[House Report 106-680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-680

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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
             AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, FISCAL YEAR 2001

                                _______
                                

 June 19, 2000.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. Rogers, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                            ADDITIONAL VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 4690]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

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                                                            Page Number

                                                            Bill Report
Title I--Department of Justice.............................     2
                                                                      7
Title II--Department of Commerce and Related Agencies......    39
                                                                     61
        Office of the United States Trade Representative...    39
                                                                     61
        International Trade Commission.....................    40
                                                                     62
        Department of Commerce.............................    40
                                                                     63
Title III--The Judiciary...................................    61
                                                                     91
Title IV--Department of State and Related Agency...........    70
                                                                     98
        Department of State................................    70
                                                                     98
        Broadcasting Board of Governors....................    82
                                                                    117
Title V--Related Agencies..................................    85
                                                                    119
        Department of Transportation: Maritime 
            Administration.................................    85
                                                                    120
        Commission for the Preservation of America's 
            Heritage Abroad................................    87
                                                                    122
        Commission on Civil Rights.........................    87
                                                                    122
        Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe...    87
                                                                    123
        Equal Employment Opportunity Commission............    88
                                                                    123
        Federal Communication Commission...................    88
                                                                    124
        Federal Maritime Commission........................    90
                                                                    124
        Federal Trade Commission...........................    90
                                                                    125
        Legal Services Corporation.........................    92
                                                                    126
        Marine Mammal Commission...........................    93
                                                                    126
        Securities and Exchange Commission.................    93
                                                                    127
        Small Business Administration......................    94
                                                                    127
        State Justice Institute............................    97
                                                                    132
Title VI--General Provisions...............................    98
                                                                    132
Title VII--Rescission......................................   107
                                                                    135

                Summary of Estimates and Recommendations

    The Committee recommends a total of $34,904,000,000 in 
discretionary budget authority for the departments and agencies 
funded in the bill. The Committee also recommends $538,392,000 
for mandatory programs funded within this bill.
    Last year, the Committee recommended that $4,216,000,000 be 
provided from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund to 
supplement regular fiscal year 2000 discretionary 
appropriations for a number of programs. The authorization for 
the Violent Crime Trust Fund expires on September 30, 2000. 
This report displays amounts provided from the Trust Fund for 
the purpose of comparing actual funding for programs for fiscal 
year 2000 to the amounts the Committee recommends for fiscal 
year 2001.
    For discretionary programs, the recommendation is 
$2,739,303,000 below the request, excluding the request for 
advance appropriations, and $2,779,021,000 below the amounts 
enacted for the current fiscal year. Excluding the one-time 
increase for the decennial census provided in the fiscal year 
2000 bill, the recommendation is $1,269,979,000 above the 
fiscal year 2000 level.
    The following table provides a comparison of the new budget 
authority and outlays recommended in the accompanying bill with 
the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000, and with the 
budget request for fiscal year 2001:

                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                                           2001 recommendation
                                                                                              compared with
                                                     2000         2001         2001    -------------------------
                                                   enacted      request    recommended      2000         2001
                                                                                          enacted      request
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary..................................       33,467       37,643       34,904       +1,437       -2,739
Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.............        4,216  ...........  ...........       -4,216  ...........
Mandatory......................................          537          608          546           +9          -62
                                                ----------------------------------------------------------------
      Total....................................       38,220       38,251       35,450       -2,770       -2,801
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                         Highlights of the Bill

    Major initiatives and highlights contained in the 
recommendation follow:

                                              DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           2001 recommendation
                                                                                              compared with
                                                     2000         2001         2001    -------------------------
                                                   enacted      request    recommended      2000         2001
                                                                                          enacted     requested
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title I--Department of Justice:
    Discretionary..............................       14,486       20,142       20,270       +5,784         +128
    Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.........        4,033            0            0       -4,033            0
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    --$1.75 billion increase for the Department of Justice, of 
which $789 million is to address critical detention 
requirements to house Federal prisoner and criminal and illegal 
alien populations.
    --$394 million increase is for the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 
United States Attorneys to maintain and enhance Federal law 
enforcement's ability to fight the war on violent crime and 
drugs, and provide new tools to combat cybercrime and national 
security threats.
    --$241 million increase for the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service to enforce our immigration laws, 
including additional border patrol agents, increased detention 
and removal capacity, and continuation of the interior 
enforcement initiative begun in fiscal year 1999.
    --$4 billion for Office of Justice Programs and Community 
Oriented Policing Services, the same level as the current 
appropriation, to continue assistance to State and local law 
enforcement agencies. This includes restoration of programs the 
Administration proposed to eliminate or reduce, including $523 
million for Local Law Enforcement Block Grant programs, $552 
million for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance Grant program, $250 million for Juvenile 
Accountability Block Grant programs, and $686 million for the 
Truth-in-Sentencing State Prison Grant program. In addition, 
the bill includes $284 million for Violence Against Women Act 
programs, $595 million for the Community Oriented Policing 
Services program and $287 million for juvenile delinquency 
prevention programs.

                                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           2001 recommendation
                                                                                              compared with
                                                     2000         2001         2001    -------------------------
                                                   enacted      request    recommended      2000         2001
                                                                                          enacted      request
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title II--Department of Commerce and Related
 Agencies:
    Discretionary..............................        8,723        5,527        4,357       -4,366       -1,170
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    --$4.4 billion for the Department of Commerce and related 
agencies, $287 million below the comparable fiscal year 2000 
level, after adjusting for the non-recurring costs of the 
decennial census.
    --$622 million for the National Weather Service, a $17.8 
million increase over fiscal year 2000, and $392 million for 
trade agencies, a $13 million increase, to maintain the current 
level of operation at the Weather Service and prevent closing 
of any Commercial Service offices, more than offset by net 
reductions of $112 million in lower priority programs within 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 
termination of the Advanced Technology Program, funded at $143 
million in the current year.

                                                    JUDICIARY
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           2001 recommendation
                                                                                              compared with
                                                     2000         2001         2001    -------------------------
                                                   enacted      request    recommended      2000         2001
                                                                                          enacted      request
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Title III--The Judiciary:
    Discretionary..............................        3,491        4,133        3,919         +428         -214
    Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.........          183  ...........  ...........         -183  ...........
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    --$3.92 billion for the discretionary programs of the 
Federal Judiciary, an increase of $245 million above the 
comparable amount provided for the Judiciary for fiscal year 
2000. The recommendation allows the Federal courts to maintain 
operations at the fiscal year 2000 level and provides for a 
limited number of program increases. This increase is 
consistent with the increases provided for Federal law 
enforcement agencies funded in this bill, as part of the bill's 
priority to maintain law enforcement at the current level of 
operations.

                                     DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           2001 recommendation
                                                                                              compared with
                                                     2000         2001         2001    -------------------------
                                                   enacted      request    recommended      2000         2001
                                                                                          enacted     requested
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title IV--Department of State and Related
 Agency:
    Discretionary..............................        6,174        6,832        6,427         +253         -405
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    --$6.4 billion for the Department of State and the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors appropriations, an increase of 
$253 million above the current fiscal year, and $405 million 
below the request.
    --$1.06 billion to address critical embassy security needs, 
and continue designing and constructing replacement facilities 
for the most vulnerable overseas posts.
    --$3.1 billion for the domestic and overseas operations of 
a consolidated Department.
    --$438 million for all U.S. Government-sponsored 
international broadcasting, functioning as an independent 
agency under the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

                                                RELATED AGENCIES
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           2001 recommendation
                                                                                              compared with
                                                     2000         2001         2001    -------------------------
                                                   enacted      request    recommended      2000         2001
                                                                                          enacted     requested
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title V--Related Agencies:
    Discretionary..............................        2,038        2,417        1,917         -121         -500
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    --$1.9 billion for the related agencies funded in the bill, 
a reduction of $500 million from the request, and $121 million 
below the fiscal year 2000 appropriation, preserving core 
agencies and functions while reducing or eliminating low 
priority programs.
    --$856 million for the Small Business Administration, 
including $276 million for the disaster loans program and $264 
million for business loan programs.
    --$198 million for the Maritime Administration, including 
$98.7 million, the full amount requested, for the Maritime 
Security Program, and $13,000,000 for maintenance and capital 
improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

            Reprogrammings, Reorganizations, and Relocations

    The House and Senate reports accompanying the 
appropriations bills for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and the Related Agencies for several 
years have contained language concerning the reprogramming of 
funds between programs and activities. This matter is addressed 
in section 605 of the General Provisions contained in the 
accompanying bill.
    The Committee expects each department and agency to follow 
closely the reprogramming procedures listed below, which are 
similar to provisions that applied in statute during fiscal 
year 2000. These procedures apply to funds provided under this 
Act, or provided under previous Appropriations Acts that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2001, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury available to the 
agencies funded by this Act.
    The Committee desires and expects that the Chairman of the 
Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies will be notified by 
letter a minimum of 15 days prior to--
    (1) Reprogramming of funds, whether permanent or temporary, 
in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, between 
programs or activities. This provision is also applicable in 
cases where several activities are involved with each receiving 
less than $500,000. In addition, the Committee desires to be 
notified of reprogramming actions which are less than these 
amounts if such actions would have the effect of committing the 
agency to significant funding requirements in future years.
    (2) Increasing funds or personnel by any means for any 
project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
restricted.
    (3) Creating new programs, offices, agencies or commissions 
or substantial augmentation of existing programs, offices, 
agencies or commissions.
    (4) Relocating offices or employees.
    (5) Reorganizing offices, programs, or activities.
    In addition, the Committee desires and expects any 
department or agency funded in the accompanying bill which is 
planning to conduct a reduction-in-force to notify the 
Committee by letter 30 days in advance of the date of the 
proposed personnel action.
    The Committee also expects that any items which are subject 
to interpretation will be reported.
    The Committee is concerned that, in some instances, the 
departments or agencies funded within this Appropriations Act 
are not adhering to the Committee's reprogramming policy and 
procedures which are set forth in this report and in section 
605 of the accompanying bill. The Committee expects each 
department and agency funded in the bill to follow these 
notification policies precisely and not reallocate resources or 
reorganize activities prior to submitting the required 
notifications to the Committee. The Committee has provided each 
of the departments, the Judiciary, and the Small Business 
Administration with transfer authority, which is the same as 
the transfer authority provided in the fiscal year 2000 
Appropriations Act. The Committee believes such authority, 
together with the traditional reprogramming policy, gives each 
department, the Judiciary and the Small Business Administration 
the needed discretion to respond to unanticipated circumstances 
and requirements which may arise throughout the fiscal year.

           Relationship With Budget and Comptroller's Offices

    Through the years the Appropriations Committee has 
channeled most of its inquiries and requests for information 
and assistance through the budget offices or comptroller 
organizations of the various departments, agencies, and 
commissions and the Judiciary. The Committee has often pointed 
out the natural affinity and relationship between these 
organizations and the Appropriations Committee which makes such 
a relationship imperative. The Committee reiterates its 
position that while it always reserves the right to call upon 
all organizations in the departments, agencies, and commissions 
and the Judiciary for information and assistance, the primary 
conjunction between the Committee and these entities must be 
through the budget offices and comptroller organizations.
    The Committee appreciates all of the assistance received 
from each of the departments, agencies, and commissions and the 
Judiciary during this past year. The workload generated in the 
budget process is large and growing, and therefore, a positive, 
responsive relationship between the Committee and the budget 
and/or comptroller offices is absolutely essential to the 
appropriations process of the United States Government.

          Staffing and Operations Outside of the United States

    The Committee remains concerned that there does not yet 
appear to be any systematic control over the size and growth of 
Federal department and agency presence outside of the United 
States, raising the likelihood that resources are being 
misallocated. The Committee, in conjunction with the 
Administration, has begun a number of initiatives to improve 
the situation, including the overseas staffing model for the 
State Department, and the International Cooperative Support 
Services system, to better allocate costs of overseas presence 
to each agency, in order to ensure that any decision to assign 
personnel overseas is based on the true cost. Most recently, 
the Committee has supported the Overseas Presence Advisory 
Panel, which has presented recommendations to the Secretary of 
State.
    This concern is due in large part to the cost implications. 
It costs two to three times as much to maintain an employee 
outside of the United States as it does within the United 
States. It is clear that rationalizing and systematizing 
staffing and operations in foreign countries has the potential 
for large budgetary savings. The Committee has included 
additional guidance under Title IV of this report related to 
the implementation of these recommendations.
    The Committee wishes to make it clear that any expansion of 
staffing or presence overseas is to be brought to the attention 
of the Committee at the outset of the planning process, well in 
advance of the proposed use of any funds appropriated in this 
Act, or any prior or subsequent appropriations Acts, preferably 
through the annual budget submission, and as a last resort 
through the reprogramming process. The Committee remains intent 
upon finding the proper way to assure control of the deployment 
of personnel and resources outside of the United States.

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    The Committee recommends $20,391,979,000 in new budget 
authority in the accompanying bill for the Department of 
Justice for fiscal year 2001. This amount is $1,745,477,000 
more than the appropriation for the current year, and is 
$66,632,000 above the budget request for fiscal year 2001.
    Of the total amount provided, $20,269,755,000 is derived 
from general purpose discretionary funds, which represents an 
increase of $5,784,008,000 above the current year, reflecting 
the expiration of the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund in 
fiscal year 2000. The remaining $122,224,000 provided is scored 
as mandatory spending.
    The Committee recommendation for the Department of Justice 
reflects the continuing commitment of the Congress to 
investments which have been made over the last five years to 
address the Nation's top domestic priority--fighting crime--
while at the same time fulfilling the commitment to a balanced 
budget made by the Congress and the Administration in 1997. 
Over the past five years, Congress has increased funding for 
the Department of Justice by over $6.3 billion, representing a 
52 percent increase in resources, and the results are showing. 
The violent crime rate is at its lowest level since the 
Department of Justice began tracking the statistics in 1973, 
and rates for all other crimes have also declined. As a result, 
our communities are safer, and violent criminals are serving 
longer sentences and not being released back into the 
community.
    To ensure continued success, the Committee recommendation 
provides Federal law enforcement with the tools and resources 
necessary to follow through with our investments, while at the 
same time enabling law enforcement to effectively counter the 
new and emerging threats as we move into the 21st century.
    For fiscal year 2001, the largest increase in the 
Department of Justice, $786,619,000, is recommended to address 
critical detention requirements to house the Federal prisoner 
and criminal alien populations. The Committee also recommends 
increases totaling $393,994,000 for the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
United States Attorneys to maintain and enhance Federal law 
enforcement's ability to fight the war on violent crime and 
drugs, and provide new tools to investigate and prosecute new 
and emerging crimes in the information technology age as well 
as threats to our national security. To address the continuing 
problem of illegal immigration, the Committee recommends an 
increase of $241,058,000 for the INS for new border patrol 
agents and increased detention and removal capacity, and 
continued funding to maintain the interior enforcement 
initiative begun in fiscal year 1999. In addition, $585,000,000 
is provided to reimburse States for the incarceration of 
criminal aliens. The Committee has also included funding to 
continue the naturalization backlog reduction initiative begun 
in fiscal year 1999.
    At the same time, the Committee remains committed to 
empowering our local communities to fight crime and drugs. We 
must stay the course and continue support for proven programs 
which have given us results. Now is not the time to eliminate 
successful programs in favor of new, undefined, and untested 
programs. Consequently, the recommendation includes 
$2,823,950,000 for State and local law enforcement assistance, 
which is $1,161,750,000 more than requested by the President, 
including restoration of funding for the Local Law Enforcement 
Block Grant program at $523,000,000, and the Truth-in-
Sentencing State Prison Grant program at $521,500,000, programs 
which the Administration proposed to eliminate. The Committee 
has also rejected the President's request to cut the Byrne Law 
Enforcement Assistance formula grant program by $100,000,000.
    The Committee notes that authorization for the Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program expires at the end of 
fiscal year 2000. Further, according to the Administration, the 
COPS program attained its authorized purpose of providing 
100,000 new police officers in fiscal year 1999. Last year, the 
Administration stated its intent to continue and expand the 
COPS program. However, as of yet, no authorization legislation 
has been submitted to the Congress for consideration. 
Therefore, the Committee recommends $595,000,000, the same 
amount appropriated in fiscal year 2000, for ongoing programs 
to continue hiring, innovative technology, bullet-proof vests, 
school violence and drug initiatives. The recommendation also 
includes continued funding for programs to prevent and punish 
juvenile crime, including $287,097,000 for juvenile crime 
prevention programs, as requested, and $250,000,000 for the 
juvenile crime block grant initiated by Congress in 1998, for 
which the Administration proposed no funding.
    The Congress has done its part to dedicate resources to the 
Department of Justice during a time of severe fiscal 
constraint.

                         General Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

    The Committee recommends a total of $84,177,000 for General 
Administration for fiscal year 2001. This amount is $7,376,000 
below the request, and $4,849,000 above the level provided in 
fiscal year 2000.
    This account funds the development of policy objectives and 
the overall management of the Department of Justice. In fiscal 
year 2000, the account was held at a freeze and had to absorb 
its inflationary adjustments to base. The recommendation 
provides adjustments to base for the Justice Management 
Division. If the fiscal year 2000 reprogramming request funding 
additional staff to process the increased amount of Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications and 
counterterrorism work is approved, it is assumed that 
sufficient funding, but not more than $1,000,000, will be 
available within the recommended level to fund the full 
annualized costs of these positions.
    The Committee also directs that $5,000,000 be transferred 
to the Justice Management Division from the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service (INS) salaries and expenses account to 
continue the planned integration of the INS IDENT system and 
the FBI IAFIS system. The Committee continues to be concerned 
about the possibility of violent criminals, such as now-
convicted railway serial killer, Rafael Resendez Ramirez, being 
released from INS custody and believes this project should be a 
high priority.
    The Committee has grown increasingly concerned about the 
budget and financial management practices of several Department 
of Justice components. Despite tremendous fiscal constraints, 
the Committee has provided significant additional resources 
over the last five years to many Justice components, in 
particular INS, the FBI, and the DEA. Thus, the Committee is 
frustrated and disturbed by continued reported budget 
``shortfalls'' in these components. These ``shortfalls'' are 
largely attributable to the failure of the components to 
execute their budgets in a manner that is consistent with both 
their current year appropriation and their pending budget 
requests, including overhiring personnel, as well as their 
failure to fully comply with the reprogramming procedures set 
forth in section 605. All agencies, without exception, are 
responsible for operating within the budget they have been 
provided. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department of 
Justice to put in place a mechanism to ensure that no 
Department of Justice agency will take personnel actions in the 
current year that cannot be funded within the base level of 
funding included in the pending budget request, as well as 
ensure that all components are fully abiding by section 605 of 
the Appropriations Act. The Department is directed to continue 
to consult with the Committee regarding this issue, and to 
report back no later than August 15, 2000, on the actions taken 
to establish this mechanism.
    The Committee is concerned that in cases which the Federal 
government sought to prosecute as a capital matter, from 1988 
to 1999, 76 percent of the 133 defendants were Latino or 
African-American. The Committee is aware that the Department is 
conducting an internal review of possible racial disparities in 
the authorization process for capital prosecutions, and directs 
the Department to report to the Committee on its findings, as 
well as the statistics on the number of cases recommended and 
the number of cases authorized for capital prosecutions, and 
the disposition of those cases.
    The Committee recommends bill language, carried in previous 
years, which (1) specifies the amount of funding provided for 
Department Leadership and the Offices of Legislative and Public 
Affairs; and (2) makes up to $3,317,000 of this appropriation 
available until expended for the Facilities Program 2000.

                     Joint Automated Booking System

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,800,000 for the 
Joint Automated Booking System (JABS) as requested, and the 
same amount provided in fiscal year 2000. Funding is provided 
for program management support and maintenance of the JABS 
production system.
    The JABS will enable Department of Justice law enforcement 
components--the Bureau of Prisons, Federal Bureau of 
Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration 
and Naturalization Service, and the U.S. Marshals Service--to 
build an automated booking capability using their respective 
infrastructures and to share information using the Department's 
common information technology platform.
    Bill language is included, modified as requested, allowing 
funds to be used for the transmission of data.

                       Public Key Infrastructure

    The Committee does not recommend $4,376,000 to establish a 
new Department of Justice Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) 
account.
    The Committee notes that significant additional resources 
have been provided over the past five years for various 
information technology initiatives which have not yet been 
completed, and therefore does not believe it prudent to launch 
another major information technology project at this time. The 
Committee also believes further study is required on the 
challenges and benefits associated with PKI, as well as the 
costs to implement it Department-wide. The Committee is aware 
that the Department recently established two operational 
prototypes. The Committee requests the Department of Justice to 
report, not later than February 1, 2001, on the results of 
these pilot projects and the costs associated with Department-
wide implementation of PKI.

                       Narrowband Communications

    The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of 
$177,445,000 for this account, instead of $188,000,000 as 
requested. In fiscal year 2000, $115,941,000 was provided for 
this activity, of which $10,625,000 was provided as a direct 
appropriation under this account, $92,545,000 was appropriated 
within various components' budgets and then transferred to the 
activity, and $12,771,000 was provided from super surplus 
balances in the Assets Forfeiture Fund. For fiscal year 2001, 
all funding for this activity has been consolidated within this 
account, and the various component base budgets have been 
reduced to reflect this consolidation.
    The Committee expects the Department to continue 
implementation of a consolidated, regional, interagency Justice 
Wireless Network (JWN) to meet components' needs and to improve 
wireless capabilities, as such an approach will enhance 
interoperability and reduce costs associated with narrowband 
conversion by up to $1,000,000,000. Amounts provided will be 
used to continue implementation of the JWN, operate and 
maintain legacy systems, expand the use of commercial services, 
and support the Wireless Management Office. It is the 
Committee's continued expectation that narrowband requirements 
can be accommodated without significant additional new 
resources being required.
    The Committee recommends modified bill language, as 
requested, which allows funds to be used for the cost of 
operating and maintaining legacy systems.

                         Counterterrorism Fund

    The Committee recommends $10,000,000 for the 
Counterterrorism Fund, which was established in the 1995 
Supplemental Appropriations Act after the bombing of the Alfred 
P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and is under the 
control and direction of the Attorney General.
    The Committee recommendation provides $10,000,000 to cover 
the extraordinary expenses resulting from a terrorist threat or 
incident, the full amount requested, and the same level 
provided in fiscal year 2000. The recommendation, when combined 
with current unobligated balances from prior years totaling 
$32,844,150, will provide up to $42,844,150 in the Fund in 
fiscal year 2001. These funds may be used to reimburse any 
Department of Justice organization for the costs incurred from 
the reestablishment of an office or facility damaged or 
destroyed as a result of a domestic or international terrorist 
incident, and to cover extraordinary expenses necessary to 
counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or international 
terrorism activities. The Attorney General is required to 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate in accordance with section 605 
of this Act, prior to the obligation of any funds from this 
account.
    The Committee recommends bill language, similar to that 
carried in previous Appropriations Acts, which: (1) makes funds 
available for costs incurred in reestablishing the operational 
capacity of an office or facility damaged or destroyed by a 
terrorist incident; and (2) makes funds available for support 
to counter, investigate or prosecute terrorism, including 
payments of awards and detention costs in connection with these 
activities.

               Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund

    The Committee recommendation includes a direct 
appropriation of $282,500,000 for the Telecommunications 
Carrier Compliance program to reimburse equipment manufacturers 
and telecommunications carriers and providers of 
telecommunications support services for implementation of the 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(CALEA), of which $141,250,000 is for purposes related to 
national security. This amount represents an increase of 
$177,500,000 above the amount requested under the Department of 
Justice, and $72,500,000 above the total amount requested in 
the President's budget for this purpose. The recommendation 
reflects the fact that all funding for CALEA in fiscal year 
2001 is being provided under the Department of Justice, as has 
been the practice in previous years, while the President's 
budget proposed providing the national security portion under 
the Department of Defense.
    The Committee believes that implementation of CALEA is long 
overdue. The Committee notes that Congress expected CALEA 
implementation to be achieved over two years ago. However, due 
to disagreements between law enforcement and industry, that 
deadline was not met. As a result, law enforcement's ability to 
effectively counter threats of terrorism, drug trafficking and 
other serious crimes has been seriously eroded. Therefore, the 
Committee is pleased that the Department of Justice and the 
industry have resolved the disagreements and implementation of 
CALEA is now a reality, provided funding is made available to 
ensure that the agreements reached can be expeditiously 
implemented. To date, the Committee has made available a total 
of $117,580,000 to the Fund. In addition, on January 10, 2000, 
the Department of Justice submitted a reprogramming request for 
an additional $100,000,000 to be made available to the Fund, 
which the Committee has approved. These amounts, when combined 
with funds included in this bill, will provide the full 
$500,000,000 authorized and required to implement CALEA. It 
remains the Committee's intent that not more than $500,000,000 
shall be available for reimbursements pursuant to CALEA from 
direct appropriations or other Federal sources.
    CALEA Implementation.--As noted previously, the Committee 
is encouraged by the progress made between the Department of 
Justice and the telecommunications industry on resolving issues 
related to CALEA implementation. The Committee expects the 
Department and the FBI to remain focused on implementation and 
to ensure that planning, reimbursement, and resource tracking 
are coordinated and handled in a timely and consistent manner. 
In order to ensure that these efforts are emphasized, not less 
than $17,300,000 is provided within the FBI for CALEA 
implementation. The Committee expects the FBI to replace the 
current CALEA implementation organization, which includes the 
CALEA Implementation Section and the Telecommunications 
Contracts and Audit Unit, with a new CALEA Management Office in 
the Office of the Deputy Director, FBI. The Committee believes 
this new office will be significantly better situated than the 
present implementation organization to represent all law 
enforcement constituencies before the Congress, Federal and 
other regulatory bodies, telecommunications carriers, 
manufacturers of telecommunications equipment, providers of 
support services, and other interested parties and 
stakeholders. The Committee expects this office to continue to 
work with the Department of Justice on all matters involving 
CALEA implementation. In addition, by establishing this office 
under the Office of the Deputy Director, the Committee believes 
that CALEA will be given priority consideration within the FBI, 
will gain access to key personnel needed for implementation 
efforts, and will improve the ability of the FBI to prioritize 
the financial and personnel resources required for a continued 
and sustained implementation effort.

                   Administrative Review and Appeals

    The Committee recommends $159,570,000 for Administrative 
Review and Appeals. This amount is an increase of $11,071,000 
above the fiscal year 2000 level, to fund the current operating 
level, and $4,979,000 below the request. Of the total amount 
provided, $157,843,000 is for the Executive Office of 
Immigration Review, and $1,727,000 is for the Pardon Attorney.
    This appropriation supports the Executive Office of 
Immigration Review (EOIR), which includes the Board of 
Immigration Appeals, Immigration Judges, and Administrative Law 
Judges who decide through administrative hearings the admission 
or exclusion of aliens seeking to enter the country, and the 
deportation and adjustment of status of aliens whose status has 
been challenged; and the Office of the Pardon Attorney, which 
receives, investigates and considers petitions for all forms of 
Executive clemency.

                           Detention Trustee

    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 to establish a new 
Federal Detention Trustee within the Department of Justice, 
instead of $26,000,000 as requested. The Committee has not 
provided requested funding or bill language to expand the 
authority of the Department of Justice to reimburse other 
entities for certain detention costs.
    Detention consumes a significant and growing portion of the 
Department of Justice's budget, and responsibility for 
detainees is divided among several agencies. In response to the 
Committee's growing concerns about the problem of inadequate 
planning and management of detention space in the Department of 
Justice, in fiscal year 2000, the Committee directed that the 
Attorney General submit recommendations on a Department-wide 
strategy to plan for and manage its detention needs. As part of 
this effort, the fiscal year 2001 budget proposes to create a 
``detention trustee'' that would be responsible for oversight 
of detention management, as well as improvement and 
coordination of detention issues Department-wide. While the 
Committee remains concerned that this proposal does not go as 
far as centralizing all detention funding under the trustee, 
the Committee believes the proposal submitted is an important 
first step. Therefore, the Committee recommends creation of the 
new trustee office, which it believes can do for detention what 
the Wireless Management Office (WMO) has done to remedy the 
problems with law enforcement communications systems.
    Detention problems are often described in terms of regional 
hot spots. Thus, like the WMO approach, which focused on 
certain geographic regions, the Committee believes a similar 
strategy could successfully be employed by the detention 
trustee. By focusing the new office on selected regional hot 
spots, the Committee believes that coordination can best be 
tested and demonstrated. Therefore, the Committee directs the 
new trustee to establish two regional detention pilot projects, 
one along the Southwest border, and one located in the Midwest. 
At the outset of these pilot projects, the trustee should 
conduct a needs assessment of detention and detainee handling 
requirements and develop a baseline for the present efficiency 
and effectiveness of all aspects of detention and detainee 
handling, against which subsequent process improvements will be 
assessed. The initial baseline report should also identify the 
specific operational areas of detention that will be targeted, 
as well as the specific geographic boundaries for the pilot. 
Additional elements of the pilot projects should include: 
centralized management of Inter-governmental Agreements under 
the detention trustee; prisoner transportation; healthcare 
management; and Cooperative Agreement Program grants. The 
Committee intends that the trustee be given authority to direct 
the use of INS and USMS detention resources. The Committee 
expects the Department of Justice to consult with the Committee 
in the development of these pilot projects, submit the baseline 
report no later than January 5, 2001, and submit the completed 
assessment of the pilots one year later.
    Further, the Committee notes that the detention 
consolidation study undertaken by KPMG in 1998 identified the 
lack of comparable resource and performance information between 
detention agencies, including BOP, as a barrier to making 
effective fiscal decisions regarding detention operations. KPMG 
recommended that the Department undertake a ``set of management 
tools to improve decision-making'' in the area of detention. In 
addition, the Department's own 1998 detention study identified 
various management issues and made findings and recommendations 
pertaining to centralized detention management. The Study 
reported that various aspects of the Department's Detention 
Planning Committee (DPC) need to be more formalized to ensure 
that DPC decisions are being carried out. Furthermore, the 
study concluded that ``DPC members need to develop solutions to 
issues that go beyond their individual component interests'' 
and that ``there must be more of a Department-wide outlook on 
the part of the DPC.'' In addition to undertaking the pilot 
programs, the Committee believes that addressing these issues 
should be the central responsibility of the detention trustee.
    The Committee recommends new language, similar to the 
request, which sets forth the authorities of the detention 
trustee.

                    Office of the Inspector General

    The Office of the Inspector General performs audit, 
inspection and investigation functions of Department of Justice 
activities. The Committee recommends $41,825,000 for the Office 
of Inspector General for fiscal year 2001. This level is 
$367,000 below the request and $1,550,000 above the fiscal year 
2000 level. The recommended level assumes that $1,500,000 will 
be available to the Office of the Inspector General through a 
reimbursable agreement with the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

    The Committee recommends $8,855,000 for the Parole 
Commission for fiscal year 2001. This level is $328,000 below 
the request and provides for adjustments to base.
    This Commission is an independent body within the 
Department of Justice which makes decisions regarding requests 
for parole and supervision of Federal and D.C. Code prisoners. 
As a result of legislation that established sentencing 
guidelines, the Parole Commission is phasing down its Federal 
operations. However, in August 1998, the Commission assumed 
jurisdiction over D.C. felony prisoners and on August 5, 2000, 
the Commission will assume jurisdiction over D.C. Code 
parolees.

                            Legal Activities


                        General Legal Activities

    The Committee recommends a total of $523,228,000 for 
General Legal Activities for fiscal year 2001, an increase of 
$18,283,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 2000, and 
$30,007,000 below the request.
    The recommendation provides for adjustments to base 
totaling $18,283,000, but does not include any program 
increases or undefined base restorations. The distribution of 
funding provided is as follows:

Office of the Solicitor General.........................      $7,118,000
Tax Division............................................      70,991,000
Criminal Division.......................................     110,800,000
Civil Division..........................................     147,616,000
Environment and Natural Resources Division..............      68,703,000
Office of Legal Counsel.................................       4,967,000
Civil Rights Division...................................      86,150,000
Interpol--USNCB.........................................       7,686,000
Legal Activities Office Automation......................      18,877,000
Dispute Resolution......................................         320,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total.............................................     523,228,000

    This appropriation supports the Attorney General through 
the establishment of litigation policy, conduct of litigation, 
and various other legal responsibilities.
    The Committee remains concerned about extradition and 
deportation matters related to U.S. fugitives, and directs the 
Department to compile a report on extradition cases, including 
pending requests, by country, and the number of fugitives 
returned to the U.S., by country over the past five years. The 
Committee asks the Department to describe, to the extent 
possible, the most problematic cases and most uncooperative 
countries in order to better inform Congress of the 
difficulties in this area. This report should be submitted to 
Congress no later than March 1, 2001. In addition, the 
Committee expects the Department to work with the Department of 
State to bolster its efforts to negotiate effective extradition 
treaties.
    The Committee is aware of concerns about the inappropriate 
use of restraints and seclusion in institutions for the 
mentally ill and encourages the Civil Rights Division to 
utilize appropriate resources to investigate civil rights 
violations in those institutions.
    The Committee recommends bill language, similar to that 
included in previous fiscal years, which: (1) allows up to 
$20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence; (2) makes up to 
$10,000,000 for litigation support contracts available until 
expended; (3) makes up to $18,877,000 for office automation 
systems available until expended, and includes language 
modified from the request, allowing funds to be used for 
additional Departmental components; and (4) makes up to $1,000 
available to the U.S. National Central Bureau--INTERPOL for 
reception and representation expenses.

               The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act

    The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $4,028,000 for 
fiscal year 2001 from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust 
Fund to cover Justice Department expenses associated with 
litigating cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury 
Act of 1986. This represents the full amount requested and the 
same level provided in fiscal year 2000.

               Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division

    The Committee recommendation assumes a total of 
$113,269,000 in budget authority for the Antitrust Division for 
fiscal year 2001, $3,269,000 above the current year 
appropriation and $20,731,000 below the request. Of this 
amount, $77,171,000 will be derived from anticipated fee 
collections in fiscal year 2001, and $36,098,000 will be 
derived from available fiscal year 2000 fee collections, 
resulting in no net direct appropriation. The Committee notes 
that any use of remaining unobligated fee collections from 
prior years is subject to the reprogramming requirements 
outlined in section 605 of this Act. The Committee 
recommendation provides pay and inflationary increases to allow 
the Division to maintain its current operating level.
    This Division acts on antitrust cases before the Supreme 
Court, represents the interests of the United States in cases 
brought under Federal antitrust laws, reviews decisions of 
regulatory commissions, and prepares and files amicus briefs.
    Appropriations for both the Division and the Federal Trade 
Commission are financed with Hart-Scott-Rodino Act pre-merger 
filing fees. The fiscal year 2001 budget proposed to modify the 
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act to include a three tiered fee structure. 
Under current law, a stock or asset acquisition that meets two 
tests requires a Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing, the size of 
company test and the size of asset test. The size of company 
test provides that one company must have annual net sales or 
assets of $100,000,000 and the other company must have net 
annual sales or assets of $10,000,000. The size of asset test 
provides that the asset or stock being acquired must be worth 
$15,000,000 or higher. If a transaction meets both these tests, 
filing and a $45,000 fee are required.
    The new three tiered fee structure will raise the size of 
asset test threshold to $35,000,000 and will require a $45,000 
fee. For transactions between $100,000,000 and $199,999,999, 
the fee will increase to $100,000. For transactions 
$200,000,000 and higher, the fee will increase to $200,000.
    The Committee's recommendation funds the Division's current 
operating level. However, it is estimated that raising the size 
of asset test threshold from $15,000,000 to $35,000,000 will 
result in nearly a forty percent reduction in the number of 
filings requiring review. Therefore, the Committee assumes that 
the Division will be able to fund some of its requested program 
increases from within the funding level provided. The Committee 
directs the Division to submit a fiscal year 2001 financial 
plan no later than December 31, 2000, outlining how it intends 
to allocate its fiscal year 2001 resources.
    The recommendation includes bill language for the Division, 
carried in previous fiscal years, which allows fees to be 
credited to this account and reduces appropriated funds as fees 
are collected. The recommendation does not include requested 
bill language restricting reprogramming of certain fees.

             Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,247,416,000 for the 
U.S. Attorneys for fiscal year 2001. The total amount provided 
is an increase of $85,459,000 above the current year 
appropriation and is $45,217,000 below the request.
    The recommendation includes a total of $63,556,000 for pay 
and inflationary adjustments to enable the U.S. Attorneys to 
maintain their current operating level. The recommendation does 
not include $7,425,000 requested as base adjustments to 
substitute direct appropriations for activities previously 
supported from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) 
Account. Instead, the Committee directs the Department of 
Justice to continue to provide funding for not less than 177 
positions and 177 FTE to the U.S. Attorneys from the Health 
Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) account to support health 
care fraud activities. In addition, the recommendation provides 
program increases for the following activities:
    Firearms Prosecutions.--The recommendation includes 
$14,518,000, 163 positions and 82 full-time equivalent 
workyears (FTE), including 113 attorneys, to enhance the 
prosecution of existing firearms statutes. This amount, when 
combined with existing base resources totaling $7,125,000, will 
provide resources totaling $21,643,000 devoted to intensive 
firearms prosecution projects.
    The Committee directs the Executive Office of U.S. 
Attorneys (EOUSA) to allocate these resources to U.S. Attorneys 
offices through the existing resource allocation process, based 
on criteria which include, but are not limited to, an 
assessment of the gun-related violent crime problem in the 
district, crime trends, workload data, and the current level of 
effort being devoted to firearms prosecutions by the U.S. 
Attorneys office and local law enforcement. Concerns have been 
expressed that some violent crime data utilized in fiscal year 
2000 were outdated and did not accurately reflect changing 
circumstances. Therefore, the Committee expects the EOUSA to 
re-evaluate its formula to ensure that the most accurate and 
up-to-date information is used when allocating funds provided 
for this initiative. The Committee does not recommend that 
funds be set aside to establish 20 Strategic Approaches to 
Community Safety Initiative (SACSI) teams, but instead expects 
funds to be distributed to address gun-related prosecution in a 
manner which reflects the priorities identified by the local 
districts and results in increased prosecutions of existing gun 
laws.
    Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property.--The recommendation 
includes $3,948,000, 50 positions and 25 FTE, including 28 
attorneys, to enhance the investigation and prosecution of 
computer and intellectual property crimes. The Committee notes 
that the Congress has passed three significant pieces of 
legislation to address the threats posed by computer and high 
technology crime, including the No Electronic Theft (NET) Act, 
the National Information Infrastructure Assurance Act, and the 
Economic Espionage Act. The Committee expects this increase 
will provide the U.S. Attorneys with the resources and tools 
they need to respond vigorously to the growing threats posed by 
cyber and intellectual property crimes.
    Immigration.--The recommendation includes $3,415,000, 48 
positions and 24 FTE, including 27 attorneys, to address the 
growing immigration criminal workload. The Committee notes that 
since fiscal year 1995, the number of immigration case filings 
by the U.S. Attorneys has increased by over 186 percent and now 
represents 23 percent of the total criminal cases filed. In 
addition, the Committee is aware that the continued problem of 
illegal immigration, particularly re-entry of previously 
removed aliens, places significant burdens on the affected 
State and local criminal justice systems. Therefore, an 
enhancement has been provided to enable the U.S. Attorneys to 
meet this growing workload. The Committee believes particular 
emphasis should be placed on prosecutions of individuals 
involved in alien smuggling, document fraud, and illegal aliens 
with multiple deportations who have committed criminal 
offenses. The EOUSA should submit a spending plan on the 
allocation of the increase provided to the Committee no later 
than December 15, 2000.
    The Committee concurs with the report recently submitted by 
the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys regarding unstaffed 
offices, and expects the 82 offices identified to remain open, 
including the current office in Winchester, Tennessee.
    This appropriation supports the Executive Office of U.S. 
Attorneys and the 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices which serve as the 
principal litigators for the U.S. Government for criminal, 
civil and debt collection matters.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous fiscal years, which: (1) makes up to 
$2,500,000 for debt collection purposes available through 
fiscal year 2002; (2) makes available up to $8,000 to be used 
for official reception and representation expenses; (3) makes 
up to $10,000,000 for automated litigation support contracts 
available until expended; and (4) specifies the number of 
positions and workyears provided for the United States 
Attorneys.

                   United States Trustee System Fund

    The Committee recommendation provides a total of 
$126,242,000 for the U.S. Trustees for fiscal year 2001, to be 
entirely funded from offsetting collections. The amount 
recommended is $19,467,000 higher than the current level and 
$960,000 below the request.
    The recommendation provides for the current operating 
level, including pay and inflationary adjustments and 
restoration of one-time carry over balances utilized in the 
U.S. Trustee's fiscal year 2000 financial plan. The Committee 
notes that any amounts collected or otherwise available in 
excess of the recommended level are subject to the 
reprogramming requirements outlined in section 605 of this Act.
    The U.S. Trustees System provides administrative support to 
expeditiously move bankruptcy cases through the bankruptcy 
process and ensures accountability of private trustees 
appointed to administer bankruptcy estates and with regard to 
debtors. Public Law 99-554, the Bankruptcy Judges, U.S. 
Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986, established 
a U.S. Trustee System Fund in the U.S. Treasury and provided 
for the collection of fees into the Fund to finance program 
operations.
    The recommendation also includes bill language which: (1) 
allows deposits to the U.S. Trustee System Fund to be used to 
pay refunds due depositors; (2) allows $126,242,000 in 
offsetting collections to be retained and used for necessary 
expenses in this appropriation; and (3) reduces appropriated 
funds as such offsetting collections are collected. The 
recommendation does not include requested bill language 
prohibiting the obligation of certain fees until fiscal year 
2002.

      Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

    The Committee recommends $1,000,000 for the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission for fiscal year 2001. This amount is 
$214,000 below the request and a decrease of $175,000 below the 
current year appropriation.
    The Commission settles claims of American citizens arising 
out of nationalization, expropriation, or other takings of 
their properties and interests by foreign governments.

         Salaries and Expenses, United States Marshals Service

    The Committee recommends $560,438,000 for United States 
Marshals Service salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2001. 
This amount represents an increase of $19,835,000 above the 
comparable level for fiscal year 2000, excluding the permanent 
base transfer of funds to the Narrowband Communications account 
for USMS land mobile radio replacement activities, and is 
$26,031,000 below the request.
    The recommendation includes a net increase of $5,756,000 in 
base adjustments, as follows: a $20,817,000 increase for pay 
and inflationary adjustments, partially offset by decreases of 
$4,852,000 for one-time equipment purchases and $10,209,000 
from the transfer of the Seized Assets Management Program to 
the Assets Forfeiture Fund. In addition, the recommendation 
provides program increases for the following activity:
    Security at New and Expanded Courthouses.--$13,711,000 is 
for security at new and expanded courthouses anticipated to 
open in 2001, including $6,711,000 for security staffing and 
$7,000,000 for equipment. This amount provides the full amount 
requested for this activity based on the schedule for 
courthouse openings submitted in the budget. The Committee 
notes that in previous years slippages have often occurred in 
this schedule. Therefore, the Committee directs the Marshals 
Service to provide the Committee a revised schedule and 
spending plan for the use of these funds no later than November 
1, 2000. Should slippages occur in the schedule, the Committee 
expects the revised plan to devote these excess resources to 
address the additional workload requirements, particularly 
along the Southwest Border.
    The Committee adopts the recommendation included in the 
fiscal year 2001 budget request regarding the transfer of the 
Seized Assets Management Program.
    The primary mission of the 94 U.S. Marshals offices is the 
protection of the Federal Judiciary, protection of witnesses, 
execution of warrants and court orders, and the custody and 
transportation of unsentenced prisoners.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which (1) allows 
up to $6,000 to be used for official reception and 
representation expenses; (2) allows for the acquisition of 
motor vehicles for police-type use without regard to the 
general purchase price limitation; and (3) makes up to 
$4,000,000 for development, implementation, maintenance and 
support, and training for an automated prisoner information 
system available until expended. In addition, new language is 
included which specifies the number of positions and workyears 
provided for the Marshals Service.

              Construction, United States Marshals Service

    The Committee recommendation includes $6,000,000 for United 
States Marshals Service construction, the same amount as the 
current year appropriation and $378,000 below the request. This 
account was created in fiscal year 1999 when responsibility for 
the construction of prisoner holding facilities for the 
Marshals Service was transferred from the Bureau of Prisons. 
The Committee expects the Marshals Service to utilize this 
funding to undertake renovation projects which address the 
highest priority security needs identified.

 Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System Fund, United States 
                            Marshals Service

    The recommendation includes language, modified as requested 
to allow operating leases of up to 10 years, to provide for the 
operation of this revolving fund, which provides air 
transportation for prisoners and others in the custody of the 
U.S. Marshals Service, the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service and the Bureau of Prisons within the Department of 
Justice as well as other agencies, such as the Department of 
Defense, and State and local law enforcement on a space 
available basis. As a revolving fund, financing for the system 
will be based on full-cost recovery, by means of a mileage and 
cost-per-seat charge paid by these same agencies for actual 
usage. The Committee believes that operating this system on a 
full-cost recovery basis will assure operation of the system in 
a financially sound way based on best business practices. Each 
constituent Justice agency has funding in its base to provide 
for necessary reimbursement to the system.
    The Committee continues the direction included in fiscal 
year 1999 and 2000 which required that systems enhancements 
under the revolving fund be presented as part of the annual 
budget submission. Should such enhancements not be submitted as 
part of the annual budget process, the Committee expects to be 
notified in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of 
section 605 of this Act.

                       Federal Prisoner Detention

    The Committee recommendation includes $597,402,000 for the 
Federal Prisoner Detention account for fiscal year 2001, which 
is $72,402,000 over the level provided in the current year 
appropriation and the full amount requested. Under this 
program, the U.S. Marshals contract with State and local jails 
and private facilities to house unsentenced Federal prisoners 
for short periods of time, usually before and during trial and 
while awaiting transfer to Federal institutions after 
conviction.
    The recommendation includes the amount of funding necessary 
to detain the current average population, adjusted for 
anticipated increases in jail day costs, as well as to allow 
for additional growth in the detainee population. This amount 
will enable the USMS to house detainees for a total of 
9,573,000 non-Federal jail days, an 8 percent increase over 
fiscal year 2000, and equates to an average non-Federal daily 
prisoner population of 26,227.
    New language is included, as requested, which (1) allows 
the Marshals Service to enter into multi-year contracts with 
private entities; and (2) allows the Bureau of Prisons to be 
reimbursed for certain costs associated with prisoner 
movements.

