[House Report 109-118]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
109th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 109-118
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SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
BILL, FISCAL YEAR 2006
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June 10, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Wolf, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
ADDITIONAL VIEWS
[To accompany H.R. 2862]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, Justice
and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2006.
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
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Page Number
Bill Report
Title I--Department of Justice............................. 2
8
Title II--Department of Commerce and Related Agencies...... 34
71
Office of the United States Trade Representative... 34
71
International Trade Commission..................... 35
73
Department of Commerce............................. 35
74
Title III--Science......................................... 52
101
Office of Science and Technology Policy............ 52
101
National Aeronautics and Space Administration...... 53
102
National Science Foundation........................ 57
110
Title IV--Department of State and Related Agency........... 60
114
Department of State................................ 60
114
Broadcasting Board of Governors.................... 71
139
Title V--Related Agencies.................................. 76
144
Antitrust Modernization Commission................. 76
144
Commission for the Preservation of America's
Heritage Abroad................................ 76
144
Commission on Civil Rights......................... 76
144
Commission on International Religious Freedom...... 77
145
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe... 77
146
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's
Republic of China.............................. 77
146
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission............ 78
146
Federal Communications Commission.................. 79
147
Federal Trade Commission........................... 80
148
HELP Commission.................................... 81
149
Legal Services Corporation......................... 81
149
Marine Mammal Commission........................... 82
149
Securities and Exchange Commission................. 82
149
Small Business Administration...................... 84
150
State Justice Institute............................ 88
154
United States-China Economic and Security Review
Commission..................................... 88
154
United States Institute of Peace................... 88
155
Title VI--General Provisions............................... 88
155
Title VII--Rescissions..................................... 107
158
Summary of Estimates and Recommendations
The Committee recommends a total of $57,453,000,000 in
discretionary budget authority for the departments and agencies
funded in this bill. The recommendation is $3,043,383,000 below
the request and $1,211,118,000 above the amount enacted for the
current fiscal year. The Committee also recommends $360,700,000
for mandatory programs funded within this bill.
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 2005, and the budget
request for fiscal year 2006.
[In millions of dollars]
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FY 2006 recommendation compared
FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 with
including FY 2006 request recommended ---------------------------------
supplementals FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 request
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Discretionary...................................................... 56,242 60,496 57,453 +1,211 -3,043
Mandatory.......................................................... 370 361 361 -9 ...............
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Total.......................................................... 56,612 60,857 57,814 +1,202 -3,043
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BILL
Major initiatives and highlights contained in the
recommendation follow:
TITLE I.--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[In millions of dollars]
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FY 2006 recommendation compared
FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 with
including FY 2006 request recommended ---------------------------------
supplementals FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 request
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Discretionary...................................................... 20,658 20,336 21,448 +790 +1,112
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--$21.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department
of Justice, $790 million above the fiscal year 2005 level and
$1.1 billion above the President's request;
--$542 million increase for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to enhance their intelligence, counterterrorism,
cybercrime, and counterintelligence, while maintaining their
ability to fight traditional crimes;
--$67 million increase for the Drug Enforcement
Administration to enhance Federal law enforcement's ability to
fight drug crime;
--$2.6 billion to assist State and local law enforcement to
fight crime, which is $1 billion above the request including:
the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants program
($348 million), the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
($355 million), juvenile justice and accountability programs
($334 million), law enforcement technologies and interoperable
communications ($120 million), the DNA backlog elimination
program ($177 million), and violence against women prevention
and prosecution programs ($387 million);
--$41 million increase for the United States Marshals
Service to ensure that the Federal judiciary operates safely
and efficiently; and
--$41 million increase for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives to enforce our Nation's gun and
explosives laws.
TITLE II.--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
[In millions of dollars]
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FY 2006 recommendation compared
FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 FY 2006 with
including requested recommended ---------------------------------
supplementals FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 request
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Discretionary...................................................... 6,657 9,557 5,826 -831 -3,731
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--$1.7 billion for the Patent and Trademark Office;
--$501 million for the international trade agencies;
--$3.43 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, including $856 million for the National Weather
Service;
--$549 million for the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, including $106 million for Manufacturing Extension
Partnerships; and
--Does not include $3.71 billion requested for the
``Strengthening America's Communities'' initiative.
TITLE III.--SCIENCE
[In millions of dollars]
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FY 2006 recommendation compared
FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 FY 2006 with
including requested recommended ---------------------------------
supplementals FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 request
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Discretionary...................................................... 21,676 22,067 22,120 +444 +53
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--$16.47 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; and
--$5.64 billion for the National Science Foundation.
TITLE IV.--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
[In millions of dollars]
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FY 2006 recommendation compared
FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 FY 2006 with
including requested recommended ---------------------------------
supplementals FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 request
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Discretionary...................................................... 10,648 9,804 9,531 -1,117 -273
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--A 6.3 percent increase over fiscal year 2005 for the
basic operations of the Department, excluding supplemental
appropriations;
--100 new positions to respond to high priority diplomatic
requirements, including 33 positions for the Office of the
Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization; 47 positions
for critical staffing needs, including non-proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction, and combating terrorist financing;
and 20 positions for critical needs language training,
including Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Dari,
Pashto, Korean, and Farsi.
--A total of $340 million specifically for public diplomacy
programs to counter Anti-American sentiments around the world,
and a total of $410 million to enhance efforts to engage
foreign audiences through educational and cultural exchanges,
especially with the Arab and Muslim world.
--$1.599 billion for embassy security programs, an increase
of $49.67 million over fiscal year 2005, including 55 new
diplomatic security personnel. In addition, a total of $596.7
million is provided for an overseas capital security cost
sharing program, including $393.6 million from the State
Department, which will result in acceleration of the program to
construct secure replacement facilities for American personnel
serving overseas;
--$1.166 billion for assessments for U.S. membership in the
United Nations and other international organizations;
--$1.036 billion for contributions for international
peacekeeping activities, the full amount requested; and
--$630.9 million for international broadcasting, including
increases for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle
East.
TITLE V.--RELATED AGENCIES
[In millions of dollars]
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FY 2006 recommendation compared
FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 FY 2006 with
including requested recommended ---------------------------------
supplementals FY 2005 enacted FY 2006 request
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Discretionary...................................................... 3,246 2,229 2,237 -1,009 +8
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--$211 million for the Federal Trade Commission including
full funding for the National Do-Not-Call program;
--$888 million in total budget authority for the Securities
and Exchange Commission to protect investors and combat
corporate fraud; and
--$590 million in total budget authority for the Small
Business Administration, including $88 million for the Small
Business Development Centers to conduct outreach to the
Nation's small businesses and a record $16.5 billion 7(a)
business loan program, as requested, to help small businesses
access capital.
Right-Sizing the United States Government Overseas Presence
The Committee strongly supports interagency efforts to
right-size the overseas presence of the United States
Government. The Committee understands the definition of right-
sizing to be the systematic and thorough review of all overseas
missions and staffing levels and the reallocation of resources
to achieve a leaner, streamlined, more agile, and more secure
U.S. Government presence abroad. The Committee expects agencies
funded in this bill to cooperate fully with all interagency
efforts to achieve effective right-sizing.
The 1998 terrorist attacks on two U.S. Embassies in Africa
highlighted security deficiencies in diplomatic facilities. The
bombings in Saudi Arabia, the assassination of a USAID employee
in Jordan, and the closure of the U.S. Embassy in Kenya
underscore continued threats against U.S. personnel overseas.
The attacks on the American Embassies in Africa prompted the
creation of the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel, which
proposed significant recommendations regarding right-sizing
that have subsequently been embraced by this Committee, and
included in the President's Management Agenda. In addition, the
General Accounting Office (GAO) has studied right-sizing the
Nation's overseas presence. The GAO reports found that U.S.
agencies' staffing projections for new embassy compounds are
developed without a systematic approach or comprehensive right-
sizing analysis. In response, the GAO developed a framework of
questions designed to link staffing levels to three critical
elements of overseas diplomatic operations: (1) physical/
technical security of facilities and employees; (2) mission
priorities and requirements; and (3) cost of operations. In
light of continuing security vulnerability, the Committee
intends to ensure that such a framework is established and
followed.
The Committee expects that the fiscal year 2007 budget
request will continue to reflect the application of a right-
sizing methodology. Increases or expansions should be justified
in terms of mission priorities both within the agency, and
within the specific diplomatic mission, and should be, to the
maximum extent possible, accompanied by offsetting decreases to
maximize the allocation of scarce resources to emerging
priorities. A proper plan should include a systematic analysis
to bring about a reconfiguration of overseas staffing to the
minimum level necessary to meet critical U.S. foreign policy
goals. The Committee expects to receive this additional
analysis prior to the establishment or expansion of any
activities beyond those currently approved.
Science Education
America's advantage in science, math and technology is
slipping. Our systems of basic scientific research and
education are in crisis, while other countries are redoubling
their efforts. The United States can remain the world's
technological leader if it makes the commitment to do so.
The funding recommendations in this bill address the urgent
need to invest in scientific research and education to begin to
reverse this trend. The bill includes $4.38 billion for
National Science Foundation (NSF) research and related
activities, an increase of $44 million above the President's
request. This is the Nation's largest resource pool for basic
scientific research across all fields. The bill also includes:
$807 million for NSF's education programs, which is $70 million
above the request; and $169 million for National Aeronautics
and Space Administration education programs, which is $2
million above the request. The bill also includes $28.9 million
for a new consolidated education program for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Committee recommendation also encourages the National
Science Board to establish a commission to present
recommendations for broad Federal action to address the crisis
in science and math education. The Committee also expects the
Administration's 2007 budget request to include a significant
investment to respond to this crisis.
The Committee directs that under the auspices of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy the science agencies receiving
funding for education programs in this bill should develop a
comprehensive coordinated plan to rationalize the various
educational programs in these areas to maximize results and
minimize duplication. This plan should be submitted to the
Committee concurrently with the submission of the President's
2007 budget request to the Congress.
Reprogrammings, Reorganizations, and Relocations
As in previous years, section 605 contains language
concerning the reprogramming of funds between programs and
activities.
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 2005. 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 2006, or
provided from any accounts in the Treasury available to the
agencies funded by this Act.
The Committee expects that the Chairman of the
Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of
State, Justice and Commerce, 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 is 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 substantially augmenting existing programs, offices,
agencies or commissions.
(4) Relocating offices or employees.
(5) Reorganizing offices, programs, or activities.
In addition, the Committee expects any department or agency
funded in the accompanying bill that 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 that 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 that are set forth in this report and in section 605
of the accompanying bill. The Committee expects that each
department and agency funded in the bill will follow these
notification policies precisely and will not reallocate
resources or reorganize activities prior to submitting the
required notifications to the Committee. The Committee has
provided each of the departments, NASA and the Small Business
Administration, with transfer authority, which is the same as
the transfer authority provided in the fiscal year 2005
Appropriations Acts. The Committee believes such authority,
together with the traditional reprogramming policy, gives each
department or agency the needed flexibility 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. The Committee has often pointed out the natural
affinity and relationship between these organizations and the
Appropriations Committee that makes such a relationship
imperative. The Committee reiterates its position that, while
it reserves the right to call upon all organizations in the
departments, agencies, and commissions for information and
assistance, the primary contact between the Committee and these
entities must be through the budget offices and comptroller
organizations.
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 to ensure
that the information needs of the Committee are met in order to
fulfill the Constitutional responsibilities of the Congress.
Full Compliance With the Telework Directive
Advances in information and computer technology, the
development of the Internet, and the growth of wireless and
digital products have given some Federal employees the ability
to telework, or work anytime from almost any place. Management
considerations, such as productive and satisfied workers;
environmental considerations, such as reduced traffic
congestion and improved air quality; and quality of life
considerations, such as accommodating the short- or long-term
health needs of employees, require the establishment of
telework programs.
Policies on telework continue to evolve. Among the factors
that contribute to successful programs are top management
support and a clear telework agreement that includes
expectations with measurable goals, accountability, and
performance results. The Committee is committed to telework
programs in the Federal government and is impressed by the
efforts of some of the agencies under its jurisdiction. For
example, nearly 2,000 employees at the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office now experience the benefits of telecommuting,
representing about twenty-five percent of the workforce.
However, full implementation of telecommuting policies remains
to be achieved.
The bill includes a provision requiring that the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the Small Business Administration
certify that telecommuting opportunities have increased over
the fiscal year 2005 levels. Previous public laws have required
the departments and agencies to each establish a policy under
which eligible employees may participate in telecommuting to
the maximum extent possible without diminished performance.
Language is repeated from fiscal year 2005 requiring agencies
to designate a Telework Coordinator. The bill also includes new
language requiring the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and the National Science Foundation to certify
that telecommuting opportunities are made available to 100
percent of the eligible workforce.
Budget Presentation
The Committee is supportive of budget and performance
integration so that government programs can become more
results-oriented. While the amount of performance data included
in budget documents has increased, in many cases it has been at
the expense of programmatic budget data and justifications that
are critical to the work of the Committee. The Committee
expects all Departments and agencies covered under this Act to
consult with the Committee on this issue before submission of
the fiscal year 2007 Budget Request and justification
materials.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Despite severe funding limitations faced by the Committee
in fiscal year 2006, the recommendation for the Department of
Justice reflects the overriding priority of the Committee to
ensure that Federal, State and local law enforcement entities
have sufficient resources to address the threat of terrorism
while continuing to perform traditional law enforcement
activities to prevent and investigate crimes. The
recommendation reflects the Committee's commitment to combating
terrorism, espionage, cybercrime, gang-related crime, illegal
drugs, and corporate fraud.
The Committee recommends $21,675,060,000 in new budget
authority in the accompanying bill for the Department of
Justice for fiscal year 2006. This amount is $781,226,000 above
the current year and $1,112,275,000 above the budget request.
Of the total amount provided, $21,448,060,000 is derived from
general purpose discretionary funds and $227,000,000 is scored
as mandatory spending.
The recommendation continues the Committee's commitment to
fighting terrorism by including a $541,634,000 increase to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. In addition, the
recommendation supports the requirements of the other Federal
law enforcement agencies in the Department of Justice by fully
funding the requests for the United States Attorneys and the
Federal Prison Systems, Salaries and Expenses account, and by
providing $10,000,000 above the request for the United States
Marshals Service to enhance its capability to protect the
judicial process and $12,017,000 above the request for the Drug
Enforcement Administration to combat drug trafficking.
