[House Report 117-395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


117th Congress }                                              {   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                              {   117-395

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 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  2023

                                _______
                                

 June 30, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

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

                              R E P O R T

                             together with

                             MINORITY VIEWS

                        [To accompany H.R. 8256]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for 
other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
Title I--Department of Commerce............................     2
                                                                     10
Title II--Department of Justice............................    28
                                                                     56
Title III--Science.........................................    84
                                                                    115
        Office of Science and Technology Policy............    84
                                                                    115
        National Space Council.............................    85
                                                                    117
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration......    85
                                                                    117
        National Science Foundation........................    95
                                                                    132
Title IV--Related Agencies.................................   100
                                                                    142
        Commission on Civil Rights.........................   100
                                                                    142
        Equal Employment Opportunity Commission............   101
                                                                    142
        International Trade Commission.....................   102
                                                                    143
        Legal Services Corporation.........................   102
                                                                    143
        Marine Mammal Commission...........................   104
                                                                    144
        Office of the United States Trade Representative...   104
                                                                    144
        State Justice Institute............................   105
                                                                    145
Title V--General Provisions................................   106
                                                                    145
        House of Representatives Reporting Requirements....
                                                                    148
        Minority Views.....................................
                                                                    231

                         Highlights of the Bill

    The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Subcommittee has jurisdiction over a diverse group of agencies 
responsible for promoting economic development; researching 
climate change and mitigating its impacts; protecting civil 
rights; promoting criminal justice reform and police reform; 
combating violent crime, financial fraud, terrorism, cyber 
threats, and espionage; addressing gun violence; ensuring 
access to justice; enforcing trade laws; conducting periodic 
censuses; forecasting the weather; managing fisheries; 
exploring space; and advancing science. The activities of these 
agencies impact every American and are integral to the 
operations of our government.
    The bill provides a total of $85,546,000,000 in 
discretionary budget authority for fiscal year 2023. Within the 
level of funds provided, the bill prioritizes funding for 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement to help fight crime 
and improve public safety, while also helping to improve 
community policing practices and other measures to ensure the 
civil rights of all Americans. The bill includes funding for 
important initiatives aimed at protecting democracy in the 
United States. Furthermore, the bill prioritizes numerous 
public investments in job creation, infrastructure 
improvements, American competitiveness, climate and other 
scientific research, improved accuracy of weather forecasting, 
and legal assistance for low-income persons.
    Protecting Democracy in the United States.--The bill funds 
the full Administration request of $34,144,000 for additional 
Federal prosecutorial resources to bring to justice those 
involved in perpetrating the January 6, 2021 insurrection at 
the United States Capitol building. In addition, the bill funds 
the full Administration request for $5,951,000 in additional 
resources within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division 
to reinforce democratic institutions and protect the right to 
vote. Finally, the bill funds the full Administration request 
of $876,000 within the Justice Department's Criminal Division 
for the investigation and prosecution of election crimes.
    Infrastructure, Job Creation, and Economic Growth.--This 
bill invests in our nation's infrastructure improvement needs 
by providing $510,000,000 for the Economic Development 
Administration (EDA), an increase of $136,500,000 above fiscal 
year 2022, including $70 million to support local labor markets 
and local communities experiencing high prime-age employment 
gaps, as well as strong increases for EDA's Assistance to Coal 
Communities program, and Regional Innovation Strategies 
program, and continued healthy funding levels for other EDA 
programs. These funds will support the Nation's economic 
recovery and provide the foundation for future growth in jobs 
and our standard of living.
    The bill helps expand economic growth in other ways as 
well. The recommendation includes $221,000,000 for the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, an increase of 
$54,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. This program helps small- 
and medium-sized U.S. manufacturers create jobs and expand 
business growth opportunities. The bill also provides 
$18,000,000 for the Manufacturing USA program, an increase of 
more than nine percent above fiscal year 2022. A robust funding 
increase is provided for the International Trade 
Administration, to create U.S. jobs by expanding U.S. exports 
and fighting the unfair trade practices of other countries. 
Furthermore, the full budget request of $4,253,404,000 is 
provided for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), to 
enable PTO to promote innovation in the United States by 
protecting the Nation's intellectual property rights both at 
home and abroad. Finally, the bill provides $70,000,000 for the 
Minority Business Development Agency, an increase of 
$15,000,000 above fiscal year 2022, to help create jobs and 
expand business growth opportunities among minority-owned U.S. 
companies.
    The bill also makes responsible investments in the future 
of the Nation's economy and workforce, with funding increases 
for STEM engagement at NASA, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Science 
Foundation (NSF), as well as an increase for EDA's STEM 
Apprenticeship Program to create and expand STEM 
apprenticeships and other workforce training models. Within the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), strong 
funding increases are provided for research efforts related to 
key future technologies, including quantum information science 
and artificial intelligence. Furthermore, the bill includes a 
strong increase for the Broadening Participation in STEM 
program at NSF. Global leadership requires diverse ideas that 
will charge innovation.
    Preventing and Prosecuting Gun Violence and Other Violent 
Crime.--The bill takes important steps towards addressing the 
problem of gun violence in our country. The recommendation 
maintains funding for the FBI's National Instant Criminal 
Background Check System (NICS) and provides a strong funding 
increase for grants to help States improve their submissions 
into the NICS system to ensure that persons legally prohibited 
from purchasing a firearm are unable to do so. The bill also 
provides the full Administration request of $1,732,528,000 for 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), 
an increase of more than 13 percent, to hire additional special 
agents and investigative personnel, expand oversight of Federal 
Firearms Licensees, and increase the capacity of the National 
Integrated Ballistic Information Network to expand its reach to 
communities as an essential tool in combatting gun violence. 
Furthermore, the bill provides $150,000,000 for Community 
Violence Intervention and Prevention, as well as $40,000,000 to 
help States implement and enforce extreme risk protection 
orders to prevent guns from going to individuals at an elevated 
risk of harming themselves or others.
    To improve school safety, the bill provides $175,000,000, 
an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year 2022, for grants 
under the STOP School Violence Act of 2018. In addition, the 
bill increases funding for other activities that will help 
prevent school violence, including strong funding increases for 
youth mentoring grants and grants for juvenile justice and 
delinquency prevention.The bill also funds a new grant program 
aimed at providing effective alternatives to youth 
incarceration.
    The bill further supports law enforcement by providing 
strong funding increases for both Federal law enforcement and 
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance. This includes COPS 
programs (including COPS Hiring), Byrne Justice Assistance 
Grants, and $225,140,000 for community projects aimed at 
enhancing public safety and reforming the justice system. 
Finally, the bill provides enhanced resources for U.S. 
Attorneys to prosecute violent crime.
    Support for Crime Victims.--Section 510 of the bill 
provides $2,050,000,000 for Crime Victims Fund programs, 
including a five percent set-aside for Tribes. For programs 
under the Violence Against Women Act, the bill provides 
$642,000,000, an increase of $67,000,000 above fiscal year 
2022, including a strong increase for the Sexual Assault 
Services Program and increases for legal and transitional 
housing assistance for victims. A strong funding level of 
$90,000,000 is provided to reduce the backlog of unprocessed 
rape kits, an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. 
The bill includes $20,000,000 for a new grant program for 
regional sexual assault investigative training academies. 
Within the funding level for the Civil Rights Division, a new 
initiative is funded aimed at fighting gender-based violence, 
discrimination, and harassment. The bill additionally includes 
$36,000,000 for Victims of Child Abuse Programs.
    Fighting the Opioid Epidemic.--The bill provides very 
substantial resources to help effectively address the opioid 
epidemic. To assist State and local governments, the bill 
provides strong funding increases for grants authorized by the 
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. This includes 
increases for Drug Courts, Veterans Treatment Courts, and the 
Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program 
(JMHCP). In addition, the Drug Enforcement Administration and 
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement are funded at the 
Administration's requested levels of $3,104,603,000 and 
$550,458,000, respectively.
    First Step Act and Second Chance Act.--The recommendation 
includes not less than $409,483,000 for programs authorized 
under the First Step Act of 2018, to expand and develop 
opportunities for incarcerated individuals to participate in 
evidence-based, recidivism-reducing programming and productive 
activities. The recommendation also includes $125,000,000 for 
Second Chance Act grants, an increase of $10,000,000 above 
fiscal year 2022.
    Protecting Civil Rights.--The Committee bill includes 
numerous recommendations and initiatives aimed at greatly 
advancing civil rights, equal opportunity, and racial justice 
in the United States. These include the following:
           $215,192,000 for the Civil Rights Division 
        of the Department of Justice, an increase of 
        $52,672,000 above fiscal year 2022.
           Directs the Attorney General to provide an 
        update on efforts to improve evidence-based training 
        for Federal law enforcement officers on the use of 
        force.
           Provides $10,000,000 for grants to train 
        State and local law enforcement officers on racial 
        profiling, de-escalation, and duty to intervene when 
        witnessing other officers using excessive force, as 
        well as $50,000,000 for community policing development, 
        including funding for co-responder crisis teams, 
        accreditation support, de-escalation training, and 
        diversity and anti-bias training.
           Provides $4,000,000 for the development of 
        best practices for, and the creation of, civilian 
        review boards to oversee local police departments.
           Provides $25,024,000 for the Community 
        Relations Service, an increase of $4,024,000 above 
        fiscal year 2022.
           Provides $14,350,000 for the U.S. Commission 
        on Civil Rights, an increase of $1,350,000 above fiscal 
        year 2022, including continued funding for the 
        Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys.
           Provides $464,650,000 for the Equal 
        Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), an increase 
        of $44,650,000 above fiscal year 2022, to continue 
        prioritization of the enforcement of Federal anti-
        discrimination laws and to pursue litigation and 
        strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively.
           Provides $70,000,000 for grants authorized 
        under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate 
        Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84) to help 
        States, localities, and Tribal law enforcement agencies 
        to conduct educational outreach and training on hate 
        crimes, and to investigate and prosecute hate crimes. 
        An additional $30,000,000 is provided for community 
        groups for efforts to prevent hate crimes, as well as 
        $2,500,000 for a youth-focused hate crime prevention 
        and intervention initiative. Furthermore, $15,000,000 
        is included for grants under the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE 
        Act to help States create hate crime reporting hotlines 
        and to assist States and localities in preventing, 
        addressing, and responding to hate crimes, including 
        through the implementation of the National Incident-
        Based Reporting System. Finally, within the funding 
        increase for the Civil Rights Division, resources are 
        provided for an initiative aimed at confronting the 
        rising tide of hate and bias.
           Provides $15,500,000 in support of the 
        Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes 
        Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325) to 
        investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil 
        rights era ``cold case'' murders suspected of having 
        been racially motivated, through a partnership among 
        the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the 
        Civil Rights Unit of the FBI, the Community Relations 
        Service, State and local law enforcement officials, and 
        other eligible entities.
           Provides strong funding levels for an array 
        of programs dedicated to broadening participation in 
        science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
        (STEM) fields among underrepresented groups, including 
        $48,000,000 for NASA's Minority University Research 
        Education Project; $22,500,000 for the NOAA Educational 
        Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions; 
        and the following funding levels for NSF program: no 
        less than $57,000,000 for the Louis Stokes Alliance for 
        Minority Participation, no less than $71,000,000 for 
        the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, and no 
        less than $19,000,000 for the Tribal Colleges and 
        Universities Program.
    Efforts to Address Climate Change.--The bill provides very 
strong and responsible funding increases for critical efforts 
to better understand, and prepare for, the Earth's changing 
climate.
    Notable funding increases are provided for NASA's Earth 
Science activities and aeronautics research aimed at producing 
more environmentally sustainable aviation.
    The recommendation also includes $254,216,000 for NOAA 
climate research activities, an increase of $54,216,000 above 
fiscal year 2022, including efforts to improve sea level rise 
forecasts and identify impacts of climate change on fisheries. 
A strong funding increase is also provided for NOAA's efforts 
to help facilitate the expansion of offshore wind energy. The 
recommendation further includes $34,000,000 for the National 
Oceans and Coastal Security Fund and $89,000,000 for NOAA's 
Coastal Zone Management grant program. These grant programs 
fund green and grey coastal infrastructure solutions to help 
protect coastal areas threatened by rising sea level and other 
impacts of climate change.
    In addition, the recommendation includes an increase of 
$83,390,000 for NOAA's National Weather Service to enhance its 
ability to accurately forecast extreme weather events. Numerous 
other investments are included across NOAA in support of the 
weather mission, including funding to improve the understanding 
and prediction of wildfire behavior that will help inform 
suppression efforts and provide more advanced notice to 
communities at risk from wildfires, as well as funding to 
maintain and recapitalize NOAA's hurricane hunter aircraft. The 
Committee notes that wildfire research is a priority at NASA as 
well, and urges NASA and NOAA to continue to improve 
collaboration to improve efficiency of research and avoid 
overlap in studying and improving response to wildfires.
    Finally, the bill provides a major increase for climate and 
clean energy-related research at NSF to improve our 
understanding of climate change, increase innovative energy 
technologies, enhance sustainability, and mitigate climate 
change.
    Fighting Cyberthreats.--Throughout the bill, robust funding 
is provided to strengthen agencies' cybersecurity, necessary in 
the face of increased threats to Federal assets. Additionally, 
the bill provides $103,000,000, an increase of $18,000,000, for 
NIST's role in supporting the strengthening of Federal and 
private cybersecurity efforts, and also provides strong funding 
increases for the efforts of the FBI and the Justice 
Department's National Security Division to deter, investigate, 
and pursue cyberthreats and cybercrime. Furthermore, the bill 
provides no less than $74,000,000 for NSF's CyberCorps 
Scholarships for Service program, an increase of $11,000,000 
above fiscal year 2022, to help recruit and train the next 
generation of U.S. cybersecurity professionals.
    Legal Services Corporation.--The recommendation makes a 
historic investment to help ensure access to justice for all 
Americans by providing $675,000,000 for the Legal Services 
Corporation, an increase of $186,000,000 above fiscal year 
2022. This increase will ensure that low-income individuals and 
families have greater access to assistance to help resolve 
civil legal problems.
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).--For 
NASA, the bill includes $25,446,200,000, an increase of 
$1,404,900,000 above fiscal year 2022, including strong funding 
levels for NASA's science, aeronautics research, human space 
exploration, space technology, and STEM Engagement programs.
    Other Science Investments.--The recommendation makes other 
strong investments in science as well, providing $9,631,243,000 
overall for the National Science Foundation, an increase of 
$793,243,000 above fiscal year 2022, and $953,000,000 for 
scientific and technical research and services of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, an increase of 
$103,000,000 above fiscal year 2022.

                      Oversight and Budget Review

    In furtherance of the Committee's oversight 
responsibilities and to protect hard-earned taxpayer dollars, 
the Committee has included language that:
          --Provides full funding for the work of agency 
        inspectors general to help prevent waste, fraud, and 
        abuse.
          --Requires agencies to submit spending plans for the 
        Committee's review.
          --Requires quarterly reporting of unobligated 
        balances.
          --Requires agencies to track undisbursed grant 
        balances.
          --Withholds funding from NASA's Mobile Launcher 2 
        project until detailed cost and schedule information 
        are provided to Congress, the Government Accountability 
        Office (GAO), and the NASA Office of Inspector General.
          --Requires agencies procuring sensitive information 
        technology systems to conduct supply chain risk 
        assessments.
          --Requires agencies to notify the Committee of 
        project cost overruns and mitigation plans.
          --Requires contractors and grantees receiving more 
        than $5,000,000 to certify that they are not delinquent 
        on their Federal taxes.
          --Prohibits funds from being used to purchase first 
        class and premium airline travel.
          --Limits the number of agency staff who can attend 
        overseas conferences.
          --Prohibits funding for the National Technical 
        Information Service to charge customers for a copy of a 
        document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the 
        customer is informed how to receive an electronic copy 
        free online.
          --Requires agency computer networks to block 
        pornography.
    Sexual Harassment and Assault.--The Committee recognizes 
that harassment, including sexual harassment and assault, 
continue to be pervasive in the workplace, and that the use of 
predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses as 
conditions of employment can perpetuate illegal conduct by 
silencing survivors and shielding perpetrators. The Committee 
directs the departments and agencies funded in this bill to 
assess the prevalence of predispute nondisclosure and 
nondisparagement clauses in employment contracts used by 
contractors and grantees receiving Federal funds. The Committee 
further directs each department and agency funded in this bill 
to include proposals in its fiscal year 2024 budget request to 
eliminate the use of grants and contracts to employers that use 
this practice.
    Paper Reduction Efforts.--The Committee urges the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science 
Foundation, and NASA to work with the Office of Management and 
Budget to reduce printing and reproduction costs and directs 
each agency to report to the Committee within 60 days of the 
enactment of this Act on the steps it has taken to achieve this 
goal. The report should specifically identify how much funding 
each agency expects to save by implementing these measures.
    Performance Measures.--The Committee directs all agencies 
funded by this Act to comply with title 31 of the United States 
Code, including the development of their organizational 
priority goals and outcomes such as performance outcome 
measures, output measures, efficiency measures, and customer 
service measures. The Committee directs all agencies funded by 
this Act to report on their implementation plans for these 
measures within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
    Customer Service.--The Committee continues to support 
efforts to improve customer service in accordance with 
Executive Order 13571, ``Streamlining Service Delivery and 
Improving Customer Service''. The Committee directs all 
agencies funded by this Act to develop standards to improve 
customer service and incorporate the standards into the 
performance plans required under 31 U.S.C. 1115. The Committee 
directs all agencies funded by this Act to report on their 
implementation plans regarding this subject no later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency.--The 
Committee notes the importance of ensuring access to Federal 
services and programs for all persons with limited English 
proficiency. Therefore, the Committee directs agencies and 
programs funded in this Act to comply fully with the 
requirements of Executive Order 13166, ``Improving Access to 
Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency,'' and on 
an ongoing basis, review and improve their efforts to provide 
meaningful access to the programs, services, and information 
they provide.
    Advertising Contracts.--The Committee understands that, as 
the largest advertiser in the United States, the Federal 
Government should work to ensure fair access to its advertising 
contracts for small disadvantaged businesses and businesses 
owned by minorities and women. The Committee directs each 
department and agency to include the following information in 
its fiscal year 2024 budget justification: expenditures for 
fiscal year 2022 and expected expenditures for fiscal year 2024 
for: (1) all contracts for advertising services; and (2) 
contracts for the advertising services of (A) socially and 
economically disadvantaged small businesses concerns (as 
defined in section 8(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637 (a)(4)); and (B) women-and minority-owned businesses.
    Research Impacted by the Pandemic.--During the pandemic, 
the U.S. research enterprise has suffered greatly, particularly 
impacting early career researchers, putting at risk U.S. 
leadership in global research and innovation. The changing 
environment brought on by COVID-19 resulted in halted research 
projects and uncertain career prospects, not only for this 
generation, but also future generations of scientists and the 
overall U.S. research pipeline. To help address these problems, 
the Committee encourages the Department of Commerce, NASA, and 
NSF to provide funding to continue to support these researchers 
whose work in support of science agency missions has been 
impacted by the pandemic, with a particular focus on the needs 
of early career researchers.

                        Reprogramming Procedures

    Section 505 of the bill contains language concerning the 
reprogramming of funds between programs, projects, and 
activities. The Committee reminds the departments and agencies 
funded in this bill that the reprogramming process is based on 
comity between the Congress and the Executive Branch. This 
process is intended to provide departments and agencies enough 
flexibility to meet changing circumstances and emergent 
requirements not known at the time of congressional review of 
the budget while preserving congressional priorities and 
intent. In the absence of comity and respect for the 
prerogatives of the Appropriations Committees and the Congress 
in general, the Committee may opt to include specific program 
limitations and details in legislation and remove language 
providing the flexibility to reallocate funds. Under these 
circumstances, programs, projects, and activities become 
absolutes and the Executive Branch shall lose the ability to 
propose changes in the use of appropriated funds except through 
legislative action.
    Each department and agency funded in this Act shall follow 
the directions set forth in this bill and the accompanying 
report and shall not reallocate resources or reorganize 
activities except as provided herein. Reprogramming procedures 
shall apply to funds provided in this Act, unobligated balances 
from previous appropriations Acts that are available for 
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2023, and non-
appropriated resources such as fee collections that are used to 
meet program requirements in fiscal year 2023. As specified in 
section 505, the Committee expects that the Appropriations 
Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies of the House and Senate will be notified by letter a 
minimum of 15 days prior to any reprogramming of funds that--
          (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
        activity;
          (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
          (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
        project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
        restricted;
          (4) relocates an office or employees;
          (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or 
        activities;
          (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
        activities presently performed by Federal employees;
          (7) augments existing programs, projects, or 
        activities more than $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever 
        is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any 
        program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel 
        by 10 percent; or
          (8) results from any general savings, including 
        savings from a reduction in personnel, which would 
        result in a change in existing programs, projects, or 
        activities as approved by Congress.
    The Committee recognizes that the coronavirus pandemic may 
lead to unanticipated yet unavoidable agency costs that could 
require budgetary transfers and reprogrammings. However, the 
Committee expects to be promptly notified in advance of all 
such actions.
    Any reprogramming request shall include any out-year 
budgetary impacts and a separate accounting of program or 
mission impacts on estimated carryover funds. The Committee 
further expects any department or agency funded in this bill 
that plans a reduction-in-force to notify the Committee by 
letter at least 30 days in advance of the date of any such 
planned personnel action.

            Relationship With Budget and Comptroller 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. Such relationships are necessary to accomplish the 
work of the Committee. While the Committee 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, or through a 
legislative affairs unit designated by the Committee to work on 
appropriations and budget matters.
    The workload generated in the budget process is large and 
growing; therefore, a positive, responsive relationship between 
the Committee and the budget and/or comptroller offices is 
essential for the Committee to fulfill the Constitutional 
appropriations responsibilities of Congress.

                                TITLE I


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


                   International Trade Administration


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

    The Committee recommends $629,876,000 in total resources 
for the programs of the International Trade Administration 
(ITA), which is $59,876,000 above fiscal year 2022. This amount 
is offset by $12,000,000 in estimated fee collections, 
resulting in a direct appropriation of $617,876,000. The 
Committee directs ITA to continue to provide quarterly updates 
as described in the Explanatory Statement accompanying Public 
Law 116-93.
    Industry and Analysis.--The recommendation includes funding 
for the continued expansion of the Survey of International Air 
Travelers. Additionally, the recommendation supports the 
requested increase for ITA to fulfill new requirements on 
supply chain resilience across manufacturing and services 
industries.
    Enforcement and Compliance.--The recommendation for 
Enforcement and Compliance includes no less than the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level. The recommendation includes the 
requested program increase to continue the hiring for the ninth 
Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) enforcement 
office and directs ITA to continue to make AD/CVD enforcement a 
priority, including thoroughly investigating the extent of the 
harm caused to domestic industries. The recommendation includes 
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for ITA's web-
based aluminum licensing and import monitoring system, known as 
the Aluminum Import Monitoring (AIM) system. The Committee 
continues to encourage ITA to regularly consult with the 
aluminum industry on market dynamics to ensure the AIM system 
is supporting U.S. aluminum producers.
    Global Markets.--The recommendation provides $391,807,000 
for Global Markets, as requested. This amount will help 
increase U.S. export competitiveness and the United States' 
ability to counter unfair trade practices and economic coercion 
by the People's Republic of China. The Committee notes that 
with this funding, ITA will be able to enhance its staffing in 
three overseas regions: the Indo-Pacific; the Western 
Hemisphere; and the Middle East-Africa, to identify positive 
opportunities for companies. Additionally, the Committee looks 
forward to receiving the report directed in the Explanatory 
Statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 outlining the 
Department's recommendations and estimated costs to increase 
U.S. trade and investment opportunities, including the 
expansion of the U.S. Commercial Service in Africa and regions 
of international strategic significance, such as Latin America, 
the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
    U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Minority Fellowship.--The 
bill includes a new provision providing authority for ITA to 
establish a fellowship program to recruit students for a career 
with the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service, a complement program 
to existing Department of State fellowships. The Committee 
recognizes the importance of representing the diversity of our 
Nation overseas as part of ITA's mission to expand 
opportunities for U.S. businesses within global markets. The 
Committee directs ITA to include an implementation plan for the 
fellowship program as part of its fiscal year 2023 spend plan.
    U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs).--The Committee 
continues its directives regarding the staffing of USEACs and 
expects ITA to continue to update the Committee, as described 
in House Report 117-97, in its quarterly updates. The Committee 
understands ITA has made progress in onboarding full-time staff 
for previously vacant USEACs and directs ITA to provide a 
supplement report, due no later than 180 days after the 
enactment of this Act, providing a staffing plan for any USEAC 
that did not have a full-time permanent staff person in fiscal 
year 2022, including a breakdown of all related costs to 
maintain these locations and a timeframe for staffing these 
locations, with projected out-year costs.
    Promoting Rural Exports.--ITA's Rural Export Initiative 
began over two decades ago, providing export counseling and 
services to rural businesses through the USEAC networks and the 
Rural Global Team. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, ITA 
established a ``virtual'' Rural Export Center (REC) to enhance 
its rural outreach efforts and provide customized market 
research for rural businesses. The REC and USEACs throughout 
the United States provide rural businesses with export business 
development assistance, and when appropriate, certain fee-based 
services like the Rural America's Intelligence Service for 
Exporters (RAISE). The Committee is aware that demand for REC 
services, such as RAISE, continues to grow and in fiscal year 
2022, ITA is actively in the process of hiring a full-time REC 
Director, to be staffed at a physical location, focused 
exclusively on rural exports. The Committee directs ITA to 
report to the Committee on the REC's effectiveness, including 
the assistance provided to rural companies, the customized 
market research produced for these companies, and their 
ultimate export successes, no later than a year after the 
enactment of this Act.
    Ukraine Reconstruction Plan.--As the unprovoked aggression 
against Ukraine continues, planning for a post-conflict 
rebuilding is critical and the Committee encourages ITA to 
contribute to any such effort. The Committee values the 
national security and economic importance of U.S. relations 
with Ukraine and directs the Secretary, as part of any 
reconstruction plan, to help facilitate the expansion of the 
U.S. economic footprint in Ukraine and increase direct 
engagement with Ukrainian businesses.

                    Bureau of Industry and Security


                     OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

    The Committee recommends $191,389,000 for the Bureau of 
Industry and Security (BIS), $50,389,000 above fiscal year 
2022. The recommendation includes the requested funding for new 
initiatives: National Information and Communications Technology 
and Services (ICTS) Supply Chain Security, Defense Production 
Act Industrial Studies, and Securing the U.S. Technology 
Ecosystem. BIS is directed to keep the Committee apprised of 
any positions it plans to transition from temporary to 
permanent pursuant to the authorities included in Division N of 
the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 (Public Law 
117-103).
    Congressional Notifications.--The Committee notes that BIS 
recently issued a final rule that amends the Export 
Administration Regulations (EAR) to add a new section to the 
EAR to adopt a congressional notification requirement for 
certain license applications of semiautomatic firearms, 
previously under the jurisdiction of the State Department's 
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), which meet 
certain value and destination requirements that will take 
effect on July 18, 2022. The Committee appreciates this return 
to a prior practice when these firearms were originally 
regulated through the ITAR.
    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Study on Munitions 
Exports.--The Committee is aware that several categories of 
munitions were brought under the BIS review process as a result 
of a rule change that went into effect in March 2020. The 
Committee remains concerned that there is a continued lack of 
coordination between the State Department and BIS in ensuring 
that suspect, sanctioned, and prohibited end users do not end 
up with dangerous weapons. The Committee directs the GAO to 
conduct a study examining how the authorization process for 
certain firearms exports has changed since the primary 
responsibility for reviewing and approving these export 
requests was transferred to the Department of Commerce. Among 
any other issues GAO deems relevant to this review, the study 
should address BIS' license determination process for firearms 
exports, including whether there is information that the State 
Department uses that BIS does not in making these license 
determinations. The study should examine the extent to which 
BIS is using relevant screening lists, including `Watch List' 
information provided by the State Department and other 
databases containing information on suspect or sanctioned end 
users, particularly any allegations of human rights abuses. The 
study should also examine approval and rejection rates for 
these firearms export authorizations and identify whether there 
have been any situations in which suspect or sanctioned end 
users, either individuals or foreign security units, have 
received firearms exports since the new rules were promulgated.
    BIS Efforts to Address Spyware and Digital Surveillance 
Threats.--As of June 2, 2022, BIS has added 357 entities to the 
Entity List, almost double the total amount added in all of 
fiscal year 2021. The Committee commends the Department's use 
of the Entity List as a tool to confront the threat to U.S. 
national security from foreign mercenary spyware companies and 
urges BIS to continue its use of the Entity List to ensure 
American companies do not inadvertently contribute to the 
development of dangerous surveillance technologies. 
Furthermore, the Committee requests that the Department 
consider the inclusion of additional items and services with 
surveillance capabilities to the Commerce Control List that 
could be used to abuse human rights, with subsequent license 
requirements imposed on end user destinations with a history of 
internal repression.
    Semiconductor Supply Chain and Export Controls.--The 
Committee recognizes the important role BIS plays to maintain 
its mission to protect U.S. national security and prevent our 
adversaries from obtaining dual use technologies, and urges BIS 
to consider the impact of U.S. semiconductor related export 
control policies on the global semiconductor shortage, and the 
resulting impact on the U.S. industrial base, particularly in 
the automotive, home appliance, agricultural machinery, 
aerospace and defense industries. BIS should continue to carry 
out industrial base analysis as required to support these 
activities. The Committee notes that if export controls are not 
targeted and strategic, then there is potential for a slowdown 
in innovation in the semiconductor industry and reduction in 
global chip manufacturing capability for the U.S. and its 
allies, and risks inadvertently disadvantaging the U.S. 
national strategy on semiconductor leadership.

                  Economic Development Administration

    The Committee recommends $510,000,000 for the programs and 
administrative expenses of the Economic Development 
Administration (EDA), which is $7,482,000 more than the request 
and $136,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

    The Committee provides $445,000,000 for the Economic 
Development Assistance Programs account for grants to 
economically distressed areas. EDA is playing a pivotal role in 
helping communities mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 
pandemic, and the recommended funds will allow EDA to help 
build and strengthen communities for long-term growth.
    Funds are to be distributed as follows; any deviation of 
funds shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 
505 of this Act:

                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Works.........................................           $120,500
Partnership Planning.................................             36,000
Technical Assistance.................................             13,000
Research and Evaluation..............................              2,000
Trade Adjustment Assistance..........................             13,500
Economic Adjustment Assistance.......................             42,000
Assistance to Coal Communities.......................             80,500
Assistance to Nuclear Closure Communities............             13,000
Regional Innovation Program Grants...................             50,000
Recompete Pilot Program..............................             70,000
STEM Apprenticeship Program..........................              4,500
                                                      ------------------
    Total, Economic Development Assistance Programs..           $445,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Assistance to Coal Communities.--The Committee appreciates 
the strong support in the budget request that builds on the 
Committee's prior efforts to assist communities that are 
suffering from the long decline of the coal industry and 
related decline in economic activity. Accordingly, the 
recommendation includes $80,500,000 for Assistance to Coal 
Communities, which is equal to the request and an increase of 
$39,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. EDA is 
directed continue reporting to the Committee on its efforts to 
assist coal communities, and the report shall include a 
detailed description regarding how EDA and other Federal 
agencies have assisted coal mining communities to date and how 
the Federal government plans to assist them in the future. The 
Committee expects EDA to creatively work with local communities 
to develop comprehensive, well-orchestrated strategies to 
promote economic growth.
    Public Works.--The Committee provides $120,500,000 for 
Public Works and encourages EDA to prioritize projects that are 
resilient to the changing climate as well as those that 
incorporate green infrastructure solutions.
    Sustainable Development.--The Committee supports efforts by 
EDA to assist local- and state-level public-private 
partnerships working on sustainable development and climate 
change, especially through stakeholder-based frameworks that 
measure progress through open-data platforms that inform public 
decision-making.
    University Centers.--In order to promote equity in economic 
development, the Committee encourages EDA's University Centers 
initiative to consider the importance of assisting less-
resourced institutions, such as Minority Serving Institutions, 
whose mission is educating students of color.
    Build to Scale.--The Committee continues to support the 
Build to Scale program--also known as the Regional Innovation 
Strategies program--and provides an increase of $5,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Further, the 
Committee encourages EDA to support the development of regional 
innovation clusters that focus on advanced wood products, which 
are a growing source of jobs in rural America and contribute to 
rural economic development. An initiative that successfully 
increased demand for wood products would also address several 
key land management priorities, including reducing forest 
treatment costs and wildfire risks. Further, the Committee 
urges EDA to invest in university based, high tech business 
incubators to diversify distressed manufacturing and legacy 
urban and rural communities by encouraging entrepreneurship, 
patent creation, and promoting technology commercialization 
through business startups.
    Nuclear Power Plant Closures.--The Committee notes that 
closures of nuclear power plants throughout the United States 
continue to impact the economic foundation of surrounding 
communities through sudden job losses and a dramatic reduction 
to the local tax base. The Committee recognizes that the 
closure threat of nuclear power plants undermines the stability 
of communities' local tax base, which disproportionately rely 
on the power plants as a bedrock for their economic future. The 
Committee appreciates the work EDA has undertaken to assist 
such communities in prior years and provides $13,000,000 for 
competitive economic adjustment assistance to continue these 
efforts, which shall include, but not be limited to, public 
works investments and economic diversification initiatives in 
communities impacted by recent or scheduled nuclear power plant 
closures. The Committee directs EDA to report to the Committee 
no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on the status 
of these efforts.
    STEM Apprenticeship Program.--The Committee notes that over 
the past decade, the growth in jobs requiring sophisticated 
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills was 
three times faster than growth in non-STEM jobs. Yet, U.S. 
employers have struggled to fill jobs in these fields. Because 
more than 50 percent of jobs that require STEM skills do not 
require a bachelor's degree, apprenticeships will be 
instrumental in meeting the urgent demand for a STEM-literate 
workforce. Therefore, the Committee provides $4,500,000 to 
expand the STEM Apprenticeship Program to provide grants to 
create and expand STEM apprenticeship and other workforce 
training models, as directed in section 312 of the American 
Innovation and Competitiveness Act (Public Law 114-329).
    Persistent Poverty.--The Committee is concerned that 
pockets of high poverty in urban areas are often overlooked by 
the Federal Government because, in the aggregate, their need is 
often masked by their affluent neighbors. In light of the 
impacts of COVID-19, the need in these areas is greater than 
ever. For purposes of this Act, the term ``high-poverty area'' 
means any census tract with a poverty rate of at least 20 
percent as measured by the 2016-2020 5-year data series 
available from the American Community Survey of the Census 
Bureau. When scoring competitive grant applications, EDA is 
directed to add additional priority, where practicable, to 
applications from grantees who can demonstrate that the 
individuals who will benefit from such grants reside in high-
poverty areas or persistent poverty counties, as defined by 
section 533 of this Act. In addition, EDA shall provide 
guidance to such prospective grantees, especially prior to 
their application submissions, including to help determine 
whether they qualify for additional priority.
    The Committee further directs the Department to develop and 
implement additional measures to increase the share of 
investments from all Department programs in persistent poverty 
counties, high-poverty areas, and any other impoverished 
communities the Department determines to be appropriate areas 
to target. The Committee directs the Department to submit a 
report to the Committee that includes a list of the programs 
under which the amount of Federal investments targeted to such 
areas were increased in fiscal year 2023, and, for each such 
program, the amount of funds that were targeted to such areas; 
the percent change from fiscal year 2022 in the amount of funds 
that were targeted toward such areas; and, to the extent 
practicable, an assessment of the economic impact of the 
program on the areas, including data on the categories of 
individuals impacted by the targeting of funds to such areas 
under the program, disaggregated by household income, race, 
gender, age, national origin, disability status, and whether 
the individuals live in an urban area, suburban area, or rural 
area.
    Economic Assistance for Communities.--Economic and 
community development funding provided by other agencies can 
have even more impact if they are utilized in conjunction with 
other Federal funding sources, such as EDA. The Committee 
therefore encourages EDA to treat as acceptable funds any 
funding provided by other Federal programs that are explicitly 
authorized to be used for any required non-Federal share of the 
cost of a project so that funding from both agencies may be 
used if necessary and to the extent permitted by law.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The recommendation includes $65,000,000 for EDA salaries 
and expenses.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    The recommendation includes $73,000,000 for the Minority 
Business Development Agency (MBDA), an increase of $18,000,000 
over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Business Center and Specialty Project Center Programs.--As 
a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses around the 
country are facing enormous financial challenges, with 
minority-owned businesses suffering at a disproportionate rate. 
The Committee provides no less than $28,500,000, an increase of 
$7,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for MBDA's 
Business Center and Specialty Project Center programs to ensure 
their network of business counselors, minority chambers of 
commerce, and other resources are able to continue providing 
assistance to minority-owned small businesses in need.
    Minority Chambers of Commerce.--The Committee recognizes 
the important role of minority chambers of commerce in 
supporting the mission of MBDA and encourages the Agency to 
utilize national and local minority chambers and their members 
in implementing the program's mission of providing resources to 
underserved populations. MBDA shall provide a report to the 
Committee no later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act summarizing its coordination efforts with national and 
local minority chambers.
    Native American Business Development.--The Committee 
provides not less than $5,000,000 for MBDA to award grants to 
Tribes and American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
populations to address barriers to economic development. MBDA 
shall coordinate with the Department's Office of Native 
American Business Development on these efforts and to implement 
innovative programs to support Tribal small business owners.
    Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot.--The 
Committee provides no less than $1,500,000 to continue the 
Minority Serving Institutions Entrepreneurship Pilot as 
established in Public Law 116-260 to support entrepreneurship 
for undergraduate students at Minority Serving Institutions.

                   Economic and Statistical Analysis


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $132,320,000 for the Economics and 
Statistics Administration, $16,320,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. The recommendation assumes the requested 
amount of $127,820,000 for the Bureau of Economic Analysis 
(BEA) which includes $2,713,000 to improve and expand 
distributional measures of growth. The Committee directs BEA to 
further research methods that will allow a quarterly release 
schedule with minimal lag.
    Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account.--Within the amounts 
provided, up to $1,500,000 is provided for the Outdoor 
Recreation Satellite Account (ORSA) that was created through 
the Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 
(Public Law 114-249). The Committee expects that if the impacts 
of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outdoor recreation economy 
continue, they will be highlighted in the fiscal year 2023 ORSA 
release.
    Data Collection Sources.--The Committee recognizes the 
value and importance of real-time economic data for the purpose 
of identifying economic trends and consumer sentiment. The 
Committee encourages BEA and the Department to use a 
competitive process to procure consumer sentiment and economic 
indicator data. Further, as the Department prepares future 
solicitations for economic data and research, the Committee 
encourages the Department to conduct robust market research to 
identify potential new market entrants and to prioritize those 
leveraging consumer-sourced data that have a strong record of 
performance and most effectively apply technology to acquire 
real-time information.
    Alternative Economic Indicators.--The Committee is aware 
that BEA has been engaged in an agenda to better measure 
economic well-being. In 2020, BEA published ``GDP and Beyond: 
Priorities and Plans'' that laid out a comprehensive plan to 
best report on the well-being of the American public. In 
support of this effort the Committee directs BEA, in 
coordination with other Federal agencies, to report to the 
Committee not later than one year after enactment of this Act 
on updates to its research on alternative economic metrics, 
including projected milestones and costs for the development, 
implementation, and administration of alternative economic 
metrics alongside existing measures and methodologies.
    Modernizing Economic Statistics in the Territories.--The 
Committee reiterates its interest in BEA producing quarterly 
economic surveys and personal income statistics for the 
territories, in the same manner that such data is produced and 
collected for the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The 
Committee looks forward to receiving the overall cost estimate 
and implementation plan directed in House Report 117-97 to 
achieve this goal and integrate the five territories into the 
full set of the National Income and Product Accounts, which 
will require the territory-level GDP data to meet BEA's quality 
standards.

