
       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds the following:
       (1) The Census, taken every ten years since 1790, is 
     necessary for determining Congressional representation, 
     Electoral College votes, and government program funding;
       (2) The United States Census Bureau is required to count 
     citizens and non-citizens alike;
       (3) It is a challenge for the United States Census Bureau 
     to convince non-citizens living in the United States that 
     their participation in the census is important and the 
     information they provide will not be disclosed to law 
     enforcement authorities;
       (4) During the 1980, 1990, and 2000 censuses, federal 
     immigration officials agreed to limit immigration enforcement 
     efforts to allow the Census Bureau to encourage the 
     participation of all persons in the United States in the 
     census;
       (5) The officials of the Immigration and Customs 
     Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Homeland Security's 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement have publicly stated the 
     agency will ``not even consider scaling back [its] efforts'' 
     to aggressively enforce federal immigration laws during the 
     2010 census;
       (6) The data provided by the United States Census Bureau is 
     essential to understanding population trends and providing 
     the federal government and the Congress with important 
     information related to public policy debates, including 
     information on the number of undocumented persons living in 
     the United States;
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that as part of the effort to count all persons physically in 
     the United States during the 2010 Census, the Immigration and 
     Customs Enforcement Bureau of the Department of Homeland 
     Security should limit aggressive enforcement of federal 
     immigration laws to promote full participation by noncitizens 
     in the census.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3247. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Departments, agencies, and 
     commissions funded under this Act, shall establish and 
     maintain on the homepages of their Internet websites--
       (1) a direct link to the Internet websites of their Offices 
     of Inspectors General; and
       (2) a mechanism on the Offices of Inspectors General 
     website by which individuals may anonymously report cases of 
     waste, fraud, or abuse with respect to those Departments, 
     agencies, and commissions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3248. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 26, after line 24, insert the following:
       Sec. 113. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to Congress a report that provides a detailed plan for--
       (1) the implementation of the recommendations made in the 
     regional ecosystem research study carried out under paragraph 
     (1) of section 406(f) of the of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1882); and
       (2) the provision of the technical advice described in 
     paragraph (2) of such section.
       (b) Of the amount made available in this title under the 
     heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' 
     and the subheading ``operations, research, and facilities''--
       (1) $250,000 is made available to prepare the report 
     required by subsection (a); and
       (2) $2,000,000 is made available to carry out the plan 
     described in such report.
       Sec. 114. (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall 
     complete the study on acidification of the oceans and how 
     this process affects the United States authorized by section 
     701 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-479; 
     120 Stat. 3649).
       (b) Of the amount made available in this title under the 
     heading ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' 
     and the subheading ``operations, research, and facilities'' 
     $750,000 is made available for the study required by 
     subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3249. Mr. LEAHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 52, line 5, strike ``$1,400,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,430,000,000''.
       On page 52, line 15, strike ``$60,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$90,000,000''.
       On page 70, after line 10, insert the following:

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       Sec. __. Of the unobligated balances made available for the 
     Department of Justice in prior fiscal years, $30,000,000 are 
     rescinded. Provided, That within 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section the Attorney General shall 
     submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the amount 
     of each rescission made pursuant to this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3250. Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Shelby, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Vitter, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Brown, and Mrs. Boxer) proposed 
an amendment to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 74, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

                            return to flight

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
     carrying out return to flight activities associated with the 
     space shuttle and activities from which funds were 
     transferred to accommodate return to flight activities, 
     $1,000,000,000 to remain available until expended with such 
     sums as determined by the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration as available for 
     transfer to ``Exploration Capabilities'' and ``Science, 
     Aeronautics, And Exploration'' for restoration of funds 
     previously reallocated to meet return to flight activities: 
     Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is 
     designated as an emergency requirement and necessary to meet 
     emergency needs pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3251. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 16, line 11, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That of the funds available for 
     the Ocean Research Priorities Plan Implementation, such sums 
     as may be necessary shall be set aside to initiate the study 
     to be completed within 2 years, on acidification of the 
     oceans and how this process affects the United States as 
     authorized by section 701 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 
     (Public Law 109-479; 120 Stat. 3649).''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3252. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On page 98, after line 21, insert the following:

                 TITLE VII--WARTIME TREATMENT STUDY ACT

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Wartime Treatment Study 
     Act''.