Finally, the recommendation continues the Committee's
commitment to supporting our nation's police and sheriffs'
departments by providing an increase of $1,024,221,000 above
the Administration's request for State and local law
enforcement grants. As Federal law enforcement agencies
continue to divert resources away from traditional crime
fighting to strengthen its counterterrorism capabilities, a
void is left that only State and local law enforcement are
positioned to fill. In this context, the Committee finds the
Administration's budget request, which proposes a
$1,424,349,000, or 48 percent, reduction in funding for State
and local law enforcement assistance to be woefully inadequate.
In order to address State and local law enforcement
requirements, the Committee recommends a total of
$2,592,976,000 in new budget authority for crime fighting grant
programs for fiscal year 2006.
The recommendation provides increases above the request for
the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants program
(+$348,466,000), the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program
(+$355,000,000), juvenile justice and accountability programs
(+$101,488,000), meth hot spots (+$40,000,000), gang violence
reduction (+$60,000,000) and law enforcement technologies and
interoperability grants (+$120,000,000).
General Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends a total of $126,956,000 for
General Administration for fiscal year 2006. This amount is
$4,513,000 above the level provided in the current year and
$34,451,000 below the request.
This account supports the development of policy objectives
and the overall management of the Department of Justice. The
recommendation fully funds the request for the Office of
Intelligence Policy and Review, including a program increase of
40 additional positions and $8,289,000. The recommendation does
not provide the requested enhancement for the unified financial
management system. However, the Committee recognizes the
Department's need to modernize its financial management system
and encourages the Department to use the Working Capital Fund
to finance this requirement.
Consistent with direction included in previous years, the
recommendation includes necessary sums to continue efforts to
replace locks used to store classified information.
The Committee is concerned with excessive delay in the
issuance of regulations governing the recognition of asylum
claims from women fleeing honor killings, trafficking, sexual
slavery and domestic violence. The lack of a resolution on this
issue is causing hardship and suffering for women whose cases
remain in legal limbo. The Committee expects the Departments of
Justice and Homeland Security to issue regulations to govern
gender-based asylum claims.
The Committee recognizes the important contribution the
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) plays in disrupting and
dismantling drug organizations and in protecting our national
security. The Committee directs the Attorney General, in
cooperation with the Director of National Intelligence, to
submit a report, not later than 120 days after enactment of
this Act, on the practicality of integrating the DEA, or a
portion thereof, into the Intelligence Community.
The Committee is extremely disappointed with the amount of
time it takes the Department to respond to hearing questions
submitted for the record by Members of the Subcommittee. Many
of these questions are factual and responses should not require
multiple layers of review or require weeks, and often months,
to submit. The Committee is concerned that in practice, this
has resulted in the needless withholding of budgetary and
programmatic information that is necessary to the Committee's
work. The Committee believes that the open sharing of
information results in a more effective relationship between
the branches of government and improves the quality of
legislation.
The Committee encourages the Attorney General to ensure
that every contract the Department enters into that
contemplates the exchange of personal data between the
contractor and the Department include a provision requiring
that entity to have a security policy in place that contains
procedures to promptly notify any individual whose personal
information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, lost
or acquired by an unauthorized person. Notification could
either be delayed or shall not occur if it would impede a law
enforcement investigation or cause damage to national security.
The Committee is concerned about the security of personal data,
as highlighted recently by several security breaches at large
companies that resulted in the theft of personal data.
Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties.--Since September 11,
2001, the Congress has provided both significant additional
resources and broad legal authorities to the Justice Department
to meet its counterterrorism responsibilities. In fiscal year
2004, the Committee directed the Department to designate a
senior policy official to assume responsibility for developing
appropriate civil rights safeguards, particularly as related to
the war on terrorism, and for coordinating the work of all
Department components involved in these efforts. For fiscal
year 2005, Congress provided funding for 2 additional
professional staff positions for the Office and required a
report to be submitted this January detailing the specific
responsibilities and authorities of the Office, with annual
activity reports due in the following years. The Committee is
disappointed by the Department's inability to complete the
initial report and is concerned that this reflects poorly on
the attitude of the Department toward the responsibilities of
this Office. The Committee directs the Department of Justice to
submit the initial report as soon as possible and to provide
subsequent annual reports by January 30 of each year.
Gangs.--According to FBI Congressional testimony, ``Gangs
and other criminal enterprises, operating in the U.S. and
throughout the world, pose increasing concerns for the
international law enforcement and intelligence communities.
Today, gangs are more violent, more organized, and more
widespread than ever before. They pose one of the greatest
threats to the safety and security of all Americans. The
Department of Justice estimates there are approximately 30,000
gangs, with 800,000 members, impacting 2,500 communities across
the U.S. The innocent people in these communities face daily
exposure to violence from criminal gangs trafficking in drugs
and weapons and gangs fighting amongst themselves to control or
extend their turf and their various criminal enterprises.'' In
fiscal year 2005, the Committee began to address this issue by
establishing a National Gang Intelligence Center in the FBI,
providing 24 additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATF) agents specifically for gang
investigations, providing 25 additional Assistant U.S.
Attorneys for gang investigations, and providing $25,000,000
under the Office of Justice Programs for gang resistance and
education training for youth.
The Committee is pleased and encouraged that the President
and the First Lady made a commitment to address the gang
problem. The Committee appreciates and supports the Attorney
General's efforts to strengthen Department-wide efforts to
combat gang violence and reduce crime including: (1)
establishing the Attorney General's Anti-Gang Coordination
Committee who will lead the Department's anti-gang activities;
(2) appointing of an Assistant U.S. Attorney in each judicial
district to serve as an anti-gang coordinator to prepare
comprehensive, district-wide strategies--in consultation with
partners from Federal and local law enforcement, social
services, and community and faith-based groups--to coordinate
anti-gang activity across the board; and (3) developing a
single, integrated, advanced level training regimen including
enforcement and prevention activities.
In addition to continuing funding for the program increases
provided in fiscal year 2005, the recommendation provides the
following new program increases: $9,700,000 for the FBI to
establish 20 additional Safe Streets Task Forces and for other
operational needs; $23,068,000 for ATF Violent Crime Impact
Teams; $3,000,000 for 32 additional United States Attorneys'
positions for additional gang prosecutions and to act as anti-
gang strategy coordinators; $719,000 for additional ATF, United
States Marshals Service, DEA and Bureau of Prisons intelligence
analysts to work at the National Gang Intelligence Center;
$1,000,000 for 8 additional Criminal Division positions to
assist U.S. Attorneys' Offices and coordinate investigations
across judicial districts; and $60,000,000 for a new anti-gang
State and local law enforcement grant program.
The Committee directs the Department to submit a report on
its efforts to share intelligence relating to large, violent
gangs with State and local law enforcement officials. The
report should address specific gangs, drug trafficking
organizations, the regions in which they operate, and the
Federal resources allocated to containing these gangs.
The recommendation retains bill language proposed for
deletion regarding the position and workyear limits for the
Offices of Public Affairs and Legislative Affairs and
Departmental Leadership. The recommendation also retains bill
language making up to $3,317,000 available until expended for
Departmental building, renovation, maintenance, and security
needs.
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY
The recommendation provides $135,000,000 for this account,
which is $46,490,000 below the request. This is a new account
proposed in the budget request that consolidates funding for
several information sharing activities into one account. This
new account will fund the Joint Automated Booking System; the
Justice Consolidated Office Network; the Law Enforcement
Information Sharing Program including data base applications;
Public Key Infrastructure and Secure Communications; Case
Management Common Solutions for the litigating components;
IDENT/IAFIS integration; and the management and administration
costs of the Department's Office of the Chief Information
Officer (OCIO). If additional funding for this account is
necessary, the Committee encourages the Department to reprogram
funding from the Working Capital Fund subject to section 605 of
this Act. The recommendation includes funding for the following
initiatives:
Joint Automated Booking System (JABS).--JABS enables
Federal law enforcement components to electronically share
criminal arrest data, which improves criminal identification
response times and avoids duplication of booking data entry.
Justice Consolidated Office Network (JCON).--JCON is the
standard office automation system upon which 16 Department of
Justice components operate their mission-critical applications
which allows attorneys and law enforcement officials the
immediate ability to exchange all electronic data with and
between components on a common platform.
Law Enforcement Information Sharing Program (LEISP).--LEISP
will help to implement the information technology tools needed
to facilitate timely, appropriate and secure sharing of
information across Federal, State and local law enforcement.
Through LEISP, the Department will develop a comprehensive
information sharing program that can help identify emerging
threats and patterns, find relationships among individual
groups, and provide useful tactical and strategic information
to criminal and counterterrorism investigators. This effort
includes the creation of national and regional data exchange
databases to facilitate the sharing of information. The
Committee expects the Department to work cooperatively with
State and local law enforcement on this initiative.
Case Management Common Solutions for litigating
components.--Currently, the Department's litigating components'
case management systems are highly decentralized and
information is stored in numerous disconnected systems. This
project would consolidate the 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices and six
headquarters litigating components into one web-based common
case management system.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Secure
Communications.--PKI will provide the Department with enhanced
information technology security services to allow classified
information to be shared across the Department and with the
Intelligence Community. The Committee expects the Department to
allocate not less than $5,000,000 for this project.
Automated Biometric Identification System/Integrated
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IDENT/IAFIS).--
This project was established to integrate the separate
identification systems operated by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The IDENT/IAFIS project was designed to support the
apprehension and prosecution of criminal aliens and to provide
State and local law enforcement personnel with direct access to
DHS data through IAFIS. With real-time connection between the
two systems, DHS would have the capability to determine whether
an apprehended person is subject to a currently posted Want/
Warrant or has a record in the FBI's Criminal Master File.
Collaterally, the integration of IDENT and IAFIS would enable
cognizant law enforcement agencies to obtain all relevant
immigration information as part of a criminal history response
from a single FBI search.
The Committee understands this program has achieved its
first mandate to make FBI IAFIS records available to certain
DHS components. The Committee understands that DHS is in the
process of deploying this technology to additional locations.
However, the Committee understands little progress has been
made to make DHS records available to the FBI and State and
local law enforcement.
In a December 2004 report, the Department's Inspector
General concluded that the Departments of Justice, Homeland
Security and State have not agreed on a uniform fingerprint
technology standard nor on how to develop a fully interoperable
system that provides law enforcement agencies with readily and
easily available access to Homeland Security records. The
report goes on to state that the Department of Justice cannot
proceed with planning to make the FBI fingerprint database
interoperable with Homeland Security or State until high-level
policy decisions are made regarding who will be subject to
fingerprint searches, the standard to be used, the databases to
be used, and other issues. In testimony before the Committee,
the Committee heard that the Department of Justice and the FBI
are working within the Administration to resolve these issues.
The Committee expects these issues to be resolved
expeditiously.
The Committee is disappointed that the report on the status
of efforts to achieve real time interoperability between IDENT,
IAFIS, and US-VISIT required by the fiscal year 2005
Appropriations Act has yet to be submitted. The Committee is
concerned that the Administration is not taking this effort to
improve information sharing seriously.
Within the level of funding provided, the Committee directs
that sufficient resources should be allocated to accelerate the
integration of these systems.
E-Government.--The Committee directs that the Department's
participation in government-wide e-government initiatives be
managed by the OCIO. The bill includes a new section 110
requiring the Department to submit a reprogramming in
accordance with section 605 of this Act before obligating funds
for e-government initiatives.
Federal Investigation Case Management System (FICMS).--The
Committee understands that the Administration is working to
create a common information technology case management
architecture to facilitate information sharing across all
Federal law enforcement agencies. The Committee directs that
the Department's participation in this effort be managed by the
OCIO.
NARROWBAND COMMUNICATIONS/INTEGRATED WIRELESS NETWORK
The Committee recommends $110,000,000 for this account,
which is $11,336,000 above the current year and $18,701,000
below the request. The purpose of this account is to fund the
Department's efforts to comply with the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration narrowband
mandates. This account funds component legacy network
requirements, operations of the Wireless Management Office, the
Integrated Wireless Network operations, and the acquisition of
new equipment and services. If additional resources are
required for this account, the Committee will consider a
reprogramming of Working Capital Fund balances.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS
The Committee recommends $215,685,000 for this account,
which is $14,444,000 above the current year and $601,000 below
the request. The Committee understands the Department has
revised its space rental costs downward by $601,000.
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 on the
admission or exclusion of aliens seeking to enter the country,
and the transportation 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.
The Committee encourages EOIR to share relevant case data
with Federal Bureau of Investigation's Directorate of
Intelligence, the National Gang Intelligence Center, and the
Drug Intelligence Fusion Center.
The Committee understands that EOIR has issued interim
procedural guidelines to all immigration judges for the
adjudication of unaccompanied alien children's cases before
immigration judges. The Committee commends EOIR for this
initiative. The Committee expects EOIR to continue to improve
these guidelines as more experience is gained in applying these
guidelines. In addition, the Committee continues to encourage
EOIR to train judges and pro bono attorneys in this area.
The Committee is aware that the Legal Orientation Program
(LOP), which is funded by the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), has helped reduce the time some migrants spend in
detention and helped make EOIR proceedings more efficient. The
Committee urges EOIR to explore with DHS the possibility of
expanding LOP to more detention facilities.
DETENTION TRUSTEE
The Committee recommends $1,222,000,000 for the Federal
Detention Trustee for fiscal year 2006, which is $163,840,000
above the amount provided in fiscal year 2005, including
supplemental appropriations, and the same as the request. The
recommendation includes increases for inflationary adjustments
and for the anticipated daily cost of an increase in the number
of Federal detainees housed in Federal, State, local, and
private detention facilities.
The Committee encourages the Justice Department to continue
to examine the entire Federal detention process from arrest to
incarceration to find ways to operate within requested and
appropriated funding levels. The Committee applauds the efforts
of the Detention Trustee to develop a pilot project in the
District of Arizona to identify systemic improvements to reduce
the time from sentencing to commitment and hopes this program
will be extended to all 94 judicial districts.
Language is deleted, as requested, regarding a reporting
requirement on the health and safety of Federal prisoners in
non-Federal institutions.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
The Committee recommends $66,801,000 for the Office of
Inspector General (OIG), which is $3,841,000 above the current
year and $630,000 below the request. The Committee understands
that the OIG's latest space rental cost estimates have
decreased by $630,000 since the budget request was submitted.