                          Bureau of the Census

    The Committee recommends a total of $1,505,470,000 for the 
Bureau of the Census, as requested and $151,470,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The recommendation does not 
assume the new appropriation account structure proposed by the 
Administration.
    The Committee looks forward to receiving the report 
directed in House Report 117-97 under the heading ``Modernizing 
the collection and publication of race and ethnicity data'' and 
continues to urge the Census Bureau to continue its work with 
the Office of Management and Budget to facilitate appropriate, 
scientifically-guided revisions to those standards that will 
allow the Bureau to modernize its collection of race and 
ethnicity data, including the addition of a Middle Eastern and 
North African (MENA) ethnicity category and a combined race and 
Hispanic origin question, as soon as practicable.

                      CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS

    The Committee recommends $336,176,000 for Current Surveys 
and Programs, which is $36,176,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted amount.
    High Frequency Data Program.--The Committee directs no less 
than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the High Frequency 
Data Program and encourages the Bureau to include frequent and 
timely measures of poverty and material hardship, including 
measures focused on child poverty and children and family 
wellbeing, as part of the continued expansion of the program. 
The Committee encourages the Bureau to consider measures of 
children and family wellbeing related to housing and food 
insecurity; access to child care and transportation; ability to 
balance work, educational, and caregiving responsibilities; 
ability to pay household expenses; family savings and debt; and 
ability to afford educational and extracurricular activities 
for children. Where appropriate, the Committee encourages the 
Bureau to include a breakdown of data by race and ethnicity, 
including for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) racial 
and ethnic subgroups and for American Indians and Alaska 
Natives (AIAN). Additionally, the Committee directs the Bureau 
to report to the Committee not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act on these efforts.
    Improving Annual Poverty Data Collection.--Annual estimates 
of the Official Poverty Measure and the Supplemental Poverty 
Measure both come from the Annual Social and Economic 
Supplement (ASEC) sample of the Census' Current Population 
Survey (CPS)--sometimes referred to as the ``March sample.'' 
The CPS is a monthly survey of employment and labor force 
activity--and the March sample has additional questions 
measuring incomes over the prior calendar year that allows both 
the Census and academic researchers to measure poverty. As with 
all surveys, estimates are limited by the statistical ``power'' 
associated with the sample size. The Committee recognizes that 
the cost of collecting data for CPS to maintain current sample 
size and quality requirements has increased significantly over 
recent years. The recommendation includes the requested 
increase for CPS in the budget proposal and recognizes the 
Census Bureau, in coordination with the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, will use these additional resources to assess the 
feasibility of combining CPS survey data with other sources of 
information, such as administrative data and population 
estimates, to produce estimates on topics of interest. The 
Committee recognizes the interest in poverty measures for 
discrete populations--including AAPI and AIAN, groups of 
certain ethnicities, or even poverty measures for a 
congressional district. Within the funds provided, the 
Committee urges the Census Bureau to increase the sample size 
of the March supplement of the CPS. Additionally, the Committee 
recognizes the Census Bureau's work in determining the 
feasibility of expanding this survey to Puerto Rico and 
appreciates the report including estimated costs for 
implementation provided to the Committee in June 2020. The 
Committee urges that, within funds provided, steps are taken to 
begin this work. The Committee encourages the Census Bureau to 
review the feasibility of expansion in the remaining 
territories and to report to the Committee on these efforts no 
later than 120 days after enactment of this Act.

                     PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS

    The Committee recommends $1,169,294,000 for Periodic 
Censuses and Programs, which is $115,294,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level.
    The Committee is concerned over the accuracy of the 2020 
Decennial Census and the impact the Department's unprecedented 
engagement in technical matters with the Census Bureau during 
the years leading up to the 2020 Decennial may have had on the 
efficacy of response rates. The Committee directs a briefing 
from the Census Bureau, in coordination with the Scientific 
Integrity Task Force, no later than 45 days after enactment of 
this Act on steps it is taking to minimize interference in the 
2030 Decennial Census. Additionally, the Committee recognizes 
that pandemic-related disruptions to the 2020 Decennial Census 
operations may have resulted in significant undercounts in some 
localities. The Committee notes that decennial census counts 
are the basis for annual population estimates that are used to 
distribute Federal resources, and therefore, those estimates 
should be as accurate as possible. As the Census Bureau 
reinstates the Population Estimates Challenge Program this 
decade, the Census Bureau should consider more flexible 
methodologies and broader use of administrative data to ensure 
meaningful opportunities to improve the accuracy of the 
estimates, including appropriate improvements to the estimates 
base. Additionally, the Committee directs GAO to review the 
Census Bureau's efforts and brief the Committee within 180 days 
of the Census Bureau completing its related work on the 
Population Estimates Challenge Program.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $62,000,000 for the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which 
is $12,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The 
recommendation includes the requested increases for IT Security 
Maintenance and Resilience and to Build Capacity for 
Cybersecurity and International Standards.
    Telecommunications Role in Hate Crimes.--The Committee 
continues to wait for the report regarding the role of 
telecommunications in hate crimes as directed in House Report 
116-101, adopted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, 
Public Law 116-93. The Department shall provide the Committee 
with an update on the status of the report on a monthly basis.
    Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth.--The 
recommendation includes no less than $19,485,000, an increase 
of $2,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for the Office 
of Internet Connectivity and Growth.
    Broadband Access for Urban Areas.--The Committee notes that 
access to broadband is a determinant for success for all 
individuals and that there should not be digital discrimination 
in supporting unserved and underserved populations based on 
whether they are in urban or rural areas. As such, the 
Committee directs the Department of Commerce, in conjunction 
with the States and Territories of the United States, to ensure 
that States and Territories can demonstrate that they will be 
able to provide service to unserved and underserved urban areas 
when they apply for funding from the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act's Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment 
Program.
    Rural Broadband Coordination.--The Committee continues 
prior year direction to NTIA to coordinate with the Rural 
Utilities Service, the Federal Communications Commission, and 
other related Federal agencies, as well as the rural 
communications industry, to identify and pursue ways to 
continue sustainable broadband deployment and adoption, and to 
ensure that policies tied to one Federal program do not 
undermine the objectives and functionality of another. Further, 
the Committee continues to encourage NTIA to place equal 
priority on the deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety 
Broadband Network (NPSBN) in rural communities as it does in 
urban areas. NTIA shall submit a report to the Committee, not 
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, on progress 
made in this regard.
    Public Safety Communications.--The Committee supports and 
fully funds the request to continue the activities of the 
Office of Public Safety Communications (OPSC).
    911 Training Grants.--911 professionals are a critical part 
of the emergency response effort and are asked to deal with a 
large variety of emergency situations and technologies. The job 
is both increasingly critical and complex. To help ensure that 
911 professionals have the resources and training to correctly 
and quickly respond to a variety of emergency situations, the 
Committee directs NTIA, through OPSC, to develop a plan for a 
competitive grant program to provide 911 call centers and 
agencies with resources to help 911 professionals address 
critical training needs, including, but not limited to, 
training on new next generation technologies, addressing mental 
health crises, responding to reports of wildfires, responding 
to reports of active shooter situations, addressing hostage 
crisis negotiations, conducting witness interviews, and opioid 
specific responses. This plan shall be provided to the 
Committee no later than 180 days after the enactment of this 
Act, and funding for this program shall be included in the 
fiscal year 2024 budget request.
    Spectrum Management for Science.--The Committee recognizes 
that ensuring access to key portions of spectrum for radio 
astronomy observations, environmental observations, and other 
scientific purposes is essential for scientific discovery. The 
Committee encourages NTIA, in coordination with the FCC and 
other appropriate stakeholders, to preserve spectrum access for 
scientific purposes as commercial use of radio spectrum 
increases. The Committee looks forward to the report 
highlighting NTIA's ongoing efforts on this front.
    Policy and Technical Training.--The recommendation includes 
$289,000 for NTIA to work with the FCC and the Department of 
State to provide support for activities authorized under 
section 7 of Public Law 98-549. As part of these activities, 
NTIA may provide assistance and guidance in policy and 
technical training to impart best practices to information 
technology professionals from developing countries.
    Spectrum Coordination.--The Committee remains concerned 
about ongoing, public disputes among Federal agencies that 
disrupt spectrum reallocation initiatives, harm efforts to 
deploy new commercial wireless technologies, and undermine U.S. 
competitiveness with peer nations. The Committee is encouraged 
that NTIA and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have 
launched a new Spectrum Coordination Initiative to improve 
Federal coordination on spectrum management issues, including 
committing to update the 20-year Memorandum of Understanding 
between the two agencies. The Committee expects NTIA to take 
further action to help eliminate the potential for future 
interagency spectrum disputes, including promptly implementing 
the relevant recommendations from GAO report 21-474, entitled 
``Spectrum Management: Agencies Should Strengthen Collaborative 
Mechanisms and Processes to Address Potential Interference.''
    In addition, NTIA shall perform a review of its internal 
capacity for spectrum management in the face of ever-increasing 
demand for spectrum from Federal partners. The review shall 
identify required investments to fully meet the mission of the 
management of spectrum for the entire Federal Government. The 
findings of this review, including recommendations and detailed 
cost estimates, shall be provided in a report to the Committee 
no later 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

               United States Patent and Trademark Office


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $4,253,404,000 for the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the full amount of 
fiscal year 2022 fee collections estimated by the Congressional 
Budget Office. USPTO shall continue to provide monthly reports 
to the Committee on USPTO's actual and projected fee 
collections, application volumes, performance, and staffing.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology

    The Committee recommends $1,474,181,000 for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is 
$244,118,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Small Manufacturing Cybersecurity Support.--The Committee 
encourages NIST, including through the Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership (MEP), to explore opportunities to partner with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and 
Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency to leverage expertise and help 
small manufacturers enhance the protection of controlled 
unclassified information within the supply chain, respond 
quickly to crippling cyber-attacks and theft of intellectual 
property, and prepare small manufacturing clients for 
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.

 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF 
                                 FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $953,000,000 for NIST's Scientific 
and Technical Research and Services (STRS) programs, which is 
$103,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. Within these funds, the 
Committee provides the following increases above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted levels: no less than $8,000,000 for 
Supporting the American Bioeconomy; $5,000,000 for the NIST 
Center for Neutron Research Controls and Corrective Actions; 
$10,000,000 for Public Communications Research and Advanced 
Technology Accelerator; $6,500,000 for Measurement Service 
Modernization; and $2,000,000 for the iEdison System.
    The Committee further supports efforts at NIST to 
strengthen its workforce, including those initiatives aimed at 
ensuring that NIST's workforce is fully representative of the 
diversity of the Nation.
    Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds.--The 
recommendation includes an increase of no less than $20,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 amount to support the request for 
Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and Testbeds. Within 
these initiatives, no less than $5,000,000 shall be for carbon 
dioxide removal, utilization, and sequestration research, 
including for developing standard reference materials and 
standard testing procedures for direct air capture and for 
supporting carbonate materials development, testing, and 
certification for construction markets.
    Forward-Looking Building Standards.--The Committee provides 
not less than $3,500,000 for continuing the work required by 
the directive under this heading contained in the Joint 
Explanatory Statement that accompanied Public Law 117-103. Not 
later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, NIST shall 
submit a report to the Committee on progress it has made toward 
aiding both Federal and non-Federal bodies in developing 
standards, building codes, and voluntary standards that account 
for increasingly extreme weather events and other climate 
change challenges.
    Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome Initiative.--The 
Committee recognizes the significant value in NIST's Greenhouse 
Gas Program and Urban Dome initiative that seeks to leverage 
existing high-spatial density regional monitoring networks and 
external research and development (R&D) partnerships. These 
cost-effective capabilities substantially expand and broaden 
NIST laboratory capabilities for investigating and developing 
measurement tools that support independent means for 
determining the accuracy of emissions inventory data at urban 
and regional scales. The Committee has included no less than 
$17,500,000 for the Greenhouse Gas Program and Urban Dome 
Initiative to continue and expand sensor network deployments 
and other related activities.
    Wildfires and the Wildland-Urban Interface.--The Committee 
commends the work of NIST's Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire 
Group, which conducts research into reducing the impact to life 
and property in WUI communities exposed to wildfires. The 
Committee notes that further efforts are needed to help ensure 
that building standards incorporate the most recent practices, 
science-based understanding, and research to help preserve 
human life and property, and to ensure that future city 
planning draws on this work. To further these efforts, as well 
as to improve understanding of fire behavior in WUI communities 
exposed to wildfires, the recommendation includes no less than 
$1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for this 
work as part of the Climate and Energy Measurement, Tools, and 
Testbed initiatives.
    Disaster Resilience Research Grants.--The Committee 
provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 level for Disaster 
Resilience Research Grants.
    Quantum Information Science.--The Committee provides no 
less than $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for 
Quantum Information Science, as authorized in the National 
Quantum Initiative Act, to support and expand basic and applied 
quantum information science and technology R&D of measurement 
science and standards.
    Quantum computing is an important emerging technology to 
which the private sector and government should have access. The 
Committee encourages NIST to support quantum computing hardware 
that is technology neutral, and directs NIST to evaluate the 
potential for public-private partnerships to develop and deploy 
practical quantum applications that government and the private 
sector can utilize within one to three years so that the 
government may have the benefit of near-term applications, 
while also researching next-generation technology. The 
Committee looks forward to the report required on this topic in 
House Report 117-97.
    Critical and Emerging Technologies.--The Committee 
recognizes NIST's important role in U.S. engagement on 
standards development across areas of critical and emerging 
technologies. NIST's partnership with the private sector and 
international standards coordination bodies, its work to drive 
information sharing across the Federal Government related to 
emerging standards issues, and its critical contributions to 
the development of a National Strategy for Critical and 
Emerging Technologies will only grow in importance throughout 
the coming years, particularly as the People's Republic of 
China grows its engagement in international standard-setting 
fora. To that end, the Committee provides not less than 
$9,500,000 for these activities, which is an increase of 
$6,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Artificial Intelligence.--The recommendation includes no 
less than $9,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) that has the potential to produce 
transformative technologies and scientific breakthroughs that 
will improve Americans' lives. The Committee looks forward to 
receiving NIST's review of the National Security Commission on 
Artificial Intelligence report as required in House Report 117-
97.
    Framework for Managing AI Risks.--The Committee reminds 
NIST of the direction provided in fiscal year 2021 regarding 
the Framework for Managing AI Risks and directs NIST to provide 
the Committee an update on its progress with this work as soon 
as is practicable.
    Algorithmic Bias.--The Committee encourages NIST to explore 
ways to understand, measure, and manage algorithmic bias in AI 
systems. NIST is further encouraged to provide technical 
guidance for how organizations might test algorithms against 
bias prior to adopting their use.
    Cybersecurity.--The Committee is alarmed by the recent 
spate of cyberattacks against the Nation and therefore provides 
no less than $103,000,000 for NIST's Cybersecurity program, 
which is an increase of $18,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level.
    The threat of cyberattacks is exacerbated by the shortage 
of cybersecurity professionals across the government and 
private sector, from entry-level applicants to experienced 
professionals. The Committee therefore provides, from within 
the increase for cybersecurity, no less than $5,000,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the National Initiative 
for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).
    Cybersecurity and Privacy.--The proliferation of data 
generation, storage, and use associated with the digital 
economy is making it increasingly important to protect that 
data with effective cryptography and privacy standards. The 
Committee is concerned that individual, corporate, and public-
sector data privacy is continuously at risk from attacks by 
individual actors, criminal organizations, and nation-states. 
The Committee encourages NIST to address the rapidly emerging 
threats in this field, including quantum cryptography and the 
challenges posed by quantum computing, by furthering the 
development of new and needed cryptographic standards and 
technologies. To continue the progress in this emerging field, 
the Committee funds cybersecurity and privacy activities across 
NIST at the requested level.
    The Committee provides an additional $2,000,000, within the 
funds for Cybersecurity, to address the cybersecurity issues 
facing industrial control systems (ICS) devices procured by the 
Federal government. The Committee encourages NIST to develop 
criteria to inform cybersecurity considerations in the 
procurement of ICS devices in different contexts, including in 
critical infrastructure owned or operated by the private 
sector. Within 270 days of the enactment of this Act, NIST 
shall report to the Committee on the viability of developing 
the criteria into a certification system and any authorities or 
resources necessary to support widespread, including 
international, adoption of the criteria developed and any 
subsequent certification systems.
    Development of Standards to Secure Federal Agency Critical 
Applications and Data.--The U.S. has been subject to numerous 
cyberattacks across Federal, State, and local governments, as 
well as the private sector, and the Committee expects the 
intensity of these attacks to continue to increase in the 
future. In recognition of potential Russian cyberattacks 
subsequent to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Administration 
published urgent specific warnings of attacks on the United 
States Government and other critical infrastructure providers. 
However, there is no Federal agency guidance or standards as to 
how to protect either Federal data or private critical 
infrastructure data from malware or ransomware attacks from a 
successful penetration of these data and network systems. The 
Committee is aware that there are several commercial 
capabilities available that could secure the critical Federal 
Government systems applications and data in a data vault that 
backs up critical data each day and secures that information in 
an immutable system that would allow Federal agency data 
systems to continue to function even in the midst of a malware 
or ransomware attack, but no guidance exists as to how those 
systems should operate. Therefore, the Committee urges NIST to 
conduct focused research on data protection and recovery 
capabilities, and to develop, with public input, proposed 
standards and/or guidelines for the use of such capabilities by 
Federal agencies.
    Multi-Cloud Security.--The Committee supports NIST's 
establishment of the Multi-cloud Security Public Working Group 
(``Working Group''). In carrying out the Working Group, NIST 
should examine how multi-cloud architecture that allows for 
portability and interoperability across multiple cloud vendors 
can be used to implement secure multi-cloud systems. In 
particular, the Working Group should include recommendations 
for using cloud management software technology that allows for 
applications, data, and programs to be portable and 
interoperable between public, private, and edge cloud 
environments, without the cost and complexity that comes with 
refactoring applications.
    Forensic Sciences.--The Committee provides $23,000,000 for 
forensic science research, an increase of $2,500,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within these funds, the 
Committee provides no less than $3,500,000 to support the 
Organization of Scientific Area Committees and no less than 
$1,500,000 to support technical merit evaluations previously 
funded by transfer from the Department of Justice.
    Circular Economy.--The Committee supports the proposed 
expansion of NIST's work on the circular economy and provides 
an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level for these activities with plastics and other materials in 
the supply chain. Within these funds, not less than $1,000,000 
shall be to support further work on other classes of materials, 
including electronics waste, battery and solar waste, and other 
waste streams.
    Synthetic Biology.--The Committee recognizes NIST's 
important role in creating the metrics necessary for 
researchers and companies to continue translating synthetic 
biology discoveries into solutions. The Committee encourages 
NIST to sustain and expand its work to develop synthetic 
biology metrology and standards. This includes convening 
consortia that bring together government, industry, and 
academia to develop advanced measurement capabilities. To 
support interoperability between new component technologies and 
processes for synthetic biology and biomanufacturing in the 
private and nonprofit sectors, the Committee encourages NIST to 
expand its work to develop standard reference materials to 
support synthetic biology industry need, as well as to continue 
to recruit technical experts in synthetic biology and expand 
synthetic biology laboratories to accelerate innovation.
    CURES Act Mandates.--The recommendation provides no less 
than $3,000,000 for NIST and the Standards Coordinating Body to 
meet its Cures Act mandates.
    Pyrrhotite Testing and Mitigation.--The recommendation 
includes not less than $750,000 for NIST to continue its 
efforts with regard to the mineral pyrrhotite in concrete used 
in residential foundations and municipal structures that can 
cause premature cracking and structural failure. The Committee 
further notes that an additional $4,000,000 is included for 
similar work in NIST Community Project Funding.
    Calibration Laboratory for Oceanographic Sensors.--The 
Committee recognizes a critical need for capacity in 
calibration of ocean sensors that is inhibiting maximum use of 
ocean sensing technologies. The Committee encourages NIST to 
support these technologies.
    Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.--The 
Committee recognizes the value of the Baldrige Program and the 
impact that it has on the performance of organizations that 
adopt its best practices. Therefore, the Committee provides no 
less than $2,500,000 for the Malcolm Baldrige Performance 
Excellence Program.
    Emerging Industries.--The Committee encourages NIST to 
support emerging industries, including cross-laminated timber.
    Alternatives to Plastics.--China remains the world's 
largest producer of plastics and accounts for nearly one-third 
of global plastics. Consequently, the U.S. remains the largest 
importer of Chinese-made plastics. The Committee recognizes 
that plastics are critical engineering materials for products 
ranging from food packaging and automobiles to medical devices. 
The Committee understands the need for environmentally safer, 
bio-based, U.S. alternatives. NIST is directed to report on 
such alternatives currently in use and the potential for new 
and expanded use of U.S. alternatives, including hemp.
    NIST STRS Community Project Funding.--The recommendation 
includes $18,075,000 for NIST STRS Community Project Funding as 
detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide the amounts 
listed in the table and shall perform the same level of 
oversight and due diligence as with any other external 
partners.

                   NIST STRS COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Recipient                     Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Desert Research Institute......  Quantifying Carbon           $2,500,000
                                  Fluxes.
Griffiss Institute.............  Smart-X Internet of           3,000,000
                                  Things (IOT) Living
                                  Lab.
Mentoring Youth Through          Science, Technology,            100,000
 Technology.                      Engineering and
                                  Mathematics (STEM)
                                  After School Program.
Morgan State University........  Center for Equitable          2,000,000
                                  Artificial
                                  Intelligence & Machine
                                  Learning.
NH Manufacturing Extension       Building the Next               450,000
 Partnership.                     Generation of Skilled
                                  Workforce in
                                  Manufacturing.
Oakland University.............  Oakland University            3,000,000
                                  Vehicular Wireless
                                  Communications System
                                  Testing and Standards
                                  Facility.
Rochester Institute of           Rochester Institute of        2,000,000
 Technology.                      Technology.
Schoolcraft Community College    Industry 4.0 Training         1,025,000
 District.                        at Schoolcraft
                                  College's
                                  Manufacturing &
                                  Engineering Center.
University of Connecticut......  Long-term Risk                4,000,000
                                  Management and
                                  Mitigation Strategies
                                  of Crumbling
                                  Foundations.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

    The Committee recommends $230,000,000 for Industrial 
Technology Services, including $212,000,000 for the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program and 
$18,000,000 for Manufacturing USA, which represent increases of 
$54,000,000 and $1,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
levels, respectively.
    MEP Supply Chain Database.--The Committee notes that the 
U.S. supply chain experienced widespread and significant 
disruptions since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These 
issues exposed the need for manufacturers and suppliers to be 
able to communicate more effectively so as to rapidly respond 
when various national emergencies occur. The Committee provides 
up to $10,000,000 for NIST to create a national supply chain 
database for MEP Centers that would connect manufacturers and 
suppliers across the country in order to enhance the Nation's 
preparedness for future events that could disrupt supply 
chains.
    Biosynthetic Heparin.--The Committee recommends that NIST 
thoroughly consider projects to scale the manufacturing of 
biosynthetic heparin to allow for domestically made heparin in 
order to reduce the reliance on China, prevent shortages, and 
provide patients the care they need. Even though heparin is on 
the World Health Organization's list of essential drugs, 
shortages from adulteration due to African swine fever and Blue 
Ear Virus have threatened supply.

                  CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES

    The Committee recommends $291,181,000 for NIST 
construction, an increase of $85,618,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. Of these funds, no less than $150,000,000 
is provided for Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major 
Repairs (SCMMR) to address the growing backlog of facilities 
maintenance and improvements. NIST shall continue to provide 
updates on the projects funded within this account, to include 
milestones and total amount of funding necessary for 
completion.
    NIST Construction Community Project Funding.--The 
recommendation includes $141,181,000 for Community Project 
Funding as detailed in the table below. NIST shall provide the 
amounts listed in the table and shall further perform the same 
level of oversight and due diligence as with any other external 
partners.

               NIST CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Recipient                     Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean     Bigelow Laboratory for      $10,622,000
 Sciences.                        Ocean Sciences
                                  Innovation and
                                  Education Wing Project.
Claflin University.............  Claflin University           17,417,000
                                  Bioscience Research
                                  and Technology Center.
Connecticut Center for Advanced  Connecticut                  16,173,000
 Technology (CCAT).               Manufacturing
                                  Technology &
                                  Innovation Center.
Florida International            Robotics and Autonomous       9,562,000
 University.                      Systems Laboratory for
                                  Coastal Conservation
                                  and Restoration.
Harris County..................  Institute of Forensic        12,164,000
                                  Sciences Design and
                                  Renovation.
Institute for Sustainable        Center for Food                 942,000
 Biotechnology at the Inter-      Security and
 American University of Puerto    Sustainable
 Rico.                            Agriculture.
Mount St. Mary's University....  Mount St. Mary's              4,000,000
                                  Expanding STEM Access,
                                  Innovation and
                                  Workforce Development
                                  in Rural Maryland.
Ohio University................  Russ Research Center          1,500,000
                                  Digital Design Studio
                                  Development.
St. Mary's University..........  Construction and              5,561,000
                                  Equipment for the
                                  Innovation Center at
                                  St. Mary's University.
Tennessee State University.....  Tennessee State               3,000,000
                                  University Harned Hall
                                  Biological Sciences
                                  Research Building
                                  Renovation.
The Ohio State University......  Battery Innovation           $4,500,000
                                  Laboratory and
                                  Education Center.
The University of Scranton.....  Workforce Development,       16,623,000
                                  Applied Research and
                                  Outreach Center in
                                  Health, Science and
                                  Cybersecurity.
The University of Toledo.......  Health Sciences               6,900,000
                                  Bioresearch Lab.
University of Colorado Boulder.  University of Colorado        2,000,000
                                  Boulder JILA.
University of Missouri--         Next Generation              20,000,000
 Columbia.                        University of Missouri
                                  Research Reactor.
University of Puerto Rico,       Aerospace Research            7,500,000
 Mayaguez Campus.                 Institute.
Utica University...............  Utica University Crime          717,000
                                  Lab.
Wright State University........  The Wright State              2,000,000
                                  University Power House
                                  Research Center.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    The Committee recommends a total of $6,785,881,000 in 
discretionary funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), which is $908,532,000 above fiscal year 
2022.
    The Committee's program and project recommendations for 
NOAA are included in the consolidated funding tables below and 
in narrative direction throughout this report. The Committee 
reminds NOAA that any deviations from the amounts included in 
the tables below are subject to section 505 requirements of 
this Act. When executing its budget for fiscal year 2023, NOAA 
shall incorporate the funding levels established in both the 
table and the narrative direction.

                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends a total program level of 
$4,974,603,000 under Operations, Research, and Facilities (ORF) 
for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather, satellite, and 
other programs of NOAA. This total funding consists of 
$4,608,232,000 in direct appropriations, a transfer of 
$348,871,000 from balances in the ``Promote and Develop Fishery 
Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'' 
account and $17,500,000 derived from recoveries of prior year 
obligations. The direct appropriation of $4,608,232,000 is 
$450,921,000 above fiscal year 2022. The bill includes a 
transfer of $2,000,000 from NOAA ORF to the Marine Mammal 
Unusual Mortality Event (UME) Fund to support the marine mammal 
stranding network to investigate and respond to UMEs.
    Climate Ready Nation.--The Committee recognizes NOAA's role 
as the lead Federal agency providing climate services and 
supports the expansion of NOAA's efforts to provide climate 
services, information, and outreach as part of its Climate 
Ready Nation initiative.
    In support of this initiative and NOAA's role in 
implementing Executive Order 14008, ``Tackling the Climate 
Crisis at Home and Abroad,'' as described in the Joint 
Explanatory Statement that accompanied the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2022, Public Law 117-103, under the heading 
``Climate Change Adaptation and Resilient Infrastructure,'' the 
Committee provides an increase of $30,280,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level. This total includes: (1) $9,000,000 
for Climate Change Projections out to 2050 to Inform Risk 
Management; (2) $3,300,000 for NOAA Open Data Dissemination, 
formerly known as the NOAA Big Data Project; (3) $2,500,000 for 
the NOAA Cloud Program; (4) $4,000,000 for Marine Ecosystem 
Responses to Climate Change; (5) $7,000,000 for Climate-Ready 
Fisheries; and (6) $3,280,000 for the National Ocean Service 
for Data Development and Products and Services for Coastal 
Resilience, Coastal Hazards, and Climate Adaptation.
    The Committee supports the designation of a Senior Climate 
Advisor for NOAA and directs NOAA to provide funding for this 
position in fiscal year 2023 from Mission Support Executive 
Leadership. The recommendation provides an increase of 
$1,000,000 above fiscal year 2022 within this PPA to support 
this position as part of the funding identified above for the 
Climate Ready Nation initiative, as well as to coordinate and 
integrate climate services delivery across the breadth of NOAA. 
Each line office has an important role to play in meeting the 
dramatically increasing demands of the Nation for these 
services. It is critical that regular communication and 
coordination occurs across NOAA to ensure that climate 
research, climate service product development, and climate 
service delivery are aligned with the ultimate goal of meeting 
stakeholders' demands.
    The Committee also repeats direction from fiscal year 2022 
that NOAA shall, as part of this larger effort to expand the 
provision of climate information and services, identify and 
support the utilization by NIST of an authoritative set of 
climate information that emphasizes forward-looking climate 
data and projections to be utilized by NIST in their standard-
setting process. These data shall include projections of both 
chronic climate impacts, such as sea level rise, and extreme 
weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts. This effort 
shall include building internal capacity to aid both Federal 
and non-Federal bodies to develop standards, building codes, 
and voluntary standards that take into account increasingly 
extreme weather events and other climate change challenges. In 
coordination with NIST, NOAA shall provide the Committee, not 
later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, a written 
assessment of priority Federal agency needs for these data, 
including infrastructure planning decision support tools.
    Oyster Aquaculture, Research, and Restoration.--The 
Committee provides no less than $10,000,000 to support ongoing 
research on shellfish genetics to improve shellfish survival 
and growth rates and to classify and preserve natural genetic 
variation. As part of this work, NOAA is encouraged to support 
regional partnerships with research institutions on the Gulf of 
Mexico, East, and West Coasts.
    Nature-based Flood Mitigation Measures.--The Committee 
recognizes that environment-based mitigation measures such as 
the creation of wetlands, conservation easements, and natural 
flood plains to slow the flow rate of rivers, creeks, and 
streams, are innovative tools to mitigate the severity of 
future floods in the Great Lakes region. In addition to flood 
protection, such mitigation and climate resiliency measures 
offer both aesthetic and recreational value and provide a 
variety of environmental and conservation benefits including 
erosion control, species habitat, and improved air and water 
quality. The Committee urges NOAA to participate and coordinate 
as an essential Federal stakeholder with the Departments of 
Agriculture and Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, as well as State, local, and Tribal governments, and 
business and non-profit stakeholders, on developing and 
supporting conservation and nature-based flood mitigation 
measures to reduce the impact of floods on communities, lives, 
and livelihoods in the Great Lakes region.
    Fire Weather.--The Committee is concerned with the 
increasing number and severity of wildfires, especially in the 
Western United States, and notes the important role NOAA plays 
in providing advanced notice of wildfire risks and active 
wildfire-weather coupled forecasts. The recommendation 
therefore provides an increase of $15,000,000 to fully support 
fire weather initiatives across NOAA, as requested in fiscal 
year 2022. The Committee encourages NOAA to utilize its 
satellite and artificial intelligence assets in these efforts 
and to continue working with interested Federal, State, Tribal, 
and local partners and land managers to improve information 
dissemination related to wildfire events. Further, the 
Committee encourages NOAA to prioritize this work in the 
allocation of the additional high performance computing 
capacity.
    National Ocean Service.--The recommendation provides 
$689,193,000 for National Ocean Service (NOS) Operations, 
Research, and Facilities, an increase of $51,493,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 level.

                         NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning
    Navigation, Observations and Positioning............        $176,702
    Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts............          32,000
    IOOS Regional Observations..........................          44,000
                                                         ---------------
Navigation, Observations and Positioning................         252,702
                                                         ===============
Coastal Science and Assessment
    Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and                    102,791
     Restoration........................................
    Competitive Research................................          25,500
                                                         ---------------
Coastal Science and Assessment..........................         128,291
                                                         ===============
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services
    Coastal Zone Management and Services................          52,000
    Coastal Zone Management Grants......................          89,000
    National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund...........          34,000
    Coral Reef Program..................................          34,000
    National Estuarine Research Reserve System..........          31,200
    Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas..............          68,000
                                                         ---------------
Ocean and Coastal Management and Services...............         308,200
                                                         ===============
    Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research,        $689,193
     and Facilities.....................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Seafloor Mapping.--The Committee provides $176,702,000 for 
Navigation, Observations, and Positioning, $7,702,000 above the 
level provided in fiscal year 2022. Within the increase, the 
Committee encourages NOS to partner with States to provide 
accessible, high resolution integrated ocean and coastal 
mapping of U.S. near shore waters to support navigation, 
infrastructure, habitat mapping, restoration projects, resource 
management, emergency response, coastal resiliency, and hazard 
studies. The Committee further encourages NOAA to partner with 
relevant cooperative institutes in this effort.
    Geospatial Modeling Grants.--The Committee provides no less 
than $6,000,000 for the competitive Geospatial Modeling Grants 
program.
    National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON).--The 
recommendation includes an additional $2,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level to support NWLON and to address 
any maintenance backlog.
    Integrated Ocean Observing System.--The Committee continues 
to support the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and 
provides $44,000,000, an increase of $3,000,000 over the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level. The Committee supports IOOS' effort to 
expand its use of underwater gliders and encourages NOAA to 
fill critical gaps in the current surface mapping system and to 
ensure streamlined access to data for weather forecasting, 
detection of ecological phenomena and safe maritime operations.
    Harmful Algal Blooms.--The Committee remains highly 
concerned about the increasing prevalence of HABs in every U.S. 
State and Territory and the corresponding impacts on human 
health, drinking water, fisheries, and the broader economy. The 
recommendation includes not less than $4,500,000 to support and 
expand the ongoing work at IOOS to enhance the Nation's 
capacity for monitoring and detection of HABs by leveraging the 
expertise of the IOOS regional associations--including through 
expanding the deployment of in situ observing assets as part of 
the National Harmful Algal Bloom Observing Network (HABON)--in 
order to improve HABs warning and forecast accuracy. IOOS is 
directed to coordinate with the National Centers for Coastal 
Ocean Science (NCCOS) on the implementation of these funds.
    The Committee also provides no less than $15,000,000 for 
HABs research. The Committee encourages this research to 
include an evaluation of the impacts of HAB-causing nutrients, 
particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, as they enter coastal 
areas from tributaries. Further research should prioritize 
development of methods of prevention, mitigation, and control 
to reduce the frequency, severity, and impacts of HAB events in 
freshwater and saltwater systems and provide special attention 
to research in areas most economically and environmentally 
impacted by HABs, including the possible contamination of 
drinking water. The Committee encourages NOAA to work to ensure 
that new technology and mitigation efforts have minimal 
environmental impacts. Within funding provided for HABs across 
NOAA, no less than $1,000,000 may be used to expand both 
existing and new program support for States to assess domoic 
acid levels of HAB species in the marine environment. For all 
HABs-related work, NOAA shall coordinate with the Interagency 
Working Group on Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and 
Control Act.
    Red Tide.--The Committee is increasingly concerned about 
red tide events and their impact on ecosystems, marine life, 
human health, and the economy of coastal areas. The 
recommendation, therefore, includes an increase of $3,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level to deepen the 
understanding of the formation of red tides, to improve the 
forecasting and monitoring of them, and to further the 
development of control technologies to mitigate their impacts.
    Blue Carbon.--The Committee notes the importance of the 
coastal zone as a potential carbon sink and the increased 
public interest in blue carbon. The Committee encourages NOAA, 
within the increase provided to NCCOS, to collaborate with 
other interested Federal agencies and other non-Federal 
stakeholders as part of their ongoing coastal work in this 
field, including the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. These collaborations 
should capitalize on shared resources and skill sets that can 
expand the Nation's knowledge of coastal blue carbon.
    Marine Debris.--The recommendation provides an increase of 
$1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for Marine 
Debris. Within available funds, the Committee directs NOAA to 
create a regional pilot program to coordinate with Federal, 
state, or Tribal partners on efforts to inventory and remove 
derelict vessels and fishing gear, with a goal of developing a 
cost-effective national strategy for mitigating these sources 
of marine debris.
    Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resilience.--The Committee 
commends NOAA for the recent release of the 2022 Sea Level Rise 
Technical Report, which provides a high level of certainty 
about the amount of sea level rise to expect in the near and 
medium terms. To further the Nation's understanding of sea 
level rise, NOAA shall lead an interagency report on approaches 
to establish regional coastal flood metrics (depth and 
frequency) that are tied to specific impacts in each region 
that will most dramatically disrupt modern life in coastal 
communities. For this work, and for Data Development and 
Products and Services for Coastal Resilience, Coastal Hazards, 
and Climate Adaptation, the recommendation includes an increase 
of no less than $3,280,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level.
    Coastal Zone Management Grants.--The recommendation 
includes $89,000,000 for Coastal Zone Management Grants, an 
increase of $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. The Committee notes that States are facing increased 
costs associated with the implementation of funding provided 
for coastal projects through the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (IIJA), Public Law 117-58. The increase provided for 
this program is intended to address this need. The grants are 
vital to the local-state-Federal investment needed to address 
the coastal hazards that threaten communities and coastal 
dependent economies.
    Coastal Zone Management.--The Committee provides 
$52,000,000 for Coastal Zone Management and Services, including 
no less than $4,000,000 for implementation of the Digital Coast 
Act, Public Law 116-234. Within this Program, Project, or 
Activity (PPA), the recommendation also includes no less than 
$2,500,000 for Regional Ocean Data Portals that continue to be 
supported through IIJA.
    National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund.--The Committee 
provides $34,000,000 for the National Oceans and Coastal 
Security Fund, including for project planning and design, such 
as watershed scale planning and technical assistance to 
identify where and what specific coastal resilience projects 
will provide the greatest benefit in preparation for expected 
climate impacts, such as sea level rise. The Committee 
encourages support for projects that strengthen natural 
infrastructure of communities in which coastal flooding poses 
the greatest risk to public safety.
    Coral Reefs.--The Committee continues to be greatly 
concerned by the deterioration of the Nation's coral reefs, 
which are suffering from record levels of bleaching and 
disease. The recommendation therefore includes $34,000,000 for 
the Coral Reef Program, as well as an additional $5,241,000 for 
coral reef related NOAA Community Project Funding. Within the 
increases provided for the Coral Reef Program and Competitive 
Research, NOAA shall expand its collaborative work with 
external academic partners that conduct scientific research for 
the conservation of corals and coral reef ecosystems, including 
those that are experiencing an increasing prevalence of disease 
outbreaks. The Committee recognizes that science sponsored 
through such collaboration is imperative for management of 
these coral reefs for ecosystem resilience and for the 
effective implementation of the National Coral Reef Action 
Strategy, especially with regard to the identification of local 
action strategies for addressing key threats in each of the 
jurisdictions that have coral reefs within its boundaries. 
Collaborative research focused on coral disease and degradation 
is required to address current declines in reef health and 
productivity in U.S waters in the Pacific, Atlantic, and 
Caribbean. Examples of this work include identifying the 
pathogens causing the disease, conducting appropriate disease 
interventions and remediations, researching resilient coral 
species and disease-resistant genetic strains of corals, and 
supporting restoration of appropriate and diverse coral 
species. Further, the Committee directs NOAA to explore the 
establishment of a NOAA cooperative institute for Coral Reef 
Ecosystem Science.
    National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS).--The 
Committee applauds the recent expansion of the NERRS network 
and provides an increase of $1,500,000 over the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level for the program. The Committee supports this 
important partnership between NOAA and the coastal States and 
Territories that protects and studies estuarine systems and 
encourages the continued expansion of the network.
    Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas.--The Committee 
provides $68,000,000 for Sanctuaries and Marine Protected 
Areas, which is $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. The Committee continues to support the Office of 
National Marine Sanctuaries and the expansion of the network of 
protected marine and Great Lakes areas. The Committee notes 
that a number of sites have languished in the inventory of 
successful nominations without progressing to final designation 
as new National Marine Sanctuaries. Therefore, within these 
additional funds, NOAA shall prioritize the final designation 
of such sites. The Committee also notes the unique maritime 
history and ecological importance of the Great Lakes and 
supports efforts to identify and preserve the most notable of 
these elements. Further, the Committee directs NOAA to 
prioritize conservation, education, mapping, and research 
efforts across the agency in the National Marine Sanctuary 
system.
    Marine National Monuments.--Within funding provided for 
National Marine Sanctuaries, up to $1,500,000 may be used for 
competitive research and management grants for existing marine 
national monuments administered by NOS, provided such grants 
are subject to a 100 percent non-Federal match.
    National Marine Fisheries Service.--The Committee 
recommends $1,099,964,000 for National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) Operations, Research, and Facilities, which is 
$84,009,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. NMFS 
shall continue to provide quarterly updates to the Committee 
consistent with direction in fiscal year 2022.