     SEC. 702. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) During World War II, the United States Government 
     deemed as ``enemy aliens'' more than 600,000 Italian-born and 
     300,000 German-born United States resident aliens and their 
     families and required them to carry Certificates of 
     Identification and limited their travel and personal property 
     rights. At that time, these groups were the 2 largest 
     foreign-born groups in the United States.
       (2) During World War II, the United States Government 
     arrested, interned, or otherwise detained thousands of 
     European Americans, some remaining in custody for years after 
     cessation of World War II hostilities, and repatriated, 
     exchanged, or deported European Americans, including 
     American-born children, to European Axis nations, many to be 
     exchanged for Americans held in those nations.
       (3) Pursuant to a policy coordinated by the United States 
     with Latin American nations, many European Latin Americans, 
     including German and Austrian Jews, were arrested, brought to 
     the United States, and interned. Many were later expatriated, 
     repatriated, or deported to European Axis nations during 
     World War II, many to be exchanged for Americans and Latin 
     Americans held in those nations.
       (4) Millions of European Americans served in the armed 
     forces and thousands sacrificed their lives in defense of the 
     United States.
       (5) The wartime policies of the United States Government 
     were devastating to the Italian American and German American 
     communities, individuals, and their families. The detrimental 
     effects are still being experienced.
       (6) Prior to and during World War II, the United States 
     restricted the entry of Jewish refugees who were fleeing 
     persecution or genocide and sought safety in the United 
     States. During the 1930's and 1940's, the quota system, 
     immigration regulations, visa requirements, and the time 
     required to process visa applications affected the number of 
     Jewish refugees, particularly those from Germany and Austria, 
     who could gain admittance to the United States.
       (7) The United States Government should conduct an 
     independent review to fully assess and acknowledge these 
     actions. Congress has previously reviewed the United States 
     Government's wartime treatment of Japanese Americans through 
     the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of 
     Civilians. An independent review of the treatment of German 
     Americans and Italian Americans and of Jewish refugees 
     fleeing persecution and genocide has not yet been undertaken.
       (8) Time is of the essence for the establishment of 
     commissions, because of the increasing danger of destruction 
     and loss of relevant documents, the advanced age of potential 
     witnesses and, most importantly, the advanced age of those 
     affected by the United States Government's policies. Many who 
     suffered have already passed away and will never know of this 
     effort.

     SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) During world war ii.--The term ``during World War II'' 
     refers to the period between September 1, 1939, through 
     December 31, 1948.
       (2) European americans.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``European Americans'' refers to 
     United States citizens and resident aliens of European 
     ancestry, including Italian Americans, German Americans, 
     Hungarian Americans, Romanian Americans, and Bulgarian 
     Americans.
       (B) Italian americans.--The term ``Italian Americans'' 
     refers to United States citizens and resident aliens of 
     Italian ancestry.
       (C) German americans.--The term ``German Americans'' refers 
     to United States citizens and resident aliens of German 
     ancestry.
       (3) European latin americans.--The term ``European Latin 
     Americans'' refers to persons of European ancestry, including 
     Italian or German ancestry, residing in a Latin American 
     nation during World War II.
       (4) Latin american nation.--The term ``Latin American 
     nation'' refers to any nation in Central America, South 
     America, or the Carribean.

   Subtitle A--Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans

     SEC. 710. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF 
                   EUROPEAN AMERICANS.

       (a) In General.--There is established the Commission on 
     Wartime Treatment of European Americans (referred to in this 
     subtitle as the ``European American Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The European American Commission shall be 
     composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this title as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
     leader.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the 
     life of the European American Commission. A vacancy in the 
     European American Commission shall not affect its powers, and 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (d) Representation.--The European American Commission shall 
     include 2 members representing the interests of Italian 
     Americans and 2 members representing the interests of German 
     Americans.
       (e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting 
     of the European American Commission not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this title.
       (f) Quorum.--Four members of the European American 
     Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
     hold hearings.
       (g) Chairman.--The European American Commission shall elect 
     a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term 
     of office of each shall be for the life of the European 
     American Commission.
       (h) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Members of the European American 
     Commission shall serve without pay.
       (2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the European 
     American Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel 
     and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses 
     incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

     SEC. 711. DUTIES OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the European 
     American Commission to review the United States Government's 
     wartime treatment of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans as provided in subsection (b).