The Office of Inspector General conducts and supervises audits
and investigations relating to the programs and operations of
the Department of Justice. The Inspector General keeps the
Attorney General and the Congress informed about problems and
deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs
and activities.
United States Parole Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $11,200,000 for the United States
Parole Commission, which is $704,000 above the current year and
$100,000 below the request.
This Commission is an independent body within the
Department of Justice that makes decisions regarding requests
for parole and supervision of Federal and District of Columbia
Code prisoners. The recommendation provides funding for five
additional staff for the growing workload associated with the
D.C. Code supervised release program.
Legal Activities
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
The Committee recommends a total of $665,821,000 for
General Legal Activities, which is $40,099,000 above the
current year and $13,840,000 below the request.
This appropriation supports the Attorney General through
the establishment of litigation policy, conduct of litigation,
and various other legal responsibilities. The distribution of
funding provided is as follows:
GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2006
recommendation
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Solicitor General..................................... $8,399
Tax Division.......................................... 81,548
Criminal Division..................................... 146,221
Civil Division........................................ 198,236
Environment and Natural Resources..................... 93,563
Office of Legal Counsel............................... 5,973
Civil Rights Division................................. 110,437
Interpol-USNCB........................................ 20,852
Office of Dispute Resolution.......................... 592
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Total............................................. 665,821
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Criminal Division.--The recommendation fully funds the
request for the Criminal Division including proposed increases
for counterterrorsim, counterintelligence, and child
exploitation.
In addition, the recommendation includes an increase of
$1,000,000 and 8 positions (7 attorneys) for gang
investigations and prosecutions. These additional resources
shall be applied to enhance the Department's coordination of
gang investigations across judicial districts and with
international law enforcement partners, and to assist U.S.
Attorneys offices that need additional resources and expertise
to effectively prosecute complex gang cases.
Civil Rights Division.--The recommendation provides
$110,437,000 for the Civil Rights Division, which is $2,754,000
above the current year and equal to the request. The
recommendation fully funds the Civil Rights Division's efforts
to combat human trafficking and the Committee expects the
Department to continue submitting yearly updates regarding
efforts to address human trafficking.
Civil Division.--The recommendation provides $198,236,000
for the Civil Division which is $12,003,000 above the current
year and $7,049,000 below the request. The recommendation
includes an increase of $5,795,000 and 58 positions (43
attorneys) for the Office of Immigration Litigation (OIL). As a
result of the increased immigration efforts of the Department
of Homeland Security, the number of immigration cases appealed
to Federal court has more than tripled since 2001.
The Committee recommends bill language carried in previous
Appropriations Acts allowing the Attorney General to provide
additional resources to the Civil Division, if emergent
circumstances warrant, through transfers of funds from other
Department of Justice sources, subject to the requirements of
section 605 of this Act. The Committee expects the Justice
Department to submit a reprogramming for costs associated with
continuing tobacco and other litigation activities, should
funding be warranted.
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 $1,000 available to the INTERPOL-
USNCB for reception and representation expenses; and (4) allows
the Attorney General to transfer funds to address emergent
circumstances in the Civil Division.
THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT
The Committee recommends $6,333,000 for the Vaccine Injury
Compensation Trust Fund to cover the Department of Justice's
expenses associated with litigating cases under the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. This amount is $84,000
above the enacted level and the same as the request.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION
The Committee recommendation includes $144,451,000 in
budget authority for the Antitrust Division, $6,192,000 above
the current year and the same as the request. This
appropriation is offset by $116,000,000 in pre-merger filing
fee collections, resulting in a direct appropriation of
$28,451,000.
The 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 offset by Hart-Scott-Rodino Act pre-merger
filing fee collections.
The recommendation includes bill language for the Division,
carried in previous years, that allows fees to be credited to
this account and reduces appropriated funds as fees are
collected.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS
The recommendation provides $1,626,146,000, for U.S.
Attorneys, which is $99,297,000 above the enacted level and the
same as the request. This appropriation supports the Executive
Office of U.S. Attorneys and the 94 U.S. Attorney Offices,
which serve as the principal litigators for the U.S. Government
for criminal, civil, and debt collection matters.
The recommendation includes the following program
increases: $2,289,000 for 28 additional positions for
counterterrorism investigations and prosecutions; $3,748,000
for 46 additional positions to increase criminal prosecutions
along the border; $900,000 and 11 positions for the computer
crime, high tech and intellectual property program; and
$3,000,000 and 32 additional positions for additional gang
prosecutions.
Gangs.--The recommendation annualizes the cost of the 32
additional positions provided in fiscal year 2005 to increase
gang prosecutions. The Committee appreciates and supports the
Attorney General's efforts to strengthen Department-wide
efforts to combat gang violence and the appointment of an
Assistant U.S. Attorney in each judicial district as an anti-
gang coordinator to prepare a comprehensive, district-wide
strategy--in consultation with partners from Federal and local
law enforcement, social services, and community and faith-based
groups--to coordinate anti-gang activity across the board. The
recommendation includes a $3,000,000 increase for additional
gang prosecutions and to support district-wide anti-gang
strategies.
Computer Crime, High Tech and Intellectual Property
(CHIP).--The recommendation includes an increase of $900,000
and 11 positions for the CHIP units. The Committee recognizes
that over the last several years, there has been an explosive
growth in high technology and intellectual property crimes. In
order to protect the United States in a global economy, the
Department must be able to detect, investigate, and prosecute
violations involving computers, intellectual property, fraud
and high technology. The additional resources provided for CHIP
units are to increase prosecutions in intellectual property
theft, Internet fraud, and identity theft.
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND
The recommendation provides a total of $214,402,000 for the
U.S. Trustees Program (USTP) for fiscal year 2006, to be
entirely funded from offsetting collections. The amount
recommended is $40,800,000 above the current year and
$29,000,000 above the request. The budget request was submitted
prior to the enactment of The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and
Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-8) on April 20,
2005. The additional funding recommended above the request is
necessary for the USTP to perform new responsibilities
associated with the implementation of this Act. These new
duties include: (1) Means Testing--Requires the USTP to review
all chapter 7 petitions to identify ``presumed abusive''
debtors whose income exceeds the threshold specified for
chapter 7 relief and to seek appropriate remedies; (2) Debtor
Audits--USTP must perform random audits and targeted audits of
chapter 7 and 13 debtors and take enforcement actions based
upon the audit findings; (3) Credit Counseling--USTP must
oversee a new requirement that debtors receive credit
counseling from an approved agency prior to filing for
bankruptcy and must file a completion certificate with the
Court; (4) Small Business Chapter 11 Cases--USTP must conduct
on-site reviews and analyze the reorganization progress of
small business debtors; and (5) Studies and Reports--USTP is
required to conduct studies and produce reports covering many
of the areas addressed by Public Law 109-8, including the
standards for Means Testing. The Committee understands these
new duties will require more than 300 additional staff and
associated space, equipment, travel and contract audit costs.
The USTP shall submit a financial plan to the Committee,
allocating all resources under this account, within 30 days of
enactment of this Act.
The U.S. Trustee System provides administrative support to
expeditiously move bankruptcy cases through the bankruptcy
process and ensure accountability of private trustees appointed
to administer bankruptcy estates.
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 $214,402,000 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.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION
The Committee recommends $1,220,000 for the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission, which is $17,000 above the enacted level
and $50,000 below the request.
The Commission settles claims of American citizens arising
out of nationalization, expropriation, or other takings of
their properties and interests by foreign governments.
United States Marshals Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $800,255,000 for the United States
Marshals Service (USMS) for fiscal year 2006. This level is
$40,722,000 above the current year, including supplemental
funds, and $10,000,000 above the request. Funding recommended
above the budget request is for the Witness Security Program,
and the protection of the judicial process, within and outside
of Federal courthouses. The recommendation consolidates the
separate appropriation for construction into this account, as
proposed in the budget request.
In addition to inflationary and other required base
adjustments, the recommendation includes the following program
changes: (1) $10,945,000 for 100 additional deputy marshals and
14 additional support staff for security associated with high-
risk cases and the growing number of prisoners awaiting trial
or sentencing; (2) $4,602,000 and 12 positions for information
technology improvements; (3) $1,292,000 and 14 positions for
prisoner support programs; (4) $1,525,000 and 15 positions for
the Witness Security Program; (5) $102,000 for an intelligence
analyst to be assigned to the National Gang Intelligence Center
to coordinate USMS anti-gang fugitive activities with other
Federal law enforcement agencies; (6) $3,750,000 and 25
positions for additional senior full-time threat investigators;
(7) $1,500,000 and 5 positions for the Office of Protective
Intelligence; and (8) $1,745,000 in savings associated with
administrative savings and travel.
Judicial Security.--Recent events have highlighted the need
for additional USMS resources to protect the judicial process.
In order to immediately address this issue, the USMS received
$11,935,000 in supplemental fiscal year 2005 funding which can
be used to buy home intrusion detection systems. The fiscal
year 2006 recommendation builds on this effort by providing 100
additional deputy marshals, 35 above the level requested, to
provide security associated with high-threat trials and to
increase staffing levels as the number of prisoners in the
custody of the USMS increases. In addition, the recommendation
provides funding above the request for 25 additional senior
full-time threat investigators to coordinate protective details
at the district level for judges and Assistant United States
Attorneys (AUSAs). These additional staff shall be allocated to
support the maximum number of judges and AUSAs based on current
threats. Finally, the recommendation provides five additional
positions for the Office of Protective Intelligence, whose
mission is to analyze and disseminate protective intelligence
relating to the safety and security of members of the
judiciary. The Committee directs this office to coordinate with
other Department intelligence organizations, such as the Drug
Intelligence Fusion Center, the National Gang Intelligence
Center, and Joint Terrorism Task Forces.
Fugitive Apprehension.--The Committee commends the USMS for
the success of Operation FALCON, in which the USMS, working
closely with its Federal, State and local partners, completed
the largest fugitive apprehension operation in American history
arresting 10,340 fugitives and clearing more than 13,800 felony
warrants.
Coordination.--The Committee expects the Department to
ensure that USMS Fugitive Task Force investigations, the FBI's
Safe Streets Task Forces investigations, the DEA's Mobile
Enforcement Team investigations, and ATF's VCIT investigations
are well coordinated.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES
The recommendation provides such sums as are necessary for
Fees and Expenses of Witnesses account. This appropriation,
which is considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes,
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 pay certain legal expenses of Federal employees. The
Congressional Budget Office estimates this account will require
$168,000,000 in new budget authority in fiscal year 2006.
The Committee recommends bill language, which allows: (1)
up to $1,000,000 for the purchase and maintenance of armored
vehicles for prisoner transportation; (2) up to $7,000,000 for
installation, operation, and upgrade of a secure automated
network and secure telecommunications equipment; (3) up to
$8,000,000 for protected witness safesites.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE
The Committee recommends $9,659,000 for the Community
Relations Service, which is $124,000 above the enacted level
and $100,000 below the request. The Community Relations Service
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 recommends bill language allowing the
Attorney General to provide additional resources for the
Community Relations Service, if emergent circumstances exist,
through the transfer of funds from other Department of Justice
programs, subject to the requirements of section 605 of this
Act.
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND
The Committee recommends $21,468,000 for the Assets
Forfeiture Fund, which is $1,000 below the enacted level and
the same as the request.
This account provides funds for additional investigative
expenses of the FBI, DEA, ATF, and USMS, 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 receipts in the
Assets Forfeiture Fund by a permanent indefinite appropriation.
Interagency Law Enforcement
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT
The recommendation provides $506,940,000 for the Organized
Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) account. This
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, this
program utilizes the combined resources and expertise of its
Federal agency members, in cooperation with State and local
investigators and prosecutors, to target and destroy major
narcotics trafficking and money laundering organizations.
The recommendation provides the following amounts for
participating Department of Justice agencies:
REIMBURSEMENT BY AGENCY
[In thousands of dollars]
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Amount
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Drug Enforcement Administration............................ $196,410
Federal Bureau of Investigation............................ 136,678
United States Marshals Service............................. 9,094
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives........ 11,318
United States Attorneys.................................... 134,012
Criminal Division.......................................... 2,702
Tax Division............................................... 984
Administrative Office...................................... 15,742
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Total.................................................. 506,940
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The recommendation fully funds the request for DEA, ATF,
USMS, the Criminal Division, the Tax Division and the United
States Attorneys (USAs). The recommendation does not provide
reimbursement for Department of the Treasury (DoT) and
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) participation in OCDETF
cases. While DoT and DHS participation in these task forces was
previously funded under this heading, for fiscal year 2006
funding for these agencies is requested in the budget requests
for DoT and DHS. The recommendation does not transfer the High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program from the Office of
National Drug Control Policy to this account, as proposed in
the budget request.
In addition to inflationary and other base adjustments, the
recommendation provides the following program changes, as
requested: a $5,928,000 increase for 71 additional USAs
positions to provide additional prosecutorial resources,
including 41 attorneys; a $2,072,000 increase for 9 additional
USMS positions to enhance fugitive apprehension capabilities;
and a $5,060,000 and 46 position offset for FBI Regional Drug
Intelligence Squad personnel.
The recommendation does not adopt the Administration's
proposal to transfer $50,000,000 and 365 FBI agents from the
FBI's Salaries and Expenses budget to this account. The
Committee believes this proposal unnecessarily limits the FBI's
ability to allocate resources to the highest priority threats
such as terrorism, counterintelligence, cyber crime and gang
enforcement.
The recommendation provides a $9,500,000 increase for the
operations of the Drug Intelligence Fusion Center. In addition,
the Committee expects the Department to allocate at least
$5,000,000 in prior year unobligated balances to fully fund its
fiscal year 2006 operations. The Committee directs the
Department to submit a report to the Committee within 180 days
of enactment of this Act describing how the Drug Intelligence
Fusion Center shares intelligence with other law enforcement
and intelligence entities such as the National Counterterrorism
Center and the National Gang Intelligence Center.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends $5,741,132,000 for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Salaries and Expenses account,
which is $50,000,000 above the request and $531,635,000 above
the current year, including supplemental funds. The Committee
does not adopt the Administration's proposal to transfer
$50,000,000 from this account to the Organized Crime and Drug
Enforcement Task Forces account. The Committee believes this
proposal unnecessarily limits the FBI's ability to allocate
resources to the highest priority and emerging threats such as
terrorism, counterintelligence, cyber crime and gang
enforcement. Taking into account this adjustment, the
recommendation is equal to the request.