                     Fees and Expenses of Witnesses

    The Committee recommends $95,000,000 for Fees and Expenses 
of Witnesses for fiscal year 2001, the same amount as the 
current year appropriation and $61,145,000 below the request, 
and includes no requested program increases. This program 
provides for fees and expenses of witnesses who appear on 
behalf of the Government in cases in which the United States is 
a party, including fact and expert witnesses, mental competency 
examinations, and witness/informant protection. Funds are also 
used to provide private counsel to pay certain legal expenses 
of Federal employees.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, included in 
previous Appropriations Acts, which allows: (1) up to 
$6,000,000 for protected witness safesites; and (2) up to 
$1,000,000 for the purchase and maintenance of armored vehicles 
for prisoner transportation. In addition, new language is 
included, as requested, which allows up to $5,000,000 to be 
used for installation and operation of a secure automated 
network.

           salaries and expenses, community relations service

    The Committee recommends $7,479,000 for the Community 
Relations Service for fiscal year 2001, $280,000 above the 
current year and $2,350,000 below the request. This level will 
fund pay and inflationary base adjustments. In addition, the 
recommendation includes a provision that allows the Attorney 
General to transfer $1,000,000 from funds made available to the 
Department of Justice to this account, thereby allowing for a 
total funding level of $8,479,000.
    The Community Relations Service (CRS) was established by 
Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide assistance 
to communities in resolving disagreements arising from 
discriminatory practices.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, identical to 
that included in previous years, which allows the Attorney 
General to provide additional resources for CRS, through 
transfers of funds from other Department of Justice programs 
under section 605 of this Act, if emergent circumstances exist.

                         assets forfeiture fund

    The Committee recommends $23,000,000 for the Assets 
Forfeiture Fund for fiscal year 2001, which is the full amount 
requested and the same level as provided in the current year 
appropriation.
    This account provides funds for additional investigative 
expenses of the FBI, DEA, INS and U.S. Marshals, such as 
purchase of evidence, equipping of conveyances and 
investigative expenses leading to seizure. Funds for these 
activities are provided from receipts in the Assets Forfeiture 
Fund resulting from the forfeiture of assets. Expenses related 
to the management and disposal of assets are also provided from 
these receipts in the Assets Forfeiture Fund by a permanent 
indefinite appropriation.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        administrative expenses

    The Committee recommends $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
the full amount requested and the same level provided in the 
current year appropriation, for the expenses of the Civil 
Division necessary to handle claims and litigation arising from 
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).
    This program was established to permit the payment of 
claims to individuals exposed to radiation as a result of 
atmospheric nuclear tests and uranium mining in accordance with 
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990.

       payment to the radiation exposure compensation trust fund

    The Committee recommends $3,200,000 for fiscal year 2001. 
This is the same level as provided in fiscal year 2000 and 
$10,527,000 below the request.
    The Committee is aware that S. 1515, which passed the 
Senate on November 19, 1999 and was reported by the Committee 
on the Judiciary to the House of Representatives on May 24, 
2000, expands the RECA program. The Congressional Budget Office 
estimates that S. 1515 will cost an additional $20 million in 
fiscal year 2001 and an additional $646 million through fiscal 
year 2005. The Committee notes that this legislation has not 
yet been enacted into law and funding was not included in the 
budget request for this expansion. Therefore, these costs were 
not considered as part of the fiscal year 2001 Budget 
Resolution, the Committee's defense allocation, or the 
Committee's recommended fiscal year 2001 funding level.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

    The Committee recommends $328,898,000 for Interagency Crime 
and Drug Enforcement for fiscal year 2001, an increase of 
$12,106,000 above the current year appropriation, to provide 
for inflationary increases for Department of Justice agencies' 
participation in this program.
    The Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement (ICDE) program 
was created in 1982 to ensure a coordinated, multi-agency 
approach to attacking and dismantling high-level drug 
enterprises. Through its nine regional Task Forces, the ICDE 
program utilizes the combined resources and expertise of its 11 
Federal agency members, in cooperation with State and local 
investigators and prosecutors, to target and destroy major 
narcotics trafficking and money laundering organizations. 
Amounts provided in this bill are to reimburse Department of 
Justice components for their costs to participate in ICDE task 
forces; additional funding for non-Justice agencies 
participation in ICDE is provided in other Appropriations Acts.
    The recommendation provides the same level of funding 
requested in the President's budget for ICDE activities, as 
follows:

                        REIMBURSEMENTS BY AGENCY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                FTE           $(000)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEA.....................................           1,000        $108,190
FBI.....................................             981         112,468
INS.....................................             117          15,808
Marshals................................              13           1,984
US Attorneys............................             847          86,582
Criminal Division.......................               6             814
Tax Division............................              12           1,380
Administrative Office...................              12           1,672
                                         -------------------------------
      Total.............................           2,988        $328,898
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee recommends bill language, similar to that 
included in previous Appropriations Acts, which: (1) allows for 
intergovernmental agreements with State and local law 
enforcement agencies; (2) makes $50,000,000 available until 
expended; (3) allows funds to be used under existing 
authorities available to participating organizations; and (4) 
allows the Attorney General to reallocate unobligated balances 
among participating organizations.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends total budget authority of 
$3,229,505,000 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
salaries and expenses account for fiscal year 2001. This amount 
is $74,363,000 below the request, and $189,637,000 above the 
comparable level for fiscal year 2000, excluding the permanent 
base transfer of funds to the Narrowband Communications account 
for FBI land mobile radio replacement activities.
    The Committee recommends a net increase of $141,697,000 in 
adjustments to base, as follows: $142,836,000 for pay and 
inflationary increases, including $27,711,000 for increased 
costs associated with the transfer of Civil Service Retirement 
System (CSRS) employees to the Federal Employee Retirement 
System (FERS) and increased Federal health insurance premium 
costs, offset by $1,139,000 in reductions for non-recurring and 
one-time costs. The Committee has provided the full amount 
requested for base adjustments to support the FBI's current 
staffing and operating level as reflected in the budget 
request.
    The Committee continues to be concerned with the FBI's 
inability to execute its budget within the funding levels 
appropriated by Congress. Management and personnel decisions 
the FBI has made over the past several years, ranging from 
position upgrades to special incentive programs for hardship 
posts, to hiring beyond the level of funded positions have 
contributed to a budget ``shortfall'' that has funding 
ramifications not addressed in the President's budget request. 
The FY 2000 Conference Report included a requirement that the 
FBI provide a comprehensive budget and financial review by 
February 15, 2000. The Department requested an extension of 
this reporting requirement to April 10, 2000, but as of June 7, 
2000, the Committee has yet to receive this review. In 
addition, the Committee understands that a reprogramming 
proposal will be forthcoming that will address the current 
budget ``shortfall'' with a plan to permanently remedy the 
problem. The Committee expects such reprogramming will 
permanently address this situation in a manner that allows the 
FBI to maintain the staffing levels provided for in this bill. 
The Committee recommendation includes a provision that 
identifies the funded position and FTE levels provided in the 
bill. These staffing levels are consistent with full base 
funding requested and program increases provided in the 
Committee recommendation.
    The following distribution represents the Committee 
recommendation:

                        FBI SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Activity                   Pos.       FTE        Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Criminal, Security and Other
 Investigations:
    Organized Criminal Enterprises...      3,983      3,993     $451,461
    White Collar Crime...............      4,284      4,184      484,134
    Other Field Programs.............     10,380     10,218    1,294,049
                                      ----------------------------------
      Subtotal.......................     18,648     18,395    2,229,644
Law Enforcement Support:
    Training, Recruitment, and             1,003        984      120,672
     Applicant.......................
    Forensic Services................        692        680      120,436
    Information, Management,                 554        555      205,742
     Automation & Telecommunications.
    Technical Field Support &                232        229      141,888
     Services........................
    Criminal Justice Services........      2,171      2,182      217,339
                                      ----------------------------------
      Subtotal.......................      4,652      4,630      806,077
Program Direction: Management and          2,083      2,024      193,784
 Administration......................
                                      ----------------------------------
    Total, Direct Appropriations.....     25,383     25,049   $3,229,505
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee reminds the FBI that changes in this 
distribution are subject to the reprogramming requirements in 
section 605 of this Act.
    National Instant Check System (NICS).--The recommendation 
includes $67,735,000 in direct appropriations to continue 
operations of the NICS and provide necessary system 
enhancements. A provision is included under title VI of the 
bill which continues the prohibition carried in fiscal years 
1999 and 2000 regarding Federal user fees and destruction of 
records.
    The Committee is concerned about recent problems which have 
rendered the NICS system unavailable for extended time periods. 
Therefore, of the amount provided, up to $13,385,000 is to be 
used for system availability upgrades to remedy this problem. 
The FBI is directed to submit a report to the Committee, no 
later than August 15, 2000, with a detailed plan of action to 
make the necessary upgrades.
    In addition, the Committee recommends program increases 
totaling $48,000,000, as follows:
    Information Sharing Initiative (ISI/e-FBI).-- The 
recommendation includes $39,334,000 for this initiative, 
renamed ``e-FBI'', of which $14,334,000 is to be used to pay 
the annual lease costs of the Justice Consolidated Network's 
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (JCON ATM) circuits. When combined 
with $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 base funding, and 
$80,000,000 provided in prior years, a total of $139,344,000 
will be available to implement this program in fiscal year 
2001. The Committee notes that a revised strategy for this 
initiative has recently been submitted and is currently under 
review by the Committee. The Bureau is again directed not to 
obligate any funds for e-FBI without prior approval of the 
Committee.
    Counterintelligence Initiative.--The recommendation 
includes $5,964,000 and 42 positions and 21 FTE, including 20 
agents, for a counterintelligence initiative to allow the FBI 
to more effectively address foreign intelligence threats on an 
ongoing basis.
    Intellectual Property Rights Center.--The recommendation 
includes $612,000 and 8 positions and 4 FTE, including 2 
agents, for a joint center to be co-led by the FBI and the U.S. 
Customs Service. The Committee expects this center to be a 
dedicated effort to improve intelligence and analysis related 
to intellectual property rights violations, and to consolidate 
and coordinate this information among Federal and State law 
enforcement agencies to augment investigations in this area.
    CALEA Implementation.--The recommendation includes 
$2,100,000, as requested, for a total availability of not less 
than $17,300,000 within the FBI to be used for implementation 
of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act 
(CALEA). The Committee expects the Department and the FBI to 
remain focused on implementation and to ensure that planning, 
reimbursement, and resource tracking are coordinated and 
handled in a timely and consistent manner. Therefore, the 
Committee expects the FBI to replace the current CALEA 
implementation organization, which includes the CALEA 
Implementation Section and the Telecommunications Contracts and 
Audit Unit, with a new CALEA Management Office in the Office of 
the Deputy Director, FBI. The Committee also expects this 
office to continue to work with the Department of Justice on 
all matters involving CALEA implementation. By establishing 
this office under the Office of the Deputy Director, the 
Committee believes that CALEA will be given priority 
consideration within the FBI, will gain access to key personnel 
needed for implementation efforts, and will improve the ability 
of the FBI to prioritize financial and personnel resources 
required for a continued and sustained implementation effort.
    Information Technology Report.--As requested in fiscal year 
2000, the Committee again requests the FBI to provide an 
updated information technology report, which includes: a 
complete listing of all information technology projects; the 
stage of each project's development and deployment; the fiscal 
year 2000 and 2001 funding level of each project; and the 
outyear cost projections for each project, including recurring 
requirements for operations and maintenance of these systems. 
This report is to be submitted no later than December 15, 2000.
    National Integrated Ballistic Identification Network 
(NIBIN).--The recommendation does not include additional 
funding for this activity. However, should funding be available 
in the Working Capital Fund, the Attorney General may use up to 
$1,346,000 to support this effort.
    The Committee expects the FBI to continue its participation 
in the Housing Fraud Initiative being conducted by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development at the same level 
as provided in fiscal year 2000. The Committee is also aware of 
the FBI's efforts through the Jewelry and Gem (JAG) program to 
establish multi-agency task forces to address the increased 
incidents of violent crimes against jewelry vendors, and 
encourages the FBI to continue to devote appropriate resources 
to disrupting these criminal enterprises.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which provides: 
(1) for purchase of passenger vehicles without regard to 
general purchase price limitations, and the acquisition and 
operation of aircraft; (2) up to $70,000 for unforeseen 
emergencies; (3) up to $50,000,000 for automated data 
processing, telecommunications and technical equipment, and up 
to $1,000,000 for undercover operations to remain available 
until September 30, 2002; (4) not less than $159,223,000 for 
counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence, 
and national security activities; (5) up to $10,000,000 to 
reimburse State and local police for assistance related to 
violent crime, terrorism and drug investigations; and (6) up to 
$45,000 for official reception and representation expenses. In 
addition, bill language is included, as carried in prior fiscal 
years, which prohibits funds from being used to provide 
ballistics equipment to State or local entities that have 
received similar equipment from other Federal agencies. New 
language is also included which specifies the number of 
positions and workyears provided to the FBI.

                              construction

    The Committee recommendation includes $1,287,000 for FBI 
construction, which is the same amount as the current year 
appropriation and $1,900,000 below the request. The 
recommendation provides funding in fiscal year 2001 to continue 
necessary improvements and maintenance at the FBI Academy, but 
does not include any funds for new construction projects.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends total budget authority of 
$1,445,852,000 for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 
Salaries and Expenses account for fiscal year 2001, of which 
$83,543,000 is derived from the Diversion Control Fund. The 
recommendation provides an increase of $106,792,000 over the 
comparable fiscal year 2000 level, exclusive of funding 
provided for narrowband communications conversion costs which 
has been address elsewhere in this title.
    The recommended level provides for a net increase of 
$44,616,000 for pay and inflationary costs to maintain current 
operating level. Of this amount, increases totaling $48,293,000 
are provided, offset by decreases of $3,677,000 for one time 
and non-recurring items provided in fiscal year 2000. Base 
adjustments include the total amount necessary to annualize 61 
new positions provided for in fiscal year 2000. In addition, 
the Committee recommends $62,200,000 for program enhancements. 
The following table represents funding provided under this 
account:

                        DEA SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Activity                  Pos.         FTE         Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enforcement:
    Domestic Enforcement.........        2,212        2,163     $400,661
    Foreign Cooperative                    732          699      206,644
     Investigations..............
    Drug and Chemical Diversion..          142          143       16,156
    State and Local Task Forces..        1,678        1,675      241,257
                                  --------------------------------------
      Subtotal...................        4,764        4,680      864,718
                                  ======================================
Investigative Support:
    Intelligence.................          883          900      111,904
    Laboratory Services..........          381          378       44,463
    Training.....................           99           98       20,309
    RETO.........................          355          353       79,190
    ADP..........................          133          130      153,479
                                  --------------------------------------
      Subtotal...................        1,851        1,859      409,345
                                  ======================================
Management and Administration....          869          855       88,246
                                  --------------------------------------
      Total, DEA.................        7,484        7,394    1,362,309
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DEA is reminded that any deviation from the above 
distribution is subject to the reprogramming requirements of 
section 605 of this Act.
    The Committee recommends the following program increases:
    Investigative and Intelligence Requirements.--$60,100,000 
for enhancements to address crucial infrastructure needs, as 
follows:
    --$3,100,000, 18 positions and 9 FTE, including 11 special 
agents, within Domestic Enforcement for the Special Operations 
Division (SOD) to expand support for the Southwest Border 
Initiative and to address money laundering and financial 
investigations.
    --$56,000,000, 2 positions and 1 FTE within Automated Data 
Processing to complete deployment of Phase II of FIREBIRD, of 
which $28,000,000 is for deployment, $23,000,000 is for 
technology, and $5,000,000 is for increased operations and 
maintenance costs. This amount will enable FIREBIRD to be fully 
deployed to all domestic offices and Western Hemisphere 
offices. The Committee directs DEA to provide quarterly reports 
on the status of deployment and expenditures for the FIREBIRD 
program, with the first report due no later than January 31, 
2001.
    --$1,000,000 within Intelligence for enhancements to the El 
Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), providing a 35 percent 
increase in the EPIC information technology budget. EPIC 
supports multiple Federal law enforcement agencies' 
interdiction efforts by providing timely analysis and 
dissemination of intelligence on illicit drug and alien 
movements. However, the Committee is concerned that all 
appropriate Federal agencies are not fully participating in and 
supporting EPIC. Therefore, the Committee directs DEA to 
provide a comprehensive report, no later than January 15, 2001, 
on agency participation and utilization rates and funding 
support for EPIC.
    Budget and Financial Management.--$2,100,000, including 12 
positions and 6 FTE, within Program Management and 
Administration for enhancements to improve DEA's financial and 
resource management oversight. Of this amount, $1,525,000 is 
for support of DEA's Federal Financial System, and $575,000 is 
for additional staffing for Finance and Resource Management.
    For the past two years, the Committee has expressed its 
dissatisfaction with DEA's repeated failure to operate within 
funding levels appropriated by Congress and adhere to 
reprogramming requirements under section 605 of the 
Appropriations Acts. Although the Committee received a revised 
financial plan for DEA for fiscal year 2000, the Committee 
understands that DEA is still operating above its funded FTE 
level and has made financial management decisions that have 
funding ramifications not addressed in the President's budget 
request. DEA, as with all other Department components, must 
implement financial management practices that ensure it 
operates within appropriated funding levels. In order to ensure 
that DEA does not exceed its funded staffing level, the 
Committee recommendation includes a provision that identifies 
the funded position and FTE levels provided in the bill. These 
staffing levels are consistent with full base funding requested 
and program increases provided in the Committee recommendation.
    The Committee reiterates its position that it expects DEA 
to vigorously implement all the recommendations put forward in 
the report submitted by the Attorney General in July, 1999.
    Caribbean Initiative.--In fiscal year 2000, DEA was 
provided enhancements totaling $9,000,000, including 30 new 
agents and equipment, exclusively to address the growing 
problem of drug trafficking in the Caribbean. The Committee is 
concerned that implementation of this has been delayed and 
expects DEA to move expeditiously to allocate these resources. 
The Committee reminds DEA of its directive that quarterly 
status reports be provided on this initiative and expects DEA 
to submit its first report no later than August 15, 2000. The 
Committee notes that significant additional resources have been 
provided to DEA, the FBI, and INS since fiscal year 1997 to 
augment activities in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and South 
Florida, but recognizes that more may need to be done. 
Therefore, the Committee requests that the Attorney General, in 
consultation with the Secretaries of Treasury and 
Transportation, report to the Committee on the status of the 
implementation of the enhancements that have been provided in 
prior fiscal years and outline any additional requirements 
necessary to address the flow of drugs coming through the 
Caribbean.
    The Committee recommendation assumes continued funding at 
the fiscal year 2000 level for the demand reduction initiative, 
and expects DEA to continue its participation in the High 
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, particularly those operating 
in the Midwest to combat the influx of methamphetamines.
    The Committee directs that DEA continue to provide 
quarterly reports on the investigative workhours and funding, 
by type, within major source and transit countries, including 
the Caribbean, delineated by country and function, with the 
first such report to be provided to the Committee no later than 
January 15, 2001.
    The Committee recommendation also includes $45,675,000, not 
requested in the budget, under the Community Oriented Policing 
Services program solely to continue the Committee's initiative 
to address State and local methamphetamine enforcement 
requirements, including the costs associated with the cleanup 
of seized laboratories.
    Drug Diversion Control Fee Account.--The recommendation 
includes $83,543,000 for DEA's Drug Diversion Control Program 
for fiscal year 2001, the full amount requested. The 
recommendation provides an increase of $3,213,000 for 
adjustments to base, including the annualization of 25 
positions provided in fiscal year 2000 for customer service 
improvements and drug data analysis. The recommendation assumes 
that the level of balances in the Fee Account are sufficient to 
fully support diversion control programs in fiscal year 2001. 
As was the case in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, no funds are 
provided in the DEA salaries and expenses appropriation for 
this account in fiscal year 2001.
    The Drug Diversion Control Program is responsible for 
control of diversion, distribution, manufacture and abuse of 
legitimate pharmaceuticals. DEA annually registers in excess of 
900,000 drug handlers, of which over 1,670 are manufacturers, 
distributors, importers, exporters, and others handling large 
volumes of controlled substances. These registrants pay fees 
which fully support the cost of this program.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which provides: 
(1) up to $70,000 for unforeseen emergencies; (2) for expenses 
for drug education and training programs; (3) purchase of 
passenger vehicles without regard to general purchase price 
limitations, and acquisition and operation of aircraft; (4) up 
to $1,800,000 for research to remain available until expended; 
(5) up to $4,000,000 for evidence and information, up to 
$10,000,000 for automated data processing and 
telecommunications, and up to $2,000,000 for laboratory 
equipment, $4,000,000 for technical equipment and $2,000,000 
for aircraft replacement parts to remain available until 
September 30, 2002; and (6) up to $50,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses. In addition, new 
language is included which specifies the number of positions 
and workyears provided to DEA.

                              construction

    The Committee recommendation includes $5,500,000 for DEA 
construction, the full amount requested, for a multi-year 
project to reconstruct five of DEA's eight laboratory 
facilities which are severely deteriorating, have severe space 
shortages and have environmental conditions that pose health 
risks. This funding provides the fourth installment of a five 
year initiative to reconstruct these facilities.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

    The Committee recommends total new budget authority of 
$4,670,689,000 for the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
for fiscal year 2001. This is an increase of $410,273,000 over 
the current fiscal year, and is $178,054,000 below the budget 
request. Of the total amount recommended, $1,438,812,000 will 
be derived from offsetting fee collections and $110,664,000 is 
included under the INS construction program, which is $471,000 
below the request and $11,000,000 above the current year level.
    INS Organization and Management.--The Congress has 
recognized, and has attempted to correct, resource deficiencies 
in the INS which for years have jeopardized the agency's 
ability and effectiveness in controlling illegal immigration 
and providing timely service to those seeking admission under 
the legal immigration system. In fiscal year 1986, the INS 
budget was $574 million. By fiscal year 1995, the budget had 
nearly quadrupled to roughly $2 billion; it then doubled again 
to $4 billion in fiscal year 1999. The Committee believes that 
a lack of adequate resources is no longer an acceptable 
response to INS's inability to adequately address its mission 
responsibilities.
    Despite the Committee's admonitions and continuing 
concerns, the INS has failed to make any real progress on the 
problems identified by the Committee in the past, and serious 
new failures continue to emerge. Most disturbing was the 
revelation made earlier this year that the INS released 35,319 
criminal aliens back into the community, aliens who should have 
been deported, of whom 11,605 (37%) were later arrested for 
additional crimes, including 3,847 for drug-related crimes, 98 
for homicide, 142 for sexual assault, 44 for kidnapping, 347 
for robbery, and 1,214 for assault. This latest problem came 
less than one year after the release of Rafael Resendez 
Ramirez, a suspected serial killer, even though he was on the 
FBI's 10 Most Wanted List, had criminal and state prison 
records, had previously been deported by INS 3 times, and was 
in INS custody on 8 other occasions.
    The latest two incidents can be added to the following list 
of continuing INS problems which have been previously 
identified by the Committee:
     Border Control.--The border is no more under 
control now than it was four years ago, despite the fact that 
Congress has provided funds to increase the number of Border 
Patrol agents by 136% over the last four years. While the 
stream of illegal aliens may have slowed in the San Diego area, 
it has moved east to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. In 
addition, a suspected Algerian terrorist crossed at a U.S. 
checkpoint in Washington with the components of a bomb in his 
car.
     Failure to Estimate Detention Requirements.--INS 
has failed to plan for and request resources to keep up with 
their detention needs, resulting in large, last minute requests 
for additional resources for detention space, including an 
$80,000,000 emergency supplemental in fiscal year 1999, and a 
$230,000,000 budget amendment in fiscal year 2000.
     Interior Enforcement.--More than 6 million illegal 
aliens are now living in the United States, the same peak level 
witnessed in 1986, and the rate is growing faster than the rate 
at which INS removes them, in spite of the considerable 
resources that Congress has invested. The Committee attributes 
this failure to the inability of the INS to develop and execute 
an effective interior enforcement strategy.
     Backlogs in Naturalization and Other Benefits 
Applications Cases.--Congress has provided the INS with over 
$460 million in program increases over the last 3 years to 
bring integrity to the naturalization process and improve the 
services provided, but despite additional funds, INS still has 
backlogs of cases dating from 1996. In addition, excluding 
naturalization, the number of pending applications for other 
immigration benefits increased from 2.1 million in January 1999 
to 2.7 million in January 2000. And, due to INS failure to 
anticipate its production needs for green cards, the waiting 
period for green cards to eligible persons is now up to 2 
years.
     Increased Direct Management Oversight by the 
Department of Justice.--The Department of Justice has had to 
step in more and more frequently to clean up INS problems, 
including: Citizenship USA; INS financial management problems; 
INS issuance of more H-1B temporary visas than the law allowed; 
and INS release of 35,000 criminal aliens into communities, of 
which almost 12,000 went on to commit additional crimes.
     INS Financial Management.--Despite the fact that 
the INS budget represents over 20% of the total Department of 
Justice budget, INS was the only Department of Justice 
component to have serious financial deficiencies, resulting in 
the inability of the Department of Justice to receive a clean 
financial audit in 1999. And, for the second year in a row, INS 
received the lowest overall grade, ``C-'', out of 20 agencies 
reviewed by the Government Performance Project, and received a 
grade of ``D'' in two of five categories.
     Inability of INS to Provide Timely Information to 
the Committee.--Of the 26 reports requested by the Committee, 
13 were not submitted by the deadline, and INS continues to 
fail to meet the deadline for many reports and requests.
    The INS is overwhelmed with the task of handling its 
responsibilities, resulting in a broken immigration system.
    Numerous Members of Congress and their constituents have 
complained about the lack of attentiveness to their requests 
for better service and enforcement. As a result of INS 
mismanagement, Members have requested either additional 
resources in the nearest INS office, the opening of new INS 
offices to deal with backlogs, or the upgrade of existing 
offices. Among the many complaints the Committee has received, 
Members have specifically reported serious problems in the 
following areas: New York, New York; Bronx, New York; Omaha, 
Nebraska; Roanoke, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; Louisville, 
Kentucky; San Francisco, California; Ventura, California; 
Nashville, Tennessee; Milwaukee, WI; and Northern New Jersey. 
The Committee believes that additional resources, adding new 
offices, or upgrading additional offices will not provide 
relief from poor service, lack of enforcement and 
mismanagement.
    Consistent with the concept of the separation of 
immigration enforcement from service, the Committee has 
continued to provide for a separation of INS funds, as it did 
in fiscal years 1999 and 2000. Therefore, under salaries and 
expenses, funds are divided into two separate accounts as 
follows: Enforcement and Border Affairs, and Citizenship and 
Benefits, Immigration Support and Program Direction. INS 
enforcement funds are placed under the Enforcement and Border 
Affairs account. Immigration-related benefits and 
naturalization, support and program resources are placed under 
the Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and Program 
Direction account. INS construction projects continue to fall 
within the separate INS construction account.
    The Committee recommends $2,547,899,000 for Enforcement and 
Border Affairs. The account provides for activities related to 
inspections, border patrol, investigations, detention and 
deportation, and intelligence. Of this amount, a net increase 
of $89,598,000 is provided for adjustments to base, $18,029,000 
below the amount requested reflecting reductions in the 
annualization costs of border patrol agents that have not been 
hired. The recommendation does not assume the proposed increase 
in the journeyman level for border patrol agents and 
immigration inspectors.
    For Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support and 
Program Resources, the Committee recommends $573,314,000, an 
increase of $33,924,000 above the request. Of this amount, 
$15,382,000 is provided for adjustments to base as requested. 
In addition, the recommendation assumes an increase of 
$20,000,000 as requested, and $44,000,000 in direct 
appropriations to continue the naturalization and other 
applications backlog reduction initiative. Therefore it is 
assumed that only $80,000,000 of the $124,000,000 requested for 
the naturalization backlog reduction initiative will be 
transferred to the Exams Fees account.
    In addition, program increases totaling $205,133,000 are 
recommended, as follows:
    Border Control and Management.--$78,277,000 is provided for 
additional border patrol staffing, technology, and land border 
inspections, as follows:
    --$52,000,000, 430 positions and 215 FTE are included for 
new border patrol agents. With this increase, a total of 4,430 
new border patrol agents has been funded since fiscal year 
1997, despite budget requests totaling only 2,630 new agents. 
The Committee is deeply disappointed with the INS' inability to 
fully hire the 4,000 new border patrol agents which the 
Congress authorized in Public Law 104-208 for fiscal years 
1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, and has funded in the 
Appropriations Acts for each of those years. The Committee also 
remains concerned about INS' use of the funds previously 
provided for these new agents. This failure to hire hinders the 
ability of INS to control our borders and has resulted in 
intolerable conditions along the border, particularly in the 
Southwest. The Committee notes that, as of April, 2000, the INS 
must still hire an additional 1,747 new border patrol agents 
just to reach the levels authorized and funded in fiscal year 
2000. Therefore, while the Committee has not provided the 
additional 570 border patrol agents authorized for fiscal year 
2001, the Committee continues to believe that additional border 
patrol agents are fundamental to effective border control and 
directs the INS to make every effort to expeditiously staff up 
to the full level authorized and funded in prior years. 
Therefore, the Committee has provided funds to hire 430 
additional agents in fiscal year 2001. However, the Committee 
expects that INS will be able to fully staff up to the levels 
funded in this bill, and in prior years, during fiscal year 
2001. Should the INS be unable to hire at least 500 of the 
1,000 agents funded in fiscal year 2000 by June 30, 2001, the 
Committee directs that the remaining funds be used to increase 
the number of Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to enhance interior 
enforcement activities. INS is further directed to consult with 
the Committee before this shift in funds occurs, and to consult 
with the Committee prior to determining the locations of new 
QRTs.
    While some level of border control is being witnessed on 
parts of the Southwest Border, namely in San Diego, as a result 
of the doubling of border patrol agents and technology in this 
region, the problem has shifted to other areas along the 
Southwest Border. In addition, the Committee remains concerned 
about the continued and growing problem along the Northern 
Border. According to a February 2000 Inspector General report, 
the INS has failed to identify and assess what is required to 
address problems along the Northern Border. The Committee finds 
this situation unacceptable. The Committee expects INS to 
submit a deployment plan to the Committee for the new agents 
provided, and expects such plan to pay particular attention to 
the needs along the Northern Border and areas along the 
Southwest Border experiencing the influx of illegal aliens due 
to operations along other parts of the border. The INS is also 
directed to provide the Committee with status reports on border 
patrol hiring, with the first such report due no later than 
January 15, 2001.
    --$6,277,000, 72 positions and 36 FTE for additional 
inspectors at land border Ports of Entry (POEs). Of this 
amount, $2,458,000, 28 positions and 14 FTE are exclusively for 
expedited removals at POE's resulting in 24,000 additional 
removals in fiscal year 2001; and $3,819,000, 44 positions and 
22 FTE are for staffing the newly opened POEs along the 
Southwest Border. The Committee expects INS to consult with the 
Committee on the deployment of these additional inspectors.
    --$20,000,000 is for the deployment of additional 
Integrated Surveillance Intelligence Systems (ISIS) along the 
Northern and Southern Borders. When combined with existing base 
funding, a total of $38,000,000 is available for ISIS. The INS 
is directed to consult with the Committee and provide a 
deployment plan for these systems.
    The Committee recommendation continues to provide 
$22,000,000 from within existing base resources for information 
resource management for border patrol equipment and technology. 
Of this amount, the Committee recommendation assumes a 
$5,000,000 increase above the current level for procurement of 
infrared night vision scopes.
    The Committee directs the INS to take all necessary 
remaining steps to complete negotiations to relocate Tucson 
Sector helicopter operations to a location at or near Douglas, 
Arizona, which has an extremely high level of illegal traffic. 
The Committee further directs the INS to provide a report on 
the housing costs incurred to date for border patrol pilots 
placed in temporary facilities while negotiations on helicopter 
facilities are on-going.
    The Committee is aware of continuing environmental issues 
due to direct and indirect impacts of illegal immigration 
traffic through Federal lands and parks. INS is directed to 
work more closely with the United States Forest Service and the 
Department of the Interior to develop a plan to coordinate 
activities to protect natural and human resources while 
providing increased border protection along the Southwest 
border, including Southeastern Arizona. INS is further directed 
to submit this joint plan to the Committee no later than 
October 1, 2001.
    In addition, the Committee directs the INS to convene a 
joint task force with the Department of Health and Human 
Services and State and local officials, including members of 
the medical community, in Southwest Border States, to study 
incidents of emergency medical services for illegal aliens. 
This study should review the current system and structure for 
Federal reimbursement of these costs, including the impact of 
custody on reimbursement. This task force is expected to report 
to the Committee on the results of its efforts no later than 
March 31, 2001.
    The Committee continues bill language carried in previous 
Acts requiring that the San Clemente and Temecula checkpoints 
be fully operational on a continous 24-hour basis. The 
Committee remains concerned that the commuter lane project is 
not proceeding as expeditiously as planned. Therefore, INS is 
directed to submit a report to the Committee, no later than 
August 15, 2000, on the status of the commuter lane project.
    Interior Enforcement/Removal of Deportable Aliens.--
$126,856,000 is provided for interior enforcement, including 
the tracking, detention and removal of aliens, as follows:
    --$87,306,000, 120 positions and 60 FTE is for an 
additional 1,167 detention beds, including 1,000 beds in State 
and local facilities, and 120 juvenile detention beds, for a 
total of 19,702 average daily beds.
    The Committee continues to be frustrated by the 
unwillingness of INS to make funding for detention space a 
priority. INS failure to request and allocate sufficient 
resources for detention space led to the need for an 
$80,000,000 supplemental appropriation in fiscal year 1999, and 
a $230,000,000 budget amendment in fiscal year 2000. Once 
again, the fiscal year 2001 request failed to request 
sufficient appropriations for detention, and instead assumed 
that $31,950,000 in required detention funds would be provided 
through re-instatement of Section 245(i), a proposal repeatedly 
rejected by the Congress. The Committee has rejected this 
gimmick, and instead provides the full amount requested for 
detention through direct appropriations. According to the INS, 
this will provide the resources necessary to fully comply with 
the mandatory detention requirements of the Illegal Immigration 
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
    --$15,550,000 is for additional JPATS movements, resulting 
in an additional 16,000 domestic and repatriation movements, 
for a total of 85,000 JPATS movements in fiscal year 2001, an 
18% increase over the current year.
    --$11,000,000, 100 positions and 50 FTE is for 23 
additional Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to work with State and 
local law enforcement officers to take into custody and remove 
those aliens determined to be removable.
    In fiscal year 1999, as a result of numerous complaints 
from Members of Congress, State and local law enforcement 
officers, and U.S. citizens over INS failure to respond to 
calls to take into custody illegal aliens, the Committee funded 
Quick Response Teams (QRTs) to work with State and local law 
enforcement to identify, apprehend and remove criminal and 
illegal aliens. Almost 18 months later, the INS has yet to 
fully stand up the 45 QRTs provided in fiscal year 1999. In 
fact, as of February 1, 2000, the INS had yet to select all of 
the QRT officers previously provided, and few of the QRTs 
currently have permanent facilities, thereby limiting their 
capabilities. In spite of these difficulties, in the 1st 
quarter of fiscal year 2000, QRTs received 489 requests for 
assistance, made 415 administrative arrests, removed 236 aliens 
back to their countries (with an additional 179 currently in 
removal proceedings), and presented 74 aliens for criminal 
prosecution. Clearly, the Congress' interior enforcement plan 
for the INS has demonstrated results. Yet, the INS has not 
complied with the Committee's directive to identify additional 
new QRT locations. This is completely unacceptable. Therefore, 
the INS is directed to provide to the Committee, no later than 
August 15, 2000, an updated quarterly report on the status of 
each QRT, and to provide quarterly reports in a timely fashion 
thereafter. Further, the INS is directed to consult with the 
Committee to develop a deployment plan for the additional 23 
QRTs provided for fiscal year 2001, and submit this plan no 
later than December 1, 2000.
    In addition, the Committee has provided an additional 
$3,000,000 under the Community Oriented Policing Services 
(COPS) program to expand the program to provide video-
teleconference equipment and other technology to State and 
local law enforcement to allow them to contact INS to confirm 
the status of an illegal alien who has been apprehended for 
suspected criminal activity.
    --$5,000,000, 46 positions and 23 FTE is for expansion of 
the ongoing Criminal Alien Apprehension Program (CAAP) to 
identify and deport criminal aliens in local and county jails, 
pursuant to Public Law 105-141, to other locations in 
California and other States. INS is directed to consult with 
the Committee to develop a deployment plan for these additional 
resources and submit this plan no later than December 1, 2000.
    --$8,000,000, 50 positions and 25 FTE is for INS to enter 
INS criminal alien records into the National Criminal 
Information Center (NCIC). The current backlog of inputting INS 
records into NCIC is so severe that INS is in danger of losing 
its NCIC privileges. As of September 1999, less than 4 percent 
of the total 230,929 cases qualified for entry in the Wanted 
Persons File had been entered, and less than 15 percent of the 
cases qualified for entry into the Deported Felon File had been 
entered. As a result, hundreds of thousands of records on 
wanted aliens and deported aggravated felons are not available 
to INS and other Federal, State and local law enforcement, 
resulting in potentially dangerous criminals being released 
into the community. While the Committee has provided the 
requested resources, it believes more must be done. The 
Committee is concerned that INS does not have a comprehensive 
plan to reduce this backlog in a timely and effective manner, 
and therefore directs INS to submit such a plan, no later than 
November 15, 2000, which includes timelines and specific 
targets to eliminate this backlog.
    The Committee has provided considerable resources for the 
detention and deportation of criminal and illegal aliens and 
has already stated its concern over the INS's lack of an 
interior enforcement strategy that follows the Committee's 
direction ``to focus on end-outcome of deportation, recognizing 
that deportation is the strongest deterrent to illegal 
immigration.'' Not only is the Committee concerned that INS 
continues to ignore the Committee's request for a properly 
designed interior enforcement strategy, but it is also 
concerned that INS cannot even remove those criminal and 
illegal aliens against whom the INS has spent valuable time and 
resources to secure deportation and removal orders. Not only 
does this result in a waste of INS resources, but it also 
wastes resources of other agencies within the Department.
    In order to accurately assess the degree to which INS 
executes deportation and removal orders, the Committee requests 
the following report by August 31, 2000: a comparison of the 
number of deportation, exclusion, and removal orders sought and 
obtained by the INS, broken down by district in which it was 
actually issued, by type of order (deportation, exclusion, 
removal, expedited removal, and others), by agency issuing the 
order, the number of cases in each category in which INS has 
successfully removed the alien, and the number of cases in each 
category which INS has not removed the alien. The Committee 
expects INS to consult with the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review and other agencies in order to ensure that 
complete and accurate data are provided in this report. 
Additionally, the Committee directs INS to continue to provide 
this report on a quarterly basis.
    The Committee is frustrated by INS' failure to provide an 
assessment of the overall detention needs and support for 
Operation Vanguard as requested in the fiscal year 2000 
conference report, which was due to the Committee by March 1, 
2000, resulting in the Committee's inability to assess the 
detention facility requirements in Grand Island, Nebraska. The 
INS is directed to submit the required assessment no later than 
August 15, 2000.
    IDENT/IAFIS.--After the eventual capture of the now-
convicted railway serial killer, Rafael Resendez Ramirez, and 
the subsequent Inspector General's report outlining the INS 
Information Resource Management (IRM) and training failures, 
the Committee instructed the Assistant Attorney General for 
Administration to submit a plan to integrate the INS IDENT 
system and the FBI IAFIS system. The Committee continues to be 
concerned about the possibility of further serious violent 
criminals being released from INS custody and believes this 
integration project should be a high priority. Therefore, the 
Committee directs that $5,000,000 from within existing INS base 
funds available for IDENT be transferred to the Justice 
Management Division to continue the planned integration 
project, including systems design and development work and 
additional operational testing. The Committee directs INS to 
consult with the Committee prior to the deployment of IDENT to 
additional locations.
    Naturalization/Backlog Reduction.--The Committee has 
provided significant resources to the INS over the last three 
years--over $463 million--to address the naturalization backlog 
and to improve the integrity of the naturalization process, 
based upon INS' representation that it would achieve certain 
results. Despite the Committee's continued concerns, once again 
the recommendation provides additional resources to the INS to 
address both the naturalization backlog and other immigration 
benefits applications backlogs, an increase of $86,217,000 over 
the current year level. The Committee expects the INS to 
improve the services as promised, and directs the INS to 
continue to provide monthly reports to the Committee on the 
status of processing of naturalization, adjustment of status, 
and all other immigration benefits applications. Within the 
amounts available, the Committee expects INS to continue the 
San Jose customer service pilot project.
    Citizenship USA.--The Committee has expressed its 
disappointment with INS handling of over 1.8 million 
applications for citizenship during fiscal year 1996. This lack 
of management attention to this most significant responsibility 
is a clear example of the agency trying to handle too many 
priorities at once. The result of this management failure to 
correct the naturalization process was not only the granting of 
citizenship to ineligible applicants, including criminals, but 
a degradation of this benefit for the many applicants who were 
deserving of citizenship.
    Of the 263,000 individuals who were granted citizenship 
without having a full criminal history check, 77,000 had 
criminal history records with the FBI, of which nearly 17,250 
had at least one felony arrest and 26,200 had one or more 
misdemeanors; 125,000 cases had unreadable fingerprint cards so 
fingerprint checks were not done and 61,000 cases contained no 
evidence of any FBI fingerprint check at all. In addition, a 
March 1999 Department of Justice report states that an 
additional 71,413 unreviewed cases processed during the 
Citizenship USA initiative were discovered. Last year, the 
Committee requested a report on these additional cases by March 
1, 2000, which the INS has yet to submit. Therefore, INS is 
directed to review these cases and submit the previously 
requested report no later than July 15, 2000.

                       offsetting fee collections

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,438,812,000 in 
offsetting fee collections, an increase of $169,215,000 from 
the current year, to support activities related to the legal 
admission of persons into the United States. These activities 
are supported primarily by fees paid by persons who are either 
traveling internationally or applying for immigration benefits. 
The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2001 budget request 
proposed $270,736,000 in new or expanded fees to support a 
number of initiatives, including the reinstatement of Section 
245(i); an increase in the fee charged certain airline 
passengers; removal of the fee exemption for cruise ship 
passengers; and the establishment of a voluntary premium 
processing fee on certain applications. The Committee only 
adopts the recommendation for establishment of the voluntary 
premium processing fee. The following levels are recommended:
    Immigration Inspections User Fees.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $478,879,000 of spending from 
offsetting collections in this account, an increase of 
$32,728,000 above fiscal year 2000, and $50,224,000 below the 
request, which was predicated on two controversial fee changes. 
The recommendation includes $18,489,000 for adjustments to 
base; and $12,186,000, 154 positions and 77 FTE to increase 
primary inspectors at new airport terminals. INS is expected to 
consult with the Committee prior to the deployment of these new 
positions. The recommendation does not assume the proposed 
upgrade of the journeyman level for inspectors.
    Immigration Examinations Fees/Capital Investment Account.--
The Committee recommendation includes $918,717,000 to support 
the adjudication of applications for immigration benefits which 
is derived from $874,717,000 of spending from offsetting 
collections from persons applying for immigration benefits and 
$44,000,000 in direct appropriations. This represents an 
increase of $86,217,000 over fiscal year 2000 spending on these 
activities and is $15,900,000 below the fiscal year 2001 budget 
request. The fiscal year 2001 budget request totals 
$934,617,000 to support application processing which included 
$899,817,000 from offsetting collections and $34,800,000 from 
direct appropriations. This funding was requested under two 
accounts as follows: $807,317,000 in the Immigration 
Examinations Fees Account and $127,300,000 under a new Capital 
Investment Account. The Committee recommendation does not 
include the establishment of the Capital Investment Account, 
but instead provides funding in the current Examinations Fees 
Account and in the Citizenship Benefits Account of the Salaries 
and Expenses appropriation.
    Within the Examinations Fees Account, the recommendation 
includes additional revenues to derive from the new voluntary 
premium processing fee for business-related applications, but 
does not provide for the reinstatement of Section 245(i). The 
recommendation assumes approval of the reprogramming request 
that was provided to the Committee on May 10, 2000, and 
includes additional funding as requested for the Green Card 
Replacement program; fingerprint processing at the application 
support centers; data entry contracts at the Service Centers; 
district office clerical support; and additional overtime. The 
Committee understands that approval of this reprogramming will 
provide the resources necessary for INS to meet its projected 
completion rate of 1.3 million naturalization applications and 
a 6 month processing time in fiscal year 2000. The 
recommendation also includes $25,676,000 for adjustments to 
base in fiscal year 2001, the full amount requested, and 
$94,841,000 in program enhancements as follows: (1) $16,000,000 
for implementing premium business service processing; (2) 
$7,500,000 for anti-fraud investigations related to business-
related visa applications and marriage fraud; (3) $13,000,000 
for the telephone customer service center, for a total of 
$43,000,000, the full amount; (4) $4,200,000 for the indexing 
and conversion of INS microfilm images, for a total of 
$7,200,000; and (5) $53,641,000 for replacement of case 
tracking system and hardware in field offices and to continue 
the development and installation of digital photography and 
signature capabilities in the Application Support Centers. In 
addition, the Committee also recommends that the $44,000,000 
provided in direct appropriations for application processing be 
used for backlog reduction efforts as requested under the 
Capital Investment Account.
    Land Border Inspections Fees.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $1,641,000 in spending from the Land Border Inspection 
Fund, an increase of $93,000 over the current year. The current 
revenues generated in this account are from Dedicated Commuter 
Lanes in Blaine and Port Roberts, Washington, Detroit Tunnel 
and Ambassador Bridge, Michigan, and Otay Mesa, California, and 
Automated Permit Ports which provide pre-screened local border 
residents border crossing privileges by means of automated 
inspections.
    Immigration Breached Bond/Detention Fund.--The 
recommendation includes $80,600,000 in spending for detention 
of illegal aliens from the Immigration Breached Bond/Detention 
Fund in fiscal year 2001, a decrease of $29,823,000 below the 
fiscal year 2000 level, and $29,534,000 below the request, 
which assumed the reinstatement of Section 245(i). The 
Committee does not recommend reinstatement of 245(i) and 
instead has provided $37,500,000 within the Salaries and 
Expenses, Enforcement and Border Affairs account to fund these 
additional requirements.
    Resources available in this Fund are derived from the 
recovery of breached cash and surety bonds in excess of 
$8,000,000 which are deposited in the Fund as offsetting 
collections. In addition, resources are also available in this 
account from a portion of fees charged under section 245(i) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, which expired on January 
14, 1998. Carryover balances from 245(i) fees collected in 
prior years remain in this account for expenditure in fiscal 
year 2001.
    Other.--The Committee continues to be concerned that, to 
this date, not one INS manager has been held accountable for 
the failures of Citizenship USA. The Committee has again 
included a provision in the bill that authorizes and directs 
the Attorney General to impose disciplinary actions, including 
the termination of employment, under the same policies and 
procedures applicable to employees of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, for any INS employee who violates Department 
policies and procedures relative to granting citizenship or who 
willfully deceives the Congress or Department Leadership on any 
matter.
    The Committee has again included provisions that limit the 
level of staffing for the INS Offices of Congressional and 
Public Affairs. The Committee has had considerable problems in 
obtaining necessary information and requested reports from the 
INS to assess its needs. This limitation is not to affect the 
level of staffing dedicated to case work. In addition, the 
recommendation continues the limitation on the number of non-
career employees at not to exceed four employees. The Committee 
notes that other major components of the Department of Justice 
all perform their law enforcement mission with one non-career 
employee.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous appropriations acts, which provides: 
(1) up to $50,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a 
confidential nature; (2) for the purchase of motor vehicles for 
police-type use and for uniforms, without regard to general 
purchase price limitations; (3) for the acquisition and 
operation of aircraft; (4) for research related to enforcement 
of and up to $400,000 to be available until expended; (5) up to 
$10,000,000 for basic officer training; (6) up to $5,000,000 
for payments to State and local law enforcement agencies 
engaged in cooperative activities related to immigration; (7) 
up to $5,000,000 to fund or reimburse other Federal agencies 
for costs associated with the repatriation of smuggled aliens; 
(8) up to $30,000 may be paid to individual employees for 
overtime; (9) up to $5,000 to be used for official reception 
and representation expenses; (10) that funds in this Act or any 
other Act may not be used for the continued operation of the 
San Clemente and Temecula checkpoints unless the checkpoints 
are open and traffic is being checked on a continuous 24-your 
basis; (11) a limit on the level of funding for the Office of 
Legislative and Public Affairs; (12) a limit on the amount of 
funding available for non-career positions; (13) direction and 
authorization for the Attorney General to impose disciplinary 
actions, including termination of employment, for any INS 
employee who violates Department policies and procedures 
relative to granting citizenship or who willfully deceives the 
Congress or Department leadership on any matter; and (14) 
separate headings for Enforcement and Border Affairs and 
Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support, and Program 
Direction. In addition, new bill language is included under 
both headings which specifies the number of positions and FTE 
available to the INS.