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       (b) Scope of Review.--The European American Commission's 
     review shall include the following:
       (1) A comprehensive review of the facts and circumstances 
     surrounding United States Government actions during World War 
     II with respect to European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies Acts (50 U.S.C. 21 et 
     seq.), Presidential Proclamations 2526, 2527, 2655, 2662, and 
     2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, and any directive of 
     the United States Government pursuant to such law, 
     proclamations, or executive orders respecting the 
     registration, arrest, exclusion, internment, exchange, or 
     deportation of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans. This review shall include an assessment of the 
     underlying rationale of the United States Government's 
     decision to develop related programs and policies, the 
     information the United States Government received or acquired 
     suggesting the related programs and policies were necessary, 
     the perceived benefit of enacting such programs and policies, 
     and the immediate and long-term impact of such programs and 
     policies on European Americans and European Latin Americans 
     and their communities.
       (2) A comprehensive review of United States Government 
     action during World War II with respect to European Americans 
     and European Latin Americans pursuant to the Alien Enemies 
     Acts (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Presidential Proclamations 2526, 
     2527, 2655, 2662, and 2685, Executive Orders 9066 and 9095, 
     and any directive of the United States Government pursuant to 
     such law, proclamations, or executive orders, including 
     registration requirements, travel and property restrictions, 
     establishment of restricted areas, raids, arrests, 
     internment, exclusion, policies relating to the families and 
     property that excludees and internees were forced to abandon, 
     internee employment by American companies (including a list 
     of such companies and the terms and type of employment), 
     exchange, repatriation, and deportation, and the immediate 
     and long-term effect of such actions, particularly 
     internment, on the lives of those affected. This review shall 
     include a list of--
       (A) all temporary detention and long-term internment 
     facilities in the United States and Latin American nations 
     that were used to detain or intern European Americans and 
     European Latin Americans during World War II (in this 
     paragraph referred to as ``World War II detention 
     facilities'');
       (B) the names of European Americans and European Latin 
     Americans who died while in World War II detention facilities 
     and where they were buried;
       (C) the names of children of European Americans and 
     European Latin Americans who were born in World War II 
     detention facilities and where they were born; and
       (D) the nations from which European Latin Americans were 
     brought to the United States, the ships that transported them 
     to the United States and their departure and disembarkation 
     ports, the locations where European Americans and European 
     Latin Americans were exchanged for persons held in European 
     Axis nations, and the ships that transported them to Europe 
     and their departure and disembarkation ports.
       (3) A brief review of the participation by European 
     Americans in the United States Armed Forces including the 
     participation of European Americans whose families were 
     excluded, interned, repatriated, or exchanged.
       (4) A recommendation of appropriate remedies, including how 
     civil liberties can be protected during war, or an actual, 
     attempted, or threatened invasion or incursion, an assessment 
     of the continued viability of the Alien Enemies Acts (50 
     U.S.C. 21 et seq.), and public education programs related to 
     the United States Government's wartime treatment of European 
     Americans and European Latin Americans during World War II.
       (c) Field Hearings.--The European American Commission shall 
     hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as 
     it deems appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The European American Commission shall submit 
     a written report of its findings and recommendations to 
     Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first 
     meeting called pursuant to section 101(e).

     SEC. 712. POWERS OF THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The European American Commission or, on 
     the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or 
     member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     provisions of this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and 
     act at such times and places, and request the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as 
     the Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem 
     advisable. The European American Commission may request the 
     Attorney General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United 
     States district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
     such attendance, testimony, or production.
       (b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The European 
     American Commission may acquire directly from the head of any 
     department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other 
     authority of the executive branch of the Government, 
     available information that the European American Commission 
     considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
     departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or 
     other authorities of the executive branch of the Government 
     shall cooperate with the European American Commission and 
     furnish all information requested by the European American 
     Commission to the extent permitted by law, including 
     information collected under the Commission on Wartime and 
     Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96-317; 50 U.S.C. 
     App. 1981 note) and the Wartime Violation of Italian 
     Americans Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 50 U.S.C. 
     App. 1981 note). For purposes of section 552a(b)(9) of title 
     5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy Act of 
     1974''), the European American Commission shall be deemed to 
     be a committee of jurisdiction.