FBI Transformation.--The Committee commends the efforts of
the Director and the men and women of the FBI to transform the
agency from one whose primary mission was investigating crimes
to one whose top priority is preventing terrorism. The
Committee appreciates the assistance that the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), the National Academy of Public
Administration (NAPA), the Justice Department Office of
Inspector General (OIG), the Congressional Research Service
(CRS), and the Committee's Surveys and Investigations staff
have provided to reviewing FBI operations and making
recommendations for improvement. The Committee also appreciates
the FBI's willingness to work with these organizations and
expects the FBI to continue to work with these organizations
and others to evaluate its operations during fiscal year 2006.
The FBI is directed to continue to provide the Committee with
quarterly updates on transformation activities in fiscal year
2006.
The fiscal year 2005 Appropriations Act and the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act of 2004, created the
Directorate of Intelligence within the FBI to have clear and
broad authority over all FBI intelligence-related functions. As
the next step in the FBI's transformation, the Committee
directs the Attorney General to implement the recommendation of
the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Commission)
to improve integration of the FBI's counterterrorism and
counterintelligence operational divisions with the Directorate
of Intelligence. As discussed in the WMD Commission report and
in testimony before the Committee by CRS, the FBI needs to
improve the mechanism by which intelligence analysis drives the
activities of the intelligence collectors. Therefore, the
Committee directs the Attorney General to create within the FBI
an Associate Deputy Director for National Security to oversee
and coordinate the activities of the Executive Assistant
Director for Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence and the
national security activities of the Directorate of
Intelligence. The Committee directs the Attorney General to
submit a report, not later than 60 days after enactment of this
Act, on its actions to implement the recommendations of the WMD
Commission.
The table below displays the Committee's funding
recommendation by decision unit. This decision unit structure
continues the new structure recommended by the 9/11 Commission,
authorized by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention
Act of 2004, and adopted in the fiscal year 2005 Appropriations
Act. The Committee reminds the FBI that changes in this
distribution are subject to the reprogramming requirements in
section 605 of this Act.
FBI SALARIES AND EXPENSES
[Dollars in thousands]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Decision Unit POS FTE Amount
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Intelligence..................... 5,652 4,957 $1,075,724
Counterterrorism and 11,482 11,082 2,262,632
Counterintelligence.............
Criminal......................... 12,417 12,360 2,101,980
Criminal Justice Services........ 2,117 2,126 300,796
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Total........................ 31,668 30,525 5,741,132
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The recommendation provides the level of funds requested by
the Administration for the FBI. However, within this amount,
the recommendation makes changes, based on independent
evaluations by groups such as NAPA, GAO, and CRS to more
effectively address the immediate resource needs of the FBI and
to improve the FBI's intelligence capabilities.
The recommendation includes an increase of $163,211,000 for
adjustments to base to support the current operating level. In
addition, the recommendation includes the following program
changes: (1) a $26,317,000 increase, as requested, for
intelligence program development, training and employee
recruitment; (2) a $45,687,000 increase for 428 additional
intelligence analyst and intelligence support positions, which
is $21,733,000 below the level requested; (3) a $26,299,000
increase and 274 additional positions, as requested, for the
foreign language program; (4) a $39,442,000 increase, which is
$11,763,000 above the request, for enhanced information
technology networking including additional Top Secret/Sensitive
Compartmented Information Operational Network connectivity and
additional access to SBUNet; (5) a $74,500,000 increase and
additional 61 positions for the Terrorist Screening Center,
which is $500,000 below the request; (6) a $8,000,000 increase
for the Law Enforcement On-Line program, as requested; (7) a
$6,023,000 increase and 7 additional positions for the
Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center, as requested; (8)
a $85,351,000 increase and 514 additional national security
investigations personnel, which is $36,263,000 below the
request; (9) a $17,000,000 increase and 10 additional positions
to improve information technology program management, which is
$10,000,000 above the request; (10) a $13,260,000 increase and
42 additional positions for legal attache expansion and
information technology infrastructure, which is $1,841,000
above the request; (11) a $9,858,000 increase and 80 additional
positions to increase the FBI's surveillance capabilities, as
requested; (12) a $39,700,000 increase for counterterrorism
operations, as requested; (13) a $23,859,000 increase and 123
additional positions for crisis response capabilities, as
requested; (14) a $15,000,000 increase for renovations to the
FBI Academy, as requested; (15) a $2,690,000 increase and 22
additional positions for the Innocent Images National
Initiative, as requested; (16) a $1,604,000 increase and 10
positions for child exploitation and obscenity investigations,
as requested; (17) a $16,796,000 general reduction, as
requested; (18) a $5,404,000 and 42 position reduction in lower
priority criminal programs, as requested; (19) a $4,674,000
reduction for electronic government efficiencies, as requested;
(20) a $5,000,000 increase, above the request, for pay and
benefit enhancements to continue the implementation of the new
pay authorities provided in fiscal year 2005; (21) a
$10,000,000 increase, above the request, for training; (22) a
$5,000,000 increase, above the request, to accelerate the
expansion of secure facilities in FBI field offices; (23) a
$9,700,000 increase, above the request, for gang enforcement;
and (24) a $5,000,000 increase, above the request, for 100
additional administrative personnel.
Infrastructure.--The Committee is concerned that while the
FBI has been provided a significant number of additional
staffing resources since September 11, 2001, investment in the
FBI's infrastructure has not increased correspondingly. The
Committee notes that recent reports by NAPA and the OIG have
identified shortfalls in the FBI's capability to fill all of
their analyst and support positions, to implement effective
analytical training programs, and effectively use information
technology. Therefore, the recommendation reduces the amount of
funding requested for additional staff from 2,044 positions to
1,629 positions in order to provide additional funding to
address these infrastructure deficiencies. The recommendation
provides increases above the request for information technology
program management ($10,000,000), training ($10,000,000),
information technology network connectivity ($11,763,000),
administrative staff ($5,000,000), expanded secure space
($5,000,000), and recruitment and retention ($5,000,000).
Information Technology.--The Committee is disappointed that
the implementation of the Virtual Case Files (VCF) program has
been unsuccessful. In order to determine the causes of this
failure and prevent them from reoccurring, the Committee's
Surveys and Investigations (S&I) staff was tasked with studying
this program. The Committee appreciates the work of the S&I
staff and the FBI's willingness to work with the Committee.
According to the S&I report, the FBI has strengthened its
Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and has developed
program management initiatives which should enable it to better
manage and oversee its future information technology efforts.
The Committee understands that the FBI is undertaking an effort
to develop a new case management system primarily using
commercial-off-the-shelf software. The fiscal year 2006
recommendation does not provide any new appropriations for this
project and the Committee directs that a reprogramming be
submitted before the FBI enters into a contract for the
development of a new case management system. The Committee
expects the FBI to submit a reprogramming to fund this new
development system no later than August 1, 2005.
While the Committee is pleased that the FBI has improved
its information technology management practices as outlined by
the S&I report, sound business practices are not a guarantee
that future technology investments will be successful. The
Committee directs the OIG to provide the Committee with regular
updates during fiscal year 2006 on the financial and
programmatic status of a replacement case management system.
The recommendation includes an increase of $17,000,000 and
10 positions, which is $10,000,000 above the request, for the
OCIO to improve information technology program management.
These additional resources are provided to allow the FBI to
hire additional information technology project and enterprise
management support including contractors and FBI professional
staff. These resources will also allow the FBI to improve its
ability to perform research and development, prototyping,
testing and systems engineering for new projects. In addition
to hiring outside contractors, the Committee expects the FBI to
utilize the enhanced pay authorities provided in fiscal year
2005 to attract and retain professional information technology
staff.
Training.--While the Committee understands the FBI has made
improvements to its counterterrorism and intelligence training
programs for agents and analysts, the Committee believes more
needs to be done. The Committee notes that FBI has replaced its
basic intelligence analyst course and that the OIG has found it
to be ``generally well-balanced for an introductory
intelligence analyst class''. The Committee expects the FBI to
implement, as appropriate, the improvements to intelligence
training recommended by the OIG. The Committee also notes that
both OIG and NAPA have recognized the need to develop
experienced FBI employees to teach analytical classes at the
College of Analytical Studies instead of depending mostly on
contractors and personnel from other agencies.
In addition, the Committee is concerned about the FBI's
training capacity and the ability of the FBI to ensure that
newly hired intelligence analysts are adequately trained before
being assigned to the field. The Committee expects the FBI to
better coordinate the timing of hiring and the availability of
training. As the Committee has directed in previous years,
analysts should have joint training with agents and personnel
from other Intelligence Community agencies. The Committee
expects the FBI to continue to expand the University Education
Program, the Sabbatical Program, the Fellows Program and the
use of the Foreign Service Institute.
The Committee appreciates that the FBI has been working
with NAPA to study its training programs and the Committee
encourages the FBI to continue to work with NAPA to improve
training programs for first-line supervisors, mid-level
managers and executives.
The recommendation includes the requested increases of
$5,197,000 for intelligence training and $2,500,000 for
national security training. In addition, the recommendation
provides the requested $15,000,000 increase to perform
necessary renovations to the FBI academy. Finally, the
recommendation includes $10,000,000, above the request, to
accelerate enhancements to the FBI's training programs as
outlined above.
Information Network Connectivity.--The Committee is
concerned that all necessary staff do not have access to top-
secret networks and that this deficiency limits analysts' and
agents' ability to effectively communicate and share classified
information throughout the Intelligence Community. The
Committee notes that the WMD Commission report highlights the
FBI's failure to develop efficient mechanisms for information
sharing both inside and outside the FBI, and notes that this
failure seriously undermines the FBI's ability to perform its
intelligence work. The Committee is also concerned that only
one-third of FBI employees have access to the Internet through
the FBI's sensitive but unclassified network (SBUNet). The
Committee believes that expansion of the SBUNet is necessary to
improve the effectiveness of agents and analysts by providing
them greater access to open source information. In addition,
the Committee believes human resources and administrative
processes can be improved with greater Internet access
availability throughout the FBI.
The recommendation provides the requested increases of
$7,679,000 for SBUNet and $20,000,000 for the Top Secret/
Sensitive Compartmented Information Operational Network. In
addition, the recommendation provides an increase of
$11,763,000, above the request, for further expansion of SBUNet
and TS/SCION. Finally, the recommendation includes an increase
of $5,000,000, above the request, for additional secure
facilities. The Committee notes that the lack of secure space
was a deficiency specifically noted by the 9/11 Commission and
the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004.
The recommended $5,000,000 increase for secure facilities is in
addition to the $20,500,000 increase provided for secure space
in fiscal year 2005.
Support and Administrative Staff.--The Committee is
concerned that a significant number of support and
administrative positions remain vacant. The Committee
understands that the FBI's hiring focus in recent years has
been on agents and analysts. However, the Committee notes that
many reviews conducted by groups such as the 9/11 Commission,
the WMD Commission, CRS, NAPA, and the OIG, have all noted that
analysts are performing many administrative duties or that
additional administrative staff are needed to support agents
and analysts in the field. The Committee directs the FBI to
focus its hiring efforts on filling vacant support and
administrative positions in order to improve agent and analyst
performance and job satisfaction. The Committee also believes
that the FBI should re-evaluate their staffing model for the
number of administrative staff required to support new agents
and analysts.
The budget proposes reducing the FBI's direct budget by
$67,000,000 and 608 positions (365 agents) for the FBI's
criminal program and increasing the FBI's reimbursement through
the OCDETF program by $50,000,000 and 432 positions (365
agents). This proposal would result in a reduction of 176
analysts and support positions. The Committee rejects this
proposal. If the analysts and administrative staff proposed to
be eliminated are not required in the criminal program, the
Committee will consider a reprogramming of these positions to
counterterrorism and counterintelligence. In addition, the
recommendation provides $5,000,000, above the request, for 100
additional administrative and support positions.
Recruitment and Retention.--In fiscal year 2005, the
Committee provided the FBI with several new personnel
authorities including authority to pay retention and relocation
bonuses, pay critical intelligence staff up to an Executive
Schedule I salary, establish an FBI Reserve Service, and an
increase in the Director's authority to extend the retirement
age of critical staff. The bill also provided a $30,000,000
increase to fund these new authorities.
In addition, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
Prevention Act of 2004 gave the FBI the authority to establish
a separate pay system for analysts. The Committee directs the
FBI to work with NAPA to ensure that these new personnel
authorities are used effectively. In implementing a new pay
system for analysts, the Committee directs the FBI to consider
implementing a system that is identical to other Intelligence
Community agencies.
The recommendation includes the requested program increase
of $9,200,000 for intelligence analyst relocation, bonuses, and
college loan repayments, and the requested increase of
$4,192,000 for special agent transfers. In addition, the
recommendation includes $5,000,000 above the request to provide
additional retention and recruitment opportunities.
Human Resources.--The Committee recognizes that the FBI's
human resources capabilities have improved in recent years as
the FBI continues its transformation. Some of these
improvements include streamlining the hiring process by
reducing the number of steps involved, and using off-the-shelf
web-based applications to support the hiring process. However,
the Committee believes there is more that can be done to
improve the FBI's human resources management. While the
Committee understands that FBI has established an intelligence
officer certification program, the Committee also understands
that performance indicators are not in place to rate FBI agents
and managers on intelligence and security criteria. If the FBI
hopes to fully transform into an intelligence-driven
organization, employees must be rated on their ability to
collect and analyze intelligence. The 9/11 Commission report
recognized this requirement by stating that FBI agents and
analysts need to be rewarded for acquiring informants and for
gathering and disseminating information differently and more
broadly than in a traditional criminal investigation.
The Committee also understands that the FBI does not have a
comprehensive leadership development strategy for senior
managers and does not have a succession planning system. Given
the high level of turnover the FBI has experienced in recent
years in senior positions, the lack of a leadership development
and succession plans presents a risk to the FBI's future
success. The Committee encourages the FBI to work with NAPA on
the development of a comprehensive leadership development
strategy.