                    NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Protected Resources Science and Management
    Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and Other Species......        $164,136
    Species Recovery Grants.............................           8,000
    Atlantic Salmon.....................................           7,000
    Pacific Salmon......................................          73,000
                                                         ---------------
Protected Resources Science and Management..............         252,136
                                                         ===============
Fisheries Science and Management
    Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and                 169,000
     Services...........................................
    Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments         213,768
    Observers and Training..............................          55,135
    Fisheries Management Programs and Services..........         141,369
    Aquaculture.........................................          18,179
    Salmon Management Activities........................          65,000
    Regional Councils Fisheries Commissions.............          44,500
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants................           3,377
                                                         ---------------
Fisheries Science and Management........................         710,328
                                                         ===============
Enforcement.............................................          80,000
                                                         ===============
Habitat Conservation and Restoration....................          57,500
                                                         ===============
    Total, National Marine Fisheries Service,                 $1,099,964
     operations, Research, Facilities...................
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    Offshore Wind.--The Committee applauds the President's 
initiative to support the growth of offshore wind energy as 
part of the broader goal of reducing carbon emissions. As such, 
the recommendation includes an increase of no less than 
$39,149,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for NOAA's 
initiatives in support of wind energy, fully funding the 
requested increases.
    Transition to Climate-Ready Fishery Management.--The 
Committee recognizes the serious impacts of climate change on 
fisheries and protected species, and the corresponding need for 
increased resources to prepare for climate-ready management of 
living marine resources. Sustainable fisheries management and 
protected species conservation made more challenging by climate 
change driven impacts, including changes to the distribution, 
productivity, and abundance of fish stocks, protected species, 
and the habitats on which they depend. The Committee supports 
NMFS' proposals to address these new requirements and provides 
an increase of $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level, including no less than $5,000,000 from Fisheries and 
Ecosystem Science Programs and Services, to support this work 
to prioritize activities that will make fisheries and fishing-
dependent communities more adaptable to climate change. NMFS is 
also directed to increase the scope and pace of efforts and 
consider new initiatives that will maintain sustainability and 
yield greater stability in Federal fishery and protected 
species management as the oceans change.
    Protected Resources Science and Management.--The 
recommendation includes $250,136,000 for Protected Resources 
Science and Management, an increase of $21,886,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within this amount, the 
Committee provides no less than $4,900,000 for the John H. 
Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program.
    Endangered Species Act (ESA) Consultations and Marine 
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Permitting.--The Committee 
provides no less than $6,500,000 across NMFS to continue to 
prioritize reducing the backlog of ESA and MMPA permit 
applications.
    In-Water Construction Permitting.--The Committee is 
disappointed by the continuing delays in the permitting of in-
water construction, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. The 
Committee therefore directs NOAA and NMFS, in collaboration 
with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to provide timely 
services to, and proactive communication with, applicants for 
permits for in-water construction, and to increase outreach to 
other relevant stakeholders. NOAA shall continue to provide the 
Committee with monthly updates on its efforts to clear the 
permitting backlog.
    North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW).--Within Marine Mammals, 
Sea Turtles, and Other Species, the Committee provides no less 
than $29,400,000 for NARW. Within this funding, $14,000,000 
shall be provided to States through the Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission to cover costs incurred by the fishing 
industry to comply with the final 2021 rule to modify the 
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (FR-210827-
0171). This assistance may also be used by the relevant States 
to help defray the cost of compliance with new regulations, 
including for gear modification, configuration, and marking 
within the Northeast lobster and Jonah crab fisheries, both in 
Federal and State waters. Additional eligible uses of the funds 
may include implementing electronic tracking requirements 
within the Northeast lobster fishery and research to inform 
future management actions, including in preparation for 
potential subsequent modifications to the ALWTRP.
    Further, in fiscal year 2023, NOAA shall continue the pilot 
programs for innovative lobster and other fishing gear, as well 
as to work with Canada to develop risk reduction measures that 
are comparable in effectiveness for both vessels and fisheries, 
and to incorporate Canadian fishery measures, Canadian vessel 
restrictions, and U.S. vessel restrictions into the evaluations 
under the Conservation Framework, as soon as possible. NOAA is 
also encouraged to improve regional management efforts by 
including pertinent States and interstate bodies in bilateral 
engagements with Canadian officials regarding coordinated 
efforts to enhance NARW recovery.
    NOAA shall also support monitoring efforts, including 
aerial surveys, vessel surveys, and passive acoustic monitoring 
in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean that are equivalent to or 
greater than the efforts supported by the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level, particularly in the Gulf of Maine and other 
areas where there are data gaps on NARW habitat or increased 
risk from human activities, including vessel traffic.
    Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW).--The Committee 
provides an increase of not less than $1,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level for the SRKW program for 
research and monitoring to improve the recovery of the species. 
The Committee further encourages NMFS to support existing 
partnerships between Federal and State agencies, Native 
American tribes, public ports, and nonprofits to monitor and 
reduce noise impacts on this endangered species.
    Rice's Whale.--Within Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles, and 
Other Species, the Committee provides not less than $1,000,000 
for implementation of the recovery outline and development and 
implementation of the recovery plan for Rice's whale. The 
Committee recognizes the need to move expeditiously on recovery 
of the Rice's whale given the low population abundance of the 
species.
    Foreign Fisheries.--The Committee provides $1,150,000 to 
NMFS to ensure sufficient implementation of the Fish and Fish 
Product Import Provisions Section 101(a)(2) of the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act. NMFS shall use these funds to analyze 
the data provided by nations and to provide technical 
assistance to nations to comply with these provisions. NMFS 
shall prioritize the use of any funds for technical assistance 
to those fisheries interacting with endangered species.
    Atlantic Salmon.--The Committee recognizes the importance 
of diadromous species projects and directs NOAA to collaborate 
with State partners to develop priorities for recovery work for 
Atlantic salmon and provides $7,000,000 for these purposes.
    Pacific Salmon.--The Committee provides $73,000,000 for 
Pacific Salmon, $6,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. The recommendation provides no less than $6,500,000, an 
increase of $1,500,000, within Pacific Salmon to implement 
NMFS' Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMPs) and to 
continue to address the backlog of HGMPs as directed in 
previous fiscal years.
    The Committee directs NOAA to examine opportunities to 
leverage the existing civilian conservation corps model to 
develop a dedicated workforce to accomplish priority salmon 
habitat improvement projects and other priority near-shore 
restoration goals that have been identified as part of the 
recovery strategy for one or more of the twenty-eight 
populations of salmon and steelhead currently listed as 
threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
    Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments.--The 
Committee provides $213,768,000 for Fisheries Data Collections, 
Surveys, and Assessments, $26,268,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. The recommendation includes an increase of 
$5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for 
additional surveys and assessments, including to support the 
Climate-Ready Fisheries initiative. The Committee encourages 
NMFS to consider increasing evaluations on species that are 
listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as 
vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, or are listed 
under the Endangered Species Act; as well as those that have 
outdated stock assessments or no stock assessments at all; if 
they lack annual catch limits; or if rebuilding progress has 
not been evaluated.
    Fishery Information Networks.--Within funding provided for 
Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments, the 
Committee provides no less than $24,000,000 for the Fishery 
Information Networks.
    Data Collection for Recreational Fisheries.--The agreement 
provides up to $3,500,000 to support collaborative programs 
focused on improving recreational fishery data collection, as 
articulated in sections 102, 201, and 202 of the Modernizing 
Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-
405). This funding should focus on assisting States to 
establish, test, and implement more reliable recreational 
fishery data collection tools, such as smartphone applications 
or text messaging supplements.
    South Atlantic Reef Fish.--The committee provides $500,000 
to provide baseline and enhanced fisheries independent 
monitoring of South Atlantic reef fish stocks conducted through 
the Southeast Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) and 
deep water snapper grouper surveys. Such monitoring should 
occur throughout the South Atlantic region to ensure survey 
coverage.
    The Committee recognizes concerns by the State of Florida 
regarding the economic implications of possible area closures 
currently under consideration for the South Atlantic snapper-
grouper recreational fishery. The Committee notes its 
$5,100,000 investment in independent survey data over the last 
three fiscal years, including $3,300,000 for the South Atlantic 
Great Red Snapper Count, along with language encouraging NMFS 
to incorporate this data into the agency's own stock 
assessments as expeditiously as possible to better inform 
fishery management decisions. The Committee continues to 
support full integration of the South Atlantic Great Red 
Snapper Count data into the next stock assessment so that the 
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council can appropriately use 
this new abundance data when making management decisions 
regarding red snapper.
    State Management for Recreational Red Snapper.--Within the 
amount provided for Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys, and 
Assessments, the Committee provides $5,000,000 for NMFS to 
continue to work with the Gulf States to ensure successful 
implementation of State management for recreational red 
snapper. These efforts shall be a top priority for NOAA and 
shall be done in coordination with the Gulf States. In 
addition, the Committee supports full integration of the Great 
Red Snapper Count data and Gulf States catch data into the 
SEDAR 74 red snapper research track stock assessment to be 
completed in 2023 and in the operational assessment that will 
follow in 2024, so that the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council can appropriately use this new abundance and more 
targeted catch data when making management decisions regarding 
red snapper.
    For-Hire Electronic Monitoring and Reporting 
Implementation.--The Committee provides no less than $4,000,000 
to support the continued, timely implementation of electronic 
logbooks for the federally permitted charter-for-hire sector in 
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic.
    Video Review of Electronic Monitoring Data.--Within funding 
provided for Fisheries Management Programs and Services, the 
recommendation provides no less than $600,000 for the video 
review of the West Coast Groundfish electronic monitoring data.
    Highly Migratory Species (HMS).--The Committee urges 
continued collaboration between Sea Grant and NMFS HMS Research 
Initiative for Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico HMS. The 
Committee provides $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level for research grants to improve science-based 
management of domestic and international HMS in the Pacific 
regions.
    Carbon Sequestration Through Aquaculture.--The Committee 
recognizes advances in aquaculture such as deep-water kelp 
sequestration and oyster farming play an important role in 
mitigating the impacts of a changing climate. Like land 
forests, kelp forests act as powerful carbon banks, removing up 
to twenty times more carbon per acre than land forests. The 
Committee encourages NOAA and the Office of Aquaculture to 
support sustainable carbon sequestration demonstration projects 
in deep ocean water.
    Salmon Management Activities.--The Committee provides an 
increase of $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
amount for Salmon Management Activities. This level includes no 
less than $39,500,000 for the Pacific Salmon Treaty activities 
and no less than $25,000,000 for Mitchell Act Hatcheries.
    Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.--The 
Committee is troubled by the increasing accounts of IUU 
fishing--not only in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, but 
around the world--which is a threat to the health of the 
oceans, undermines honest businesses and fishers who play by 
the rules, and enables human trafficking, forced labor, and 
other criminal activity. The Committee recommendation includes 
an increase of up to $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level in Enforcement to address IUU fishing, among 
other priorities.
    The Committee is aware of innovative commercial space-based 
radio frequency (RF) detection technologies that can be used to 
track maritime vessels even when those vessels turn off their 
Automatic Identification System, which is a common practice 
among foreign fleets engaged in IUU fishing. Identifying when 
and where IUU fishing may be occurring is critical to the NMFS' 
enforcement mission. Within the increase for IUU fishing, the 
Committee encourages NOAA to continue to test and evaluate the 
effectiveness of U.S. commercial space-based RF data collection 
capabilities to track foreign vessels engaged in IUU fishing 
activities in the U.S. exclusive economic zone and other remote 
maritime regions of economic, environmental, and national 
security significance.
    Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund.--The Committee 
directs NOAA to report to the Committee, no later than 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act, on the Western Pacific 
Regional Fishery Management Council's (WPRFMC) actions to 
address the Department of Commerce's Inspector General's 
findings in Audit Report OIG-22-004-A, ``WPRFMC's Governance of 
Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund Awards Was 
Inadequate.''
    Seafood Import Monitoring Program.--The recommendation 
includes $6,200,000 for the Seafood Import Monitoring Program 
(SIMP), an increase of $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. Within the increase, NOAA is encouraged to 
pursue the most efficient, effective, and sustainable 
mechanisms to determine a chain of custody for fish or fish 
products, and to improve systems used to identify and bar fish 
or fish products sourced using convict, child, forced, or 
indentured labor. NOAA is encouraged to consult with the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and 
other relevant agencies to develop a strategic plan to develop, 
mature, and adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning 
technologies to detect imports of fish and fish products at 
risk of being associated with IUU fishing.
    Horseshoe Crabs.--Adequate data is required to ensure 
States and interstate managers can effectively manage the 
Horseshoe Crab population, which is important to the biomedical 
and commercial fishing industries, as well as to the ecology of 
the Mid-Atlantic region. The Committee directs NMFS to continue 
the Horseshoe Crab survey to generate the data necessary to 
ensure that the Horseshoe Crab stock remains on a sustainable 
path.
    Seafood Inspection Program.--The Committee does not support 
the increase requested for the Seafood Inspection Program out 
of NMFS ORF. The Committee further reminds NOAA of the 
direction provided in the Joint Explanatory Statement that 
accompanied Public Law 117-103 that stated that this program 
shall not rely on appropriated funds. Rather, NOAA should fund 
these activities from other available balances for seafood 
promotion.
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.--The Committee recommends 
$699,132,000 for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) 
Operations, Research, and Facilities, which represents an 
increase of $99,684,000 over fiscal year 2022.

               OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousand of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Climate Research
    Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.....        $104,000
    Regional Climate Data and Information...............          48,000
    Climate Competitive Research........................         102,216
                                                         ---------------
Climate Research........................................         254,216
                                                         ===============
Weather and Air Chemistry Research
    Weather Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.....          91,500
    U.S. Weather Research Program.......................          36,000
    Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar....          20,916
    Joint Technology Transfers Initiative...............          14,500
                                                         ---------------
Weather and Air Chemistry Research......................         162,916
                                                         ===============
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research
    Ocean Laboratories Cooperative Institutes...........          42,000
    National Sea Grant College Program..................          82,000
    Sea Grant Aquaculture Research......................          14,500
    Ocean Exploration and Research......................          47,500
    Integrated Ocean Acidification......................          19,000
    Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring.........          52,500
    National Oceanographic Partnership Program..........           2,500
                                                         ---------------
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research................         260,000
                                                         ===============
Innovative Research and Technology
    High Performance Computing Initiatives..............          20,000
    Uncrewed Systems....................................           2,000
                                                         ---------------
Innovative Research and Technology......................          22,000
                                                         ===============
    Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,          $699,132
     Operations, Research, and Facilities...............
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Climate Research.--The Committee continues to be alarmed by 
the impacts of the changing climate and notes the critical 
importance of NOAA's climate change science and research to 
inform decisions about how best to prepare for and adapt to 
these changes. The Committee, therefore, provides $254,216,000 
for Climate Research, an increase of $54,216,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Water in the West Initiative.--The Committee continues to 
support the Water in the West Initiative, first adopted by 
Public Law 117-103 and described in the accompanying Joint 
Explanatory Statement under the heading, ``Changing 
Hydroclimatology of the Western United States,'' to study, in 
coordination with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, the 
future of water in the Western U.S. The recommendation includes 
$23,000,000 to expand this work, including $2,500,000 for 
related improved water prediction at the National Weather 
Service and $2,500,000 for the National Centers for 
Environmental Information for data stewardship and other 
related activities.
    Additionally, within the increase provided to Research 
Supercomputing, the Water in the West Initiative shall be 
prioritized for the allocation of compute resources. These 
efforts should be integrated as much as is feasible with other 
efforts at NOAA regarding Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal weather 
predictions as they relate to water.
    Atmospheric Baseline Observatories.--The Committee supports 
the work of the Global Monitoring Laboratory and its 
Atmospheric Baseline Observatories, which have provided 
measurements of the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere 
for over 60 years that are the basis of the world-renowned 
Keeling Curve and whose data is used by more than 500 external 
partners and stakeholders. The Committee provides not less than 
$6,000,000 from Facilities Maintenance and Capital Improvements 
to modernize these observatories' aging infrastructure to 
ensure measurement integrity and safety of the observatory 
facilities.
    Earth's Radiation Budget.--The Committee provides 
$11,000,000 for continued modeling, scientific studies, grant 
programs, and, as possible, observations and monitoring of 
stratospheric conditions and the Earth's radiation budget, 
including the impact of the introduction of material into the 
stratosphere from changes in natural systems, increased air and 
space traffic, and the assessment of solar climate 
interventions. OAR is also directed, in coordination with NASA 
and the Department of Energy, as appropriate, to continue to 
improve the understanding of the impact of atmospheric aerosols 
on radiative forcing, as well as on the formation of clouds, 
precipitation, and extreme weather.
    The Committee notes that an expansion of efforts will be 
required in the progression of this work as NOAA supports the 
previously directed five-year plan and accompanying scientific 
assessment led by the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
(OSTP) on solar and other climate interventions in the context 
of near-term climate risks and hazards. Furthermore, NOAA is 
directed to continue to support OSTP, in coordination with 
other agencies, as relevant, in an interagency effort to 
coordinate research in climate intervention.
    Aircraft-Based Greenhouse Gas Observations.--The Committee 
provides no less than $5,000,000 for a pilot program, in 
cooperation with other Federal agencies, as relevant, and 
leveraging NWS' Aircraft-Based Observation Program, as 
appropriate, of instrumentation for observing greenhouse gases 
and other atmospheric factors deployed on commercial aircraft 
and to support the evaluation of a sustained observing network 
using such platforms.
    Climate Adaptation Partnerships (CAPs).--As part of the 
NOAA-wide effort to increase climate services, the Committee 
supports the proposed expansion of CAPs, formerly known as the 
Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISAs), and 
provides $16,800,000 for the program, an increase of $2,500,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to help communities 
plan for and build lasting and equitable climate resilience.
    Subseasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Research.--The Committee 
supports S2S Research and provides no less than $8,500,000 for 
this work in OAR. The recommendation also includes no less than 
$2,000,000 for the Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge.
    Collaboration Across Laboratories and Cooperative 
Institutes.--The Committee notes the inherent connection 
between climate, weather, and oceans, and expects all of OAR's 
research laboratories and cooperative institutes to work 
collaboratively--despite funding being provided across separate 
budget lines. For example, the full integration of the best 
models of ocean dynamics into the broader climate and weather 
models is critical for the advancement of climate and weather 
science and research. Hence, it is important that budget 
categories do not prevent all OAR research laboratories and 
cooperative institutes from participating in climate research, 
as appropriate. The Committee encourages OAR to consider 
adopting a broader, matrixed approach to certain research 
activities so as to incorporate the best science, knowledge, 
and talent from across the agency that will ensure the most 
pressing scientific questions are addressed with the priority 
they deserve.
    Phased Array Radar Research and Development Follow-On 
Plan.--The Committee supports the request for research and 
development activities on the Phased Array Radar program. These 
funds compliment and align with the partnership between NOAA 
and its external partners for a dual polarization demonstration 
for which funds have been provided in the Procurement, 
Acquisition and Construction account.
    VORTEX-USA.--The recommendation includes an increase of no 
less than $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 level for the 
VORTEX-USA initiative to improve understanding of tornadoes, 
provide more accurate forecasts, and increase the lead times of 
tornado warnings. Of these funds, no less than $10,000,000 is 
provided for the continuation and expansion of the VORTEX-SE 
portion of the broader VORTEX-USA initiative.
    Earth Prediction Innovation Center (EPIC).--The Committee 
continues to support EPIC, as authorized by the NIDIS 
Reauthorization Act of 2018, Public Law 115-423. Within 
available funds in U.S. Weather Research Program, OAR shall 
direct EPIC to increase outreach, training, and user community 
engagement with a goal of increasing the accessibility of EPIC 
to a broader range of the weather community and academia. These 
efforts should lead to more improvements being suggested for 
NOAA's weather models, and funding within the increase to Joint 
Technology Transfer Initiative shall be prioritized to support 
faster adoption of operationalizable upgrades.
    Flood Mapping Technologies.--The Committee recognizes that 
innovative, science-based flood mapping technologies help 
communities and businesses to better prepare for and mitigate 
flood-related disasters. Weather-based technologies provide 
real-time information on soil moisture, watersheds, 
precipitation, and stream levels to ensure communities in flood 
susceptible areas have the proper resources to respond before 
flooding disasters occur, and to help minimize impacts and 
associated damages. The Committee encourages NOAA to continue 
to support advancing weather and flood mapping technologies and 
enhanced data collection, and to partner with interested 
Federal agencies, Tribes, institutions of higher education, and 
State centers to become more resilient to flood disasters, such 
as with Joint Technology Transfer Initiative (JTTI) activities.
    Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and 
Cooperative Institutes.--The Committee provides $42,000,000 for 
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and 
Cooperative Institutes, an increase of $4,890,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within the increased funds, 
NOAA shall expand its work on genomics, including work on the 
evolving structure and function of marine ecosystems such as 
the real-time forecasting of HABs and their toxicity, and 
testing of remote observing systems and environmental sample 
processors. Further, the Committee expects NOAA to fund these 
cooperative institutes at appropriate levels in future budget 
requests, including well-established institutes focused on 
watershed impacts on marine and Great Lakes ecosystems, remote 
sensing, and long-term monitoring of the impacts of 
environmental hazards on marine and Great Lakes ecosystem 
health. NOAA shall further support partnerships with 
universities on ocean observations, hurricane monitoring, ocean 
glider research, and research related to offshore wind energy.
    Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant 
Program.--The recommendation includes $3,000,000 for the 
Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant Program, 
authorized by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 2018, Public Law 115-282. Aquatic invasive species wreak 
havoc on ecosystems throughout the Nation, and this program 
will support efforts to improve the understanding, prevention, 
mitigation of, and response to these species.
    Uncrewed Ocean Observations for Research.--The Committee 
encourages NOAA to continue to support the deployment of 
uncrewed ocean observing systems for research to improve 
hurricane intensity forecasts and to augment traditional data 
collection platforms in the Tropical Pacific Observation System 
and fill observing gaps in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
    National Sea Grant College Program.--The Committee strongly 
supports the National Sea Grant College Program and provides 
$96,500,000, an increase of $7,000,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level.
    Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Pilot Project.--Within funding 
provided for the Sea Grant program, no less than $3,000,000 is 
provided to launch a pilot Sea Grant Resilient Coasts 
Initiative to support up to three coastal resilience projects 
with partners. This work may include recruitment of resilience-
focused staff and enhancements to research, engagement, 
decision support, and project implementation. NOAA is 
encouraged to support efforts to enhance the coastal resilience 
of remote communities most at-risk for natural disasters and 
chronic events, with a priority given to challenges faced by 
Tribal, indigenous, or economically disadvantaged communities.
    American Lobster Research.--Within funding for the Sea 
Grant program, the Committee provides $2,000,000 for 
partnerships among State agencies, academia, and industry to 
address American lobster research priorities. Research should 
focus on stock resilience in the face of environmental changes, 
including life history parameters, distribution and abundance, 
and species interactions, with the purpose of informing future 
management actions or topics necessary to respond to newly 
implemented or future modifications of the ALWTRP.
    Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program.--Within 
funding for the Sea Grant program, the Committee directs not 
less than $1,000,000 to launch the Young Fisherman's 
Development Grant Program to prioritize providing training, 
education, outreach, and technical assistance for young 
fishermen, as authorized by the Young Fishermen's Development 
Act, Public Law 116-289.
    Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program.--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of NOAA's aquaculture research and 
development activities that help coastal communities maintain a 
safe and sustainable local seafood supply through research and 
technology transfer to support and expand America's aquaculture 
industry. As such, the Committee provides $14,500,000 for the 
Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program. The Committee further 
encourages Sea Grant to partner with Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities that conduct aquaculture research to 
help provide affordable seafood to urban communities.
    Ocean Exploration and Research.--The Committee provides 
$47,500,000 for Ocean Exploration and Research, an increase of 
$4,090,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, to 
accelerate America's Ocean Exploration Program.
    Integrated Ocean Acidification Program.--The Committee is 
increasingly concerned about the growing impacts of ocean 
acidification on coastal communities and industries and 
therefore provides $19,000,000 for the Integrated Ocean 
Acidification program, an increase of $3,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    The Committee encourages NOAA, in coordination with the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, to implement a program 
to competitively award prizes under the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) for the 
purpose of stimulating innovation to advance our Nation's 
ability to understand, research, or monitor ocean acidification 
or its impacts, or to develop management or adaptation options 
for responding to ocean acidification.
    Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring.--The 
recommendation provides $52,500,000 for Sustained Ocean 
Observations and Monitoring, an increase of $3,500,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 level. Within the increase, NOAA shall 
expand coverage of biogeochemical and Deep Argo floats to 
improve ecological and sub-seasonal-to-seasonal weather 
forecasting as well as to provide observational data on the 
health and state of the ocean, particularly in the deep sea, 
the tropics, and the Arctic. Further, NOAA is directed to 
encourage international partners to meet their obligations for 
shared ocean science and observations.
    National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP).--Within 
the funds provided for NOPP, the Committee encourages NOAA to 
partner with existing colleges, research universities, private 
industries, and non-profits to promote, develop, and implement 
a program that will increase workforce participation of 
underrepresented minorities across all sectors of the U.S. Blue 
Economy. NOAA shall provide a report to the Committee, no later 
than one year after enactment of this Act, on the NOPP's 
development as it addresses its STEM diversity needs and that 
of the Nation.
    Uncrewed Systems Research Transition Office (UxSR2O).--The 
Committee supports the proposal for a new office for research 
into the expanded use of uncrewed systems to meet NOAA's large 
environmental data collection needs. The Committee notes the 
immense potential of these technologies to accomplish NOAA's 
operational requirements. As such, the Committee directs NOAA 
to focus on applications of uncrewed systems (UxS) which can be 
transitioned in the near to medium term into operations. This 
work shall include active engagement and partnership with the 
private sector to assess their capacities to provide future 
data streams as a service. NOAA is further directed to be 
aggressive in the testing of new technologies and data 
collection methods, especially in cases where successful pilots 
will have the potential to meaningfully augment NOAA 
capabilities or reduce ongoing operational costs with limited 
future investments.
    Ocean Data for the New Blue Economy.--NOAA has committed to 
growing the blue economy through in-house work as well as by 
collaborating with partners around the country. To enhance blue 
economy growth and development, the Committee encourages NOAA 
to investigate the use of autonomous low- to zero-carbon, wave-
powered buoys and autonomous UxS that can be fitted with 
sensors to collect oceanographic and meteorological data to 
supplement ocean exploration and data collection capacity to 
advance the blue economy. Through public-private partnerships, 
NOAA can bolster blue economy growth and encourage innovation 
by the private sector to support the agency's data collection 
and ocean exploration needs.
    National Weather Service.--The Committee recommends 
$1,258,860,000 for National Weather Service (NWS) Operations, 
Research, and Facilities, which is $84,390,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level. The Committee reaffirms its commitment 
to the weather enterprise and the necessity of maintaining 
within the Federal Government the mission of protecting life 
and property.

                        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Observations............................................        $250,962
Central Processing......................................         110,892
Analyze, Forecast and Support...........................         588,560
Dissemination...........................................         121,808
Science and Technology Integration......................         186,638
                                                         ===============
    Total, National Weather Service, Operations,              $1,258,860
     Research, and Facilities...........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    NWS Staffing.--The Committee continues to be concerned 
about staffing and management challenges within NWS, especially 
as the organization recovers from pandemic-related attrition 
and the need to meet the growing demand for real-time high 
resolution weather data and critical impact-based decision 
support services (IDSS). NOAA and the Department of Commerce 
are directed to ensure that NWS fulfills its critical missions 
by filling all NWS vacancies as expeditiously as possible and 
to continue to work closely with all stakeholders, including by 
seeking and incorporating input from employees on the optimum 
level of staffing going forward.
    To that end, the recommendation includes all requested 
adjustments to base for NWS. In addition, the Committee 
provides an increase of $13,000,000 above fiscal year 2022 to 
further address staffing requirements, including $7,500,000 for 
staffing at weather forecast offices to enhance equitable NWS 
IDSS and to increase the number of trained and qualified 
Incident Meteorologists (IMETs) for wildfires and other extreme 
events; and $5,500,000 to accelerate hiring at the National 
Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP). Within these 
increases, NWS shall provide IDSS support for products 
generated by other line offices, as appropriate, such as 
harmful algal bloom forecasts.
    In its fiscal year 2023 spend plan, NWS shall follow 
direction as provided in fiscal year 2022 regarding details of 
all NWS funded positions. The Committee further directs NWS to 
continue the quarterly briefings to the Committee consistent 
with prior year direction.
    National Mesonet Program.--The recommendation includes not 
less than $24,700,000, an increase of $2,000,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 level, for the continuation and expansion of 
the National Mesonet Program. Investments going forward should 
sustain coverage of data types and areas now included within 
the National Mesonet Program, expand in situ and remote sensing 
capabilities to provide weather measurements in high-risk 
areas, such as vulnerable communities, and enhance coverage by 
the National Mesonet Program in non-contiguous States and 
Territories and other data sparse areas. NOAA is directed to 
report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this 
Act on the geographical distribution and use of the increased 
funds. The Committee encourages the National Mesonet Program to 
continue to proactively work with other Federal agencies, 
including the National Science Foundation and the U.S. 
Geological Survey, to identify observations and platforms of 
opportunity in areas with sparse instrumentation that may be 
transferred to the National Mesonet Program. Of the funds 
provided, up to $1,000,000 may be used for Meteorological 
Assimilation Data Ingest System activities, and up to $600,000 
may be used for costs associated with the National Mesonet 
Program Office.
    Space Weather.--The recommendation includes $3,000,000 
across Central Processing and Science and Technology 
Integration to support the requests from fiscal year 2022 for 
Space Weather Research to Operations, including the development 
of a space weather testbed, as part of NOAA's implementation of 
the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to 
Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, Public Law 
116-181.
    Tsunami Warning Program.--The Committee appreciates the 
investments NOAA is making in support of the Tsunami Warning 
Program with funds provided by IIJA. The recommendation 
provides no less than the fiscal year 2022 level for this 
critical program.
    Improving NWS Dissemination Activities.--The Committee 
continues to be concerned with the issues with NWS' forecast 
dissemination systems, but notes that progress has been made in 
recent months. Disseminating accurate, timely information to 
broadcasters, emergency managers, and the general public during 
severe weather events is critical. Tools such as NWSChat are 
essential for ensuring that communities and businesses in rural 
farming communities and elsewhere have the proper time to 
respond. The Committee urges NWS to prioritize and continue to 
find ways to improve information dissemination to rural and 
other underserved areas. Further, the recommendation fully 
funds the requested increase to Optimize and Upgrade the 
Integrated Dissemination Program.
    Weather Alerts.--The Committee appreciates the steps taken 
by NWS to provide Spanish translation of their weather 
products. However, more steps must be taken to ensure that all 
weather forecast and warning products can be understood by 
limited English proficiency individuals. Therefore, NOAA is 
directed, within the increases provided for NWS, to expand 
these efforts. Further, no later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Committee directs NWS to submit a 
plan and timeline for how it will provide translation of all 
its weather products and warnings, not just for Spanish, but 
for the main dialects of other commonly used languages, 
considering both the number of speakers and the density of 
those speakers in various geographic locations. The Committee 
expects the fiscal year 2024 budget request to include 
additional funding for this purpose.
    Further, the Committee directs the Government 
Accountability Office to conduct a report analyzing the overall 
Emergency Alert, weather alert, and weather forecast systems to 
assess the ability of the relevant agencies, including NOAA, to 
provide their products and alerts in languages other than 
English, and to provide recommendations to better allow limited 
English proficiency individuals to understand and use these 
products.
    Sub-seasonal to Seasonal (S2S) Prediction and Decision 
Support Services.--The recommendation includes no less than 
$17,800,000 for the fiscal year 2022 proposals across NWS for 
Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Decision Support Services as well as 
the Seasonal Forecast System. These investments will enable NWS 
to expand decision support services for near to medium term 
weather events as well as to develop critical long-range 
predictions for extreme disruptive weather events, particularly 
flood and drought, in the months to one year, or seasonal 
timeframes.
    Consumer Option for an Alternative System To Allocate 
Losses (COASTAL) Act Implementation.--The recommendation 
includes the requested amount for development and 
implementation of the COASTAL Act (Public Law 112-141).
    Priorities for Weather Research.--The Committee applauds 
and thanks NOAA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) for the report 
it produced titled, ``Priorities for Weather Research,'' which 
will be a useful guidepost for future investments in the 
weather enterprise. The Committee directs NOAA, no later than 
180 days after the enactment of this Act, to provide to the 
Committee a briefing on its response to this report. This 
briefing shall include: (1) any disagreements with the SAB's 
findings; (2) a description of how NOAA is currently addressing 
each of the identified recommendations; and (3) proposals for 
further addressing each of the identified recommendations.
    National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information 
Service.--The Committee recommends $409,572,000 for National 
Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) 
Operations, Research, and Facilities, an increase of 
$87,441,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.

     NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
    Office of Satellite and Product Operations..........        $248,500
    Product Development, Readiness and Application......          66,000
    U.S. Group on Earth Observations....................           1,000
                                                         ---------------
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems...............         315,500
                                                         ===============
National Centers for Environmental Information..........          94,072
                                                         ===============
Total, National Environmental Satellite, Data and               $409,572
 Information Service, Operations, Research, and
 Facilities.............................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).--The 
Committee continues to support the NCEI and their efforts to 
provide more products and services for the Nation. The 
recommendation supports the requests for Climate Data Records, 
Sustainment of Cloud Framework for Environmental Data, and 
Enhance Enterprise Data Stewardship and Archiving. Further, the 
Committee provides $6,000,000 for Improving Local, State, and 
Regional Climate Services (RCS), including an increase of no 
less than $2,000,000 for the Regional Climate Centers (RCCs). 
Within the increase for RCS, NESDIS shall support outreach and 
engagement to regional constituents to capture user needs and 
requirements and develop and operationalize tools related to 
the Water in the West Initiative.
    Uncrewed Systems Data.--The Committee notes the importance 
of maximizing the utility of NOAA investments in the collection 
of UxS data. The Committee encourages NOAA to consider the 
Coastal Data Development program as the central repository to 
manage data collections from NOAA UxS, as authorized by the 
Commercial Engagement Through Ocean Technology (CENOTE) Act, 
Public Law 115-394. Within the increase to NCEI, the Committee 
directs NOAA to begin to develop a Data Assembly Hub for UxS. 
Also within NCEI, the Committee encourages NOAA to fully 
support critical international partnerships, including the 
Global Climate Observing System.
    Mission Support.--The recommendation includes $447,726,000 
for Mission Support Operations, Research, and Facilities.

                             MISSION SUPPORT
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mission Support Services:
    Executive Leadership................................         $31,743
    Mission Services and Management.....................         188,992
    IT Security.........................................          16,393
    Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund.............          71,298
    Facilities Maintenance and Capital Improvements.....          11,250
    Office of Space Commerce............................          87,700
                                                         ---------------
Mission Support Services................................         407,376
                                                         ===============
Office of Education:
    BWET Regional Programs..............................           9,250
    Jose E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with          22,500
     Minority Serving Institutions......................
    NOAA Education Program Base.........................           8,600
                                                         ---------------
Office of Education.....................................          40,350
                                                         ===============
Total, Mission Support, Operations, Research, and               $447,726
 Facilities.............................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Tribal Liaison.--The Committee provides an additional 
$500,000 in Executive Leadership to create two new full-time 
NOAA Tribal Liaison positions to provide timely government to 
government consultation on NOAA policies and actions that have 
Tribal implications.
    Mission Support Services.--The recommendation includes an 
increase of $10,380,000 for priorities identified in the budget 
request for Mission Support Services. Of these funds, not less 
than $2,500,000 shall be in support of the Increase Facility 
Program Capacity request to assist the Chief Administrative 
Officer in managing the complex, and growing, facilities 
challenges facing NOAA across the country.
    Office of Space Commerce.--The Committee provides 
$87,700,000 for the Office of Space Commerce, an increase of 
$71,700,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, and 
approves the requested transfer of the Office to Mission 
Support. NOAA shall provide quarterly updates to the Committee 
on the status of the efforts to reach full operational 
capability of space situational awareness by the fiscal year 
2025 deadline outlined in the request.
    Office of Education.--The Committee recognizes that the 
changing climate and increasing degradation of our environment 
will necessitate greater future investments in these scientific 
fields and their corresponding workforces. Consequently, the 
recommendation includes $40,350,000 for NOAA's Office of 
Education, an increase of $6,600,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. Further, as part of all of its educational 
programming, the Committee encourages NOAA to prioritize 
improving Americans' understanding of climate change, including 
providing formal and informal learning opportunities to 
individuals of all ages, including individuals of diverse 
cultural and linguistic backgrounds, emphasizing actionable 
information to help people understand and promote 
implementation of new technologies, programs, and incentives 
related to climate change, climate adaptation and mitigation, 
and climate resilience.
    Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO).--The 
recommendation includes $314,375,000 for the Office of Marine 
and Aviation Operations, Operations, Research, and Facilities, 
an increase of $42,125,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. The Committee appreciates the clear and concise regular 
briefings provided by OMAO's leadership and encourages them to 
continue with the same frequency and detail as in fiscal year 
2022.