     SEC. 713. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       The European American Commission is authorized to--
       (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the compensation of any employee of the 
     Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate 
     payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of such title;
       (2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
       (3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee, 
     and such detail shall be without reimbursement or 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
       (4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services for procurement of necessary financial and 
     administrative services, for which payment shall be made by 
     reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
     may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
     Administrator;
       (5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts; and
       (6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, 
     private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of 
     research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other 
     activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the 
     Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 714. FUNDING.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Justice, $600,000 shall be available to carry 
     out this subtitle.

     SEC. 715. SUNSET.

       The European American Commission shall terminate 60 days 
     after it submits its report to Congress.

     Subtitle B--Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees

     SEC. 720. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION ON WARTIME TREATMENT OF 
                   JEWISH REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--There is established the Commission on 
     Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees (referred to in this 
     title as the ``Jewish Refugee Commission'').
       (b) Membership.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall be 
     composed of 7 members, who shall be appointed not later than 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this title as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, in consultation with the minority 
     leader.
       (3) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate, in consultation with the minority leader.
       (c) Terms.--The term of office for members shall be for the 
     life of the Jewish Refugee Commission. A vacancy in the 
     Jewish Refugee Commission shall not affect its powers, and 
     shall be filled in the same manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       (d) Representation.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall 
     include 2 members representing the interests of Jewish 
     refugees.
       (e) Meetings.--The President shall call the first meeting 
     of the Jewish Refugee Commission not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of this title.
       (f) Quorum.--Four members of the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold 
     hearings.
       (g) Chairman.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall elect a 
     Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members. The term 
     of office of each shall be for the life of the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission.
       (h) Compensation.--
       (1) In general.--Members of the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     shall serve without pay.
       (2) Reimbursement of expenses.--All members of the Jewish 
     Refugee Commission shall be reimbursed for reasonable travel 
     and subsistence, and other reasonable and necessary expenses 
     incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

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     SEC. 721. DUTIES OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--It shall be the duty of the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission to review the United States Government's refusal 
     to allow Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or 
     genocide in Europe entry to the United States as provided in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Scope of Review.--The Jewish Refugee Commission's 
     review shall cover the period between January 1, 1933, 
     through December 31, 1945, and shall include, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, the following:
       (1) A review of the United States Government's decision to 
     deny Jewish and other refugees fleeing persecution or 
     genocide entry to the United States, including a review of 
     the underlying rationale of the United States Government's 
     decision to refuse the Jewish and other refugees entry, the 
     information the United States Government received or acquired 
     suggesting such refusal was necessary, the perceived benefit 
     of such refusal, and the impact of such refusal on the 
     refugees.
       (2) A review of Federal refugee law and policy relating to 
     those fleeing persecution or genocide, including 
     recommendations for making it easier in the future for 
     victims of persecution or genocide to obtain refuge in the 
     United States.
       (c) Field Hearings.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall 
     hold public hearings in such cities of the United States as 
     it deems appropriate.
       (d) Report.--The Jewish Refugee Commission shall submit a 
     written report of its findings and recommendations to 
     Congress not later than 18 months after the date of the first 
     meeting called pursuant to section 201(e).

     SEC. 722. POWERS OF THE JEWISH REFUGEE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Jewish Refugee Commission or, on the 
     authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
     of this subtitle, hold such hearings and sit and act at such 
     times and places, and request the attendance and testimony of 
     such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
     correspondence, memorandum, papers, and documents as the 
     Commission or such subcommittee or member may deem advisable. 
     The Jewish Refugee Commission may request the Attorney 
     General to invoke the aid of an appropriate United States 
     district court to require, by subpoena or otherwise, such 
     attendance, testimony, or production.
       (b) Government Information and Cooperation.--The Jewish 
     Refugee Commission may acquire directly from the head of any 
     department, agency, independent instrumentality, or other 
     authority of the executive branch of the Government, 
     available information that the Jewish Refugee Commission 
     considers useful in the discharge of its duties. All 
     departments, agencies, and independent instrumentalities, or 
     other authorities of the executive branch of the Government 
     shall cooperate with the Jewish Refugee Commission and 
     furnish all information requested by the Jewish Refugee 
     Commission to the extent permitted by law, including 
     information collected as a result of the Commission on 
     Wartime and Internment of Civilians Act (Public Law 96-317; 
     50 U.S.C. App. 1981 note) and the Wartime Violation of 
     Italian Americans Civil Liberties Act (Public Law 106-451; 50 
     U.S.C. App. 1981 note). For purposes of section 552a(b)(9) of 
     title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Privacy 
     Act of 1974''), the Jewish Refugee Commission shall be deemed 
     to be a committee of jurisdiction.