                              Construction

    The Committee recommends $110,664,000 for Construction 
projects for the Immigration and Naturalization Service for 
fiscal year 2001. The recommendation is $11,000,000 above the 
current year appropriation and $471,000 below the request.
    Border Control Projects.--Of the amount recommended, 
$50,302,000 is for planning and construction of the following 
border patrol facilities to meet space requirements for the 
additional agents on the Southwest Border:
    Construction:
          --Tucson, AZ, CA, Border Patrol Station, $500,000
          --Rio Grande City, TX, Border Patrol Station, 
        $3,837,000
          --Hebbronville, TX, Border Patrol Station, $1,955,000
          --El Centro, CA, Border Patrol Station, $4,000,000
          --Yuma, AZ, Border Sector Headquarters, $4,000,000
          --Douglas, AZ, Border Patrol Station, $8,000,000
          --Temecula, CA, Border Patrol Station, $5,373,000
          --Campo, CA, Border Patrol Station, $5,000,000
          --Yuma, AZ, Border Patrol Station, $5,133,000
          --Sanderson, TX, Border Patrol Station, $3,880,000
          --San Diego, CA, Border Barriers, $3,300,000
          --Laredo, Del Rio, TX, Checkpoints, $800,000
    Planning, Site Acquisition, and Design:
          --El Cajon, CA, Border Patrol Station, $307,000
          --McAllen, TX, Border Patrol Station, $813,000
          --Port Isabel, TX, Border Patrol Station, $500,000
          --El Paso, TX, Border Patrol Station, $865,000
          --Eagle Pass, TX, Border Patrol Station, $834,000
          --McAllen, TX, Border Sector Headquarters, $685,000
          --Tuscon, AZ, Border Sector Headquarters, $520,000
    Detention and Deportation Projects.--Of the amount 
recommended, $24,833,000 is for planning and construction of 
additional bed space, to address expansion requirements at 
existing facilities, as follows:
    Construction:
          --San Pedro, CA, Service Processing Center, $800,000
          --Port Isabel, TX, Service Processing Center (400 new 
        beds), $10,400,000
          --Krome, FL, Service Processing Center, $9,500,000
    Planning, Site Acquisition, and Design:
          --Port Isabel, TX, Service Processing Center, 
        $1,500,000
          --Krome, FL, Service Processing Center, $1,184,000
          --El Centro, CA, Service Processing Center, $300,000
          --El Paso, TX, Service Processing Center, $1,149,000
    Real Property Repairs and Alterations Program.--Of the 
amount provided, $1,529,000, 16 positions and 8 FTE, is 
provided to improve INS' ability to manage facilities 
maintenance and repair projects.

                         Federal Prison System


                         Salaries and Expenses

    The Committee recommends a fiscal year 2001 appropriation 
of $3,475,769,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal 
Prison System for fiscal year 2001. When combined with 
$70,000,000 of projected carry over from fiscal year 2000, this 
will provide an operating level of $3,545,769,000, which is the 
level requested.
    The Committee recommendation recognizes the critical 
importance of providing adequate space for the incarceration of 
sentenced and unsentenced Federal prisoners, and the need to 
activate newly constructed prison facilities. The 
recommendation provides for requested adjustments to base 
including the annualization costs of new prisons activated and 
additional contract services provided in the fiscal year 2000 
appropriation.
    Activation of New Prisons.--The Committee includes funding 
for the activation of new facilities in: Pollock, Louisiana; 
Atwater, California; Coleman, Florida; and Honolulu, Hawaii. 
Also provided is funding to activate expansions of low security 
facilities in: Fort Dix, New Jersey; Elkton, Ohio; Jesup, 
Georgia; Yazoo City, Mississippi; Seagoville, Texas; and 
Lompoc, California.
    The recommendation also includes $84,462,000 to house an 
additional 6,000 criminal aliens and an additional 520 non-
alien criminals in contract facilities.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which allows: 
(1) for the purchase of motor vehicles for police-type use; (2) 
for the provision of technical advice to foreign governments; 
(3) for transfer of funds to the Health Resources and Services 
Administration; (4) for the Director to enter into contracts to 
furnish health care; (5) up to $6,000 for reception and 
representation expenses; (6) up to $90,000,000 for activation 
of prisons to remain available until September 30, 2002; (7) up 
to $20,000,000 for contract confinement expenses for the care 
and security of Cuban and Haitian entrants; and (8) for the 
Federal Prison System to enter into contracts and other 
agreements with private entities for multi-year periods for the 
confinement of Federal prisoners.

                        Buildings and Facilities

    The Committee recommends $835,660,000 for fiscal year 2001 
for the construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of 
prison and detention facilities housing Federal prisoners, 
which is the amount requested. This amount is $278,869,000 
above the amount provided in fiscal year 2000. The 
recommendation does not include $1,326,000,000 requested as 
advance appropriations for fiscal years 2002-2003.
    The recommendation provides the full request for 
adjustments to base, $224,722,000 for construction of two 
facilities to assume the non-removable criminal aliens 
population from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and 
$416,397,000 for the construction of four additional medium 
security prisons. The Committee also provides $40,152,000 for 
site and planning for new facilities requested in the budget, 
including: a high security facility in the Western Region; a 
high security facility in the Southeastern Region; a medium 
security facility in the Southeastern Region; a medium security 
facility in the Mid-Atlantic Region; and a medium security 
facility in the Midwestern Region. The Bureau is expected to 
consult with the Committee with respect to the siting and 
planning of these facilities.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to 
that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which allows: 
(1) for planning, acquisition of sites, and construction of 
facilities; (2) for leasing a facility in Oklahoma City; (3) 
for acquisition, remodeling, and equipping facilities by 
contract or force account; (4) up to $14,000,000 to construct 
inmate work areas; (5) for use of prisoner labor; and (6) up to 
10 percent of this appropriation to be transferred to the 
salaries and expenses account.

                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated


                (Limitation on Administrative Expenses)

    The Committee recommends a limitation on administrative 
expenses of $3,429,000 for Federal Prison Industries, 
Incorporated for fiscal year 2001, which is the same level as 
current limitation and equal to the request.

                       Office of Justice Programs

    The Committee recommends a total of $4,080,382,000 in new 
budget authority for fiscal year 2001 for the various law 
enforcement assistance programs, juvenile delinquency 
prevention programs, and research and statistics programs of 
the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Pursuant to section 301 
of P.L. 106-311, $70,344,000 was rescinded from Department of 
Justice accounts in fiscal year 2000. The Administration chose 
to apply $70,088,000 of the rescission to OJP programs. The 
fiscal year 2001 recommendation restores the funds rescinded 
from OJP and represents a decrease of $4,317,000 below the pre-
rescission fiscal year 2000 appropriation and an increase of 
$342,898,000 above the budget request. Included in these 
amounts are funds for programs providing assistance to State 
and local entities, such as the Local Law Enforcement Block 
Grant program, the State Prison Grant program, the State 
Criminal Alien Assistance Program, the Violence Against Women 
Grant program, the Byrne Grant program, the Weed and Seed 
program, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention programs, 
and Victims of Child Abuse programs.

                           Justice Assistance

    The Committee recommends $307,611,000 in direct 
appropriations for Justice Assistance for fiscal year 2001, 
which is equal to the amount provided in fiscal year 2000 and 
$63,649,000 below the budget request.
    The funding provided for this account provides assistance 
to States and localities in the form of research, evaluation, 
statistics, information sharing, emergency assistance, missing 
children assistance and the management and administration of 
all grants provided through the Office of Justice Programs.
    An explanation of the recommendation for each program 
funded under this account follows:
    National Institute of Justice.--The Committee 
recommendation provides $41,448,000 for the National Institute 
of Justice (NIJ) for fiscal year 2001, which is $7,952,000 
below the request and $2,000,000 below the current year. In 
addition, as in fiscal year 2000, $20,000,000 will be provided 
to NIJ from the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant for assisting 
local units to identify, select, develop, modernize, and 
purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement; and 
$5,200,000 will be provided for research and evaluation under 
the Violence Against Women Grants program.
    NIJ is the nation's primary source of research and 
development in the field of criminal justice. NIJ fosters 
innovation in law enforcement technologies and practices, 
investigative causes and patterns of crime, and informs the 
public of research and development findings. Within the total 
funding level provided to NIJ for fiscal year 2001, the 
Committee has provided resources for the following initiatives:
    1. Defense Technology Network.--The Committee is supportive 
of efforts by the Justice Department, in conjunction with the 
Department of Defense, to convert non-lethal defense technology 
to law enforcement use. Within the amount recommended, 
$10,277,000, the amount in the current fiscal year, is provided 
to continue the law enforcement technology center network, 
which provides States with information on new equipment and 
technologies, as well as assisting law enforcement agencies in 
locating high cost/low use equipment for use on a temporary or 
emergency basis, of which the current year level is provided 
for the technology commercialization initiative at the National 
Technology Transfer Center.
    The Committee notes the contributions made by the National 
Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) 
system in providing technical assistance and in assisting local 
units of law enforcement to identify, select, develop, 
modernize, and purchase new technologies.
    2. DNA Technology Research and Development Program.--Within 
the amount provided to NIJ, $5,000,000, the amount in the 
current fiscal year, is to develop a highly accurate, reliable, 
economic, quick and acceptable DNA testing approach. The 
objectives of the program are to reduce the cost of DNA 
testing, reduce testing time, develop inexpensive, discardable 
DNA test systems suitable for use in the field, and increase 
the reliability and legal credibility of DNA testing.
    The budget request proposed moving this program and the 
NLECTC system under the Community Oriented Policing Services 
account. The Committee believes that these programs have been 
successfully managed by NIJ and do not approve the proposed 
transfer.
    3. Facial Recognition.--Within the amount provided, the 
Committee expects NIJ to continue, at least at the current year 
level, the Facial Recognition project to locate and identify 
missing and exploited children, eradicate child pornography on 
the Internet, and conduct subject identification from video 
images in support of law enforcement agencies.
    The Committee is aware of a number of research and 
technology initiatives that will enhance law enforcement 
capabilities. Within the overall amounts recommended for NIJ, 
the Committee expects the Office of Justice Programs to examine 
each of the following proposals, to provide grants if 
warranted, and to submit a report to the Committee on its 
intentions for each proposal:
          --the current year level for information technology 
        applications for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas;
          --the current year level for research into non-toxic 
        drug detection and identification aerosol technology;
          --a grant for the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's 
        Office to assist in the development of a new death 
        investigation module for the FBI's ViCAP system;
          --the current year level for a program with a 
        Department of Criminal Justice Training and a College 
        of Criminal Justice to evaluate and assist in providing 
        for technology needs for rural State and local law 
        enforcement officers, as part of the NLECTC system.
    Bureau of Justice Statistics.--The Committee recommendation 
provides $25,505,000 for the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 
for fiscal year 2001, which is equal to the amount provided in 
the current year appropriation and $7,695,000 below the 
request. The BJS is responsible for the collection, analysis 
and publication of statistical information on crime, criminal 
offenders, victims of crime, and the operations of the Nation's 
justice systems.
    Missing Children.--The Committee recommendation provides 
$19,952,000 for the Missing Children program for fiscal year 
2001, which is the same as the amount provided in the current 
year appropriation and $48,000 below the request. This program 
provides funds to combat crimes against children, particularly 
kidnapping and sexual exploitation. Within the amounts 
provided, the Committee recommendation includes $9,654,000 for 
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and 
$1,500,000 for operations at the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement 
Training Center, the same amounts as in the current year 
appropriation.
    Regional Information Sharing System.--The Committee 
recommendation provides $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 for 
the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS), which is the 
same as the amount provided in the current year appropriation 
under this account, and the full amount requested. An 
additional $5,000,000 is provided for this program under the 
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) law enforcement 
technology program, as was provided in the current year 
appropriation. The RISS program provides funds to maintain six 
regionally-based information sharing centers throughout the 
United States which are connected electronically to form a 
nationwide network to allow for the automated exchange of 
information between law enforcement entities addressing major, 
multi-jurisdictional crimes.
    White Collar Crime Information Center.--The Committee 
recommends a total of $9,250,000 for the National White Collar 
Crime Center (NWCCC) for fiscal year 2001, which is equal to 
the current year appropriation and $8,750,000 below the amount 
requested. This program provides assistance to State and local 
law enforcement and regulatory agencies in addressing multi-
jurisdictional white collar crimes.
    Domestic Preparedness Assistance.--The Committee 
recommendation provides a total of $152,000,000 to continue its 
initiative to prepare, equip and train State and local entities 
to respond to incidents of chemical, biological, radiological 
and other incidents of domestic terrorism. Of this amount, the 
Committee recommends the following:
    Equipment Grants.--$93,500,000 is provided for general 
equipment grants for State and local first responders, 
including, but not limited to, firefighters and emergency 
services personnel. This amount represents an increase of 
$15,500,000 above the current year and the request for this 
program, and is to be used only to provide equipment grants to 
State and local first responders. The Committee reiterates that 
these resources are to be used to meet the needs of the maximum 
number of communities possible, based upon a comprehensive 
needs assessment which takes into account the relative risk to 
a community, as well as the availability of other Federal, 
State and local resources to address this problem. The 
Committee understands that these needs and risk assessments are 
currently being conducted by each State, and State-wide plans 
are being developed, and intends that such plans will address 
the needs of the local communities. The Committee continues its 
direction included in the fiscal year 2000 conference report 
regarding distribution of general equipment grants only in 
accordance with State-wide plans.
    The Committee does not include funding for the Department 
of Justice to assume funding responsibility for the Nunn-Lugar-
Domenici program, which was authorized and funded through the 
Department of Defense. The OJP is directed not to divert 
funding provided to support Department of Justice 
counterterrorism programs to DOD activities, and instead 
expects DOD to continue to provide funding to complete this 
program.
    State and Local Bomb Technician Equipment.--$10,000,000 is 
provided for equipment grants for State and local bomb 
technicians, the full amount requested and the same level 
provided in fiscal year 2000. The Committee notes that it has 
not yet received the assessment requested in the fiscal year 
2000 conference report, and directs the National Domestic 
Preparedness Office (NDPO) to submit this assessment no later 
than August 15, 2000.
    Training.--$41,500,000 is provided for training programs 
for State and local first responders, an increase of $4,500,000 
above the current year level, to be distributed as follows:
          $29,500,000 is for the National Domestic Preparedness 
        Consortium, of which $13,500,000 is for the Center for 
        Domestic Preparedness at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, and 
        $16,000,000 is to be equally divided among the four 
        other Consortium members; and
          $12,000,000 is for additional training programs to 
        address emerging training needs not provided for by the 
        Consortium or elsewhere, including $3,000,000 for its 
        on-going distance learning training program. In 
        addition, the Committee expects OJP to continue the on-
        going equipment sustainment training program at no less 
        than the current level. In distributing these funds, 
        the Committee expects OJP to consider the needs of 
        firefighters and emergency services personnel, and 
        State and local law enforcement.
    Counterterrorism Research and Development.--$5,000,000 is 
provided for the National Institute of Justice for a 
competitive counterterrorism research and development program. 
The Committee intends for this funding to be used to support 
the development of counterterrorism technologies, assist in the 
development of standards for those technologies, and work with 
State and local jurisdictions to identify particular areas of 
need for research to address vulnerabilities related to 
terrorism acts.
    The Committee supports the Training and Technical 
Assistance Branch's efforts in this area to better coordinate 
and deliver a comprehensive, coordinated strategy for training 
and technical assistance, and therefore, recommends $2,000,000 
and 11 positions for implementation of the branch's operational 
plan for Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategies.
    Management and Administration.--The Committee 
recommendation provides $39,456,000 for the management and 
administration (M&A) of the Office of Justice Programs, which 
does not include funds for the administration of Juvenile 
Justice programs, which are provided within funds under the 
Juvenile Justice heading. In addition, reimbursable funding 
will be provided from the Community Oriented Policing Services 
and the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs for 
the administration of grants under these activities.
    The Committee is pleased with the Office of Justice 
Programs reorganization plan, which will establish the Office 
of State and Local Information Transfer, the Office of Grant 
Management/State Desks and several new program offices to 
better address program policy, direction, and administration. 
The Committee directs the Office of Justice Programs to report 
to the Committee on the implementation of the reorganization 
plan by December 31, 2000. The Committee encourages the Office 
of Justice Programs to continue to evaluate its organizational 
structure and look for ways to streamline and simplify the 
administration of law enforcement grants to State and local 
governments.

               state and local law enforcement assistance

    The Committee recommends a total of $2,823,950,000 for 
fiscal year 2001 for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
programs. In previous years, a portion of funding for this 
account was derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund 
(VCRTF). Authorization for the VCRTF ends on September 20, 
2000. Therefore, all the funding for this account is derived 
from direct appropriations. Pursuant to section 301 of P.L. 
106-311, $70,344,000 was rescinded from Department of Justice 
accounts in fiscal year 2000. The Administration chose to apply 
$70,088,000 of the rescission to programs funded within this 
account. The fiscal year 2001 recommendation restores the 
rescission and is $5,000,000 less than the pre-rescission level 
provided in fiscal year 2000. This is $1,161,750,000 above the 
amount requested. These funds will provide assistance to State 
and local governments in their drug control and crime fighting 
efforts as follows:

                                   STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            2000
                                                         conference       2000      2001 request       2001
                                                           report      rescission                 recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Byrne Grants:
    Discretionary Grants..............................       $52,000  ............       $59,500        $52,000
    Formula Grants....................................       500,000  ............       400,000        500,000
      Total, Byrne Grants.............................       552,000  ............       459,500        552,000
Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.....................       523,000      (25,116)             0        523,000
  (Boys and Girls Club Earmark).......................      (50,000)  ............             0       (50,000)
Juvenile Crime Block Grant............................       250,000      (12,005)             0        250,000
Indian Country Grant Program (new)....................             0  ............        21,000              0
Indian Tribal Courts Initiative.......................         5,000  ............        15,000              0
Drug Courts...........................................        40,000  ............        50,000         40,000
State Prison Grants...................................       686,500      (32,967)        75,000        686,500
State Criminal Alien Asst. Program....................       420,000  ............       600,000        420,000
State Prison Drug Treatment...........................        63,000  ............        65,000         63,000
Drug Intervention Program (New).......................             0  ............        75,000              0
Violence Against Women Grants.........................       283,750  ............       296,000        283,750
Other Crime Control Programs:
    Missing Alzheimer's Patients......................           900  ............           900            900
    Law Enforcement Family Support....................         1,500  ............         1,500          1,500
    Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention....................         1,300  ............         1,300          1,300
    Senior Citizens Vs Marketing Scams................         2,000  ............         2,000          2,000
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
      Total, State and Local Assistance...............     2,828,950      (70,088)     1,662,200      2,823,950
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Local Law Enforcement Block Grant.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $523,000,000 for the Local Law 
Enforcement Block Grant program, which is $523,000,000 above 
the request and restores the $25,116,000 fiscal year 2000 
rescission the Administration applied to this program. The 
Administration proposed to eliminate funding for this block 
grant in the fiscal year 2001 request. This program provides 
grants to localities to reduce crime and improve public safety. 
Of the amount included, $20,000,000 will be provided to NIJ for 
assisting local units of government to identify, select, 
develop, modernize, and purchase new technologies for use by 
law enforcement. The recommendation also includes language that 
allows $50,000,000 of these funds to be used for Boys and Girls 
Clubs.
    The recommendation for funding for the Local Law 
Enforcement Block Grant continues the commitment to provide 
local governments with the resources and flexibility to address 
specific crime problems in their communities with their own 
solutions. Localities use these resources for activities such 
as: law enforcement hiring, overtime, equipment and technology; 
enhanced security measures in and around schools; drug courts; 
adjudication of violent offenders, including violent juvenile 
offenders; crime prevention programs; and multi-jurisdictional 
task forces.
    State Prison Grants.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$686,500,000 for the State Prison Grants program, which is 
$611,500,000 above the request and restores the $32,967,000 
fiscal year 2000 rescission the Administration applied to this 
program. Of the funds provided, $165,000,000 is available to 
States for the incarceration of criminal aliens and $35,000,000 
is for the Cooperative Agreement Program. This program provides 
grants to States to build and expand temporary or permanent 
correctional facilities, boot camps, and jails to increase the 
capacity for confinement of violent criminals.
    State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The 
recommendation provides $420,000,000 for the State Criminal 
Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) for the reimbursement to 
States for the costs of incarceration of criminal aliens. This 
amount is in addition to $165,000,000 which is included for 
this purpose under the State Prison Grants program. Thus, the 
Committee recommends a total of $585,000,000 for reimbursement 
to States for alien incarceration, which is $15,000,000 below 
the amount requested and the same level as the current year 
appropriation.
    Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The Committee 
recommendation provides $552,000,000 for the Edward Byrne 
Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of 
which $52,000,000 is for discretionary grants and $500,000,000 
is for formula grants under this program. The recommended level 
is $92,500,000 above the level requested, and the same amount 
provided in the current year.
    Discretionary Grants.--The Committee recommendation 
provides $52,000,000 for discretionary grants under Chapter A 
of the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Assistance Program 
to be provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to 
public or private agencies and nonprofit organizations, for 
educational and training programs, technical assistance, 
improvement of State criminal justice systems, and 
demonstration projects of a multi-jurisdictional nature. Within 
the amount provided for discretionary grants, the Committee 
expects BJA to continue funding at the current level for the 
following programs:
          --the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE AMERICA) 
        program;
          --the National Motor Vehicle Title Information 
        System, authorized by the Anti-Car Theft Improvement 
        Act, to modify state computer software, assist joint 
        state research and development and establish network 
        infrastructure;
          --the Washington Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement 
        Task Force for expansion of the regional gang tracking 
        system;
          --the SEARCH Group, Inc. to continue the National 
        Technical Assistance Program, which provides support to 
        State and local criminal justice agencies to improve 
        their use of computers and information technology;
          --the Rural Crime Prevention and Prosecution program;
          --the Night Light program which assigns probation 
        officers to patrol with law enforcement officers during 
        peak crime hours;
          --the National Crime Prevention Council to continue 
        the National Citizens Crime Prevention Campaign 
        (McGruff); and
          --the National Forensic Science Technology Center to 
        establish proficiency tests and to perform a needs 
        analysis of all crime laboratories utilized by Federal 
        law enforcement to address quality, standardization, 
        and accreditation needs.
    In addition, within the amounts appropriated for 
discretionary grants, the Committee also expects BJA to examine 
each of the following proposals, to provide grants if 
warranted, and to submit a report to the Committee on its 
intentions for each proposal: Kane County Child Advocacy 
Center; Haymarket Center; the Illegal Firearms Reduction 
Program; the DuPage County Children's Sexual Abuse Center to 
aid in the investigation and prosecution of sexual abuse; 
Operation NITRO in Newark, New Jersey; the Rural Law 
Enforcement Technology and Training Center; Kentucky Children's 
Advocacy Centers; a community court pilot project in Los 
Angeles; Policing Initiative for the Homeless in Clearwater, 
Florida; National Children's Advocacy Center in Huntsville, 
Alabama to aid the investigation and prosecution of child 
abuse; the National Training and Information Center; The Doe 
Fund's Ready, Willing & Able program; and Crimestoppers in 
Lexington, Kentucky.
    Formula Grants.--The Committee recommendation provides 
$500,000,000 for formula grants to States under the Edward 
Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
Program to improve the functioning of the criminal justice 
system with an emphasis on drugs, violent crime and serious 
offenders. This represents the same level of funding as in the 
current year and an increase of $100,000,000 above the 
requested level.
    Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant.--The 
Committee recognizes the importance of supporting efforts that 
will continue to reduce juvenile crime. The recommendation 
includes $250,000,000 for the Juvenile Accountability Incentive 
Block Grant program, which restores the $12,005,000 fiscal year 
2000 rescission the Administration applied to this program and 
is $250,000,000 above the request. The Administration proposed 
to eliminate funding for this block grant in the fiscal year 
2001 budget request. Language is included to provide for the 
distribution of block grant funding under the terms and 
conditions provided in the fiscal year 2000 conference report. 
Funds are available for the following purposes:
          (1) building, expanding or operating juvenile 
        detention and corrections facilities;
          (2) developing and administering accountability-based 
        sanctions for juvenile offenders;
          (3) hiring additional juvenile judges, probation 
        officers, and court-appointed defenders, and funding 
        pre-trial services for juveniles, to ensure the smooth 
        and expeditious administration of the juvenile justice 
        system;
          (4) hiring additional prosecutors so that more cases 
        involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted 
        and backlogs can be reduced;
          (5) providing funding to enable prosecutors to 
        address drug, gang, and youth violence more 
        effectively;
          (6) providing funding for technology, equipment and 
        training to assist prosecutors in identifying and 
        expediting the prosecution of violent juvenile 
        offenders;
          (7) providing funding to enable juvenile courts and 
        probation offices to be more effective and efficient in 
        holding juvenile offenders accountable;
          (8) establishing court-based juvenile justice 
        programs that target young firearms offenders through 
        the establishment of juvenile gun courts for the 
        adjudication and prosecution of juvenile firearms 
        offenders;
          (9) establishing drug court programs for juvenile 
        offenders;
          (10) establishing and maintaining interagency 
        information-sharing programs that enable the juvenile 
        and criminal justice system, schools, and social 
        services agencies to identify, control, supervise and 
        treat serious juvenile offenders; and
          (11) establishing and maintaining accountability-
        based programs that work with juvenile offenders who 
        are referred by law enforcement agencies, or which are 
        designed, in cooperation with law enforcement 
        officials, to protect students and school personnel 
        from drug, gang, and youth violence.
    It is the view of the Committee that restorative justice 
programs are included within the purposes set forth in 
paragraph (2) and should be strongly encouraged.
    Indian Tribal Court Initiative.--The recommendation does 
not include funding for the requested Indian Tribal Court 
Initiative, which is an initiative that is not defined or 
authorized.
    Violence Against Women Act.--The Committee recommends 
$283,750,000 to support grants under the Violence Against Women 
Act, which is the same level as the current year and 
$12,250,000 below the request. Grants provided under this 
recommendation are for the following programs:

                   VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT PROGRAMS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               2001
                                  2000      2001 request  recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Violence Against Women Act
 Grant Programs:
    General Grants..........      $206,750      $220,000       $207,750
        (Civil Legal              (28,000)      (35,250)       (35,250)
         Assistance)........
    Victims of Child Abuse:
        CASA (Special               10,000         9,000          9,000
         Advocates).........
        Training for                 2,000         2,000          2,000
         Judicial Personnel.
        Grants for Televised         1,000         1,000          1,000
         Testimony..........
    Grants to Encourage             34,000        34,000         34,000
     Arrest.................
    Rural Domestic Violence.        25,000        25,000         25,000
    Training Programs.......         5,000         5,000          5,000
                             -------------------------------------------
      Total, VAWA Program...       283,750       296,000        283,750
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Funding included for Violence Against Women Act programs 
will continue to provide resources to expand units of law 
enforcement officers and prosecutors specifically targeted at 
crimes against women, to develop and implement effective arrest 
and prosecution policies to prevent, identify and respond to 
violent crimes against women, and to provide much needed 
victims services including specialized domestic violence court 
advocates to obtain protection orders.
    The recommendation provides $207,750,000 for law 
enforcement and prosecution grants, commonly referred to as the 
STOP (Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors) Violence Against 
Women Formula Grant Program, which is $1,000,000 above the 
current level and $12,250,000 below the request. Within this 
amount, the Committee recommendation includes $35,250,000 for 
the purpose of augmenting civil legal assistance programs to 
address domestic violence, the same level as requested and an 
increase of $7,250,000 over the current year; $5,200,000 for 
research and evaluation of domestic violence programs, as 
requested; and $10,000,000 for the Safe Start program, which 
provides direct intervention and treatment to youth who are 
victims, witnesses or perpetrators of violent crimes, as 
requested. The recommendation does not include funding for 
enhancing the domestic prosecution unit within the District of 
Columbia and the violence on college campuses project, which 
were funded in fiscal year 2000 but not included in the budget 
request. The recommendation also does not fund the new earmarks 
in the budget request for research and data collection.
    The recommendation includes funding as requested for the 
following Violence Against Women Act programs at the requested 
level: Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies; the Rural Domestic 
Violence program; Victims of Child Abuse programs; and training 
programs.
    Drug Courts.--The recommendation includes $40,000,000 for 
the Drug Courts grant program, the same as in the current 
fiscal year and $10,000,000 below the budget request. This 
program provides grants to State, local, and Indian tribal 
governments to develop dedicated drug courts that subject non-
violent offenders to an integrated mix of treatment, drug 
testing, incentives, and sanctions. The recommendation does not 
include requested language earmarking funds for research.
    Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners.--The 
Committee recommends $63,000,000 for grants to States and units 
of local government for development and implementation of 
residential substance abuse treatment programs within State 
correctional facilities and certain local correctional and 
detention facilities. This is the amount of the current year 
appropriation, and $2,000,000 below the request. The 
recommendation does not include requested language expanding 
the use of these grants to provide after-care for released 
State prisoners.
    Zero Tolerance and Drug Intervention Initiative/Indian 
Country Grant Program.--The Committee does not recommend 
funding for these initiatives, for which $75,000,000 and 
$21,000,000 were requested, respectively. The Committee has not 
provided funding for any new unauthorized programs. The 
Committee also notes that funding for drug treatment and job 
training for offenders released from prison is provided from 
the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department 
of Labor.
    Safe Return Program.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$900,000 to continue the national program to locate missing 
Alzheimer's disease patients, the same level as in fiscal year 
2000 and the request.
    Law Enforcement Family Support programs.--The 
recommendation includes $1,500,000 for programs that provide 
support services to law enforcement officers and their 
families, the level in the current year appropriation and the 
amount requested.
    Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.--The recommendation 
provides $1,300,000 for grants to combat motor vehicle theft 
through cooperative partnerships between car owners and State 
and local law enforcement to reduce car theft committed by 
professional auto thieves and to facilitate their recovery. 
This amount is the same as the level provided in the current 
fiscal year and the amount requested for this program.
    Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams.--The 
recommendation includes $2,000,000, the same level as provided 
in the current fiscal year and the full amount requested, for 
programs to assist law enforcement in preventing and stopping 
marketing scams against the elderly.
    The Committee is aware that responding to false residential 
and commercial alarms has proven to be a drain on local law 
enforcement resources. Funding to address this problem is 
available within the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program.
    Treatment of Guam under State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance.--Currently, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are considered 
``one state'' in the grant formula of the Local Law Enforcement 
Block Grant (LLEBG) and the Juvenile Accountability Incentive 
Block Grant (JAIBG) programs. The District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands all 
receive the full State share. Guam however, is the next most 
populous territory behind the District of Columbia and Puerto 
Rico. Improving law enforcement capabilities in Guam is a major 
concern to the island's residents and ensuring that Guam is 
treated as a single state under the LLEBG and JAIBG programs 
will restore fairness to the formula and provide law 
enforcement officials in Guam with much-needed resources.

                       weed and seed program fund

    The Committee recommendation provides $33,500,000 for the 
Weed and Seed program. This amount is the same as the current 
year appropriation and $8,500,000 below the request.
    The Committee recognizes that crime disproportionately 
affects disadvantaged neighborhoods. The Committee also 
recognizes that the best solutions to crime problems are 
customized to neighborhood needs. The Weed and Seed program 
serves as a crime prevention catalyst, coordinating existing 
anti-crime efforts in high-crime neighborhoods and leveraging 
other resources for activities such as truancy prevention, 
conflict resolution, mentoring, gun abatement, justice 
innovations, jobs for at-risk youth, and anti-gang initiatives.
    The Committee also recommends bill language, included in 
previous fiscal years, making funds available for grants or 
agreements with State agencies or to reimburse Federal agencies 
in order to execute the Weed and Seed strategy, and also allows 
for the use of other Department of Justice funds to support the 
Weed and Seed program.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services

    The Committee recommendation includes $595,000,000 for the 
Community Oriented Policing Services--the COPS program--for 
fiscal year 2001. This is the same level as the current year 
and $740,000,000 below the request. In addition, the 
Committee's recommendation allows $150,000,000 of unobligated 
balances to be used for innovative community policing programs 
bringing the total funding provided for the COPS program to 
$745,000,000.
    The COPS program budget request reported $318,372,000 
available in carry over from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 
2000. Since the fiscal year 2000 appropriation declined from 
the previous year's level, it is assumed that the level of 
carry over available in fiscal year 2001 will also decline. 
However, the Committee understands that, as of May 16, 2000, 
only $127,242,000 of the $497,500,000 provided in fiscal year 
2000 for hiring had been obligated and that there are funds 
available in excess of the applications that had been submitted 
in the first half of this fiscal year. The Committee also 
understands that, as of May 16, 2000, the COPS program had 
recovered $77,265,000 in prior year deobligations, primarily 
from the hiring program, and anticipated that recoveries could 
reach $100,000,000. In fiscal year 1999, the COPS program 
recovered $141,946,000. The Committee is alarmed at the level 
of funds that the COPS program recovers each year and does not 
understand how amounts in excess of $100 million can be 
deobligated in a program that pays personnel compensation. The 
Committee is concerned that it is not regularly informed about 
the levels of funds that are recovered during the fiscal year, 
the Administration's plans to utilize these funds and the 
impact on the pending budget request. The Committee intends 
that the use of prior year recoveries by the COPS program to 
augment a current year program be subject to the reprogramming 
requirements outlined in section 605 of this Act. The Committee 
prohibits the COPS program from obligating any funds available 
from prior year recoveries not reported in the budget 
submission without the approval of a reprogramming. Given the 
obligation activity through mid-May and the level of prior year 
recoveries, it is estimated conservatively that $150,000,000 in 
unobligated balances will carry over into fiscal year 2001.
    Police Hiring Initiatives.--The Committee has provided 
funding since fiscal year 1994 to support grants for the hiring 
of over 100,000 police officers. On May 12, 1999, the COPS 
office announced that it had reached its goal of hiring 100,000 
police officers. However, while more than 100,000 police 
officers have been funded, only 60,000 are on the street 
according to testimony before the Committee. The Committee 
questions whether this number is still accurate given the high 
level of deobligations being reported by the COPS program. Even 
though the Administration has not yet reached its goal of 
getting 100,000 police officers on the street, it has updated 
this initiative to support grants for funding up to 150,000 
police officers by the year 2005.
    The COPS hiring program request for fiscal year 2001 
assumes changes to the hiring program that have not been 
authorized nor has authorizing legislation been submitted by 
the Administration for consideration. The budget request 
assumes these unauthorized changes such as: adjusting the 
amount available for training and technical assistance to 5 
percent from the current level of 3 percent; increasing the 
maximum level of funds granted per police officer to $125,000 
from $75,000; and providing retention grants to provide a 
fourth year of funding for certain grantees. Funding and 
authorization language for these new relaxed requirements are 
not provided.
    The Committee recommendation includes $384,500,000 for the 
hiring program in fiscal year 2001. This funding level will 
allow the hiring program to continue towards its goal of 
reaching 150,000 police officers by year 2005. Of the amount 
provided, up to $180,000,000 is for the continuation of the 
school resource officers hiring program to improve the safety 
of elementary and secondary school children and educators in 
and around schools.
    Non-Hiring Initiatives.--The Committee wants to ensure that 
there is adequate infrastructure for police officers, similar 
to the focus that has been provided for Federal law enforcement 
over the past several years. This will allow police officers 
to: work more efficiently; be equipped with the protection, 
tools and technology they need including bullet proof vests; 
and have the flexibility to design specific strategies to 
target specific crime problems, such as crime in and around 
schools, the emergence of methamphetamine, and the challenges 
of policing ``hot spots'' of drug market activity. The 
Committee therefore provides $210,500,000 in direct 
appropriations and $150,000,000 of available funds from fiscal 
year 2000 to continue the following COPS non-hiring programs:
    1. COPS Bullet-proof vests initiative.--The Committee 
directs $25,000,000 of available unobligated balances to be 
used to provide State and local law enforcement agencies with 
matching grants for bullet proof vests. This is the same level 
of funds provided in fiscal year 2000 and amount requested.
    2. COPS School Violence Initiatives.--The Committee directs 
$5,000,000 of appropriated funds and $10,000,000 in unobligated 
balances for a total of $15,000,000 to provide grants to 
policing agencies and schools for programs aimed at preventing 
violence in schools, and to support the assignment of officers 
to work in collaboration with schools and community-based 
organizations to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, 
and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around an 
elementary or secondary school, to develop or expand crime 
prevention efforts for students, to provide education in crime 
prevention and safety, to develop or expand community justice 
initiatives, to train students in conflict resolution, to 
assist in identifying physical improvements in the schools to 
reduce crime, and to assist with the development of anti-crime, 
school policy and procedural changes. These programs are 
necessary to address what appears to be a growing trend of 
extreme violence within schools by and against students. Within 
the overall amounts recommended for this program, the Committee 
expects the COPS office to examine the following proposals, to 
provide grants if warranted, and to submit a report to the 
Committee on its intentions for grants to: the Home Run Program 
to place probation officers in school districts to assist 
elementary schools with children beginning to engage in 
delinquent behavior; and the Safer School Initiative in 
Maricopa County.
    3. COPs Law Enforcement Technology Program.--The Committee 
recommendation directs $100,000,000 of unobligated balances to 
be used for continued development of technologies and automated 
systems to assist State and local law enforcement agencies in 
investigating, responding to and preventing crime. In 
particular, the Committee recognizes the importance of sharing 
criminal information and intelligence among State and local law 
enforcement agencies to address multi-jurisdictional crimes.
    Within the amounts made available under this program, the 
Committee expects the COPS office to award grants to continue 
the following technology programs at the current year level:
          --the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) for 
        the RISS Secure Intranet to increase the ability of law 
        enforcement member agencies to share and retrieve 
        criminal intelligence information on a real-time basis;
          --videoteleconferencing equipment necessary to assist 
        State and local law enforcement in contacting the 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service to allow them to 
        confirm the identification of illegal and criminal 
        aliens in their custody;
          --the Law Enforcement On-Line Program; and
          --the Ventura County Integrated Justice Information 
        System.
    In addition, the Committee is aware of communications and 
technology needs of various law enforcement agencies. Within 
the overall amounts recommended for the COPS technology 
program, the Committee expects the COPS office to examine each 
of the following proposals, to provide grants if warranted, and 
to submit a report to the Committee on its intentions for each 
proposal:
          --a grant for the Southwest Alabama Department of 
        Justice's initiative to integrate data from various 
        criminal justice agencies to meet SW Alabama's public 
        safety needs;
          --a grant for the WEBCHECK system to allow background 
        checks to be completed over the internet;
          --a grant for the Missouri State Highway Patrol's 
        integration technology program;
          --a grant for a California Highway Patrol 
        communications system;
          --a grant for SmartCOP in the state of Alabama;
          --a grant for Project Hoosier SAFE-T;
          --a grant for a Criminal Justice Agency Access to 
        Court Records project; and
          --grants for technology to police and sheriff's 
        departments in communities that are in need of 
        modernizing their equipment and for which alternative 
        sources of funding are not available, including: the 
        communities of East Baton Rouge Parish, Ascension 
        Parish and Livingston Parish, Louisiana; Riverside, 
        California; Orange County, California; Shively, 
        Kentucky; Citrus Heights, California; Bellevue, 
        Washington; Suffolk County, New York; Delaware County, 
        Indiana; Riviera Beach, Florida; Jackson, Mississippi; 
        Clearwater, Florida, Arcadia and Sierra Madre, 
        California; Bell Gardens, California; Chattanooga, 
        Tennessee; Huntsville, Alabama; Long County, Georgia; 
        Pinellas County, Florida; Jefferson County, Kentucky; 
        Lexington, Kentucky; Clackamas County, Oregon; Daviess 
        County, Kentucky; Falls Church, Virginia; Yuma, 
        Arizona; Mexico Beach, Florida; and Spokane County, 
        Washington.
    4. COPs Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots Program.--The 
Committee provides $45,675,000 in appropriations for State and 
local law enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine 
production and distribution, to target drug ``hot spots'' and 
to reimburse the Drug Enforcement Administration for assistance 
to State and local law enforcement for proper removal and 
disposal of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine 
labs. This is $10,000,000 above the level provided in fiscal 
year 2000 and is $45,675,000 above the request, which proposed 
deletion of the program. The Committee is aware that the 
production, trafficking, and usage of methamphetamine, an 
extremely destructive and addictive synthetic drug, is a 
growing national problem. Despite some successes in the seizure 
of clandestine drug laboratories, limited State and local law 
enforcement resources coupled with the complexity of 
clandestine laboratory enforcement investigation and cleanup 
processes have made the fight against illicit methamphetamine 
manufacturing a difficult one.
    The Committee also recognizes that most research on crime 
programs concludes that the effective programs seem to share a 
key characteristic--they target specific types of crimes, 
convicts, or potential lawbreakers. The Committee believes that 
grants to policing agencies and community-based entities to 
fund directed patrols, proactive arrests and problem solving in 
drug ``hot spots'' will show evidence of drug and crime 
reduction.
    Within the amount provided, the Committee has included 
$20,000,000 to be reimbursed to the Drug Enforcement 
Administration for assistance to State and local law 
enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous 
materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The Committee 
also expects the COPS office to award grants up to the current 
year funding level for the following programs:
          --the Tri-State Methamphetamine Training Program (IA/
        SD/NE);
          --the Western Kentucky Methamphetamine Initiative; 
        and
          --the Eastern Appalachian Taskforce on 
        Methamphetamine Eradication in Tennessee, including 
        $100,000 to establish video conferencing with the 
        Hamilton County District Attorney's Office.
    In addition, within the overall amounts recommended, the 
Committee expects the COPS office to examine each of the 
following proposals, to provide grants if warranted, and to 
submit a report to the Committee on its intentions for each 
proposal:
          --a grant to the California Bureau of Narcotics 
        Enforcement's Methamphetamine Strategy to support 
        additional law enforcement officers, intelligence 
        gathering and forensic capabilities, training and 
        community outreach programs;
          --a grant to the Polk County, FL, Sheriff's office to 
        support additional law enforcement officers, 
        intelligence gathering and forensic capabilities, 
        training and community outreach programs for an 
        expanded methamphetamine program;
          --a grant for Central Kentucky methamphetamine 
        eradication efforts to assist local police and sheriffs 
        departments with costs associated with disposal of 
        methamphetamine laboratories and officer training;
          --a grant for the Oklahoma State Bureau of 
        Investigation for eradication and clean up costs of 
        methamphetamine laboratories;
          --a grant for the Ascension Parish, LA, Sheriff's 
        Office to support officer training and outreach 
        programs; and
          --a grant for the Washington State Methamphetamine 
        Initiative to improve intelligence capabilities in 
        discovering labs, and public and professional awareness 
        of the warning signs of methamphetamine use and 
        production.
    5. COPs Crime Identification Technology Program.--The 
Committee provides $130,000,000 of appropriated funds to be 
used and distributed pursuant to the Crime Identification 
Technology Act of 1998, P.L. 105-251. Under that act, eligible 
uses of the funds are (1) upgrading criminal history and 
criminal justice record systems; (2) improvement of criminal 
justice identification, including fingerprint-based systems; 
(3) promoting compatibility and integration of national, State, 
and local systems for criminal justice purposes, firearms 
eligibility determinations, identification of sexual offenders, 
identification of domestic violence offenders, and background 
checks for other authorized purposes; (4) capturing information 
for statistical and research purposes; (5) multijurisdictional, 
multiagency communications systems; and (6) improvement of 
capabilities of forensic sciences, including DNA.
    Under this program, States are expected to submit plans to 
the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) describing how they intend 
to establish or upgrade integrated state-wide approaches to 
develop information and identification technologies and systems 
(as described above) to be used, in conjunction with units of 
local government, State and local courts, and other States. OJP 
is expected to evaluate the State plans, provide technical 
assistance where necessary, and provide grants to States that 
submit acceptable plans. Grants are to be distributed on an 
equitable geographic basis.
    The Committee is concerned about the backlog of DNA and 
forensic analysis and notes that these funds can be used to 
address this problem.
    Police Corps.--The Committee provides $15,000,000 of 
unobligated balances from the prior year for the Police Corps, 
instead of the requested $30,000,000. The program is intended 
to motivate highly qualified young people to serve as police 
officers and sheriff's deputies by offering federal 
scholarships to college students who agree to serve as police 
for at least four years. The Committee is pleased that the 
program is obligating a higher rate of its funding now that it 
is administered by OJP. However, the Committee is concerned by 
the number of unfilled positions and encourages OJP to work to 
ensure that all participant slots are filled.
    Management and Administration.--The Committee 
recommendation provides $29,825,000 in appropriations for the 
management and administration of the Community Oriented 
Policing Services program. This is the same level as provided 
in the current year and $6,175,000 below the request.
    The request included the following initiatives, which were 
not funded: (1) $200,000,000 for community prosecutors. The 
Committee notes that funding for prosecutors is an eligible use 
of the Local Law Enforcement Block grant; the Juvenile 
Accountability Incentive Block Grant; and the Byrne 
discretionary program. (2) $350,000,000 for crime-fighting 
technologies program; as the Committee notes that funding for 
law enforcement technologies are available under the COPS law 
enforcement technology program, the COPS crime identification 
technology program, the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant 
program, the bullet-proof vest grant program, and the Byrne 
discretionary grant program. (3) $135,000,000 for new 
unauthorized community crime prevention programs, as funding 
for crime prevention is an eligible use of the Local Law 
Enforcement Block Grant program, the Juvenile Accountability 
Incentive Block Grant program, the Byrne discretionary program, 
the COPS methamphetamine/drug hot spots program, and the COPS 
safe schools program. The Committee also notes that funding for 
drug treatment and job training for offenders released from 
prison is provided from the Department of Health and Human 
Services and the Department of Labor.