                OFFICE OF MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS
                  OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
    Marine Operations and Maintenance...................        $203,646
    Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services...........          40,792
    Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations...........          14,500
    NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.....................          55,437
                                                         ===============
Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations,                $314,375
 Operations, Research, and Facilities...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Marine Operations and Maintenance.--The Committee 
appreciates and supports the proposal to increase the number of 
days at sea, and further directs OMAO to continue to implement 
the progressive maintenance program developed over the last few 
years to keep NOAA's ships available and operational at the 
highest possible rate. The Committee notes that missions in the 
Pacific Islands and Territories have been delayed due to a lack 
of ship availability and the pandemic. The increase in funding 
for Marine Operations and Maintenance is intended, in part, to 
alleviate these constraints.
    Monitoring of Atmospheric Rivers.--Improving understanding 
of atmospheric rivers is critical to preparing for concentrated 
rain storms and flooding along the U.S. West Coast. Therefore, 
the Committee provides no less than $3,000,000, an increase of 
$1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, for use of 
airborne assets to conduct increased winter storm observation 
to better observe and predict these extreme weather events.
    NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.--The recommendation adopts 
all of the requested technical transfers across line offices to 
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. The Committee also approves 
the requests to increase the size of the NOAA Corps, especially 
to help meet the increased demands on aviation operations.
    Autonomous and Uncrewed Technology Operations (AUTO).--The 
recommendation includes $14,500,000 for AUTO. Within these 
funds and those provided to UxSR20, up to $3,000,000 shall be 
used to support extramural partnerships with universities and 
oceanographic institutions for UxS research, development, 
testing, and training that can serve as a cost effective 
augmentation for traditional crewed assets.
    NOAA Community Project Funding.--The recommendation 
includes $55,781,000 for NOAA Community Project Funding as 
detailed in the table below. The Committee directs NOAA to 
provide the amounts listed in the table consistent with NOAA's 
existing authorities, jurisdictions, and procedures, as 
appropriate. NOAA shall further perform the same level of 
oversight and due diligence as with any other external 
partners.

                     NOAA COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Recipient                      Title               Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper....  Shoreline Monitoring           $480,000
                                  and Assessment in the
                                  Eastern Basin of Lake
                                  Erie.
Center for Marine Science at     UNC Wilmington Marine           750,000
 UNC Wilmington.                  Science Center
                                  Research.
Coral World Ocean and Reef       Coral and Aquatic               900,000
 Initiative, Inc.                 Research and
                                  Restoration.
Florida Gulf Coast University..  Examining the Influence         440,000
                                  of Discharges on
                                  Coastal Ecosystems
                                  Health and HAB
                                  Dynamics.
Florida International            Coastal Subsurface            9,776,000
 University.                      Water Table and
                                  Saltwater Intrusion
                                  Monitoring Systems.
Gulf Shellfish Institute.......  Estuary Habitat               2,500,000
                                  Restoration and
                                  Resilience.
Hudson River Park Trust........  Hudson River Habitat            750,000
                                  Enhancement Project.
Louisiana State University,      Coastal High Frequency        5,000,000
 Office of Research & Economic    RADAR System for
 Development.                     Coastal Protection and
                                  Prediction.
Mississippi State University     Gulf Coast Aquatic            1,800,000
 Global Center for Aquatic        Health Laboratory.
 Health and Food Security.
Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc....  Mote Marine                     750,000
                                  Laboratory's Florida
                                  Seagrass Project.
Nature Conservancy.............  Building Coastal                500,000
                                  Resilience through
                                  Community-Based
                                  Conservation.
New England Aquarium             New England Aquarium          2,400,000
 Corporation.                     Modernization and
                                  Educational
                                  Programming.
Nova Southeastern University...  Coastal Ecosystems            3,841,000
                                  Disease Etiology,
                                  Remediation, and
                                  Restoration for
                                  Community Ecological
                                  and Economic Health.
Noyo Center for Marine Science.  Fighting Climate-Driven         294,000
                                  Collapse in Coastal
                                  Habitats.
Oklahoma State University......  Oklahoma Center for           1,800,000
                                  Hydrological
                                  Integrated Monitoring,
                                  Modeling, and
                                  Mitigation.
Port of Morgan City............  Meteorological Stations         200,000
                                  Operations and
                                  Maintenance.
Regents of the University of     Equity and Ecosystem          1,500,000
 Washington.                      Health Through Water
                                  Column Observation.
Texas State University.........  Texas State University        2,000,000
                                  Meadows Center Climate
                                  Change Impact on Water
                                  Initiative.
Desert Research Institute......  Lake Tahoe Basin              2,000,000
                                  Instrumentation and
                                  Data Sharing.
The Nature Conservancy in        Modernization of                750,000
 Florida.                         Recreational Fishing
                                  Catch Data and Support
                                  Humane Catch and
                                  Release Education in
                                  the South Atlantic.
The Regents of the University    Aerosolized Coastal           1,500,000
 of California; University of     Water Pollution
 California, San Diego.           Impacts Study.
The Water Institute of the Gulf  The Resilience Center..       2,500,000
University of Iowa.............  Advanced Hydrologic           1,000,000
                                  Monitoring,
                                  Assessment, and Flood
                                  Forecasting for
                                  Eastern Iowa.
University of Louisiana Monroe.  State Mesonet Network         2,000,000
                                  Project.
University of Miami............  University of Miami             750,000
                                  Marine Aquaculture
                                  Pilot-Scale Grow-Out
                                  Module.
University of Nevada, Las Vegas  Water Analyzing                 200,000
                                  Equipment for Climate
                                  Research and Education.
University of South Florida....  Surveillance of               3,400,000
                                  Pollution from
                                  Emerging Chemical
                                  Threats in Tampa Bay.
University of Washington Tacoma  Center for Urban              1,000,000
                                  Waters--Protecting
                                  Salmon from Toxic
                                  Chemicals.
Upper Columbia United Tribes...  Upper Columbia United         5,000,000
                                  Tribes Salmon
                                  Reintroduction Project.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends a total program level of 
$2,144,000,000 for Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction 
(PAC), of which $2,131,000,000 is appropriated from the general 
fund and $13,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year 
obligations.

                PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Program                              Amounts
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Ocean Service
    National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction.             $7,500
    Marine Sanctuaries Construction..................             10,000
                                                      ------------------
      Total, NOS--PAC................................             17,500
                                                      ==================
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
    Research Supercomputing..........................             93,500
    Research Acquisitions............................             40,000
                                                      ------------------
      Total, OAR--PAC................................            133,500
                                                      ==================
National Weather Service
    Observations.....................................             16,200
    Central Processing...............................             70,000
    Dissemination....................................             10,000
    Facilities Construction and Major Repairs........             10,000
                                                      ------------------
      Total, NWS--PAC................................            106,200
                                                      ==================
National Environmental Satellite, Data and
 Information Service
    Geostationary Systems--R.........................            301,000
    Polar Weather Satellites.........................            217,937
    Space Weather Follow On..........................            136,200
    Geostationary Earth Orbit........................            320,000
    Low Earth Orbit..................................             96,430
    Space Weather Next...............................            145,000
    Projects, Planning, and Analysis.................              6,606
    Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering....             71,000
    Common Ground Services...........................            105,433
    Satellite CDA Facility...........................              2,450
                                                      ------------------
      Total, NESDIS--PAC.............................          1,402,056
                                                      ==================
Mission Support
    NOAA Construction................................            145,700
                                                      ==================
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
    Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology                     28,000
     Infusion........................................
    Vessel Recapitalization and Construction.........             92,500
    Aircraft Recapitalization and Construction.......            218,544
                                                      ------------------
      Total, OMAO--PAC...............................            339,044
                                                      ==================
        Total, Procurement, Acquisition and                   $2,144,000
         Construction................................
                                                      ==================
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Marine Sanctuaries Construction.--The recommendation 
includes $10,000,000 for Marine Sanctuaries Construction. This 
represents an increase of $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level that is intended to support construction projects 
at existing sites as well as to build facilities at newly 
designated sanctuaries.
    Research Supercomputing.--The Committee notes that the NOAA 
Science Advisory Board's Priorities for Weather Research (PWR) 
report calls for NOAA to expand its high performance computing 
capacity by two orders of magnitude over the next 10 years. As 
a first step towards that objective, the Committee provides 
$93,500,000 for Research Supercomputing, an increase of 
$45,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Maximizing Value of Environmental Observations.--The 
Committee is concerned that too little value is being extracted 
from the plethora of environmental observations collected and/
or purchased by NOAA to inform weather, climate, and ecosystem 
models that then generate forecasts and predictions. Therefore, 
the Committee provides an increase of no less than $5,000,000 
in Research Supercomputing to develop artificial intelligence 
systems to support pre-processing of dense observation datasets 
so extraction of the most useful information will be included 
in data assimilation for model initialization.
    Phased Array Radar Research and Development Follow-On 
Plan.--The Committee supports the request for a dual 
polarization Phased Array Radar (PAR) to demonstrate and 
evaluate advanced techniques needed to perform the rapid 
updates required with a rotating planar array, which is the 
next step for the agency's evaluation of dual polarization PAR 
technology to meet NOAA's future weather radar requirements. 
The Committee provides the requested $40,000,000 to acquire a 
demonstration system, which will help NOAA and the NWS address 
the looming need to replace the nation's legacy NEXRAD weather 
radar systems between 2030 and 2040.
    Quarterly Satellite Reports.--The Committee directs the 
Department of Commerce to continue to provide oversight of 
NOAA's satellite programs as directed in fiscal year 2022. NOAA 
shall also continue to provide quarterly briefings to the 
Committee on all NOAA satellite programs not later than 30 days 
after the end of each quarter. In addition to the topics 
required for these briefings in prior years, NOAA shall also 
include a discussion of satellite data management and efforts 
to maximize the value of said data.
    America's Next Generation Weather Satellite System.--The 
Committee supports NOAA's next generation weather satellites 
architecture plan, as developed through the NOAA Satellite 
Observing System Architecture (NSOSA) study and recognizes that 
many of that study's recommendations are included in the 
request. The Committee notes, however, that significant amounts 
of satellite data are discarded prior to assimilation for 
weather model initialization, the first step towards creating a 
weather forecast. It is further noted that limited information 
has been provided to date to the Committee regarding NOAA's 
data management plan for the next generation of weather 
satellites. Therefore, NOAA shall, no later than 270 days after 
the enactment of this Act, provide to the Committee a robust 
plan to manage the vastly increased quantity of data that these 
new NOAA and partner organization satellites will provide. The 
plan shall outline how NOAA will ingest, transmit, receive, 
store, assimilate, integrate, and share this new quantity of 
data. It shall further include cost estimates of new staff, 
hardware, facilities, and contract services required for each 
of the activities listed in the previous sentence.
    NESDIS.--The Committee does not adopt the proposed budget 
restructure for NESDIS, but approves the proposed new 
organizational alignment.
    Commercial Data.--The Committee provides $2,500,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for purchase and piloting of 
commercial weather data. Consistent with direction from the 
Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve 
the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, Public Law 116-171, 
the Committee encourages NOAA to collaborate with commercial 
companies for the testing and analysis of space weather data.
    NOAA Construction.--There is significant concern that 
several NMFS laboratories will soon be unable to perform basic 
scientific functions, given the age of the infrastructure, 
state of disrepair, and changing physical environments in which 
they are located. Within the funds provided for NOAA 
Construction, NOAA shall prioritize investments in the 
Northeast and Southeast where regional footprint studies 
identified NOAA's most pressing facilities challenges, and 
continue the implementation of the Northwest Regional Footprint 
Study, as requested. As part of this work, NOAA is encouraged 
to accelerate the competitive solicitation process for 
proposals from academic, university, and nonprofit partners to 
co-locate NMFS laboratories as a means of leveraging extramural 
research and enhancing scientific capabilities. The Committee 
further reiterates direction adopted by Public Law 117-103 for 
NOAA to establish a five-year budget framework to address 
regional facility modernization planning and redevelopment of 
priority labs, particularly those in the Northwest, Northeast, 
and Southeast regions. The budget shall be updated yearly as 
additional information and funding needs are refined as 
projects mature from planning estimates through design phases.
    Vessel Recapitalization and Capital Improvements.--The 
Committee reaffirms its support for NOAA's Fleet 
Recapitalization Plan by providing $92,500,000 for Vessel 
Recapitalization. The Committee expects that NOAA will ensure 
that these new vessels facilitate the reduction of gaps in 
mission coverage as current ships fall into disrepair or are 
decommissioned. During the recapitalization process, NOAA is 
encouraged to evaluate its fleet plan regularly and consider 
cost-effective alternatives such as vessel leasing or 
chartering for meeting NOAA's mission requirements. The 
Committee directs NOAA, in all future budget submissions to 
Congress, to detail all operational and maintenance 
requirements in addition to capital requirements of vessels and 
aircraft to maintain the optimal operational tempo necessary to 
meet NOAA's missions.
    Hurricane Hunters.--The recommendation includes 
$205,544,000 to begin the procurement cycle for the new 
hurricane hunter aircraft to replace the WP-3D that are nearing 
the end of their useful lives.

                    Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery

    The Committee provides $65,000,000 for Pacific Coastal 
Salmon Recovery.

                     FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE

    The Committee accepts the proposal for Fisheries Disaster 
Assistance. The Committee recognizes the distress caused by 
fishery disasters and understands that poor communication and 
funding disbursement delays only exacerbate an already 
difficult problem. NOAA is urged to consider policy changes to 
improve and expedite the review and obligation process, and to 
provide Congress with budgetary and legislative proposals as 
needed.

                      Fishermen's Contingency Fund

    The Committee recommends $349,000 for the Fishermen's 
Contingency Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 2022. This 
Fund is available to compensate U.S. commercial fishermen for 
damage or loss caused by obstructions related to oil and gas 
exploration, and is derived from fees collected by the 
Secretary of the Interior.

                   Fisheries Finance Program Account

    The Committee recommends language under this heading 
limiting obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for 
Individual Fishing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional 
direct loans.

                        Departmental Management

    The Committee recommends $195,413,000 for Departmental 
Management (DM), $48,530,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. This amount includes funding for DM Salaries and 
Expenses, the Renovation and Modernization of the Herbert C. 
Hoover Building, the Department of Commerce Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund, and the Office of Inspector General. The 
Committee looks forward to receiving the following plans and 
reports as directed and described in House Report 117-97 under 
the headings ``Human Rights Violations,'' and ``Data Collection 
Under U.S. Territories''.
    Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation.--The Committee 
acknowledges the Department's jurisdiction over existing 
manufacturing programs and initiatives and highlights the 
importance of robust participation and engagement with the 
Administration's effort to reassert America's manufacturing 
legacy, especially in strategies to re-shore critical 
manufacturing and further advanced manufacturing.
    Regional Biosecurity Plan.--The Department shall continue 
to submit a report alongside its annual budget justifications 
describing the activities of the Department during the prior 
fiscal year to implement the Regional Biosecurity Plan for 
Micronesia and Hawaii--a strategic plan developed jointly by 
the Department and other Federal and non-Federal entities to 
prevent and control the introduction of invasive species in the 
U.S. Pacific region. The report shall include an update on the 
Departmental activities accomplished in implementation of the 
plan and next steps and planned activities for further 
execution of the plan, including estimates of funding that will 
be obligated toward the implementation and future year 
requirements.
    Solid Sodium Cyanide Briquettes.--The Committee is aware 
that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has an ongoing 
investigation, in coordination with the Environmental 
Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation, 
regarding the national security, health, and safety 
implications of imports of solid sodium cyanide briquettes, as 
described in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
116-260. The Committee encourages the Secretary of Commerce to 
make Department resources available upon request, to support 
this ongoing investigation.
    Semiconductor Manufacturing.--The Committee recognizes the 
constructive role played by the Department in ensuring U.S. 
domestic producers of semiconductors and semiconductor 
production components can competitively price their products in 
the global market. The Committee recognizes that foreign 
subsidies have caused pricing fluctuations from manufacturers 
in China, distorting the market and acting as an inhibitor to 
U.S. domestic production investment. The Department is directed 
to report to the Committee regarding the impact of foreign 
subsidies on the domestic semiconductor industry's ability to 
compete with competitors in China, and potential solutions to 
address this problem.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $98,000,000 for DM Salaries and 
Expenses, $18,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. The 
recommendation includes the requested adjustments to base, 
which includes the Office of Native American Business 
Development, in compliance with the Indian Community Economic 
Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-261). The Committee directs the 
Department to provide a briefing, within 90 days of enactment 
of this Act, on the actions taken to date to implement the new 
duties, activities, and coordination activities of the Office 
of Native American Business Development.
    The recommendation also supports the rightsizing of the 
offices within Executive Direction, including the Office of 
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (OLIA). The Committee 
notes the value and importance of career staff across all 
governmental functions for the Department's continuity of 
operations and institutional knowledge and agrees with the need 
to increase the ranks of career staff in OLIA to improve the 
relationship and support comity between the first and second 
branches of the Federal Government.

                      RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION

    The Committee recommends $1,142,000 for the salaries and 
expenses needed to continue the operation of the renovation 
project of the Herbert C. Hoover Building.

                       NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

    The Committee recommends $44,000,000 for the Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The Committee recommends a total of $52,271,000 for the 
Office of Inspector General (OIG), which fully funds the OIG 
without transfers from USPTO, the Census Bureau, or NOAA. The 
Committee expects the OIG to continue its oversight work on 
cybersecurity; satellite, aircraft, and vessel procurements; 
the National Weather Service; telework; patent quality; and the 
work of the Census Bureau.
    The Committee acknowledges the ongoing work of the OIG 
regarding the ``Evaluation of the U.S. Census Bureau's Award 
and Use of a Cooperative Agreement (#2022-420)'' and expects 
the OIG to keep the Committee apprised of its findings.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends the following general provisions 
for the Department of Commerce:
    Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments 
only upon certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public 
interest.
    Section 102 makes appropriations for the Department 
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services, 
and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law.
    Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds 
between Department of Commerce appropriations accounts and 
requires 15 days advance notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations for certain actions.
    Section 104 extends congressional notification requirements 
for NOAA satellite programs.
    Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within 
Department of Commerce buildings.
    Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the 
Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
their networks.
    Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the 
authority to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent 
of those supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities 
of any statute administered by NOAA.
    Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information 
Service from charging for certain activities.
    Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other 
entities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory 
activities.
    Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to 
enter into cooperative agreements in order to assist in 
improving statistical methodology and research.
    Section 111 removes the requirement for matching funds for 
amounts provided in this Act through the Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership.
    Section 112 allows the Secretary of Commerce to waive the 
cost sharing requirements for funds provided in this Act under 
sections 306, 306A, and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972.

                                TITLE II


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

    The Committee recommends $148,000,000 for Department of 
Justice, General Administration, Salaries and Expenses, which 
is $20,206,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and 
$48,531,000 below the request. The funding will maintain 
current operations of the Department's leadership offices, and 
includes requested increases for record management and 
participation in the Not Invisible Act Joint Commission; 
compliance with statutory requirements for evidence-based 
policymaking; improved personnel operations; oversight and 
evaluation of bodyworn cameras; and partial funding for energy-
saving transportation infrastructure at DOJ.
    The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 
by decision unit as follows:

 
 
 
Department Leadership.................................       $20,350,000
Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs..........        13,150,000
Executive Support/Professional Responsibility.........        22,000,000
Justice Management Division...........................        92,500,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total, Salaries and Expenses......................       148,000,000
 

    Prosecutions Related to January 6, 2021 Attack on the U.S. 
Capitol, Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism.--The 
Committee expects the Department to seek prosecution of all 
persons involved in planning, supporting or carrying out the 
insurrectionary attack on the U.S. Capitol, and any attempts to 
interfere with Congress' exercise of its Constitutional duties 
(to include tabulating election results), or to threaten and 
inflict violence on Congress, its Members, U.S. Capitol Police 
or other public servants.
    The Committee has included funding increases under the 
United States Attorneys to support the unprecedented workload 
generated by the U.S. Capitol prosecutions, and additional 
funding requested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 
to address increased concerns from extremist violence and 
domestic terrorism, and by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to 
meet such violence, particularly to ensure judicial security.
    Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization 
Act of 2016.--The bill includes not less than $15,500,000 for 
the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, the Civil 
Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
Community Relations Service, and in grant assistance, as 
authorized by the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes 
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-325), to 
investigate and prosecute previously unresolved civil rights 
era ``cold case'' murders suspected of having been racially 
motivated. The Department of Justice (DOJ) shall continue to 
include, as part of the annual spending plan required under 
section 505 of this Act, details on actual and projected 
spending, by agency and appropriation, to carry out the Emmett 
Till Act. The Committee directs the National Institute of 
Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Office for 
Victims of Crime to continue providing grants for cold case DNA 
investigations to aid State and local law enforcement agencies 
in their investigation and prosecution of unsolved civil rights 
cold cases. In addition, the Attorney General is directed to 
make full use of his authority to support and carry out the 
objectives of Public Law 115-426, the Civil Rights Cold Case 
Records Collection Act of 2018. These resources and oversight 
provided will continue efforts to solve outstanding civil 
rights crimes, improve public engagement with the Department, 
and bring healing, truth, and peace to the affected families, 
friends, communities, and our entire Nation.
    National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight and Use of 
Force Database.--Public Law 116-260 directed the Department to 
provide up to $5,000,000 for the establishment and operation of 
a National Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight, and section 
222 of that Act appropriated $5,000,000 for the development and 
operation of a database concerning substantiated instances of 
excessive use of force and officer misconduct. Those funds have 
not yet been obligated, nor have actions yet been taken to 
establish and operate the Task Force and the database as 
directed by and funded through that Act. The Attorney General 
shall implement these efforts, and apply the funding, as 
directed. Furthermore, the reporting requirements included in 
the joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103 
shall be submitted not later than 15 days after enactment of 
this Act.
    Use of Force Incidents.--The Committee strongly supports 
efforts to promote participation in the National Use of Force 
Data Collection (NUOFDC) by Federal, State, and local 
enforcement agencies. The Committee looks forward to the report 
required by the joint explanatory statement that accompanied 
Public Law 117-103 that directed the Department and FBI to 
provide the Committee with a detailed description of the 
methods for collecting use of force data and an assessment of 
strategies for increasing participation by Federal, State, and 
local law enforcement agencies. In addition, the fiscal year 
2022 joint explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-
103 also directed the Department and FBI to provide a briefing 
on the NUOFDC that the Committee has not yet received.
    National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).--
The Committee continues direction, as specified in the 
Explanatory Statement accompanying the fiscal year 2022 
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-103, 
including with regard to NICS notifications to State and local 
authorities, and publication of monthly data on the Justice 
Department website by State and prohibition category.
    Federal police and Federal Task Force Officer Body-worn 
Cameras.--The Committee strongly supports the June 2021 
Department announcement that Federal law enforcement officers 
will wear body-worn cameras when making arrests or in pre-
planned operations, and the October 2020 announcement that DOJ 
will permit State, local, territorial, and Tribal task force 
officers to use body-worn cameras on Federal Task forces around 
the Nation. The Committee has included the full $106,300,000 
requested for the Department's law enforcement agency body-worn 
camera programs for its own officers and agents, as well as for 
State and local law enforcement officers serving as members of 
DOJ agency task forces.
    DNA Immigrant Detainee Sample Collection Processing and 
Backlog.--The Committee understands that the collection, use, 
and retention of immigration detainee DNA, pursuant to the rule 
change ``DNA Sample Collection from Immigration Detainees'' 
(March 9, 2020), resulted in significant increases in legally-
owed submissions to the FBI laboratories for testing. That 
increase, combined with pandemic-related supply chain issues, 
has led to a growing backlog in processing samples awaiting 
processing, and in some cases has adversely affected the 
ability of Federal law enforcement to follow investigative 
leads, and accomplish other law enforcement missions that 
depend on timely production of DNA analysis. The Committee 
urges the Department to ensure it identifies the funding needed 
to ensure the FBI labs can reduce or eliminate the processing 
backlog, and include such requirements in future budget 
requests, or in forthcoming reprogramming requests as 
appropriate.
    Facial Recognition Technology.--The Committee expects the 
Department will soon report on the status of establishing 
policies for the use and deployment of facial recognition 
technology, including for privacy protection, and incorporating 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommendations, as 
specified in House Report 117-97, and incorporated by reference 
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
    Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) opinions.--The Committee 
reminds the Department to comply with the directions and 
reporting requirements regarding its OLC opinions that were 
specified in House Report 117-97, and incorporated by reference 
the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 117-103.
    Infiltration Threat.--The Committee is deeply concerned 
with the threat that White supremacist and extremist 
infiltration in law enforcement poses to our national security. 
For example, based on multiple public reports, one such 
extremist group, the Oath Keepers, is comprised mainly of 
former or current military and law enforcement personnel, and 
actively seeks to recruit them. The Committee recognizes that 
the FBI and DOJ have published reports on domestic terrorism, 
as well as sensitive reports provided to Congress. To gain a 
better understanding of this problem, the Committee directs the 
Department, in coordination with the Director of the FBI, to 
report, in both classified and unclassified form, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on the 
scale and character of the infiltration and recruitment threat 
posed to law enforcement from terrorist and racially-motivated 
violent extremists. While the Committee understands reasonable 
constraints on publishing sensitive information on active 
investigations or intelligence assessments, it also supports 
greater transparency and public information on this issue, and 
expects the Department and the FBI to share new and significant 
information related to such threats with the Committee on a 
regular and continuing basis.
    Ammunition Background Checks.--The Committee recognizes 
that the devastating physical damage inflicted by a gunshot is 
the result of both the firearm used and the ammunition fired. 
Under current law, individuals prohibited from purchasing or 
possessing firearms, including those with certain criminal 
convictions, or domestic violence restraining orders, or other 
prohibitors, are likewise prohibited from purchasing or 
possessing ammunition. However, unlike firearms, Federal law 
does not require a background check to prevent the illegal 
purchase of ammunition. The Committee directs the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) to report, not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, regarding: (1) how 
best to implement a requirement that background checks be 
conducted for all ammunition sales, including sales by Federal 
firearms licensees and private sellers; (2) whether, and if so, 
how, to include any funding required, the National Criminal 
Background Check System (NICS) could be expanded to included 
Federal background check requirements for ammunition purchases; 
(3) how other countries with similar requirements have 
implemented such policies and their effectiveness at preventing 
unauthorized access to ammunition; and; (4) what obstacles, if 
any, have State or local governments encountered in their 
efforts to implement background checks for ammunition 
purchasers.
    McGirt v. Oklahoma.--The Committee notes that the Federal 
government has had to assume broader law enforcement and 
judicial responsibilities in Oklahoma as a result of the 2020 
McGirt Supreme Court ruling. The Committee includes full 
funding of the President's request to implement public safety 
measures required to comply with the McGirt decision in fiscal 
year 2023. These resources will allow Federal, Tribal, State, 
and local stakeholders to collaborate and share pertinent 
information to protect all victims and bring all those who 
commit a crime to justice. Additionally, the Committee expects 
DOJ to closely monitor the McGirt-related enforcement programs 
and provide the Committee as soon as possible an estimate of 
long-term costs of sustaining those programs.
    Northern Triangle Transnational Criminal Organizations 
(TCOs).--The Committee remains concerned by reports of 
engagement by TCOs in drug trafficking, dangerous human 
smuggling and trafficking, and the targeting of legitimate 
businesses along drug trafficking routes across the Northern 
Triangle countries, particularly in Guatemala. Destabilizing 
legitimate businesses increases dependence on TCOs for security 
and financial support and reduces the economic opportunity and 
safety that deter migration. DOJ, DEA, the Office of Overseas 
Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), and 
the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance 
Program (ICITAP) in coordination with the Organized Crime Drug 
Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and other Federal agencies, 
shall continue to follow the direction in House Report 117-97 
regarding the provision of technical assistance to disrupt the 
ability of TCOs to smuggle illicit drugs and persons to the 
United States along these routes.
    Data-Analytics.--The proliferation of digital services has 
resulted in vast amounts of data being collected concerning 
virtually every aspect of life. While the field of data 
analytics has made tremendous strides in industry, these 
efforts have not translated well to law enforcement. As a 
result, DOJ agencies, particularly including the FBI, 
increasingly must process overwhelming amounts of digital data 
as part of conducting investigations, which can often lead to 
delays as data sets are dissected in an effort to find the 
right data. In order to advance law enforcement-specific data 
analytics, the Committee encourages DOJ and the FBI, working 
with the National Institute of Justice, to partner with 
universities on research aimed at advancing tools and 
technologies to acquire and analyze large digital data sets.
    Train Cargo Theft.--The Committee is concerned by a recent 
increase in train cargo theft, which not only harms interstate 
commerce and weakens our national supply chain, but also 
contributes to increased violent crime. The Committee directs 
DOJ to review barriers to Federal investigation and prosecution 
of train cargo theft and report not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act with recommendations to 
improve the Federal enforcement efforts, including through 
support to State and local law enforcement who are encountering 
increased incidents of such theft.
    Privacy Impact Assessments.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, DOJ is directed to publish 
the text of all finalized Privacy Impact Assessments currently 
in effect, and to do so on an ongoing basis, providing redacted 
versions if required by law.
    Illegal Pirate Sites.--Significant commercial scale 
infringing activities continue unabated, posing a significant 
threat to the livelihoods of authors, creators, and copyright 
owners, while perpetrating a fraud on unsuspecting, law-abiding 
consumers. A Study by Frontier Economics on ``The Economic 
Impacts of Counterfeiting and Piracy'' estimates that by 2022, 
the global value of piracy would be $384-856 billion, with 
estimated tax losses to governments at $199-$270 billion. 
Because of the harm to consumers and the creative sector, the 
Committee directs the Department of Justice to prioritize 
criminal copyright infringement cases, to work closely with 
prosecutors in local district U.S. Attorney's Offices, and to 
detail within existing reports on copyright enforcement 
activities the investigations and prosecutions brought under 
existing legal authorities.
    Federal law enforcement operations in the U.S. Caribbean.--
The Committee remains deeply concerned with the pervasively 
high homicide rates in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands 
and that such crime is linked to illegal narcotics trafficking 
in the Caribbean. The Committee expects DOJ, DEA, FBI, the U.S. 
Marshals Service, and OCDETF to continue prioritizing resources 
and operations to identify, dismantle, and prosecute drug 
trafficking and money laundering organizations in the region, 
including through the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, the 
OCDETF Co-located Strike Force in Puerto Rico.
    Digital Evidence.--The Department is directed to brief the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, regarding the use 
of evidence from digital devices in the course of 
investigations conducted by DOJ and its agencies. The report 
shall address opportunities and challenges the bureau is 
currently facing within the following areas: digital evidence 
processing backlogs; training requirements for digital forensic 
examiners and agents that use digital evidence in criminal 
investigations; any technical, legal or other barriers or 
impediments to sharing digital evidence between agencies or 
between Federal, State and local partners; and resource 
requirements.
    Blockchain Analysis Tools.--The Committee remains concerned 
that ransomware, fraud, theft, and the illicit use of 
cryptocurrency by criminals, terrorists, and nation states 
continue to be major cybersecurity and national security issues 
for both the public and private sectors. Ransomware is one of 
the largest growing cryptocurrency-related crimes, and 
attackers show no sign of slowing. Blockchain analysis tools 
allow government agencies to gain important intelligence and 
insight into the illicit networks essential to identifying the 
individuals and entities behind attacks. The Committee supports 
DOJ efforts to deter, detect, and dismantle these groups, and 
expects that, within the substantial funding increases for 
cyber investigations the Committee has included, the Department 
will acquire improved blockchain analysis tools, training on 
cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency-related investigations, and 
investigative support to reduce crimes involving ransomware 
attacks or exploiting the use of cryptocurrency.
    Psilocybin Report.--The Committee directs GAO to report to 
Congress within one year of the date of enactment of this Act 
on the barriers to State, local, and Tribal programs that 
incorporate psilocybin products, including for therapeutic use 
and religious, Indigenous, or spiritual practices. The report 
shall: (1) review the impact of Controlled Substances Act 
enforcement on psilocybin use legally sanctioned by States, 
local governments, and Tribes; (2) identify barriers to 
accessing therapeutic use of psilocybin in States that have 
made such use legal under State law; (3) recommend ways to 
improve the processes used to obtain Federal authorization to 
conduct research with psilocybin-related substances; and (4) 
identify barriers to legal access to and use of psilocybin for 
religious, Indigenous, or spiritual practices under the 
Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
    Task Force KleptoCapture.--The Committee recommendation 
includes robust funding resources to continue Task Force 
KleptoCapture's initiatives. The Committee also directs DOJ to 
report on the efforts and results of this initiative not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Act.
    Marijuana impairment.--The Committee supports the 
development of an objective standard to measure marijuana 
impairment to ensure highway safety. Essential to that 
development are high-quality scientific studies using marijuana 
and products containing marijuana lawfully available to 
patients or consumers in a State on a retail basis. The 
Committee understands that the majority of Federal research on 
marijuana has been limited to a single strain of marijuana that 
is not fully representative of varieties used or commercially 
available across the country. Section 25026 of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-
58), requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation 
with the Attorney General and Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, to issue a report and recommendations for increasing 
and improving access to samples and strains by scientific 
researchers studying impairment while driving under the 
influence of marijuana. The Committee emphasizes the need for 
research that encompasses the diversity, quality, and potency 
of products commonly available to patients or consumers in a 
State on a retail basis. The Department shall provide a 
briefing to the Committee no later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act regarding interim progress toward 
expanded researcher access in advance of publication of the 
report required by the IIJA.
    Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).--The 
Committee urges the Department to ensure its law enforcement 
components that utilize FLETC continue consulting with FLETC 
annually to ensure it is able to provide training commensurate 
with each component's needs and hiring goals, and directs the 
Department to update the Committee no later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act on these efforts.
    Diversity in DOJ Hiring.--The Committee encourages the 
Department to recruit and hire diverse candidates from 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic 
Serving Institutions (HSIs), Asian American and Native American 
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Tribal 
Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other minority-serving 
institutions. As the Nation continues to become more diverse, 
culturally and linguistically, the Department should ensure its 
workforce is representative of the national population in order 
to accomplish its mission. Within 45 days of enactment of this 
Act, the Department is directed to brief the Committee on its 
plans to hire diverse candidates from minority-serving 
institutions.
    Liability Claims.--The Committee is aware of concerns about 
accident victims with significant outstanding liability claims 
made against companies prior to company bankruptcies that were 
not addressed under the terms of bankruptcy restructuring 
settlements. The Department is directed to report, not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, on steps 
that the Department could take to help such plaintiffs gain 
access to legal remedies for claims made prior to bankruptcy 
restructurings.

                 JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $143,902,000 for Justice 
Information Sharing Technology (JIST), which is $105,902,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Cybersecurity 
continues to be a major vulnerability at DOJ, which was one of 
nine Federal agencies targeted in the SolarWinds supply chain 
attack, and the Committee supports the reiterated JIST request 
of $75,024,000 to address immediate cybersecurity response 
needs and modernize cybersecurity capabilities. This includes 
Justice Security Operations Center modernization; endpoint 
detection and response and logging capability; upgraded cloud 
security; and centralized identity authentication. Because the 
Committee recognizes the elevated risk to DOJ across all its 
components, the recommendation also provides $30,845,000 of the 
requested increase to strengthen essential DOJ cybersecurity 
and supply chain workforce development. The Department is 
expected to use recovered balances from prior year obligations 
or its discretionary transfer authority to meet any other 
emergent needs for information technology transformation and 
cybersecurity, subject to the reprogramming procedures included 
in this Act.

                Executive Office for Immigration Review


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $964,423,000 for the Executive 
Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), of which $4,000,000 is 
from immigration examination fees. The recommendation is 
$204,423,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The 
Committee recognizes that beginning in fiscal year 2008, EOIR 
has received, through transfer, $4,000,000 from immigration 
examination fees collected by the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS). This fee is the primary funding source for U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within DHS. The 
Committee continues to encourage EOIR to engage with its DHS 
counterparts regarding EOIR's requirements that need to be 
considered as part of any future USCIS fee rules and during its 
annual budget formulation process. The Committee directs EOIR 
to keep the Committee apprised of these efforts. The Committee 
directs EOIR to continue to provide a quarterly report on all 
expenditures during the fiscal year as directed in House Report 
117-97.
    The recommendation includes funding for EOIR for its 
Adjudicatory Expansion Initiative in support of reducing the 
over 1.6 million case backlog, which includes the hiring of 
additional immigration judges and support personnel beyond the 
authorized staffing levels for fiscal year 2022. The Committee 
looks forward to receiving the briefing required on EOIR's 
resource optimization strategy as directed in House Report 117-
97. The recommendation supports the continuation of an ongoing 
pilot associated with unaccompanied children and notes that all 
immigration judges are provided specialized training regarding 
the handling of cases involving children who are placed on a 
specialized docket, separate from adult cases, to provide 
appropriate safeguards and procedural due process.
    The Committee emphasizes that the primary mission of EOIR 
is to adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously, 
and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation's 
immigration laws, and it is critical that EOIR hires highly 
qualified, diverse immigration judges to ensure the 
adjudication process is impartial and consistent with due 
process. The Committee directs consistency in its training for 
all current and new immigration judge hires and directs EOIR to 
update the Committee on any changes to the training program, as 
appropriate. The Committee directs EOIR to continue to submit 
monthly reports on performance and immigration judge hiring, as 
directed in the fiscal year 2022 Explanatory Statement, 
including additional information on the status of hiring 
support personnel positions.
    The Committee is aware that pursuant to Executive Order 
14012, ``Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and 
Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New 
Americans'', EOIR is reviewing existing regulations, orders, 
guidance documents, policies, and other similar agency actions, 
to include the case quotas policies put into effect in 2018 and 
video teleconferencing (VTC). The Committee directs EOIR to 
keep the Committee updated on any changes to these and all 
policies following its review.
    Within the amounts provided, the Committee provides 
$75,000,000 for necessary build-out and modifications of 
courtroom space. The Committee recommends EOIR continue its 
ongoing work with the General Services Administration but 
encourages EOIR to also collaborate with DHS to explore co-
location opportunities for DHS and DOJ components with 
immigration-related responsibilities. The Committee makes these 
funds available for five fiscal years to ensure EOIR makes a 
concerted effort to obligate these funds as quickly and 
efficiently as possible. The Committee expects information on 
these efforts will be captured in the monthly hiring report.
    Additionally, the Committee understands that EOIR is in 
ongoing discussions with DHS regarding full implementation of 
the DHS-led Unified Immigration Portal (UIP) and understands 
that EOIR has raised data sharing and privacy concerns that 
require resolution prior to connecting to this system. The 
Committee notes that the overall costs for EOIR to connect to 
UIP will be assumed within the funds provided. The Committee 
directs the Department to provide a status update on its UIP-
related efforts within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
    Legal Orientation Program (LOP).--The recommendation 
includes $34,000,000 for LOP and related activities and expects 
no less than the fiscal year 2022 enacted level will be 
provided for the Immigration Court Helpdesk (ICH) program. The 
LOP improves the efficiency of court proceedings, reduces court 
costs, and helps ensure fairness and due process. The Committee 
directs the Department to continue LOP without interruption, 
including all component parts, including LOP for Custodians of 
Unaccompanied Children (LOPC) and the ICH. The recommended 
funding will allow for the expansion of LOP and ICH to provide 
services to additional individuals in immigration court 
proceedings. The Committee supports access to LOP and ICHs and 
looks forward to receiving EOIR's evaluation of expanding this 
program to all detention facilities and immigration courts as 
directed in House Report 116-101. The Committee reminds EOIR 
that funding for this program is mandated by law, and any 
diversion from the funds' intended purpose must be formally 
communicated and convincingly justified to the Committee.
    The recommendation also includes the proposed increase for 
the LOPC National Call Center.
    Video teleconferencing (VTC).--While the Committee's 
recommendation supports the requested increase toward the 
Virtual Court Initiative, the Committee notes the fiscal year 
2022 Explanatory Statement for VTC under the heading ``VTC Data 
and Reporting'' and expects EOIR to continue its compliance 
with those directives. The Committee encourages EOIR to 
evaluate whether the current policy is equally applicable for 
children under the age of 18. The Committee urges EOIR to 
consider methods to permit respondents to elect for VTC 
hearings versus in-person hearings similar to VTC policies 
under the Social Security Administration.
    Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program.--The Committee 
looks forward to receiving the briefing and analysis of 
alternatives directed in House Report 116-455 to improve the 
timeliness of resolving cases before EOIR for individuals in 
the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ATD program.
    Finally, the Committee looks forward to receiving the 
report directed in the fiscal year 2022 Explanatory Statement 
under the heading ``EOIR-NGO Working Group.''