     SEC. 723. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       The Jewish Refugee Commission is authorized to--
       (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
     may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, governing appointments in the 
     competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
     chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     except that the compensation of any employee of the 
     Commission may not exceed a rate equivalent to the rate 
     payable under GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 
     5332 of such title;
       (2) obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of such title;
       (3) obtain the detail of any Federal Government employee, 
     and such detail shall be without reimbursement or 
     interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege;
       (4) enter into agreements with the Administrator of General 
     Services for procurement of necessary financial and 
     administrative services, for which payment shall be made by 
     reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as 
     may be agreed upon by the Chairman of the Commission and the 
     Administrator;
       (5) procure supplies, services, and property by contract in 
     accordance with applicable laws and regulations and to the 
     extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts; and
       (6) enter into contracts with Federal or State agencies, 
     private firms, institutions, and agencies for the conduct of 
     research or surveys, the preparation of reports, and other 
     activities necessary to the discharge of the duties of the 
     Commission, to the extent or in such amounts as are provided 
     in appropriation Acts.

     SEC. 724. FUNDING.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Justice, $600,000 shall be available to carry 
     out this subtitle.

     SEC. 725. SUNSET.

       The Jewish Refugee Commission shall terminate 60 days after 
     it submits its report to Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3253. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       
       On page 51, line 15, strike the period and insert ``: 
     Provided further, That an additional $2,416,000 shall be 
     available to provide additional funding for the Bureau of 
     Justice of Assistance to convert the National Motor Vehicle 
     Title Information System's (NMVTIS) systems data storage to 
     server-based architecture which amount shall be offset by a 
     $2,416,000 reduction in the Legal Activities account.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3254. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Kyl) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       On 88, line 1, strike ``$625,000,000'' and all that follows 
     through line 2 and insert the following: ``$635,000,000 shall 
     not be available for obligation until the following fiscal 
     year and, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the amount appropriated under the heading `salaries and 
     expenses' under the heading `Other Departmental Management' 
     under title I is reduced by $10,000,000.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3255. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, using funds appropriated by this Act, shall 
     implement a pilot program to test automated document 
     authentication technology at United States ports of entry to 
     determine the effectiveness of the technology in detecting 
     fraudulent travel documents and reducing the ability of 
     terrorists to enter the United States.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of 
     the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) on the 
     results of the pilot program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3256. Mr. REID (for Mr. Biden (for himself, Mr. Kohl, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bayh, 
Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Reed, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Lautenberg, 
Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Leahy)) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 57, line 7, strike ``$550,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$660,000,000''.
       On page 60, line 2, strike ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``Funds'' on line 3, and insert the following:
       (12) $110,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title 
     I of the 1968 Act (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) for the hiring and 
     rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under 
     part Q of such title, notwithstanding subsection (i) of such 
     section; and
       (13)
       On page 97, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       Of the unobligated balances made available for the 
     Department of Justice in prior fiscal years, $110,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

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  SA 3257. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. Isakson, and Mrs. Boxer) 
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 742, to amend the Toxic Substances 
Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing 
materials and products having asbestos-containing material, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 24, strike lines 10 through 22.
       On page 24, line 23, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       On page 25, strike lines 1 through 3.
       On page 25, line 4, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       On page 25, line 7, strike ``(13)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 25, line 11, strike ``(14)(A)'' and insert 
     ``(9)(A)''.
       On page 25, line 20, strike ``(15)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 25, line 23, strike ``(16)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 26, line 1, strike ``(17)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 26, line 6, strike ``(18)'' and insert ``(13)''.
       On page 26, line 10, strike ``(19)'' and insert ``(14)''.
       On page 26, line 15, strike ``(20)'' and insert ``(15)''.
       On page 26, line 19, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(16)''.
       On page 27, line 1, strike ``(22)'' and insert ``(17)''.
       On page 27, line 6, strike ``(23)'' and insert ``(18)''.
       On page 27, line 15, strike ``(24)'' and insert ``(19)''.
       On page 27, line 17, strike ``(25)'' and insert ``(20)''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3258. Mrs. MURRAY proposed an amendment to the bill S. 742, to 
amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed 
by asbestos-containing materials and products having asbestos-
containing material, and for other purposes; as follows:

       Amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Toxic 
     Substances Control Act to materials and products having 
     asbestos-containing material, and for other purposes.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA3259. Mr. KOHL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 60, line 15, strike ``$340,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$350,000,000''.
       On page 61, line 6, strike ``$65,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$75,000,000''.
       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 217.  Of the unobligated balances made available for 
     the Department of Justice in any fiscal year before fiscal 
     year 2008, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3260. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Byrd, and Mr. 
Rockefeller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 97, between lines 9 and 10, and insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 528. Limitation on Negotiating Trade Agreements. None 
     of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this 
     Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the 
     principal negotiating objective of the United States with 
     respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the 
     United States--
       (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including 
     antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws;
       (2) to avoid agreements that--
       (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international 
     disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and 
     subsidies; or
       (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international 
     safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States 
     workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully 
     on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade 
     concessions; and
       (3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to 
     dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, 
     cartelization, and market-access barriers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3261. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

  At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.__. ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

       (a) Prohibited Use of Funds.--A grant or contract funded by 
     amounts appropriated by this Act may not be used for the 
     purpose of defraying the costs of a banquet or conference 
     that is not directly and programmatically related to the 
     purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded. A 
     directly and programmatically related banquet or conference 
     includes a banquet or conference held in connection with 
     planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine 
     purposes related to a project funded by the grant or 
     contract. Records of the total costs related to, and 
     justifications for, all banquets and conferences shall be 
     reported to the appropriate Department, Administration, or 
     Foundation. Not later than 60 days after receipt of such 
     records, the appropriate Department, Administration, or 
     Foundation shall make the records available to the public.
       (b) Conflict of Interest Statement.--Any person awarded a 
     grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act 
     shall submit a statement to the Secretary or the Director, as 
     appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant 
     or contract will be made available through a subcontract or 
     in any other manner to another person who has a financial 
     interest or other conflict of interest in the person awarded 
     the grant or contract, unless such conflict is previously 
     disclosed and approved in the process of entering into a 
     contract or awarding a grant. Not later than 60 days after 
     receipt of the certification, the appropriate Secretary, 
     Administrator, or Director shall make all documents received 
     that relate to the certification available to the public.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3262. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 113, insert the following:
       Sec. 114.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Ship Henry B. Bigelow is the replacement for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship 
     Albatross IV and, as such replacement, has the same homeport 
     of Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3263. Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Stevens) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
3093, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DIGITAL AND WIRELESS NETWORKS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``ED 1.0 
     Act''.
       (b) Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, from the amount appropriated under title I under 
     the heading ``Technology Opportunities Program'', $4,500,000 
     may be available for the pilot program under this section, to 
     remain available until expended.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration.
       (2) Eligible educational institution.--The term ``eligible 
     educational institution'' means an institution that is--
       (A) a historically Black college or university;
       (B) a Hispanic-serving institution as that term is defined 
     in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5));
       (C) a tribally controlled college or university as that 
     term is defined in section 2(a)(4) of the Tribally Controlled 
     College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 
     1801(a)(4));
       (D) an Alaska Native-serving institution as that term is 
     defined in section 317(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)(2)); or
       (E) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution as that term is 
     defined in section 317(b)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)(4)).
       (3) Historically black college or university.--The term 
     ``historically Black college or university'' means a part B 
     institution as that term is defined in section 322(2) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)).
       (d) Minority Online Degree Pilot Program.--
       (1) Pilot program established.--
       (A) In general.--There is established within the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration a pilot 
     program under which the Administrator shall award 9