The Committee understands that the FBI is considering
removing the human resources function from the Administrative
Services Division and creating an Office of Human Resources in
order to have one office specifically focused on improving the
FBI's human resources processes. The Committee expects the FBI
to submit a reorganization proposal not later than 90 days
after enactment of this Act. This new office should be tasked
with, at a minimum: (1) ensuring that employee rating systems
match the FBI's priorities including intelligence and security;
(2) ensuring the new pay authorities and funding provided to
attract and retain staff are effectively utilized; (3)
developing leadership and succession planning programs; and (4)
considering ways to give FBI field offices more flexibility in
hiring administrative staff. In addition, this reorganization
proposal shall outline how the FBI intends to ensure that
hiring decisions and training availability are coordinated.
Legal Attache Expansion and Information Technology
Infrastructure.--The recommendation includes an increase of
$9,925,000 and 39 positions for requested expansions including
a new office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and office expansions in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Canberra, Australia; London,
United Kingdom; Nairobi, Kenya; New Delhi, India; Ottawa,
Canada; Port of Spain, Trinidad; and Rabat, Morocco. This
includes increases of $986,000 and 14 positions for
headquarters support, $5,696,000 for 25 field positions, and
$3,243,000 for non-personnel infrastructure requirements.
In addition, the recommendation also provides an increase
of $3,335,000 and 3 positions to establish a legal attache
office in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Next Generation Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (IAFIS).--The Committee supports the
FBI's efforts to improve the speed and accuracy of IAFIS,
expand the data available in the system, and improve its latent
print capabilities. The recommendation provides $67,808,000 for
the Next Generation IAFIS project in fiscal year 2006 from
Working Capital Fund balances already approved for this
project, and from excess user fee collections for various
Criminal Justice Information Services programs.
Information sharing.--The Committee is appreciative of the
FBI's efforts to improve its intelligence capabilities and to
establish the Directorate of Intelligence. However, according
to the February 2005 study conducted by NAPA, ``progress on
information sharing relies heavily on personnel exchanges among
organizations . . . while information sharing processes remain
unclear.'' While the Committee believes the FBI has made
significant improvements in the sharing of intelligence within
the Intelligence Community and with State and local law
enforcement, the Committee expects the Directorate of
Intelligence to establish clear information sharing processes
that are effectively communicated to the field. The Committee
also expects the FBI to work cooperatively with the Director of
National Intelligence to ensure that domestic counterterrorism
and counterintelligence efforts are well coordinated with the
rest of the Intelligence Community.
Records Management Center.--In fiscal year 2005, the
Committee provided the FBI with $9,000,000 to establish an
interim records management center in Frederick County, VA. The
Committee understands that consolidation of records and
collocation of records management personnel is achieving
business process efficiencies and personnel savings. It is
making more space available in the FBI headquarters building,
allowing the FBI to reduce leased space in the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area, and making available needed space in the
field as the number of FBI staff continues to increase. The
Committee understands that the FBI hired an outside consultant
to study potential locations for a records management center
using the following criteria: (1) at least 60 miles outside of
Washington, D.C. for continuity of operations; (2) away from
obvious terrorist targets; (3) within 250 miles of Washington,
D.C.; (4) having access to transportation, utilities, and
communications networks, and (5) availability of an educated
workforce. The Committee understands the FBI chose Frederick
County, VA, as the most ideal location to establish this
center. The Committee further understands that the FBI is
leasing interim facilities in Frederick County, VA, while the
design and construction of a permanent facility is ongoing. The
recommendation provides necessary funding to continue the
lease, equipment, security, relocation, and other appropriate
costs associated with the interim records management
facilities.
Correctional Intelligence Initiative.--The Committee
understands that prisons continue to be a fertile ground for
the indoctrination of prisoners to extremist ideologies, who
then could pose a threat to the public after their release. In
order to address this problem, the National Joint Terrorism
Task Force has implemented a Correctional Intelligence
Initiative, which is a nationwide project requiring that each
of the 100 Joint Terrorism Task Forces establish meaningful
intelligence relationships with all Federal, State and local
prisons and jails within their geographic area of
responsibilities to share intelligence, and to provide training
on methods to detect and prevent prison radicalism. The
Committee directs the FBI to ensure that every State and
territory continues to receive training on methods to detect
and prevent such activities, and on intelligence sharing.
Gangs.--According to the FBI, ``gangs are more violent,
more organized, and more widespread than ever before. They pose
one of the greatest threats to the safety and security of all
Americans. The Department of Justice estimates there are
approximately 30,000 gangs, with 800,000 members, impacting
2,500 communities across the U.S.'' In order to address this
growing public safety problem, the FBI has implemented a
National Gang Strategy which identifies the gangs posing the
greatest danger to American communities and targets them with
the coordinated Federal, State and local law enforcement
resources and the same Federal racketeering statutes,
intelligence, and investigative techniques used to defeat
organized crime. The FBI is combating this problem with 108
Safe Streets Task Forces working on gang investigations with
other Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies and
with the establishment of the National Gang Intelligence
Center. This Center, created by the Committee in fiscal year
2005, will enable the FBI and its Federal, State and local
partners to centralize and coordinate the collection of
intelligence on gangs in the U.S., and then analyze, share, and
disseminate this intelligence with law enforcement authorities
throughout the country.
The Committee recommendation annualizes the increases
provided to combat gangs in fiscal year 2005. In addition, the
recommendation includes a program increase of $9,700,000. This
includes $5,000,000 to establish 20 additional Safe Streets
Task Forces and $4,700,000 for additional National Gang
Intelligence Center and task force needs. As discussed earlier,
the recommendation includes an increase of $3,335,000 to create
a legal attache office in San Salvador, El Salvador. This
office is established to enhance cooperation in gang
investigations with our international law enforcement partners.
The Committee expects the Department to ensure the
coordination of investigations conducted by the Safe Streets
Task Forces, DEA Mobile Enforcement Teams, the USMS Fugitive
Task Forces, and ATF Violent Crime Impact Teams. In order to
facilitate coordination between Federal law enforcement
agencies, the recommendation provides funding increases for the
DEA, USMS, ATF, and BoP to assign intelligence analysts full
time to the National Gang Intelligence Center.
Security Clearances.--The recommendation includes the
requested program increase of $3,526,000 for additional
contract adjudicators to ensure the FBI has the most
trustworthy workforce available and increase its capability to
recognize applicants who have been directed to seek employment
with the FBI by hostile organizations or groups. The Committee
encourages the FBI to use information technology tools, as
appropriate, to reduce the amount of time required to perform
background checks and promote reciprocity between government
agencies.
Enforcement of Export Law.--The Committee recognizes the
forensic analysis expertise the FBI's Regional Computer
Forensic Laboratories can bring to export enforcement cases of
the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS). Within the amounts provided, the Committee expects the
FBI to provide assistance to BIS to ensure all forensic
expertise is brought to bear on the enforcement of U.S. export
laws.
Computer Crime, High Tech and Intellectual Property.--The
Committee remains concerned about intellectual property crimes
and directs the FBI to support the U.S. Attorneys' efforts to
increase prosecutions of these crimes.
The Committee includes bill language which provides: (1)
for purchase of new and replacement vehicles; (2) up to $70,000
for unforeseen emergencies; (3) not to exceed $150,000,000 to
remain available until expended (4) funding designation for
counterterrorism investigations, foreign counterintelligence,
and national security activities; (5) up to $25,000,000 to
reimburse State and local police for assistance related to
violent crime, terrorism and drug investigations; (6) up to
$205,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
and (7) a specific number of positions and workyears for the
FBI.
CONSTRUCTION
The Committee recommendation includes $20,105,000 for FBI
construction, which is $9,999,000 above the current year and
$10,000,000 above the request. The recommendation includes the
requested $105,000 for base construction and $10,000,000 for an
architecture and engineering study for a new Critical Incident
Response Group Facility (CIRG). The Committee understands
current CIRG facilities are insufficient to accommodate CIRG
personnel, gear, equipment and logistical needs and that this
hampers CIRG's ability to quickly respond to critical events.
In addition, the recommendation provides $10,000,000 for
the equipment and associated costs for a permanent records
management facility in Frederick County, VA. As previously
discussed, the FBI has established an interim records
management center in Frederick County, VA while the design and
construction of a permanent facility is ongoing. The
recommendation provides for equipment and other necessary costs
associated with establishing a permanent records management
facility.
Drug Enforcement Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends total budget authority of
$1,907,846,000 for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA),
of which $201,673,000 is derived from fees deposited in the
Diversion Control Fund, resulting in a direct appropriation of
$1,706,173,000. The recommended appropriation is $67,343,000
above the enacted level and $12,017,000 above the request.
The recommendation provides the following increases: (1)
$51,257,000 for inflationary and other costs to maintain the
current operating level; (2) $12,705,000 for the costs
associated with DEA's overseas rightsizing initiative approved
in fiscal year 2005; (3) $22,018,000 and 31 positions to combat
heroin production in Afghanistan and throughout Central Asia;
(4) $3,003,000 and 2 positions to modernize the Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs Information System; (5) $9,033,000 and 26
positions for the Speedway program to enhance DEA intelligence
capabilities; (6) $2,686,000 to create a virtual private
network to exploit data from the Internet and support
undercover operations; and (7) $215,000 and 2 intelligence
analyst positions to be assigned to the National Gang
Intelligence Center to coordinate DEA anti-gang activities with
other Federal law enforcement agencies.
The recommendation includes the following program offsets:
(1) $8,726,000 to annualize the fiscal year 2005 transfer of
the Drug and Chemical Diversion Control Decision Unit to the
Diversion Control Fee Account. The Committee does not adopt the
proposed technical adjustment to transfer 12 positions back to
the Salaries and Expenses account; (2) $13,435,000 to be
transferred to the Drug Control Fee Account to more accurately
reflect DEA's actual diversion control activities; (3)
$1,264,000 reduction for the purchase of vehicles; and (4)
$2,501,000 reduction for e-training and e-travel.
Methamphetamine (meth).--According to the National Drug
Intelligence Center's (NDIC) National Drug Threat Assessment
2005, ``the threat posed to the United States by the
trafficking and abuse of methamphetamine is high and
increasing. Methamphetamine availability, production, and
distribution are increasing nationally.'' The Assessment also
states meth presents ``unique challenges to law enforcement and
public health officials, particularly in rural areas where much
of the production and abuse occurs. Law enforcement personnel,
first responders, clandestine laboratory operators, and those
in proximity to laboratories--particularly children--often are
injured as a result of chemical burns, fires, and explosions at
clandestine laboratories. The environmental damage caused by
improper storage and disposal of chemicals and chemical waste
attendant to methamphetamine production is severe, and the cost
of soil and structure remediation at contaminated
methamphetamine production sites is significant. Child neglect
and abuse are common within families whose parents or
caregivers produce or use methamphetamine.''
The Committee understands that nine of the 42 drug
trafficking Consolidated Priority Organization Targets (CPOTs)
are engaged in meth trafficking and that DEA currently has
several hundred active investigations of these organizations.
The Committee supports DEA's efforts to dismantle these
priority targets. However, the Committee is concerned that the
Administration's proposal to reduce funding for DEA's Mobile
Enforcement Teams and eliminate the Demand Reduction program
will severally hamper DEA's assistance to State and local law
enforcement to address small toxic labs operating throughout
the country. Therefore, the recommendation does not adopt these
proposed reductions and directs the DEA to focus these programs
on combating meth.
In addition, the recommendation provides $20,000,000 under
the Office of Justice Programs for DEA to assist State and
local law enforcement with proper removal and disposal of
hazardous materials at clandestine meth labs and to initiate a
container program, including funding for training, technical
assistance and purchase of equipment to adequately remove and
store hazardous material. Within the level of funding provided,
DEA shall dedicate three positions to manage and oversee this
program.
Afghanistan/Central Asia.--The cultivation of opium poppies
has flourished in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban
regime in 2001. The Committee finds this to be an unacceptable
trend and fully funds DEA's requested program increases to
combat heroin production in Afghanistan and throughout Central
Asia. The recommendation includes an increase of $8,221,000 and
17 positions to provide permanent base resources for Operation
Containment, which includes staff and operations in
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.
In addition, Operation Containment supports DEA activities in
countries most threatened by Central Asian heroin trafficking
including Turkey, Russia and the United Kingdom. These
operations were previously funded with prior year unobligated
balances.
The recommendation includes an increase of $4,300,000 for
the Foreign Advisory Support Teams to train the National
Interdiction Unit in Afghanistan and provide operational
support to destroy clandestine labs and seize precursor
chemicals, opium and opiate stockpiles in Afghanistan. Initial
funding for this activity was provided through supplemental
fiscal year 2005 appropriations. The recommendation provides
for on-going operations through fiscal year 2006.
The recommendation also includes an increase of $9,497,000
and 14 positions to enhance DEA's capabilities throughout the
region including Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as
requested.
Within the total level of funding provided in this bill and
in prior years, the Committee expects DEA to establish a
presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to help combat the
movement of proceeds from heroin trafficking.
DEA is directed to submit a report to the Committee by
April 1, 2006 on planned and actual obligations in Central Asia
and DEA's accomplishments to combat poppy and heroin production
in Afghanistan and throughout Central Asia.
Operational Support.--If additional funding requirements
arise during the course of the fiscal year to support Title III
wiretaps and other investigative technologies and equipment,
the Committee will consider a reprogramming from lower priority
programs or from prior year unobligated balances, if available.
Coordination.--The Committee expects the Department to
ensure that DEA Mobile Enforcement Team investigations, the FBI
Safe Streets Task Forces investigations, the USMS Fugitive Task
Force investigations, and ATF VCIT investigations are well
coordinated.
Diversion Control Fee Account.--The recommendation includes
$201,673,000 for this account, which is $47,457,000 above the
current year. The recommendation includes the following
increases: (1) $11,735,000 for inflationary and other base
adjustments; (2) $8,726,000 to annualize the fiscal year 2005
transfer of Drug and Chemical Diversion Control Decision Unit
to the Diversion Control Fee Account; (3) $13,435,000
transferred from the Salaries and Expenses account to more
accurately reflect DEA's actual diversion control activities;
(4) $8,857,000 and 41 positions to improve intelligence
analysis supporting diversion investigations; and (5)
$4,704,000 and 23 positions for additional agents to conduct
diversion investigations.
In addition, the recommendation includes $10,000,000 for
the prescription drug monitoring program under the Office of
Justice Programs.