                       Juvenile Justice Programs

    The Committee recommendation provides a total of 
$287,097,000 for Juvenile Justice Programs for fiscal year 
2000, $1,903,000 below the request and the same amount provided 
in the current fiscal year.
    Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.--The Committee 
recognizes the dramatic increase in juvenile delinquency, 
particularly violent crime committed by juveniles. The 
Committee also understands that addressing juvenile violence 
requires a combination of strategies that involve (1) focusing 
law enforcement on dangerous, violent youths and making sure 
the punishment fits the crime; (2) community intervention to 
help solve the underlying problems of first-time offenders; (3) 
quality prevention programs that are designed to reduce risks 
and develop competencies in at-risk juveniles; and (4) programs 
that hold juveniles accountable for their actions, including 
systems of graduated sanctions, victim restitution and 
community service.
    The Committee further understands that changes to Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs are being 
considered in the reauthorization process of the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Act of 1974. The Committee understands 
there is bi-partisan support for Title XIII of H.R. 1501, the 
Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1999, 
which passed the House of Representatives on June 17, 1999. 
Consequently, the Committee recommendation includes language 
that provides that funding for these programs is based on the 
juvenile prevention authorizations included in Title XIII of 
H.R. 1501, as a model, and is subject to the provisions of any 
authorization language that may be enacted.
    Using Title XIII of H.R. 1501 as a model, the 
recommendation provides funding for the following programs:
          1. $6,847,000 for the Office of Juvenile Crime 
        Control and Delinquency Prevention (OJCCDP), of which 
        $200,000 is for coordination of Federal efforts, and 
        $6,647,000 is for program administration (Part A).
          2. $89,000,000 for Formula Grants for assistance to 
        State and local programs (Part B).
          3. $130,000,000 for a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention 
        Block Grant Program (Part C).
          4. $15,043,000 for Research, Evaluation, Technical 
        Assistance and Training (Part D).
          5. $26,707,000 for Developing, Testing, and 
        Demonstrating Promising New Initiatives and Programs 
        (Part E).
    Within the amounts provided for Parts D and E discretionary 
grants, the Committee expects the OJCCDP to continue current 
year funding for the following programs: Parents Anonymous; the 
National Council of Juvenile and Family Courts; the L.A. Best 
Youth program; the Teens, Crime and Community program; the Law 
Related Education program; and the University of Louisville 
School Safety research project.
    In addition, the Committee is aware of a number of 
encouraging programs to develop partnerships with local 
communities and help prevent the cycle of abuse and 
delinquency. Within the overall amounts recommended for Parts D 
and E, the Committee expects the OJCCDP to examine each of the 
following proposals, to provide grants if warranted, and to 
submit a report to the Committee on its intentions for each 
proposal: a grant for the Achievable Dream program for after 
school programs for youth at-risk; a grant for the Family, 
Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), STOP the 
Violence--Students Taking On Prevention Project; a grant to the 
Suffolk University Center for Juvenile Justice; a grant to the 
Culver City Juvenile Crime Diversion Initiative; a grant to the 
Sports Foundation to work with at-risk youth; a grant for No 
Workshops . . . No Jump Shots to provide case management, 
counseling and mandatory workshops for at-risk youth; a grant 
for the Greater Heights program to provide at risk youth with 
mentoring, positive activities, networking and alternatives to 
incarceration; a grant to Our Next Generation; a grant to the 
Youth Crime Watch of America; a grant to the Truancy Diversion 
Program; and a grant for Operation Quality Time to provide 
alternatives to gang membership to at-risk youth.
    Drug Prevention Program.--The Committee recognizes that 
while crime is on the decline in certain parts of America, a 
dangerous precursor to crime, namely teenage drug use, is on 
the rise and may soon reach a 20-year high. Nearly a quarter of 
grade school children have been offered drugs, and too many 
children no longer believe drugs are harmful or dangerous. 
Teenage use of marijuana, a ``gateway'' to more serious drugs, 
has more than doubled since 1992.
    The Committee recommendation includes $11,000,000 for the 
fourth year of this program to develop, demonstrate and test 
programs to increase the perception among children and youth 
that drug use is risky, harmful, or unattractive. This is the 
same level as the current year and the request. This initiative 
is intended as part of a coordinated, government-wide strategy 
against teenage drug abuse that is consistent with existing 
research findings on effective prevention and treatment 
methods.
    Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The Committee recommends a 
total of $8,500,000 for the various programs authorized under 
the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCA). The recommendation is 
$1,500,000 above the request and above the current level. The 
following programs are included in the recommendation to 
improve investigations and prosecutions:
          --$1,250,000 to Regional Children's Advocacy Centers, 
        as authorized by section 213 of VOCA;
          --$5,000,000 to establish local Children's Advocacy 
        Centers, as authorized by section 214 of VOCA;
          --$1,500,000 for a continuation grant to the National 
        Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse for specialized 
        technical assistance and training programs to improve 
        the prosecution of child abuse cases, as authorized by 
        section 214a of VOCA; and
          --$750,000 for a continuation grant to the National 
        Children's Alliance for technical assistance and 
        training, as authorized by section 214a of VOCA.

                    public safety officers benefits

    The Committee recommendation provides a total of 
$33,224,000 for death benefits to public safety officers for 
fiscal year 2001, the full amount requested for death benefits 
and an increase of $683,000 above the current year 
appropriation. This program provides a lump sum death benefit 
payment to eligible survivors of Federal, State and local 
public safety officers whose death was the direct and proximate 
result of a traumatic injury sustained in the line of duty.
    The recommendation does not include funds for an 
unauthorized expansion of the Public Safety Officers' Education 
Assistance Program.

               General Provisions--Department of Justice

    The Committee has included the following general provisions 
for the Department of Justice in this bill:
          Section 101 provides language, included in previous 
        Appropriations Acts, which makes up to $45,000 of the 
        funds appropriated to the Department of Justice 
        available for reception and representation expenses.
          Section 102 provides language, included in previous 
        appropriations Acts, which continues certain 
        authorities for the Justice Department in fiscal year 
        2001 that were contained in the Department of Justice 
        Authorization Act, fiscal year 1980.
          Section 103 provides language, included in the 
        Appropriations Acts for the last four years and prior 
        to 1994, which prohibits the use of funds to perform 
        abortions in the Federal Prison System.
          Section 104 provides language, included in previous 
        Appropriations Acts, which prohibits use of the funds 
        in this bill to require any person to perform, or 
        facilitate the performance of, an abortion.
          Section 105 provides language, included in previous 
        Appropriations Acts, which states that nothing in the 
        previous section removes the obligation of the Director 
        of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services to 
        female inmates who seek to obtain abortions outside a 
        Federal facility.
          Section 106 provides language, included in previous 
        Appropriations Acts, which allows the Department of 
        Justice to spend up to $10,000,000 for rewards for 
        information regarding criminal acts and acts of 
        terrorism against a United States person or property at 
        levels not to exceed $2,000,000 per award.
          Section 107 provides language, included in previous 
        Appropriations Acts, which allows the Department of 
        Justice, subject to the Committee's reprogramming 
        procedures, to transfer up to 5 percent between any 
        appropriation, but limits to 10 percent the amount that 
        can be transferred into any one appropriation.
          Section 108 provides modified language, similar to a 
        provision included in the fiscal year 2000 
        Appropriations Act, which delineates the authority of 
        the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of 
        Justice Programs.
          Section 109 provides modified language, which 
        continues a provision included in the fiscal year 2000 
        Appropriations Act, which allows assistance and 
        services to be provided to the families of the victims 
        of Pan Am Flight 103.
          Section 110 provides language which modifies Section 
        109 of the fiscal year 1995 Department of Justice 
        Appropriations Act to allow reimbursements only for 
        suits in which the United States Government is a 
        defendant.
          Section 111 provides language, included in the fiscal 
        year 2000 Appropriations Act, which relates to the 
        payment of certain compensation from funds appropriated 
        in this Act.
          Section 112 provides language, modified from the 
        request, which establishes fees for genealogy services 
        and voluntary premium processing for Immigration and 
        Naturalization Service activities.
          Section 113 provides language, which requires 
        notification regarding appropriations provided from the 
        Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

    The Committee recommends a total of $4,353,430,000 for the 
programs of the United States Trade Representative, the 
International Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce 
for fiscal year 2001. This amount is $7,785,509,000 below the 
total request, including requested advance appropriations, and 
$1,170,514,000 below the total request, not including requested 
advance appropriations. Compared to the current fiscal year, 
this amount is $109,058,000 above the total provided for non-
emergency discretionary appropriations.
    The Committee has continued a structure initiated in fiscal 
year 1996 under this Title that reflects the fundamental 
functions that will need to be considered as the overall 
administrative structure of these programs is examined. This 
reflects the Committee's effort to identify and prioritize 
programs within these agencies and Departments.

                  TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

    The Committee has included under this section of Title II, 
the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the International 
Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce agencies 
responsible for trade promotion and enforcement and economic 
infrastructure development.

                            RELATED AGENCIES


            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,433,000 
for the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) 
for fiscal year 2001. The recommendation would provide $798,000 
above the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2000, and 
$3,167,000 below the request.
    The increase the Committee has provided will fund the 
Office at a level comparable to the current year. The 
recommendation does not include funding for new and expanded 
initiatives, but funding is sufficient for USTR to maintain its 
current level of operations. The recommendation does not 
include funding for requested staffing increases and additional 
travel.
    The Committee understands that the allocation of Tariff 
Rate Quotas for sugar is statutorily mandated by October 1 of 
each year. The Committee is disappointed that the allocation 
was not announced until November 2, 1999. The Committee expects 
USTR to do what is required to meet the deadline this year. The 
Committee is also concerned by USTR's testimony before the 
Committee which acknowledged that protection of domestic sugar 
makes negotiations of greater foreign market access for other 
U.S. commodities and products more difficult. The Committee 
expects USTR to report on the effects of domestic sugar 
protection upon international trade negotiations, by August 15, 
2000.
    The Office of the United States Trade Representative is 
responsible for developing and coordinating U.S. international 
trade, commodity, and direct investment policy, and for leading 
or directing negotiations with other countries on such matters.

                     International Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,995,000 
for the International Trade Commission for fiscal year 2001, 
$2,105,000 below the budget request and $2,500,000 above the 
amount appropriated for fiscal year 2000. Due to the 
availability of prior year carryover in fiscal year 2000, the 
amount provided in this Act maintains the same spending level 
for the Commission in fiscal year 2001.
    In the formulation of the Commission's fiscal year 2000 
budget request, a technical error was made requiring a 
realignment of base funding to alleviate the need for reduction 
of personnel. The Committee understands that this error has 
been rectified and the fiscal year 2001 recommendation is 
sufficient to maintain current operations.
    The Committee is concerned that the Commission is expending 
resources to analyze theoretical constructs of the conditions 
of competition, rather than focusing on the market realities 
faced by domestic industries injured by foreign unfair trade 
practices in accordance with the statutorily mandated factors 
to be analyzed in Sec. 771(7) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as 
amended) such as import volume and process, and their impact on 
domestic shipments, capacity utilization, employment, prices, 
profitability, investment, etc. It has been brought to the 
attention of the Committee that there is concern regarding the 
duplication of activities conducted in the Office of Economics 
and the Office of Industries in collection of price and market 
data. As a result of this concern, the Committee requests the 
Commission provide, by December 1, 2000, a list of positions 
within the Office of Economics, and the specific functions 
performed by these positions.
    Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that the Commission 
is conducting studies of questionable relevance to its core 
mission. The Committee believes that the Commission could 
better allocate its resources by focusing on practical studies 
that will enhance its ability to effectively carry out its 
duties in accordance with the law.
    The International Trade Commission is an independent, 
quasi-judicial agency responsible for conducting trade-related 
investigations; providing the Congress and the President with 
independent, expert technical advice to assist in the 
development and implementation of U.S. international trade 
policy; responding to the Congress and the President on various 
matters affecting international trade; maintaining the 
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System of 
internationally accepted product nomenclature; providing 
technical assistance to eligible small businesses seeking 
remedies and benefits under the trade laws; and performing 
other specific statutory responsibilities ranging from research 
and analysis to quasi-judicial functions on trade-related 
matters.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

    The Committee recommends $321,448,000 in total resources 
for the programs of the International Trade Administration 
(ITA) for fiscal year 2001, $9,945,000 above the current year 
appropriation and $33,699,000 below the amount requested. Of 
this amount, $318,448,000 is derived from direct 
appropriations, and $3,000,000 from new fee collections, which 
is the same amount of fees instituted in fiscal year 2000.
    The Committee recommendation includes adjustments to base 
for the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) to provide 
adequate resources to fund increased security costs for 
overseas posts. The Committee does not recommend resources to 
expand overseas, but provides resources to maintain the current 
level of operations. The recommendation provides funding to 
restore most of the base for the operating units of ITA, and 
does not provide funding for program increases or other 
increases not associated with continuing ongoing operations.
    The following table reflects the distribution of the 
Committee recommendation by subactivity:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Enacted        Requested      Recommended
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trade Development...............................................         $62,376         $62,395         $62,376
Market Access and Compliance....................................          19,755          26,655          19,755
Import Administration...........................................          32,473          44,070          32,473
US & Foreign Commercial Service.................................         186,693         205,703         194,638
Executive Dir & Admin...........................................          12,206          16,324          12,206
Carryover.......................................................         (2,000)           . . .           . . .
Offsetting Fee Collections......................................         (3,000)         (3,000)         (3,000)
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total, ITA..................................................         308,503         352,147         318,448
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Trade Development.--The recommendation provides a total of 
$62,376,000 for this component, a decrease of $19,000 below the 
request. The Committee has provided the same amount of funding 
for this component as in fiscal year 2000. Funding is provided 
to continue two export promotion programs related to textiles 
and apparel, the international competitiveness program, and the 
Access Mexico program as provided in prior years. The 
recommendation does not include funding for any of the 
requested program increases.
    Market Access Compliance.--The Committee recommends 
$19,755,000 for Market Access Compliance. This funding level 
provides the same level of funding as this year, including the 
same level of funding for strike force teams and trade 
enforcement and compliance. The recommendation does not provide 
for requested program increases.
    Import Administration.--The Committee recommends 
$32,473,000 for the Import Administration, the same amount as 
provided in the current year. The recommendation does not 
include any requested program increases. The Committee is 
concerned about recent activities of the Foreign Trade Zones 
Board involving a foreign trade sub-zone application for a 
corporation in Sarasota, Florida. The Committee emphasizes that 
the primary mission of the FTZB is to promote domestic 
employment by creating a level playing field for domestic 
manufacturers faced with duty imbalances, not to choose between 
domestic competitors who are concerned about market share. 
These duty imbalances put U.S. manufacturing jobs at risk and 
America cannot afford for the FTZB to stray from its mission of 
basing its decisions on the effect of importing duty-free 
finished products when the raw materials are assessed a duty.
    U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service.--The Committee 
recommends $194,638,000 for the US&FCS, an increase of 
$7,945,000 above the amount available in fiscal year 2000. This 
represents full base funding, including increased costs for 
payments under the International Cooperative Support Service 
(ICASS) and for increased costs for local guard security 
services overseas. No requested program increases are provided. 
Within base funding, the Committee has provided $1,000,000 to 
continue the Rural Export Initiative at its current funding 
level. US&FCS should continue and expand its Global Diversity 
Initiative to support minority-owned businesses in underserved 
areas, including inner-city urban areas, empowerment zones and 
enterprise communities, and Indian reservations. This 
initiative should continue to include support for companies 
that are export-ready and hoping to enter into and/or expand 
international operations. The Committee does not support any 
increase in overseas staffing levels.
    Executive Direction/Administration.--The Committee 
recommends $12,206,000 for the administrative and policy 
functions of ITA. This represents the same amount of funding 
provided in the current year.
    In addition, language is included in the bill, as was 
carried in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, designating the amounts 
available for each unit within ITA. The Committee reminds ITA 
that any changes from the funding distribution provided in the 
bill and report, including carryover balances, are subject to 
the standard reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 
of this Act. In addition, ITA is directed to report to the 
Committee, not later than November 15, 2000, a spending plan 
for all ITA units which incorporates any carryover of funds.
    Trade Missions.--The Committee continues its direction 
provided last year that all trade missions involving Department 
of Commerce agencies must be initiated, coordinated and 
administered through ITA.
    Buying Power Maintenance.--The Committee directs ITA to 
report on the impact of exchange rate fluctuations on ITA's 
budget on a quarterly basis, beginning with the last quarter of 
fiscal year 2000. That report should indicate what has been 
done with exchange rate gains, which the Committee presumes are 
being reserved to balance future exchange rate losses.
    Trade Show Revenues.--The Committee directs ITA to submit a 
report by the date of the fiscal year 2002 budget submission on 
the amount of trade show revenues that are collected on an 
annual basis, how those revenues are used, and how they are 
reflected in the budget.

                         Export Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $53,833,000 
for the Operations and Administration appropriation of the 
Bureau of Export Administration (BXA), an amount comparable to 
the current year level and $17,721,000 below the request. This 
amount, when combined with an additional $1,004,000 in 
carryover and recoveries estimated to be available in fiscal 
year 2001, will provide a total funding level of $54,837,000. 
Of the total amount available, the recommendation provides the 
following:
    Export Administration.--$24,078,000 is provided for export 
administration activities. The recommendation includes $200,000 
above the amount provided for this activity in the current 
fiscal year. The amount provided includes $750,000 to continue 
Chemical Weapons Convention implementation, to fund the number 
of inspections that will be undertaken in fiscal year 2001.
    Export Enforcement.--$24,808,000 is provided for export 
enforcement activities, which includes $1,274,000 above the 
amount provided in the current year to pay for continuing 
operations, including computer export verification to assure no 
end-use diversion of high performance computers overseas, 
including China.
    Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO).--The CIAO 
was created by Presidential Decision Directive 63 (PDD-63) as 
an interim agency to facilitate coordination and integration 
among Federal agencies as those agencies develop and implement 
their own critical infrastructure protection and awareness 
plans, and is scheduled to sunset at the end of fiscal year 
2001. The CIAO has carried over $1,360,000 into fiscal year 
2000. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes 
$1,900,000 to provide final year funding to support the 
current, on-board number of personnel, and this level should be 
sufficient for the CIAO to complete its work.
    Management and Policy Coordination.--$4,051,000 is provided 
for Management and Policy Coordination, the amount requested to 
maintain base activities. The recommendation does not include 
requested program increases. The Committee notes that the 
primary responsibility for non-proliferation activities lies 
with the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy and 
the Department of State, and believes that BXA participation in 
such activities should be carried out using funds provided from 
those agencies.
    In addition, language is retained in the bill requiring BXA 
to notify appropriate congressional committees prior to the 
expenditure of funds provided in this Act for the processing of 
licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin 
to the People's Republic of China.

                  Economic Development Administration

    The accompanying bill provides a total of $388,378,000 for 
the programs and administrative expenses of the Economic 
Development Administration (EDA) for fiscal year 2001, as 
described below:

                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

    A total of $361,879,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2001 
for Economic Development Assistance Programs, the same as the 
amount provided in the current year, and a decrease of 
$45,871,000 below the request.
    The recommendation reflects the Committee's continued 
support for the traditional programs of the Economic 
Development Administration (EDA) which provide needed 
assistance to communities struggling with long-term economic 
downturns as well as sudden and severe economic downturns. The 
Committee continues not to recommend increasing funding for 
sudden and severe dislocation or for technical assistance and 
planning at the expense of reducing funding for communities 
struggling with long-term dislocation, as was requested in the 
budget. Further, the recommendation does not include set-aside 
funding for specific sectors or populations, as was requested 
in the budget. Instead, the Committee has retained the funding 
structure enacted in previous years to support all communities 
facing economic hardship.
    The Committee notes that EDA was reauthorized in 1999 
(Public Law 105-393) through fiscal year 2003. That 
authorization locks into place the work that this Committee, 
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and EDA have 
done to reform EDA programs to ensure that funds provided under 
this account are targeted to the most severely distressed 
areas, which, absent the assistance provided by the EDA, would 
have little to no access to resources for critical 
infrastructure development and capacity building. This puts the 
program on firm ground to carry out its purpose to provide the 
``seed capital'' to distressed areas to allow local communities 
to increase their ability to create new economic opportunities 
and jobs in accordance with local priorities.
    Of the amounts provided, $251,700,000 is for Public Works 
and Economic Development, $34,629,000 is for Economic 
Adjustment Assistance, $31,450,000 is for Defense Conversion, 
$24,000,000 is for planning, $9,100,000 is for technical 
assistance, including university centers, $10,500,000 is for 
trade adjustment assistance, and $500,000 is for research. The 
Committee expects EDA to continue its efforts to assist 
communities impacted by economic dislocations related to coal 
industry downswings and timber industry downturns due to 
environmental concerns at no less than the current level of 
effort.
    The Committee continues its directive for EDA to 
discontinue the use of single purpose grant loans.

                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $26,499,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Economic Development Administration. The amount 
provided is $2,689,000 below the request and comparable to the 
level provided in fiscal year 2000. Last year, the Committee 
directed the Administration to pursue aggressively all 
opportunities for reimbursement, deobligations, and use of non-
appropriated resources to be able to maintain the current 
operating level. Despite this instruction, the Administration 
continued to hire additional personnel in fiscal year 2000. 
Again, the Committee expects EDA to remain in close contact 
with the Committee on efforts to identify sufficient resources 
to maintain the current level of operation.
    The Committee has retained language in the bill which 
provides the authority to use this appropriation to monitor 
projects approved under 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

    The Committee recommends $27,314,000 for the Minority 
Business Development Agency (MBDA) for fiscal year 2001. This 
amount is $842,000 below the budget request and is equal to the 
amount provided in fiscal year 2000.
    The recommendation funds MBDA at the same level as in the 
current fiscal year. The Committee recommendation assumes that 
the Entrepreneurial Technology Apprenticeship Program (ETAP) 
will continue to be supported at its current levels.

                ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE

    The Committee has included under this section of the bill 
the Department of Commerce agencies responsible for the 
nation's basic economic and technical information 
infrastructure, as well as the administrative functions which 
oversee the development of telecommunications and information 
policy.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         salaries and expenses

    The bill provides $49,499,000 for the economic and 
statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, 
including the Bureau of Economic Analysis, for fiscal year 
2001. This amount is the same as in the current fiscal year and 
$5,214,000 less than the budget request.
    The Economic and Statistics Administration (ESA) is 
responsible for the collection, tabulation and publication of a 
wide variety of economic, demographic and social statistics and 
provides support to the Secretary of Commerce and other 
Government officials in interpreting the state of the economy 
and developing economic policy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis 
and the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs are funded in this 
account.
    The Committee continues the prohibition on use of funds 
under this appropriation, or under the Census Bureau 
appropriation accounts, to carry out the Integrated 
Environmental-Economic Accounting or ``Green GDP'' initiative.

                          Bureau of the Census

    The Committee recommends a total of $670,867,000 for the 
Bureau of the Census for fiscal year 2001, a decrease of 
$4,087,706,000 below the current fiscal year level and 
$48,338,000 below the request.

                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $140,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the Bureau of the Census for fiscal year 2001, the 
same amount as the current year appropriation, and $33,826,000 
below the request. The Committee continues to believe that the 
Bureau must continue to streamline and prioritize its programs 
to ensure that the highest priority core activities are 
supported. The Committee also expects the Bureau to be fully 
reimbursed for any non-core survey requested by any other 
Federal agency or private organization.
    This appropriation provides for the current statistical 
programs of the Bureau of the Census, which includes the 
measurement of the Nation's economy and the demographic 
characteristics of the population. These programs are intended 
to provide a broad base of economic, demographic, and social 
information used for decision-making by governments, private 
organizations, and individuals.

                     periodic censuses and programs

    The Committee recommends a total of $530,867,000 for all 
periodic censuses and related programs funded under this 
heading in fiscal year 2001, a decrease of $4,087,706,000 below 
the fiscal year 2000 level, and $14,512,000 below the request.
    Decennial Census Programs.--The recommendation includes 
$392,898,000 for the costs of the decennial census in fiscal 
year 2001, a decrease of $4,083,355,000 from the fiscal year 
2000 level, and $3,400,000 below the request. In addition, the 
recommendation continues to fund the Census Monitoring Board 
under this account rather than as a related agency as 
requested. The following represents the distribution of funds 
provided for the 2000 Census:

Program Development and Management......................     $24,055,000
Data Content and Products...............................      57,096,000
Field Data Collection and Support.......................     122,000,000
Address List Development................................       1,500,000
Automated Data Processing & Telecommunications Support..     115,038,000
Testing and Evaluation..................................      55,000,000
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Pacific Areas...........       5,512,000
Marketing, Communications and Partnerships..............       9,197,000
Census Monitoring Board.................................       3,500,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, Decennial Census...........................     392,898,000

    The Committee directs the Bureau to continue to provide the 
Committee with monthly reports of the obligation of funds 
against each framework.
    Other Periodic Programs.--In addition, the Committee 
recommends $137,969,000 for other periodic censuses and 
programs, a decrease of $4,351,000 below the fiscal year 2000 
level, and $14,312,000 below the request. The following table 
represents the distribution of funds provided for other non-
decennial periodic census and related programs:

Economic Censuses.......................................     $42,746,000
Census of Governments...................................       3,082,000
Intercensal Demographic Estimates.......................       5,260,000
Continuous Measurement..................................      20,000,000
Demographic Survey Sample Redesign......................       4,478,000
Electronic Information Collection (CASIC)...............       6,000,000
Geographic Support......................................      33,406,000
Data Processing Systems.................................      22,997,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
  Total.................................................     137,969,000

    Suitland Facility Requirements.--The Committee does not 
include funding under this account to supplement the General 
Services Administration's activities related to architectural 
and design work for the renovation of the Suitland facility, 
and instead addresses this matter under Department of Commerce, 
General Administration.
    The Committee recommends bill language, similar to language 
included in the fiscal year 2000 Appropriations Act, which 
provides separate appropriations for decennial and non-
decennial programs, and designates specific amounts for each 
decennial census framework.
    This appropriations account provides for decennial and 
quinquennial censuses, and other programs which are cyclical in 
nature. Additionally, individual surveys are conducted for 
other Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

    The Committee recommends a total of $57,475,000 for the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) for fiscal year 2001. This amount is $365,534,000 below 
the budget request, including the request for advance 
appropriations; and $168,034,000 below the request excluding 
advance appropriations; and an increase of $4,500,000 above the 
amount provided in fiscal year 2000. Bill language is not 
included providing an appropriation for an unauthorized program 
to provide Internet access to individuals.

                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $10,975,000 for the Salaries and 
Expenses appropriation of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA), the same as the current 
year, and $9,340,000 below the budget request. The Committee 
recommendation assumes an additional $24,211,000 will be 
available to the NTIA through reimbursements from other 
agencies for the costs of providing spectrum management, 
analysis and research services to those agencies, reflecting 
implementation of a policy of 80% reimbursement for such 
services that began in fiscal year 1999. The recommendation 
does not include increases requested in the budget for a 
critical infrastructure program, and assumes the function can 
be absorbed within the existing appropriation. Further, the 
recommendation does not provide for the initiation of a new 
institute.

    public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction

    The Committee recommends $31,000,000 for planning and 
construction grants for public television, radio, and non-
broadcast facilities, an increase of $4,500,000 above the 
amount provided in fiscal year 2000, and $79,075,000 below the 
budget request. This amount will allow the continuation of the 
existing equipment and facilities replacement program. The 
recommendation does not include advance appropriations of 
$197,500,000 for the fiscal years 2002-2003, which was proposed 
in the budget to establish a multi-year program to fund the 
public broadcasting system's transition to digital 
broadcasting, as the Committee has no way of knowing whether 
sufficient funding will be available in future years to cover 
appropriations made in advance this year.
    The Committee does not include bill language proposed in 
the budget to change the purpose of this program to a digital 
conversion program. Language has been included in the bill, 
carried in previous years, which: (1) provides authority to use 
a portion of funds under this heading for program 
administration as authorized by law; and (2) permits prior year 
unobligated balances to be available for grants for projects 
for which applications have been submitted and approved during 
any fiscal year. Language is not included in the bill relating 
to authority to provide a grant to PEACESAT.

                   information infrastructure grants

    The Committee recommends $15,500,000 for the Information 
Infrastructure Grants program under NTIA for demonstrations of 
new telecommunications technology applications. The 
recommendation is the same as the current year funding level, 
and $29,619,000 below the budget request.
    The Committee recommendation reflects the fact that the 
universal service requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104-104) will provide significant new 
opportunities for bringing the information superhighway to 
schools and libraries, which were not previously envisioned 
when this program was created. It is the Committee's 
expectation that this action will reduce the burden on the 
National Information Infrastructure (NII) program. The 
Committee notes some overlap between this program and 
technology programs under the Department of Justice, Community 
Oriented Policing Services, with respect to grants for public 
safety.
    The Committee has retained bill language making funds 
provided under this heading available for program 
administration and related program support activities at the 
fiscal year 2000 level. The bill also includes language carried 
in previous Appropriations Acts which will allow up to five 
percent of this appropriation to be available for 
telecommunications research activities directly related to the 
development of the NII. Further, the Committee recommendation 
does not include changing the name of this program.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         salaries and expenses

    The bill provides a total funding level of $904,924,000 for 
the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in fiscal year 2001, 
which is $33,924,000 above the current year level, and 
$133,808,000 below the request. The request included 
$20,000,000 to be derived from a new fee to cover the cost of 
post-retirement health and life insurance of PTO employees, 
which has not been approved in the pending PTO reauthorization 
legislation and is not included in this bill.
    Of the amount recommended in the bill, $650,035,000 is to 
be derived from offsetting fees collected in fiscal year 2001 
and $254,889,000 from carryover funds from fiscal years 1999 
and 2000, for use in fiscal year 2001.
    Language is included in the bill limiting the amount of 
carryover that may be obligated in fiscal year 2001. The total 
funding level recommended in the bill will permit PTO to fully 
fund its base of $904,924,000 to meet increased workload and to 
continue automation efforts.
    Within the amounts available to the PTO in fiscal year 
2001, the Committee expects that not less than $2,800,000 will 
be provided to expand PTO's relationship with the National 
Inventor's Hall of Fame and Inventure Place. In addition bill 
language was included changing the term Commissioner to 
Director, as requested.
    The Patent and Trademark Office is charged with 
administering the patent and trademark laws of the United 
States. PTO examines patent applications, grants patent 
protection for qualified inventions, and disseminates 
technological information disclosed in patents. PTO also 
examines trademark applications and provides Federal 
registration to owners of qualified trademarks.

                         SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    The Committee has included under this section of Title II 
the Department of Commerce agencies responsible for scientific 
and technological research and programs.

                       Technology Administration


       office of the under secretary/office of technology policy

                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $7,945,000 for the Technology 
Administration's Office of the Under Secretary/Office of 
Technology Policy. This amount is the same amount available in 
the current year and $771,000 below the request.
    The Committee continues the direction from fiscal years 
1998, 1999, and 2000 regarding the use of Technology 
Administration and Department of Commerce resources to support 
foreign policy initiatives and programs.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

    The Committee recommends a total of $422,892,000 for the 
appropriations accounts under the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) for fiscal year 2001. The 
recommendation is $290,099,000 below the budget request, and a 
decrease of $216,090,000 below the amount appropriated for 
fiscal year 2000. A description of each account and the 
Committee recommendation follows:

             scientific and technical research and services

    The Committee has provided $292,056,000 for the Scientific 
and Technical Research and Services (core programs) 
appropriation of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. This amount is $8,924,000 above the amount provided 
in fiscal year 2000 and $45,452,000 below the budget request.
    The Committee notes that, in an era of declining budgets, 
the core programs of NIST have enjoyed significant support, 
receiving continued program increases. Overall funding for 
these programs has grown from $240,000,000 in fiscal year 1995 
to $283,000,000 in fiscal year 2000. The Committee understands 
the importance of the research done by this agency, and 
recommends funding to maintain the current level of operations.
    The following is a breakdown of the amounts provided under 
this account by activity.

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             -------------------------------------------
                                                               FY01
                              FY00 Enacted  FY01 Request  Recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Electronics and Electrical..       $38,771       $40,046        $40,127
Manufacturing Engineering...        19,560        23,782         19,821
Chemical....................        32,493        33,295         33,360
Physics.....................        28,697        39,454         29,556
Building and Fire Research..        15,331        13,888         16,484
Materials Science and               52,010        58,986         54,658
 Engineering................
Computer Applied Mathematics        45,352        56,347         45,551
Technology Assistance.......        17,723        17,197         17,349
Baldridge Quality Awards....         4,958         5,191          5,913
Research Support............        29,237        49,322         29,237
                             -------------------------------------------
    (Deobligations).........       (1,000)  ............  ..............
                             -------------------------------------------
    Total, STRS.............       283,132       337,508        292,056
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The recommendation provides funding for all activities at 
the requested fiscal year 2001 base level. This includes the 
current year level of funding to continue the disaster research 
program on effects of windstorms. The recommendation does not 
include any program increases. Further, the Committee continues 
its directive included in previous years regarding the 
placement of additional NIST personnel or support for foreign 
service nationals overseas.

                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

    The Committee recommends $104,836,000 for the Industrial 
Technology Services appropriation of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology. This amount is $142,600,000 below the 
current year appropriation, and $234,768,000 below the budget 
request.
    Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.--The Committee 
has included $104,836,000 for the Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership (MEP) Program, the same amount provided in the 
current year. This recommendation includes the expectation that 
funding is provided for the centers and not for new 
initiatives.
    Advanced Technology Program.--The Committee recommends no 
funding for the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) in fiscal 
year 2001. The budget included a request of $198,600,000 for 
fiscal year 2001, and $142,600,000 was provided in fiscal year 
2000.
    The advocates for the ATP program have always had to answer 
a number of fundamental questions, such as whether the program 
achieved results that could not be achieved through the private 
marketplace; whether it funded technology development and 
commercialization that would not be undertaken but for the 
existence of the program; and whether the Federal government 
should play a role in picking technologies to be developed and 
then funding that development at substantial government 
expense, for example.
    After many years in existence, the program has not produced 
a body of evidence to overcome those fundamental questions 
about whether the program should exist in the first place. 
Given the tremendous financial constraints under which the 
Committee is operating, the question becomes whether it is 
worthwhile to continue to fund a program of questionable value, 
particularly one that costs $200,000,000 a year.
    With many other priorities facing the Committee and funding 
constraints as they are, the Committee concludes that funding 
would be better spent on higher priority programs and 
recommends that the ATP program be terminated.

                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

    The Committee recommendation includes $26,000,000 for 
construction, renovation, and maintenance of NIST facilities. 
In the current year, the Committee approved the final 
construction plan for the Advanced Measurement Laboratory and 
has provided the full request for the construction of the 
laboratory. In addition, the Committee has provided a level of 
funding comparable to the current year level for NIST to 
address the backlog of safety, capacity, maintenance, and major 
repair projects in the Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Boulder, 
Colorado, sites. The recommendation does not provide program 
increases under the Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major 
Repair heading.
    Should construction requirements change, the Committee 
would entertain a reprogramming request subject to the 
requirements of Section 205 of this Act.
    Bill language requiring submission of a financial plan is 
deleted.
    This account supports all NIST activities by providing the 
facilities necessary to carry out the NIST mission. The 
Institute has proposed a multiyear effort to renovate NIST's 
current buildings and laboratory facilities in compliance with 
more stringent science and engineering program requirements.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    The Committee recommends a total of $2,230,959,000 in new 
budget authority for the seven appropriation items of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and 
transfers totaling $98,000,000. This amount is a decrease of 
$6,947,717,000 below the budget request for these items, which 
included advance appropriations through fiscal year 2019, a 
decrease of $530,222,000 below the regular amounts appropriated 
under these accounts for fiscal year 2000.
    The Committee recommendation includes funding to address 
NOAA's highest priority, which is to maintain the operations of 
the National Weather Service, for which $621,726,000 is 
provided. Funding is provided to maintain other NOAA operations 
generally at the fiscal year 2000 level, with reductions for 
lower priority projects. Funding is not included for a series 
of new initiatives proposed in the budget, because the 
Committee does not have the resources under its allocation to 
address major new funding initiatives. In addition, there are 
serious authorization issues with a number of the proposals.

                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes $1,606,925,000 in new budget authority 
for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather, environmental, 
satellite, and other programs funded in this appropriation. 
This amount is a reduction of $81,264,000 below the fiscal year 
2000 funding level, and $241,264,000 below the budget request 
for direct appropriations under this account.
    In addition to the new budget authority provided for the 
NOAA ORF account, the Committee recommends a transfer of 
$68,000,000 from balances in the account entitled, ``Promote 
and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to 
American Fisheries.'' The total amount provided also includes 
prior year deobligations and carryover funding totaling 
$36,000,000, the same amount proposed in the budget. The bill 
also includes language allowing NOAA to retain gifts and 
contributions made under the Marine Sanctuary Program. The 
Committee expects NOAA to fully utilize the authorities 
provided for this program.
    The budget request included a proposal to enact legislation 
to institute new fees for navigation services and fisheries 
management and enforcement services, which is anticipated to 
raise $34,000,000 in user fee revenue. This is the fourth and 
fifth time, respectively, that these fees have been proposed. 
The recommendation does not in any way propose to enact those 
fees, and does not assume $34,000,000 in revenues from those 
fees.
    Language is also included in the bill specifying the total 
amount of direct obligations available for each of the six NOAA 
line offices and other related activities funded through this 
account. The Committee has taken this action to provide greater 
clarity and accountability in budgeting and management for the 
diverse activities funded in this account. In addition, the 
bill also retains language from the fiscal year 2000 Act 
regarding the practice of assessing NOAA line organizations, 
programs, projects, and activities, to support NOAA and line 
office overhead and programs over and above the amounts 
specifically provided, and regarding the funding and personnel 
in Executive Direction and Administration. The Committee 
reminds NOAA that administrative charges levied against certain 
activities assigned in the bill are limited to no more than 
five percent. In addition, language is also included regarding 
use of deobligations in excess of amounts estimated in the 
budget.
    Further, the Committee expects NOAA to follow the direction 
given in this section of the report as well as the sections 
addressing the Committee's reprogramming requirements.
    NOAA Budgetary and Financial Management.--In the past, the 
Committee has identified many serious budgetary and financial 
management problems which have been highlighted by the General 
Accounting Office, the Inspector General, and NOAA's own 
independent auditors for the last several years. The Committee 
understands that efforts are now underway to try to address 
these problems, and those efforts are encouraged. Yet, there 
remains a need for the development of a revised budget 
structure that displays the amounts requested under a true 
program office and activity structure, segregates amounts 
requested for headquarters and field office components of 
various activities, as well as indicates the amounts intended 
for external grants and contracts.
    Therefore, the Committee directs NOAA, through the 
Department of Commerce, to report to the Committee by September 
15, 2000 on a schedule by which it will undertake the following 
actions: (1) submit to the Committee a draft outline for a 
revised budget structure in accordance with the direction given 
in previous Committee reports; and (2) submit to the Committee 
a plan for implementing the independent auditors' 
recommendations regarding the presentation of its financial 
information. In addition, NOAA is directed to submit to the 
Committee, not later than November 1, 2000, an operating plan 
for expenditure of funds available to NOAA in fiscal year 2001 
based on the Committee's distribution, as shown in the 
accompanying table, and report to the Committee on a quarterly 
basis, on the status of obligations against the Committee's 
distribution.
    The following table compares the Committee recommendation 
to the 2000 enacted appropriation and the fiscal year 2001 
budget request for the activities, sub-activities, and projects 
funded in this appropriation.

             NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                            FISCAL YEAR 2001
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                FY00 enacted  FY01 request   FY01 House
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

Navigation Services:
  Mapping and Charting........       35,298        38,456        32,718
  Address Survey Backlog......       18,900        18,000        18,900
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       54,198        56,456        51,618
  Geodesy.....................       20,159        20,206        21,159
  Tide and Current Data.......       12,390        15,089        15,089
  Acquisition of Data.........       15,546        17,246        14,546
                               =========================================
      Total, Navigation             102,293       108,997       102,412
       Services...............
                               =========================================
Ocean Resources Conservation
 and Assessment:
  Ocean Assessment Program....       44,846        41,465        34,348
    GLERL.....................  ............        6,085   ............
    Response and Restoration..       15,329        20,149        10,991
    Oceanic and Coastal               8,470         8,500         5,410
     Research.................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal--Estuarine &          68,645        76,199        50,749
       Coastal Assessment.....
  Coastal Ocean Program.......       17,200        18,232        17,200
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Ocean Resources         85,845        94,431        67,949
       Conservation and
       Assessment.............
                               =========================================
Ocean and Coastal Management:
  CZM Grants..................       54,700       147,400        54,700
  CZM 310 Grants..............  ............  ............  ............
  Program Administration......        4,500         6,608         4,500
  Estuarine Research Reserve          6,000        12,000         6,000
   System.....................
  Nonpoint Pollution Control..        2,500         4,500         2,500
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Coastal              67,700       170,508        67,700
       Management.............
  Marine Sanctuary Program....       23,000        32,000        22,500
      Total, Ocean and Coastal       90,700       202,508        90,200
       Management.............
                               =========================================
      Total, NOS..............      278,838       405,936       260,561
                               =========================================
   NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES
            SERVICE

Information Collection and
 Analysis:
  Resource Information........      108,348       101,988       100,100
    Antarctic Research........        1,234         1,200         1,200
    Chesapeake Bay Studies....        1,890         1,500         2,390
    Right Whale Research......  ............          200   ............
    MARFIN....................        2,750         2,750         2,500
    SEAMAP....................        1,200         1,200         1,200
    Alaskan Groundfish Surveys          900           661           661
    Bering Sea Pollock                  945           945           945
     Research.................
    West Coast groundfish.....          820           780           820
    New England Stock                 1,000         1,000         1,000
     Depletion................
    Hawaii Stock Management             500   ............          500
     Plan.....................
    Yukon River Chinook Salmon        1,200           700   ............
    Atlantic Salmon Research..          710           710           710
    Gulf of Maine Groundfish            567           567           567
     Survey...................
    Dolphin/Yellowfin Tuna              250           250           250
     Research.................
    Pacific Salmon Treaty            17,431        10,587         5,587
     Program..................
    Hawaiian Monk Seals.......          750           500           500
    Steller Sea Lion Recovery         4,000         1,440         1,440
     Plan.....................
    Hawaiian Sea Turtles......          285           248           248
    Bluefish/Striped Bass.....        1,000   ............        1,000
    Halibut/Sablefish.........        1,200         1,200         1,200
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................      146,980       128,426       122,818
                               =========================================
Fishery Industry Information:
    Fish Statistics...........       13,000        18,871        13,000
    Alaska Groundfish                 5,500         5,200         5,200
     Monitoring...............
    PACFIN/Catch Effort Data..        3,000         3,000         4,700
    AKFIN (Alaska Fishery             2,500   ............  ............
     Information Network).....
    RECFIN....................        3,700         3,100         3,100
    GULF FIN Data Collection          3,500   ............        3,000
     Effort...................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       31,200        30,171        29,000
                               =========================================
Information Analyses and             20,900        21,403        20,400
 Dissemination................
  Computer Hardware and               3,500         3,500           750
   Software...................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       24,400        24,903        21,150
Acquisition of Data...........       25,943        25,944        25,943
                               =========================================
      Total, Information,           228,523       209,444       198,911
       Collection, and
       Analyses...............
                               =========================================
Conservation and Management
 Operations:
  Fisheries Management               39,060        40,325        34,680
   Programs...................
    Columbia River Hatcheries.       12,055        15,212        12,055
    Columbia River Endangered           288           288           288
     Species..................
    Regional Councils.........       13,150        13,100        13,150
    International Fisheries             400           400           400
     Commissions..............
    Management of George's              478           478           478
     Bank.....................
    Pacific Tuna Management...        2,300         1,250         1,250
    Fisheries Habitat                 2,000         4,000         2,000
     Restoration..............
    NE Fisheries Management...        6,000        11,980         6,000
    NE Cooperative............  ............       15,000        15,000
    Norton Sound Fisheries....  ............        5,000         5,000
    Coral Reefs...............  ............        5,000   ............
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Fisheries            75,731       112,033        90,301
       Mgmt. Programs.........
                               =========================================
    Protected Species                 6,200         8,988         6,950
     Management...............
    Driftnet Act                      3,439         3,278         3,278
     Implementation...........
    Marine Mammal Protection          7,583         7,225         7,225
     Act......................
    Endangered Species Act           43,500        55,450        42,800
     Recovery Plan............
    Dolphin Encirclement......        3,300         3,300         3,300
    Native Marine Mammals.....          950           700           200
    Observers/Training........        2,650         4,500         4,500
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       67,622        83,441        68,253
  Habitat Conservation........        9,200        11,079         9,200
  Enforcement and Surveillance       17,950        22,354        17,950
                               =========================================
      Total, Conservation and       170,503       228,907       185,704
       Management Operations..
                               =========================================
State and Industry Assistance
 Programs:
  Interjurisdictional                 2,600         2,590         2,590
   Fisheries Grants...........
  Anadromous Grants...........        2,100         2,100         2,100
  Interstate Fish Commissions.        7,750         4,000         7,750
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       12,450         8,690        12,440
                               =========================================
Fisheries Development Program:
  Product Quality and Safety/         9,500         8,328         8,328
   Seafood Inspection.........
  Hawaiian Fisheries                    750   ............  ............
   Development................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       10,250         8,328         8,328
      Total, State and               22,700        17,018        20,768
       Industry Programs......
                               =========================================
      Total, NMFS.............      421,726       455,369       405,383
                               =========================================
    OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC
           RESEARCH

Climate and Air Quality
 Research:
  Interannual and Seasonal....       16,900        14,986        12,900
  Climate and Global Change          67,000        67,095        63,000
   Research...................
  GLOBE.......................        3,000         5,000   ............
  Climate Observations and      ............       24,000   ............
   Services...................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       86,900       111,081        75,900
                               =========================================
  Long-term Climate and Air          30,000        30,525        29,409
   Quality Research...........
                               -----------------------------------------
  Information Technology......       12,750        12,750        12,000
      Subtotal................       42,750        43,275        41,409
                               =========================================
      Total, Climate and Air        129,650       154,356       117,309
       Quality Research.......
                               =========================================
Atmospheric Programs:
  Weather Research............       37,350        37,075        35,850
  STORM.......................        2,000   ............  ............
  Wind Profiler...............        4,350         4,350         4,350
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................       43,700        41,425        40,200
  Solar/Geomagnetic Research..        7,000         6,182         6,000
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Atmospheric             50,700        47,607        46,200
       Programs...............
                               =========================================
Ocean and Great Lakes
 Programs:
  Marine Prediction Research..       27,325        22,595        19,725
  GLERL.......................        6,825   ............        7,125
  Sea Grant Program...........       59,250        59,250        61,250
  National Undersea Research         13,800         5,750   ............
   Program....................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Ocean and Great        107,200        87,595        88,100
       Lakes Programs.........
Acquisition of Data...........       12,952        12,952        12,952
                               =========================================
      Total, OAR..............      300,502       302,510       264,561
                               =========================================
   NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Operations and Research:
  Local Warnings and Forecasts      444,487       466,471       459,252
  MARDI.......................  ............  ............  ............
  Radiosonde Replacement......  ............  ............  ............
  Susquehanna River Basin             1,125           619         1,250
   Flood System...............
  Aviation Forecasts..........       35,596        35,596        35,596
  Advanced Hydrological               1,000         1,000         1,000
   Prediction System..........
  WFO Maintenance.............        3,250         5,250         3,250
  Weather Radio Transmitters..  ............  ............        3,000
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal................      485,458       508,936       503,348
Central Forecast Guidance.....       37,081        38,001        37,081
Atmospheric and Hydrological          3,000         3,068         3,000
 Research.....................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Operations and         525,539       550,005       543,429
       Research...............
                               =========================================
Systems Acquisition:
    Public Warnings and
     Forecast Systems:
      NEXRAD..................       38,836        38,802        38,802
      ASOS....................        7,345         7,423         7,345
      AWIPS/NOAA Port.........       32,150        38,642        32,150
                               -----------------------------------------
        Total, Systems               78,331        84,867        78,297
         Acquisition..........
                               =========================================
        Total, NWS............      603,870       634,872       621,726
                               =========================================
NAT'L ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE,
   DATA AND INFORMATION SER

Satellite Observing Systems:
  Ocean Remote Sensing........        4,000         4,000   ............
  Environmental Observing            53,300        53,912        50,800
   Systems....................
  Global Disaster Information   ............        5,500   ............
   Network....................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Satellite               57,300        63,412        50,800
       Observing Systems......
                               =========================================
Environmental Data Management        38,700        32,454        40,700
 Systems......................
  Data and Information               12,335        12,335        12,335
   Services...................
  Regional Climate Centers....        2,750   ............        2,750
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, EDMS.............       53,785        44,789        55,785
                               =========================================
      Total, NESDIS...........      111,085       108,201       106,585
                               =========================================
        PROGRAM SUPPORT

Administration and Services:
  Executive Direction and            19,387        19,902        19,200
   Administration.............
  Systems Acquisition Office..          712           712           700
                               -----------------------------------------
    Subtotal..................       20,099        20,614        19,900
  Central Administrative             36,350        33,132        31,850
   Support....................
  Retired Pay Commissioned      ............  ............  ............
   Officers...................
  Minority Serving              ............       17,000   ............
   Institutions...............
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Administration          56,449        70,746        51,750
       and Services...........
                               =========================================
Aircraft Services.............       10,760        11,009        11,000
Rent Savings (transferred to         (4,656)  ............       (4,656)
 ATB).........................
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Program Support..       62,553        81,755        58,094
                               =========================================
FLEET PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE       13,243         9,294         7,000
Facilities:
  NOAA Facilities Maintenance.        1,809         1,941         1,800
  Environmental Compliance....        2,000         3,899         2,000
  WFO Maintenance.............  ............  ............  ............
  Columbia River Facilities...        3,365   ............        3,365
  Boulder Facilities (GSA)            3,850         5,350         3,850
   Operations.................
  NARA Records Mgmt...........  ............          262   ............
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Facilities.......       11,024        11,452        11,015
                               =========================================
Direct Obligations............    1,802,841     2,009,389     1,734,925
Offset for Fee Collections....       (4,000)  ............  ............
Reimbursable Obligations......      195,767       204,400       204,400
Offsetting Collections (data          3,600         3,600         3,600
 sales).......................
Offsetting Collections (fish          4,000   ............        4,000
 fees/IFQ CDQ)................
      Subtotal, Reimbursables.      199,367       208,000       212,000
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, Obligations......    2,002,208     2,217,389     1,946,925
                               =========================================
Financing:
  Deobligations (prior year         (36,000)      (36,000)      (36,000)
   recoveries)................
  Unobligated Balance                (2,652)  ............  ............
   transferred, net...........
  Offsetting Collections (data       (3,600)       (3,600)       (3,600)
   sales).....................
  Offsetting Collections (fish       (4,000)  ............       (4,000)
   fees/IFQ CDQ)..............
  Federal Funds...............     (134,927)     (147,700)     (147,700)
  Non-Federal Funds...........      (60,840)      (56,700)      (56,700)
                               -----------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Financing.....     (242,019)     (244,000)     (248,000)
                               =========================================
      Budget Authority........    1,760,189     1,973,389     1,698,925
                               =========================================
Financing From:
  Promote and Develop American      (68,000)      (68,000)      (68,000)
   Fisheries..................
  Coastal Zone Management Fund       (4,000)       (3,200)       (4,000)
  Anticipated Offsetting        ............      (20,000)  ............
   Collections (fish fees)....
  Anticipated Offsetting        ............      (14,000)  ............
   Collections (navigation
   fees)......................
  Disaster Relief--Norton       ............       (5,000)       (5,000)
   Sound......................
  Disaster Relief--NE           ............      (15,000)      (15,000)
   Fisheries..................
      Subtotal, ORF...........    1,688,189     1,848,189     1,606,925
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total, ORF..............    1,688,189     1,848,189     1,606,925
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                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE

    The Committee has included a total of $260,561,000 for 
activities of the National Ocean Service (NOS) for fiscal year 
2001, instead of $278,838,000 provided for fiscal year 2000 and 
$405,936,000 as requested.
    Navigation Safety Programs.--The Committee has included 
$102,412,000 for NOAA's navigation safety programs. This amount 
is $119,000 above the current fiscal year, and $6,585,000 below 
the request for these activities and programs.
     Mapping and Charting.--The recommendation includes 
$51,618,000 for mapping and charting activities, which is a 
freeze at the current year level, except for the deletion of 
funding for a special project, and includes $18,900,000, the 
same level as the current year, provided to address the 
hydrographic survey backlog. The recommendation is consistent 
with the position the Committee has supported that at least 50 
percent of hydrographic surveying should be contracted out. The 
recommendation is $3,158,000 below the request. In addition, 
$14,546,000 is provided under the Acquisition of Data line.
     Geodesy.--The Committee has included $21,159,000 
for NOAA's geodesy programs, an increase of $1,000,000 above 
fiscal year 2000, and $953,000 above the request. The 
recommendation includes $2,000,000 for initial implementation 
of the National Height System Demonstration, based on the 
recommendations contained in the National Height Modernization 
Study in California and North Carolina.
     Tide and Current Data.--The Committee has 
recommended $15,089,000 for this activity, an increase of 
$3,089,000 above fiscal year 2000, and the same level as the 
budget request. The recommendation would enable NOS to 
implement and maintain the necessary quality controls for real-
time tide and current data systems. Funding is included to 
continue implementation of the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time 
System (PORTS) program.
    Ocean Assessment Program.--The Committee recommendation 
provides $34,348,000 for this activity. The recommendation 
provides the following: $12,600,000 for the base program, 
$900,000 for South Florida Ecosystems, equal to the current 
year level; $12,000,000 for the NOAA Coastal Services Center; 
$3,425,000 for general pfisteria/harmful algal bloom research 
and monitoring, the same level as fiscal year 2000; $2,500,000 
to continue outreach and education on coastal and ocean 
environments under the JASON project; and $2,923,000 for the 
NOAA Beaufort/Oxford Laboratory.
    The Committee supports the further consolidation of ocean 
and coastal research and assessment programs into a single line 
organization as such action would ensure greater coordination 
and cooperation and guard against duplication of efforts. 
However, the Committee believes that NOAA's proposal falls 
short of this goal by proposing to move only a portion of 
coastal and ocean-related programs from Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR) to NOS. This is further evidenced by the fact 
that the budget request continues to fund similar programs in 
both NOS and OAR. Therefore, the Committee does not recommend 
the transfer of the Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory at 
this time, but would be willing to consider such action in the 
context of a reorganization which fully consolidates all ocean 
and coastal research and monitoring programs into NOS.
     Response and Restoration.--The recommendation 
provides a total of $10,991,000 for Response and Restoration 
activities, $4,338,000 below the current year level and 
$9,158,000 below the request.
     Oceanic and Coastal Research.--The recommendation 
includes $5,410,000 for Oceanic and Coastal Research, 
$3,060,000 below the level provided in fiscal year 2000 and 
$3,090,000 below the request. The amount provided in the 
recommendation is for the Southeast Fisheries Laboratory.
    Coastal Ocean Program.--The recommendation includes 
$17,200,000 for this program, the same amount provided in 
fiscal year 2000, and $1,232,000 below the request. Within the 
amount provided, the Committee has included $10,500,000 for the 
base Coastal Ocean program, the same as in fiscal year 2000; 
and $5,287,000 for research related to hypoxia, pfisteria and 
other harmful algal blooms, including the ``dead-zone'' in the 
Gulf of Mexico. Further, the Committee recommendation assumes 
funding for the South Florida Ecosystems at the current level, 
and expects that the program will be conducted utilizing the 
expertise of university partners in the area.
    Coastal Zone Management.--The Committee recommendation 
provides a total of $61,700,000 under the National Ocean 
Service to assist coastal States in implementing clean water 
programs. Of this amount, $54,700,000 is for grants to States 
in accordance with sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA), the same amount provided in fiscal year 
2000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be used for activities 
under section 309; $4,500,000 is for Program Administration; 
and $2,500,000 is for section 6217 of the CZMA. While the 
Administration's budget proposed a total of $147,400,000 for 
CZMA-related programs, an increase of 64 percent over the 
current year, the Committee notes that the CZMA authorization 
has expired. Further, a large portion of the increase 
requested, $55,000,000, was proposed for two new set-aside 
programs for the Non-Point Source Pollution program which is 
not authorized under sections 306 and 306A of the CZMA, but 
rather section 6217 of the CZMA. In the past, the Committee has 
expressed concern that the Non-Point Source Pollution program 
remains unauthorized, and has questioned whether this program 
is duplicative of programs funded under the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture.
    In addition, the Administration requested $100,000,000 for 
a new, unauthorized program under NOAA to provide grants to 
coastal States to mitigate the impacts of offshore drilling 
activities, and to protect coastal ecosystems. On May 11, 2000, 
the House passed H.R. 701, a bill that provides $1 billion of 
mandatory funding to coastal States to protect coastal 
ecosystems. The defined uses of this fund include conservation, 
restoration, enhancement, and creation of coastal habitats and 
also the implementation of federally approved marine, coastal 
or comprehensive conservation and management plans. Therefore, 
the Committee does not include funding for a new, duplicative, 
discretionary program in light of the new, mandatory program 
funded in H.R. 701.
    Estuarine Research Reserve System.--The recommendation 
includes $6,000,000 for the National Estuarine Research Reserve 
System, the same level as current year and $6,000,000 below the 
request.
    Marine Sanctuary Program.--The Committee has included 
$22,500,000 for the National Marine Sanctuary Program, the same 
level as provided in current year with the exception of a one-
time only project, and $9,500,000 below the request. The 
current year level is an increase of $8,700,000 above fiscal 
year 1999 levels, provided to enhance the operations of the 12 
existing marine sanctuaries. The Committee recommendation does 
not include funding for additional marine sanctuaries.
    In addition, the recommendation includes $500,000 for the 
activities of the Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory 
Commission, the same amount provide in fiscal year 2000. The 
Commission was established to be provide an ecosystem focus on 
the marine resources in the area, mobilize science and support 
marine resource committees, and establish a forum for 
coordination and consensus building, in lieu of Federal 
designation of the area as a Marine Sanctuary. The Committee 
believes that such a consensus-based approach is an innovative 
and novel way to promote marine conservation, the goal of the 
Marine Sanctuary Program.
    Further, the Committee continues to believe that NOAA 
should redouble its efforts to pursue revenue enhancement 
initiatives to explore other voluntary, innovative means to 
identify partners and raise additional resources for the 
sanctuaries. In addition, the bill includes language, carried 
in previous years, allowing the collection of user fees for the 
sanctuaries.

                   National Marine Fisheries Service

    The Committee has provided a total of $405,383,000 for the 
programs of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), as 
compared to $421,726,000 provided in fiscal year 2000 and 
$455,369,000 as requested. The Committee notes that for the 
fifth consecutive year, the budget request includes a proposal 
for new fishery fees, a proposal repeatedly rejected by the 
Congress. Therefore, in light of the unrealistic funding 
mechanisms proposed in the budget to finance increases, the 
Committee has prioritized to provide the necessary resources to 
support NMFS programs.
    The Committee's actions reflect the fact that the key to 
building sustainable fisheries lies in the ability to 
accurately assess the status of the stock. Early assessment 
enables more accurate and timely decisions by managers of the 
resource to ensure continued viability of the resource. Thus 
the Committee has placed highest priority on, and provided 
increases for, programs and activities which ensure that NMFS 
and its resource management partners have access to the 
necessary information to make fishery management decisions.
    Resource Information.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $100,100,000 for this activity, which is $8,248,000 
below the amount provided in fiscal year 2000, and $1,888,000 
below the request. Of this amount $86,000,000 is provided for 
base programs for stock assessments and surveys. The Committee 
includes a total of $4,250,000 for stock assessments and 
research for the west coast groundfish fisheries, an increase 
of $2,000,000 over the current year level. In addition, the 
Committee provides funding to continue both the aquatic 
resources environmental initiative and MarMAP at the current 
level. The Committee also expects NMFS to continue the 
collaborative multi-regional biological research on highly 
migratory species of sharks to provide NMFS with the 
information necessary for effective management of the highly 
migratory shark fishery and conservation of imminently 
threatened shark fishery resources.
    Sea Turtle Protection.--The Committee expects NMFS to 
continue to improve its activities in the area of protecting, 
recovering and improving beach monitoring of the southeastern 
sea-turtles. The committee directs NMFS to provide not less 
than the amount provided in fiscal year 2000 for continuing 
those activities.
    Atlantic Bluefish/Striped Bass.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $1,000,000 in funding under Resource 
Information for the ongoing program under the Cooperative 
Education Marine Research program to study the decline of 
nearshore Atlantic bluefish stocks and striped bass population 
monitoring.
    PACFIN/catch effort data.--The Committee has provided 
$4,700,000 for this activity, an increase of $1,700,000 above 
the request, and the same level as provided in fiscal years 
1998 and 1999.
    RECFIN.--The Committee provides $3,100,000 for this 
activity and expects that the programs for the West Coast, 
Atlantic States, and Gulf States shall each receive one-third 
of these funds. Funding for any supplemental region-specific 
projects is to be derived from the overall ``Fish Statistics'' 
line item.
    GulfFIN.--The Committee has provided $3,000,000 to continue 
a data collection and analysis program for fisheries catch and 
stock assessment data in both the commercial and recreational 
areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
    Computer Hardware and Software.--The recommendation 
includes $750,000, a reduction of $2,750,000 below the fiscal 
year 2000 level and the request. In fiscal year 2000, the 
Committee included $750,000 for development of catch reporting 
software in conjunction with West Coast States and Alaska which 
will allow electronic reporting of fish ticket information in a 
manner compatible with systems utilized by the various 
regulatory and monitoring agencies. The Committee is aware that 
this catch reporting software has not been developed, nor has 
this issue been addressed to date. Last year, the Committee was 
informed that NMFS was using funds to develop their own 
computer software, rather than seeking readily available 
software. The Committee has deferred funding for the base 
program until NMFS can assure the Committee that this issue has 
been resolved.
    Fisheries Management Programs.--The recommendation includes 
$34,680,000 for this activity, $4,380,000 below fiscal year 
2000, and $5,645,000 below the request. Within this amount, the 
Committee recommends $500,000 to continue addressing inter-
tidal and other restoration activities for blue back herring, 
striped bass, and other species.
    Columbia River Hatcheries.--The recommendation includes 
$12,055,000 for Columbia River Hatcheries operations and 
maintenance, and the mass marking function within the NMFS line 
equal to the current year and the base request. The 
recommendation does not include the proposal to move funding 
for Columbia River hatchery facilities from the Facilities 
heading of the NOAA budget to NMFS, but maintains funding for 
facilities under the Facilities heading.
    New England Fisheries Management.--The recommendation 
includes $6,000,000 to implement rebuilding plans developed for 
fisheries as required by Magnuson-Stevens Act and to allow for 
cooperative research programs. In addition, $15,000,000 is 
included by transfer to respond to fisheries failures in the 
Northeast multi-species fisheries.
    Facilities.--Funding of $4,000,000 is for NMFS facilities 
maintenance, an increase of $400,000 from current year level.
    Protected Species Management.--The recommendation includes 
an additional $250,000 to supplement base funding for the 
investigation and recommended follow-on activities relating to 
the impact of California sea lions and harbor seals on the West 
Coast, and $750,000 for bottle-nose dolphins in the Southeast.
    Right Whales.--The Committee expects NMFS to continue its 
right whale research and to focus on much needed gear 
modification research. The Committee is concerned that strikes 
by large vessels have resulted in right whale fatalities. The 
Committee directs NMFS to work with the Coast Guard and the 
Department of the Navy to reduce the strikes in whale habitat 
areas. The Committee recommendation provides $4,300,000 for 
research, $200,000 above the current year, and the same as the 
budget request. The Committee expects NMFS to fund: gear 
modification research; early warning surveys and acoustic 
studies; reproductive research; habitat monitoring and 
population studies and tagging studies, at least at the current 
year level.
    Interstate Fish Commissions.--The recommendation includes 
$7,750,000 for interstate fish commissions, an increase of 
$3,750,000 above the request, and the same amount provided in 
fiscal year 2000. The Committee directs that $750,000 be 
provided to the three interstate commissions, with the 
remaining funds to be provided for implementation of the 
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.
    The Committee expects NOAA to maintain as a priority under 
the Saltonstall-Kennedy grant program proposals for research 
and education efforts directed at the protection of high-risk 
consumers from naturally occurring bacteria associated with raw 
molluscan shellfish. Specifically, the Committee expects 
continuation of on-going efforts to address concerns associated 
with Vibrio vulnificus.

                    Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

    The Committee has provided a total of $264,561,000 for the 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Programs of NOAA, instead of 
$302,510,000 as requested. The Committee recommendation 
includes the following amounts for basic laboratory research 
and support under Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:
    Climate and Air Quality Research and Atmospheric 
Programs.--The Committee has included $12,900,000 for the base 
Interannual and Seasonal Climate research program, the full 
amount of the base program as funded in fiscal year 2000 and as 
requested. The recommendation also includes $61,000,000 for the 
base Climate and Global Change program, $2,000,000 below the 
level provided in fiscal year 2000 and $4,095,000 below the 
request. Of this amount, not less than $17,000,000 is for the 
International Research Institute and related regional 
application centers programs, which is the fiscal year 2000 
level. The Committee recommendation believes OAR's priority 
should be placed on short and medium term climate forecasting, 
such as the El Nino and La Nina phenomena, and that these 
activities should be increased to the maximum extent possible, 
and offset by reductions in lower priority programs which are 
not core NOAA mission requirements and are duplicative of other 
Federal agency programs, including the social science-related 
economic and human dimensions assessments.
    The recommendation also includes $29,409,000 for Long-term 
Climate and Air Quality Research, $591,000 below fiscal year 
2000 and $1,116,000 below the request. In addition, $35,850,000 
is provided for the base Weather research program, the same 
level as in fiscal year 2000, with the exception of one 
project.
    Marine Prediction Research.--The recommendation includes a 
total of $19,725,000 for this activity in fiscal year 2001. 
Within the total provided, the Committee has provided 
$8,875,000 for the base Marine Prediction Research program, the 
same level as the current year; $1,450,000 to continue the 
Ocean Services activity, which was transferred from NOS to OAR 
in fiscal year 1999, and $1,650,000 to continue the Arctic 
Research Initiative. In addition, within this amount, the 
Committee has also provided $1,650,000 for continued 
implementation of the National Invasive Species Act, including 
$850,000 to continue the ballast water demonstration program. 
Funding is also provided to continue the aquatic ecosystems 
initiative and the VENTS program at their fiscal year 2000 
levels.
    GLERL.--The Committee has included $7,125,000 for the Great 
Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, $1,040,000 above the 
request and $300,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 
2000. The Committee has continued funding for GLERL within OAR, 
given the other Great Lakes-related programs contained in this 
line office. Should NOAA propose to consolidate all related 
programs into one line office, the Committee would be willing 
to consider such a transfer in accordance with the direction 
included under the National Ocean Service.
    Sea Grant.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$61,250,000 for the Sea Grant program, an increase of 
$2,000,000 above the budget request and the current year level. 
Within this amount, $3,000,000 is included for zebra mussel 
research in accordance with the Non-indigenous Aquatic Nuisance 
Prevention and Control Act; $3,000,000 is for oyster disease 
research, including $1,000,000 to continue the Gulf of Mexico 
initiative on oyster-related human health risks; and $1,000,000 
is provided for pfisteria and related research.
    The Committee has provided no funding for the undersea 
research program and no funding for the Global Learning 
Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program.

                        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

    The Committee recommendation includes a total of 
$621,726,000 for the National Weather Service for fiscal year 
2001, which is $17,856,000 above fiscal year 2000, and 
$13,146,000 below the request. Additional amounts for NWS are 
provided under Facilities Maintenance, and within the 
Procurement, Acquisition and Construction account to support 
NWS systems modernization and facilities requirements. The 
Committee recommendation realigns weather forecasting office 
maintenance and weather radio transmitters under the operations 
and research line, but does not realign the radiosonde 
replacement from the facilities maintenance line. The 
recommendation includes funding for central computer upgrade 
activities under the Procurement, Acquisition and Construction 
account.
    Local Warnings and Forecasts.--The Committee recommendation 
provides $459,252,000 for Local Warnings and Forecasts, an 
increase of $15,365,000 over fiscal year 2000, and a decrease 
of $7,219,000 below the request. In comparison to requested 
amounts, the recommendation provides $3,000,000 of the 
requested $4,790,000 for labor cost increases, and $1,650,000 
to maintain the existing suite of data buoys and coastal marine 
automated stations, as requested. Further, the recommendation 
includes $3,000,000 to expand the NOAA weather radio program, 
as requested, including $500,000 to increase the coverage in 
Illinois; $100,000 for Melba, Mississippi, and $77,000 for 
Mason County, Kentucky and such funds as necessary for 
Northeastern Minnesota.
    Other Operations and Research Program.--The recommendation 
provides $1,250,000 for the Susquehanna River Basin flood 
system; $35,596,000 for Aviation Forecasts, the same as the 
request and current year level; $1,000,000 for the Advanced 
Hydrological Prediction Program; and $3,250,000 for Weather 
Forecast Office maintenance costs.
    AWIPS/NOAA Port.--The recommendation includes $32,150,000 
for the operations of the AWIPS system, which has been fully 
installed. This is the same amount as provided in fiscal year 
2000, and $6,492,000 below the request.

     NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE

    The recommendation includes $106,585,000 for the 
operational and research and development programs of the 
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
(NESDIS), a decrease of $4,500,000 below fiscal year 2000 and 
$1,616,000 below the request.
    Environmental Data Management Systems.--The Committee has 
provided a total of $55,785,000 for this account, a decrease of 
$10,996,000 below the request and an increase of $2,000,000 
above the current level. The amount provides $500,000 for 
cooperative network modernization; and $5,500,000 above the 
current level for climate database modernization and 
utilization.
    The recommendation includes $2,750,000 for continuation of 
the Regional Climate Centers program, which was proposed for 
elimination. Also, the recommendation provides $500,000 above 
the current year level for base operations of Environmental 
Data Management Systems, which is intended to enhance the 
operations of the National Climatic Data Center. Further, the 
Committee recognizes the value of NOAA climate data centers as 
the U.S. repository for historical environmental data and 
encourages the Administration to ensure that adequate funding 
is requested to maintain these centers.

                            PROGRAM SUPPORT

    The Committee has included $58,094,000 for Program Support. 
Included in this total is $31,850,000 for Central 
Administrative Support and $11,000,000 for aircraft services. 
Funding is provided for the Commerce Automated Management 
System (CAMS) under the Procurement, Acquisition, and 
Construction heading.

                     FLEET MAINTENANCE AND PLANNING

    The recommendation includes $7,000,000 for this activity, a 
decrease of $2,294,000 below the request, and $6,243,000 below 
the amount provided in fiscal year 2000. The recommendation 
provides sufficient funding for routine maintenance of the 
existing NOAA fleet. No funds are provided to modernize the 
existing fleet, initiate major repairs to extend the life of a 
vessel, or purchase new equipment to upgrade an existing 
vessel.

                               FACILITIES

    The Committee recommendation includes $11,015,000 for 
facilities maintenance, lease costs, and environmental 
compliance, which is $9,000 below the amount provided for 
fiscal year 2000 and $437,000 below the request. Of the amounts 
provided: $1,800,000 is for NOAA facilities maintenance, 
$2,000,000 is for environmental compliance activities, 
$3,365,000 is for Columbia River facilities maintenance, and 
$3,850,000 is for Boulder Facilities Operations.
    The Committee provides the same level of funding provided 
in the current year, but remains concerned about the GSA rental 
rate for the facility in Boulder, Colorado. The Committee 
understands that GSA is charging NOAA a rental rate that is far 
in excess of a normal market approach to value. This distresses 
the Committee greatly, as the Committee provided approximately 
$14,000,000 for above-standard costs over a period of several 
years during the construction of the facility, only to find 
that NOAA is being asked to pay what has been determined to be 
excessive rental rates. GSA is apparently setting the rental 
rate to achieve an 8 percent return on investment, and this is 
apparently the first building to which GSA has applied that 
standard. The Committee encourages the Department of Commerce 
and GSA to arrive at a lower and more reasonable rental rate. 
The Committee expects the Department of Commerce to provide a 
report to the Committee on this situation by August 15, 2000.

               Procurement, Acquisition and Construction

    The recommendation includes $564,656,000 in fiscal year 
2001 for this account, a decrease of $31,411,000 below the 
current level, and $70,566,000 below the request. The 
recommendation does not include an advance appropriation of 
$6,417,495,000 for fiscal years 2002-2019, as requested in the 
budget. This account funds capital assets acquisition 
activities, including systems acquisition and new construction. 
The following distribution reflects the activities funded 
within this account:

CAMS....................................................      $4,500,000
AWIPS...................................................      16,000,000
ASOS....................................................       3,855,000
NEXRAD..................................................       8,280,000
Computer Facilities Upgrades............................      11,100,000
Polar Spacecraft and Launching..........................     206,965,000
Geostationary Spacecraft and Launching..................     290,824,000
Radiosonde Replacement..................................       2,000,000
GFDL Supercomputer......................................       5,000,000
Evansville Radar........................................       5,500,000
Construction:
    Weather Forecast Office.............................       9,136,000
    NERRS Construction..................................       6,000,000
    Marine Sanctuaries..................................       3,000,000
(Deobligations).........................................     (7,504,000)
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, Procurement, Acquisition and Construction..    $564,656,000

    Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS).--
The Committee has included $16,000,000 for the AWIPS 
acquisition, which is $1,300,000 below the request, and the 
same amount provided in current year. Funding will complete the 
second of a three year effort to develop and deploy Build 5.0 
software.
    Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD).--The Committee 
recommendation includes $8,200,000 for continued closeout 
activities and planned product improvements at the current year 
level.
    Polar and Geostationary Spacecraft and Launching 
Programs.--The Committee recommends a total of $497,789,000 for 
satellite development and procurement programs, $40,195,000 
above fiscal year 2000, and $6,654,000 below the request. This 
amount includes $70,000,000 for NPOESS-Polar convergence, an 
increase of $20,000,000 above the request. While the 
Committee's constrained allocation prevents fully funding this 
line item, the Committee considers this program to be a high 
priority. Should slippage occur in any other program under the 
Systems Acquisition activity, the NPOESS program should be the 
first priority for any reprogramming of funds.
    NERRS Construction.--The recommendation includes $6,000,000 
in construction funds to provide funding needed to supplement 
or update facilities.

                  PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND

    The recommendation includes $58,000,000, the amount 
provided in the current year, for the Pacific Salmon Recovery 
Fund. This amount is $102,000,000 below the request. In the 
fiscal year 2000 Act, language was included to authorize the 
appropriation of funds for fiscal year 2000. The Committee has 
included bill language making fiscal year 2001 funds available 
subject to express authorization. The Committee's 
recommendation does not include funding for a vessel buy-back 
program.

                      COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND

    The Committee has included language in the bill, identical 
to that included in fiscal year 2000, which makes available 
$4,000,000 in the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Fund for 
administration of the CZM program, and for State Development 
Grants in accordance with the authorization set forth in 
Section 308(b)(2)(A) and 308(b)(2)(B)(v) of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act, and the National Estuarine Reserve program set 
forth in Section 315(e) of the Coastal Zone Management Act. The 
budget included language to transfer the funding to the 
Operations, Research, and Facilities account.

                      fishermen's contingency fund

    The Committee recommends $951,000 for the Fishermen's 
Contingency Fund, the full amount requested, and $2,000 less 
than current year.
    The Fishermen's Contingency Fund provides compensation to 
U.S. fishermen for damage or loss of fishing gear and any 
resulting loss because of natural or manmade obstructions 
related to oil and gas exploration, development, and production 
on the Outer Continental Shelf.

                     FOREIGN FISHING OBSERVER FUND

    The Committee recommends $189,000 for the Foreign Fishing 
Observer Fund for fiscal year 2001, an amount equal to the 
current year level and $2,000 below the request.
    Fees paid into the Fund are collected from owners and 
operators of certain foreign fishing vessels that fish within 
the United States Fishery Conservation Zone and are intended to 
be used by the Secretary of Commerce to finance the cost of 
placing United States observers aboard such fishing vessels.

                   FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The Committee recommends $238,000 in subsidy amounts for 
the Fisheries Finance Program account, $100,000 below the 
fiscal year 2000 level due to the discontinuation of certain 
special programs. The budget request included the following: an 
increase of $1,928,000 for Fisheries Finance Program 
administrative costs; $513,000 for a new 1% loan program; 
$2,000,000 for industry funded buyback loans; $1,000,000 in a 
subsidy loan program for mariculture/aquaculture systems; and 
$950,000 for the Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ) program. The 
recommendation does not include funding for any of these 
expanded programs and provides funding at the current year 
level. In addition, language carried in previous years is 
continued prohibiting loans under this account from being made 
to purchase any new vessel that would increase the harvesting 
capacity of any U.S. fishery.

                         General Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $31,392,000 for the Commerce 
Department's Salaries and Expenses appropriation for fiscal 
year 2001, the same amount available in fiscal year 2000 and a 
decrease of $948,000 below the budget request. If additional 
funds are required, transfers under section 205 can be proposed 
for reprogramming. In addition, the Committee does not 
recommend a separate appropriation for security, and maintains 
funding for Department of Commerce bureaus within their 
respective budgets. Further, the recommendation does not 
include a separate appropriation for funding to create a new 
telecommunications structure for the Department.
    The Committee recommendation does not include 
appropriations requested under the Census Bureau to supplement 
funding requested by the General Services Administration (GSA) 
for architectural and design work related to the renovation of 
the Suitland facilities. The Committee is aware of the current 
deficiencies at the Suitland facilities occupied by both the 
Census Bureau and NOAA. However, to date, the Committee has not 
received a comprehensive facilities plan for the Suitland 
facilities which addresses the short- and long-term plans to 
meet both agencies' space requirements. Further, it is unclear 
as to the funding responsibilities for the Bureau, NOAA, and 
the GSA. Therefore, the Department is directed to provide the 
Committee no later than August 15, 2000, a comprehensive 
facilities plan which includes, but is not limited to, the 
following: (1) the short- and long-term plans for the Census 
Bureau's and NOAA's continued use of Suitland facilities; (2) 
the total costs associated with renovations to the Suitland 
facilities, including a breakdown, by fiscal year, of costs to 
be incurred by the Census Bureau, NOAA, and GSA; (3) a 
description and cost estimates for any additional Census Bureau 
or NOAA facilities planned for the Washington, D.C. area; and 
(4) a description of alternative options studied to address the 
needs at the Suitland facility.
    This appropriation provides for the Office of the Secretary 
and for staff offices of the Department which assist in the 
formulation of policy, management, and administration.
    Office Relocations.--The Committee continues its direction 
for the Department to submit quarterly reports providing 
details of all office moves, opening, reductions and closing, 
which will be considered as reprogrammings under section 605 of 
the Act.

                      Office of Inspector General

    The Committee recommends $21,000,000 for the Commerce 
Department's Office of Inspector General for fiscal year 2001. 
This amount is an increase of $1,000,000 above the current 
level, and $1,726,000 below the request.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

    The Committee has included the following General Provisions 
for the Department of Commerce that were included in the fiscal 
year 2000 Appropriations Act:
    Section 201 makes Commerce Department funds in the bill 
available for advanced payments only upon certification of 
officials designated by the Secretary that such payments are 
considered to be in the public interest.
    Section 202 makes appropriations for the Department in the 
bill for salaries and expenses available for hire of passenger 
motor vehicles, and for services, uniforms and allowances as 
authorized by law.
    Section 203 prohibits any of the funds in the bill to be 
used to support hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
activities that are under the control of the United States Air 
Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
    Section 204, modified as proposed, prohibits the use of 
Commerce Department funds in this or any previous Act from 
being used for the purpose of reimbursing the Unemployment 
Trust Fund or any other account of the Treasury to pay 
unemployment compensation for temporary Census workers for 
services performed in the conduct of the decennial census.
    Section 205 provides the authority to transfer funds 
between Department of Commerce appropriation accounts. The 
language provides that no account may be decreased by more than 
5 percent or increased by more than 10 percent. The language 
also makes the transfers subject to the Committee's standard 
reprogramming procedures.
    Section 206 provides that should legislation be enacted to 
reorganize the Department of Commerce, the Secretary shall 
submit a plan for transferring such functions in accordance 
with the standard reprogramming procedures in this Act, and 
such reprogramming will not be subject to the limitations set 
forth in the standard procedures.
    Section 207 provides that any costs incurred by the 
Department in response to funding reductions shall be absorbed 
within the total budgetary resources available to the 
Department and shall not be subject to the reprogramming 
limitations in this Act.
    Section 208, allows the Secretary to award contracts for 
certain mapping and charting activities in accordance with the 
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
    Section 209 allows the Department of Commerce franchise 
fund to retain a percentage of earnings from services provided 
for capital investments.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

    The funds recommended by the Committee in Title III of the 
accompanying bill are for the operation and maintenance of 
United States Courts and include the salaries of judges, 
magistrates and supporting personnel and other expenses of the 
Federal Judiciary.
    The appropriation request submitted for fiscal year 2001 
for the Judiciary totals $4,421,987,000. Of this amount, 
$288,979,000 is associated with the salaries and retirement 
expenses of Supreme Court Justices, Article III Judges and 
Bankruptcy Judges and payments to Judiciary retirement funds 
and is considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes. The 
remainder of the request, $4,133,008,000, which is considered 
discretionary for scorekeeping purposes, represents an increase 
of $454,034,000 over the enacted amounts for fiscal year 2000.
    The Judiciary submits its budget request based on total 
obligations, including appropriated funds and funds available 
from other sources, including fees and carryover. The large 
increases requested in the Judiciary's budget result from 
tighter budgets in the recent past, which have led to a decline 
in available carryover. This means that additional 
appropriations are required for the upcoming fiscal year just 
to maintain the same level of resources as the Judiciary 
received in this fiscal year. The amounts appropriated herein 
should be supplemented with carryover balances to ensure the 
provision of current services as well as a handful of new 
initiatives and are not intended to provide for the complete 
restoration of carryover balances. Assuming the decline in such 
balances continues, the appropriation to the Judiciary may 
continue to appear large in relation to the level provided in 
the previous year.
    The Committee recommendation provides $4,207,691,000, of 
which $288,979,000 is for mandatory salary and retirement 
expenses of the Justices and judges, the same as the request. 
The recommendation includes $3,918,712,000 for the 
discretionary programs of the Judiciary. This amount is 
$214,296,000 below the request, and is $248,399,000 above the 
amount provided for the current fiscal year. This increase is 
provided to pay the estimated fiscal year 2001 costs of the 
ongoing activities of the federal courts, to allow for some 
increases in staff, and to accommodate a small increase in 
panel attorney rates of pay.
    Optimal Utilization of Judicial Resources.--In response to 
the requests of the Committee in previous years, the Judicial 
Conference has submitted reports to the Congress on the optimal 
utilization of judicial resources. The requests arose out of 
concerns about the ability of the Congress to sustain the 
appropriations levels for the Judicial Branch in the context of 
the desire of the American public to balance the budget and 
reduce the deficit. The Committee believes that a number of 
useful recommendations have resulted from this process and that 
an annual report on efficiency improvements remains useful, and 
looks forward to a review of new avenues the Committee may 
explore to ensure the optimal utilization of resources.

                   Supreme Court of the United States

    The Committee recommends a total of $44,312,000 for the 
Supreme Court of the United States for fiscal year 2001, 
$818,000 above fiscal year 2000, and $963,000 below the 
request. The total amount is provided in two separate 
appropriations accounts, as follows:

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $36,782,000 
for fiscal year 2001 for the salaries and expenses of the 
Justices and their supporting personnel, and the cost of 
operating the Supreme Court, excluding the care of the building 
and grounds. The recommendation is $1,209,000 more than the 
current year appropriation, and is $963,000 below the Court's 
full request. It provides the amount required to maintain the 
current level of activities, and $108,000 for additional 
personnel as requested by the Court.
    Law Clerk Selection.--In hearings before the Committee, a 
concern was raised about the number of minority and women law 
clerks at the Supreme Court. The Justices who testified at the 
hearing responded by stating that there is a ``heightened 
awareness'' about this issue. The Justices have had a number of 
discussions with circuit court judges and law professors in an 
attempt to expand the pool of applicants from which clerks are 
chosen. The Court has been responsive to the Committee in 
providing information regarding its hiring practices. The 
Committee appreciates the efforts of the Court and looks 
forward to continuing progress in this matter.

                    CARE OF THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,530,000 for 
fiscal year 2001 for personnel and other services relating to 
the Supreme Court building and grounds, which is supervised by 
the Architect of the Capitol. The recommendation is the full 
amount requested and is $472,000 below the current year 
appropriation.
    Language in the bill allows $4,460,000 of the appropriation 
to remain available until expended, the amount requested in the 
budget, compared to $5,101,000 in the fiscal year 2000 bill.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,846,000 
for fiscal year 2001 for the salaries and expenses of the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The 
Committee recommendation is $1,049,000 above the current year 
appropriation, and is $1,687,000 less than the request.
    The Committee recommendation maintains funding at a current 
services level of operation. No funding is provided for 
additional staff.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,299,000 
for fiscal year 2001 for the salaries and expenses of the 
United States Court of International Trade, which is $207,000 
below the amount requested and $342,000 above the fiscal year 
2000 enacted appropriation. The Committee recommendation 
maintains funding at a current services level of operation.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends total funding of $3,560,291,000 
for this account for fiscal year 2001, made up of 
$3,328,778,000 in appropriated funds and $231,513,000 from 
other sources. This account provides for the salaries of 
judges, magistrates, and all other officers and employees of 
the federal Judiciary not otherwise provided for, and for all 
necessary expenses, including rental charges for space and 
facilities.
    The Judiciary submits its budget request based on total 
obligations, including appropriated funds and funds available 
from other sources, including current year fee collections and 
unobligated balances carried over from the previous year. The 
Judiciary's revised budget request assumes a total funding 
requirement for fiscal year 2001 of $3,679,477,000, of which 
$231,513,000 is derived from other sources of funding and 
$3,447,964,000 is derived from appropriations in this account. 
The Judiciary reduced its fiscal year 2001 appropriation 
estimate by $53,332,000 below the original request primarily 
because of higher than anticipated carryover from fiscal year 
2000.
    The Committee recommends appropriations of $3,328,778,000, 
which is $214,101,000 above the fiscal year 2000 enacted 
appropriation, and is intended to allow the Judiciary to 
continue operating at their current level of operations. In 
addition, the Committee intends that funds provided in excess 
of amounts necessary to maintain current services will be used 
to address some of the staffing shortfall resulting from 
increased judicial needs along the Southwest Border.
    In the language in the bill, $17,817,000 is permitted to 
remain available until expended for space alteration projects, 
as requested, which is $1,333,000 below the $19,150,000 
included in the fiscal year 2000 bill.
    Southwest Border.--The Committee is aware of the growth in 
workload facing federal courts nationally and especially along 
the Southwest Border. Over the last six years, criminal cases 
in the Southwest have grown by 125 percent, while Probation 
Officers and other court staff have grown by only 30 percent. 
The increase in appropriations recommended by the Committee for 
this account, along with other known sources of funds, will 
allow the Judiciary to maintain existing staffing levels and 
fully funds uncontrollable cost increases for pay, rent and 
other operating expenses. However, the funds made available may 
fall short of the amounts needed to address the growing 
workload. Historically, the Judiciary has been able, as the 
fiscal year progresses, to identify additional prior year 
unobligated balances to supplement appropriated funds. Should 
amounts available for obligation exceed amounts necessary to 
maintain current services or should prior year unobligated 
balances be forthcoming, the Committee expects the Judiciary to 
direct them to address staffing needs in courts which are 
experiencing significant workload increases, especially as a 
result of the demands along the Southwest Border.

                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

    The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $2,600,000 for 
fiscal year 2001 from the Special Fund to cover expenses of the 
Claims Court associated with processing cases under the 
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. This is $85,000 
above the amount provided in the current fiscal year.

                           DEFENDER SERVICES

    The Committee recommends total funding of $428,417,000 for 
this account for fiscal year 2001, made up of $420,338,000 in 
appropriated funds and $8,079,000 in prior year unobligated 
balances. The recommendation represents an increase of 
$35,243,000 above the current year appropriation. This account 
provides funding for the operation of the Federal Public 
Defender and Community Defender organizations and for 
compensation and reimbursement of expenses of panel attorneys 
appointed pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), as 
amended, for representation in criminal cases.
    This recommendation is based on the latest estimated base 
requirements provided by the Administrative Office of the 
Courts, which allows for the anticipated growth in CJA 
representations and costs, as well as a $5.00 hourly rate 
increase for CJA private panel attorneys. In addition, while 
the recommendation does not include $600,000 in requested 
program increases to open two new federal defender 
organizations, the Committee will entertain a reprogramming for 
this purpose should a source of funds be identified at a later 
date.
    Panel Attorney Rate Increase.--The Judiciary's budget 
request included $11,336,000 for the fiscal year 2001 cost of a 
rate increase from the present rate in most jurisdictions of 
$70 in-court and $50 out-of-court to $75 an hour for all time. 
The Committee is generally supportive of an increase, and 
proposes an increase to $75/$55 at this time.
    Capital Habeas Corpus Costs.--Over the past several years 
the Committee has expressed concern about the high cost of 
capital habeas corpus representations in the Ninth Circuit, and 
in particular in California Districts, compared to the rest of 
the nation. The Committee recently received a report from the 
Judiciary that the Ninth Circuit has undertaken a series of 
measures designed to reduce costs and that those measures 
appear to be working, as evidenced by the 40 percent reduction 
in the average annual cost per petitioner in the Ninth Circuit. 
The Committee commends the Ninth Circuit for its outstanding 
effort to date to reduce costs, but must point out that the 
average cost in California is still almost twice that of the 
national average. Accordingly, the Committee urges the Ninth 
Circuit to continue its cost cutting efforts and to include 
results in the Optimal Utilization of Judicial Resources 
Report.