                      Office of Inspector General

    The Committee recommends $135,856,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General (OIG), $17,856,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level and the same as the request. The recommendation 
includes critical increases for secure facilities and 
information technology infrastructure, as well as for staff and 
technology enhancements to enable OIG to meet its growing data 
analytics and cyber forensics workload.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $14,591,000 for the United States 
Parole Commission.

                            Legal Activities


            SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $1,164,000,000 for General Legal 
Activities. The Committee sustains current services for all 
Department litigating divisions and agencies funded under this 
account, and includes some significant and targeted increases 
for long-underfunded programs. A $45,100,000 increase, as 
requested, is provided for the Civil Rights Division (CRT) 
priorities: to reinforce democratic institutions, in particular 
the right to vote, and protect fair housing and disability 
rights; confront rising hate and bias crime, including gender-
based crime; and address challenges posed by artificial 
intelligence. CRT funding continues to include $5,000,000 to 
implement the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes 
Reauthorization Act, and also continues to include not less 
than $10,000,000 for expenses of enforcing section 210401 of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 
U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under sections 241 and 242 
of title 18, United States Code, and administrative enforcement 
by the Department, including compliance with consent decrees or 
judgments entered into under such section 210401. The Committee 
directs the Department to report on progress in these efforts 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    The Committee funds the Criminal Division (CRM) request, 
including $19,000,000 in targeted increases for COVID-19 fraud 
investigations and efforts to combat child exploitation and 
white collar crime, and prosecute election crimes; and includes 
an additional $1,000,000 to enforce the Global Magnitsky Act.
    An increase of $11,240,000 is provided to the Civil 
Division (CIV) to support COVID-19 and other civil fraud 
investigations, as well as prescription opioid and data privacy 
litigation. An additional $14,000,000 is provided to CIV to 
cover costs to implement the Sergeant First Class Heath 
Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022. An increase of 
$6,200,000 is included for the Environment and Natural 
Resources Division for the Office of Environmental Justice and 
for efforts to combat the climate crisis; $10,900,000 to 
enhance the executive clemency function; and $5,050,000 for the 
Office for Access to Justice. Partial funding is included for 
requests for Tax Division enforcement.
    The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 
by office and decision unit as follows:

 
 
 
Office of the Solicitor General.......................       $14,460,000
Tax Division..........................................       120,014,000
Criminal Division.....................................       231,205,000
Civil Division........................................       363,905,000
Environment and Natural Resources Division............       134,217,000
Office of Legal Counsel...............................        10,986,000
Civil Rights Division.................................       215,192,000
Office for Access to Justice (A2J)....................         9,763,000
INTERPOL..............................................        41,796,000
Office of Pardon Attorney.............................        22,462,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total, General Legal Activities...................    $1,164,000,000
 

    Voting Rights Enforcement.--The Committee is concerned that 
multiple factors including the effects of the Supreme Court's 
decision in Shelby County v. Holder; the increasing proposal 
and adoption of restrictive, discriminatory State and local 
voting policies following the 2020 Presidential Election; and 
the ongoing need to negotiate agreements that ensure compliance 
with Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) will require 
the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division (CRT) to 
undertake an increased caseload of resource-intensive 
litigation to meet its responsibility under the VRA to ensure 
equal access to elections regardless of race, ethnicity, and 
linguistic ability. The Committee directs that a significant 
amount of the increase in funding provided to CRT be applied to 
expenses relating to the enforcement of Sections 2, 4(e), 5, 
10, 11, 203, and 208 of the VRA (52 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  10301-
10311; 10503-10505; 10508).
    Civil Rights Division Performance and Workload.--The 
Committee remains interested in understanding CRT section 
caseloads and performance metrics related to enforcement of 
anti-discrimination laws such as, but not limited to, fair 
housing and voting rights enforcement, and directs the 
Department to include such detail in future budget requests.
    Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.--CRT plays a lead role 
in the Department's efforts to enforce laws against human 
trafficking, including both sex trafficking and forced labor. 
Working with U.S. Attorneys Offices nationwide, and leading the 
multi-agency Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) 
initiative, the CRT Criminal Section's Human Trafficking 
Prosecution Unit (HTPU) leads prosecutions of novel, complex, 
multi-jurisdictional, and international cases. The Committee 
encourages the Division and the Anti-Trafficking Coordination 
Teams to continue working with victim service providers and 
non-governmental organizations to ensure victim needs are 
prioritized as part of the overall strategy to combat human 
trafficking and particularly forced labor in the United States, 
and to devote increases provided to implement section 15 of 
Public Law 115-392. Furthermore, the Committee directs CRT to 
report to the Committee no later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act on: (1) the total number of human 
trafficking cases the Department of Justice prosecuted within 
the last three years disaggregated by type of trafficking, to 
indicate the numbers of cases involving primarily forced labor, 
primarily sex trafficking of minors, or primarily sex 
trafficking of adults; (2) the number of Assistant U.S. 
Attorneys who received training on human trafficking within the 
past three years; and (3) the number of Assistant U.S. 
Attorneys who received training on restitution for human 
trafficking victims within the past three years.
    Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.--The 
Committee includes an additional $1,000,000 to enhance efforts 
of the Criminal Division to assemble and vet the large number 
of case files of individuals and entities subject to sanctions 
under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (22 
U.S.C. 2656 note).
    Illegal Streaming Services.--Streaming has become a 
dominant distribution medium for copyrighted works, both 
through legally licensed means and illegal piracy services. In 
addition to significant consumer threats posed by streaming 
piracy services identified by the Federal Trade Commission and 
Department of Homeland Security, a 2019 study estimated that 
streaming piracy drains at least $29.2 billion annually from 
the U.S. economy and that 80 percent of copyright piracy occurs 
via streaming. Congress responded to the Department's repeated 
calls to close the legal loophole that treated streaming piracy 
differently than other forms of digital piracy with the 
bipartisan Protecting Lawful Streaming Act, enacted within the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which authorized DOJ 
to bring felony cases against services designed expressly to 
illegally stream copyrighted works. Because of the harm to 
American consumers and creative community, the Committee 
directs the Department to prioritize streaming piracy cases and 
to detail within existing reports on copyright enforcement 
activities the actions it brings under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2319C.
    Menstrual Health and Civil Rights.--The Committee is 
concerned over reports of female inmates being sexually abused 
by corrections officers in exchange for access to menstrual 
products, as well as reports of prison staff rationing access 
to menstrual products as a form of punishment. The Committee 
encourages the Civil Rights Division and the Special Litigation 
Section to investigate these reports as potential civil rights 
violations and take any necessary steps to bring and pursue 
litigation to rectify potential violations. The Committee 
requests an update on these cases be included in the biennial 
report on Activities Under the Civil Rights of Institutional 
Persons Act.
    Deinstitutionalization.--The Committee is aware of concerns 
about displacement of vulnerable persons from institutional 
programs as the result of litigation or the threat of 
litigation. The Committee also notes that in Olmstead v. L.C. 
(1999), a majority of the Supreme Court held that the Americans 
with Disabilities Act does not condone or require removing 
individuals from institutional settings when they are unable to 
handle or benefit from a community-based setting, and that 
Federal law does not require the imposition of community-based 
treatment on patients who do not desire it. The Committee is 
also aware of concerns that the approach taken by both 
Federally-supported Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
Bill of Rights Act programs and the DOJ in its related 
prosecutorial discretion may in some instances adversely impact 
individuals who may be unable to handle or benefit from 
community integration and do not desire such care. The 
Committee strongly urges the Department to ensure that the 
Civil Rights Division properly accounts for the needs and 
desires of persons with intellectual and developmental 
disabilities in licensed intermediate care facilities, their 
families, caregivers and legal representatives, and the 
importance of affording patients the proper setting for their 
care, in its enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act 
and the `Olmstead' decision.
    Passenger rail service.--When Amtrak was created by 
Congress, it assumed the common carrier obligations of private 
railroads in exchange for the right to priority access to the 
private railroad tracks for an incremental cost. Host railroads 
are generally required under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 24308(c) to give 
preference to Amtrak trains over their own freight trains. 
Today, about 75 percent of the miles traveled by Amtrak trains 
are on tracks owned by such host railroads. The Committee 
understands that host railroads can experience challenges 
balancing the demands of passenger and freight trains, which 
can result in ``freight train interference'' (FTI). The 
Committee reminds the Department of Justice of its authorities 
under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 24103(a), and encourages the Department to 
be responsive to parties who seek legal resolution of such FTI 
cases in Federal civil court proceedings in which the 
Department may be asked to provide counsel and support.
    Technology-Facilitated Crime.--Although the Internet has 
been a boon for the American citizenry, it has also facilitated 
new criminal activity that preys on American business and 
consumers. The Committee understands that the number of 
personnel dedicated to investigating computer crime activities 
has remained flat, despite increasing demands for technology-
based evidence gathering and increased criminal activity 
online, including from Russia and China. The Committee 
recommends DOJ substantially increase its resources and 
capabilities for the prosecution of computer and intellectual 
property crimes, and report not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act on its efforts and what resources 
are needed to effectively counter technology-facilitated 
criminal activity.

                 VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND

    The recommendation includes $31,738,000, as requested, as a 
reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund 
for the costs of litigating cases under the National Childhood 
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660).

               SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION

    The Committee recommends $230,000,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Antitrust Division (ATR), $37,224,000 above 
fiscal year 2022. The recommended funding level is offset by 
$190,000,000 in estimated fee collections for a net direct 
appropriation of $40,000,000. The Committee recognizes the 
danger consolidation and monopoly power pose to our economy and 
democracy, and supports enhancing ATR's capacity to meet its 
large and increasingly complex workload, including 
international and technology dimensions of that workload. While 
the recommendation does not fund the entire request, the 
Committee expects it will permit ATR to begin to build up its 
enforcement workforce and invest in necessary information 
technology over the coming decade, and to detail how it applies 
the increase in its fiscal year 2023 expenditure plan.
    Agribusiness.--The Committee recognizes that consolidation 
in agribusiness can be detrimental to farmers, consumers, 
workers, and the environment. The Committee is encouraged by 
the ongoing cooperation between DOJ, the Federal Trade 
Commission (FTC) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 
enforcement of anti-trust laws in the food, agriculture, and 
meatpacking space. DOJ is directed to continue collaborating 
with USDA and the FTC to ensure food, poultry production and 
meatpacking, seed and other industries are free of unfair 
practices that ultimately harm consumers and threaten the 
vitality of the marketplace.

             SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS

    The Committee recommends $2,700,000,000 for the Executive 
Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) and the 94 United 
States Attorneys' offices, which is $280,132,000 above fiscal 
year 2022. The Committee has provided separate funding 
recommendations by decision unit as follows: $2,041,173,000 for 
criminal litigation; $626,981,000 for civil litigation; and 
$31,846,000 for legal education.
    The recommendation includes funding needed to sustain 
operations at the fiscal year 2022 level, and provides 
$196,500,000 in requested increases, including $74,140,000 to 
pursue prosecution workload increases arising from the January 
6 U.S. Capitol attack and domestic terrorism cases; $26,380,000 
to address fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic; $64,300,000 
to fund the costs of meeting Federal responsibilities mandated 
pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma 
decision; and $20,000,000 to support the EOUSA eLitigation 
initiative; $8,000,000 for civil rights and white collar crime 
investigations; and $3,600,000 to go towards the EOUSA cyber 
initiative. The Committee continues to provide $10,000,000 for 
continued enforcement of section 210401 of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), 
criminal enforcement under sections 241 and 242 of title 18, 
United States Code, and administrative enforcement by the 
Department, including compliance with consent decrees or 
judgments entered into under such section 210401.
    Human trafficking.--The recommendation continues bill 
language requiring that each U.S. Attorney Office (USAO) 
participate in human trafficking task forces, and DOJ shall 
continue to submit semiannual reports on the performance of 
these task forces. USAOs work closely with Federal, state, and 
local law enforcement authorities to investigate and prosecute 
sex trafficking cases. Each USAO takes a victim-centered 
approach to human trafficking, partnering with non-governmental 
organizations to ensure that trafficking victims receive the 
trauma recovery and outreach services they need, while 
prosecuting traffickers to the fullest extent authorized by 
Congress.

                   UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND

    The Committee recommends $255,000,000 for the United States 
Trustee Program (USTP), which is $16,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 appropriation. The Committee has included an increase 
above current services funding of $8,953,000 for criminal 
enforcement coordinators and to help the Trustees meet growing 
bankruptcy filing workloads following the COVID-19 pandemic.

      SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION

    The Committee recommends $2,504,000 for the Foreign Claims 
Settlement Commission (FCSC), which is $70,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 appropriation and equal to the request.

                     FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES

    The Committee recommends $270,000,000, which is the same 
amount as fiscal year 2022, for fees and expenses of witnesses 
who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the 
United States is a party. This appropriation is considered 
mandatory for scorekeeping purposes.

           SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $25,024,000 for the Community 
Relations Service (CRS), which is $4,024,000 above fiscal year 
2022 and the same as the request. The recommendation includes 
not less than $1,500,000, as authorized, to implement Public 
Law 114-325, the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes 
Reauthorization Act. The recommendation also includes an 
additional $1,475,000 above current services for expanded 
mediation and conciliation services for communities 
experiencing tensions.
    CRS has a unique role to play in the Justice Department. 
While not a law enforcement agency, CRS operates in all U.S. 
States and territories to advance justice and reconciliation by 
working with all parties, including State and local government 
units, private and public organizations, civil rights groups, 
and community leaders, to uncover the underlying interests of 
all involved in conflicts and engaging in healing and conflict 
resolution. It facilitates the development of mutual 
understanding in communities challenged by tension and helps 
them develop local capacity and tools to defuse tension and 
prevent hate crimes from reoccurring. It also complements DOJ 
law enforcement activities, particularly when those activities 
involve members of vulnerable and marginalized communities. The 
Committee expects these efforts to expand, and CRS's services 
to be offered in more communities, in fiscal year 2023.

                         ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND

    The Committee recommends $20,514,000 for expenses 
authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 
524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code. This amount is the 
same as the fiscal year 2022 amount and the budget request.
    Section 528 of this Act requires the Department to submit a 
spending plan for fiscal year 2023. The Committee directs the 
Department to include in this plan proposed spending from the 
Fund, to include estimates of: Fund balances; equitable sharing 
payments; Joint Law Enforcement Operations obligations; and 
obligations by component.

                     United States Marshals Service


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $1,725,000,000 for the salaries 
and expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS), 
which is $145,000,000 above fiscal year 2022. The 
recommendation fully funds USMS current services at the fiscal 
year 2022 level, and provides increases requested to enhance 
judicial security access systems; equip USMS deputies and task 
force officers with body-worn cameras; and assume expanded 
workload mandated by the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court 
decision. It would also fund increased costs of fiscal year 
2022 initiatives to return international fugitives to stand 
trial in the United States, pursue missing child investigations 
pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act; upgrade 
fugitive apprehension communications technology; assume 
expanded workload mandated by the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme 
Court decision; enhance judicial security; and expand USMS 
special operations capacity to address domestic terrorism and 
violent crime. The Committee also sustains funding to enforce 
laws relating to international travel of sex offenders, 
including through the Angel Watch Center.
    The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 
by decision unit as follows:

 
 
 
Judicial and Courthouse Security......................      $582,000,000
Fugitive Apprehension.................................       700,000,000
Prisoner Security and Transportation..................       299,436,000
Protection of Witnesses...............................        71,427,000
Tactical Operations...................................        72,137,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total, Salaries and Expenses......................    $1,725,000,000
 

    Supreme Court Security.--The system of government created 
by our nation's founders includes an independent judiciary that 
resolves disputes based on law. The threat of violence against 
judges, Justices and their families undermines the rule of law 
and the independence of the Third Branch. The Committee 
appreciates that the USMS is providing security to address 
threats to Supreme Court Justices. Within the level of funds 
provided, the Committee directs the USMS to continue providing 
necessary security to address such threats throughout fiscal 
year 2023. The USMS is directed to keep the Committee informed 
of their funding needs to provide appropriate security for the 
Justices and will consider reprogrammings or transfers if 
additional funding is required.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends $19,260,000, which is $4,260,000 
above fiscal year 2022, and the same as the request, for 
construction and related expenses in space controlled, 
occupied, or used by USMS for prisoner holding and related 
support. The Committee expects USMS to apply this funding to 
its top priority projects.

                       FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

    The Committee recommends $2,129,789,000 for Federal 
Prisoner Detention (FPD), which is $6,774,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 appropriation and the same as the request. The 
funding continues to include requested funding to facilitate 
transition from commercial contract detention facilities to 
facilities owned and operated by Federal, State, or local 
government, with associated program oversight. USMS is directed 
to continue to submit monthly reports on individuals in the 
detention system, as directed in the explanatory statement 
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Appropriations Act, and to 
anticipate funding needs so as to avoid funding shortfalls or a 
need for emergency reprogramming.
    Contract Detention.--As the Committee has previously noted, 
USMS does not own or operate any of its own facilities and 
historically relied on contract facility operators to maintain 
the necessary flexibility to manage fluctuating populations in 
an efficient and cost-effective way that best supports the 
courts as well as those in custody awaiting court action. 
Executive Order 14006 changed USMS' ability to continue or 
enter into new contract facility operations, although the 
Committee notes its understanding that the Department has 
discretion to make exceptions where there is a lack of suitable 
government-operated detention space, and to minimize impacts on 
due process and civil rights of pre-trial defendants.
    Because the Committee is concerned with the effect of the 
E.O. on USMS operations, USMS is directed to publish a report 
and provide the Committee a briefing, not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, on the impact of E.O. 
14006 on the USMS, to include the effects on custody and 
transportation logistics, budgets, finances, as well as on the 
U.S. Courts and communities they serve, including proximity to 
courts, and the ways in which these impacts are being 
mitigated.

                       National Security Division


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $133,512,000 for the National 
Security Division (NSD), which is $12,831,000 above fiscal year 
2022 and equal to the request. This amount will sustain NSD 
operations at no less than the fiscal year 2022 level to 
address its national security and counterterrorism workload, 
including its responsibilities under the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act (FISA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
(FARA). The Committee has included the requested increase for 
enhanced intelligence collection and oversight to support NSD's 
FISA mission, combat terrorism, respond to cyber attacks, and 
enable secure classified processing capabilities.
    Counterespionage Office.--The Department is urged to 
consider establishing an office in the National Security 
Division dedicated to countering espionage and influence 
efforts of the People's Republic of China targeting American 
businesses, research institutions, and academia.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT

    The Committee recommends $550,458,000 for Interagency Crime 
and Drug Enforcement, which is equal to both the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level and the request. Funds included under this 
heading will support interagency Organized Crime Drug 
Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), which target high-level drug 
trafficking organizations through coordinated, multi-
jurisdictional investigations.
    Decision unit subtotals.--The recommendation includes the 
requested funding of $386,513,000 for investigations and 
$163,945,000 for prosecutions. The Committee expects OCDETF to 
continue to enhance its investigative, intelligence, and 
prosecutorial efforts through OCDETF-led activities, including 
the OCDETF Fusion Center, OCDETF Co-located Strike Forces and 
the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations 
Center, and direct collaboration with State and local law 
enforcement, United States Attorneys' offices and the Criminal 
Division. The Committee expects OCDETF to continue to focus on 
targeting opioid trafficking organizations.
    Full-Time Equivalents (FTE).--The Committee directs the 
Department to submit an updated report on historical 
investigative and prosecutorial FTE levels for OCDETF 
concurrent with its fiscal year 2024 budget request.
    Transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) in the 
Caribbean.--The Committee remains deeply concerned with the 
threats posed by TCOs operating in the Caribbean, particularly 
in and around Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
notes that pervasively high homicide rates in the two U.S. 
territories are linked to illegal narcotics trafficking in the 
region. The Committee recognizes the importance of the 
Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, the OCDETF Co-located Strike 
Force in Puerto Rico, to tackle these threats, and expects the 
Department to prioritize efforts of OCDETF and other DOJ 
components to identify, disrupt, and dismantle drug trafficking 
and money laundering organizations in the Caribbean.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $10,676,000,000 for the salaries 
and expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 
which is $539,705,000 above fiscal year 2022. The 
recommendation includes funding to sustain all programs carried 
out in fiscal year 2022, to include the National Instant 
Criminal Background Check System (NICS), continues $5,000,000 
in funding as authorized to implement the Emmett Till Civil 
Rights Act, and $5,000,000 relating to the enforcement of 
section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), criminal enforcement under 
sections 241 and 242 of title 18, United States Code, and 
administrative enforcement by the Department, including 
compliance with consent decrees or judgments entered into under 
such section 210401.
    The recommendation includes requested increases of 
$51,975,000 for programs to address cyber threats and 
cybercrime; $76,189,000 to counter acts of mass violence, 
threats to public safety, domestic terrorism, and emergent 
national security threats; $34,142,000 for counterintelligence 
requirements; $36,948,000 for cybersecurity; $17,786,000 to 
expand civil rights enforcement; $20,574,000 to combat crime 
and corruption; $16,928,000 for data and technology tools; 
$27,351,000 for the body-worn camera program; and $22,513,000 
for costs of workload associated with the McGirt v. Oklahoma 
decision.
    The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 
by decision unit as follows:

 
 
 
Intelligence..........................................    $1,959,824,000
Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence..................     4,328,648,000
Criminal Enterprise and Federal Crimes................     3,740,492,000
Criminal Justice Services.............................       647,036,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total, Salaries and Expenses......................    10,676,000,000
 

    Hate Crimes Statistics Act (HCSA).--The Committee continues 
to urge State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies to 
include the cost of participation in the FBI's HCSA program for 
the purposes of calculating extraordinary expenses associated 
with the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes under 
Public Law 111-84, section 4704(b)(3).
    Cybersecurity Information Sharing.--The Committee is 
concerned with the security of our Nation's sensitive networks 
and encourages the establishment and enhancement of two-way 
information sharing between cleared sector partners and the 
U.S. Government. In order to strengthen the security of 
critical network sectors, the Committee encourages the FBI, as 
part of its cybersecurity enhancements included in this bill, 
to consider how it might leverage partnerships among the FBI 
(such as through its Innovation Center), academia and private 
industry through its Office of Private Sector to improve 
information sharing for the energy and electricity sector and 
the academic research institution sector.
    Cyber Programs.--The Committee strongly supports the Cyber 
Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) program, which facilitates 
intelligence sharing and helps coordinate joint law enforcement 
investigations, in the U.S. and working at key overseas 
missions. Eliminating safe havens for cyber criminals is a key 
priority, and international cooperation is essential to holding 
bad actors accountable. The Committee therefore encourages the 
FBI to consider increasing funding for the Cyber ALAT program.
    Cyber Threat Response.--The Committee strongly supports the 
Bureau's activities in furtherance of its role as the lead 
agency for threat response pursuant to Presidential Policy 
Directive 41. The Committee encourages the FBI to consider 
increasing funding for the National Cyber Investigative Joint 
Task Force as part of its essential mission and to support 
information sharing for cyber threat investigations.
    Resources to Address Domestic White Supremacist Terrorist 
Activity and Report.--The recent surge of domestic terrorism 
cases poses difficult challenges to the security of our Nation. 
The Committee is aware that the FBI, jointly with the National 
Counterterrorism Center and Department of Homeland Security, 
released in May 2021 its report titled, ``Strategic 
Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism.'' It is 
also cognizant of the multifaceted approach to domestic 
terrorism exercised by the FBI and its Federal, State and local 
partners, through the FBI's own Counterterrorism Division, 
through its many Joint Terrorism Task Forces, and with partner 
agencies across the national security and law enforcement 
communities. The Committee supports funding requested by the 
FBI to address these threats. In order to assist the Committee 
in understanding the nature of the challenge facing the 
Department and FBI, the FBI is directed to provide an updated 
report on Domestic White Supremacist Terrorist Activity, at the 
level of detail specified in House Report 116-455, not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to 
include the period of 1 October 2020 through 30 September 2022.
    Elder fraud.--The Committee remains concerned about the 
sharp rise in fraud perpetrated against senior citizens who are 
wrongly brought under guardianship or have their assets 
mismanaged or stolen. The Committee is aware that the FBI 
participates in the Elder Fraud and Elder Justice Initiatives 
and has Elder Fraud Strike Forces at six of its field offices. 
It is also aware that the Department has a National Elder Fraud 
Hotline, and that the FBI has complementary channels to report 
elder fraud perpetrated by foreign actors, in addition to the 
FBI tiplines and the Internet Crime Complaint Center. The 
Committee directs the FBI to put increased energy into efforts 
to prevent or investigate such guardianship abuse, including 
enforcement of Public Law 115-70, the Elder Abuse Prevention 
and Prosecution Act of 2017 (EAPPA), and to provide detailed 
reporting on the FBI's progress in reducing such fraud, to 
include data on cases closed and convictions made, as part of 
the annual EAPPA report to Congress, and to request any 
necessary funding and staffing for such efforts in its fiscal 
year 2024 budget request.
    Counter Explosives Research.--The Committee supports the 
critical counter explosive mission of the Critical Incidence 
Response Group. It is also aware that traditional Improvised 
Explosive Devices (IED) or Homemade Explosive Devices (HED) 
include both ground- and airborne explosive threats, such as 
via unmanned aerial vehicles. Therefore, the Committee 
encourages the FBI, as it pursues its counter-explosives 
mission, to consider expanding its ongoing research through its 
Research and Prototyping for IED Defeat (RAPID) program to 
bridge science and technology gaps needed to defeat both ground 
and airborne security threats and mitigate emerging IED/HED 
threats while also providing for improved training programs for 
counterterrorism and hazardous device personnel.
    National Instant Background Check System (NICS).--Federal 
Firearms Licensees rely on NICS to be effective to ensure the 
lawful transfer of firearms to law-abiding citizens. To keep up 
with the growing number of background checks, the growing 
number of gun owners (an estimated 8,400,000 first time buyers 
in 2020), and to help ensure that firearms stay out of the 
wrong hands, additional resources are needed to provide timely 
and accurate determinations of an individual's eligibility to 
purchase or own a firearm under Federal law. NICS verifies that 
a prospective purchaser does not have a criminal record or 
isn't otherwise ineligible to purchase or own a firearm. 
Providing NICS with the necessary resources will help to: 
ensure that NICS remains operational, benefiting the lawful 
commerce of firearms throughout the U.S.; prevent further 
application backlogs; and protect lives throughout the nation 
by helping to keep firearms out of the wrong hands. The 
Committee therefore directs the FBI to provide NICS with no 
less than $125,000,000.
    Operational Medicine Program Partnership.--The health and 
safety of its agents should be a top priority for the FBI, 
given the routine risk of physical harm they face daily 
carrying out critical national security missions. The Committee 
continues to strongly support the FBI's use of external 
partnerships as part of its Operational Medicine Program to 
support medical contingency planning and improve the delivery 
of medical care for high-risk law enforcement missions.
    Addressing Bias in Research Security.--The Committee is 
aware that the Department ended its ``China Initiative'', which 
was originally announced in 2018 to combat Chinese government 
efforts to steal U.S. technology, research and intellectual 
property; and is also aware of concerns the initiative may have 
reflected bias against those of Chinese ancestry. The Committee 
expects the Department to take all appropriate steps to counter 
the threat posed by the Chinese government to U.S. national and 
economic security, but to do so under the highest standards of 
objectivity, with no hint of ethnic or racial bias. The 
Committee directs the Department to collaborate with the 
National Science Foundation (NSF) on the disclosure 
requirements the NSF uses to make referrals of cases to the 
FBI.
    Business Email Compromise (BEC).--The Committee notes that 
the FBI has assessed that ``BEC is one of the fastest growing, 
most financially damaging Internet-enabled crimes. It is a 
major threat to the global economy,'' and welcomes the recent 
online publication by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center 
(IC3) of the 2021 Internet Crime Report, detailing the impact 
of BEC (which targets businesses) and Email account compromise 
(EAC) that targets individuals. The Committee encourages the 
FBI to explore ways to increase collaboration and coordination 
with industry and other private sector partners in addressing 
BEC and EAC, and to update its reporting on these scams and 
enforcement efforts on the IC3 website.
    Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS).--The 
Committee recognizes that the FBI's Criminal Justice 
Information Services (CJIS) division deploys emerging 
technologies, such as biometrics and AI, to enhance Federal, 
State, and local law enforcement situational awareness, 
capabilities, and public safety, while strictly adhering to 
internal privacy protocols, known as Privacy Impact Assessments 
and Systems of Records Notice, which provide the public an 
accurate, transparent, and complete explanation of how FBI 
components are using face recognition (FR) in support of the 
FBI's mission to defend against terrorism, enforce criminal 
laws, and protect civil liberties. For one-to-many FR searches, 
CJIS uses the FBI Next Generation Identification (NGI) System 
in conjunction with the Interstate Photo System (IPS) to solely 
produce investigative leads that are disseminated by the Facial 
Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation (FACE) Services Unit at 
the request of FBI inquiries. The probe photo must be collected 
pursuant to applicable legal authorities as part of an active 
and authorized FBI assessment, preliminary investigations, or 
full investigations. NGI-IPS enables the FACE Unit to probe 
photo searches against criminal databases and support 
investigatory efforts solely for the basis of producing 
investigative leads that require additional oversight. These 
investigatory and privacy protocols are validated by 2021 
statistics wherein CJIS received 9,255 FR search requests 
supporting over 794 investigative cases and returned 1,769 
likely candidates as investigative leads to FBI agents. The 
Committee urges CJIS to expand internal and interagency 
research capabilities and to ensure the FBI acquires highly 
accurate and reliable FR technologies. The FBI shall include, 
with its expenditure plan for fiscal year 2023, a report on how 
the FBI can reconcile its obligations to comply with statutory 
requirements governing privacy while responding to future 
threats.
    Data Analytics.--The proliferation of digital services has 
resulted in vast amounts of data being collected concerning 
virtually every aspect of life. As a result, the FBI now finds 
itself with overwhelming amounts of digital data to process as 
part of conducting investigations. This can often lead to 
delays as large data sets are dissected in an effort to find 
the right data. While the field of data analytics has made 
tremendous strides in industry, these efforts have not 
translated well to law enforcement. In order to better advance 
law enforcement specific data analytics, the Committee 
encourages the FBI in partnership with universities to develop 
research focused on developing and advancing tools and 
technologies that will provide data solutions to quickly and 
accurately acquire and analyze digital data sets, overcoming 
the lengthy obstacles that currently face law enforcement.
    Foreign Language Program.--Since its inception, the FBI 
Foreign Language Program and National Virtual Translation 
Center (NVTC) have complemented the U.S. intelligence community 
(USIC) elements' foreign language translation capabilities with 
support tasks from high-volume surges to immediate translation 
requirements in 142 language dialects. The committee encourages 
FBI efforts to adopt commercially available adaptive neural 
machine learning translation technologies to supplement 
existing trained linguists and analysts.
    Section 702.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the FBI shall submit a report detailing 
how many queries of information acquired under Section 702 of 
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 
1881a) using United States person selectors were performed in 
2020 and 2021, and no later than March 31, 2023, shall report 
to the Committee and make publicly available the number of such 
queries performed in 2022.
    Retention Bonuses.--Rising costs of living, statutory pay 
limits, and resource constrains have combined to make it 
difficult for the FBI to sufficiently compensate employees who 
effectively protect our country from criminal and terrorist 
threats. In order to address these concerns, the Committee 
encourages the FBI to provide retention and relocation bonuses 
to FBI employees in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 
5759. FBI employees who the Director determines are performing 
their duties in an outstanding or exceptional manner should be 
considered eligible for bonuses under 5 USC 5759(a)(1).
    Cyber Assistant Legal Attache.--The Committee strongly 
supports the FBI's Cyber Assistant Legal Attache (cyber ALAT) 
Program, which facilitates intelligence sharing and helps 
coordinate joint law enforcement investigations. Eliminating 
safe havens for cyber criminals is a key priority, and 
international cooperation is essential to holding bad actors 
accountable.
    Cyber Security Integration.--The Committee remains 
concerned about the growing threat of cyber-attacks and 
recognizes the work done across agencies to develop cyber 
tactics, techniques, procedures, and tools to address these 
challenges. The Committee has supported the development and 
deployment of a Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) through 
the Department of Defense and is interested in the opportunity 
for the integration of cross-Agency resources. The FBI is 
directed to conduct a study and provide a report on the 
feasibility of integrating compatible FBI and CSOC activities 
to improve threat information, allowing for sharing of 
sensitive cyber threat profiles and analysis. The report shall 
include an assessment of the utility and costs associated with 
such integration.

                              CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends $61,895,000, which is the same as 
the request, for the construction of FBI facilities and related 
activities. Funding in this account will facilitate and 
expedite work on current design and construction projects, 
including necessary secure work environment building and 
modifications, and safety and security upgrades at Quantico.
    The Committee reminds the FBI that it expects to receive 
the report on the construction a new headquarters for the FBI 
in the National Capital Region, as specified in section 534 of 
the fiscal year 2022 Appropriations Act, Public Law 117-103.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends total budget authority of 
$3,104,603,000 for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) 
salaries and expenses, of which $581,487,000 is derived from 
fees deposited in the Diversion Control Fund, and 
$2,523,116,000 is provided by direct appropriation. The 
recommended appropriation is $171,422,000 above fiscal year 
2022 and equal to the request.
    The funding sustains core activities at the fiscal year 
2022 level of effort, including its expanded community efforts 
through Operation Engage, and includes the requested increases 
for information sharing and information technology 
infrastructure, the body-worn camera program, and increased 
workload resulting from the McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court 
ruling.
    The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 
by decision unit for salaries and expenses as follows:

 
 
 
International Enforcement.............................      $475,609,000
Domestic Enforcement..................................     2,034,812,000
State and Local Assistance............................        12,695,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total, Salaries and Expenses......................     2,523,116,000
 

    Methamphetamine and fentanyl cleanup.--The funding 
recommendation includes the requested $10,000,000 to assist 
State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in efforts to 
remove and dispose of hazardous materials at methamphetamine 
and fentanyl labs and processing operations, to include 
training, technical assistance, purchase of equipment and a 
container program.
    Special Registration for Telemedicine.--In October 2018, 
Congress took necessary steps in passing the Substance Use-
Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment 
for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act (P.L. 115-271) to 
combat the worsening opioid overdose epidemic. Section 3232 of 
the Act amends the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) Section 
311(h)(2) to require that no later than one year after 
enactment, the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS), propagate final 
regulations specifying a Special Registration for the use of 
telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances under the Ryan 
Haight Act. More than three full years have elapsed since the 
SUPPORT Act was signed into law with no appreciable progress in 
moving forward a rulemaking process to implement this key 
telemedicine provision. The Committee supports efforts by the 
DEA to enable health care providers to safely prescribe 
controlled substances remotely and to provide mechanisms that 
can be used to prevent illegal online drug sales and drug 
diversion. The Committee directs the DEA to promulgate final 
regulations specifying the circumstances in which a Special 
Registration for telemedicine may be issued and the procedure 
for obtaining the registration.
    Takeback Programs.--The Committee remains concerned about 
the ongoing opioid crisis, which has seen an increased death 
rate of almost 30 percent from 2020 to 2021. The Committee 
encourages DEA to consider updating regulations within its 
jurisdiction to enhance and expand opioid takeback programs, 
thereby improving patients' options to safely and easily return 
unused opioid medications.
    Buprenorphine.--The Committee is concerned by reports of 
patients not being able to fill buprenorphine prescriptions at 
pharmacies. Reports indicate that pharmacies are unable or 
unwilling to stock sufficient buprenorphine products because of 
unclear regulations on suspicious orders, fear of DEA raids, 
overly burdensome distributor processes and paperwork 
requirements, or distributor confusion over whether DEA has 
caps or quotas on distribution of opioids and/or buprenorphine. 
The Committee directs the DEA Administrator to clarify the 
difference between suspicious orders of opioids and suspicious 
orders of buprenorphine, clarify the difference between 
suspicious orders and caps or quotas, clarify that the DEA has 
no quotas or caps on buprenorphine, and clarify how 
distributor-imposed quotas or caps on opioids or buprenorphine 
do or do not satisfy suspicious order regulations. Within 180 
days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee 
requests DEA report on what actions it has taken to prevent 
individuals from being inappropriately denied access to 
medications for opioid use disorder.
    Language Skills.--The Committee urges DEA to prioritize 
hiring agents with Chinese-language (Mandarin and Cantonese) 
skills and cultural awareness, and agents with the necessary 
skills (language and culture) to engage with Chinese money and 
banking institutions. The DEA is further directed to submit a 
report, not later than 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, on what resources it needs to investigate and 
prosecute money laundering from Chinese money and banking 
institutions.
    Express Consignment Couriers.--The Committee urges the DEA, 
with support from the DOJ, to work with Express Consignment 
Carriers (ECCs) to develop industry-wide best practices for 
automated screening algorithms to detect domestic consignments 
of synthetic opioids. These best practices should be informed 
by law enforcement metrics. The DEA is directed to submit a 
report, within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, 
on the status of these efforts.
    Illegal Grow Operations.--Within 30 days of the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Department of Justice is directed to 
submit a report detailing the prevalence of illegal grow 
operations in States with legal production and sales 
frameworks; the number and types of crimes associated with the 
presence of illegal grow operations in States with legal 
production and sales frameworks; challenges faced by Federal, 
State, and local law enforcement agencies in combatting illegal 
grow operations; and recommendations for changes in DOJ policy 
to improve DOJ support to local law enforcement agencies who 
are combatting illegal grow operations in States with legal 
marijuana production and sales frameworks.
    Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) 
Aircraft.--DEA's mission to enforce controlled substances laws 
requires a well-equipped fleet of aircraft to provide 
operational and intelligence support to enforcement efforts. 
DEA currently manages 106 aircraft that provide surveillance, 
reconnaissance, extraditions, and transportation. However, the 
age of DEA's aircraft fleet has reduced reliability and 
increased operational costs, affecting its ability to provide 
mission support. DEA's Aviation Program 2021 Fleet Overview and 
Modernization Plan illustrates how the Administration intends 
to replace aircraft and fill capability gaps. The Committee is 
aware that DEA is considering acquiring a Multi-Role 
Enforcement Aircraft (MEA), equipped with ISR capability, which 
would support DEA's mission of disrupting and dismantling drug 
trafficking organizations. The Committee encourages DEA, within 
funding provided, to explore ways to incorporate MEA capability 
in its fleet modernization schedule, and to include 
requirements for funding such actions in its future budget 
requests.
    DEA Community Engagement.--The Committee encourages the DEA 
to employ health professionals who are representative of the 
community they serve at large and that they report their 
collaborative work with DEA field offices to prove community 
engagement. The Committee encourages the DEA to 
institutionalize cultural competence training in field offices 
and report its efforts.

          Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $1,732,528,000 for the salaries 
and expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives (ATF), which is $201,457,000 above fiscal year 2022 
and equal to the request. The recommendation fully funds the 
requested increase towards combatting gun violence and to 
implement the Administration's budget proposals to prevent and 
respond to gun crime, including responding to ghost guns, 
improving trace data, and firearms trafficking strike force 
initiative. Bill language is included to prohibit the transfer 
of ATF's current enforcement authorities. A general provision 
is included to prohibit the move of ATF's National Canine 
Training Center or the ATF National Canine Division.
    The recommendation assumes that within the resources 
provided, ATF will prioritize funding for the National Firearms 
Act Division to improve firearms licensing processing 
timelines. The Committee is concerned about the large number of 
pending applications awaiting processing by ATF. In 2013, ATF 
established eForms, an electronic filing process, to reduce 
submission and processing times as well as data entry 
processing backlogs. The Committee is aware ATF is currently 
developing ATF Form 4 into eForms and encourages ATF to 
prioritize funding for this continued development within the 
funds provided. Completing the modernization of the processing 
system and automating ATF Form 4 applications is critical and 
will free up additional resources for improved customer service 
and prevent backlogs from continuing to mount.
    National Tracing Center (NTC) Modernization.--The Committee 
includes full funding for the NTC Modernization effort to 
support technology upgrades that will permit more expeditious 
firearms tracing as well as increased staffing to support the 
increased volume of work trending at a seven percent annual 
growth. The Committee recognizes these investments help 
increase ATF's ability to identify gun traffickers, potential 
suspects, and patterns of violent gun crime to help law 
enforcement agencies solve criminal cases. The Committee notes 
the investment in the e-Trace Program will not only enhance 
data sharing capabilities, but reduce out-year operations and 
maintenance costs, improve accuracy, and significantly reduce 
trace completion times. The Committee directs ATF to produce a 
report, no later than one year after the enactment of this Act 
and annually thereafter, to the Committee providing an overview 
of the e-Trace workload and operational costs in the fiscal 
year to best understand the workload and ensure the program is 
adequately resourced. The report should include the number of 
personnel allocated to assist with the tracing of firearms and 
all associated NTC operations and maintenance costs, the total 
number of trace requests in the fiscal year and a comparison to 
the prior fiscal year, the number of successfully processed 
requests and trace completion times, the number of unsuccessful 
traces with a summary of the reasons for the trace not being 
completed, and a summary of any resource or funding challenges 
to the program.
    Central America Tracing Efforts.--The Committee appreciates 
ATF's efforts to help foreign governments, especially those in 
Central America, to trace firearms that are used in crimes in 
those countries. A recent GAO report, ``Firearms Trafficking: 
More Information is Needed to Inform U.S. Efforts in Central 
America'' (GAO 22 104680) indicates that some 40 percent of 
firearms traced by ATF from these countries originate in the 
United States, and approximately half of those are legitimately 
purchased and exported from the United States. The Committee 
notes that ATF shares trace information with BIS and the State 
Department. The Committee recognizes that not every firearm 
recovered in these countries is submitted, which creates 
discrepancies between seizure data and trace data for recovered 
crime guns. The Committee encourages ATF, in coordination with 
all Federal partners, to help increase the participation and 
engagement of law enforcement in the region and to report on 
these efforts no later than 180 days after the enactment of 
this Act.
    National Integrated Ballistic Information Network 
(NIBIN).--The Committee recommendation includes $21,208,000 in 
support of National Integrated Ballistic Information Network 
(NIBIN) and Crime Gun Intelligence (CGI) and supports the 
expansion of NIBIN and increasing field support for the 
remainder of ATF Field Divisions to allow for more 
participation from law enforcement partners. This initiative 
will integrate CGI and NIBIN principals for intelligence-led 
policing to reduce violent crime and protect communities. The 
Committee is encouraged by the promise of improved CGI and 
information sharing, and expects funding provided in this bill 
will aid in interdicting crime guns and preventing gun 
trafficking.
    The Committee continues to support efforts to expand the 
use of NIBIN and to ensure all law enforcement agencies have 
access to NIBIN's correlation services, in particular the 
expansion of the NIBIN National Correlation and Training Center 
(NNCTC). The Committee appreciates the investments being made 
by State and local law enforcement partners to collect and 
share ballistics evidence across geographically separated law 
enforcement jurisdictions and encourages ATF to continue to 
build on these investments. Further, the Committee recognizes 
the ongoing work ATF has underway in an effort to expand NIBIN 
training and technology to Tribal law enforcement and 
encourages ATF to continue these efforts to ensure Tribal 
jurisdictions have access to NIBIN correlation services.
    The Committee supports efforts to include both cartridge 
casings and bullets, where feasible, in the NIBIN program and 
encourages the Department to promote NIBIN as a critical 
forensic science tool and to identify opportunities to build 
partnerships with institutions of higher education to use NIBIN 
as part of their criminal justice training programs. The 
Committee notes that funding under State and Local Law 
Enforcement Assistance for the Forensics Ballistics Programs in 
Higher Education Program aids in this effort, as it exposes and 
educates students on the importance of firearm ballistics 
through the utilization of NIBIN. The initiative allows 
universities to develop programs to provide students with 
hands-on training in the processing of firearms evidence used 
to generate actionable crime gun intelligence.
    The Committee is aware of efforts by ATF to increase the 
presence of NIBIN on the Southwest border, including an 
increase to Crime Gun Intelligence Centers allotted to 
Southwest border field offices. The Committee supports and 
encourages ATF to continue these efforts. Further, the 
Committee is aware that the ATF's Firearms Trafficking Task 
Forces are working to combat the illegal flow of firearms into 
Mexico and encourages ATF, within the amounts provided, to 
continue its work with intergovernmental partners, including 
DHS, toward these efforts, and encourages colocation with law 
enforcement partners where feasible. ATF is directed to report 
to the Committee on progress in this regard within 60 days of 
the enactment of this Act.
    Federal Firearm License (FFL) Theft.--The Committee 
supports the request for additional Industry Operations 
Investigators (IOIs) to support the prioritization and 
investigation of Federal Firearm License (FFL) burglaries and 
robberies. The Committee encourages ATF to continue to work 
with FLETC to ensure ATF is able to onboard and train the 
maximum number of IOIs in the fiscal year.
    Preventing Firearm Straw Purchases.--The Committee notes 
that preventing firearms purchases by prohibited persons is 
critical to the mission of ATF in preventing violent crime and 
protecting the Nation. ATF has designed a public awareness and 
educational program, ``Don't Lie for the Other Guy'', to assist 
firearm retailers in the detection and possible deterrence of 
``straw purchases,'' the illegal purchase of a firearm by one 
person for a prohibited individual, or one who does not want to 
be associated with the sale of a firearm. The goal of the 
program is to reduce firearm straw purchases at the retail 
level and to educate would-be straw purchasers of the penalties 
of knowingly participating in an illegal firearm purchase. The 
Department's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative supplements 
this program by providing funding to raise public awareness of 
the criminality involved in purchasing a firearm for a 
prohibited person. Within the funds provided, the Committee 
encourages ATF to contribute additional resources to further 
enhance both ongoing and future public awareness initiatives 
with its partner organizations supporting these activities.
    Violent Gun Crime Reduction.--In July 2021, the Department 
launched five cross-jurisdictional firearms trafficking strike 
forces to help reduce violent crime by addressing illegal gun 
trafficking in significant firearms trafficking corridors 
across the country, as part of the Department's broader Violent 
Crime Reduction Initiative, announced on May 26, 2021, which 
supports local communities in preventing, investigating, and 
prosecuting gun violence and other violent crime. The Committee 
recognizes that ATF is utilizing every available resource, 
including NIBIN and firearms tracing, to identify, investigate, 
and produce evidence to prosecute violent offenders. The 
Committee encourages ATF, within the funds provided, to improve 
its geospatial collaboration and information sharing with 
State, local, and Federal partners, in compliance with section 
759 of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), 
and to include resource requirements in future year budget 
requests on both technology and personnel to more fully develop 
this type of investment.

                         Federal Prison System


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $8,415,550,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is $550,550,000 
above fiscal year 2022 and $409,599,000 above the request. The 
Committee recommendation includes the requested funding of not 
less than $409,483,000 to sustain implementation of Public Law 
115-391, the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA), to continue to 
expand and develop opportunities for incarcerated individuals 
to participate in evidence-based, recidivism-reducing 
programming and productive activities. The recommendation 
sustains BOP operations at no less than the fiscal year 2022 
level of operations, and provides an additional amount of 
$203,422,000 for BOP to increase hiring efforts to reduce the 
use of staff augmentation and understaffing at high-security 
institutions.
    The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations 
by decision unit as follows:

 
 
 
Inmate Care and Programs..............................    $3,127,516,000
Management Security and Administration................    $4,449,209,000
Contract Confinement..................................      $838,825,000
                                                       -----------------
    Total, Salaries and Expenses......................    $8,415,550,000
 

    Augmentation, Reassignment and Staffing.--Overcrowding at 
BOP medium- and high-security institutions continues to 
threaten Correctional Officer and inmate safety, 
notwithstanding the BOP practice of augmentation or 
reassignment, whereby a non-custody correctional employee is 
assigned custody responsibilities, rather than limiting such 
practice to rare or exceptional circumstances. The Committee 
has provided $203,422,000 above the request to enable BOP to 
continue to hire more full-time Correctional Officers until 
such augmentation or reassignment is no longer needed, as well 
as to improve staffing beyond mission-critical levels in 
custody and all other departments. The Committee expects BOP to 
increase staffing, as directed in the explanatory statement 
accompanying the fiscal year 2022 Appropriations Act, and to 
eliminate staffing shortfalls that the Committee understands 
have grown and in cases led to significant overtime costs. In 
filling staff vacancies, the Committee expects BOP to ensure 
that comparable institutions, including those with changing 
missions, should have comparable staffing levels. BOP shall 
continue to follow directions in Public Law 117-103, the fiscal 
year 2022 Appropriations Act, on (1) reporting on its use of 
augmentation and reduction of such use; (2) reporting on its 
inmate-to-correctional officer ratio and progress in ensuring 
each high-security institution housing unit has at least two 
correctional officers on duty for each shift; and (3) reducing 
vacancy rates.
    Staffing.--Under the First Step Act at the end of 2018, 
ensuring BOP has adequate programming staff has become 
essential. However, because BOP eliminated over 5,000 positions 
during its hiring freeze in 2017-2019, programming areas became 
severely understaffed. Most Federal Prisons are short staffed, 
either due to the elimination of key positions or because such 
staff are being augmented/reassigned to cover for a shortage of 
Correctional Officers. With the increase provided, the 
Committee expects BOP to hire additional Correctional Officers 
and eliminate or significantly decrease augmentation or 
reassignment of programming staff.
    Another key component of the First Step Act is a mandatory 
screening of all inmates in the Federal Prison System for 
Dyslexia. The Committee directs BOP to take action to ensure it 
has Special Education Teachers in all its facilities, and a 
Special Populations Manager at each BOP institution to ensure 
that First Step Act Programming can be delivered.
    BOP Retention Bonuses.--The Committee recognizes that 
agencies have the authority to approve a retention incentive 
without Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approval for 
payments of up to 10 percent for a group or category of 
employees. OPM approval is required when an agency would like 
to exceed these limits, based on critical agency need. Under an 
OPM retention incentive waiver, an agency could approve a 
retention incentive of up to 50 percent of basic pay. The 
Committee continues to encourage BOP to work with OPM to 
provide retention incentives for groups and categories of 
employees at BOP facilities in which 10 percent or more of the 
total available positions are vacant, prioritizing facilities 
with the largest number of vacancies, and to include funding 
for such incentives in future budget requests. BOP is also 
encouraged to initiate a retention program for nonsupervisory 
staff who have reached retirement eligibility.
    Direct hire authority.--The Committee is aware that BOP has 
requested the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to 
delegate direct hire authority to BOP facilities. To ensure the 
safety of staff and inmates, the Committee once again 
encourages BOP to continue to work with OPM to provide direct 
hire authority for BOP facilities in which ten percent or more 
of the total available positions are vacant, prioritizing 
facilities with the largest number of vacancies.
    Correctional Officer Compensation Pay Bands.--BOP, in 
consultation with the DOJ Justice Management Division, is 
encouraged to consider increasing the pay bands for the 
position of Correctional Officer. The current pay band of GL 5/
6/7 with a competitive GL-8 is far behind other Federal Law 
Enforcement Agencies and other jobs within the private sector, 
making BOP less competitive with other Federal Law Enforcement 
Agencies. The Committee encourages BOP to consider raising the 
Correctional Officer pay to the pay band of GL 7/8/9. Although 
this level is still below that of some other agencies, it will 
reduce the compensation gap and help BOP address its current 
staffing crisis.
    Medically Assisted Treatment.--The Committee encourages the 
Bureau of Prisons to make abstinence-based relapse prevention 
treatment options available to inmates with a history of opioid 
dependence.
    Employee firearms.--The Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati 
Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2018 (Section 202 
of the First Step Act (Public Law 115-391)) requires that each 
Federal penal or correctional institution provide a secure 
storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the 
institution for employees to store firearms or allow employees 
to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox. The Committee directs 
the BOP Director to continue to report to the Committee on 
progress in implementing the Act, as specified in House Report 
116-455.
    Private Sector Partnerships.--The Committee notes that 
Section 102 of the First Step Act (Public Law 115-391) directs 
the Attorney General to develop policies for the warden of each 
BOP institution to enter into partnerships with private 
entities that employ prisoners or assist prisoners in 
prerelease custody or supervised release in finding employment. 
The Committee recognizes the barriers to entering the labor 
market for formerly incarcerated individuals and the role 
stable employment plays in reducing recidivism. The Committee 
directs the BOP to build formal partnerships with private 
sector businesses and local BOP facilities to promote the 
development of job pipelines for individuals leaving 
incarceration. The BOP should also prepare prisoners to assume 
job responsibilities immediately upon release by providing job-
specific and soft-skills trainings inside BOP facilities. The 
BOP is further directed to submit a report, within 90 days of 
the date of enactment of this Act, on such efforts, including 
steps the BOP plans to take to build these partnerships.
    Improving Methods for Reducing Recidivism.--The Committee 
encourages DOJ to explore programs that reduce offender 
recidivism and end repeated cycles of violence and abuse by 
teaching skills for reducing stress, processing past trauma, 
and providing practical knowledge of how to cope with negative 
emotions. The Committee further encourages the DOJ to explore 
rehabilitation methods such as mindfulness and meditation that 
encourage incarcerated individuals to live to each one's 
highest potential and contribute to society.
    Voting rights.--Several jurisdictions authorize BOP to 
provide voting access and education in Federal prisons. The 
Committee directs the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
prioritize enabling all eligible persons in BOP custody to 
access the ballot and ensure that all those in custody have the 
information and resources needed to exercise their fundamental 
right to vote.
    Government Identification.--Section 604 of the First Step 
Act (Public Law 115-391) directs BOP to establish procedures to 
help prisoners obtain identification, including a social 
security card, driver's license or other official photo 
identification, and a birth certificate; prior to release from 
a sentence to a term of imprisonment in a Federal prison or if 
the individual was not sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a 
Federal prison, prior to release from a sentence to a term of 
community confinement, subject to any limitations in law. The 
Committee recognizes that without a government identification, 
returning citizens are often unable to access life-sustaining 
essentials, including housing, employment, and public benefits. 
BOP is directed to immediately take steps to ensure compliance 
with FSA requirements, and ensure that all facilities have 
procedures in place to help prisoners obtain identification 
prior to release. The BOP is further directed to report, within 
180 days of the enactment of this Act, on such efforts, 
including the number of inmates currently sentenced to a term 
in community confinement, as defined in Section 604(a)(2) of 
the First Step Act, and how many of these inmates currently 
have a valid form of government identification, disaggregated 
by facility or contractor. The report should also include the 
number of inmates sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a 
Federal prison who were released without being transferred to a 
community confinement facility, and how many of these inmates 
had a valid form of government identification on date of 
release, disaggregated by federal facility. The report should 
also identify what steps the BOP plans to take to ensure that 
prisoners have a government ID before release.
    Land Mobile Radio and Video Security Upgrades.--The 
Committee considers Land Mobile Radio (LMR) communications and 
video security equipment used by BOP critical to officer and 
inmate safety and security. In an environment where other 
alternative forms of communication and security measures cannot 
be employed, LMR and video security continue to be the only 
safe and secure methods for BOP facilities and personnel. The 
Committee therefore includes $25,560,000, $10,000,000 above the 
request, for needed upgrades to help address issues with aging 
systems, blind spots, inoperable cameras, or limited 
functionality. The Committee urges BOP to apply this funding to 
the highest priority radio and video security upgrades, to 
develop a technology refresh plan for its LMR radios and video 
security systems, and identify such costs as part of its annual 
budget process, to ensure communications infrastructure and 
equipment support, rather than compromise, officer safety.
    Contract Detention.--The Committee directs the Bureau of 
Prisons to submit a report to the Committee on its 
implementation of the GAO and the IG's recommendations on how 
to increase reporting and oversight of government-funded, 
privately operated contract prisons.
    Studying population fluctuation.--The Committee recognizes 
that the BOP prison population is at a 20 year low and 
understands from recent BOP reporting that the Federal prison 
population is expected to fluctuate due to a variety of 
factors, to include the impact of legislation (such as the Fair 
Sentencing Act and First Step Act), increased use of home 
confinement and compassionate release programs, and the 
increased number of cases since the reopening of courts after 
Covid-19 pandemic closures. The recommendation provides no less 
than $1,570,000 for the Department of Justice to conduct a 
study for the purposes of monitoring the anticipated 
fluctuation in prison population that may necessitate movement 
of incarcerated persons and Federal prison occupancy. The 
Committee directs the DOJ to monitor and conduct a study, and 
report its progress by April 1, 2023, with a final report due 
not later than September 30, 2023. The study is to include but 
should not be limited to the following: identifying which 
facilities may need to be closed based on factors including 
facility disrepair, history of corruption, and utilization, 
including appropriate cost-benefit analysis; the ability of the 
BOP to provide adequate healthcare for special needs 
populations; estimating the cost and complexity of transferring 
incarcerated individuals; identifying how closures and 
transfers may impact proximity to primary residence and family 
support systems; understanding how closures and transfers may 
impact overcrowding concerns, new staffing needs, programming 
access and space; developing public health mitigation 
strategies; evaluating the opportunity to place people into 
home confinement; estimating the impact closures may have on 
local economies; and identifying potential job training and 
placement initiatives needed for BOP employees impacted by 
closure.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

    The Committee recommends $300,000,000 for the construction, 
acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison 
and detention facilities housing Federal inmates. This amount 
is $65,000,000 above fiscal year 2022, and $120,700,000 above 
the request. The Committee directs BOP to utilize not less than 
$298,000,000 of this funding to address its significant and 
longstanding backlog of maintenance, repair and modernization 
projects, which the Committee understands may approach 
$1,800,000,000. This investment in BOP infrastructure is an 
essential part of the effort to mitigate crowding at its high 
and medium security facilities. The Bureau directs BOP to 
prioritize its funding for repairs that address life and safety 
issues, to include those due to geological or seismological 
factors, and directs BOP to obligate not less than $40,000,000 
for facilities with geological or seismological deficiencies. 
BOP shall continue to provide monthly status of construction 
reports and notify the Committee of any changes reflected in 
those reports, to include for facilities with geological and 
seismic deficiencies.

   LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
                              INCORPORATED

    The Committee recommends a limitation on administrative 
expenses of $2,700,000 for Federal Prison Industries, 
Incorporated, which is the same as fiscal year 2022.

               State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

    Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).--The Crime Victims Fund 
is not financed by taxpayer dollars but by fines and penalties 
paid by criminals. By statute, the Fund is dedicated solely to 
supporting victim services. The Committee recognizes the 
importance of these grants and the essential life-saving 
services provided to victims within State, local, and tribal 
jurisdictions, including domestic violence shelters, rape 
crisis centers, and child abuse treatment programs. The 
Committee encourages the Department to continue to fund these 
programs. Further, the Committee recognizes the resources 
available through OVC for victims of gun violence. The 
Committee directs OVC to provide an updated report to the 
Committee, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this 
Act, on the actions it is taking to ensure Crime Victims Fund 
resources are reaching communities most affected by violence.
    The Committee notes that funding from the Crime Victims 
Fund, under 34 U.S.C. 20103, may be used by the Department to 
fund the salaries of personnel who provide services to victims 
of crime, to the extent that such personnel provide such 
services. The Committee encourages the Department to offer such 
support.
    Tribal Access.--The recommendation includes a 5 percent 
set-aside for Tribal Victims Assistance within the Crime 
Victims Fund. The Office for Victims of Crime is directed to 
consult closely with Tribal stakeholders to improve services 
for Tribal victims of crime, to include expanded purpose areas 
described in the OVC final rule effective August 8, 2016. OVC 
shall continue to follow direction required by House Report 
116-455 regarding grant application requirements, 
accountability, and assistance. The Department is directed to 
give Tribes maximum flexibility in use of funds in order to 
best meet the unique needs of victims in Tribal communities. 
The Department is also directed to streamline administrative 
requirements as much as possible to increase accessibility for 
those most in need in Indian Country.

                    Office on Violence Against Women


       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $642,000,000 for the Office on 
Violence Against Women (OVW), which is $67,000,000 above fiscal 
year 2022. Funds are to be distributed as follows:

       VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
STOP Grants.............................................        $225,000
Transitional Housing Assistance.........................          45,000
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women.......           2,500
Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program.....................          17,000
    Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention................         (3,500)
Improving Criminal Justice Responses....................          65,000
    Homicide Reduction Initiative.......................         (4,000)
    Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction               (4,000)
     Initiative.........................................
    Policing and Prosecution Initiative.................         (7,500)
    Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse                (1,500)
     Initiative.........................................
Sexual Assault Services Program.........................          67,850
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement.....          50,000
Violence on College Campuses............................          25,000
    HBCU, HSI and Tribal Colleges.......................        (12,000)
Legal Assistance for Victims............................          55,000
Abuse Later in Life Program.............................           8,000
Justice for Families Program............................          22,000
Disabilities Program....................................           9,000
National Resource Center on Workplace Responses.........           1,000
Research on Violence Against Indian Women...............           1,090
Indian Country Sexual Assault Clearinghouse.............             500
Tribal Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction..           5,500
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act.........................           3,500
Restorative Justice Responses and Evaluations...........          11,000
Culturally Specific Programs............................          12,410
Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys...................           3,150
Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women.......           1,500
LGBT Specific Services Program..........................           1,000
National Deaf Services Line.............................           1,000
Underserved Populations Program.........................           5,000
Financial Assistance Program............................           4,000
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Violence Against Women Prevention and                $642,000
     Prosecution Programs...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Domestic Violence Resources.--The Committee remains 
concerned with the increase in domestic violence cases, 
especially as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic and stay at 
home orders. The Committee provides grants to reduce domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as well 
as to enhance services to victims including through the 
Improving Criminal Justice Responses (ICJR) program, as 
authorized by Part U of the 1968 Act, and provides funding for 
two new initiatives under ICJR aimed at filling gaps in 
domestic violence resources for law enforcement agencies and 
prosecutors' offices to ensure the justice system provides 
viable avenues to safety and justice for victims, including 
those who have experienced harassment and abuse online. The 
Committee expects these new programs will help law enforcement 
agencies implement evidence-based, trauma-informed policies as 
they seek to bring justice to victims, including as authorized 
by the Abby Honold Act (Public Law 117-103).
    Rural Victims.--The Committee is concerned about victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking in rural communities and reports that victims within 
these communities are often reluctant to report to law 
enforcement due to fear of exposure. The Committee encourages 
OVW to implement projects that reduce barriers to the reporting 
of crime in rural areas, colonias, and persistent poverty 
counties and report to the Committee no later than 90 days 
after enactment of this Act on these efforts, including 
progress from the prior fiscal year.
    Underserved Populations Program.--The Committee provides 
$5,000,000 in direct resources to support the Underserved 
Populations Program and develop and implement outreach 
strategies and enhance services for adult and youth victims of 
domestic and sexual violence in underserved populations. The 
Underserved Populations Program is one of OVW's most 
competitive programs and was only able to serve a fifth of the 
applications received in fiscal years 2018 through 2020. The 
Committee highlights the program would be a resource for 
religious minorities.
    Savanna's Act.--The Committee appreciates the steps taken 
by the Department to date to implement the provisions of 
Savanna's Act (Public Law 116-165). The Committee believes 
improved data collection is critical to better address the 
crisis of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Persons (MMIP). The 
Committee notes that beginning with the Indian Country 
Investigations and Prosecutions report to Congress for calendar 
year 2022, the Department will start to include available 
statistics related to MMIP, pursuant to requirements in Public 
Law 116-165. The Committee looks forward to this data release.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                  RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS

    The Committee recommends $80,000,000 for Research, 
Evaluation and Statistics, which is $10,000,000 above fiscal 
year 2022. Funds are distributed as follows:

                   RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bureau of Justice Statistics............................         $45,000
National Institute of Justice...........................          35,000
    Domestic Radicalization Research....................         (8,000)
    Research on School Safety...........................         (1,000)
    Violence Against American Indian/Alaskan Natives at          (2,000)
     Extraction Sites...................................
    Gun Violence Prevention.............................         (1,000)
    Campus Sexual Assault Climate Survey................         (1,000)
                                                         ---------------
        Total, Research, Evaluation and Statistics......         $80,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of the timely release of data on 
crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation 
of justice systems at all levels of government. The data 
produced by BJS is an indispensable resource for policymakers 
and researchers in understanding and advancing equality in the 
justice system. The Committee's recommendation provides 
$45,000,000 for BJS, an increase of $5,000,000 above fiscal 
year 2022.
    Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring 
Program.--The Committee directs BJS to collect and analyze 
data, to be made publicly available, on the following: a 
measure showing how representative is the existing workforce of 
the average police and sheriff department, compared to the 
community served, based on demographics including, at a 
minimum, gender and race; the percentage of those employed by 
the average police and sheriff department that live in the 
jurisdiction in which they are currently employed; a measure of 
average officer pay in police and sheriff departments compared 
to cost of living in the jurisdiction in which they are 
currently employed; and legislative and administrative 
recommendations for increasing the percentage of officers that 
live in the jurisdiction in which they are employed and how 
representative the law enforcement agency is of the community 
it serves. The Committee directs BJS to provide an update to 
the Committee on the status of its efforts no later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The recommendation 
includes $35,000,000 for NIJ. Within this amount, the Committee 
recommends $8,000,000 for domestic radicalization research, 
$1,000,000 for school safety research, $2,000,000 for research 
on violence against American Indians/Alaskan Natives (AIAN) at 
extraction sites, $1,000,000 for gun violence prevention 
research, and $1,000,000 for a climate survey on sexual 
harassment and sexual assault on college campuses. In addition, 
$1,090,000 is to be transferred from the Office on Violence 
Against Women for research and evaluation on violence against 
Indian women.
    White Supremacist Domestic Radicalization Research.--The 
Committee is alarmed at warnings from the FBI and other 
authorities that white supremacists and violent anti-government 
domestic extremists pose the greatest present risk to national 
security. These groups are infiltrating security and law 
enforcement agencies and the military, including seeking to 
recruit members from within them, and pose a deep and 
continuing threat to our country's national security by 
disrupting ongoing investigations of white extremist 
organizations and routinely harassing Black, Latino, and other 
minority communities. To respond to this elevated threat, which 
manifested in the attempted insurrection of January 6, 2021, 
the Committee provides $8,000,000, an increase of $2,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level for funding for 
research concerning domestic white supremacy and violent anti-
government ideology, and directs the National Institute of 
Justice to direct this increase toward research efforts that 
trace the most common methods and sites of radicalization of 
Americans to white supremacist and violent anti-government 
extremism. The Department is encouraged to partner with 
academic institutions to evaluate the effectiveness of existing 
targeted violence and terrorism prevention programs and to 
increase understanding of, and effectiveness at countering, 
white supremacist and violent anti-government extremism.
    Petitions for Habeas Relief.--The Committee recognizes that 
the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (Public Law 
104-132) substantially changed the appeals process for Federal 
review of state petitioners. The Committee directs NIJ, within 
the funds provided, to examine petitions for habeas relief and 
report to the Committee on the status of the study, with an 
estimated timeline to share the results of the study, no later 
than 90 days after the enactment of this Act. The study should 
include the number of habeas petitions in federal courts, the 
subsequent results, and the reasoning for successful claims of 
habeas relief.
    Study on Animal Cruelty and Future Violence.--The Committee 
is concerned about the link between animal cruelty and future 
violence, and recognizes the need for a further study into the 
underlying factors that contribute to acts of animal cruelty as 
a predictor of future violence against humans. The Committee 
directs the Department to carry out a study on: (1) evidence-
informed risk factors associated or correlated with individuals 
who commit acts of animal cruelty, (2) whether certain acts of 
animal cruelty can be correlated with certain evidence-informed 
risk factors, (3) whether certain acts of animal cruelty 
demonstrate a tendency or likelihood to commit a future act of 
violence against humans, (4) the types of interpersonal 
violence most commonly associated with certain acts of animal 
cruelty, and (5) recommendations of areas in which future 
research on animal cruelty is needed. The study shall also 
develop best practices for early interventions that prevent 
acts of animal cruelty, and interventions with individuals who 
have committed acts of animal cruelty, to prevent future acts 
of violence.

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $2,749,689,000 for State and Local 
Law Enforcement Assistance programs, which is $536,689,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $231,689,000 above 
the request. Funds are distributed as follows:

               STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants................        $716,939
    Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative..........        (15,000)
    Smart Prosecution...................................         (8,000)
    NamUS...............................................         (5,000)
    Officer Training for Responding to People with              (10,000)
     Mental Illness and Disabilities....................
    John R. Justice Grant Program.......................         (5,000)
    Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution..............        (18,000)
    Kevin and Avonte's Law..............................         (3,000)
    Project Safe Neighborhoods..........................        (40,000)
    Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful                 (15,000)
     Conviction Review..................................
    National Center for Restorative Justice.............         (4,000)
    Ashanti Alert Network...............................         (1,000)
    Family-Based Alternative Sentencing Pilot...........         (4,500)
    Child Advocacy Training.............................         (2,000)
    Rural Violent Crime Initiative......................         (8,000)
    Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act........         (5,500)
    Forensics Ballistics Programs in Higher Education...         (3,000)
    Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants........       (131,613)
    Grants to Combat Contraband Cellphone Use...........         (2,000)
    Child-Friendly Family Visitation Centers in                  (2,000)
     Correctional Facilities............................
    Training on Racial Profiling and De-Escalation and          (10,000)
     Duty to Intervene Programs.........................
    Cybercrime Enforcement and National Resource Center.         (7,000)
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.................         234,000
Victims of Trafficking Grants...........................          95,000
Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime                  13,000
 Prevention.............................................
    Intellectual Property Enforcement Program...........         (2,500)
    Internet of Things..................................         (2,000)
Adam Walsh Act Implementation...........................          20,000
    Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vests Partnerships........          30,000
    Transfer to NIST/OLES...............................         (1,500)
National Sex Offender Public Website....................           1,250
National Instant Criminal Background Check Systems               110,000
 (NCIS) Initiative......................................
    NICS Acts Record Improvement Program................        (25,000)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.........................          40,000
DNA Initiative..........................................         168,000
    Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants.....................       (128,000)
    State and Local Forensic Activities.................        (20,000)
    Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants.        (14,000)
    Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants.........         (6,000)
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)....................          90,000
CASA--Special Advocates.................................          15,000
Tribal Assistance.......................................          55,000
Second Chance Act/Reoffender Reentry....................         125,000
    Smart Probation.....................................         (8,000)
    Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants........         (5,000)
    Pay for Success.....................................         (7,500)
    Pay for Success (Permanent Supportive Housing Model)         (5,000)
    Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement.         (5,000)
    Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry..........        (10,000)
Anti-Opioid Initiative..................................         460,000
    Drug Courts.........................................       (100,000)
    Mentally Ill Offender Act...........................        (45,000)
    Residential Substance Use Treatment.................        (42,000)
    Veterans Treatment Courts...........................        (38,000)
    Prescription Drug Monitoring........................        (35,000)
    Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use         (200,000)
     Program............................................
Keep Young Athletes Safe Act of 2018....................           2,500
STOP School Violence Act................................         120,000
Emmett Till Grants......................................           4,000
Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants.......................          70,000
Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice.........          30,000
Community Trust Initiative..............................         225,000
    Body Worn Camera Partnership Program................        (35,000)
    Justice Reinvestment Initiative.....................        (40,000)
    Community Violence Intervention and Prevention             (150,000)
     Program............................................
Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act................................          15,000
Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance....................          10,000
Extreme Risk Protection Order Initiative................          40,000
Public Defender Improvement Program.....................          25,000
Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training Academies          20,000
Accelerating Justice System Reform......................          15,000
                                                         ---------------
    Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance...      $2,749,689
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) Formula 
program.--In addition to the carveouts mentioned in the table 
above, the recommendation includes $417,326,000 for the Byrne 
JAG Formula grant program, $35,433,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. Funding under this formula program is 
authorized for law enforcement programs including those that 
promote data interoperability between disparate law enforcement 
entities; prosecution and court programs; prevention and 
education programs; corrections programs; drug treatment and 
enforcement programs; planning, evaluation, and technology 
improvement programs; and crime victim and witness programs, 
other than compensation. Use of this funding is broad and 
flexible to address community needs and fill gaps within State 
and local criminal justice systems such as strategic planning, 
research, testing, training, equipment, technical assistance, 
prevention programs, innovation programs, and community 
partnerships. The Department is urged to release funding as 
expeditiously as possible. Recipients are urged to provide 
meaningful language access to their programs and services to 
individuals with limited English proficiency.
    The Committee would like to reiterate the following 
allowable uses of Byrne JAG formula grant funding: body-worn 
cameras; gun-shot detection technology; law enforcement 
training including immersive training; newer, more efficient 
forensics testing tools; immersive, reality-based training 
programs that utilize role-playing and live-action scenarios 
for law enforcement officers; radio communications to provide 
secure communications systems; supporting expungement and 
record clearing initiatives; human trafficking prevention 
initiatives; accreditation assistance; computer-aided dispatch 
equipment; gun storage safety initiatives; and cloud-native, 
multi-tenant records management systems.
    The Committee acknowledges the need for law enforcement to 
have lifesaving equipment to better protect officers in the 
field and the people they serve. This includes enhanced video 
surveillance capabilities such as cameras and license plate 
readers to better identify and respond to various planned and 
unplanned events; radio communications to provide a secure 
communications system; and items on the Controlled Equipment 
List to protect officers on the front lines of large-scale 
incidents such as riot batons, riot shields, and riot helmets. 
The Committee notes that lifesaving equipment to better protect 
officers in the field is an allowable expense under Byrne JAG.
    The Committee recognizes the importance of virtual reality 
de-escalation training and the use of humane remote restraint 
devices that enable law enforcement to restrain an 
uncooperative subject without requiring the infliction of pain. 
Providing such training and equipment can significantly improve 
the ability of law enforcement to de-escalate confrontations 
with non-compliant subjects and avoid potential lethal use of 
force, particularly with respect to individuals with mental 
health conditions. The Committee notes that Byrne JAG funding 
may be used for such research, procurement, and training and 
encourages the Department to award funds for these purposes.
    The Committee understands the critical importance of 
immersive, real-life, scenario-based police training in 
ensuring the safety of both police officers and the communities 
they serve. The Committee recommends that the Department 
prioritize support for the implementation of new training 
systems that enable customizable scenario-based training, 
particularly those that utilize Virtual Reality, Augmented 
Reality, and Artificial Intelligence, to equip police officers 
to safely and appropriately respond to the full range of 
situations they may encounter in the line of duty. Particular 
focus should be placed on de-escalation techniques. Training 
scenarios should include interactions with all members of the 
community, including youth; LGBTQ individuals; individuals with 
limited English proficiency; individuals with disabilities; 
multicultural communities; individuals with an impairment, such 
as a mental health condition or being under the influence of 
drugs or alcohol; and individuals experiencing homelessness.
    The Committee is concerned by the impact on law enforcement 
of the growing epidemic of opioid and synthetic drug use, and 
notes that funds within this account may be utilized for the 
implementation of medication-assisted treatment to maintain 
abstinence from drugs.
    Finally, the Committee provides $7,000,000 for a new 
cybercrime enforcement program as authorized by Sections 1401 
and 1402 of Title XIV of Public Law 117-103. The Department is 
directed to brief the Committee on its implementation plan for 
these funds prior to the submission of its fiscal year 2023 
spend plan. The Committee reminds the Department of direction 
in House Report 117-97 on ``Cybercrime as an Area of Emphasis'' 
and encourages the Department to incorporate those priorities 
as part of its implementation of these funds.
    STOP School Violence Act.--The Committee recommends 
$175,000,000 for the STOP School Violence Act grant program. 
Within this amount, $120,000,000 is provided to the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance (BJA) for evidence-based school safety 
programs outlined in the Act and $55,000,000 is provided within 
the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) program. The 
Committee directs the offices to work with other Federal 
agencies to notify States, localities, Tribes, and school 
districts of funding availability upon release, increase 
training and technical assistance for school district 
applicants, and provide microgrants for school districts, 
including rural, tribal, and low-resourced schools. Through the 
STOP School Violence Act program, school districts should use 
funds for security hardening measures; evidence-based school 
threat assessments and trainings for school personnel and 
students to identify threats of school violence; locks, 
lighting, ballistic glass and other deterrent measures; safety 
and security of school premises by utilizing design elements 
and principles; technology for expedited notification of local 
law enforcement during an emergency; and other measures 
determined to provide significant improvement in physical 
security of schools.
    The Committee recognizes the significant emotional impact 
of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and teachers and directs BJA 
to prioritize evidence-based programming and students to 
identify warning signs and prevent tragedies such as suicide, 
mental health crisis, and interpersonal violence; develop and 
operate school-based teams to help receive, triage, and 
intervene when warning signs are reported; and create and 
implement anonymous reporting systems, among other allowable 
uses, as permitted under the Act.
    National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP).--The 
Committee recommends $110,000,000 for NCHIP to support States, 
territories, and Tribes in ensuring the effective and efficient 
exchange of complete and accurate criminal history records. 
These records are necessary for criminal-justice decisions on 
pretrial release, career-criminal charging, sentencing, and 
correctional assignments; and for pre-employment, licensing, 
and other noncriminal-justice decision-making purposes. The 
Committee is aware that many State laws and policies provide 
for the expungement or sealing of certain criminal records, 
making it possible for people with past convictions to access 
employment and housing, or exercise their social and civic 
rights, but many States do not have the resources for 
appropriate technology to effectively implement such policies. 
The Committee urges the Department to ensure that within the 
funds provided, grants awarded under NCHIP are made available 
for supporting the implementation of records systems that allow 
for the efficient expungement or sealing of criminal history 
records.
    Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Initiative.--The 
Committee recognizes that twenty states and the District of 
Columbia have some form of an Extreme Risk Protection Order 
(ERPO) law. The Committee believes that proper implementation 
and enforcement of ERPOs can better protect the health and 
safety of law enforcement, individuals subject to these orders, 
families, and the general public. The Committee's 
recommendation provides $40,000,000 for competitive grants to 
States, Tribes and localities who have strong due process 
protections both to develop and improve the implementation of 
existing ERPO laws. The Committee encourages that grant funds 
support a comprehensive implementation, including trainings and 
technical assistance for local law enforcement, judges, and 
support personnel in the safe and equitable application of the 
law; the creation of and support for multidisciplinary 
implementation teams, including a professional or specialist 
trained in crisis intervention and mental health coordination, 
and other activities as determined by the Attorney General.
    Community Trust Initiatives.--The Committee includes 
$225,000,000 for Community Trust Initiatives, and within this 
amount, recommends $150,000,000 for the Community Violence 
Intervention and Prevention (CVI) Program. The Committee 
further encourages the Department to give priority 
consideration to applicants under other applicable 
discretionary grant programs, such as Project Safe 
Neighborhoods, to support CVI strategies.
    The Committee also includes $35,000,000 for the Body Worn 
Camera (BWC) Partnership program. The Committee recognizes that 
BWC programs are an important tool that when strategically 
implemented can be an integrated part of a jurisdiction's 
holistic problem-solving and community-engagement strategy, 
helping to increase both trust and communication between the 
police and the communities they serve. The Committee also 
acknowledges that review of BWC footage by officers for lessons 
on issues such as procedural justice, constitutional policing, 
and courtesy-professionalism-and-respect is being done in some 
departments for officer performance review and training and 
encourages this type of review. The Committee urges the 
Department to encourage grantees to implement continuous 
training programs that use first-person body-worn camera 
footage to bolster office accountability, training, and 
honesty.
    Combatting Hate.--The Committee recommends $117,500,000 in 
grant funds through State and Local Law Enforcement Activities 
and Juvenile Justice for hate crime prevention programs. The 
enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate 
Crimes Prevention Act (Public Law 111-84) provided the Federal 
Government with more tools and data to help states address and 
combat these bias-motivated attacks. The recommendation 
provides $70,000,000 for grant opportunities authorized in 
section 4704 of Public Law 111-84 to help States, localities, 
and Tribal law enforcement agencies to conduct educational 
outreach and training on hate crimes and to investigate and 
prosecute hate crimes. The Committee further urges the 
Department and agency recipients of these grants to prioritize 
efforts to identify, investigate, report on, and prevent hate 
crimes that occur online or are related to bias-motivated 
harassment and criminal activity occurring online. Furthermore, 
the Committee remains concerned that hate crimes remain 
substantially underreported. Victim reluctance to contact law 
enforcement may arise from perceptions of police bias, distrust 
of law enforcement or the criminal justice system, or barriers 
such as language or concerns about their immigration status. 
The Committee believes that accurate data reporting is critical 
to be able to address hate crimes and provides $15,000,000 for 
the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE program to support the Department's 
efforts with State, local, and Tribal jurisdictions on 
increasing the compliance of localities reporting into the 
FBI's National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). DOJ is 
directed to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance 
to law enforcement agencies that have not consistently reported 
hate crimes data, with particular attention to small agencies 
with the fewest resources for administrative management and 
data analysis.
    Community Support for Victims of Hate Crime.--In addition 
to the Shepard-Byrd hate crime prevention grants, the Committee 
recommends $30,000,000 for grants awarded to community-based 
organizations that will further community-based strategies for 
conflict resolution and community empowerment and education. 
Grants will be provided to community-based organizations and 
civil rights groups to implement and facilitate educational 
classes and community services for defendants convicted of hate 
crimes directly related to the community harmed by the offense; 
culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public 
education campaigns on the collection of data and public 
reporting of hate crimes; safety ambassadors to escort 
vulnerable community members in public places; in-language 
support for victims and/or surviving families of hate crimes, 
including mental health support; the provision of upstander, 
de-escalation trainings in multiple languages; and other 
community-based strategies deemed appropriate for communities 
of color and other vulnerable and historically disadvantaged 
communities.
    Officer Training for Responding to People with Mental 
Illness or Disabilities.--Of the amounts available for Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, $10,000,000 shall be made 
available for ``Officer Training for Responding to People with 
Mental Illness or Disabilities'' Programs. Grants shall be 
awarded for State and local law enforcement officers or 
corrections officers to receive training from a program, and 
the cost of transportation and lodging associated with law 
enforcement officers or corrections officers attending such 
programs. Training shall include law enforcement or corrections 
officers' responses to people suspected to be under the 
influence of a drug or psychoactive substance, and response to 
circumstances in which a person is suspected to be suicidal or 
suffering from a mental illness; training on techniques and 
strategies designed to protect the health and safety of law 
enforcement officers and the public, including the person or 
persons a law enforcement officer encounters during a 
behavioral health crisis response; and the health and safety of 
corrections officers and inmates at the correctional facility, 
including the inmate a corrections officer encounters during a 
behavioral health crisis response, or in the normal course of 
business of interactions with the inmate. Training provided 
pursuant to grants awarded under this section shall be 
developed in conjunction with healthcare professionals, 
including behavioral health professionals, individuals with 
lived experience and peer support specialists, and care 
coordinators or case managers to provide crisis intervention 
training focused on understanding mental and behavioral health, 
developing empathy, navigating community resources, de-
escalation skills, and practical application training for 
officers.
    Consent Decrees and Other Litigation Related to Police 
Practices.--The Committee is aware of the Civil Rights 
Division's increasing investigations into law enforcement 
agencies and the resulting consent decrees currently being 
enforced. The Committee is also aware of the benefits received 
by the local communities and their citizens after a consent 
decree has been successfully enforced and the required reforms 
implemented. The Committee believes the Department should work 
with these agencies to identify funding opportunities to cover 
the resource gap needed to fully implement such reform efforts.
    Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review.--The 
Committee recognizes the need for legal representation and 
investigation services for individuals with post-conviction 
claims of innocence. The Committee recommends $15,000,000, an 
increase of $3,000,000 over fiscal year 2022, for the Capital 
Litigation Improvement and Wrongful Conviction Review program. 
This program works to improve the quality and effectiveness of 
representation in death penalty cases through State-level 
training for both the prosecutors who represent the public and 
the defense attorneys who represent indigent defendants in 
State capital cases, including forensic training. Given the 
urgent need to identify and remediate wrongful convictions, the 
Committee directs that at least 50 percent of the appropriated 
amount to the Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful 
Conviction Review grant programs shall be used to support 
Wrongful Conviction Review grantees providing high quality and 
efficient post-conviction representation for defendants in 
post-conviction claims of innocence. Wrongful Conviction Review 
grantees shall be nonprofit organizations, institutions of 
higher education, and/or State or local public defender offices 
that have inhouse post-conviction representation programs that 
show demonstrable experience and competence in litigating post-
conviction claims of innocence. Grant funds shall support 
grantee provision of post-conviction legal representation of 
innocence claims; case review, evaluation, and management; 
experts; potentially exonerative forensic testing; and 
investigation services related to supporting these post-
conviction innocence claims.
    Mentally Ill Offender Act.--The Committee is aware that 
there is often a correlation between those suffering from 
mental health disturbances and repeat criminal offenders. The 
Committee recommends $45,000,000 for the Justice and Mental 
Health Collaboration Program, $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. In addition, the Committee recommends 
prioritization of funds for the operational expenses for 
centers that provide assistance to those with severe mental 
health needs who are at risk of recidivism. These mental health 
centers can provide, but are not limited to, the following 
services: crisis care, residential treatment, outpatient mental 
health and primary care services, and community re-entry 
wraparound supports such as case management and connections to 
permanent supportive housing. The Committee recommends that 
funding levels for grants made be commensurate with 
demonstrated community needs. Additionally, the Committee 
encourages the Department to include appropriate Medication 
Assisted Treatment including long-acting medications, such as 
injectable anti-psychotic medication, as an allowable expense 
to improve treatment adherence and reduce risk for relapse and 
re-incarceration.
    Economic, High-tech, White Collar and Cybercrime 
Prevention.--The Committee provides $13,000,000 for grant 
programs funded under Economic, High-tech, White Collar and 
Cybercrime Prevention, $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. This amount includes $2,500,000 for intellectual 
property enforcement and $2,000,000 to provide training to 
prosecutors with regard to the prosecution of cybercrime.
    Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.--The Committee recognizes 
that the demand for forensic science services, including those 
related to sexual assault cases, remains exceptionally high, as 
outlined in the Department's needs assessment dated December 
20, 2019. Accordingly, the Committee provides $90,000,000 for 
this initiative, an increase of $40,000,000 above fiscal year 
2022.
    The Committee notes that unsubmitted kits, including 
partially tested kits, are being addressed under SAKI. Further, 
CODIS-eligible testing of previously ``partially tested rape 
kits'' is also allowable under the Capacity Enhancement for 
Backlog Reduction (CEBR) program.
    Research has provided DNA testing improvements and best 
practices, especially as they relate to sexual assault 
processing, and the Committee notes that research and 
development continues to be necessary in order to maximize 
crime laboratories' decision-making protocols on the selection 
of sexual assault kit DNA evidence and to develop research-
based guidelines on how many and which swabs should have 
completed DNA analysis.
    DNA Initiative.--The Committee recommends $168,000,000 for 
DNA backlog and crime lab improvements to strengthen and 
improve Federal and State DNA collection and analysis systems 
that can be used to accelerate the prosecution of the guilty 
while simultaneously protecting the innocent from wrongful 
prosecution. The Committee expects that OJP will make funding 
for DNA analysis and capacity enhancement a priority in order 
to meet the purposes of the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant 
Program. Within funds provided, $128,000,000 is for Debbie 
Smith DNA Backlog Reduction grants, $14,000,000 is for Kirk 
Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing grants, $20,000,000 is 
for State and Local Forensic Activities, and $6,000,000 is for 
Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, of which up to 
$2,000,000 shall be expended to establish regional Supporting 
Access to Nurse Exams (SANE) training programs. Regional SANE 
training programs are identified as establishing a level of 
excellence in forensic nursing and are qualified to prepare 
current and future sexual assault nurse examiners/forensic 
nurse examiners to be profession-ready and meet the applicable 
State certification and licensure requirements.
    The Committee understands that forensic genetic 
genealogical (FGG) DNA analysis is a powerful tool for human 
identification from forensic evidence where Combined DNA Index 
System (CODIS) has failed to lead to an identification. 
However, this type of advanced testing is cost prohibitive to 
many small or under-resourced law enforcement agencies. The 
Committee notes that FGG DNA activities are an eligible expense 
under several existing grant programs, including Byrne JAG, 
SAKI, and Shepard-Byrd Hate Crime Prevention Act grants. The 
Committee directs the Department to ensure these activities are 
highlighted in opportunity announcements. Further, the 
Committee urges that within the funds made available for 
``Local, State and Federal Forensic Activities'', grants for 
FGG DNA are also eligible.
    Rapid DNA.--The Committee understands that under certain 
conditions, Rapid DNA technology can help law enforcement 
agencies quickly compare DNA samples against profiles in the 
Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and determine possible 
connections between a suspect and known criminal activity or 
facilitate exoneration of innocent suspects. The Committee 
recognizes the local law enforcement community's interest in 
these uses as well as the technology's potential for generating 
investigative leads from crime scene samples and uses in the 
aftermath of disasters.
    In 2017, Congress enacted the Rapid DNA Act (Public Law 
115-50) with broad bipartisan support. Working with 
stakeholders, the FBI has developed a process for states to use 
Rapid DNA to analyze and upload qualifying arrestee DNA 
samples, per State law, to the national DNA database for near-
immediate searches against the index of unsolved crimes. The 
Committee recognizes that while the FBI has not yet cleared the 
way for the direct upload of crime scene samples from Rapid DNA 
to the national database, it has published guidance for best 
practices for non-CODIS uses. The Committee appreciates the 
FBI's support of local law enforcement in this manner. By 
decentralizing DNA testing, some of the burden can be removed 
from crime laboratories that are experiencing significant 
backlogs. Therefore, in the interest of public safety, the 
Committee encourages the Department to work to expand the 
availability of grant funding for Rapid DNA use in non-CODIS 
environments.
    Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution (PREA) Audit Quality 
Initiative.--Facility audits are a key component in helping 
agencies move their sexual abuse prevention and response 
policies from written documents to everyday practices. Congress 
enhanced the audit process in 2018 to ensure greater oversight 
of the audit process and improved audits. More than four years 
later, these changes have not been fully implemented by the 
PREA Management Office, in large part due to insufficient 
resources. The Committee supports the Department providing the 
necessary resources.
    Anti-Opioid Initiative.--The recommendation includes 
$460,000,000 for programs to reduce opioid addiction, as 
authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 
2016 (CARA; Public Law 114-198). Within this amount is 
$100,000,000 for drug courts; $45,000,000 for the Mentally Ill 
Offender Act; $42,000,000 for residential substance use 
treatment, $38,000,000 for veterans treatment courts; 
$35,000,000 for prescription drug monitoring; and $200,000,000 
for the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use 
Program (COSSUP), which includes no less than $11,000,000 for 
additional replication sites employing the Law Enforcement 
Assisted Diversion (LEAD) model, with applicants demonstrating 
a plan for sustainability of LEAD model diversion programs, 
prioritizing sites with geographic barriers.
    The Committee continues to support funding that provides 
virtual transitional substance use and misuse services to 
individuals who are incarcerated. By building on and leveraging 
investments in medication assisted treatment and telehealth 
services, the Committee supports programs that offer internet-
based substance use and misuse education, peer coaching and 
case management. Such programs facilitate a seamless transition 
from jails to the community and reduce relapse and recidivism. 
Of the amount made available for COSSUP, the Committee supports 
programs that provide comprehensive, virtual transition of care 
from jails to the community for individuals struggling with 
substance use and misuse.
    Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program.--The Department 
is encouraged to prioritize grant awards for law enforcement 
agencies that utilize Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) 
program models. These pre-arrest diversion programs give police 
the authority to divert low-level, non-violent offenders to 
community-based treatment instead of processing an arrest. As 
noted above, within the amounts provided for COSSUP, no less 
than $11,000,000 shall continue to be made available for sites 
employing models consistent with LEAD.
    Pre-Trial Services for Women with Children.--The Committee 
recognizes that the incarceration of custodial parents swells 
the child welfare system and undermines child well-being, with 
approximately 20,000 children entering foster care in fiscal 
year 2018, due in part to parental incarceration. The Committee 
directs the Department to support pilot programs for Pre-Trial 
Services for Women with Children, utilizing existing programs 
to implement pre-trial diversion programs as alternatives to 
the prosecution and detention of custodial parents awaiting 
adjudication, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, 
high-poverty areas. The Committee encourages that the pilot 
programs promote alternatives to incarceration with supportive 
services for mothers and children to improve family stability, 
protect the well-being of the children, decrease entry into 
foster care due to parental incarceration, and lower the 
incarceration rate.
    Supporting Local Communities.--The recommendation includes 
$131,613,000 for Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants 
to prevent crime, improve the criminal justice system, provide 
victims' services, and for other related activities. The 
accompanying table details funding for congressionally-
designated activities, which are incorporated by reference in 
the bill:

              BYRNE DISCRETIONARY COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Recipient                     Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anne Arundel County............  Anne Arundel County            $400,000
                                  Fresh START Program.
Anne Arundel County............  Fresh START Program....         400,000
Beaver County District           Ten-County SW PA Rapid          577,000
 Attorney's Office.               DNA Law Enforcement
                                  Initiative.
Boston Medical Center            Boston Medical Center           370,000
 Corporation.                     (BMC) Violence
                                  Intervention Advocacy
                                  Program (VIAP).
Bucks County Department of       Bucks County Dept. of           900,000
 Corrections.                     Corrections Outmate
                                  Program.
Bucks County District            Bucks County DA                 545,000
 Attorney's Office.               L.O.V.E. Is the Answer.
Cambria County District          Multi-County Rapid DNA          577,000
 Attorney's Office.               Law Enforcement
                                  Database Initiative.
Camden County Prosecutor's       Lake Area Counties              505,000
 Office.                          Against Human
                                  Trafficking and
                                  Organized Crime
                                  Program.
Chester County District          Chester County District         325,000
 Attorney's Office.               Attorney's Office
                                  Rapid DNA Program.
Chicago Police Memorial          Get Behind the Vest....         540,000
 Foundation.
City of Alexandria.............  Full Deployment of Body-      1,000,000
                                  Worn Cameras in
                                  Alexandria Police
                                  Department.
City of Austin.................  City of Austin                1,002,000
                                  Neighborhood Peace
                                  Project Expansion.
City of Binghamton.............  Binghamton Community            864,000
                                  Policing and Crime
                                  Prevention.
City of Boulder City, Nevada...  Boulder City Police             400,000
                                  Department Patrol
                                  Fleet.
City of Charlotte..............  Alternatives To               1,000,000
                                  Violence: Cure
                                  Violence
                                  Implementation.
City of Erie...................  Erie Youth Violence             500,000
                                  Prevention Program.
City of Erie...................  Patrol Vehicle and              319,000
                                  Tactical Equipment.
City of Glendale...............  Glendale Police                 731,000
                                  Department Homeless
                                  Outreach Program.
City of Hampton................  Hampton Gun Violence          4,600,000
                                  Intervention Program.
City of Harvey.................  Streetlight Improvement       1,500,000
                                  for Enhanced Public
                                  Safety.
City of Hayward................  The Hayward Evaluation          709,000
                                  and Response Teams
                                  (HEART) Program.
City of Henderson..............  Mental Health Co-             2,955,000
                                  Responder Crisis
                                  Response Unit.
City of Lancaster..............  Lancaster City Public         1,100,000
                                  Safety and Crime
                                  Prevention Project.
City of Lovejoy Police           City of Lovejoy Police           34,000
 Department.                      Tasers.
City of Miramar................  Public Safety Mental            100,000
                                  Health Program.
City of Montclair..............  Montclair Police Body-          800,000
                                  Worn Camera Program.
City of Montgomery.............  Safe Neighborhood               200,000
                                  Camera Initiative.
City of New Bedford............  Equitable Approaches to         563,000
                                  Public Safety in the
                                  City of New Bedford.
City of Newport News...........  Gun Violence and                760,000
                                  Violent Crime
                                  Reduction Initiative.
City of North Las Vegas........  North Las Vegas Police          145,000
                                  Officer Wellness
                                  Program.
City of Oakland................  Procedural Justice/             646,000
                                  Community Police Trust.
City of Orlando................  City of Orlando Police          985,000
                                  Department In-Car
                                  Camera Systems Project.
City of Portland...............  Community Safety Plan         2,000,000
                                  Design and Programming.
City of Richmond, Office of      Office of Neighborhood          300,000
 Neighborhood Safety.             Safety Community
                                  Violence Intervention
                                  Programs Project.
City of San Leandro............  City of San Leandro             300,000
                                  Police Department
                                  Community Police
                                  Review Board.
City of Scranton...............  The Scranton Police           3,500,000
                                  Department Community
                                  Policing Technology
                                  and Equipment
                                  Initiative.
City of Spokane................  City of Spokane                 500,000
                                  Municipal Court
                                  Domestic Violence
                                  Intervention Program.
City of Virginia Beach, VA.....  City of Virginia Beach        1,500,000
                                  Law Enforcement
                                  Training Equipment
                                  Upgrades.
City of Washington.............  Washington, IL, Police          583,000
                                  Evidence Storage.
Clark County...................  Clark County District         1,576,000
                                  Attorney's Office Case
                                  Management System--
                                  Criminal and Juvenile
                                  Divisions.
Clark County...................  Counseling Services for         175,000
                                  Domestic Violence and
                                  DUI to Reduce
                                  Recidivism for
                                  Indigent Clients.
Cleveland Peacemakers Inc......  Cleveland Peacemakers           500,000
                                  Alliance's Violence
                                  Prevention Program.
Contra Costa County, Office of   Transition Aged Youth         1,000,000
 the District Attorney.           Diversion Program
                                  (TAY).
Contra Costa County, Probation   Strategies for                1,180,000
 Department, Office of Reentry    Supporting Youth in
 & Justice.                       the Community.
County of Lassen...............  Lassen and Plumas             1,405,000
                                  County Emergency
                                  Communications
                                  Integration Project.
County of Orange...............  Orange County                 3,470,000
                                  Intelligence
                                  Assessment Center
                                  Project.
County of Ventura..............  Ventura County Family           640,000
                                  Justice Center Oxnard
                                  Satellite.
Credible Messenger Mentoring     Credible Messenger              530,000
 Movement.                        Mentoring Initiative.
Dakota County Sheriff's Office.  Electronic Crimes Unit          325,000
                                  Outreach and Program
                                  Expansion.
Detroit Police Department......  Body-Worn Camera              1,000,000
                                  Program.
Douglas County.................  Douglas County Youth          1,000,000
                                  Legal Services and
                                  Violence Reduction
                                  Initiative.
Downriver Community Conference.  Technology Improvements         750,000
                                  for Downriver Mutual
                                  Aid Consortium.
Durham County..................  Justice Movement                700,000
                                  Community Coordinated
                                  Violence Intervention
                                  Project.
Elk Grove Village Police         Elk Grove Village Cares         500,000
 Department.                      Program.
Elko County Sheriff's Office...  Rapid DNA Technology...         486,000
Family & Children's Place......  Louisville                    2,000,000
                                  Collaboration to
                                  Prevent Child Abuse,
                                  Youth and Family
                                  Violence.
Full Gospel Christian            Orchid Healing Circles          120,000
 Assemblies International.        for Victims of Gun
                                  Violence.
Gary Police Department.........  Gary Police Department--      1,000,000
                                  Body-Worn and In-Car
                                  Cameras Project.
Gentlemen By Choice Community    Ty's Place--A Safe              250,000
 Development Corporation.         Place for Teens: Youth
                                  Personal Development
                                  and Leadership Program.
Grant Parish Sheriff's Office..  Grant Parish Forensic           462,000
                                  Rapid DNA Technology
                                  for Investigations.
Hamilton County Board of County  Hamilton County Justice       1,000,000
 Commissioners.                   Center Security
                                  Improvements.
Henderson Police Department....  Equipment for Eldorado        1,087,000
                                  Valley Regional Public
                                  Safety Training
                                  Facility.
Hennepin Technical College.....  Hennepin Technical            2,090,000
                                  College Procurement of
                                  Scenario-Based
                                  Training Equipment.
Houston Police Department......  Houston Police                1,000,000
                                  Department Mobile
                                  Community Storefront
                                  Program and Equipment.
Indian River State College.....  Indian River State            3,000,000
                                  College Public Safety
                                  Complex Expansion for
                                  Emergency Response
                                  Training.
Ingham County..................  Advance Peace..........         500,000
Inspira Health Network.........  Youth Violence                1,000,000
                                  Reduction Initiative.
Jacksonville State University..  Northeast Alabama               500,000
                                  Sexual Assault Nurse
                                  Examiner Program.
Justice Innovation Inc.........  New Rochelle Community        1,125,000
                                  Youth Violence
                                  Intervention
                                  Initiative.
King County....................  King County Crisis            1,000,000
                                  Response Team.
King County Sheriff's Office...  King County Sheriff's         1,000,000
                                  Office Body-Worn
                                  Cameras.
Kings County Sheriff's Office..  Kings County Sheriff's          234,000
                                  Office Patrol Vehicle
                                  Replacement.
L.E.A.D. Inc, Tennessee........  Drug and Violence               203,000
                                  Prevention Program.
Lake County State's Attorney...  Lake County Gun                 750,000
                                  Violence Prevention
                                  Initiative.
Lamar University...............  Lamar University: Rapid
                                  and Remote Scanning of
                                  High-Risk Cargo
                                  Containers with Gamma
                                  Rays Technology at
                                  Texas Ports and
                                  Terminals.
Lifeline to Success, Inc.......  Reentry Services to             500,000
                                  Reduce Recidivism.
Louisiana Department of Public   Less Than Lethal and De-      2,220,000
 Safety & Corrections, Public     escalation Training
 Safety Offices, Office of        Center.
 State Police.
Luzerne County District          Luzerne County                2,500,000
 Attorney's Office.               Emergency Services
                                  Unit.
Madera County Sheriff's Office.  Madera County                   703,000
                                  Sherriff's Office
                                  Rapid DNA System
                                  Project.
Maria Pew Family Foundation DBA  Expanding Community-            250,000
 Maria's Voice.                   wide Domestic Violence
                                  Primary Prevention
                                  Education.
Maricopa County Sheriff's        Rapid DNA Enhancement           600,000
 Office.                          Project.
Mecklenburg County Criminal      Data and Dashboards:          1,000,000
 Justice Services Department.     Research and
                                  Enhancements to Ensure
                                  Mecklenburg County's
                                  Criminal Justice
                                  System is a Leader in
                                  Data-Informed Decision
                                  Making.
Merced County..................  Sheriff Merced County           457,000
                                  Rapid DNA System.
Metro Solutions Inc............  DLIVE Violence                  409,000
                                  Intervention.
Michigan State Police..........  Support for Mid-              4,347,000
                                  Michigan Law
                                  Enforcement.
Mississippi Forensics            Unidentified and                500,000
 Laboratory.                      Missing Persons
                                  Digital and Skeletal
                                  Remains Repository.
Montgomery County District       The Racial Justice              443,000
 Attorney's Office.               Improvement Project
                                  (RJIP).
Municipality of Ciales.........  Law Enforcement                  92,000
                                  Equipment, Technology,
                                  and Training for the
                                  Ciales Municipal
                                  Police.
Municipality of Loiza..........  Acquisition of Two              279,000
                                  Police Patrol Boats
                                  for the Loiza
                                  Municipal Police.
Municipality of Vieques........  Municipality of Vieques         420,000
                                  Security Camera System.
New Mexico Department of Public  The Forensic Laboratory         411,000
 Safety.                          Gas Chromatograph--
                                  Infrared Detector (GC
                                  IRD) Instrument
                                  Project.
New York Police Department.....  Patrol Response........       1,000,000
North East Community Action      Aspire Partnership               40,000
 Corporation.                     Vocational Skills
                                  Training/Certificate
                                  Program.
North Orange County Public       North Orange County           5,000,000
 Safety Collaborative.            Public Safety
                                  Collaborative.
Northern Regional Police         Police K9 Program......         170,000
 Department.
Oakland County Sheriff's Office  Oakland County                  410,000
                                  Sheriff's Office
                                  Training Equipment.
Office of the Ocean County       Comprehensive Officer           300,000
 Prosecutor.                      Assistance Program.
Office of the Sheriff of Bucks   Bucks County Sheriff            750,000
 County.                          Rapid DNA.
OhioHealth Corporation.........  Sexual Assault Response         400,000
                                  Network of Central
                                  Ohio Outreach and
                                  Education.
One Step Further, Inc..........  Gate City Coalition/            621,000
                                  Cure Violence Model
                                  Program.
Orange County Sheriff's Office.  Identification of                49,000
                                  Unidentified Murder
                                  Victims Using Genetic
                                  Genealogy.
Orange County Sheriff's Office.  OCSO Crisis                     185,000
                                  Intervention Training
                                  (CIT).
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office  Technology, Equipment,        3,907,000
                                  and Programming
                                  Improvements to
                                  Support People in
                                  Custody and Streamline
                                  Reentry.
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's        Ouachita Parish                 706,000
 Office.                          Forensic Rapid DNA
                                  Technology for
                                  Investigations.
Police Activity League of        Police Activity League          172,000
 Waterbury, Inc..                 Program Expansion.
Portage County Adult Probation   POWER PROGRAM--                 250,000
 Department.                      (Probationers,
                                  Offered, Work,
                                  Empowerment, Re-
                                  direction).
Prince George's County.........  Police Athletic League        1,117,000
                                  Partnerships and
                                  Program Expansion.
Ramsey County..................  Familiar Faces:               2,000,000
                                  Engaging Frequent
                                  Users of Emergency and
                                  Shelter Services.
Riverside County Sheriff's       Forensic Rapid DNA              515,000
 Department.                      Technology.
Salt Lake County...............  Salt Lake County Jail--       4,000,000
                                  Barriers for Suicide
                                  Prevention.
Sandwich Police Department.....  Transparency Equipment          121,000
                                  Improvement.
Sanford Police Department......  Sanford Police                   99,000
                                  Department Barricades
                                  and Related Equipment
                                  for Community Events.
Scott County Sheriff's Office..  Scott County Sheriff's           84,000
                                  Office Purchase of
                                  Rescue Technology and
                                  Equipment.
Shaphat Outreach...............  No Shots Fired.........       1,200,000
Siskiyou County Sheriff's        Modernization of the            899,000
 Office.                          Siskiyou County
                                  Sheriff's Department.
Spokane County Sheriff's Office  Spokane County Sheriff          500,000
                                  Helicopter Replacement.
Spokane Police Department......  Spokane Police                1,317,000
                                  Department Technology
                                  Improvement Plan.
St. Nicks Alliance Corp........  North Brooklyn Anti-          1,000,000
                                  Violence Initiative.
Stand with Parkland............  Implementation of               500,000
                                  Threat Reporting
                                  Mobile Application for
                                  Local Education and
                                  Public Safety Agencies.
Stark County Sheriff's Office..  Stark County Sheriff's          350,000
                                  Office Driving
                                  Simulator and Body-
                                  Worn Cameras.
Stratham Police Department.....  In-Car Camera System...          43,000
The Foundation United..........  Foundation United               800,000
                                  Funding to Help Law
                                  Enforcement Reduce and
                                  Eliminate Human
                                  Trafficking.
The Womans Opportunity           WORC Justice Services..         638,000
 Rehabilitation Center Inc..
Thurston County Sheriff's        Rapid DNA Forensic              448,000
 Office.                          Technology for
                                  Investigations.
Town of Chapmanville...........  Law Enforcement K-9              14,000
                                  Drug Interdiction
                                  Project.
Town of Danville...............  Danville Police Vehicle          65,000
                                  Upgrade.
Town of Davie..................  Body-Worn Camera                800,000
                                  Program.
Town of Eatonville.............  Eatonville Weed and           1,000,000
                                  Seed Community
                                  Policing Initiative.
Town of Fishkill...............  Fishkill Police                 600,000
                                  Department Body Camera
                                  Acquisition Project.
Town of Fuquay-Varina..........  Continuous Operation            180,000
                                  Body Camera System.
Town of Newton.................  First Response                1,333,000
                                  Communications
                                  Equipment.
TRUCE of Baton Rouge, Inc......  High-Risk Youth Crime           375,000
                                  and Violence Diversion
                                  Program.
Twelfth Judicial District Drug   Technology Saving               137,000
 Task Force.                      Arkansans.
Urban Peace Institute..........  LA Peacemakers                7,400,000
                                  Coalition.
Utah Department of Public        Utah Forensic Genetic           300,000
 Safety, State Bureau of          Genealogy DNA Testing
 Investigation.                   Initiative.
Village of Amityville..........  Village of Amityville           210,000
                                  Police Vehicles
                                  Request.
Village of Blanchester Police    Police Cruisers........         100,000
 Department.
Virgin Islands Police            Marine Enforcement            3,984,000
 Department.                      Vessels.
Volunteer UP Legal Clinic......  South Jersey Pro Bono           500,000
                                  Legal Clinic.
Washington County..............  Washington County             1,600,000
                                  Sheriff Office Hybrid
                                  Patrol Vehicles and
                                  River Patrol Boats.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS

    The Committee recommends $410,000,000 for Juvenile Justice 
programs, which is $50,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. The Committee looks forward to receiving the 
report directed in the fiscal year 2022 Explanatory Statement 
under the heading ``Arts Programs and Therapies for At-Risk and 
Justice-Involved Youth'' and continues the direction for a 
report identifying grant opportunities within OJJDP for art-
based programs and therapies for fiscal year 2023. Funds are 
distributed as follows:

                        JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Part B--State Formula Grants............................         $75,000
    Emergency Planning--Juvenile Detention Facilities...           (500)
Youth Mentoring Grants..................................         110,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants........          62,500
    Prevention of Trafficking of Girls..................         (5,000)
    Tribal Youth........................................        (14,000)
    Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal.........           (500)
    Girls in the Justice System.........................         (5,500)
    Opioid Affected Youth Initiative....................        (12,000)
    Children Exposed to Violence........................         (8,000)
Victims of Child Abuse Programs.........................          36,000
Missing and Exploited Children Programs.................         107,500
Training for Judicial Personnel.........................           4,500
Juvenile Indigent Defense...............................           3,000
Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative..........           3,500
Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Collaboration                   4,500
 Initiative.............................................
Eliminating Records-Related Barriers to Youth Success...           1,000
Youth-Focused Hate Crime Prevention and Intervention               2,500
 Initiative.............................................
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Juvenile Justice.............................        $410,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Statutes of Limitations.--The Committee is aware that State 
statutes of limitation laws have prevented survivors of child 
sexual abuse, child exploitation, and child sex trafficking 
from seeking justice when their trauma causes them to delay 
disclosure of their abuse until later in life. The Committee 
encourages the Department to prioritize awards to grantees in 
States that have eliminated civil and criminal statutes of 
limitations laws and revived time-barred civil claims for child 
sexual abuse, child exploitation, and child sex trafficking for 
adults who were a child at the time of the sexual abuse claim 
in question.
    Youth Mentoring Grants.--The recommendation includes 
$110,000,000 for youth mentoring grants, which is $8,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    The Committee recognizes the success of the Youth Mentoring 
program. Through trusted peer-to-peer mentoring relationships, 
in the community and in schools, Youth Mentoring grantees can 
provide needed attention and support to at-risk children. 
Mentoring relationships enhance a child's overall well-being by 
improving their emotional, social, and educational development.
    The Committee recognizes the value of community 
partnerships, including from business, government, education, 
and labor, to advance career and technical education (CTE) and 
science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) 
concepts and goals for youth participating in mentorship 
programs. The Committee directs the continued solicitation 
towards youth mentorship programs pursuing these community 
partnerships in order to support the ability of youth to 
translate CTE and STEAM skills and concepts to future career 
achievement.
    The Committee understands the importance of mentorship 
experiences tailored to mentees' backgrounds. Accordingly, the 
Committee encourages support for Black, Indigenous, and people 
of color (BIPOC)-led organizations to increase the impact and 
availability of mentors serving whose identities reflect 
mentees' own identities.
    The Committee believes that the Department must take a more 
aggressive approach to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline 
and limit out-of-school suspensions. The Committee encourages 
the Department, in coordination with relevant partners such as 
the Department of Education, to explore implementing programs 
that are focused on disadvantaged students of color in 
elementary and secondary school; available to all schools in 
all districts; and include a curriculum that prevents 
unnecessary trauma and harm; incorporates positive alternatives 
to suspension, in-school arrests, and expulsion; and promotes 
educational development and attainment. The Committee looks 
forward to the report directed in House Reports 116-101 and 
116-455, detailing how the Department could partner with 
relevant stakeholders to implement such a program.
    Furthermore, the Committee notes that exposure to community 
violence, domestic violence, and violence in school--coupled 
with pervasive poverty--impacts the thinking, behavior, and 
well-being of girls. This results in high rates of school 
dropouts, physical and mental illness, and involvement in the 
juvenile justice system. The Committee directs the Department 
to encourage grantees to identify opportunities for prevention 
programs aimed toward girls who are at risk of contact with the 
juvenile justice system.
    Prevention of Trafficking of Girls.--The recommendation 
includes $5,000,000 for grants for the Preventing of 
Trafficking of Girls program, $1,000,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level. The Committee notes these funds are 
eligible for nonprofits and other nongovernmental entities that 
have undergone rigorous evaluation and have a successful track 
record of administering research-based prevention and early 
intervention programs for girls who are vulnerable to 
trafficking and are most likely to end up in the juvenile 
justice system, and that funding should be used to scale up and 
replicate these programs.
    Missing and Exploited Children Programs.--The 
recommendation includes $107,500,000 for missing and exploited 
children programs, which is $8,500,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 enacted level.
    The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for task force grants, 
training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and 
administrative costs for the Internet Crimes Against Children 
(ICAC) program as authorized under Public Law 110-401. The 
Committee continues prior-year direction for the Department to 
include in its ICAC Task Force grant solicitation a 
prioritization of proactive investigations of suspects 
possessing, distributing, or producing violent and sadistic 
child sexual abuse imagery. The Committee also supports the 
continuation of the Department encouraging ICAC grantees to 
dedicate increased resources and efforts to proactive 
investigations, which have demonstrated potential to rescue 
children.
    Children Exposed to Violence.--The Committee recommends 
$8,000,000 for programs to support activities under the 
Children Exposed to Violence grant program, which supports 
coordinated and comprehensive efforts to build the capacity of 
families and communities to help children exposed to violence 
heal from trauma, increase protective factors to prevent youth 
violence or delinquency, and develop intervention and awareness 
strategies to support children. The Committee recognizes that 
many of the programs funded under Children Exposed to Violence 
utilize trauma-informed practices that take into consideration 
the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) faced by the target 
population being served. The Committee notes that ACE response 
teams would be an allowable use of these funds.
    In addition, the Committee recognizes that mentoring can 
play a role in effective approaches to address youth and 
community violence. The Committee urges the utilization of this 
grant funding to support partnerships between youth mentoring 
programs and agencies, community-based organizations, and 
partners in the private sector to create systems of collective 
impact and implement community-based approaches to address 
violence in high-crime, high-poverty areas. The Committee 
encourages that awardees also offer wraparound services to 
youth impacted by trauma, and programming designed specifically 
for victims of violence.
    Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Collaboration 
Initiative.--The Committee recommends $4,500,000 for a new 
program dedicated to youth who have come into contact with both 
the juvenile justice and child welfare systems, which includes 
foster care and other child protective services, also known as 
``dual status youth''. Youth who have a history of child 
maltreatment and involvement in the child welfare system have 
an increased likelihood of involvement in risky or criminal 
behavior. However, the juvenile justice system is often not 
prepared to recognize or respond to the complex needs of dual 
status youth. Funds should be used to support the necessary 
collaboration between these two systems and ensure they are 
working together to develop comprehensive plans for youth while 
also engaging with foster families and group homes.
    Alternatives to Youth Incarceration.--The cost of youth 
incarceration is astronomically high, especially when 
considering many youth who spend time in the juvenile justice 
system have a higher rate of recidivism into the adult system. 
Closing failed youth prisons would allow more young people and 
communities nationwide to receive much more effective and cost-
efficient community-based alternatives that would dramatically 
improve outcomes, address racial disparities, and ensure public 
safety. Therefore, the Committee recommends $3,500,000 to 
develop a new initiative to fund State, local, and Tribal 
entities to close and repurpose youth prisons. The Committee 
encourages that the funding should be used by grantees to 
support a robust planning process to help redirect resources 
freed up by youth prison closures to support effective 
alternatives to incarceration and community-based programs for 
system-involved youth; needed services and opportunities 
outside of the justice system; and to address economic impact 
of youth prison closures on communities, such as the re-
employment of laid-off employees of youth prisons.
    Youth-Focused Hate Crime Prevention and Intervention 
Initiative.--The recommendation provides $2,500,000 for a new 
program aimed at youth who hold hate-related beliefs, including 
those in contact with the juvenile justice system. The 
Department is encouraged to fund the development of long-term 
prevention initiatives, including anti-bias education programs 
and early intervention initiatives designed to help inoculate 
both youth and the communities in which they live against 
extremism and to help steer young people away from dangerous 
ideas and initiatives, including by combatting online hate and 
radicalization. The Committee also encourages the Department to 
ensure that the initiative promotes civics education, digital 
literacy, and pro-democracy education programs.