During 2003, 6.3 million Americans abused prescription
drugs. Despite the extent of this abuse, efforts to address the
problem have been inadequate. The Committee expects DEA to work
with other entities of the Executive Branch, such as the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office of National Drug
Control Policy, to ensure a coordinated government-wide
approach to address prescription drug diversion. The
recommendation includes two general provisions included in the
fiscal year 2005 House-passed Commerce, Justice, State
Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4754) and incorporated in the fiscal
year 2005 conference report. These provisions prevent DEA from
establishing a procurement quota for a new drug containing a
controlled substance unless the DEA has reviewed and publicly
commented on the labeling, promotion, risk management plans,
and other documents for new drug applications. This language is
continued to ensure that law enforcement has had an opportunity
to review and comment on labeling, promotion and risk
management plans of new drugs to prevent another drug like
OxyContin from being inappropriately marketed. This language
does not prevent FDA from approving new drugs. The Committee is
concerned that drugs more powerful than OxyContin, will be
approved with similar risk management and labeling plans as
OxyContin. The Committee expects the DEA to work cooperatively
with other Federal agencies to ensure that drugs with a high
risk of abuse are marketed appropriately. The Federal
government must ensure that new high-risk drugs do not become
easily available to illegal drug dealers and abusers.
The Committee recommends bill language, which provides: (1)
up to $70,000 for unforeseen emergencies; (2) for the purchase
of 1,043 passenger motor vehicles; (3) up to $75,000,000 to
remain available until expended; and (4) up to $100,000 for
official reception and representation expenses. In addition,
language is continued which specifies the number of positions
and workyears provided to DEA.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The recommendation includes $923,613,000 for the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which is
$41,148,000 above the enacted level, including supplemental
amounts, and the same as the request. The recommendation does
not include the proposal to increase explosives licensee and
permit fees and credit these funds to this account. The
recommendation also does not include the Administration's
proposal to establish an explosives poundage fee.
The recommendation includes the following changes: (1)
$12,814,000 increase for inflationary and other base
adjustments; (2) $3,930,000 increase for 50 additional
inspectors to improve implementation of the Safe Explosives Act
and address the concerns raised in the Office of Inspector
General's Report No. I-2004-005; (3) $6,000,000 increase and 2
additional positions to develop and implement a database for
the Terrorist Explosive Device Analysis Center capable of
electronically disseminating analytical reports on Improvised
Explosive Devices to military, first responders, law
enforcement and the intelligence community; (4) $302,000
increase for 2 additional intelligence analysts positions to be
assigned to the National Gang Intelligence Center to coordinate
ATF anti-gang activities with other Federal law enforcement
agencies; (5) $23,068,000 increase for Violent Crime Impact
Teams (VCIT); and (6) $966,000 reduction for savings in travel
and training.
Violent Crime Impact Teams (VCIT).--VCITs are ATF-lead task
forces that include participants from State and local law
enforcement and other Federal law enforcement entities such as
U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Drug
Enforcement Administration. VCITs are established in locations
with high or increasing rates of violence. The Committee
understands that VCITs have been very successful and that
between June 2004, when VCITs were originally established, and
November 2004, the program executed 1,051 arrest warrants and
recovered 3,549 firearms. The recommendation provides a
$23,068,000 increase for the expansion of VCITs. The Committee
expects VCITs to continue to focus on locations experiencing a
high rate of gang related violence. The Committee expects the
Department to ensure that ATF VCIT investigations, the FBI Safe
Streets Task Forces investigations, the USMS Fugitive Task
Forces investigations, and the DEA Mobile Enforcement Team
investigations are well coordinated.
Multiple handgun sales reports.--Under 18 USC 923(g)(3),
licensed firearm dealers must report multiple handgun sales to
ATF and local law enforcement. Local law enforcement agencies
are required to destroy these reports within 20 days unless the
gun buyer is prohibited from receiving firearms. Licensed
firearm dealers must certify every 6 months to the Attorney
General that these reports have been destroyed. The Committee
understands that not all local law enforcement agencies comply
with these requirements. The Committee directs ATF to ensure
that local law enforcement agencies are aware of this
requirement, through an open letter to law enforcement, website
notices and other outreach programs to remind law enforcement
of these important requirements.
Forfeiture actions.--The Committee is concerned about
reports that the Department and ATF have in some instances not
complied with the notice requirements and time limitations set
forth in the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act of 2000 (CAFRA)
in civil forfeiture actions relating to firearms and ammunition
involved or used in a violation of the Gun Control Act, 18
U.S.C. 924(d). The Committee understands that the Department
and ATF recognize that the notice requirements and time
limitations of CAFRA apply to such forfeiture actions. The
Committee agrees with the Department and ATF that CAFRA applies
to such actions and directs the Department and ATF to take
additional steps to ensure that all ATF field counsel and
United States Attorney Offices are reminded of the
applicability of CAFRA to such actions so that appropriate
steps may be taken to comply with CAFRA, including the time
limits and procedures for notifying potential claimants and
filing complaints for civil judicial forfeitures under the Gun
Control Act.
The Committee recommends bill language, included in fiscal
year 2005 and in the budget request, that: (1) prohibits
funding for consolidating or centralizing certain records; (2)
prohibits funding to amend the definition of ``Curios or
relics''; (3) prohibits funding for investigating or acting
upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities
under 18 U.S.C. 925(c); (4) makes funding available to
investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for
relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 18
U.S.C. 925(c); (5) prohibits funding to transfer the functions,
missions or activities of the ATF to other agencies or
Departments; (6) prohibits funds from being used to disclose
certain firearms trace data; (7) prohibits funds to promulgate
or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of any
business licensed under 18 U.S.C. 923; (8) prohibits funding to
be used to electronically retrieve information gathered
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal
identification code; and (9) prohibits funds to deny an
application for a license under 18 U.S.C. 923 or renewal of
such a license due to a lack of business activity, provided
that the applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a
license and is eligible to report business income or to claim
an income tax deduction for business expenses under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Federal Prison System
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The Committee recommends a fiscal year 2006 appropriation
of $4,895,649,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal
Prison System, which is the same as the request and
$324,265,000 above the fiscal year 2005 level, including
supplemental appropriations.
The Committee remains concerned about the Administration's
annual budget requests for the Federal Prison System. Recent
requests have been predicated on unreasonable offsets and
rescissions of previously appropriated construction funds. The
Committee believes that the fiscal year 2006 proposal to
rescind prison construction funds is short-sighted since the
inmate population is expected to steadily increase and over-
crowding is anticipated to remain a significant problem. The
Committee is concerned about the safety and morale of staff
working in Federal prisons, and therefore feels that bringing
additional bed space on-line in a timely manner is critical.
The Committee encourages the Administration to look seriously
at the needs of the Federal Prison System when it develops its
future budget requests.
Activation and Expansion of Prisons.--The Committee's
recommendation includes a total of $95,304,000 to fully
annualize the costs to activate the Coleman, FL, facility,
activate three new facilities, and expand two existing
facilities. This funding will increase BOP's capacity by 3,114
beds. The recommendation reflects the Committee's recognition
of the critical importance of providing adequate space for the
incarceration of Federal prisoners and the need to activate
newly constructed prison facilities.
Contract Confinement.--The recommendation also includes a
total of $641,867,000 for contract confinement, an increase of
$64,732,000, for contracts to accommodate the increasing prison
population. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is directed to meet
bedspace needs using State, local and private prison capacity,
if these facilities meet BOP's standards. The BOP is encouraged
to solicit proposals in a manner that allows for an optimal
level of competition so that BOP's requirements can be met and
the best value achieved. Additionally, the BOP should consider
expanding its use of current Intergovernmental Agreements with
State and local governments that have existing beds.
Furthermore, the BOP is directed to provide the Committee with
a report on low and minimum security facilities comparing the
following: (1) the costs of housing inmates in Federally-owned
prisons; (2) the costs of using State and local prisons and
jails obtained through Intergovernmental Agreements; and (3)
the costs of using privately-managed facilities. The report
shall include all costs associated with operating these
facilities and shall be provided to the Committee by April 1,
2006.
Drug Treatment Programs.--The Committee is aware that more
than 50 percent of the Federal prison population is
incarcerated because of illegal drug activity. The Committee
expects that the BOP will continue the transitional drug
treatment program.
Reimbursable Agreement.--The Committee understands that the
Department of Justice continues to pursue an agreement with the
Department of Homeland Security to reimburse BOP for the costs
of criminal alien inmates awaiting deportation. The Committee
encourages this action, which would be consistent with
reimbursements that are made by States for their inmates who
are housed in BOP facilities, and may have a salutary effect on
continuing efforts to expedite the return of deported aliens to
countries that have denied or unreasonably delayed such returns
in the past.
Intelligence Analyst.--Within the amounts provided, the BOP
is directed to hire an intelligence analyst to be assigned to
the FBI's National Gang Intelligence Center. This employee will
work jointly with other Department of Justice law enforcement
agencies to combat gang activity.
Inmate Correspondence.--The Committee is concerned about
the correspondence privileges allowed for convicted terrorists.
The Committee strongly encourages the Attorney General to
continue to examine this matter and provide an update to the
Committee by August 1, 2005.
Sexual Abuse.--The Committee is troubled by a recent
Inspector General report on sexual abuse in the BOP. The
Committee directs the BOP to continue taking steps to address
this problem. Sexual abuse of inmates should not be tolerated,
and the Director of the BOP should make a top priority the
elimination of this behavior.
Cost-saving initiatives.--The Committee notes that the BOP
has proposed numerous cost-saving initiatives over the last
year, and, because of the constrained budgetary environment
that is expected to continue, the Committee has approved these
long-term cost-saving initiatives. The Committee reiterates
past direction that all BOP employees in the affected
institutions shall be offered first preference for positions in
nearby or recently-activated prisons.
Mentally-ill offenders.--The Committee is disturbed by the
number of people who suffer from mental illness and are
incarcerated at the Federal, State, and local levels. The
Committee expects the BOP to provide a report to the Committee
on its programs to assist the mentally-ill and also encourages
the National Institute of Corrections to work with State and
local prisons and jails to share expertise in working with
mentally-ill offenders.
Marksmanship Training.--The Committee encourages the
continuation of the visible eye-safe laser program and supports
the BOP considering other technologically-advanced marksmanship
training systems.
The Committee recommends bill language, similar to that
included in previous Appropriations Acts, which provides: (1)
for the purchase of motor vehicles; (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 $20,000,000 for contract confinement
expenses for the care and security of Cuban and Haitian
entrants; and (7) for the Federal Prison System to accept
donated property and services. The recommendation includes a
requested change in the number of new and replacement
automobile purchases and modifies language, as requested,
designating an amount to remain available for two fiscal years.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
The Committee recommends $70,112,000 for fiscal year 2006
for the construction, modernization, maintenance, and repair of
prison and detention facilities housing Federal inmates. This
amount is $134,963,000 below the fiscal year 2005 level,
including supplemental appropriations. The recommendation does
not include a proposed $314,000,000 rescission of funds
previously appropriated for new prison construction. The
recommendation for this account is therefore $214,000,000 above
the request.
The Committee notes that there are carryover balances
available in this account totaling more than $600,000,000, of
which over $100,000,000 are not designated for specific
construction activities and can be used for maintenance and
repair projects. Given current funding constraints, the
Committee expects the BOP to use new appropriations, as well as
previously appropriated funds, to address the most critical
maintenance and repair projects.
The Committee is deeply troubled by claims that inmate-on-
inmate and inmate-on-staff assaults are increasing. The
Committee believes that overcrowding can be a significant
contributing factor to this increase in violent activity, and,
for this reason, rejects the proposal to rescind balances from
prison construction funds.
The Committee 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 acquisition, remodeling, and equipping facilities by
contract or force account; (3) up to $14,000,000 to construct
inmate work areas; and (4) for use of prisoner labor.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES,
INCORPORATED
The Committee recommends a limitation on administrative
expenses of $3,365,000 for Federal Prison Industries,
Incorporated (FPI), for fiscal year 2006, which is $1,000 below
the amount designated for fiscal year 2005 and the same as the
request. The Committee believes that those who are repaying
their debts to society should be provided opportunities to
prepare themselves to re-enter the community as functioning
citizens. The Committee notes that, unfortunately, FPI's inmate
employment has declined by 3,200 since 2001, a 14 percent
decrease. The Committee expects the Administration to continue
to offer meaningful work opportunities to inmates while
respecting the interests of small and medium-sized businesses.
Office on Violence Against Women
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
The Committee recommends $387,497,000 to support grants
under the Violence Against Women Act, which is $5,394,000 above
fiscal year 2005 and $24,500,000 above the request. The request
includes funding for certain Violence Against Women Prevention
and Prosecution Programs under the Justice Assistance heading.
The recommendation continues to include all Violence Against
Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs under this heading.
The table below displays funding for programs recommended under
this heading compared to the level of funds requested for the
same activities under this heading and under the Justice
Assistance account.
[In thousands of dollars]
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FY 2005 FY 2006 \1\ FY 2006
enacted request recommendation
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Violence Against Women Programs
STOP Grants.................................................... $184,588 $187,308 $187,308
(National Institute of Justice--R&D)....................... (4,933) (5,200) (5,000)
(Safe Start Program)....................................... (9,866) (10,000) (10,000)
(Transitional Housing Assistance).......................... (12,333) (15,000) (15,000)
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies............................ 62,643 62,660 63,491
Rural Domestic Violence Assistance Grants...................... 39,155 39,166 39,685
Violence on College Campuses................................... 9,052 9,054 9,175
Civil Legal Assistance......................................... 39,209 39,220 39,740
Disabled Women................................................. 4,539 4,540 4,600
Safe Haven Project............................................. 13,890 13,894 14,078
Educ. & Training for Disabled Female Victims................... 7,153 7,155 7,250
Other Violence Against Women Act Programs
CASA (Special Advocates)....................................... 11,738 11,846 11,897
Training for Judicial Personnel................................ 1,899 2,287 1,925
Grants for Televised Testimony................................. 970 986 983
Training Programs.............................................. 4,356 4,958 4,415
Stalking Database.............................................. 2,911 2,962 2,950
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Total...................................................... 382,103 .............. 387,497
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\1\ Some programs shown for display purposes only. They were in the budget request but under other account
headings.