                    FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

    The Committee recommends total funding of $64,192,000 for 
this account for fiscal year 2001, made up of $60,821,000 in 
appropriated funds and $3,371,000 from other sources of funds. 
This amount is $97,000 below the current year appropriation and 
is equal to the request. The reduction in the request is 
associated with a projected decrease in the number of juror 
days and an increase in amounts of carryover projected to be 
available in fiscal year 2001.

                             COURT SECURITY

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $198,265,000 
for Court Security for fiscal year 2001 to provide for 
necessary expenses of security and protective services for the 
United States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas. This is 
$5,237,000 more than was appropriated in fiscal year 2000 and 
provides full base adjustments but no program enhancements.
    Language in the bill clarifies the responsibilities of the 
U.S. Marshals Service to provide protective guard services in 
courtrooms and adjacent areas. Language also allows up to 
$10,000,000 in court security funding to remain available until 
expended.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $58,340,000 
for the salaries and expenses of the Administrative Office of 
the United States Courts for fiscal year 2001, which is 
$3,340,000 above amounts provided in fiscal year 2000 and 
$2,875,000 below the request. The Committee recommendation 
maintains funding at a current services level of operation.
    The Administrative Office (AO) provides administrative and 
management support to the United States Courts, including the 
probation and bankruptcy systems. It also supports the Judicial 
Conference of the United States in determining judiciary 
policies; developing methods to allow the courts to conduct 
business efficiently and economically; and enhancing automation 
and technology in the courts.
    The AO has requested additional funds in order to provide 
the resources needed for an ever-growing population of judges 
and court personnel. In addition these resources may be needed 
if the AO is to implement the numerous automation and 
technology projects being developed for the courts. 
Historically, the Judiciary has been able, as the fiscal year 
progresses, to identify additional prior year unobligated 
balances to supplement appropriated funds. Should such other 
sources of funds be forthcoming, the Committee would consider a 
request from the Administrative Office to use such funds for 
those purposes.
    Language is included in the bill permitting not to exceed a 
total of $8,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,777,000 
for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Judicial Center 
for fiscal year 2001, which is $560,000 below the request. The 
Committee recommendation maintains funding at a current 
services level of operation.
    The Federal Judicial Center improves the management of 
federal judicial dockets and court administration through 
education for judges and staff and research, evaluation, and 
planning assistance for the courts and the Judicial Conference.
    Distance Learning.--The Committee is interested in the 
impact of technology in our courts and has requested a new 
report from the Federal Judicial Center, to be written in 
conjunction with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. 
Of particular interest is the progress being made by the Center 
to increase the use of distance learning for its education 
programs. Distance learning provides a cost-effective 
alternative for many court education and training programs that 
reduces travel costs and time spent away from judicial duties.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    PAYMENT TO JUDICIARY TRUST FUNDS

    The Committee recommends $35,700,000 for payments to the 
Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund and the Claims Court Judges 
Retirement Fund for fiscal year 2001. This amount is the same 
as the budget request, and $4,000,000 below the current year. 
These payments are considered mandatory for budget scorekeeping 
purposes. The increase is based on the latest estimate of the 
requirements for the Funds.
    These Funds cover the estimated annuity payments to be made 
to retired bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges, Claims 
Court judges and spouses and dependent children of deceased 
judicial officers.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $9,615,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of the United States Sentencing Commission for fiscal 
year 2001, which is $1,115,000 above the current year's 
appropriation and $985,000 below the Commission's full request.
    The purpose of the Commission is to establish, review and 
revise sentencing guidelines, policies and practices for the 
Federal criminal justice system. The Commission is also 
required to monitor the operation of the guidelines and to 
identify and report necessary changes to the Congress.
    The Committee recommendation will allow the Commission to 
begin to bring the staff back up to fiscal year 1998 levels. 
With the additional funds recommended for fiscal year 2001, the 
Committee's intent is to assist the Commission in its effort to 
address: (1) the backlog in workload that occurred due to the 
vacancies in Commissioners in fiscal year 1999 and part of 
fiscal year 2000; and (2) a large number of conflicts among the 
circuit courts.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

    The Committee has included the following general provisions 
in the bill for the Judiciary:
    Section 301 provides language, included in previous 
Appropriations Acts, to permit funds in the bill for salaries 
and expenses for the Judiciary to be available for employment 
of experts and consultant services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
3109.
    Section 302 provides language, included in previous 
Appropriations Acts, which permits up to five percent of any 
appropriation made available for fiscal year 2001 to be 
transferred between Judiciary appropriations accounts with the 
proviso that no appropriation shall be decreased by more than 5 
percent or increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
transfer except in certain circumstances. In addition, the 
language provides that any such transfer shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 605 of the accompanying 
bill and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedure set forth in that 
section.
    Section 303 provides language included in previous 
Appropriations Acts permitting not to exceed $11,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses incurred by the 
Judicial Conference of the United States.
    Section 304 provides language requested by the Judicial 
Conference to authorize the Judiciary to appoint statutory 
certifying officers who will be responsible for verifying 
receipt of goods and services and ensuring the availability of 
funds to pay for those goods and services. These officers will 
also be liable for the propriety of payments that they certify. 
The authorities granted by this section are identical to the 
certifying officer authority currently available to Executive 
Branch agencies.
    The committee has deferred without prejudice the request 
for language to provide a salary adjustment for Justices and 
judges in fiscal year 2001.

            TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY

    In total, the recommendation in this Title for the 
Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors 
includes $6,558,149,000, which is $405,383,000 below the budget 
request, and $256,031,000 above the amount provided in fiscal 
year 2000. Of the total amount provided, $6,426,925,000 is 
derived from general purpose discretionary funds and 
$131,224,000 is scored as mandatory spending. The major area of 
increase for fiscal year 2001 is in funding provided for 
worldwide security upgrades. The recommendation includes the 
full requested funding, $1,058,000,000, to continue the 
activities funded in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, including the 
design and construction of replacement facilities for the most 
vulnerable overseas posts. The recommendation does not include 
advance appropriations of $3,350,000,000 requested by the 
Department.
    The major area of reduction from the budget request relates 
to funding for international organizations. The recommendation 
includes $306,121,000 less than the amounts requested for 
contributions to international organizations, and contributions 
for international peacekeeping activities. These reductions are 
further explained under those headings. Leaving aside the 
funding provided for worldwide security upgrades, the funding 
under this Title is $237,035,000 below the fiscal year 2000 
level.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

    The Committee recommends a total of $6,120,014,000 for 
fiscal year 2001 for the Department of State. This amount is 
$395,246,0000 less than the budget request for fiscal year 
2001, and $239,670,000 more than the amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2000. Of the total amount provided, $5,988,790,000 
is derived from general purpose discretionary funds and 
$131,224,000 is scored as mandatory spending.
    The Committee recommendation for discretionary 
appropriations includes a total of $4,523,642,000 for the 
discretionary appropriation accounts under Administration of 
Foreign Affairs; $1,378,605,000 for the appropriation accounts 
under International Organizations and Conferences; $46,580,000 
for International Commissions; and $39,963,000 for Other 
activities. The Committee's recommended priorities for the 
Department of State are delineated in the following paragraphs.

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

    The Committee recommends $3,099,825,000 for the Diplomatic 
and Consular Programs account, including $410,000,000 set aside 
to continue funding for worldwide security upgrades and 
$246,644,000 for public diplomacy international information 
programs.
    This appropriation provides for the formulation and 
execution of United States foreign policy, including the 
conduct of diplomatic and consular relations with foreign 
countries, diplomatic relations with international 
organizations and related activities. The account includes 
funding for all of the program and operations bureaus and 
offices of the Department of State and the Foreign Service.
    The recommendation represents a reduction of $4,500,000 
from the budget request for the functions funded in this 
account and an increase of $276,000,000 above the fiscal year 
2000 appropriation. The recommendation of $410,000,000 for 
worldwide security upgrades is $156,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2000 level and the same amount as requested. Exclusive of 
security programs, the recommendation represents an increase of 
$120,000,000 above fiscal year 2000, which is sufficient to 
allow the Department to continue operations at current levels, 
and without having to close facilities or reduce staffing.
    Changes from the Budget Request.--The Committee 
recommendation does not include requested increases for non-
security program expansions in this account. As in past years, 
the Committee expects that there will be additional savings 
available to the Department including exchange rate gains and 
vacancies in funded positions. The Department will have the 
ability to propose that savings be used for needs not funded by 
the recommendation through the normal reprogramming process.
    Reform and Restructuring.--The Committee continues to 
support the combination of similar activities and the 
achievement of all possible efficiencies in the management of a 
consolidated State Department. In the report accompanying the 
fiscal year 2000 Appropriations Act, the Committee expressed 
disappointment that the Department's reorganization plan to 
integrate the U.S. Information Agency and the Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency did not include streamlining measures, as 
called for in Section 1601(a)(5) of the Foreign Affairs Reform 
and Restructuring Act. The Department did not take advantage of 
this unprecedented opportunity to initiate a top-to-bottom 
restructuring, and to propose the necessary steps to improve 
the operations and management of the Department. The Committee 
remains convinced that the Department's bureaucratic structure 
and inadequate attention to management issues hamper its 
effectiveness and efficiency. For this reason the Committee 
recommendation includes two general provisions under this title 
to address organizational concerns: one to designate a specific 
number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State; and one to 
create the position of Deputy Secretary of State for Management 
and Resources. The Committee directs the Department to submit a 
corresponding reorganization plan by December 31, 2000, under 
the regular reprogramming process.
    Public Diplomacy.--The recommendation includes language, 
similar to language included in the fiscal year 2000 bill, 
specifying that $246,644,000 is available only for Public 
Diplomacy programs. The integration of USIA in fiscal year 2000 
resulted in public diplomacy resources being spread across 
several different bureaus. The Committee believes that 
separately identifying these resources will facilitate the 
Committee's ability to monitor funding levels and trends for 
these activities. The amount identified for public diplomacy 
programs includes the costs of personnel and programs 
throughout the Department, and is the same as the amount 
requested for these activities.
    Worldwide Security Upgrades.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $410,000,000, the full amount requested under 
Diplomatic and Consular Programs, for the costs of worldwide 
security upgrades. This funding includes $328,000,000 to 
provide full year costs of maintaining base security activities 
at current levels. These activities include guard services, 
physical security equipment, armored vehicles, personnel, 
training and wireless communications. In addition, the 
recommendation includes $66,000,000 for a perimeter security 
initiative. This initiative will enable the Department to 
complete perimeter security upgrades at 62 posts in fiscal year 
2001. The recommendation also includes $16,000,000 to support 
additional staffing in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, 
including 85 special agents, 40 security engineers and 
technicians, and 37 support staff. Since the embassy bombings 
in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 
has been operating at a heightened state of alert, and the 
Committee has provided over $3,000,000,000 to the Department to 
carry out critical security programs. This staffing increase 
will ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to address 
the new threat level overseas, to improve the management of 
overseas security improvement programs, and also to maintain 
domestic protective and other responsibilities. The Department 
shall submit a detailed spending plan by December 31, 2000, for 
the entire amount provided for worldwide security upgrades.
    Carrying out the recommendations of the Overseas Presence 
Advisory Panel (OPAP).--The Committee notes that the Department 
has begun efforts to implement the recommendations of the 
Overseas Presence Advisory Panel (OPAP), issued in November, 
1999. Some of the recommendations are limited to changes within 
the Department, but others call for interagency mechanisms to 
better coordinate, rationalize and manage the overall 
deployment of U.S. Government personnel overseas. The 
Department shall submit an interim report, by November 30, 
2000, detailing all actions taken to date in response to each 
OPAP recommendation.
     Right-Sizing: The Committee notes, with concern, 
that the Department has been designated to lead the interagency 
effort to determine the right size and sites for our overseas 
presence. The Committee has directed the Department over the 
last several years to take various measures to rationalize 
staffing levels and to align staffing with foreign policy 
objectives. Those efforts have borne few results, largely 
because the Department does not have the authority to overrule 
other agencies' decisions regarding overseas presence. The 
Committee remains convinced that the proliferation of overseas 
staff without regard to mission priorities, and the duplication 
of effort overseas due to the absence of interagency 
coordination remain significant problems. The Committee agrees 
with the OPAP that right-sizing can result in significant 
overall budget savings by reducing the size of overstaffed 
posts. The Committee is aware of initial interagency visits to 
five posts to undertake a detailed review of the U.S. presence 
at those posts. The Committee looks forward to reviewing the 
findings and recommendations resulting from those efforts, and 
expects the report mentioned above to contain a blueprint for 
how staffing will be reduced at overstaffed posts and how 
staffing decisions and limitations will be enforced. The report 
shall also contain a plan for carrying out the right-sizing 
agenda to all other posts worldwide.
     Managing Overseas Facilities: The Committee is 
also concerned that the Department has dismissed, without 
further review, the Panel's recommendation to create a new 
Federally chartered government corporation to exercise 
responsibility for building, renovating, maintaining, and 
managing the Federal Government's civilian overseas facilities. 
The Committee expects the Department to submit a separate 
report on this recommendation, which is further described under 
the Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance account.
    Border Security Program.--The Department's budget 
submission includes funding of $373,453,000 for the 
Department's Border Security program, to be funded through 
collection of Machine Readable Visa (MRV) fees. Based on 
information from the Department, the Committee expects there to 
be $97,300,000 in carryover funds from fiscal year 2000, and as 
a result has capped expenditure of fees collected in fiscal 
year 2001 at $342,667,000, with funds collected in excess of 
that amount available for expenditure in fiscal year 2002. This 
is consistent with the way offsetting fee collections are 
treated throughout the bill, and assures that the Congress has 
the ability to monitor how these funds are being expended.
    Security.--The Committee chastises the Department for its 
mismanagement of security responsibilities, which have resulted 
in several damaging and embarrassing episodes over the past two 
years. The Committee expects the Department to propose 
organizational and procedural reforms, as necessary, to 
immediately correct these grievous deficiencies.
    Minority Recruitment and Hiring.--The Committee notes that 
the Department has identified $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2000 to 
improve efforts to recruit members of minority groups for 
careers in the Foreign Service and international affairs. The 
recommendation includes resources to continue this effort, and 
the Committee expects the efforts in this regard to reflect 
input provided to the Department by interested Members of 
Congress. The Committee directs the Department to submit a plan 
of action on minority recruitment and hiring within 60 days 
after the enactment of this Act, and a progress report no later 
than six months after the enactment of this Act. In addition, 
the Committee encourages the Department to initiate a model 
program to facilitate the entry of non-traditional and minority 
students into foreign policy and national security careers by 
establishing training and education partnerships with 
interested institutions.
    Other issues.--The Committee again commends the 
Consolidated Overseas Schools Assistance Program for its 
continuing effectiveness in improving the quality of education 
for dependent children of American families living abroad. The 
Consolidated Overseas Schools Assistance Program fulfills the 
dual purpose of providing a quality, American-style education 
for children of Americans assigned overseas and demonstrating 
American educational philosophy and practice to children of 
other countries and local educators. The Committee also 
commends the continuing contribution of the Overseas Schools 
Advisory Council and its Program of Educational Assistance that 
helps to provide educational excellence to American-sponsored 
overseas schools. In addition, the Council successfully 
promotes financial and in-kind support to the schools from 
American businesses and foundations, as well as volunteer 
participation in activities of the schools by U.S. firms' 
employees and their spouses stationed overseas.
    In addition, the Committee expects the Department to work 
with the Department of Justice to bolster efforts to negotiate 
effective extradition treaties.
    The Committee is aware of reports that American companies 
with facilities in Peru have experienced unfair treatment by 
the government of Peru. The Committee urges the State 
Department to continue its close monitoring of the actions of 
the Peruvian government, and to take the appropriate steps 
necessary to ensure that U.S. companies are treated fairly by 
all governmental agencies within Peru.
    The Committee has included language in the bill which: (1) 
permits not to exceed $4,000,000 to be transferred to the 
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service account for 
emergency evacuations and terrorism rewards; (2) provides 
$1,252,000 in fees collected from other Executive Branch 
agencies and $490,000 from reserves for lease or use of 
facilities at the International Center Complex, as authorized 
by law; (3) provides not to exceed $15,000 from reimbursements, 
surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities in 
accordance with the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956; (4) allows advances for certain services to be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; and (5) 
makes not to exceed $6,000,000 in fee collections available 
until expended for various activities. The recommendation does 
not include requested language to permanently authorize the 
collection of MRV fees, or language allowing transfers from 
this account for the Presidential Advisory Commission on 
Holocaust Assets in the United States.

                        capital investment fund

    The Committee recommends $79,670,000 for the Capital 
Investment Fund, the same level as available in fiscal year 
2000 and $17,330,000 below the request. In addition, the budget 
request estimates that an additional $63,000,000 in expedited 
passport fees will be used to support the computer 
modernization effort, for a total fiscal year 2001 spending 
availability of $142,670,000.
    Within the amount available, the Department shall allocate 
$17,000,000 to establish a common technology platform at 
selected overseas posts pursuant to the recommendations of the 
Overseas Presence Advisory Panel. The Committee expects the 
Department to submit a plan for the expenditure of resources 
for this initiative by December 31, 2000, in accordance with 
section 605 of this Act. This plan should include a multi-year 
budget and schedule to achieve a common technology platform at 
every overseas post, including proposals to equitably share the 
costs of this interagency effort. With the Year 2000 
modernization effort complete, and the cost of that effort non-
recurred, the Committee expects the establishment of a common 
overseas technology platform to be the Department's highest 
priority technology objective.
    This account supports the Department's effort to modernize 
its information technology infrastructure. The amount provided 
under this heading, when combined with expedited passport fees, 
the portion of Machine Readable Visa fees used for consular 
affairs technology improvements, and amounts for information 
resource management in other Administration of Foreign Affairs 
accounts, results in a Department-wide information resource 
budget of $491,911,000. This represents approximately 14 
percent of the Department's total operating budget--a larger 
percentage than is allocated to the Diplomatic Relations, 
Public Diplomacy, or Consular Relations functions.
    The Committee is concerned that this enormous investment in 
technology infrastructure is not clearly linked to quantifiable 
achievements and efficiencies, either overseas or domestically. 
The Committee directs the Department to submit, by December 31, 
2000, a detailed list of modernization projects undertaken 
since the inception of the modernization program, and the 
specific efficiencies and savings that have resulted, or will 
result, from each.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The Committee recommends $28,490,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General (OIG), which is $1,108,000 above the current 
year level, and $1,012,000 below the budget request. The 
Inspector General conducts oversight at the State Department 
and the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The Committee 
recommendation includes funding for OIG oversight of the 
Department's efforts to implement worldwide security upgrades.
    The Committee recommends that the Inspector General 
exercise appropriate oversight over the programs for 
International Commissions and International Broadcasting funded 
under this title.
    The bill includes language, as in previous years, waiving 
the statutory requirement that every post be inspected every 
five years, in order to provide greater flexibility to the 
Inspector General to utilize resources in the most productive 
areas.

               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

    The bill includes a total of $213,771,000 for the 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs of the Department of 
State. This amount is $8,771,000 above the fiscal year 2000 
level, and $11,229,000 below the budget request. The 
recommended amount provides the amount requested for 
adjustments to base in this account. In addition to the amount 
provided under this heading, the Department expects to receive 
transfers from appropriations for Freedom Support Act exchange 
programs with nations of the former Soviet Union. In fiscal 
year 2000, the Department received transfers of approximately 
$93,000,000 in this account for such programs.
    Funding provided under this heading supports international 
educational and cultural exchange programs including the 
Fulbright student and scholar exchanges and the International 
Visitors Program, as well as staff costs to implement these and 
other exchange programs. To the maximum extent possible, the 
Committee urges that the following exchange programs be 
supported: the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program, the 
Disability Exchange Clearinghouse, Educational Advising and 
Counseling, Citizen Exchange programs (including continued 
funding for traditional public/private partnership grants), 
interparliamentary exchanges with China and Korea, the Youth 
Science Leadership Institute of the Americas, Muskie 
Fellowships, the Regional Scholar Exchange Program, and student 
exchanges with Tibet, the South Pacific and East Timor. With 
respect to the Congress-Bundestag Program, the Committee 
intends that the amount provided will support 380 exchanges in 
fiscal year 2001, the same level as in fiscal year 2000. With 
respect to exchanges with the newly independent states of the 
former Soviet Union (NIS), the Committee expects that funding 
provided under this heading shall be allocated in recognition 
of the amounts available for similar programs via transfer from 
other appropriations.
    The Committee notes that funding provided under this 
account supports the Working Group on United States Government 
Sponsored International Exchanges and Training. This Working 
Group is charged with identifying the most efficient and cost-
effective uses of Federal resources for international 
exchanges. The Committee encourages the Working Group and the 
Department to ensure interagency cooperation and efficiency, 
and to identify unnecessary duplication in carrying out all 
exchange programs, particularly those with the independent 
states of the former Soviet Union.
    The Committee recommendation includes a limitation of not 
to exceed $800,000 on the use of fees or other payments 
received from or in connection with English teaching and 
publication, and student advising and counseling programs as 
authorized by law.
    The Committee supports educational advising and counseling 
programs that enable foreign students to make informed choices 
about attendance at American colleges and universities. The 
Committee urges the Department to fund these programs to the 
maximum extent possible, while continuing to encourage cost 
sharing by non-profit organizations.
    The Committee supports efforts to open up the 
administration of exchange programs for competition. These 
steps allow more organizations to compete, including those 
having expertise in specific regions of the world. The 
Committee encourages the Department of State to continue such 
efforts to expand competition in all exchange programs.
    The Committee expects that a proposal for the distribution 
of available resources among exchange programs will be 
submitted through the normal reprogramming process and within 
60 days from the date of enactment of this Act.
    The Committee notes that exchange programs owe their 
success in great measure to the partnerships that exist between 
the Federal government and private, nonprofit U.S. 
organizations, as such programs are carried out through grants 
and cooperative agreements. The Committee urges the Department 
to renew and sustain the existing partnerships with U.S. 
exchange organizations, and to fully utilize the expertise and 
experience of such organizations.

                       REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES

    The Committee recommends $5,826,000 for representation 
allowances authorized by section 905 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980. This is the same as the amount available in the 
current fiscal year, and $147,000 below the budget request. 
These funds are used to reimburse Foreign Service Officers for 
expenditures incurred in their official capacities abroad in 
establishing and maintaining relations with officials of 
foreign governments and appropriate members of local 
communities.

              PROTECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONS AND OFFICIALS

    The Committee recommends a total of $8,067,000 for the 
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials account. This is 
the same as the amount available in fiscal year 2000, and 
$2,423,000 below the budget request.
    This account reimburses local governments and communities 
for the extraordinary costs incurred in providing protection 
for international organizations, foreign missions and 
officials, and foreign dignitaries under certain circumstances. 
The Committee believes that local jurisdictions incurring such 
costs must submit a certified billing for such costs in 
accordance with program regulations. The Committee also 
believes that in those instances where a local jurisdiction 
will realize a financial benefit from a visit by a foreign 
dignitary through increased tax revenues, such circumstances 
should be taken into account by the Department in assessing the 
need for reimbursement under this program. The Committee 
expects the Department to treat such submissions diligently and 
provide reimbursement to local jurisdictions on a timely basis 
if claims are fully justified.
    Of the total amount recommended, $1,300,000 is available 
for protection of foreign diplomats and their families 
throughout the United States. The Foreign Missions Act of 1982 
authorizes the provision of such services when necessary either 
at the request of a foreign mission or on the initiative of the 
Secretary of State. In these situations, where State and local 
authorities cannot provide the security required, the Act 
permits the Department of State to employ the services of 
private security firms.
    Of the total amount recommended, $6,767,000 is allocated to 
reimburse New York City for the protection of foreign missions 
and officials accredited to the United Nations and other 
international organizations. These funds provide for the costs 
of guard posts and security escort and motorcade services to 
foreign missions and personnel assigned to the United Nations.
    The bill includes language making these funds available 
until September 30, 2002, as requested in the budget.

            embassy security, construction, and maintenance

    The Committee recommends a total appropriation of 
$1,064,976,000 for Embassy Security, Construction, and 
Maintenance. This is $325,618,000 above the amount available in 
fiscal year 2000, and $14,202,000 below the budget request. The 
recommendation designates $648,000,000 as available only for 
priority worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and 
construction, the full amount requested for such activities. 
The recommendation includes $416,976,000 for non-security 
related costs, which is $8,765,000 below fiscal year 2000 and 
$14,202,000 below the budget request. The recommendation does 
not include $3,350,000,000 requested as an advance 
appropriation for fiscal years 2002-2005.
    This account provides funding to the Department to manage 
U.S. Government real property worth more than $10,000,000,000 
in over 200 countries, including maintaining 3,000 Government-
owned and long-term leased properties at 250 posts, and leasing 
approximately 1,100 office and functional facilities and 8,000 
residential units, not only for the Department of State, but 
for all U.S. employees overseas. The Department's latest 
inspection and survey identified in excess of 4,200 maintenance 
and repair needs, as well as major rehabilitation requirements.
    Worldwide Security Upgrades.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $648,000,000 for security projects, the full amount 
requested, including $500,000,000 for the security capital 
program. The recommended amount for the security capital 
program will support the costs of completing at least seven 
embassy or consulate facilities for which site acquisition and/
or design has been provided in previous fiscal years. In 
addition, this amount will support planning activities and 
acquisition of an estimated eight new sites. The Committee does 
not approve the use of $50,000,000, as requested, to construct 
new facilities for the U.S. Agency for International 
Development in Kampala, Uganda, and Nairobi, Kenya. 
Appropriations requirements of the U.S. Agency for 
International Development fall under the jurisdiction of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
Subcommittee. Therefore, the Committee directs the Department 
to use this $50,000,000 for additional costs of relocating 
embassy and consulate facilities at high-risk overseas posts, 
subject to the Committee's approval of a spending plan through 
the normal reprogramming process. The Committee expects that a 
proposed spending plan for the entire amount of available 
resources provided for worldwide security upgrades will be 
submitted through the normal reprogramming process within 60 
days from the date of enactment of this Act. The Committee 
expects the Department to notify it immediately if there are 
any facilities that the Department believes face serious 
security risks.
    Capital Program.--The Committee recommendation does not 
include any funding for the non-security capital program, as 
none was requested. Funds were provided in fiscal year 2000 for 
costs of acquiring a consulate site and housing in China.
    Physical Security Upgrades.--The Committee recommends 
$16,700,000 for physical security upgrades, the amount of the 
budget request. This amount includes $10,900,000 for the 
Department's share of a joint program to acquire living 
quarters to enable the deployment of Marine Security Guards to 
selected posts that currently lack such support.
    Post Communication Support.--The Committee recommendation 
of $5,977,000 for post communication support provides the level 
appropriated in fiscal year 2000.
    Administration.--The Committee recommendation of 
$20,334,000 for Administration of this account provides the 
fiscal year 2000 level, instead of $20,412,000 as requested.
    Responding to the Recommendations of the Overseas Presence 
Advisory Panel.--The Committee directs the Department to 
vigorously pursue the recommendations of the Overseas Presence 
Advisory Panel that pertain to the security of facilities, 
management of overseas property, and the size and location of 
overseas posts.
     All diplomatic facility construction and major 
renovation/rehabilitation projects funded under this account, 
including from assets management funds, shall result in 
facilities that fully comply with the Department's security 
standards.
     The Committee directs the Department to submit, by 
December 31, 2000, a plan to implement the Panel's 
recommendation to establish a new federally chartered 
government corporation to exercise responsibility for building, 
renovating, maintaining, and managing the Federal Government's 
civilian overseas facilities. Such a plan shall retain the 
approval and oversight roles and responsibilities of the 
Secretary of State and the Congress.
     The Committee expects the Department to continue 
to pursue an Administration-wide process of determining the 
right size and makeup of overseas posts. The Committee expects 
that this process will include down-sizing and regionalization 
of overseas staffing pursuant to efficiency and security 
improvements. The justification for all facilities projects 
funded under this account must include a full explanation of 
regional efficiency and security planning, and related staffing 
assumptions.
    Assets Management.--The budget request designates 
$67,000,000 in assets management funds planned for expenditure 
in fiscal year 2001. The Committee expects that these funds 
will be used for opportunity purchases to replace uneconomical 
leases, and for continued costs of developing the new embassy 
compound in Seoul, South Korea. In addition, as in previous 
years, the Committee expects that assets management funds will 
continue to be allocated in part to security construction 
needs. Any use of these or additional assets management funds 
in fiscal year 2001 is subject to reprogramming. In addition, 
with respect to the requirement that a reprogramming for any 
major new start be submitted, the Committee understands that 
requirement to mean that rehabilitation or construction of 
projects involving ambassador's residences will be subject to 
the requirement.
    The recommendation includes language, as requested, 
clarifying that amounts available for representation may be 
used both domestically and overseas, and language carried in 
the bill in previous years which prohibits funds from being 
used for acquisition of furniture and furnishings and 
generators for other departments and agencies.

           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

    The Committee recommends $5,477,000 to enable the Secretary 
of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the 
Diplomatic and Consular Service. This amount is the same as is 
available in fiscal year 2000 and $5,523,000 below the budget 
request. The Committee does not provide the requested increase 
for evacuations and other activities, and notes that the 
Department had $7,500,000 in carryover funding available in 
fiscal year 2000 and projects a similar carryover amount into 
fiscal year 2001. Funding provided in this account is available 
until expended.
    The Committee has included a provision in the bill that 
permits up to $1,000,000 to be transferred from this account to 
the Repatriation Loans Program account, as requested in the 
budget. This provision will ensure an adequate level of 
resources for loans to American citizens through the 
Repatriation Loans Program account should that account require 
additional funds in fiscal year 2001 due to an unanticipated 
increase in the number of loans needed.
    The appropriation provides resources for the Department of 
State to meet emergency requirements in the conduct of foreign 
affairs. The Committee recommendation provides funds for: (1) 
travel and subsistence expenses for relocation of American 
employees of the United States Government and their families 
from troubled areas to the United States and/or safe-haven 
posts; (2) allowances granted to State Department employees and 
their dependents evacuated to the United States for the 
convenience of the Government; and (3) payment of rewards for 
information concerning terrorist activities.

                   repatriation loans program account

    The Committee has included $591,000 for the subsidy cost of 
repatriation loans, which is the same level as is available in 
the current fiscal year and $2,000 below the budget request, 
and $604,000 for administrative costs of the program as 
authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2671, which is the same as in the 
current fiscal year and $3,000 below the budget request.
    This account provides emergency loans to assist destitute 
Americans abroad who have no other source of funds to return to 
the United States.

              payment to the american institute in taiwan

    The accompanying bill includes $16,345,000 for the 
appropriation entitled ``Payment to the American Institute in 
Taiwan''. This amount is the same as the budget request, and 
$970,000 above the current year amount. The recommendation 
provides for the Institute's pay and inflationary base 
adjustments. In addition, the Institute is authorized to 
collect Machine Readable Visa fees, which are expected to 
generate an additional $12,000,000 in revenues in fiscal year 
2001, as well as reimbursements from agencies and user fees 
from trade show exhibitors.
    The Committee expects that AIT will cover anticipated 
operating expenses in fiscal year 2001 through a combination of 
appropriations and visa fee revenues, and encourages the 
Institute to continue to pursue cost saving measures, including 
the reduction of American and foreign national personnel, where 
appropriate. The Committee expects the Department to submit by 
December 31, 2000, an AIT spending plan for fiscal year 2001, 
indicating the total amount of estimated fee collections, the 
amount of such fee collections allocated for operating 
expenses, and the total amount planned for operating expenses 
from all funding sources.
    The Committee also notes that the building fund maintained 
by the Institute totals approximately $30,000,000. The 
Committee understands that AIT's previous estimates for the 
cost of a new facility ($60,000,000 to $80,000,000) have been 
revised, and the new estimates range between $80,000,000 and 
$100,000,000. The Committee notes that, in addition to amounts 
in the AIT building fund, the Committee designated $5,000,000 
from fiscal year 2000 assets management funds toward the design 
costs of a new facility.
    The Taiwan Relations Act requires that programs concerning 
Taiwan be carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan and 
authorizes funds to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 
to carry out the provisions of the Act. The Institute 
administers programs in the areas of economic and commercial 
services, cultural affairs, travel services, and logistics. The 
Department of State contracts with the American Institute in 
Taiwan to carry out these activities.

     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

    The Committee recommends $131,224,000 for the appropriation 
entitled ``Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund''. This amount is the full budget request and 
is $2,683,000 above the amount appropriated for the current 
fiscal year. The amount provided in the Committee 
recommendation is required to amortize the unfunded liability 
in the system, as documented by the annual evaluation of Fund 
balances.
    This appropriation, which is considered mandatory for 
budget scorekeeping purposes, is authorized by the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980, which provides for an appropriation to the 
Fund in 30 equal annual installments of the amount required for 
the unfunded liability created by new benefits, new groups of 
beneficiaries or increased salaries on which benefits are 
computed. The Retirement Fund is maintained through 
contributions by participants; matching government 
contributions; special government contributions, including this 
account; interest on investments; and voluntary contributions.

              International Organizations and Conferences


              contributions to international organizations

    The bill includes a total of $880,505,000 for payment of 
the obligations of United States membership in international 
organizations as authorized by conventions, treaties, or 
specific Acts of Congress for fiscal year 2001. This is the 
same amount available in the current fiscal year and 
$65,555,000 below the request.
    The amount provided in the bill is intended to cover the 
requested level for all assessments for membership in 
international organizations, including the United Nations. In 
addition, the amount provides the requested levels for 
assessments for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization and the related North Atlantic Assembly, 
International War Crimes Tribunals for Rwanda and the former 
Yugoslavia, the Organization of American States, and the Pan 
American Health Organization, among others.
    Over the past several months, estimates of the amount 
required to cover fiscal year 2001 assessments have varied 
based on the most recent foreign currency exchange rates for 
the dollar, which has risen in value since the budget request 
was formulated. The Committee recommendation is based on a 
downward adjustment of the fiscal year 2001 request by 
$23,508,000 based on exchange rate fluctuations, and also 
reflects the application of an estimated $28,149,000 in 
available balances from fiscal year 2000 that the Committee 
directs the Department to apply to the fiscal year 2001 
assessment for the United Nations regular budget.
    The recommended level does not include the requested 
amounts for the Bureau of International Expositions and the 
Interparliamentary Union. The Committee has not approved the 
payment of these assessments for several consecutive years, and 
expects the Department to report to the Committee on actions 
necessary, and actions taken, to formally withdraw from these 
organizations. The recommendation does not include funding for 
the Inter-American Indian Institute. The Committee understands 
that the Department has already taken the necessary steps to 
withdraw from the organization, and that withdrawal will be 
official as of January 1, 2001. The recommendation does not 
include funding for the International Union for the Protection 
of New Varieties of Plants, a new assessment requested for the 
first time under this account in fiscal year 2001. The 
Committee does not support the proliferation of assessments for 
new international organizations absent a comprehensive 
reassessment of U.S. membership in each of the 50 international 
organizations for which funding is requested under this 
account. The recommendation does not include requested funding 
for War Crimes Tribunals in Cambodia and Iraq, which do not yet 
exist. Should these Tribunals be established in time to require 
fiscal year 2001 funding, the Committee would support the 
reprogramming of funds to cover required assessments. The 
recommendation does not include funding for the International 
Natural Rubber Organization. The Committee understands that 
this organization will disband, following the premature 
termination of the third International Natural Rubber Agreement 
on October 15, 1999, rather than on February 5, 2001, as 
projected in the budget request.
    After accounting for all the above adjustments, the 
recommended level is approximately $6,000,000 below the revised 
request. The Committee notes that the Department will continue 
to revise the fiscal year 2000 operating budget and the fiscal 
year 2001 request over the next few months, and expects that 
those changes will result in additional savings to allow the 
Department to live within the recommended level and still pay, 
in full, all approved assessments. In addition, the Committee 
notes that the Department does not propose withholding funds 
that may constitute an overpayment to the tax equalization fund 
at the U.N. Should the payment to this fund, in fact, represent 
an overpayment, an adjustment could further reduce the amount 
needed to fully pay assessments in fiscal year 2001. Should 
sufficient savings fail to develop, the Committee directs the 
Department to defer the payment of calendar year 2001 
assessments, in such amounts as necessary, until the enactment 
of fiscal year 2002 appropriations.
    The Committee continues to insist on reform as the highest 
priority for all of the international organizations, including 
the maintenance of zero nominal growth budgets, and the reform 
of scales of assessment. The Committee believes that the onus 
is on each international organization and the State Department 
representatives to those organizations to reduce overall 
budgets and eliminate duplicative activities, excessive 
administrative costs and inefficient operations. The Department 
is directed to report to the Committee by December 31, 2000, on 
the results achieved to date in each organization, including 
but not limited to the adoption of zero nominal growth budgets 
and procedures requiring that a budget level agreed to at the 
beginning of a cycle will be maintained, and establishment of 
program evaluation and sunset procedures. The report shall also 
identify any reforms undertaken by any international 
organization that can be recommended generally for other 
organizations.
    Current year United Nations assessment.--As indicated, the 
funding level assumes full payment of the U.S. assessment to 
the United Nations regular budget, as has been provided every 
year since fiscal year 1989. This assessment is estimated at 
$299,608,000 for calendar year 2000. In order to assure that 
the United Nations lives up to the fiscal discipline that the 
Congress has insisted upon, the bill contains language, similar 
to that carried in previous fiscal years, that conditions 
release of $100,000,000 of the current year assessment for the 
United Nations on a semi-annual certification by the Secretary 
of State that the United Nations has taken no action to 
increase funding for any United Nations program without 
identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United 
Nations budget and cause the United Nations to exceed its 2000-
2001 budget of $2,535,700,000. The Committee notes that, 
despite the Department's official statements of policy and 
testimony before the Committee, the enacted United Nations 
budget for the 2000-2001 biennium exceeds zero nominal growth 
by $2,700,000. The Committee expects the Department to continue 
its policy of insisting on the maintenance of zero nominal 
growth budgets in the United Nations and other international 
organizations.
    The Committee continues to believe that additional reforms 
are required at the United Nations and other international 
organizations. The Committee directs the Department to insist 
on maintaining any reforms that have been achieved to date and 
to report to the Committee on any actions taken that threaten 
the maintenance of such reforms, including the maintenance of 
reduced staffing levels at the United Nations.
    Other issues.--The Committee continues to support the work 
done by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The 
Committee is concerned that a reallocation of regional funds by 
the World Health Organization will impact programs supported by 
PAHO in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Committee 
encourages the Department to work to protect full funding for 
PAHO programs.
    In addition, the bill includes language carried in previous 
years stating that any payment of arrearages under this Title 
shall be directed toward special activities that are mutually 
agreed upon by the U.S. and the respective international 
organization.

        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

    The Committee recommendation includes $498,100,000 for 
United States payments for Contributions for International 
Peacekeeping Activities for fiscal year 2001, the same amount 
available in fiscal year 2000, and a reduction of $240,566,000 
from the amount requested in the budget. Assessments will be 
paid at the rate of 25 percent, which is one of the major 
reforms that has been achieved in the peacekeeping area.
    The Committee recommendation provides for the payment of 
anticipated fiscal year 2001 assessments for United Nations 
(U.N.) peacekeeping missions, with the exceptions noted below.
    The Committee does not approve the amount requested for 
UNMOT in Tajikistan. The UNMOT mission ended when the mandate 
expired on May 15, 2000.
    The Committee recommendation does not include the amounts 
requested for certain peacekeeping missions where mandates will 
expire, and where information on future plans has not been 
provided or approved, including MINURSO in Western Sahara, 
UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone, and MONUC in the Democratic Republic 
of Congo. Any funding for these missions in fiscal year 2001 
from within the overall amount available in this appropriation 
account is subject to reprogramming.
    The Committee is particularly concerned about the future of 
the UNAMSIL mission in Sierra Leone. The Committee is alarmed 
that the Administration may be willing to maintain, and even 
expand, an open-ended UNAMSIL mission in Sierra Leone despite 
the recent renewal of hostilities and the collapse of the peace 
agreement upon which the mandate is based. The situation in 
Sierra Leone appears to require the use of force, or a credible 
threat of force, to restore and enforce peace. Experience has 
shown that this is not a situation in which a U.N. peacekeeping 
force can succeed. The Committee, therefore, does not support 
expansion of the UNAMSIL mission or mandate, and the 
recommendation for fiscal year 2001 does not include funding 
for the continuation of the mission.
    The recommendation does not include requested funding for 
the MONUC mission. While the Committee recognizes the 
differences between the situations in Congo and Sierra Leone, 
and the differences between the MONUC and UNAMSIL mandates, the 
recent events in Sierra Leone reconfirm that a U.N. mission 
should never be deployed into an environment where there is no 
reliable cease-fire, and where war fighting and peace 
enforcement are likely to be required. Given the likelihood of 
continued hostilities in the Congo, the inadequacy of the 
proposed force to respond to such hostilities, and the limited 
funding available under this account, the Committee 
recommendation for fiscal year 2001 does not include funding 
for the deployment of the Phase II force in the Congo.
    The recommendation again does not include funding for the 
MINURSO mission, based on the continuing lack of any 
demonstrable progress despite an enormous investment of funds 
over the past decade. The Committee notes that the 
Administration recently voted once again to extend the mandate 
for this moribund mission. The Committee expects the 
Administration to support the termination of this mission upon 
the expiration of the current mandate on July 31, 2000.
    In addition, the recommendation does not include requested 
funding for the Angola Monitoring mission. The Committee 
understands that neither this mission nor the mission in Haiti 
will be paid by peacekeeping assessments in fiscal year 2001. 
To the extent that the activities of the Angola and Haiti 
missions continue, but are instead paid for from the United 
Nations regular budget, the Committee expects the Department to 
confirm to the Committee that any resulting costs are offset by 
reductions of a like amount from elsewhere in the United 
Nations regular budget.
    Any funding required for terminated missions in fiscal year 
2001 is subject to reprogramming.
    The Committee recommendation does not include funding 
requested for a new mission for Ethiopia and Eritrea. The 
request for funding anticipated that Ethiopia and Eritrea would 
sign a peace agreement, which has not occurred.
    Over the past several years, U.S. assessments have been 
reduced on the order of $20,000,000 annually, resulting from 
credits for unencumbered balances in existing missions, which 
arise as particular operations spend less than their budgets, 
and assessments are then credited with the unspent amount. 
Consequently, the Committee assumes a similar amount will 
become available in fiscal year 2001.
    In fiscal year 1995, the annual cost of U.N. peacekeeping 
to the United States amounted to approximately $1,100,000,000. 
The reduced costs in the years since result in part from 
increased discipline, and a narrowing of the scope of what 
United Nations peacekeeping can realistically hope to achieve. 
Therefore, the Administration's tendency to vote to extend 
moribund missions, and to establish and expand missions 
irrespective of Congressional input or the availability of 
funding to pay for them, is a matter of gravest concern to the 
Committee. The Committee notes that the annual cost of assessed 
U.N. peacekeeping has more than doubled in just one year. The 
Committee is also concerned that the establishment of several 
large complex missions over the past year has overtaken the 
capacity of the U.N. to plan and manage such operations. The 
Committee understands that the recommended amount for fiscal 
year 2001, which maintains the account at the current level 
after this burst of uncontrolled growth, will necessitate 
prioritization in the use of funds. In order to avoid a return 
to the era of large assessments and arrearages, the Committee 
directs the Department to live within the appropriation, and to 
take no action to extend existing missions or create new 
missions for which funding is not available.
    The Committee supports the important work of the Department 
to reform the U.N.'s peacekeeping scale of assessments. The 
Committee agrees that concentration of financial responsibility 
for U.N. peacekeeping in the hands of a small number of members 
places the future viability of U.N. peacekeeping at risk. Under 
the current scale of assessments, the top five contributing 
countries pay more than 75 percent of the total expenses. The 
Committee encourages the Department to continue to advocate for 
comprehensive reforms to bring about a broader and more 
equitable distribution of financial responsibility, and directs 
the Department to submit a report by December 31, 2000, 
detailing all such reforms achieved and any plans to pursue 
additional reforms.
    Finally, the Committee acknowledges the efforts of the 
United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to 
identify waste, fraud and abuse in regard to peacekeeping 
operations, and to recommend specific reforms to ensure that 
such practices are brought to an end. The Committee directs the 
Department to provide the necessary support to ensure that the 
work of the OIOS is maintained and strengthened as it relates 
to oversight of peacekeeping operations.
    The bill retains language carried in previous years 
requiring 15-day advance notice of any new or expanded mission, 
together with a statement of cost, duration, exit strategy, 
vital national interest, and source of funds to pay the cost. 
The bill also retains language requiring certification that 
American manufacturers and suppliers are provided equal 
procurement opportunities, and language prohibiting the use of 
funds under this account for the costs of court monitoring. The 
bill does not include language to make appropriations under 
this account, or any portion thereof, available for two fiscal 
years.