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     grants to eligible educational institutions to enable the 
     eligible educational institutions to develop digital and 
     wireless networks for online educational programs of study 
     within the eligible educational institutions. The 
     Administrator shall award not less than 1 grant to each type 
     of eligible educational institution, enumerated under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       (B) Grant number and amount.--
       (i) Number.--The Administrator shall award a total of 9 
     grants under this subsection.
       (ii) Grant payment amounts.--The Administrator shall make 
     grant payments under this subsection in the amount of 
     $500,000.
       (2) Priority.--
       (A) In general.--In awarding grants under this subsection 
     the Administrator shall give priority to an eligible 
     educational institution that, according to the most recent 
     data available (including data available from the Bureau of 
     the Census), serves a county, or other appropriate political 
     subdivision where no counties exist--
       (i) in which 50 percent of the residents of the county, or 
     other appropriate political subdivision where no counties 
     exist, are members of a racial or ethnic minority;
       (ii) in which less than 18 percent of the residents of the 
     county, or other appropriate political subdivision where no 
     counties exist, have obtained a baccalaureate degree or a 
     higher education;
       (iii) that has an unemployment rate of 7 percent or 
     greater;
       (iv) in which 20 percent or more of the residents of the 
     county, or other appropriate political subdivision where no 
     counties exist, live in poverty;
       (v) that has a negative population growth rate; or
       (vi) that has a family income of not more than $32,000.
       (B) Highest priority.--In awarding grants under this 
     subsection the Administrator shall give the highest priority 
     to an eligible educational institution that meets the 
     greatest number of requirements described in clauses (i) 
     through (vi) of subparagraph (A).
       (3) Use of funds.--An eligible educational institution 
     receiving a grant under this subsection may use the grant 
     funds--
       (A) to acquire equipment, instrumentation, networking 
     capability, hardware, software, digital network technology, 
     wireless technology, or wireless infrastructure;
       (B) to develop and provide educational services, including 
     faculty development; or
       (C) to develop strategic plans for information technology 
     investments.
       (4) Matching not required.--The Administrator shall not 
     require an eligible educational institution to provide 
     matching funds for a grant awarded under this subsection.
       (5) Consultations; report.--
       (A) Consultations.--The Administrator shall consult with 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives, on a quarterly 
     basis regarding the pilot program assisted under this 
     subsection.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to 
     the committees described in subparagraph (A) a report 
     evaluating the progress of the pilot program assisted under 
     this subsection.
       (6) Limitation on use of other funds.--The Administrator 
     shall carry out this subsection only with amounts 
     appropriated in advance specifically to carry out this 
     subsection.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3264. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 16, line 11, strike ``fishery.'' and insert 
     ``fishery: Provided further, That of the funds provided, 
     $100,000 is provided for a study to determine the 
     feasibility, effectiveness, and costs of using advanced radar 
     technologies to enhance radar coverage along the outer coast 
     of the State of Washington to minimize or eliminate the 
     region's current radar gaps.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3265. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       After section 113, insert the following:
       Sec. 114.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Ship Henry B. Bigelow is the replacement for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ship 
     Albatross IV and, as such replacement, has the same homeport 
     of Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3266. Mr. REID (for Mrs. Clinton (for herself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. 
Schumer)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Reid to 
the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 70, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       Sec. 217.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title--
       (1) the amount appropriated under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``General Administration'' 
     under this title is reduced by $6,250,000;
       (2) the amount appropriated under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation'' under this title is increased by $6,250,000; 
     and
       (3) of the amount appropriated under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses'' under the heading ``Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation'' under this title, $6,250,000 is for 
     investigations relating to mortgage fraud.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3267. Mr. AKAKA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 16, strike lines 22 through and 24, and insert 
     ``$1,090,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     2009, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
     which shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     of such amount, $1,500,000 shall be for National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration weather system transmitter 
     upgrades to provide for the transmission of emergency alert 
     system emergency notifications: Provided further,''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3268. Ms. MIKULSKI proposed an amendment to bill H.R. 3093, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 97, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       Sec. 528.  Funds for Teach for America.--Of the funds 
     provided in this Act for the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, under the heading ``science, aeronautics, and 
     exploration'', $3,000,000 may be for Teach for America for 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics related 
     activities.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3269. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 3093, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. DOCUMENT VERIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security shall implement a pilot program to test automated 
     document authentication technology compatible with existing 
     databases at United States ports of entry to determine the 
     effectiveness of the technology in detecting fraudulent 
     travel documents and reducing the ability of terrorists to 
     enter the United States.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of 
     the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees (as defined in section 2(2) of the 
     Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(2))) on the 
     results of the pilot program.

                          ____________________