Funding included under this heading 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 victim services
including specialized domestic violence court advocates to
obtain protection orders.
Office of Justice Programs
The recommendation includes $2,205,479,000 for the Office
of Justice Programs (OJP), which is $999,721,000 over the
President's request. Again this year, the budget request
proposes merging all programs administered by OJP under the
Justice Assistance heading. The Committee recommendation
retains the account structure used in previous fiscal years and
funds State and local law enforcement programs under different
appropriation accounts.
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
The Committee recommends $227,466,000 for the Justice
Assistance account, which is $2,610,000 above the enacted
level. The Justice Assistance program includes assistance to
States and localities in the form of research, evaluation,
statistics, white collar crime, information sharing, missing
children assistance, and victim assistance. In addition,
funding for the management and administration of all grants
provided through OJP is provided under this heading. The budget
proposed merging all OJP programs under this heading. The table
below compares the fiscal year 2006 recommendation to the
fiscal year 2006 request for those programs recommended under
this account heading.
[In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 2005 FY 2006 \1\ FY 2006
Program Enacted Request Recommendation
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National Institute of Justice $54,265 $83,705 $56,000
Bureau of Justice Statistics. 33,546 62,775 35,000
National White Collar Crime.. 8,880 3,171 9,000
Regional Info Sharing System. 39,466 45,049 40,466
Victim Assistance............ 7,893 -- 3,000
Missing Children Program..... 46,274 38,812 48,000
Management and Administration 34,532 10,551 36,000
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Total.................... 224,856 ........... 227,466
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\1\ Some programs shown for display purposes only because they were in
the budget request but under other account headings.
National Institute of Justice.--The Committee
recommendation provides $56,000,000 for the National Institute
of Justice (NIJ). In addition, NIJ will receive funding under
the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants program, the Byrne
Discretionary program, the Violence Against Women Prevention
and Prosecution program, and the DNA Initiative.
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,
investigates causes and patterns of crime, and informs the
public of research and development findings. The Committee
encourages NIJ to work with Federal law enforcement agencies in
the development of law enforcement technologies to ensure
coordination of research and development efforts.
The recommendation continues the current year level of
funding for the Office of Law Enforcement Technology
Commercialization, Inc., and for the Center for Rural Law
Enforcement Technology and Training. The Committee supports the
Border Research and Technology Center and recognizes the
important technology assistance and technical information it
has provided to Federal, State, and local law enforcement
operations in the border region.
The Committee understands that NIJ has administered most of
the grant funding provided in previous Appropriations Acts for
various forensic centers across the country. The Committee
expects NIJ to submit a report to the Committee by August 1,
2005, on the possibility of transforming the current piecemeal
approach into a competitive grant program that would enhance
the impact of these centers.
Missing Children.--The Committee recommendation provides
$48,000,000 for the Missing Children Program for fiscal year
2006, which is $1,726,000 above the enacted level and
$9,188,000 above the request. This program provides funds to
combat crimes against children, particularly kidnapping and
sexual exploitation. The Committee notes its disappointment
that the request significantly reduced the amount available for
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The Committee is concerned about the perpetration of crimes
against children via the Internet and is troubled by the
failure of many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to report at
all, and the failure of some ISPs to report in a meaningful and
useful way, about the apparent child pornography violations
appearing on their servers, as required by 42 U.S.C. 13032.
According to NCMEC, which is statutorily mandated to receive
such reports and forward them to law enforcement, the reports
often lack the content and clarity sufficient to form viable
leads for law enforcement, or providers delete the underlying
evidence from their servers before law enforcement has an
opportunity to pursue an investigation. The Committee
encourages the Department to consider whether clearer guidance
to providers is required to remedy this problem. Accordingly,
the Committee requests that the Department examine these issues
and provide a report to the Committee detailing its analysis
and conclusions within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
The following table displays the Committee's funding
recommendation for this program:
MISSING CHILDREN PROGRAM
[In thousands of dollars]
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FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2006
enacted request recommendation
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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children............. $23,580 $413,934 $24,000
Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center..................... 2,960 .............. 3,000
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.................... 13,320 14,500 14,500
Missing and Exploited Children Office.......................... 1,480 1,480 1,500
AMBER Alert Program............................................ 4,934 5,000 5,000
Undesignated Activities........................................ .............. 3,898 ...............
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Total...................................................... 46,274 38,812 48,000
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Regional Information Sharing System.--The Committee
recommendation provides $40,466,000 for fiscal year 2006 for
the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS), which is
$1,000,000 above the enacted level and $4,583,000 below the
request.
The RISS program maintains six regionally-based information
sharing centers throughout the United States, which are
connected electronically to form a nationwide network for the
automated exchange of crime and terrorism information between
Federal, State, and local agencies. The Committee is pleased
with the Administration's efforts to integrate RISS with the
Law Enforcement On-Line (LEO) program and other information
sharing programs. The Committee directs the Department to
ensure that other inter-state information sharing systems
funded by OJP and COPS utilize existing communications
infrastructure and are compatible with RISS and LEO.
Victim Assistance.--The recommendation includes $3,000,000
for the activities authorized by section 103 of the Justice for
All Act, Public Law 108-405, to increase enforcement of crime
victims' rights. The Administration did not propose any funding
for these activities.
White Collar Crime Center.--The Committee recommends
$9,000,000 for the National White Collar Crime Center, which is
$120,000 above the enacted level and $5,829,000 above the
request. This program provides training, technical assistance,
and investigative support to State and local law enforcement to
combat white-collar and economic crimes such as fraud and
identity theft.
Management and Administration.--The Committee
recommendation provides $36,000,000 in direct appropriations
for the management and administration of OJP programs, which is
$1,468,000 above the enacted level. In addition, consistent
with prior practice, reimbursable funding for management and
administration costs will be made available from programs
administered by OJP from the ``Community Oriented Policing
Services'' account. Further, the Committee notes that remaining
management and administration funding will be made available
from the ``Juvenile Justice Programs'' and the ``State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' accounts, and that these
funds will be transferred to and merged with the ``Justice
Assistance'' account. The recommendation assumes a total
management and administration budget of not more than
$118,129,000, which is equal to the request.
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
The Committee recommends a total of $1,001,296,000 for
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance programs. This
amount is $1,001,296,000 above the request and $276,908,000
below the enacted level. The Committee does not adopt the
Administration's proposal to consolidate this appropriation
under the Justice Assistance heading.
The table below displays funding for programs recommended
under this heading compared to the level of funds requested
under the Justice Assistance account for the same activities.
[In thousands of dollars]
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FY 2005 FY 2006 \1\ FY 2006
enacted request recommendation
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Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants....................... $625,531 .............. $348,466
(Boys and Girls Clubs)..................................... (83,865) $60,000 (85,000)
(USA Freedom Corps)........................................ (2,467) .............. ...............
(National Institute of Justice)............................ (9,866) .............. (10,000)
State Criminal Alien Assistance................................ 300,926 .............. 355,000
Southwest Border Prosecutors................................... 29,599 48,418 30,000
Byrne Discretionary Grants..................................... 167,756 .............. 110,000
Victims of Trafficking Grants.................................. 9,866 .............. 10,000
State Prison Drug Treatment.................................... 24,666 44,119 25,000
Drug Courts.................................................... 39,466 70,060 40,000
Prescription Drug Monitoring................................... 9,866 5,000 10,000
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution......................... 36,506 10,175 40,000
Capital Litigation............................................. .............. 20,000 10,000
Cannabis Eradication (previously under DEA).................... .............. 19,100 11,600
Intell. State and Local Training............................... 10,359 20,248 10,359
Missing Alzheimer's Patients................................... 871 .............. 871
Other.......................................................... 22,792 .............. ...............
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Total, State and Local Assistance.......................... 1,278,204 .............. 1,001,296
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\1\ Some programs shown for display purposes only because they were in the budget request but under other
account headings.
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants program.--
The Committee recommendation includes $348,466,000 for the
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants program, as
authorized by H.R. 3036, the Department of Justice
Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2004 through
2006, as passed by the House on March 30, 2004. The
recommendation is $348,466,000 above the budget request.
Funding under this program is authorized for (a) law
enforcement programs; (b) prosecution and court programs; (c)
prevention and education programs; (d) corrections and
community corrections programs; (e) drug treatment programs;
and (f) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement
programs. Funding is not available for (a) vehicles, vessels,
or aircraft; (b) luxury items; (c) real estate; or (d)
construction projects.
The formula used for distributing funds under this program
allocates 50 percent of funding based on population, and 50
percent based on violent crime rates. The formula allocates 60
percent of funding to States and 40 percent to units of local
government.
Of the amount provided, $85,000,000 is for Boys and Girls
Clubs. The Committee provides these funds to deter young people
from entering gangs and participating in other criminal
activities.
In addition, $10,000,000 is for NIJ to assist local units
of government to identify, select, develop, modernize, and
purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement.
The Committee is concerned about witness intimidation in
areas with high violent crime. The Committee encourages
localities to use JAG funds for witness protection costs in
order to support the effective operation of the criminal
justice system.
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The
recommendation provides $355,000,000 for the State Criminal
Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) for reimbursement to States
for the costs of incarceration of criminal aliens, which was
again proposed for elimination in the budget request. The
recommendation provides a $54,074,000 increase above the fiscal
year 2005 level.
Southwest Border Prosecutions.--The Committee recommends
$30,000,000 to provide assistance to State and local law
enforcement agencies (including prosecutors, probation
officers, courts, and detention facilities) along the southwest
border with the handling and processing of drug and alien cases
referred from Federal arrests. The recommendation is $401,000
above the fiscal year 2005 level.
Edward Byrne Discretionary Grants.--The Committee
recommendation provides $110,000,000 for discretionary grants
to help to improve the functioning of the criminal justice
system with an emphasis on drugs, violent crime, and serious
offenders.
Within the amounts appropriated for discretionary grants,
the Committee expects OJP 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:
Point Coupee Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office;
Tulane University Domestic Violence Institute;
Texas Department of Public Safety;
Center for Immigration Studies;
Cook County, IL, Cold Case Unit;
Waukegan, IL, for an anti-gang initiative;
Women in Need Growing Stronger in Palatine, IL;
Peoria, IL, for a court automation project;
Yancey County, NC, Sheriff's Office for law
enforcement programs;
Drug Free Clay County in NC;
American Prosecutors Research Institute for an
anti-gang prosecution program;
Gospel Rescue Ministries;
Mothers Against Drunk Driving;
National Obscenity Law Center;
National Institute on State Policy on Trafficking
of Women and Girls;
Paul and Lisa Foundation;
National Law Center for Children and Families;
Shared Hope International for a domestic
trafficking program;
Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Academy;
Securing Emergency Resources Through Volunteer
Efforts (SERVE) for a re-entry program;
Virginia Community Policing Institute;
Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force;
Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force;
City of Manassas Park, VA, Police Department for a
neighborhood task force;
Pre-release and post-incarceration services
programs for the Commonwealth of Virginia;
Court programs in the Commonwealth of Virginia to
combat drug use and drug-related crime;
Virginia Attorney General's Office for a computer
crime unit and the Triad program;
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation,
International Institute for Alcohol Awareness, for a training
and technical assistance program for State and local law
enforcement regarding liquor law enforcement;
William and Mary College's Courtroom 21 project;
Activities authorized by the Mentally Ill Offender
Treatment and Crime Reduction Act, Public Law 108-414;
Center for Criminal Justice Technology;
Enough is Enough;
Protecting Children Against Sex Offenders in
Fairfax County, VA;
Tahirih Justice Center in Falls Church, VA;
The Women's Center in Vienna, VA;
Washington Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task
Force;
SEARCH Group;
National Citizens Crime Prevention Campaign;
Tarleton State University for rural law
enforcement training programs;
Advance Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training
(ALERRT);
Carlsbad, CA, for a law enforcement initiative;
Oakland County, MI, Sheriff's Department for an
offender reentry program;
Center for Court Innovation;
Prisoner reentry program in Louisville, KY;
Center for Women and Families, KY;
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for law enforcement
initiatives;
Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program;
Law enforcement initiatives in the State of
Montana;
The Doe Fund's Ready, Willing & Able program;
Operation UNITE for a drug enforcement, treatment
and education program;
Washington County, NY, for law enforcement
initiatives;
Phoenix House in Upstate New York;
Kansas Attorney General's Office;
School resource officers program in Wichita, KS;
National Clearinghouse for Science and the Law at
Stetson University College of Law;
National Forensic Science Technology Center in
Largo, FL;
St. Petersburg College for law enforcement
training;
Mentally ill jail diversion program in Pinellas
County, FL;
Elder Justice Information Center at Stetson
University College of Law;
Crime Communications Initiative in Salt Lake City,
UT;
East Central University for law enforcement
initiatives;
Anti-gang initiative in Fort Bend, TX;
Southwest Center for Public Safety Technology in
Houston, TX, for a law enforcement initiative;
City of Springfield, MO, for a law enforcement
initiative;
Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's Department;
National Association for Court Management;
Kane County, IL, for mental health courts;
Phoenix House in Dallas, TX;
Ascension Parish Law Enforcement Training Center;
DuPage County, IL, Drug Court program;
National Institute of Justice's Cyberscience
Laboratory in Rome, NY;
City of Hemet, CA, to combat crime and gang
activity;
Law enforcement research at Sam Houston
University;
National Association of Town Watch's National
Night Out crime prevention program;
Low Country law enforcement Information Technology