                       International Commissions


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

    The bill includes a total of $25,385,000 for the 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico (IBWC). This amount is the same as the amount available 
in fiscal year 2000, and $8,504,000 less than the total budget 
request for fiscal year 2001. The total amount provided 
includes $19,470,000 for Salaries and Expenses and $5,915,000 
for construction. The recommendation does not include the 
request to shift operations and maintenance costs from salaries 
and expenses to construction, and to rename the construction 
account accordingly.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommendation for the Salaries and Expenses 
account is $19,470,000, the same amount available in fiscal 
year 2000 and $12,328,000 above the budget request. The 
recommendation does not include the request to shift operations 
and maintenance costs out of this account.
    The amount provided includes funding for the operation and 
maintenance costs of the South Bay International Wastewater 
Treatment Plant, which has been in full operation since 1998. 
The Committee is aware of continuing concerns about the 
contamination of beaches in Southern California resulting from 
sewage flows originating in the border region. The Committee 
encourages the Commission to consider using funds provided 
under this account to continue its monitoring efforts to better 
identify and address the specific sources of this pollution. In 
addition, the Committee is willing to consider a reprogramming 
of funds for redirection of sewage flows to another treatment 
plant, should such an emergency situation occur.
    The recommendation includes language authorizing not to 
exceed $6,000 for representation expenses.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommendation for IBWC construction provides 
$5,915,000, which is the same amount available in the current 
fiscal year and $20,832,000 below the budget request. The 
recommendation does not include the request to shift operations 
and maintenance costs to this account, and rename the account 
``Construction, Operations and Maintenance''.
    The recommendation provides the requested level of funding 
for ongoing projects as follows: facilities renovation--
$425,000; heavy equipment replacement--$1,000,000; land mobile 
radio systems replacement--$500,000; hydrologic data collection 
system rehabilitation--$500,000; Rio Grande construction--
$2,685,000; and Colorado River construction--$805,000. Any 
reallocation of funding may be proposed to the Committee under 
the reprogramming procedures set forth in section 605 of this 
Act.

              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

    The Committee recommends a total of $5,710,000 to fund the 
U.S. share of expenses of the International Boundary 
Commission, the International Joint Commission, United States 
and Canada, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission 
for fiscal year 2001. This amount is the same as is available 
in fiscal year 2000 and $3,181,000 below the budget request, 
and includes $758,000 for the International Boundary 
Commission, $3,418,000 for the International Joint Commission 
and $1,534,000 for the Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission.

                  INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSIONS

    The Committee recommends a total of $15,485,000 to fund the 
U.S. share of the expenses of twelve international fisheries 
commissions or related organizations, as well as the travel 
expenses of the United States commissioners. This is the same 
amount as is available in fiscal year 2000 and $3,907,000 below 
the budget request. The recommended funding level includes the 
continuation of a $1,000,000 increase provided in fiscal year 
2000 to address the sea lamprey problem in the Great Lakes. If 
necessary, reductions may be taken from those commissions where 
the United States overmatches its share of the budget compared 
with contributions from other countries.

                                 Other


                     PAYMENT TO THE ASIA FOUNDATION

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,216,000 for 
payment to the Asia Foundation for fiscal year 2001, the same 
amount available in fiscal year 2000, and $1,784,000 below the 
budget request.
    The Asia Foundation is a private, nonprofit institution the 
purpose of which is to stimulate Asian democratic development 
and assist the peoples of Asian countries to shape their own 
destinies.

           EISENHOWER EXCHANGE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TRUST FUND

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2001 of interest and earnings from the Eisenhower Exchange 
Fellowship Program Trust Fund, expected to total $500,000.
    The Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 authorized a 
permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 
Program to increase educational opportunities for young leaders 
in preparation for and enhancement of their professional 
careers and to advance peace through international 
understanding. The Act established the Eisenhower Exchange 
Fellowship Program Trust Fund in the United States Treasury for 
these purposes. A total of $7,500,000 has been provided to 
establish a permanent endowment for the program, from which the 
appropriation of interest and earnings is provided to 
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated.

                    ISRAELI ARAB SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

    The Committee recommends language in the accompanying bill 
that will appropriate for fiscal year 2001 interest and 
earnings of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund 
expected to total $375,000. A permanent endowment of $4,978,500 
for the Fund was established in fiscal year 1992 with funds 
made available to the United States Information Agency under 
section 556(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990, as amended. The 
income from the endowment is to be used for a program of 
scholarships for Israeli Arabs to attend institutions of higher 
education in the United States.

                            EAST-WEST CENTER

    The Committee does not recommend funding for maintaining 
and operating the East-West Center. The budget contained a 
request of $12,500,000, and in fiscal year 2000, $12,500,000 
was provided.
    The Committee does not recommend continued funding for the 
East-West Center as a sole-source appropriation. The purpose of 
the Center is to promote better relations and understanding 
between the United States and the nations of Asia and the 
Pacific through cooperative programs of research, study and 
training.
    The Center started receiving a direct subsidy from the 
Federal government in fiscal year 1961. Over the past ten 
years, the Federal government has provided approximately 
$200,000,000 for its operation.
    The Center can solicit private contributions and compete 
for other Federal grants to support its activities, and has 
embarked on a plan to increase private contributions. The 
termination of funding in this account does not therefore 
necessarily mean the dissolution of the Center.

                           NORTH/SOUTH CENTER

    The Committee does not recommend funding for continued 
support of the operations of the North/South Center. The budget 
contained a request of $1,750,000, and $1,750,000 was provided 
in fiscal year 2000.
    The committee cannot recommend continued funding for this 
sole-source appropriation to a non-governmental organization 
affiliated with a university. The mission of the Center is to 
promote, through cultural and technical exchange, better 
relations among the United States, Canada, and the nations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean.
    The Center started receiving a direct subsidy from the 
Federal government in 1991. Since that time, the Federal 
government has provided $43,895,000 for its operations. Prior 
to 1991, the Center operated on private funding, and competed 
for and received project-specific Federal grants. The Center 
can solicit private donations and compete for Federal grants 
available to support its programs and research, as it did prior 
to 1991. The termination of funding in this account does not 
therefore necessarily mean the dissolution of the Center.

                    NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY

    The Committee recommends $30,872,000 for the National 
Endowment for Democracy for fiscal year 2001, the same as the 
amount available in fiscal year 2000, and $1,128,000 below the 
budget request.
    The National Endowment for Democracy is a private, non-
profit corporation established to encourage and strengthen the 
development of democratic institutions and processes 
internationally through private-sector initiatives, training, 
and other activities, including those which promote pluralism, 
democratic governance, civic education, human rights, and 
respect for the rule of law. The Endowment does not carry out 
programs directly, but provides funding for projects which are 
determined to be in the national interest of the United States 
and which are administered by private organizations and groups.

                             RELATED AGENCY


                    BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS


                 INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING OPERATIONS

    The Committee recommends $419,777,000 to carry out United 
States International Broadcasting Operations for fiscal year 
2001. The recommendation includes funding for Broadcasting to 
Cuba under this account, instead of as a separate account as it 
was in fiscal year 2000 and in the request. The recommended 
level is $8,735,000 below the comparable budget request, and 
$10,000,000 above the comparable amounts available for 
international broadcasting operations in fiscal year 2000. The 
increase above the 2000 level provides adjustments to base for 
all entities funded under this account.
    The Committee recommendation does not include requested 
program increases in this account. As in past years, the 
Committee expects that there will be additional savings 
available to the Board including exchange rate gains and 
vacancies in funded positions. The Board will have the ability 
to propose that savings be used for needs not funded by the 
recommendation through the normal reprogramming process. The 
recommendation provides funding for the principal broadcasting 
entities as follows:
    Voice of America.--The recommendation provides $131,157,000 
for VOA. The Committee notes that this amount assumes the 
absorption by VOA of personnel and resources which formerly 
carried out television programming activities under the 
separate organization known as WORLDNET. The Committee 
understands that the Board will dissolve the WORLDNET entity, 
and create a television component within VOA called VOA-TV. 
This change is proposed to expand the delivery methods for VOA 
news and information programming in local languages to include 
television and the Internet. The Committee agrees that this is 
a more effective use of WORLDNET resources, and has no 
objection to this proposal. The Committee expects this 
organizational change to include an ongoing top-to-bottom 
review of television-related programs, and expects that review 
to result in the elimination of lower priority, less cost-
effective activities, such as the production of original 
thematic programming. The elimination of such lower priority 
activities should result in significant budget savings in the 
future. The overall recommended funding level for VOA includes 
$4,708,000 above the fiscal year 2000 level to provide for 
requested adjustments to base.
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.--The recommendation 
provides $68,018,000 for RFE/RL, including the full requested 
amounts for broadcasting to Iran and Iraq. The recommended 
amount includes $1,804,000 above the fiscal year 2000 level to 
provide for requested adjustments to base. The amount also 
assumes non-recurring costs of $1,580,000 for Post Retirement 
Medical Insurance contributions which were completed in fiscal 
year 2000.
    Radio Free Asia.--The recommendation provides $23,278,000 
for RFA. This amount includes $1,309,000 above the fiscal year 
2000 level to provide for requested adjustments to base, and 
will allow RFA to continue its expanded schedule of 24 
broadcast hours per day to China in various languages, and an 
additional 10 broadcast hours per day in Burmese, Vietnamese, 
Korean, Lao, and Khmer.
    Broadcasting to Cuba.--The recommendation provides 
$22,806,000 for Broadcasting to Cuba. This amount includes 
$610,000 above the fiscal year 2000 level to provide for 
requested adjustments to base.
    The Committee supports the rationalization of international 
television broadcasting activities begun with the creation of 
VOA-TV as only one of many opportunities for streamlining and 
improving the performance of the U.S. Government's 
international broadcasting operations. The Committee expects 
the Board to use its management prerogatives as an independent 
agency to pursue additional initiatives within the resources 
provided, including: continuing to move to more cost-effective 
delivery methods such as FM radio and the Internet; combining 
and downsizing both program and support offices and functions 
to streamline the organization and eliminate unnecessary 
bureaucratic layers; and improving and enforcing program 
review, audience research and language service prioritization 
methodologies to facilitate results-based resource allocation.
    The Broadcasting Board of Governors is directed to provide 
their plan for the expenditure of funds under this account to 
the Committee within 60 days from the enactment of this Act.

                   BROADCASTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

    The bill includes $18,358,000 in new budget authority for 
broadcasting capital improvements, which is $1,402,000 below 
the request and $7,900,000 above the amount available in fiscal 
year 2000. The amount recommended will provide for maintenance, 
improvements, replacements and repairs, satellite and 
terrestrial program feeds, and broadcast facility leases and 
land rentals. The recommended funding level includes requested 
funding for digital production capability development, security 
upgrades at transmitting stations overseas, and complete 
relocation costs for the Poro Point medium wave transmitter.
    The Committee directs the Board to submit a spending plan 
within sixty days from the date of enactment of this Act 
allocating funds available in this account, including carryover 
balances, to various activities. The plan shall include a 
detailed proposal for the relocation of the Poro Point 
transmitter including costs and timetables for procurement and 
development of a new site, and construction of new facilities. 
The Board shall also continue to keep the Committee informed 
regarding costs and results of the ongoing digital conversion 
project.

       General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agency

    The Committee recommends the following general provisions 
for the Department of State similar to the provisions that were 
included in the fiscal year 2000 Appropriations Act:
    Section 401 of the bill permits funds appropriated in this 
Act for the Department of State to be available for allowances 
and differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of 5 U.S.C.; 
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and hire of 
passenger transportation pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1343(b).
    Section 402 of the bill permits up to five percent of any 
State Department appropriation to be transferred to another 
State Department appropriation, but no program can be increased 
by more than ten percent, and also provides the same authority 
to the Broadcasting Board of Governors programs. In addition, 
the language provides that any transfer pursuant to this 
subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
section 605 of the accompanying bill and shall not be available 
for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section.
    Section 404 of the bill prohibits the use of funds by the 
Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to 
provide assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
    In addition, the Committee recommendation includes the 
following new general provisions.
    Section 403 of the bill designates the number of Deputy 
Assistant Secretaries of State. The designated number does not 
include the creation of an additional Deputy Assistant 
Secretary as a result of the reorganization of the Bureaus of 
European and Western Hemisphere Affairs. The creation of this 
position was specifically not approved by the Committee when 
the reorganization was proposed through the reprogramming 
process in 1998.
    Section 405 of the bill creates the position of Deputy 
Secretary of State for Management and Resources.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

    The Committee recommends $1,917,185,000 in new budget 
(obligational) authority in the accompanying bill for the 
Related Agencies in this Title for fiscal year 2001. This 
amount is $121,185,000 below the current year appropriation, 
and $499,978,000 below the budget request.

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


                        MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

    The Committee recommendation includes a total of 
$197,915,000 in new budget authority for the Maritime 
Administration for fiscal year 2001, as described below:

                       MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM

    The Committee recommends $98,700,000 for the Maritime 
Security Program, as requested, an increase of $2,500,000 above 
the amount made available in 2000. The recommendation will 
provide all the resources necessary for the operation of the 
program through fiscal year 2001. The purpose of the Maritime 
Security Program is to maintain and preserve a U.S. flag 
merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
United States. The program provides direct payments to U.S.-
flag ship operators engaged in U.S.-foreign trade. 
Participating operators are required to keep the vessels in 
active commercial service and are required to provide 
intermodal sealift support to the Department of Defense in 
times of war or national emergency. This program is funded 
under the allocation for national security programs.
    The Committee recommendation provides funding for payments 
to U.S. carriers for 47 ships, capped at $2,100,000 per ship, 
per year.

                        OPERATIONS AND TRAINING

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $84,799,000 to 
fund programs under the Operations and Training account of the 
Maritime Administration (MARAD). This amount is $4,559,000 
above the budget request and is $13,000,000 above the level 
available in the current fiscal year. This account provides 
funding for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, the State 
maritime schools, and MARAD operations.
    The Committee recommendation includes $46,944,000 for the 
operation and maintenance of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 
Included in the recommended level is the continuation of a 
fiscal year 2000 increase of $2,000,000 to maintain and repair 
the Academy's infrastructure, and thereby improve safety and 
health conditions for the midshipmen and faculty. In addition, 
the recommendation includes $13,000,000 above the amount 
available in fiscal year 2000 for further deferred maintenance 
and capital improvement projects. The Committee provided 
funding in fiscal year 2000 under MARAD Operations for a master 
plan to address the Academy's long-term maintenance and 
renovation needs. This plan has not yet been submitted for the 
Committee's review. The Committee directs MARAD to submit, no 
later than November 30, 2000, and prior to the expenditure of 
funds, a spending plan for this $13,000,000 initiative, subject 
to the reprogramming requirements under section 605 of this 
Act. Further, the Committee understands that the Academy has 
$561,000 in non-recurring requirements in fiscal year 2000, so 
the recommended level for this activity represents an increase 
of $561,000 to cover base funding requirements.
    The recommendation includes $6,973,000 for State maritime 
schools, the fiscal year 2000 level. The Committee notes with 
concern that MARAD has not yet fully complied with the 
directive in the report accompanying the fiscal year 1999 House 
bill to submit information on various aspects of Maritime 
Education and Training. One aspect of this report that has yet 
to be submitted is an analysis of the State schools' Student 
Incentive Payment program, and recommendations for future 
funding alternatives. The Committee notes that in addition to 
the funds provided for State schools under this account, MARAD 
expects to receive additional funding in fiscal year 2001 of at 
least $2,000,000 for school ship maintenance and repair under 
the Department of Defense Ready Reserve Force program.
    The Committee recommendation includes $30,882,000 for 
operating programs and general administration of MARAD, the 
same level as in fiscal year 2000. The Committee notes that 
MARAD has $408,000 in non-recurring operating requirements in 
fiscal year 2000, so the recommended level for this activity 
represents an increase of $408,000 to cover base funding 
requirements.

                    MARITIME GUARANTEED LOAN PROGRAM

    The Committee recommends a total of $14,416,000 for the 
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program. This amount is 
$8,237,000 above the budget request, and is $4,607,000 above 
the amount available in fiscal year 2000. The recommendation 
also includes a total program limitation of $1,000,000,000.
    The amount provided includes $10,621,000 in subsidies for 
the guaranteed loan program, which may provide a total program 
level of up to $1,000,000,000. The Committee directs that MARAD 
shall not make commitments exceeding the $1,000,000,000 program 
limitation in FY 2001, including commitments made with 
appropriations from previous fiscal years, without prior 
notification of the Committee in accordance with section 605 
reprogramming procedures. The Committee further directs MARAD 
to continue to submit quarterly reports to the Committee on 
Title XI obligations, including information on total loan 
principal guaranteed by each separate fiscal year's subsidy 
appropriation.
    Also, the Committee notes that the amount of loans that the 
appropriation supports depends upon the risk factor in the 
loans that MARAD approves. To the extent that the program 
concentrates on lower-risk loans, the appropriation will 
support a higher total program level, and the risk of defaults 
will be decreased. The Committee urges MARAD to continue to 
ensure that any loan guarantees issued under this program meet 
the economic soundness requirement under Title XI.
    The amount provided also includes $3,795,000 for 
administrative expenses related to this program, the same 
amount provided in fiscal year 2000, and a reduction of 
$384,000 below the budget request. The amount provided for 
administrative expenses may be transferred to and merged with 
appropriations for MARAD operations and training on a 
reimbursable basis to cover the common overhead expenses 
associated with maritime guaranteed loans.

                       administrative provisions

    The bill includes administrative provisions involving 
Government property controlled by MARAD, the accounting for 
certain funds received by MARAD, and a prohibition on 
obligations from the MARAD construction fund. These provisions 
have been carried in Appropriations Acts for the Maritime 
Administration for several years.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $390,000 for the expenses of the 
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. 
This amount is the same as the level requested in the budget 
request and $100,000 below funding provided in the current 
year. Last year, the Committee provided a one-year only 
enhancement to provide additional funding to assist in the 
restoration of the old Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo, heavily 
damaged during the war in Bosnia. The recommendation for this 
year will allow the Commission to fund its administrative 
expenses through appropriated funds while relying on privately 
donated funds for the actual purchase and restoration of 
property. The Committee notes and encourages the efforts of the 
Commission to attract additional funding for the Commission's 
efforts.
    The purpose of the Commission is to encourage the 
preservation of cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings 
associated with the foreign heritage of the American people.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,866,000 for 
the salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights for 
fiscal year 2001. The amount recommended is $2,134,000 less 
than the budget request and the same amount available in the 
current year.
    The Commission, established by the Civil Rights Act of 
1957, is an independent, bipartisan, fact-finding agency 
directed by eight part-time commissioners. The Commission was 
created to protect the civil rights of people within the U.S. 
The ways the Commission accomplishes this mission include the 
investigation of charges of citizens being deprived of voting 
rights, and the collection, study and dissemination of 
information on the impact of Federal laws and policies on civil 
rights.
    The Committee expects the Commission to continue to keep 
the Committee informed on the status of management 
improvements, including developing the ability to plan and 
budget for projects, and to track the progress and ongoing 
costs of such projects.
    The Committee recommends bill language which provides (1) 
$50,000 to employ consultants; (2) a prohibition against 
reimbursing commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with 
the exception of the chairwoman who is permitted 125 billable 
days; and (3) a limitation of four full-time positions under 
schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special 
assistant for each commissioner.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,182,000 for 
the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, a 
decrease of $188,000 below the request and the same amount 
provided in the current fiscal year.
    The Commission was established in 1976 to monitor 
compliance with the final act of the Conference on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe with particular regard to provisions 
dealing with humanitarian affairs.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $290,928,000 for the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 
for fiscal year 2001. This amount is $31,072,000 below the 
request, and $10,000,000 above the amount available in the 
current year.
    The Committee expects that the recommended funding level 
will allow the EEOC to continue reducing the backlog of pending 
charges, and expanding the use of alternative dispute 
resolution (ADR) techniques, including mediation and ``early 
resolution''. The Committee expects that the increased funding 
level will allow for the resumption of contract mediation in 
addition to the mediation being performed by EEOC staff.
    The Committee expects the EEOC to submit a spending plan to 
the Committee in accordance with section 605 of this Act before 
December 31, 2000, describing the allocation of funding to 
various Commission activities, including private sector charge 
backlog reduction, ADR and mediation initiatives, litigation, 
and automation improvements.
    The Committee notes that the State and local Fair 
Employment Practices Agencies (FEPA's) will resolve an 
estimated 53,524 charges in fiscal year 2001. The bill includes 
language similar to that included in previous Appropriations 
Acts allowing not to exceed $29,000,000 for payments to State 
and local FEPA's. The Committee encourages the EEOC to utilize 
the experience the FEPA's have in mediation, as the Commission 
implements its ADR programs. The Committee is willing to 
entertain proposals in the spending plan to reprogram 
additional funds to the FEPA's for this purpose.
    The Committee again expresses concern regarding the 
achievement of private sector charge backlog reduction targets, 
and directs the Commission to make the reduction of this 
backlog its highest priority. The Commission received an 
appropriation increase of $37,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, 
which the Commission claimed would result in a reduction of the 
backlog to 28,457 charges by the end of fiscal year 2000. The 
fiscal year 2001 budget request estimates that an additional 
158 full-time equivalent workyears (FTE), an additional 
$13,300,000, and an additional year will be required to achieve 
the same backlog target of 28,457 by the end of fiscal year 
2001. The Committee expects the Commission to submit a spending 
plan that allocates the increase of $10,000,000 in this account 
to backlog reduction on a priority basis, and expects the 
Commission to exceed the backlog reduction targets included in 
the budget request. The EEOC may be able to achieve even 
greater backlog reductions depending on the intake rate for new 
charges and the extent to which ``early resolution'' methods 
are adopted.
    The bill also includes language similar to that included in 
previous Appropriations Acts allowing non-monetary awards to 
private citizens, and up to $2,500 for official reception and 
representation expenses.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends total budget authority of 
$207,909,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC) for fiscal year 2000, of which 
$200,146,000 is to be derived from offsetting collections, 
resulting in a direct appropriation of $7,763,000. The 
recommended total budget authority is $29,279,000 below the 
request, and $2,000,000 below the current year appropriation.
    The Committee directs the Commission to submit, no later 
than December 15, 2000, a financial plan proposing a 
distribution of all funds in this account, subject to the 
reprogramming requirements under section 605 of this Act.
    The Committee recommendation includes bill language, 
similar to that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which 
allows: (1) up to $600,000 for land and structure; (2) up to 
$500,000 for care of grounds and buildings; (3) up to $4,000 
for official reception and representation expenses; (4) up to 
$300,000 for research and policy studies to remain available 
until September 30, 2002; (5) purchase of uniforms and 
acquisition of vehicles: (6) special counsel fees; (7) 
collection of $200,146,000 in section 9 fees; (8) the sum 
appropriated to be reduced as section 9 fees are collected; (9) 
fees in excess of $200,146,000 to be available in fiscal year 
2002.
    The Committee directs that not to exceed 8 permanent 
positions and 8 full-time equivalent workyears and $680,000 
shall be expended for the Office of Legislative and 
Intergovernmental Affairs.
    The Committee recommendation does not include a proposal 
allowing for the collection of an Analog Spectrum Lease Fee, 
which would require a subsequent authorization.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,097,000 
for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Maritime 
Commission (FMC) for fiscal year 2001. This amount is a 
reduction of $2,125,000 below the budget request and the same 
amount available in the current fiscal year.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends total budget authority of 
$134,807,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Trade 
Commission (FTC) for fiscal year 2001, a decrease of 
$29,793,000 below the request and $9,783,000 above the current 
year appropriation. Of this amount, $13,709,000 is to be 
derived from estimated prior year unobligated fee collections, 
and $121,098,000 is to be derived from current year offsetting 
fee collections from premerger filing fees under the Hart-
Scott-Rodino Act, resulting in no net direct appropriation. The 
Committee notes that any use of remaining unobligated fee 
collections from the prior year are subject to the 
reprogramming requirements outlined in section 605 of this Act. 
The recommended level provides for base adjustments to maintain 
the current operating level and a small increase to enhance the 
Commission's consumer protection efforts.
    The mission of the Federal Trade Commission is to enforce a 
variety of Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. 
Under these laws, the Commission seeks to ensure that the 
nation's markets are competitive, function vigorously and 
efficiently, and are free from undue governmental and private 
restrictions. The Commission also seeks to improve the 
operation of the marketplace by eliminating deceptive and 
unfair practices.
    Appropriations for both the Antitrust Division of the 
Department of Justice and the Commission are financed with 
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act pre-merger filing fees. The Commission's 
fiscal year 2001 appropriations language changes the Hart-
Scott-Rodino Act to include a three tiered fee structure as 
proposed in the budget request. Under current law, a stock or 
asset acquisition must meet two tests to require a Hart-Scott-
Rodino Act filing, the size of company test and the size of 
asset test. The size of company test provides that one company 
must have annual net sales or assets of $100,000,000 and the 
other company must have net annual sales or assets of 
$10,000,000. The size of asset test provides that the asset or 
stock being acquired must be worth $15,000,000 or higher. If a 
transaction meets both these tests, filing and a $45,000 fee 
are required.
    The new three tiered fee structure will raise the size of 
asset test threshold to $35,000,000 and the fee will remain 
$45,000. For transactions between $100,000,000 and 
$199,999,999, the fee will increase to $100,000. For 
transactions $200,000,000 and higher, the fee will increase to 
$200,000.
    The Committee's recommendation funds the Commission's 
current operating level with a small increase for consumer 
protection. However, it is estimated that raising the size of 
asset test from $15,000,000 to $35,000,000 will result in 
nearly a forty percent reduction in the number of filings 
requiring review. Therefore, the Committee assumes that the 
Commission will be able to fund some of its requested program 
increases from within the funding level provided. The Committee 
directs the Commission to submit a fiscal year 2001 financial 
plan no later than December 31, 2000, outlining how it intends 
to allocate its fiscal year 2001 resources.
    The Committee recommends bill language, similar to that 
included in previous Appropriations Acts, which: (1) allows for 
purchase of uniforms and hire of motor vehicles; (2) allows up 
to $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
(3) allows for the collection of fees; (4) allows for the sum 
appropriated to be reduced as fees are collected; (5) prohibits 
the use of funds to implement section 151 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvements Act of 1991, and (6) 
makes funds appropriated from the Treasury for the FTC 
available until expended.
    The Committee does not adopt the proposal in the budget 
request to increase the official reception and representation 
funds in fiscal year 2001 for two conferences.

                       Legal Services Corporation


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommendation provides $141,000,000 for the 
Legal Services Corporation (the Corporation) for fiscal year 
2001. This amount is a decrease of $199,000,000 below the 
request, and $164,000,000 below the amount provided in fiscal 
year 2000. This amount includes: (1) $134,575,000 for grants to 
basic field programs; (2) $5,300,000 for Corporation management 
and administration; and (3) $1,125,000 for the Office of the 
Inspector General. The Committee notes that $35,250,000 is 
provided for civil legal assistance under the Violence Against 
Women Act program funded under Title I of this bill.
    The Committee is pleased with the efforts of the 
Corporation to improve the case reporting of its grantees. 
However, the Committee feels the Corporation can continue to 
work with its grantees to improve case reporting and lower the 
grantees' reporting error rate. The Committee is also 
interested in the efforts the Corporation has made in 
developing new performance measures that will allow both 
Congress and the Corporation to better evaluate the work of the 
grantees. These efforts include developing a ``cost-per-case'' 
model and providing data on the level of non-case services 
provided such as community education, and services provided 
through self-help forms, kiosks or the internet. The Committee 
expects to be kept informed on the development of these 
measures.
    The Committee also reminds the Corporation that its 
grantees are prohibited by section 504(a)(7) of P.L. 105-119 
from participating in class action suits and directs the 
Corporation to ensure its grantees comply.

          ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

    The Committee recommendation includes bill language to 
continue all statutory requirements and restrictions contained 
in previous Appropriations Acts, as requested.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $1,700,000 for the Marine Mammal 
Commission for fiscal year 2001. The recommendation provides 
increased funding to address new research needs and to provide 
for follow-up on research efforts as a result of the 
Commission's workshop on impacts of sea ice and other 
environmental changes on Arctic marine resources and the Alaska 
Natives that depend upon them; for continuation of studies to 
further protect the Florida manatee; and for research stemming 
from the Commission's recent contaminants research project. The 
Committee commends the Commission on its research efforts.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends overall funding for the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (SEC) of $392,624,000, which is 
$30,176,000 below the request and $24,824,000 above the level 
provided in fiscal year 2000. The overall funding is made up of 
the following components: (1) an appropriation of fiscal year 
2001 offsetting fee collections of $252,624,000; and (2) an 
appropriation of 1999 offsetting fee collections of 
$140,000,000. The recommendation provides the Commission with 
the full amount of requested adjustments to base funding for 
pay and inflation changes. The recommendation does not include 
requested program increases for information systems, additional 
staff, or a special pay rate increase.
    The Committee recommendation includes bill language 
providing offsetting fee collections in accord with levels 
authorized in the National Securities Markets Improvement Act 
of 1996. The Committee intends that any such collections in 
excess of the amounts made available in fiscal year 2001 will 
remain available for the Securities and Exchange Commission in 
future years through the regular appropriations process.
    In addition, the Committee recommends bill language, 
similar to that included in previous Appropriations Acts, 
which: (1) allows for the rental of space; (2) makes up to 
$3,000 available for official reception and representation 
expenses; (3) makes up to $10,000 available for a permanent 
secretariat for the International Organization of Securities 
Commissions; and (4) makes up to $100,000 available for 
expenses of meetings and consultations with foreign 
governmental and regulatory officials.
    The SEC was created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
as an independent, quasi-judicial agency. It administers a 
group of statutes in the area of securities and finance which 
seek to protect the investing public by providing full 
disclosure, regulating the nation's securities markets, and 
preventing and policing fraud and malpractice in the securities 
and financial markets.

                     Small Business Administration

    The accompanying bill provides a total of $856,220,000 for 
four appropriations items of the Small Business Administration 
(SBA). This amount is $201,600,000 below the budget request, 
and $9,220,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 
2000. The details for the four SBA appropriation accounts are 
contained in the following paragraphs.
    The Committee encourages the SBA to continue its efforts to 
improve the management of its financial programs. The Committee 
notes that deficiencies in projecting accurate subsidy rates 
has, in the past, resulted in the Committee having to find 
significant additional appropriations to meet SBA loan program 
requirements. The Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2001 
again includes funding to improve portfolio management and 
systems modernization efforts. The Committee reminds the SBA 
that the volatility in subsidy rates is a direct reflection on 
the SBA's management of its loan portfolio and expects the SBA 
to continue to make portfolio management improvements a high 
priority.
    In addition, the Committee notes that the SBA has followed 
the Committee's direction contained in the fiscal year 2000 
report and has requested appropriations for the Disaster Loans 
program. The Committee welcomes this development and directs 
the SBA to continue to request sufficient non-emergency funding 
for the Disaster Loans program to support an estimated average 
annual level of loan activity.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $299,615,000 for the salaries and 
expenses account of the Small Business Administration. This 
amount is $10,000,000 above the amount provided in fiscal year 
2000, and $136,615,000 above the request. The increase above 
the request results mainly from the fact that the 
recommendation does not include the establishment of a new, 
separate account for non-credit business assistance programs, 
as proposed in the request. The recommendation includes funding 
for non-credit programs under this account.
    Of the amount provided under this heading, $160,541,000 is 
for operating expenses of the SBA. In addition, a total of 
$138,854,000 may be transferred to and merged with the salaries 
and expenses account for indirect operating costs. This amount 
consists of $129,000,000 from the Business Loans Program 
account for administrative expenses, and $9,854,000 from the 
Disaster Loans Program account for administrative expenses. 
These transfers will result in a total availability of 
$299,395,000 for the operating expenses of the SBA, an increase 
of $10,000,000 above the comparable fiscal year 2000 amount.
    In addition, the recommendation includes language under the 
Disaster Loans Program account providing that $126,146,000 of 
the amount provided for administrative expenses may be 
transferred to and merged with the salaries and expenses 
account for the direct costs of loan making and servicing.
    The amount provided includes $8,000,000 for the 
continuation of the initiative to improve the SBA's monitoring 
and oversight of its financial programs through upgrades and 
improvements in its information resource management systems, 
and increased financial analysis and management. The Committee 
expects the SBA to submit a plan for the expenditure of 
resources for this initiative by December 31, 2000, in 
accordance with section 605 of this Act. Including the fiscal 
year 2001 amount, the Committee has provided a total of 
$32,000,000 for what was originally requested as a five-year, 
$40,000,000 initiative. The Committee notes that the SBA has 
expanded the scope of the initiative by requesting an 
additional $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 for Disaster Loan 
processing improvements. These improvements have the potential 
to significantly reduce the administrative costs associated 
with the Disaster Loans program, and the Committee is therefore 
willing to consider the allocation of funds for Disaster Loan 
processing improvements within the spending plan for the 
$8,000,000.
    Within the amounts provided under this heading, the 
Committee expects the SBA to continue to help small businesses 
adapt to a paperless procurement environment. The Committee 
recommendation also includes the full amount requested for Low 
Documentation Processing Centers. The Committee recommendation 
for salaries and expenses includes a total of $139,074,000 for 
non-credit initiatives, as follows:

Small Business Development Centers......................     $83,801,000
7(j)....................................................       2,600,000
SCORE...................................................       3,471,000
Microloan technical assistance..........................      23,200,000
One-stop Capital Shops..................................       3,100,000
Export Assistance Centers...............................       3,100,000
Regulatory Fairness Boards..............................         500,000
Women's Business Centers................................       8,926,000
Women's Business Council................................         595,000
Advocacy Research.......................................       1,091,000
Veterans Programs.......................................       4,000,000
Small Business Drug-free Workplace Program..............       3,500,000
Survey of Women-Owned Businesses........................         694,000
Business Information Centers............................         496,000
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                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, non-credit initiatives.....................    $139,074,000

    Of the amounts provided for the SBDC program, $2,000,000 is 
to continue the SBDC defense transition program and $1,000,000 
is for a regulatory compliance simplification program to 
increase coordination of environmental, Occupational Health and 
Safety Administration and Internal Revenue Service compliance 
requirements and to avoid duplication among programs for 
compliance assistance to small businesses.
    The Committee expects that within the overall amount 
provided under this account, full funding will be provided for 
the operations of the Office of Advocacy. In addition, the 
recommendation includes $1,091,000 for Advocacy Research.
    The Committee recommendation includes $3,500,000 to 
continue funding for a drug-free workplace demonstration 
program to provide technical assistance to small business 
concerns seeking to start a drug-free workplace program. The 
recommendation also includes $694,000 for the first year 
funding requirement associated with the 2002 Survey of Woman-
Owned Businesses, and $4,000,000 for the Veterans 
Entrepeneurship and Small Business Development Program, as 
authorized by P.L. 106-50 including the National Veterans 
Business Development Corporation.
    The Committee recommendation includes requested language 
authorizing $3,500 for official reception and representation 
expenses as well as language authorizing the SBA to charge fees 
to cover the cost of publications and certain loan servicing 
activities. The language also permits revenues received from 
all such activities to be credited to the salaries and expenses 
account to be available for carrying out these purposes without 
further appropriations.
    The Committee recommendation deletes language, as 
requested, making amounts available for New Markets assistance 
programs subject to authorization. Also, the recommendation 
does not include the requested authority for a specified amount 
of program funds to remain available for two years. Finally, 
the recommendation does not include requested language allowing 
the SBA to retain not to exceed $3,000,000 of increased 
collections of delinquent debt for qualified expenses.

                      Office of Inspector General

    The Committee recommends $10,905,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration under 
this heading, a decrease of $3,410,000 below the request, and 
the same level as is available in fiscal year 2000. The 
recommendation assumes that, as in fiscal year 2000, the 
appropriation under this heading will be supplemented by an 
additional $500,000 provided under the administrative expenses 
of the Disaster Loans Program for oversight of that program, 
which may be transferred to this account. The Committee 
recommendation includes resources for continued oversight of 
the SBA's business loan portfolio and the SBA's administration 
of the 7(a) and disaster assistance programs.

                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The Committee recommends a total of $269,300,000 under this 
account, consisting of: $137,800,000 for the Business Loans 
Program Account for subsidies for guaranteed business loans; 
$2,500,000 for subsidies for direct business loans; and 
$129,000,000 for administrative expenses related to business 
loan programs. The amount provided for administrative expenses 
may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for SBA 
salaries and expenses to cover the common overhead expenses 
associated with business loans. In addition, the recommendation 
includes a provision in the bill, similar to that carried in 
previous years, allowing up to $45,000,000 to remain available 
until September 30, 2002.
    As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the 
Congress is required to appropriate an amount sufficient to 
cover the estimated losses associated with all direct loan 
obligations and loan guarantee commitments made in fiscal year 
2001, as well as the administrative expenses of the loans. The 
subsidy amounts are estimated on a net present value basis, and 
the administrative expenses are estimated on a cash basis.
    7(a) Business loan program.--The recommendation includes 
$114,500,000 in new budget authority for the 7(a) loan program, 
which is $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2000 level and 
$28,100,000 below the budget request. Using the increased 
subsidy rate of 1.24 percent projected in the budget request, 
this level will provide an estimated program level of over 
$9,200,000,000. This estimated program level assumes that there 
will not be any carryover or recoveries available in fiscal 
year 2001. Should changes in the program level occur due to 
changes in the subsidy rate, or as a result of changes in 
estimated carryover or recoveries, the Committee expects to be 
notified in accordance with section 605 of this Act prior to 
the SBA taking any actions to change the program level provided 
for fiscal year 2001. The Committee recommendation includes 
language, as carried in the fiscal year 2000 Appropriations 
Act, requiring the SBA to submit a reprogramming under section 
605 of the Act before exceeding a 7(a) program level of 
$10,000,000,000.
    Small Business Investment Corporation (SBIC) debentures and 
participating securities.--The SBIC debentures program will 
operate with a zero subsidy rate in fiscal year 2001, therefore 
the entire amount provided for SBIC's under this heading is 
intended for the participating securities program. The 
Committee recommendation includes $23,300,000 for the subsidy 
appropriation for the participating securities program, a 
decrease of $1,000,000 below the fiscal year 2000 level, and 
$2,900,000 below the request. The funding recommendation of 
$23,300,000 assumes a 1.31% subsidy rate as proposed in the 
budget, and will provide a program level of $1,778,626,000--an 
increase of $428,626,000 over the fiscal year 2000 program 
level for participating securities. The recommendation includes 
requested language that the SBIC debentures program level shall 
not exceed $500,000,000.
    Microloan Direct and Guaranty Programs.--The Committee 
recommendation includes new appropriations of $2,500,000 for 
the Microloan Direct Loan Program compared to the request for 
$5,370,000, and no new appropriations for the Microloan 
Guaranty Program, as none was requested. The recommendation for 
direct Microloans assumes that little, if any, carryover will 
be available. The appropriation of $2,500,000 will provide for 
a program level of approximately $28,000,000, which is the same 
as the estimated fiscal year 2000 level. For the Microloan 
Guaranty program, the Committee understands that no program 
obligations are projected for fiscal year 2000 or 2001.
    504 Development Company loans.--The Committee 
recommendation provides no new budget authority for the section 
504 development company loan program, as requested, and 
includes language limiting the 504 guaranteed lending program 
to $3,750,000,000, as requested. This program will operate with 
a zero subsidy rate in fiscal year 2000.
    The recommendation deletes language included in the fiscal 
year 2000 bill pertaining to the citation of authority and the 
earmarking of an amount for a specific business loan program.

                     DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The Committee recommends a total of $276,400,000 for the 
Disaster Loans Program Account for loan subsidies and 
associated administrative expenses, the same amount provided in 
fiscal year 2000, and $19,700,000 below the request. The 
Committee recommendation includes $140,400,000 for the subsidy 
costs of disaster loans, which when combined with estimated 
recoveries of $10,000,000 will provide a disaster loan level of 
$861,397,000.
    The Committee notes that the fiscal year 2001 request 
finally included realistic estimates for an average annual 
direct disaster loan program from discretionary appropriations. 
The Committee directs the SBA to continue this practice.
    The Committee recommendation includes $136,000,000 for 
administrative expenses of carrying out the program, which may 
be transferred to and merged with appropriations for salaries 
and expenses. The recommendation includes language specifying 
that, of the amount provided for administrative expenses, 
$125,646,000 is for the direct administrative expenses of loan 
making and loan servicing, and $9,854,000 is for indirect 
administrative expenses. The recommendation also includes 
language requiring that any amount in excess of $9,854,000 
transferred to the salaries and expenses account for indirect 
administrative expenses shall be subject to reprogramming 
requirements, as detailed under section 605. In addition, the 
recommendation retains language transferring $500,000 of the 
amount provided for administrative expenses to the Office of 
Inspector General for audits and reviews of the disaster loan 
portfolio.
    As required by the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the 
Congress is required to appropriate an amount sufficient to 
cover the subsidy costs associated with all direct loan 
obligations and loan guarantee commitments made in fiscal year 
2001, as well as the administrative expenses of the loan 
programs. The subsidy amounts are measured on a net present 
value basis, and the administrative expenses are estimated on a 
cash basis.

                        State Justice Institute


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for the State Justice 
Institute (SJI) for fiscal year 2001, $10,500,000 below the 
request, and $2,350,000 below the current appropriation.
    SJI is a private, non-governmental organization, which 
awards grants to improve the administration of justice in State 
courts. While SJI requested an appropriation of $15,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2001, the Administration only included $6,850,000, 
which is the fiscal year 2000 level.
    The Committee recommendation takes into account that 
assistance to State courts is available through the Office of 
Justice Programs within the Department of Justice.

      United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

    The Committee recommendation does not include funding for 
the Commission on International Religious Freedom. The 
President's budget requested $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 
2001 costs of the Commission. The Commission has never received 
funding under this Act. The Commission received funding in 
fiscal year 1999 as a supplemental appropriation under the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
Subcommittee.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The Committee recommends the following general provisions 
for the departments and agencies funded in the accompanying 
bill. Except where modifications are indicated, these general 
provisions were included in the fiscal year 2000 Appropriations 
Act.
    Section 601 prohibits any appropriation contained in the 
Act from being used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
authorized by the Congress.
    Section 602 prohibits any appropriation contained in the 
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year unless explicitly provided.
    Section 603 provides that the expenditure of any 
appropriation contained in the Act for any consulting service 
through procurement contracts 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.
    Section 604 provides that if any provision of the Act or 
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the 
application of such provisions to persons or circumstances 
other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be 
affected thereby.
    Section 605, slightly modified, which provides for the 
Committee's policy concerning the reprogramming of funds. 
Section 605(a) prohibits the reprogramming of funds which: (1) 
creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or 
activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
restricted; (4) relocates offices or employees; (5) reorganizes 
offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or 
privatizes any function or activity presently performed by 
Federal employees unless the Appropriations Committees of both 
Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance.
    Section 605(b) prohibits 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 due to a 
reduction in personnel which would result in a change in 
existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by 
Congress unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of 
Congress are notified 15 days in advance.
    The Committee has again included carryover funds under the 
requirements of section 605 to clarify that agencies must 
follow reprogramming procedures with respect to carryover 
funds.
    Section 606 prohibits funds in the Act from being used for 
construction, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, 
conversion, or modernization of vessels for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in shipyards located 
outside the United States.
    Section 607 states the sense of the Congress that all 
equipment and products purchased with funds made available in 
the bill should be American-made, directs the head of each 
Federal agency to provide a notice describing Congressional 
intent to any entity it provides financial assistance to or 
enters into a contract with, and makes any person determined to 
have misused ``Made in America'' labeling from receiving grants 
or contracts made with funds provided under this Act.
    Section 608 prohibits funds in the bill from being used to 
implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on 
religion similar to proposed guidelines published by the EEOC 
in October, 1993.
    Section 609 prohibits the use of funds for any United 
Nations peacekeeping mission when it is made known that United 
States Armed Forces are under the command or operational 
control of a foreign national and the President has not 
submitted to the Congress a recommendation that such 
involvement is in the national security interest of the United 
States.
    Section 610 prohibits the use of funds to pay for expansion 
of diplomatic or consular operations in Vietnam beyond the 
level of operations on July 11, 1995, unless the President 
certifies within 60 days that Vietnam is cooperating in full 
faith with the U.S. on POW/MIA issues.
    The bill also includes a new provision as Section 611, 
waiving minimum funding requirements, limitations and earmarks 
contained in other Acts from applying to funds provided in this 
Act.
    Section 612 prohibits the use of funds to provide certain 
amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system.
    Section 613 includes language prohibiting the use of funds 
under the NOAA Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding and Conversion 
account to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public Law 
102-567, except for development of a modernization plan for 
fisheries research.
    Section 614 provides that any closing or downsizing costs 
incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act 
resulting from funding reductions in the Act shall be absorbed 
within the budgetary resources available to the Department or 
agency, and provides transfer authority between appropriation 
accounts to carry out the provision, subject to reprogramming 
procedures.
    Section 615 prohibits funds made available in this Act to 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons from being used to distribute 
publications that include sexually explicit material.
    Section 616 limits funding under the Local Law Enforcement 
Block Grant to 90 percent to an entity that does not provide 
public safety officers injured in the line of duty and as a 
result separated or retired from their jobs with health 
insurance benefits equal to the insurance they received while 
on duty.
    Section 617 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
products, or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign 
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, provided 
that such restrictions are applied equally to all tobacco 
products or tobacco products of the same type. This provision 
is not intended to impact routine international trade services 
provided to all U.S. citizens, including the processing of 
applications to establish foreign trade zones.
    Section 618 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 
being used to implement a Federal user fee for background 
checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun Control Act of 
1993, or to implement a background check system that does not 
require and result in the destruction of certain information.
    Section 619, modified from the current year, delays the 
obligations of any receipts deposited into the Crime Victims 
Fund in excess of $575,000,000 until October 1, 2001. Due to 
unprecedented antitrust criminal fines in the last two years, 
receipts deposited have greatly exceeded historical levels. 
Last year, programs supported by the Fund received a 50 percent 
increase. In fiscal year 2001, an additional 15 percent 
increase will be provided to these programs. This Committee has 
continued to take this action to ensure that a stable source of 
funds will remain available for this program.
     Section 620 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the 
religious beliefs of students participating in such programs.
     Section 621 prohibits the use of funds to process visas 
for citizens of countries that deny or delay the repatriation 
of deported citizens.
     Section 622 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
funds to transport high security prisoners to facilities not 
certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriate to receive 
such prisoners.
    The Committee has again this year included bill language 
which prohibits the use of funds to take certain actions for 
the purpose of implementing or in contemplation of preparing to 
implement, the Kyoto Protocol. Although the Agencies and 
Departments may under the current prohibition continue to 
conduct educational seminars and activities, it should ensure 
balance in those programs. Balance does not mean merely that 
there is an acknowledgment of viewpoints different from those 
of the Administration, but that qualified representatives of 
those viewpoints are included in the programs and in numbers 
roughly equal to the participants representing the 
Administration's positions. One dissenting voice in what is 
otherwise an obviously stacked or biased program does not 
constitute balance.
    The bill language is intended to prohibit funds provided in 
this bill from being used to implement actions called for under 
the Kyoto Protocol, prior to its ratification. Based on an 
identical provision in the 2000 Appropriations Act, the bill 
language prohibits the proposing or issuing of rules, 
regulations, decrees, or orders, for the purpose of 
implementing, or in preparation of implementing, the Kyoto 
Protocol.
    The Byrd-Hagel Resolution (S. Res. 105-98), which passed 
with a vote of 95-0 in July 1997, remains the clearest 
statement of the will of the Senate with regard to the Kyoto 
Protocol. Through the prohibition contained herein, the 
Committee is committed to ensuring that the Administration not 
implement the Kyoto Protocol without prior Congressional 
consent, including approval of any implementing legislation, 
regulation, programs, or initiatives.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS


                            RELATED AGENCIES


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


                        Maritime Administration


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

                              (rescission)

    The Committee recommends a rescission of $7,644,000 from 
remaining unobligated balances in this account.