Improvement Project;
Miami County, IN, Sheriff's Department for a law
enforcement initiative;
Utah Valley State College for law enforcement
research;
Town of Culpeper, VA, Police Department for law
enforcement initiatives;
City of Richmond, VA, for law enforcement
initiatives;
Page County, VA, for law enforcement initiatives;
Culpeper County, VA, for law enforcement
initiatives;
Nashville, TN, for a Drug Court program;
Orange County, CA, for the Integrated Law and
Justice System;
Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal Courts;
Action in the Community through Service in Prince
William County, VA;
An Achievable Dream in Newport News, VA;
University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation
Center:
City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, NC, for
law enforcement technologies;
I-LEAD in Norristown, Reading, and Cotesville, PA;
Montgomery County, PA, for law enforcement
initiatives;
Operation Blue Ridge Thunder;
Northwest Interagency Team Response Operation in
Cameron, MO;
Vincennes University Center in Vincennes, IN, for
law enforcement initiatives;
San Diego County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement
Task Force;
San Diego Family Justice Center;
California Western School of Law for a Pre-
Arraignment Services Program;
Rural Justice Institute at Alfred University in
Alfred, NY;
Hickory, NC, for a law enforcement training
program;
Spokane County, WA, Sheriff's Office for law
enforcement programs;
Larimer County, CO, for law enforcement and
prosecutorial initiatives;
Weld County, CO, for law enforcement initiatives;
Kristen's Act;
Texas Tech University for law enforcement
initiatives;
San Joaquin Valley Rural Crime Prevention;
Whiteclay, NE, for law enforcement initiatives;
National Center for Victims of Crime's INFOLINK;
Police Athletic League for an anti-gang
initiative;
National Sheriffs' Association Pegasus program;
Navajo Nation, AZ, for law enforcement
initiatives;
Monroe County, NY, for law enforcement equipment
and research;
Clay County, AL, for a drug task force;
Orange County, CA, District Attorney Office for
law enforcement technologies;
Germantown, WI, Police Department for advanced
technologies;
Check'Em Out Program;
Indiana State Police Department for anti-drug
programs;
Anti-gang program in Columbus, OH;
Delaware County Community College Municipal Police
Academy;
Center for Collaborative Network Security
Development for a law enforcement program;
Fairleigh Dickinson University for a law
enforcement initiative;
Roger Williams University for a law enforcement
program;
Sexual Assault and Trauma Center of RI for law
enforcement initiative;
San Francisco, CA, Ex-Offender Reentry Services;
Tubman Family Alliance for a law enforcement
program;
Citizens Advice Bureau for a law enforcement
initiative;
Alliance for Community Service for a law
enforcement initiative;
CONNECT for a law enforcement program;
Urban Justice Center for a law enforcement
initiative;
Claflin University for a law enforcement program;
Prince George's County, MD, Violent Crime Unit;
Prince George's County, MD, Firearms Reduction
Education Program;
Children's Home Society for a law enforcement
initiative;
Prince George's County, MD, for a prisoner reentry
program;
Maryland Crime Victim's Center;
Prince George's County, MD, Domestic Violence
Unit;
Tacoma, WA, Family Justice Center for a law
enforcement initiative;
Albany, GA, Prisoner Reentry Programs;
Columbus, GA, A Child is Missing;
Williamsburg Technical College for a law
enforcement training program;
Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
National Cold Case Center;
Stop the Offenders Program, TX;
Salinas & Monterey, CA, joint gang drug task
forces;
Safer Foundation;
Lucas County, OH, for a law enforcement
initiative;
Westchester and Rockland County, NY, for crime
prevention programs;
Bronxville, NY, for a law enforcement program;
National Corrections and Law Enforcement Training
and Technology Center;
Steganography Analysis and Research Center;
Communication network enhancements for rural law
enforcement;
Crime data analysis and law enforcement research
programs;
Glenville State College for a law enforcement
initiative;
Marshall University ATI for law enforcement
training and equipment;
Town of Harrison, NY, Police Department for
equipment;
Village of Elmsford, NY, for law enforcement
equipment;
Pace University Women's Justice Center, NY, for a
law enforcement initiative;
Middlesex, MA, Sheriff's Office;
St. Francis House Prisoner Re-entry program;
On-site Academy's Law Enforcement Program;
A Child is Missing, MA;
Phoenix, AZ, for a law enforcement initiative;
Durham County, NC, for a law enforcement program;
Orange-Person-Chatham Area, NC, for a law
enforcement initiative;
Bergen County, NJ, Justice Center Security
Enhancements;
Hawaii's State Interagency Council on Intermediate
Sanctions law enforcement initiative;
Eastern Kentucky University law enforcement
programs;
Southern Illinois University Carbondale--Center
for Rural Violence and Prevention;
Second Chance Prisoner Reentry Program;
Illinois State Police;
San Diego, CA, Crisis Intervention Response Team;
Palm Beach County, FL, for a gang violence
reduction program;
Minnehaha County, ND, for a law enforcement
program;
City of Independence, OR--Independence/Polk County
Drug Enforcement Team;
Suffolk and Commack, NY, for law enforcement
initiatives;
Long Island, NY, for a law enforcement program;
Hope Center Recidivism Prevention Consortium;
Oakland, CA, for a law enforcement program;
Fulton County, GA, Sheriff's Department;
City of Atlanta, GA, for a Conflict Resolution
Program;
Georgia State University Reentry Program;
Atlanta, GA, Department of Corrections, Women's
Residential Treatment Program;
Marymount Manhattan College, NY, for a law
enforcement initiative;
Excelsior College, NY, for a law enforcement
initiative;
COPS in Schools Program, CA;
Neighborhood Preservation Initiative of KS for a
law enforcement initiative;
Fond du Lac, MN, for a law enforcement program;
Fifth Avenue Committee for a law enforcement
initiative;
Catholic Community Services, NJ, for a law
enforcement program;
Heritage Community Development Corporation, IL,
for a reentry program;
South Gate, CA, for a law enforcement initiative;
Garden Grove, CA, Anti-trafficking Task Force;
Santa Ana, CA, Police Department;
Solano County, CA, for a law enforcement
initiative;
Barnstable County, MA--Drug Court Treatment
Program;
A Child is Missing, GA;
City of Rialto, CA--Police Preparedness Project;
Northwest Fund Community Enhancement Program;
State of Iowa--Prescription Drug/Over Counter
Alert System;
Family Justice, NY, for a law enforcement program;
Prince George's County, MD--Re-entry Task Force;
FDRC, Inc. Men United Program for a law
enforcement initiative;
West Mt. Airy, PA, Against Drugs (MANAD);
Lacy Lakeview and Bellmead Police, TX;
Baltimore County, MD, Villa Julie College for a
law enforcement initiative;
Matthew House to provide services for ex-
offenders;
Operation Take Back Narcotics program;
County of Madison, AL, for a drug court program;
Thomas Edison State College for a law enforcement
program;
South Coast, OR, Interagency Narcotics Team;
Regional Law Enforcement Training Center;
Cylab Cybersecurity law enforcement program;
Pittsburgh, PA, for a law enforcement program;
Project Peacemaker for a law enforcement program;
Native Americans into Law for a law enforcement
program;
Minneapolis Community and Technical College for a
law enforcement program;
Coppin State University for a law enforcement
program;
Portsmouth, VA, jail diversion program for the
mentally-ill;
The Women's Center, in Fairfax, VA;
Westside Holistic Family Services for ex-
offenders; and
Denver Rescue Mission for a law enforcement
initiative.
Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.--The
recommendation includes $10,000,000 for the Harold Rogers
Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to assist States in
building or enhancing prescription drug monitoring systems,
facilitating the exchange of information among States, and
providing technical assistance and training on establishing and
operating effective prescription drug monitoring programs. This
amount is $134,000 above the enacted level and $5,000,000 above
the request.
Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.--The Committee's
recommendation provides $40,000,000 to implement the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79). This amount
is $3,494,000 above the enacted level and $29,825,000 above the
request. The Committee is disappointed that the
Administration's request for this program significantly reduces
funding for the program and believes this action demonstrates a
lack of commitment in fully implementing the Prison Rape
Elimination Act.
The recommendation provides $15,000,000 for the collection
of statistics, data and research as authorized by section 4 of
the Act; $1,000,000 for the National Institute of Corrections
for a national clearinghouse, training, and education, as
authorized by section 5 of the Act; $21,825,000 for grants to
States to protect inmates and safeguard communities, as
authorized by section 6 of the Act; and $2,175,000 to be
transferred to the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.
The Committee understands that experts have conservatively
estimated that at least 13 percent of the inmates in the United
States have been sexually assaulted in prison and that many
inmates have suffered repeated assaults. Under this estimate,
nearly 200,000 inmates now incarcerated have been, or will be,
the victims of prison rape. The total number of inmates who
have been sexually assaulted in the past twenty years likely
exceeds 1,000,000. The Committee understands that prison rape
contributes to the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases,
such as HIV and AIDS. The Committee also recognizes that
mentally ill and juvenile inmates are particularly vulnerable
to sexual victimization. The Committee further understands that
most prison staff are not adequately trained or prepared to
prevent, report, or treat inmate sexual assaults, and that
prison rape often goes unreported. The Committee is deeply
troubled by these statistics and hopes the Administration will
fully support this program in future budget requests.
Victims of Trafficking.--The recommendation includes
$10,000,000 for victims' services programs to provide
assistance to victims of trafficking, as authorized by the
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000.
This amount is $134,000 above the enacted level and $10,000,000
above the request. Once again, the Committee is disappointed
that the Administration continues to propose the elimination of
this program. According to the Central Intelligence Agency,
between 18,000 and 20,000 people are trafficked into the United
States annually. The Committee believes the Administration must
continue to work to address these crimes and must provide
sufficient resources to address the needs of the victims of
this horrific crime.
Improving State and Local Law Enforcement Intelligence
Capabilities.--The recommendation includes $10,359,000 for the
implementation of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing
Plan and the efforts of the Global Justice Information Sharing
Initiative. The Committee directs that this funding be used to
support training for State and local law enforcement on the
intelligence process, including planning, collection, analysis,
dissemination and reevaluation. This program should continue to
provide support for training in the use of intelligence as a
tool in identifying pre-incident indicators. It should also
include training to ensure that law enforcement officials are
protecting individuals' privacy, civil rights, civil liberties,
and constitutional rights while gathering intelligence. The
Committee also expects these funds to be available to promote
the use of information technology standards among law
enforcement to ensure that that data can be exchanged across
disparate information systems.
Capital Litigation.--The recommendation includes
$10,000,000 for activities authorized by Subtitle B of the
Justice for All Act of 2004, Public Law 108-405.
WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND
The recommendation provides $50,000,000 for the Weed and
Seed program, which is $11,172,000 below the fiscal year 2005
level. The budget proposed merging the Weed and Seed program
under the Justice Assistance account.
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
The Committee recommendation includes $520,057,000 for the
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program for fiscal
year 2006. The table below displays funding for programs
recommended under this heading compared to the funding
requested for the same activities under this heading and under
the Justice Assistance account.
[In thousands of dollars]
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FY 2005 FY 2006 \1\ FY 2006
Program enacted request recommendation
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Hiring....................................................... $9,866 ............... ...............
Training and Technical Assistance............................ 14,800 $7,000 ...............
Tribal Law Enforcement....................................... 19,733 51,600 $38,000
Meth Hot Spots............................................... 51,854 20,000 60,000
Law Enforcement Technologies and Interoperable Communications 136,763 ............... 120,000
Interoperable Communications................................. 98,664 ............... ...............
Safe Schools Program......................................... 4,268 ............... ...............
Police Integrity Grants...................................... 7,400 10,000 ...............
Management and Administration................................ 29,599 29,181 ...............
Prior Year Balances (Rescission)............................. ............... (95,500) ...............
Bullet-Proof Vests........................................... 24,666 29,939 30,000
Police Corps................................................. 14,800 ............... ...............
Criminal Records Upgrade..................................... 24,666 58,180 25,000
DNA Initiative............................................... 108,531 177,057 177,057
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.............................. 14,800 ............... ...............
Crime Identification Technology Act.......................... 28,070 ............... ...............
Project Safe Neighborhoods................................... ............... 73,792 ...............
Anti-Gang Initiative......................................... ............... ............... 60,000
Offender Re-Entry............................................ 9,866 15,000 10,000
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Grand Total............................................ 598,346 ............... 520,057
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\1\ Some programs shown for display purposes only because they were in the budget request but under other
account headings.
Tribal Law Enforcement.--The recommendation includes
$38,000,000 for tribal law enforcement efforts. The
recommendation combines funds in this heading with funds
previously appropriated under State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance. These funds are intended to meet the most pressing
needs of tribes, including law enforcement hiring, equipment,
and training, court improvement projects, and alcohol and
substance abuse reduction programs.
Methamphetamine Enforcement and Clean-Up.--The Committee
recommends $60,000,000 to combat methamphetamine production and
distribution, to target drug ``hot spots,'' and to remove and
dispose of hazardous materials at clandestine methamphetamine
labs. This amount is $8,146,000 above the enacted level and
$40,000,000 above the request. The Committee is aware that the
production, trafficking, and abuse of methamphetamine, an
extremely destructive and addictive synthetic drug, continues
to be a serious national problem.
Within the amount provided, the Committee has included
$20,000,000 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 and to initiate container programs,
including funds for training, technical assistance, and
purchase of equipment to adequately remove and store hazardous
waste.
The Committee expects the COPS Program Office, in
consultation with DEA, 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:
Grant Parish, LA, Sheriff's Office;
Virginia State Police in cooperation with the
Northwest Virginia Regional Drug Task Force and the
Harrisonburg Drug Task Force;
Partnership for a Drug Free America to provide
technical assistance to State and local law enforcement to
address meth;
Rutherford County, NC, methamphetamine initiative;
Alabama Sheriffs' Association Methamphetamine
Program;
California Methamphetamine Strategy (CALMS);
Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative;
South Central Missouri Drug Task Force;
Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force;
Mineral Area Drug Task Force;
City of Tuscon, AZ, Police Department;
TEMPEST for on-going anti-meth activities in PA;
Methamphetamine Task Force in East Tennessee;
Polk County, FL, methamphetamine initiative;
Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Team in the Kanawha
Valley, WV;
Jefferson County, CO, methamphetamine interdiction
and response;
West Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force;
Arkansas Meth Hot Spots Initiative;
FIVCO Area Drug Enforcement Task Force, KY;
Minnesota Methamphetamine Hot Spots Initiative;
Franklin County, MO, Sheriff's Department for
Operation CHEM;
Regional Training Center in Sioux Center, IA;
Daviess County, KY, regional methamphetamine
eradication program;
Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drug Control;
Louisiana Methamphetamine Task Force;
Nebraska State Patrol for methamphetamine
initiative;
Southwest Mississippi Narcotics Enforcement Unit;
Cherokee County, AL, for a Drug & Violent Crime
Task Force;
Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning &
Development Commission for meth initiatives;
Integrating Systems Against Methamphetamine Abuse
project;
City of Ottawa, IL, antidrug coalition;
Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force;
Morgan County, AL, Sheriff's Department
Methamphetamine Enforcement;
City of Scottsboro, AL, Police Department
Methamphetamine Enforcement;