               Changes in the Application of Existing Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill which directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law.
    Language is included for a number of accounts which places 
limitations on reception and representation allowances in order 
to reduce the amount of money that could otherwise be spent on 
these activities.
    Language is included in various parts of the bill to 
continue ongoing activities which require annual authorization 
or additional legislation, which to date has not been enacted.
    The bill includes provisions which place limitations on the 
use of funds in the bill or change existing limitations and 
which might, under some circumstances be construed as changing 
the application of existing law.
    The bill includes a number of provisions, which have been 
virtually unchanged for many years, that are technically 
considered legislation.
    The bill also provides that a number of appropriations 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
year. While these provisions are not specifically authorized 
for all of the items, it is deemed desirable to include such 
language for certain programs in order to provide for orderly 
administration and the effective use of funds.
    Language is included under a number of accounts in which 
appropriations are offset by collections that provide the level 
of offsetting collections to be credited to the account and in 
certain cases makes collections in excess of that level 
available in the following fiscal year.
    In various places in the bill, the Committee has earmarked 
funds within appropriation accounts in order to fund specific 
programs and has adjusted some existing earmarkings.
    Those additional changes in the fiscal year 2001 bill, 
which might be interpreted as changing existing law, are as 
follows:
    Under Department of Justice, Counterterrorism Fund, 
language is modified setting forth authorized uses of the Fund.
    Under United States Attorneys, language is modified 
designating the number of positions and workyears provided for 
United States Attorneys.
    Under Detention Trustee, language is included establishing 
a Federal Detention Trustee to exercise certain powers and 
functions as authorized by law.
    Under Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System 
Fund, United States Marshals Service, language is included 
making permanent the establishment of the Fund to pay for the 
transportation of prisoners and illegal and criminal aliens.
    Under Federal Prisoner Detention, language is included 
allowing the United States Marshals Service to enter into 
multiyear contracts for confinement of Federal Prisoners.
    Under Community Relations Service, language is included to 
allow the Attorney General to transfer funding from other DOJ 
components to this account.
    Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, language is amended 
changing the limitation on the number of passenger and 
replacement motor vehicles.
    Under Immigration and Naturalization Service, language is 
included to change the limitation on the number of passenger 
and replacement motor vehicles. Language is included limiting 
the annual overtime pay for the Citizenship and Benefits, 
Immigration Support and Program Direction account. Language is 
also included that would restrict funding for certain 
checkpoints.
    Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is amended changing the limitation on the number of 
passenger and replacement motor vehicles, and modifying the 
uses of carryover funding.
    Under the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 
Program, language is included regarding the distribution of 
funds for certain programs.
    Under Community Oriented Policing Services, language allows 
unobligated balances to be used for certain purposes. In 
addition, language is included to allocate hiring funds to 
continue a school violence initiative and to provide for grants 
for certain purposes.
    Under Juvenile Justice Programs, language is included that 
provides funding for this program consistent with H.R. 1501 or 
comparable legislation, and subject to new authorization.
    Under General Provisions--Department of Justice, Section 
108 includes language making permanent provisions which 
delineate the authority of the Assistant Attorney General for 
the Office of Justice Programs.
    Section 109 includes language extending a provision 
included in the fiscal year 1999 Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, to allow assistance and services to be provided to the 
families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103.
    Section 110 includes language limiting the authority 
granted to the Department of Justice to seek reimbursement 
under section 109 of P.L. 103-317 to cases in which the United 
States is a defendant.
    Section 111 includes language regarding the payment of 
certain compensation from funds appropriated for fiscal year 
2001.
    Section 112 includes language to permit the collection of 
fees for genealogy services and voluntary premium processing 
services for Immigration and Naturalization Service activities.
    Section 113 includes language to require the Attorney 
General to notify the Committee before certifying amounts for 
appropriation under provisions of the Social Security Act.
    Under Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office, 
Salaries and Expenses, language is included limiting the 
availability of carryover into fiscal year 2001.
    Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is included 
providing specific funding amounts for each line office and 
other activities. The bill includes language requiring standard 
reprogramming notification for the use of unanticipated 
deobligations.
    Under General Provisions--Department of Commerce, Section 
204, language is amended prohibiting the use of funds to pay 
unemployment compensation for temporary census workers.
    Under General Provisions--the Judiciary, Section 304 
includes language to authorize the Judiciary to appoint 
certifying officers for verifying receipt of, and ensuring 
availability of funds for goods and services.
    Under Department of State, Administration of Foreign 
Affairs, Diplomatic and Consular Programs, language is included 
limiting the Machine Readable Visa fees that can be spent in 
fiscal year 2001 and providing that any amount collected in 
excess of the limit will be available in fiscal year 2002. In 
addition, language is included designating specific amounts for 
public diplomacy international information programs and 
worldwide security upgrades, and allowing certain advances for 
services to remain available until expended.
    Under Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance, 
language is included designating a specific amount for 
worldwide security upgrades.
    Under Repatriation Loans Program Account, language is 
included allowing administrative expenses to be merged with the 
Diplomatic and Consular Programs account under Administration 
of Foreign Affairs.
    Under Contributions to International Organizations, 
language is included requiring certification that the U.N. is 
keeping within its budget.
    Under Broadcasting Board of Governors, International 
Broadcasting Operations, language is included to provide 
authorities for broadcasting to Cuba under this account.
    Under General Provisions--Department of State and Related 
Agency, Section 403, language is included designating the 
number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State.
    Section 405 includes language to create a Deputy Secretary 
of State for Management and Resources.
    In Related Agencies, Federal Trade Commission, language is 
included to establish a new Hart-Scott-Rodino fee structure.
    Under Legal Services Corporation, language continuing 
current statutory requirements is amended.
    Under Small Business Administration, Business Loans Program 
Account, language is included designating limitations to loan 
programs at authorized levels.
    Under Disaster Loans Program Account, language is amended 
to designate amounts for the direct and indirect administrative 
expenses of disaster loan making and servicing and to describe 
a reprogramming requirement. In addition, language is included 
to allow a specified amount of funding to be transferred to the 
Office of Inspector General.
    Under Department of Transportation, Maritime 
Administration, Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program 
Account, (Rescission), language is included rescinding funds.

                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not 
authorized by law:
    Department of Justice:
          General Administration
                  Salaries and Expenses
                  Joint Automated Booking System
                  Narrowband Communications
                  Counterterrorism Fund
                  Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund
                  Administrative Review and Appeals
                  Detention Trustee
                  Office of the Inspector General
          United States Parole Commission
          Legal Activities
                  Salaries and Expenses, General Legal 
                Activities
                  Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division
                  Salaries and Expenses, United States 
                Attorneys
                  Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims 
                Settlement Commission
                  Construction, United States Marshals Service
                  Fees and Expenses of Witnesses
                  Community Relations Service
          Radiation Exposure Compensation, Administrative 
        Expenses
          Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement
          Federal Bureau of Investigation
                  Salaries and Expenses
                  Construction
          Drug Enforcement Administration
                  Salaries and Expenses
                  Construction
          Immigration and Naturalization Service
                  Enforcement and Border Affairs
                  Citizenship and Benefits, Immigration Support 
                and Program Direction
                  Construction
          Federal Prison System
                  Salaries and Expenses
                  Buildings and Facilities
                  Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
                  Limitation on Administrative Expenses, 
                Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
          Office of Justice Programs
                  Justice Assistance
                  State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
                  Community Oriented Policing Services with 
                certain exceptions
                  Weed and Seed Program
                  Juvenile Justice Programs
                  Missing Children's Programs
                  Victims of Child Abuse
          Office of the United States Trade Representative
          International Trade Commission
    Department of Commerce:
          Export Administration
          International Trade Administration, except Import 
        Administration
          Minority Business Development Agency
          National Telecommunications and Information 
        Administration
                  Salaries and Expenses
                  Public Broadcasting Facilities, Planning and 
                Construction
                  Information Infrastructure Grants
                  Technology Administration
          National Institute of Standards and Technology
                  Scientific and Technical Research and 
                Services
                  Industrial Technology Services
                  Construction of Research Facilities
          National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                  Operations, Research, and Facilities, with 
                certain exceptions
                  Procurement, Acquisition and Construction
                  Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund
                  Coastal Zone Management Fund
    Department of State:
          Diplomatic and Consular Programs
          Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan
    Broadcasting Board of Governors:
          International Broadcasting Operations
    Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration:
          Operations and Training
          Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program Account
    Commission on Civil Rights
    Federal Communications Commission, except offsetting fee 
collections
    Federal Maritime Commission
    Federal Trade Commission
    Legal Services Corporation
    Marine Mammal Commission
    Securities and Exchange Commission
    Small Business Administration
          Salaries and Expenses, with certain exceptions
          Business Loans Program Account

                        Constitutional Authority

    Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives states that:

          Each report of a committee on a bill or joint 
        resolution of a public character, shall include a 
        statement citing the specific powers granted to the 
        Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed 
        by the bill or joint resolution.

    The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to 
report this legislation from Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I 
of the Constitution of the United States of America which 
states:

          No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in 
        consequence of Appropriations made by law. * * *

    Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to 
this specific power granted by the Constitution.

                 Comparison With the Budget Resolution

    Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with 
section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), as 
amended, which requires that the report accompanying a bill 
providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing 
how that authority compares with the reports submitted under 
section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year from 
the Committee's section 302(a) allocation.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Section 302(b)  Recommended in
                                            allocation     this bill \1\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Budget authority:
    Mandatory...........................             548             546
    Discretionary.......................          34,904          34,904
                                         -------------------------------
      Total budget authority............          35,452          35,450
                                         ===============================
Outlays:
    Mandatory...........................             577             577
    Discretionary.......................          35,977          35,968
                                         -------------------------------
      Total outlays.....................          36,554          36,545
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority and from H.R.
  3908, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal 2000.

                      Five-Year Outlay Projections

    In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-344), as amended, the following table contains 
five-year projections associated with the budget authority 
provided in the accompanying bill:

Fiscal year 2000 outlays

                        [In millions of dollars]

Budget authority........................................          35,450
Outlays:
    2001................................................          24,001
    2002................................................           6,600
    2003................................................           3,466
    2004................................................           1,161
    2005 and future years...............................             490

               Assistance to State and Local Governments

    In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
(Public Law 93-344), as amended, the financial assistance to 
State and local governments is as follows:

                                                                Millions
FY 2001 new budget authority............................           3,599
FY 2001 outlays resulting therefrom.....................             558

                   Programs, Projects, and Activities

    During fiscal year 2001, for purposes of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 
99-177), as amended, the following information provides the 
definition of the term ``program, project, and activity'' for 
departments and agencies under the jurisdiction of the 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Subcommittees of the House and Senate. The term 
``program, project, and activity'' shall include the most 
specific level of budget terms identified in the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as passed by the House, and 
the House report accompanying said Act.
    In implementing any Presidential order, departments and 
agencies shall apply the percentage reduction required for 
fiscal year 2001 pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 99-
177 to each program, project, activity and subactivity 
specified in the budget justification documents submitted to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in 
support of the fiscal year 2001 budget estimates, as amended, 
for such departments and agencies, as modified by Congressional 
action. In addition, the departments and agencies, in 
implementing the Presidential order, shall apply the percentage 
reduction required for fiscal year 2001 to each grantee of such 
department or agency as applicable. In addition, the 
departments and agencies in implementing the Presidential 
order, shall not: (1) eliminate any program, project or 
activity; (2) reorder priorities or funds; or (3) initiate any 
program, project or activity that was not funded in the fiscal 
year 2001 Appropriations Act. However, for purposes of program 
execution, departments and agencies may propose reprogramming 
between programs, projects and activities pursuant to the 
provisions of the Committee's reprogramming procedures after 
they implement the reductions under the Balanced Budget Act.

          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italics, existing law in which no change 
is proposed is shown in roman):

           SECTION 286 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT

   disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this title

  Sec. 286. (a)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (t) Genealogy Fee.--(1) There is hereby established the 
Genealogy Fee for providing genealogy research and information 
services. This fee shall be deposited as offsetting collections 
into the Examinations Fee Account. Fees for such research and 
information services may be set at a level that will ensure the 
recovery of the full costs providing all such services.
  (2) The Attorney General will prepare and submit annually to 
Congress statements of financial condition of the Genealogy 
Fee.
  (3) Any officer or employee of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service shall collect fees prescribed under 
regulation before disseminating any requested genealogical 
information.
  (u) Premium Fee for Employment-Based Petitions and 
Applications.--The Attorney General is authorized to establish 
and collect a premium fee for employment-based petitions and 
applications. This fee shall be used to provide certain 
premium-processing services to business customers, and to make 
infrastructure improvements in the adjudications and customer-
service processes. For approval of the benefit applied for, the 
petitioner/applicant must meet the legal criteria for such 
benefit. This fee shall be set at $1,000, shall be paid in 
addition to any normal petition/application fee that may be 
applicable, and shall be deposited as offsetting collections in 
the Immigration Examinations Fee Account. The Attorney General 
may adjust this fee according to the Consumer Price Index.
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    SECTION 1 OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT OF 1956

  Section 1. (a) Secretary of State.--
          (1)  * * *
          (2) The Secretary [and the Deputy Secretary of 
        State], the Deputy Secretary of State, and the Deputy 
        Secretary of State for Management and Resources shall 
        be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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              SECTION 5313 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE

Sec. 5313. Positions at level II

  Level II of the Executive Schedule applies to the following 
positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the 
rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of 
title 2, as adjusted by section 5318 of this title:
          Deputy Secretary of Defense.
          Deputy Secretary of State.
          Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
        Resources.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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  SECTION 605 OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE 
        JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1990

                           PUBLIC LAW 101-162

  Sec. 605. Five working days after enactment of this Act and 
thereafter, the Federal Trade Commission shall assess and 
collect filing fees established at [$45,000 which] (1) $45,000, 
if as a result of the acquisition, the acquiring person would 
hold an aggregate total amount of the voting securities and 
assets of the acquired person in excess of $35,000,000 but not 
exceeding $99,999,999; (2) $100,000, if as a result of the 
acquisition, the acquiring person would hold an aggregate total 
amount of the voting securities and assets of the acquired 
person equal to or in excess of $100,000,000 but not exceeding 
$199,999,999; or (3) $200,000, if as a result of the 
acquisition, the acquiring person would hold an aggregate total 
amount of the voting securities and assets of the acquired 
person equal to or in excess of $200,000,000. Such fees shall 
be paid by persons acquiring voting securities or assets who 
are required to file premerger notifications by the Hart-Scott-
Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a) and 
the regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of said 
Act, no notification shall be considered filed until payment of 
the fee required by this section. Fees collected pursuant to 
this section shall be divided evenly between and credited to 
the appropriations, Federal Trade Commission, ``Salaries and 
Expenses'' and Department of Justice, ``Salaries and Expenses, 
Antitrust Division'': Provided, That fees in excess of 
$40,000,000 in fiscal year 1990 shall be deposited to the 
credit of the Treasury of the United States: Provided further, 
That fees made available to the Federal Trade Commission and 
the Antitrust Division herein shall remain available until 
expended.

                           transfer of funds

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, language included under ``National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Operations, Research 
and Facilities'' and ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Procurement, Acquisition and Construction'' 
provides certain transfer authority.

                              rescissions

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following table is submitted 
describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying 
bill:

Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, 
    Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account.      -7,644,000
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                             rollcall no. 1

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2000.
    Motion by: Mr. Knollenberg.
    Description of motion: To insert a provision prohibiting 
the use of funds provided in the bill to take certain actions 
to implement the Kyoto Protocol on global climate change, which 
has not been ratified by the Senate; and to insert accompanying 
report language.
    Results: Adopted 29 yeas to 27 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Aderholt                        Mr. Boyd
Mr. Bonilla                         Mr. Cramer
Mr. Callahan                        Ms. DeLauro
Mr. Dickey                          Mr. Dicks
Mrs. Emerson                        Mr. Dixon
Mr. Frelinghuysen                   Mr. Edwards
Mr. Goode                           Mr. Farr
Ms. Granger                         Mr. Forbes
Mr. Hobson                          Mr. Hinchey
Mr. Istook                          Mr. Hoyer
Mr. Kingston                        Mr. Jackson
Mr. Knollenberg                     Ms. Kaptur
Mr. Kolbe                           Ms. Kilpatrick
Mr. Latham                          Mrs. Lowey
Mr. Lewis                           Mrs. Meek
Mr. Miller                          Mr. Mollohan
Mr. Nethercutt                      Mr. Murtha
Mrs. Northup                        Mr. Obey
Mr. Packard                         Mr. Olver
Mr. Peterson                        Mr. Pastor
Mr. Regula                          Ms. Pelosi
Mr. Rogers                          Mr. Porter
Mr. Skeen                           Mr. Price
Mr. Sununu                          Ms. Roybal-Allard
Mr. Tiahrt                          Mr. Sabo
Mr. Wamp                            Mr. Serrano
Mr. Wicker                          Mr. Visclosky
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Young
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                             rollcall no. 2

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Serrano.
    Description of motion: To increase by $164,000,000 the 
amounts provided in the bill for the Legal Services 
Corporation.
    Results: Adopted 26 yeas to 27 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Cramer                          Mr. Cunningham
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Dickey
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Dixon                           Mr. Goode
Mr. Edwards                         Ms. Granger
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Hobson
Mr. Forbes                          Mr. Istook
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Kingston
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Jackson                         Mr. Kolbe
Ms. Kaptur                          Mr. Latham
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Lewis
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Miller
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Mollohan                        Mrs. Northup
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Packard
Mr. Murtha                          Mr. Peterson
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Rogers
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Skeen
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Sununu
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Taylor
Mr. Price                           Mr. Tiahrt
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Wamp
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Wicker
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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                             ROLLCALL NO. 3

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Ms. DeLauro.
    Description of motion: To decrease by $28,000,000 amounts 
provided for the Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund 
(CALEA) and to provide $28,000,000 for direct assistance and 
research for lobster fisheries in the Long Island Sound.
    Results: Rejected 24 yeas to 28 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Cramer                          Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Cunningham                      Mr. DeLay
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Dickey
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Dixon                           Mr. Goode
Mr. Edwards                         Ms. Granger
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Hodson
Mr. Forbes                          Mr. Istook
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Jackson                         Mr. Latham
Ms. Kaptur                          Mr. Lewis
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Miller
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Moran                           Mrs. Northup
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Packard
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Peterson
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Porter
Mr. Price                           Mr. Regula
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Rogers
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Skeen
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Sununu
Mr. Walsh                           Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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against, are printed below:

                             ROLLCALL NO. 4

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Dixon.
    Description of motion: To increase State Department 
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities by 
$240,566,000 and to strike report language pertaining to 
specific peacekeeping mission.
    Results: Rejected 26 yeas to 27 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Aderholt                        Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Callahan
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Dickey                          Mr. DeLay
Mr. Dicks                           Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Dixon                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Goode
Mr. Farr                            Ms. Granger
Mr. Forbes                          Mr. Hobson
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Istook
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Kingston
Mr. Jackson                         Mr. Knollenberg
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Latham
Mr. Kolbe                           Mr. Lewis
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Miller
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Packard
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Peterson
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Regula
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Rogers
Mr. Price                           Mr. Skeen
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Taylor
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Tiahrt
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Walsh
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Wamp
Mr. Wolf                            Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Young
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are printed below:

                             rollcall no. 5

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Obey.
    Description of motion: To increase the amount provided for 
the Federal Trade Commission by $30,000,000 and increase the 
amount provided for the Department of Justice, Antitrust 
Division by $21,000,000.
    Results: Rejected 19 yeas to 26 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Aderholt
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Callahan
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Dickey
Mr. Hinchey                         Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Goode
Mr. Jackson                         Ms. Granger
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Hobson
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Mollohan                        Mr. Latham
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Lewis
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Miller
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Price                           Mr. Packard
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Peterson
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Porter
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Regula
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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are printed below:

                             rollcall no. 6

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mrs. Lowey.
    Description of motion: To strike a provision under the 
Department of State, Contributions to International 
Organizations, that conditions a portion of the funding 
provided upon certifications that the United Nations has taken 
no action to exceed its biennial budget.
    Results: Rejected 18 yeas to 34 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Boyd
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Cramer
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Jackson                         Mr. DeLay
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Dickey
Mrs. Lowey                          Mrs. Emerson
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Goode
Mr. Obey                            Ms. Granger
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Hobson
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Kingston
Mr. Price                           Mr. Knollenberg
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Latham
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Lewis
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Miller
                                    Mr. Nethercutt
                                    Mrs. Northup
                                    Mr. Packard
                                    Mr. Peterson
                                    Mr. Porter
                                    Mr. Regula
                                    Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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against, are printed below:

                             rollcall no. 7

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measures: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Serrano.
    Description of motion: To increase funding for various 
accounts in the bill to the following levels: Commission on 
Civil Rights, $11,000,000; Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission; $322,000,000; General Legal Activities, 
$535,060,000; Community Relations Service; $9,829,000; and 
Community Oriented Policing Services, $625,000,000, of which 
$30,000,000 is designated for certain purposes.
    Results: Rejected 17 yeas to 35 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Boyd
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Callahan
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Cramer
Mr. Jackson                         Mr. Cunningham
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. DeLay
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Dickey
Mrs. Meek                           Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Goode
Mr. Olver                           Ms. Granger
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Hobson
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Kingston
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Latham
                                    Mr. Lewis
                                    Mr. Miller
                                    Mr. Nethercutt
                                    Mrs. Nothup
                                    Mr. Packard
                                    Mr. Peterson
                                    Mr. Porter
                                    Mr. Regula
                                    Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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against, are printed below:

                             rollcall no. 8

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Obey.
    Description of motion: To increase various accounts by 
$22,000,000 for a Trade Monitoring and Compliance Initiative.
    Results: Rejected 24 yeas to 29 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Aderholt                        Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Callahan
Mr. Cramer                          Mr. Cunningham
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. DeLay
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Dickey
Mr. Edwards                         Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Goode
Mr. Hoyer                           Ms. Granger
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Hobson
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Knollenberg
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Mollohan                        Mr. Lewis
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Miller
Mr. Murtha                          Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Obey                            Mrs. Northup
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Packard
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Peterson
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Porter
Mr. Price                           Mr. Regula
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Rogers
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Skeen
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Sununu
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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against, are printed below:

                             rollcall no. 9

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mr. Farr.
    Description of motion: To increase by $86,000,000 the 
amounts provided in the bill for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.
    Results: Rejected 22 yeas to 28 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Cramer                          Mr. Bonilla
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. DeLay
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Dickey
Mr. Farr                            Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Ms. Kaptur                          Ms. Granger
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Hobson
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Kingston
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Mollohan                        Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Lewis
Mr. Murtha                          Mr. Miller
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Olver                           Mrs. Northup
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Packard
Mr. Price                           Mr. Porter
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Regula
Mr. Sabo                            Mr. Rogers
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Skeen
Mr. Visclosky                       Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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together with the names of those voting for and those voting 
against, are printed below:

                            rollcall no. 10

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mrs. Lowery.
    Description of motion: To designate $150,000,000 under 
Department of Justice, Community Oriented Police Services for 
community prosecutors in high gun violence areas.
    Results: Rejected 18 yeas to 31 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Aderholt
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Callahan
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Cramer
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. DeLay
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Dickey
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Goode
Mr. Moran                           Ms. Granger
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Hobson
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Kingston
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Knollenberg
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Price                           Mr. Latham
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Miller
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Visclosky                       Mrs. Northup
                                    Mr. Packard
                                    Mr. Peterson
                                    Mr. Porter
                                    Mr. Regula
                                    Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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together with the names of those voting for and those voting 
against, are printed below:

                            rollcall no. 11

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Mrs. Lowey.
    Description of Motion: To increase by $79,000,000 amounts 
provided in the bill for Department of Commerce, Public 
Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction.
    Results: Rejected 20 yeas to 31 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Cramer                          Mr. Bonilla
Mr. DeLauro                         Mr. Callahan
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. DeLay
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Dickey
Mr. Hinchey                         Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Frelinghuysen
Ms. Kaptur                          Mr. Goode
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Ms. Granger
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Hobson
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Latham
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Miller
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Nethercutt
Ms. Pelosi                          Mrs. Northup
Mr. Price                           Mr. Packard
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Peterson
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Porter
                                    Mr. Regula
                                    Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Walsh
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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together with the names of those voting for and those voting 
against, are printed below:

                            rollcall no. 12

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Ms. Kaptur.
    Description of motion: To earmark such sums as may be 
necessary within the Economic Development Administration to 
assist certain communities.
    Results: Rejected 20 yeas to 29 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Mr. Aderholt                        Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Boyd                            Mr. Callahan
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. DeLay
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Dickey
Mr. Farr                            Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. Goode
Ms. Kaptur                          Mr. Hobson
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mr. Kingston
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Knollenberg
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Moran                           Mr. Latham
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Miller
Mr. Olver                           Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Pastor                          Mrs. Northup
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Packard
Mr. Price                           Mr. Peterson
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Porter
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Regula
                                    Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker
                                    Mr. Wolf
                                    Mr. Young
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together with the names of those voting for and those voting 
against, are printed below:

                            rollcall no. 13

    Date: June 14, 2000.
    Measure: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.
    Motion by: Ms. DeLauro.
    Description of motion: To delete provisions in the bill 
that modify Section 109 of the Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 1995, and would require notification of 
expenditures from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
Account; and to insert a new provision that would require 
distribution of funds recovered from tobacco litigation.
    Results: Rejected 19 yeas to 30 nays.
        Members Voting Yea            Members Voting Nay
Ms. DeLauro                         Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Dicks                           Mr. Bonilla
Mr. Edwards                         Mr. Boyd
Mr. Farr                            Mr. Callahan
Mr. Hinchey                         Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Hoyer                           Mr. DeLay
Ms. Kaptur                          Mr. Dickey
Ms. Kilpatrick                      Mrs. Emerson
Mrs. Lowey                          Mr. Frelinghuysen
Mrs. Meek                           Mr. Goode
Mr. Moran                           Ms. Granger
Mr. Obey                            Mr. Hobson
Mr. Pastor                          Mr. Knollenberg
Ms. Pelosi                          Mr. Kolbe
Mr. Porter                          Mr. Latham
Ms. Roybal-Allard                   Mr. Miller
Mr. Serrano                         Mr. Mollohan
Mr. Wolf                            Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Young                           Mrs. Northup
                                    Mr. Packard
                                    Mr. Peterson
                                    Mr. Price
                                    Mr. Regula
                                    Mr. Rogers
                                    Mr. Skeen
                                    Mr. Sununu
                                    Mr. Taylor
                                    Mr. Tiahrt
                                    Mr. Wamp
                                    Mr. Wicker

      Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority

    The following table provides a detailed summary, for each 
Department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the 
bill with fiscal year 2000 enacted amounts and budget estimates 
presented for fiscal year 2001:



       ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF HON. JOSE SERRANO AND HON. DAVID OBEY

    The fiscal year 2001 Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary 
appropriations bill represents at best an unbalanced approach 
to spending priorities, and at worst an unnecessary exercise in 
futility, since the Majority party knows this bill will look 
drastically different before it can become law. While some of 
the problems in the previous year's House version of this bill 
no longer exist (declaring the decennial Census to be an 
unforeseen emergency, for example), many of the problems with 
last year's bill are repeated, and several new concerns have 
been identified.
    The fiscal year 2001 Commerce-Justice-State spending bill 
does not fulfill the challenges of the changing national and 
global environmental and economy. The lack of balance in the 
funding provided shortchanges not only programs necessary to 
ensure a fair and equitable business environment, but also 
programs aimed at protecting the nation's most vulnerable 
citizens. The reason this bill does not meet these challenges 
is not specifically due to the leadership of the Appropriations 
Committee. The fundamental problem lies with the Majority 
party's insistence on cutting taxes by $170 billion over the 
next five years, and financing these cuts with unrealistic 
reductions in discretionary spending. The Majority continues to 
promote the fiction that their unaffordable tax cuts can be 
paid for by reducing discretionary spending--and that spending 
can be reduced without damaging programs. That is simply not 
true--and this bill in its current form is a key example of the 
results of that way of thinking.
    The Commerce-Justice-State bill does not have to be a 
partisan exercise, yet each year it becomes increasingly more 
so. Both parties agree that lowering the nation's crime rate is 
a priority Federal activity. Both parties support economic 
growth through fair trade and expanded technological 
innovation. Both parties are committed to American leadership 
in world diplomacy. Yet the Majority party leadership in this 
House insists on sacrificing the funds needed to meet these 
bipartisan goals in order to offer enormous tax cuts mostly 
targeted at the richest families in the country.
    There are several critical concerns with this legislation 
that need to be highlighted to all Members of the House:
    First--while the bill provides increased funding levels for 
the Department of Justice, particularly for Federal law 
enforcement agencies and for detention, it severely underfunds 
other Justice priorities, including initiatives aimed at 
maintaining competition to protect the rights of businesses and 
consumers, and programs that protect the civil rights of all 
Americans.
    Second, the bill continues to starve the Department of 
Commerce, by cutting programs and activities that are key to 
ensuring continued economic prosperity and growth for this 
Nation, and denying increases requested by the Administration 
designed to further those goals.
    Third, while the bill includes full funding for embassy 
security and maintains current services levels for most State 
Department programs, there are funding shortfalls and language 
provisions that create more UN and peacekeeping arrears instead 
of honoring the commitments made in prior years.
    Fourth, the bill as reported continues the game played for 
the past five years of underfunding the Legal Services 
Corporation and expecting the situation to be partially 
corrected in a Floor amendment through cuts in other programs 
in the bill.
    Finally, the bill includes several language provisions that 
are controversial at best, and would lead to a veto of this 
bill by the President if not changed.
    Following are additional details on the shortcomings of 
this fiscal year 2001 Commerce-Justice-State-Judiciary 
appropriations bill, and the Democratic efforts to improve the 
bill during consideration by the Full Appropriations Committee.

               department of justice and related agencies

    The Committee continues to make funding crime at all levels 
a high priority, and the results of these efforts are evident 
in falling crime rates.Yet certain agencies within the Justice 
Department continue to be cavalier about their responsibility to manage 
their resources efficiently and effectively. Rather than disciplining 
those agencies for not following the direction of Congress, the 
Majority has chosen to reward them with funding increases.
    While the Department of Justice in total fares better under 
this mark than the other departments and agencies funded in 
this bill, there are still major shortfalls in the bill for 
certain DOJ components, particularly: (1) Maintaining 
competition in the marketplace to ensure the protection of the 
rights of consumers; (2) protecting and preserving civil rights 
of all Americans; and (3) ensuring the reimbursement to the 
Treasury of money paid by the taxpayers to treat tobacco 
related illnesses.
    Antitrust and Federal Trade Commission.--In the area of 
maintaining competition, the majority party again fails to 
provide the necessary resources to ensure that DOJ's Antitrust 
Division, as well as the independent Federal Trade Commission, 
can keep pace with changing economic realities. The current 
globalization and consolidation of businesses, both U.S.-owned 
and foreign, are expected to continue, and the importance of 
preserving economic competition in the global marketplace 
cannot be overstated. The threat to consumers is real: Anti-
competitive behavior leads directly to higher prices and 
reduced efficiency and innovation. The amounts provided in this 
bill will barely allow the Antitrust Division to keep up with 
inflation, and do nothing to provide the resources necessary to 
allow the Division, as well as the FTC, to keep up with a 
crushing workload that is without historical precedent.
    These two agencies more than pay for themselves, receiving 
their funding from pre-merger filing fees collected under the 
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. This bill provides for changes in those 
filing fees that increase the resulting revenues from those 
fees by $100 million. Yet the Majority party has proposed to 
invest less than $14 million of those increased fee revenues 
back into the two agencies responsible for doing the work that 
relates to these fees--resulting in more than $85 million in 
scorekeeping adjustments that are used to offset other spending 
in this bill. The Committee could have fully funded the 
requests of the Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade 
Commission and still had more than $35 million to invest in 
other priorities in this bill.
    An amendment offered at Full Committee by Mr. Obey to 
restore the funding for the Antitrust Division and the FTC to 
their full requested levels, an additional $50.5 million above 
the amounts provided in the bill (Roll Call No. 5) failed 19-26 
on a party line vote.
    Civil Rights programs.--Other shortfalls in the 
recommendation for the Department of Justice are the 
recommended funding levels for programs related to the 
enforcement and protection of civil rights for all Americans. 
Funding for DOJ's Civil Rights Division is reduced below the 
request, and is inadequate to maintain current services. 
Moreover, the funding level in the reported bill does not 
provide funding to carry out important initiatives such as 
addressing police brutality through pattern and practice 
investigations; combating abuse and neglect in institutions 
such as nursing homes, mental health facilities and juvenile 
detention and correctional facilities; addressing potential 
post-Census voting rights cases, and more aggressively 
investigating and prosecuting hate crimes.
    The bill also continues to shortchange the budget of the 
Community Relations Service, an agency charged with assisting 
States and local communities in resolving conflicts and 
preventing racial and ethnic violence--the only Federal agency 
with such a mandate. The bill also does not provide for new and 
expanded grant programs under the COPS program for community 
crime prevention activities related to civil rights, including 
the Police Integrity and Hate Crimes training initiative, and 
police recruitment to encourage diversified applicants to 
reflect the communities they serve.
    The bill also underfunds other critical agencies involved 
in civil rights, including the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 
funded slightly below current year levels and 19 percent below 
the amount requested; and the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, which is given an increase of $9 million above 
current year levels, but is still almost 10 percent below the 
Administration's request.
    An amendment by Mr. Serrano at Full Committee, which sought 
to restore funding for many of these programs to the requested 
levels, was defeated (Roll Call No. 7).
    Legal Services Corporation.--The fiscal year 2001 Commerce-
Justice-State spending bill continues the charade of 
purposefully underfunding the Legal Services Corporation, the 
government agency charged with assuring that poor people have 
access to equal justice under the law. The bill as reported 
includes only $141 million for the Legal Services Corporation, 
a decrease of $164 million below current year appropriated 
levels of $305 million and $199 million below the request of 
$340 million. This is the sixth year in a row that the 
Subcommittee has reported a bill that includes only $141million 
for the LSC, a number that represented one-third of the FY 1995 
appropriated levels for LSC, but is absolutely meaningless now.
    For the past five years, an amendment on the House Floor 
has been offered by the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, 
supported on a bipartisan basis, restoring the funding level 
for LSC to about $250 million by cutting other accounts in the 
bill. As the funding in this bill gets increasingly tighter, it 
becomes harder and harder to find places to cut in order to 
offset the add-back for LSC. The outlay rate for this account 
is high, so it is difficult to find accounts in the bill to cut 
that would not result in reductions in force. And the level of 
$250 million that has typically been restored is still far 
short of the amount needed to maintain critical legal 
assistance for the country's poor and disadvantaged. It is time 
to stop using the LSC as a pawn in a meaningless game played by 
the Majority, and to fund this important agency at the amount 
required to ensure no reduction in the level of legal services 
available to the poor.
    An amendment offered by Mr. Serrano at Full Committee, 
which would have only restored funding for Legal Services 
Corporation to the current year funding level of $305 million, 
was defeated by a vote of 26 Yeas to 27 Nays (Roll Call No. 2).
    Tobacco Riders.--This bill includes two general provisions 
under Title I which contribute to the Majority party's effort 
to defund the Department of Justice's lawsuit against tobacco 
companies for the purpose of recovering health care costs. 
These provisions, sections 110 and 113 of the reported bill, 
represent just one more attempt to both put an end to the 
tobacco lawsuit and protect one of the Majority party's most 
generous political contributors. Section 110 and 113 would 
effectively prohibit the transfer of funds from other agencies 
to cover the costs of the lawsuit.
    During debate on this language, and on similar riders 
included in other bills, it has been asserted that there is no 
need for other agencies to pay for the tobacco lawsuit--that 
the Department of Justice should be funding the litigation. Yet 
when the Administration requested direct funding under the 
Justice Department for the tobacco lawsuit in fiscal year 2000 
(a total of $20 million), that request was denied by this 
Subcommittee.
    An amendment offered by Ms. DeLauro at Full Committee to 
delete these two provisions, and add a new section that would 
clarify that any recoveries in the tobacco litigation in fiscal 
year 2001 and thereafter would be available immediately to the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and 
the Department of Health and Human Services for medical care 
activities, was defeated (Roll Call No. 13).

              department of commerce and related agencies

    The funding level in this bill will severely undercut the 
Department's ability to perform its critical role in fostering 
economic growth in trade and technology and promoting sound 
environmental stewardship. At over $1 billion below the 
President's request for fiscal year 2001, this bill fails to 
make many of the necessary inflationary adjustments to the 
Commerce Department's base funding from last year--something 
the bill does include for the Department of Justice and other 
agencies. If the Department's funding remains at the bill's 
proposed levels, significant lay-offs could occur and important 
programs and activities would be jeopardized.
    Trade Compliance Initiative.--One new initiative not funded 
in this recommendation is the President's Trade Compliance 
initiative. This $22 million initiative, under the Department 
of Commerce International Trade Administration, the Office of 
the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of State and the 
Department of Agriculture, is intended to support trade 
compliance efforts with China and to more rigorously enforce 
current trade agreements.
    Just one month ago, on May 24, 2000, the House passed H.R. 
4444, a bill to grant Child permanent normal trading relations 
with the United States. During the debate on that bill, 
supporters of granting China an expanded trade relationship--
including the leaders of the Majority party--spoke of the need 
to rigorously enforce that agreement. This bill fails to 
provide any of the additional funds identified by the 
Administration as necessary to ensure reliable oversight, 
monitoring, and enforcement of the China trade agreement.
    During Full Committee markup of this bill, Mr. Obey offered 
an amendment to restore $22 million, the full amount requested 
for the Administration's Trade Compliance Initiative. That 
amendment was rejected on party line vote (Roll Call No. 8).
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--Another 
failure in this bill is the overall funding for the National 
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is 
cut $113 million below current year levels and $530 million 
below the budget request for fiscal year 2001. The Majority 
argues that the cuts below the current fiscal year reflect 
projects earmarked by the other body and thus will have no 
programmatic impact on the core operations of the National 
Ocean Service, the National MarineFisheries Service, the 
National Weather Service, and Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. Yet a 
closer look at the cuts reveals that there will be significant impacts: 
The failure to provide inflationary cost increases for core programs, 
and other cuts in line items that fund ongoing research and operational 
programs, could lead to staffing reductions of up to 1,000 NOAA 
employees. These cuts could mean that NOAA customers would receive 
reduced services--including nautical charts, long-term climate and 
weather data, and fishery stock assessments.
    At the Full Committee markup of this bill, Mr. Farr offered 
an amendment that would have restored most components of NOAA 
to their total current year funding level, and redirected the 
additional spending to investments in the core programs of each 
line agency. This amendment would have allowed for the 
expansion of certain coastal, fisheries, and research programs 
toward the levels requested in the President's fiscal year 2001 
budget request. This amendment (Roll Call No. 9) failed on a 
party line vote.
    Public Broadcasting Digital Conversion.--This bill as 
reported fails to adequately fund the transition to digital 
broadcasting for many public television and radio stations. 
Failure to adequately fund the transition to Digital 
broadcasting of many public television and radio stations at 
the President's request level jeopardizes public broadcasting's 
ability to comply with a congressional mandate to switch from 
analog to digital transmission. The Telecommunications Act of 
1996 and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 require that the 
analog spectrum currently used by television broadcasters be 
auctioned and the funds returned to the U.S. Treasury. In 
compliance with these Acts, the Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC) adopted rules which require that all public 
television stations begin digital broadcasting by May 1, 2003. 
All analog television broadcasting must be discontinued by May 
1, 2006. For many stations, the cost of digital conversion is 
projected to exceed their annual revenues. If forced to convert 
without Federal assistance, many stations, especially in small 
and rural markets, will be forced to reduce their services or 
even go off the air.
    An amendment offered by Ms. Lowey at Full Committee to 
restore funding for the Public Telecommunications Facilities 
Program to the full requested level of $110 million was 
rejected on a party line vote (Roll Call No. 11)
    Economic Statistics.--In the area of economic statistics, 
funding levels have remained virtually unchanged for the last 
five years. During this time the Republicans in Congress have 
denied annual budget requests to fund economic statistical 
initiatives, developed in concert with data users, to maintain 
and improve the quality of the GDP and to keep pace with the 
rapidly growing economy. No one can deny that the economy and 
the way Americans do business is changing. But funding the non-
decennial Census statistical agencies at these constrained 
levels places them further behind schedule in multi-year plans 
to update and improve economic accounts. While these programs 
have gone unfunded, the magnitude and scope of the gaps and 
discrepancies in economic statistics have increased, and the 
cost and effort needed to fix the problems have only 
multiplied.

                            state department

    This Committee has been instrumental in getting reforms in 
the United Nations in exchange for our commitment to pay the 
back dues we owe the U.N. and its specialized agencies. With 
the funding of the full amount owed for prior arrears completed 
in the fiscal year 2000 bill, this issue should be behind us. 
But here we go again--this bill includes two provisions that 
create more U.N. arrears instead of honoring our commitment to 
finally pay our bills.
    First, $100 million of our U.N. dues payment is fenced 
pending a semiannual State Department certification that the 
U.N. is living within its approved budget. Since the U.S. pays 
25% of the U.N. budget in the last quarter of the budget year, 
delaying payment of over one-third of the U.S. contribution for 
more than six months deprives the U.N. of sorely needed 
operating funds and puts the U.S. into further arrears. Second, 
U.N. Peacekeeping is underfunded by $240 million or 33%, and 
report language is included that specifically denies funding 
for U.N. African missions in Sierra Leone, Congo, Angola, 
Ethiopia/Eritrea, and Western Sahara. Both provisions reduce 
our leverage at the time when we are trying to lower our U.N. 
assessment rate and achieve further reforms at the U.N. Both 
actions will create further arrears at the U.N., reinforcing 
the image painted by our international adversaries of the U.S. 
as a deadbeat when it comes to paying U.N. dues.
    Refusing to pay for U.N. peacekeeping could also result in 
much heavier expenses being passed on to the U.S. taxpayers. 
Problems not dealt with on a multilateral basis are likely to 
fester and create a level ofinternational instability that can 
not be ignored and may require the commitment of U.S. troops. Currently 
U.S. troops are not involved in any of the peacekeeping missions at 
issue, and the U.S. is responsible for only one quarter of the costs of 
the U.N. troops from other nations, most of which can be deployed at a 
fraction of the cost of using U.S. troops. United Nations peacekeeping 
missions can prevent further bloodshed and reduce tragedies in ares of 
the world, without the U.S. having to send in troops. However, we do 
have a responsibility to pay our fair share to the troop-contributing 
countries. It is ironic that the same Majority party that insisted on 
reforms in the U.N. is now tying the hands of the State Department in 
terms of being able to negotiate those very reforms. We can't convince 
other U.N. members to vote to lower our assessment rate from 25% to 22% 
(causing their own rates to increase) at the same time that we are 
going further into arrears by not paying our bills.
    Congress is being shortsighted in trying to micromanage 
U.N. peacekeeping efforts by not approving the payment of bills 
from already appropriated funds for specific U.N. peacekeeping 
missions. Report language directs the State Department to 
``live within the appropriation and to take no action in terms 
of extending existing missions or creating new missions for 
which funding is not available.'' To comply with this report 
language, the United States would have to exercise its veto 
authority for new or expanded peacekeeping missions in the U.N. 
Security Council based solely on approval of advance 
notifications to the subcommittee chairman, regardless of the 
world situation necessitating U.N. peacekeepers. Since the U.S. 
cannot unilaterally regulate war and peace in the world, it 
follows that we cannot solely determine whether hostilities in 
different areas of the world will result in peace agreements 
requiring U.N. peacekeepers. Funding for U.N. peacekeeping 
should not be capped at a particular level because one 
subcommittee chairman thinks that level is enough.
    During consideration of this bill at Full Committee, Mr. 
Dixon offered an amendment (Roll Call No. 4) to restore $241 
million for U.N. assessed peacekeeping payments, to the total 
requested level of $739 million. The amendment, which was 
rejected by only one vote (26 Yeas to 27 Nays), would also have 
eliminated report language prohibiting funding for African 
missions in Sierra Leone, Congo, Angola, Ethiopia/Eritrea, and 
Western Sahara.

                               conclusion

    This bill can and should be improved in a variety of areas. 
In addition to programs mentioned above, there are other 
underfunded or unaddressed needs in this bill in the areas of 
crime prevention, small business assistance, and the expansion 
of technological innovations, that are far too numerous to 
list. But the means to fully address all of the shortfalls in 
the bill are not available within the Subcommittee's current 
funding allocation. The Chairman of the Subcommittee has put 
together a bill that seeks to reflect his own and his party's 
priorities within the amounts available to him. In many cases, 
the recommendations made in this bill reflect the priorities of 
both parties, and we commend the Chairman for that. The 
fundamental problem is the Majority party's overall budget 
strategy, which seeks to shrink domestic appropriations in 
order to finance their agenda of tax cuts targeted to the most 
well off. This bill is a direct consequence of that budget 
strategy.

                                   Jose E. Serrano.
                                   David Obey.

                                  
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