                     PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends a total of $167,800,000 for the 
Public Safety Officer Benefits program, which is $11,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. Within the funds 
provided, $133,000,000 is for death benefits for survivors, an 
amount estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that is 
considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes. Additionally, 
within the total, $34,800,000 is recommended for disability 
benefits for public safety officers who are permanently and 
totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained 
in the line of duty, and for education benefits for the spouses 
and children of officers who are killed in the line of duty or 
who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of a 
catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.

                  Community Oriented Policing Services


             COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $543,927,000 for Community 
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Programs, which is 
$32,183,000 above fiscal year 2022. Funds are distributed as 
follows:

                  COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
                        (In thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COPS Hiring Grants......................................        $277,400
    Tribal Resources Grant Program......................        (34,000)
    Regional Information Sharing Activities.............        (44,000)
    Tribal Access Program...............................         (4,000)
    Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act......        (10,000)
    Collaborative Reform Model..........................        (10,000)
    Civilian Review Boards..............................         (4,000)
Community Policing Development..........................          50,000
POLICE Act..............................................          15,000
Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces........................          16,500
Anti-Heroin Task Forces.................................          36,500
STOP School Violence Act................................          55,000
COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects........          93,527
                                                         ---------------
    Total, Community Oriented Policing Services.........        $543,927
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    STOP School Violence Act.--The recommendation includes 
$55,000,000 for evidence-based school hardening measures, 
including metal detectors, locks, lighting, ballistic glass, 
and other deterrent measures in coordination with law 
enforcement, as well as training for local law enforcement 
officers to prevent student violence, technology for expedited 
notification of local law enforcement during an emergency, and 
other measures determined to provide significant improvement in 
physical security of schools. The Committee encourages the 
Department to use funds for enhanced metal detectors at 
schools.
    Active Shooter Training.--The recommendation includes 
$15,000,000 for the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-199), an 
increase of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted 
level. The Committee notes the importance of training 
partnerships that offer nationwide, dynamic force-on-force 
scenario-based training. The Committee understands the training 
has been adopted by numerous States and agencies as their 
standard active shooter training and that the FBI has adopted 
this program as its national training standard for active 
shooter response.
    The Committee directs the Department to ensure that such 
training authorized under the POLICE Act be made available for 
primary schools, secondary schools, and college campuses, and 
that such training is integrated with campus police officers 
and local law enforcement.
    The Department shall report to the Committee, within 180 
days of enactment of this Act, on the number of schools that 
have received active shooter training and the number of 
schools' campus police officer units that have received active 
shooter training in connection with this program over the last 
three fiscal years.
    Community Policing Development (CPD).--The Committee 
recommends $50,000,000 for CPD, for competitive grants provided 
directly to law enforcement, including training programs. Of 
this amount, (1) $20,000,000 is for officer training in de-
escalation techniques, of which no less than $4,000,000 is for 
grants to regional de-escalation training centers that are 
administered by accredited institutions of higher education and 
offer de-escalation training certified by a national 
certification program; (2) $10,000,000 is for assisting 
agencies with gaining accreditation to ensure compliance with 
national and international standards covering all aspects of 
law enforcement policies, procedures, practices, and 
operations, of which no less than $3,000,000 is to be provided 
for small and rural law enforcement agencies for this purpose; 
(3) $5,000,000 is for the CPD Microgrants program, which 
provides funding for demonstration and pilot projects that 
offer creative ideas to advance crime fighting, community 
engagement, problem solving, and organizational changes to 
support community policing; (4) $3,000,000 is for grants to 
support tolerance, diversity, and anti-bias training programs 
offered by organizations with well-established experience 
training law enforcement personnel and criminal justice 
professionals; and (5) $12,000,000 is to expand the use of 
crisis intervention teams in order to embed mental and 
behavioral health services with law enforcement, including 
funding for specialized training. The Committee directs the 
Department to provide a status update on the program within 60 
days of the enactment of this Act.
    Police Accountability and Community Engagement.--The 
Committee urges the Department to make CPD Microgrants funding 
available to help nonprofit organizations, institutions of 
higher education, community groups, youth groups, and faith-
based organizations facilitate organized dialogues that bring 
together community members and law enforcement officers so that 
they may collaborate to develop shared goals that will enhance 
the collective safety of the community. The dialogues should 
include diverse groups of community members, local elected 
officials, law enforcement leaders and officers, business 
leaders, and community members, including youth groups, to 
assess the state of police-community relations in States and 
local communities. The Department is further urged to partner 
with these organizations to develop strategies that will result 
in concrete action items that will improve the relationships 
between the police and the communities and further the goal of 
enhancing collective safety. Within 180 days of enactment of 
this Act, the Department shall submit a progress report to the 
Committee on the results of the dialogues as well as on any law 
enforcement practices that have changed as a result of the 
dialogues.
    Law Enforcement Screening and Training to Eliminate Bias.--
The Committee recognizes the importance to effective policing 
of law enforcement personnel reflecting the communities they 
serve, and of officers identifying and eliminating biases that 
impair their ability to earn and maintain community trust, and 
carry out their duties fairly. In addition, to fulfill their 
mission, law enforcement agencies should implement best 
practices to prevent active proponents of white supremacy and 
violent anti-government extremism from joining their ranks, and 
to eliminate such individuals from officer corps. The Committee 
continues to encourage the Department to provide the highest 
priority to COPS Hiring program applicants and law enforcement 
agencies that request support for screening and counseling 
programs to identify, and prevent the radicalization of, 
applicants and personnel who endorse violent and hateful 
extremist movements. The Committee further applauds the 
Department's prioritization of COPS Hiring grants to program 
applicants and law enforcement agencies that require their 
employees to complete trainings on ethnic and racial bias, 
racial profiling, gender bias, sexual orientation and gender 
identity bias, and/or cultural diversity in fiscal year 2022 
and supports its continuation in fiscal year 2023.
    Civilian Review Boards.--Within the amount provided for 
COPS, the Committee recommends $4,000,000 for grants for the 
development of best practices for, and the creation of, 
civilian review boards to oversee local police departments. 
Civilian review boards funded under this program should be 
independent and adequately resourced, have investigatory 
authority and staff subpoena power, have representative 
community diversity, have policy making authority, provide 
advocates for civilian complainants, have mandatory police 
power to conduct hearings, and conduct statistical studies on 
prevailing complaint trends.
    Rural law enforcement staffing.--The Committee recognizes 
certain State and local law enforcement agencies in rural and 
low-populated counties are critically underfunded and 
understaffed. Law enforcement understaffing is a detriment to 
communities and public safety. The Committee encourages the 
Department to fund grants for critically understaffed law 
enforcement agencies.
    COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects.--The 
recommendation includes $93,527,000 for grants to State, local, 
and Tribal law enforcement to develop and acquire effective 
technologies and interoperable communications that assist in 
responding to and preventing crime. These project 
recommendations will allow recipients the opportunity to 
establish and enhance any of a variety of technical equipment 
and/or programs to encourage the continuation and enhancement 
of community policing efforts within their jurisdictions. These 
projects should help improve police effectiveness and the flow 
of information among law enforcement agencies, local government 
service providers, and the communities they serve.
    COPS is directed to ensure that all equipment funded under 
this program meets the requirements of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology Office of Law Enforcement 
Standards. The accompanying table details funding for 
congressionally designated activities, which are incorporated 
by reference in the bill:

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY
                                PROJECTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Recipient                     Project              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amelia County..................  Amelia County Public         $1,000,000
                                  Safety Interoperable
                                  Radio System.
Atlantic City Police Department  Atlantic City Police            800,000
                                  Department--City Wide
                                  Cameras.
Benton County..................  SECOMM Microwave System       2,000,000
                                  Replacement.
Bergen County Sheriff's Office.  County Park/Road                954,000
                                  Cameras and Message
                                  Boards.
Borough of Bogota Police         Communications                  255,000
 Department.                      Equipment Upgrades.
Boulder County Sheriff's         Boulder County Sheriff        1,080,000
 Office, Office of Disaster       Long Range Acoustical
 Management.                      Device Siren System.
Calhoun County Sheriff's         Policing Equipment and          436,000
 Department.                      Technology Upgrades.
Cayuga County..................  Cayuga County Emergency       1,000,000
                                  911 Radios Replacement
                                  Project.
Chesterfield County Sheriff's    Virtual Realty Training         175,000
 Office.                          System.
Christian County Emergency       Christian County              8,547,000
 Services.                        Emergency Services
                                  SWINS Radio Project.
Citrus Heights Police            Citrus Heights Police           540,000
 Department.                      Department Emergency
                                  Communication
                                  Enhancements.
City of Aurora, IL.............  1Public Safety                2,280,000
                                  Modernization and
                                  Technology
                                  Infrastructure Upgrade.
City of Baltimore..............  License Plate Readers..       1,300,000
City of Battle Ground..........  Battle Ground Public            413,000
                                  Safety Technology
                                  Improvements.
City of Boynton Beach..........  Emergency Operations          1,025,000
                                  Radio Tower
                                  Replacement Project.
City of Chandler...............  Joint Mobile Command            680,000
                                  Center Equipment.
City of Donna..................  Acquisition of Safety           325,000
                                  Mobile Application for
                                  Domestic Violence
                                  Victims.
City of Doral Police Department  Doral Police Department       1,000,000
                                  Real-Time Operations
                                  Center Safe-City
                                  Policing Technology
                                  Project.
City of Easton.................  LIDAR for City of               349,000
                                  Easton Public Safety
                                  and Emergency Response.
City of Eupora.................  Eupora Police In-Car            125,000
                                  Video/Body Camera/
                                  License Plate Reader.
City of Eupora.................  Eupora Police                   128,000
                                  Technology
                                  Modernization.
City of Fairview Park..........  Fairview Park Police            604,000
                                  Department Radio
                                  Replacement Project.
City of La Verne...............  City of La Verne Public         500,000
                                  Safety Camera Network
                                  Upgrade Project.
City of Long Beach.............  Long Beach Police                95,000
                                  Department Body Camera
                                  Project.
City of Longview...............  De-Escalation Police            215,000
                                  Training Simulator
                                  Project.
City of Middletown Middletown    300,000................
 Police Security and Technology
 Initiative.
City of Peoria.................  Regional Computer Aided       2,000,000
                                  Dispatch (CAD) and
                                  Records Management
                                  System (RMS).
City of Perry..................  City of Perry Security          130,000
                                  Upgrades.
City of Petersburg.............  Petersburg Emergency          3,203,000
                                  Public Safety
                                  Communications System.
City of Round Rock.............  Round Rock Public             2,000,000
                                  Safety Equipment.
City of Salinas................  Salinas Police                1,165,000
                                  Integrated Technology
                                  for Community Safety.
City of Sarasota...............  Sarasota Police                 300,000
                                  Department Equipment
                                  Upgrade.
City of St. Louis..............  Improvement of 911              685,000
                                  Dispatch System.
City of St. Petersburg, Florida  Police Computer-Aided           750,000
                                  Dispatch (CAD)/Record
                                  Management System
                                  (RMS)/Mobile System.
City of Washougal Police         Washougal Body-Worn             131,000
 Department.                      Cameras Project.
City of West Palm Beach........  Secure Mobile Radio             969,500
                                  Site.
Clay County....................  Enhancing Community             300,000
                                  Policing for Clay
                                  County, NC by
                                  Improving the Flow of
                                  Critical Technology.
County of Burlington...........  Burlington County             1,200,000
                                  Emergency
                                  Communications Project.
County of Del Norte............  Sheriff's Office                550,000
                                  Computer Aided
                                  Dispatch (CAD) and
                                  Records Management
                                  (RMS) Systems Update.
County of Mono.................  Public Safety Radio           3,000,000
                                  System Upgrade.
County of Ocean................  9-1-1 Call Center and           500,000
                                  Emergency Management
                                  Office.
Cowlitz 911 Public Authority...  Cowlitz 911 Public            2,179,000
                                  Safety Radio
                                  Technology
                                  Modernization & Radio
                                  System Microwave
                                  Replacement.
Curry County...................  Virtual Reality                 267,000
                                  Training Simulators.
Dallas Police Department.......  Dallas Police                   935,000
                                  Department Record
                                  Management System.
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's       EBRSO Investigative             736,000
 Office.                          Support Unit.
Edina Police Department........  Edina Police Department          78,000
                                  Procurement of
                                  Tactical Micro-robot
                                  Systems.
Escambia County Commission.....  P25 Radio                     1,204,000
                                  Infrastructure for the
                                  Escambia County
                                  Commission.
Hampton Police Department......  Radio System Upgrades..       1,376,000
Hancock County Commission......  Video Monitoring in             325,000
                                  Cruisers, Body Cameras.
Hancock County E-911...........  Commission Hancock              900,000
                                  County E-911 Radios.
Harris County Sheriff's Office.  Virtual Reality                 100,000
                                  Training Equipment.
Lancaster Police Department....  Lancaster Police                200,500
                                  Department Body-Worn
                                  Cameras.
Lane County Lane...............  County Public Safety            176,000
                                  Dispatch Center
                                  Equipment Upgrade.
Lewis County...................  Lewis County Public           2,800,000
                                  Safety Radio
                                  Communications Project.
Liberty Hill Police Department.  Liberty Hill Equipment          128,000
                                  Modernization.
Londonderry Police Department..  Emergency Dispatch               75,000
                                  Center Workstations
                                  and Equipment Upgrades.
Louisa County..................  East End Radio                1,000,000
                                  Improvements.
Miami Dade Police Department...  Miami Dade Police             3,750,000
                                  Department Mobile
                                  Computing Upgrade.
Middle Rio Grande Development    Regional Trunking Radio       5,484,000
 Council.                         System Upgrade.
Midland County.................  Midland County                  685,000
                                  Sheriff's Office Radio
                                  and Communications
                                  Infrastructure Project.
Mississippi Department of        MS Capitol Police               550,000
 Public Safety.                   Technology
                                  Improvements.
New York Police Department.....  Fixed Plate Reader            2,000,000
                                  System Installation.
Nottoway County................  Nottoway County Public        1,000,000
                                  Safety Radio
                                  Communications System.
Olathe Police Department.......  Mobile Command Post             300,000
                                  Equipment Upgrades.
Pasco Sheriff's Office.........  Technological Upgrades        2,000,000
                                  to the Center for the
                                  Recovery of Endangered
                                  and Missing Persons
                                  (CREMP).
Piatt County Sheriff's Office..  911 Radio Communication         607,000
                                  System Upgrade.
Pierce County Sheriff's          Pierce County Metro             248,000
 Department.                      Dive Team Equipment.
Porter County Sheriff            Porter County Sheriff           400,000
 Department.                      Department Equipment
                                  Acquisition.
Rappahannock Regional Criminal   Virtual Reality                 125,000
 Justice Academy.                 Judgement Training
                                  Simulator.
Rochester Police Department....  City of Rochester:              300,000
                                  Upgrade Video Camera
                                  Surveillance System.
Suffield Police Department.....  Computer Aided Dispatch/        180,000
                                  Records Management
                                  System Project.
The City of Gautier............  City of Gautier Police          507,000
                                  Equipment Upgrade and
                                  Improvements.
The City of Vallejo............  The Vallejo Ghost Gun           830,000
                                  and Gun Violence
                                  Prevention Initiative.
Tillamook County...............  Tillamook County Public       2,000,000
                                  Safety Radio
                                  Communication System.
Tiverton Police Department.....  Tiverton Public Safety          500,000
                                  Communications Project.
Toledo Police Department.......  Enhanced Portable Radio       1,250,000
                                  Equipment.
Town of Amherst................  North Amherst Police            900,000
                                  Communications System
                                  Tower and Equipment
                                  Acquisition.
Town of New Fairfield..........  New Fairfield PD              2,100,000
                                  Emergency
                                  Communications System
                                  Upgrade.
Town of Watertown Police         Watertown PD Two Way          3,375,000
 Department.                      Radio Communications
                                  Upgrade.
Township of Chatham............  Public Safety                   809,000
                                  Information Sharing
                                  Technology Community
                                  Project.
Township of South Hackensack...  South Hackensack Public         210,000
                                  Safety Communications
                                  Project.
Township of Weehawken..........  Public Safety                 1,000,000
                                  Department's Radio
                                  System Update.
Union City Police Department...  Union City's Digital          1,200,000
                                  Trunked Radio System
                                  Replacement.
Wahkiakum County Sheriff's       Wahkiakum County Radio        1,595,000
 Office.                          Improvement Project.
Warren Police Department.......  Law Enforcement                 170,000
                                  Technology Enhancement.
Wayne Police Department........  Law Enforcement                  54,000
                                  Equipment Upgrades.
West Milford Township..........  West Milford Township--       2,893,000
                                  Communications
                                  Equipment.
Whatcom County Sheriff.........  Whatcom County                  500,000
                                  Integrated Public
                                  Safety Radio System.
Whiting Police Department......  Technology and                  215,000
                                  Equipment: License
                                  Plate Readers.
Windsor Heights Police and Fire  Windsor Heights P25             301,000
 Department.                      Radio Replacement
                                  Project.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

               General Provisions--Department of Justice


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee has included the following general provisions 
for the Department of Justice:
    Section 201 makes available additional reception and 
representation funding for the Attorney General from the 
amounts provided in this title.
    Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any 
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
    Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an 
inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, 
except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding 
section.
    Section 204 establishes requirements and procedures for 
transfer proposals.
    Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for 
transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security, 
other than to a facility certified by the BOP as appropriately 
secure.
    Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services 
and materials used primarily for recreational purposes, except 
for those items and services needed for inmate training, 
religious, or educational purposes.
    Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General 
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the 
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information 
technology projects.
    Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming 
procedures for any deviation from the program amounts specified 
in this title or the accompanying report, or the reuse of 
deobligated funds provided in previous years.
    Section 209 prohibits the use of funds for OMB Circular A-
76 competitions for work performed by employees of the Bureau 
of Prisons or of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
    Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding 
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from 
statutory residency requirements.
    Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and 
reimbursement program funds made available to the Office of 
Justice Programs to be used for training and technical 
assistance, and up to 2 percent of grant funds made available 
to that office to be used for criminal justice research, 
evaluation and statistics by the National Institute of Justice 
and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    Section 212 provides cost-share waivers for certain DOJ 
grant programs.
    Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney 
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for 
offender incarceration.
    Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check System established 
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being 
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a 
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement 
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
    Section 215 permits DOJ to participate in Performance 
Partnership Pilot collaboration programs.
    Section 216 establishes reporting requirements for certain 
Department of Justice funds.
    Section 217 provides for the use of offsetting collections 
credited to and made available in the Working Capital Fund.
    Section 218 provides for humanitarian expenses incurred 
from illness, injury or death while on duty for certain 
Department of Justice personnel.
    Section 219 prohibits funds to move a Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives facility.

                               TITLE III


                                SCIENCE


                Office of Science and Technology Policy

    The Committee recommends $7,965,000 for the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which is $1,313,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Climate Change Adaptation.--The Committee continues to 
support the direction provided by Executive Order 14008 
regarding climate adaptation and resilience and the mandate for 
each Federal agency to produce annual Climate Action Plans. The 
Committee remains concerned about the quality of these action 
plans and the climate information on which they are based. The 
Committee, therefore, repeats the direction contained in House 
Report 117-97 and adopted by Public Law 117-103 that OSTP shall 
develop guidance for Federal agencies regarding their Climate 
Action Plans required by E.O. 14008, as well as to review and 
assess the appropriateness of such plans once developed. The 
Committee looks forward to the briefing required on this topic 
in House report 117-97 and adopted in Public Law 117-103.
    National Circular Economy Roadmap.--The Committee 
encourages OSTP to develop a National Circular Economy Roadmap 
that includes a vision for how the science and technology 
enterprise should support the development of a circular economy 
in the United States, identification of key public and private 
stakeholders that could contribute to or benefit from a 
transition to a circular economy, and recommendations on 
specific federal policies needed to drive this transition.
    Federally Funded Scientific Research.--The Committee 
recognizes the considerable progress made by OSTP in bringing 
to completion the department and agency public access plans 
called for by the OSTP Memorandum ``Increasing Access to the 
Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research,'' issued 
February 22, 2013. The Committee understands that 22 
departments and agencies with annual expenditures on research 
and development of $100,000,000 or more now have completed 
their public access plans for increasing access to peer-
reviewed scholarly publications and digital data resulting from 
Federally funded research. The Committee encourages OSTP to 
continue its efforts to coordinate the implementation of public 
access policies across Federal departments and agencies and to 
identify additional opportunities to enhance access to the 
results of Federally funded research. The Committee received 
OSTP's quarterly progress reports regarding department and 
agency public access planning efforts, the most recent report 
being issued on January 9, 2017. Further, OSTP shall report to 
the Committee on an annual basis on the progress of departments 
and agencies in implementing their public access plans, 
including relevant measures of progress, and regarding 
additional steps being taken to improve access to the results 
of Federally funded research. In addition, at least 90 days 
prior to making any changes to the Federal Government's public 
access policies as outlined in the 2013 OSTP memorandum on 
``Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded 
Scientific Research'', the Committee directs OSTP to submit to 
the Committee a report on the costs and budgetary impact of 
such changes. The report shall include a complete analysis of 
any newly-created costs, including any potential new costs for 
grant recipients.
    Open Access Publishing of Scientific Research.--The 
Committee is concerned that financing mechanisms for open 
access publishing of scientific research, in particular article 
processing charges and transformative agreements, may present 
growing barriers to knowledge generation and sharing. Article 
processing charges paid by authors and their institutions may 
create particularly significant burdens for early-career 
researchers and those from traditionally underrepresented 
communities. To inform further development of open access 
policies among Federal research agencies, OSTP is directed to 
deliver a report to the Committee, no later than 270 days after 
the enactment of this Act, on article processing charges and 
transformative agreement costs borne by Federal research 
grantees during fiscal years 2016 through 2021 and how these 
financing models affect who can publish. This report shall 
analyze the effects of open access financing mechanisms, 
including article processing charges and transformative 
agreements on costs paid as part of Federal research grants, as 
possible given limited data on the subject. The report should 
also assess how these open access financing mechanisms may 
affect the volume of research publications authored by 
scientists who are early career or are from smaller, lesser-
funded, and historically underrepresented institutions, 
including Historically Black Colleges and Universities; 
Hispanic-Serving Institutions, EPSCoR, and other Minority-
Serving institutions; where researchers choose to publish; and 
potential variability in effects across different research 
disciplines including, but not limited to, the life sciences, 
physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, mathematics, 
and engineering. As part of this report, OSTP shall also 
include a discussion of how more data might be collected to 
inform understanding of the impacts of these charges and the 
feasibility of such data collection.
    Alternative Protein Research.--The Committee notes that 
research focused on creating the characteristics of animal meat 
using plants, animal cell cultivation, and fermentation, known 
as alternative protein research, may advance the development of 
sustainable protein sources that help mitigate risks related to 
antibiotic resistance, food security, and greenhouse gas 
emissions. The Committee further notes that this research is 
multidisciplinary and involves multiple Federal agencies, 
including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National 
Science Foundation. The Committee recognizes that research and 
development efforts on new technologies such as alternative 
proteins should be coordinated across the Federal Government. 
Accordingly, the Committee directs OSTP to establish an 
interagency group under the National Science and Technology 
Council (NSTC) to provide recommendations on coordination and 
support of alternative protein research and development 
throughout the Federal Government. The Committee directs OSTP 
to provide an intermediate report to the Committee, no later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, on the progress of 
this group.
    Critical and Emerging Technologies List.--The Committee 
encourages OSTP to update the Critical and Emerging 
Technologies List as necessary, but no less than every two 
years.
    Arctic Observing System.--The Committee recognizes the 
significant impacts of the changing climate in the Arctic, 
which have dramatically outpaced the changes on the rest of the 
planet. Unfortunately, the Nation's ability to monitor, detect, 
and understand marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric changes and 
their implications for the rest of the planet is limited by the 
insufficient observing facilities in the Arctic. The Committee 
looks forward to the report from OSTP directed in House report 
117-97 and adopted in Public Law 117-103 on the need to 
establish and maintain a sustained Arctic observing network.

                         National Space Council

    The Committee recommends $1,965,000 for the National Space 
Council, which is equal to the fiscal year 2022 appropriation 
and equal to the request. The Committee appreciates the 
Council's efforts to adhere to the quarterly briefing 
requirements set forth in division B of Public Law 116-260.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    The Committee recommends $25,446,200,000 for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is an 
increase of $1,404,900,000 over the fiscal year 2022 
appropriation and $527,600,000 below the request.
    NASA's fiscal year 2023 budget request envisions bold new 
research in Earth Science and Aeronautics, which taken together 
can improve our understanding of climate change and take direct 
steps to address the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute 
to climate change. Importantly, the request also continues 
efforts to lead our Nation into a new era of human space 
exploration through the Artemis program and to develop a new 
generation of STEM students through strong support for STEM 
engagement initiatives.
    In the coming months, NASA will launch Artemis I and begin 
a new era in human space exploration, and the Committee 
provides significant resources to ensure that this new chapter 
is a successful one.
    The recommendation incorporates NASA's proposed new 
nomenclature for components of the Exploration Systems Mission 
Directorate. The Committee's program and project 
recommendations for NASA are included in the consolidated 
funding table below and in narrative direction throughout this 
report. The Committee reminds NASA that any deviations from the 
amounts included in the table below are subject to section 505 
requirements of this Act. When executing its budget for fiscal 
year 2023, NASA shall incorporate the funding levels 
established in both the table and the narrative direction.

              NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                        (in thousands of dollars)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         Program                              Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Science:
    Earth Science.......................................      $2,334,800
    Planetary Science...................................       3,200,000
    Astrophysics........................................       1,525,000
    Heliophysics........................................         760,200
    Biological and Physical Science.....................          85,000
                                                         ---------------
Total, Science..........................................       7,905,000
                                                         ===============
Aeronautics.............................................         950,000
                                                         ===============
Space Technology........................................       1,250,000
                                                         ===============
Deep Space Exploration Systems..........................       7,323,700
    Orion Multi-purpose Crew Vehicle....................     (1,338,700)
    Space Launch System (SLS) Vehicle Deployment........     (2,600,000)
    Exploration Ground Systems..........................       (749,900)
                                                         ===============
Space Operations........................................       4,256,000
                                                         ===============
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)         150,100
                                                         ===============
Safety, Security and Mission Services...................       3,138,700
                                                         ===============
Construction and Environmental Compliance and                    424,300
 Restoration............................................
                                                         ===============
Office of Inspector General.............................          48,400
                                                         ===============
Total, NASA.............................................     $25,446,200
                                                         ===============
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                SCIENCE

    The Committee provides $7,905,000,000 for Science, which is 
$290,600,000 above the fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
    Earth Science.--The recommendation includes $2,334,800,000 
for Earth Science programs, which is $270,100,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level and $76,700,000 below the 
request. NASA's budget submission reflects a renewed urgency 
and focus on Earth science. Climate change is a global crisis, 
and this research is critical to helping Americans understand 
the nature of climate change and how to effectively respond. 
Fiscal year 2023 funding will accelerate the recommendations of 
the most recent Earth Science Decadal Survey to scale-up the 
Earth System Observatory, establish the new Earth Information 
Center, and leverage public-private partnerships to increase 
access to climate data. As NASA engages in this critically 
important work, it is encouraged to continue collaboration with 
other relevant Federal agencies, including the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration and National Science Foundation.
    Earth Information Center.--The Committee strongly endorses 
the Administration's proposal to establish an Earth Information 
Center. NASA is encouraged to explore greenhouse gas monitoring 
and detection technologies at multiple locations as part of the 
Center's focus on data accessibility for Federal, state, local, 
academic, and public stakeholders. NASA is also encouraged to 
make this website user friendly and accessible in multiple 
languages. Within 180 days of enactment of this Act, NASA is 
directed to brief the Committee on its plans to expand the 
Center's services beyond greenhouse gas monitoring.
    Earth Systematic Missions.--The Committee provides the 
requested funding level for the four major systematic Earth 
Science missions in implementation: Surface Water and Ocean 
Topography, NASO-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, Sentinel-6, and 
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE).
    Venture Class Missions.--The Committee provides 
$194,500,000, as requested, for Venture Class missions. These 
are competitively-selected, low-cost missions that expand 
NASA's ability to solicit innovative research and application 
missions within Earth Science. NASA is reminded to ensure 
mission classification is appropriately distributed across all 
levels of risk to allow for a more competitive process and a 
diverse portfolio of science.
    Geostationary Carbon Cycle Observatory (GeoCarb).--The 
Committee provides the requested funding level of $47,600,000 
for GeoCarb.
    Small Satellite Launch.--The Committee directs NASA to 
continue to work with commercial industry to examine ways for 
small satellite missions that bolster NASA's overall scientific 
objectives to procure launch services that are tailored to 
their mission-dependent orbits, locations, and schedules, while 
minimizing launch costs. Dedicated and tailored launch 
opportunities can enhance the breadth of research and science, 
such as climate science, which NASA achieves with small 
satellite platforms and can expand opportunities for NASA to 
leverage small satellites in support of its scientific 
objectives. The Committee applauds NASA's efforts to ensure a 
competitive and robust national space launch industry through 
the Venture-Class Acquisition Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) 
contracting regime for venture-class launch services and 
welcomes the first two VADR Requests for Launch Service, which 
were issued in May. The Committee encourages NASA to increase 
the number of VADR Requests for Launch Service in fiscal year 
2023 and beyond.
    Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition.--The NASA 
Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program is 
chartered to identify, evaluate and acquire data from 
commercial sources to support NASA's Earth science research and 
application goals. The Committee provides up to the requested 
funding level of $55,000,000 and directs NASA to utilize, to 
the greatest extent practicable, open contracting mechanisms 
that allow for the testing and evaluation of commercial data, 
for research purposes, on a continual rolling basis, regardless 
of constellation size. In doing so, NASA may consider on-demand 
tasking of various data types, quantities, and qualities to 
meet research requirements.
    Wildfire Detection Technologies.--The Committee welcomes 
NASA's emphasis in the budget on wildfire detection and 
mitigation research. Within funds provided for Earth Science 
and in addition to funding for activities directly related to 
wildfire science and technology, the Committee provides 
$8,000,000 for NASA to initiate concept studies, in 
collaboration with commercial space-based remote sensing 
providers, to develop and demonstrate low-cost and scalable 
infrared sensing and other technologies that passively monitor 
areas of the United States that are susceptible to wildland 
fires, support reduction of wildfire risk, and provide early 
warning to first responders.
    University Small Satellite missions.--The Committee 
supports NASA's collaborative efforts with U.S. colleges and 
universities to conduct research through small spacecraft 
missions, including CubeSat and SmallSat missions. The 
Committee believes these competitively selected projects led by 
principal investigators at institutions of higher education 
help train the next generation of scientists and provide much-
needed research. The Committee directs NASA to provide not less 
than $30,000,000 for these missions across the Science 
Directorate.
    Robotically Assembled Earth Science Platform.--The 
Committee directs NASA to report, not later than 180 days after 
enactment of this Act, on the feasibility of partnering with 
industry to develop and demonstrate a prototype on-orbit 
robotically assembled Earth Science Platform that utilizes 
robotic assembly and on-orbit structure manufacturing 
technologies derived from the OSAM-2 SBIR Phase III effort. The 
report should outline any funding needed to support this effort 
in fiscal year 2023 and future funding needs associated with 
this potential demonstration.
    IDEA Compliance.--The Committee supports full compliance 
with the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) 
and encourages NASA to consider cloud options to implement an 
interoperable digital asset management solution to minimize 
redundancy, improve digital asset sharing, and enhance the 
agency's digital service delivery to the public and its own 
employees.
    Planetary Defense.--The Committee provides not less than 
$142,700,000 for Planetary Defense, which is $55,000,000 above 
the request, including not less than $94,900,000 for the Near-
Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which is $55,000,000 above 
the request. Congress enacted legislation in 2005 requiring 
NASA to find 90 percent of near-Earth objects greater than 140 
meters in diameter within 15 years, yet NASA proposes delaying 
a mission with potential to help NASA more quickly meet this 
legal requirement. While NASA has rightly expressed concern 
about a lack of funding in prior years for near-Earth object 
surveillance, the Committee is concerned by the agency's 
proposal to delay a high priority of the Planetary Science 
Decadal Survey until 2028. The Committee directs NASA, as part 
of its fiscal year 2024 budget request, to provide a timeline 
for a NEO Surveyor launch prior to 2028.
    Lunar Discovery.--The Committee provides $496,300,000 for 
Lunar Discovery, which is $10,000,000 greater than the request. 
Within the funds provided, not less than $255,300,000 shall be 
for Commercial Lunar Payload Services, including $97,000,000 
for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) 
mission to the South Pole of the Moon to search for and sample 
lunar water ice. A successful mission could provide key 
scientific insights, data needed to support and enable 
commercial activity for a sustainable American presence in 
cislunar space, and preparation for future missions beyond the 
Moon.
    Mars Sample Return.--The Committee provides the requested 
funding for Mars Sample Return. However, the Committee is 
concerned about the rise in cost of Mars Sample Return, as 
noted by the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 
2023-2032. The Committee is aware that the Mars Sample Return 
mission is expected to reach Key Decision Point-B later this 
year and directs NASA to brief the Committee on expected 
changes to cost, schedule and management challenges revealed 
during that decisional process, including NASA's efforts to 
address such challenges. As NASA conducts Mars Sample Return 
formulation studies to determine mission architecture and 
science requirements, the Committee directs NASA to provide a 
report not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act 
assessing the feasibility and cost of using more than one 
Ingenuity-class Mars Helicopter. The report should examine 
whether using more than one Ingenuity-class Mars Helicopter 
could increase redundancy and ensure NASA has a capability to 
return samples by augmenting the Ingenuity helicopter design to 
add a sample retrieval capability.
    Europa Clipper.--Funding is provided at the requested level 
of $345,000,000 to continue development of the Europa Clipper.
    Juno Mission Extension.--The Committee provides 
$30,500,000, equal to the request, for the extended mission of 
Juno, which allows for both additional observations of Jupiter 
and flybys of Ganymede, Europa, and Io that will lead to new 
discoveries and benefit the development and execution of the 
Europa Clipper and the European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy 
Moons Explorer (JUICE) missions. The Committee further expects 
NASA to support a budget profile in the fiscal year 2024 budget 
submission that will allow Juno to maintain staff levels 
necessary to do critical engineering and navigation 
calculations needed to continue the entire approved science 
scope of the mission extension.
    Mars Exploration.--The Committee provides $233,900,000, 
equal to the request, to support the Mars Exploration 
initiative.
    New Frontiers.--The Committee provides $478,400,000 for New 
Frontiers, which is equal to the request. The Committee 
supports NASA's plan to issue an Announcement of Opportunity 
for the fifth New Frontiers mission in fiscal year 2023 rather 
than fiscal year 2025, and encourages NASA to increase the New 
Frontiers V development cap, exclusive of launch and operations 
costs, as recommended by the most recent Planetary Decadal 
Survey. The Committee directs NASA to brief the Committee on 
its progress toward completion of these possible revisions to 
New Frontiers V no later than 60 days after the enactment of 
this Act.
    Dragonfly.--Within funding for New Frontiers, not less than 
$390,400,000 is provided for the Dragonfly mission. This level 
is equal to the budget submission and $189,300,000 more than 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration 
(SIMPLEx).--SIMPLEx are the only competitive planetary science 
missions that innovative commercial companies can lead, and the 
only planetary small spacecraft program within all of NASA. The 
Committee supports SIMPLEx solicitations and welcomes NASA's 
plan for a new solicitation in fiscal year 2023. However, the 
Committee is concerned that increased costs of larger Planetary 
missions could continue to crowd-out these unique mission 
opportunities. As a result, the Committee urges NASA to 
consider ways to maximize opportunities for SIMPLEx missions, 
including the potential for dedicated smallsat launch, in 
addition to the current option of using rideshare on large 
launch vehicles, which will further accelerate and enhance 
overall planetary science mission objectives.
    Astrophysics Research.--The Committee recognizes the role 
of the Astrophysics Research program in supporting the 
development of novel astrophysics observation technologies that 
lay the foundation of future mission architectures. 
Additionally, a strong research program maximizes the 
scientific value of space-based missions by ensuring that the 
data collected through such observations can continue to 
provide new insights into the mechanisms behind cosmological 
phenomena. The Committee also understands that supporting these 
activities through extramural grant funding contributes to the 
long-term viability of the U.S. astrophysics community.
    Astrophysics Future Missions.--The Committee provides 
$23,900,000 for Astrophysics future missions, which is equal to 
the request. The Committee directs NASA to compete an 
Astrophysics Probe mission no later than 2023, as recommended 
by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey ``Pathways to Discovery in 
Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s.''
    Cosmic Origins.--Within funds provided for Astrophysics, 
$93,300,000 is provided for the Hubble Telescope and 
$172,500,000 is provided for the James Webb Space Telescope.
    Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.--The Committee provides 
$482,200,000 for Roman, which is equal to the request and 
$19,400,000 below the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The 
Committee supports NASA's emphasis on developing the Roman 
Space Telescope before investing heavily in the recommendations 
of the next Decadal.
    Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA).--
The Committee is concerned by NASA's decision to terminate the 
SOFIA mission without engaging in a senior review. To ensure 
there is no detriment to American scientific endeavors the 
Committee directs NASA to report within 30 days of enactment of 
this Act on NASA's strategy to mitigate the science and data 
collection that will no longer be produced by SOFIA, including 
any scientific capability gaps and any other information that 
normally would be considered as part of a senior review, as 
well as NASA 's detailed plan to discontinue the program and 
any further resources that are needed to ensure a smooth 
transition. Further, the Committee provides no less than 
$30,000,000 for SOFIA to ensure an orderly close-out of the 
mission.
    Space Weather Science and Applications.--Within funds 
provided for Heliophysics, $25,000,000 is provided for the 
Space Weather Science and Applications program. This funding is 
$2,700,000 above the request and equal to the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. Space Weather Science supports innovation in 
space weather observational capabilities and research-to-
operations, operations-to-research, and computational aspects 
of space weather mitigation in accordance with the 
recommendations of the National Space Weather Strategy and 
Action Plan. The Committee also notes the relevance of these 
activities to safeguarding human health against radiation 
during long-duration deep space exploration activities.
    Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS).--The Committee supports 
the MMS mission and is concerned that NASA has proposed to 
reduce the extended mission operations budget of the MMS 
mission too rapidly in fiscal year 2023. The Committee provides 
up to $20,800,000, which is $5,000,000 above the request, for 
MMS to ensure that the mission's primary phase two objective of 
observing additional night side reconnection events can be 
accomplished in the next three years.
    Heliophysics Explorer.--The Committee is encouraged by 
NASA's commitment to accelerate the cadence of alternating 
Small Explorer (SMEX) and Medium-class Explorer (MIDEX) 
missions while also enabling a regular selection of Missions of 
Opportunity (MOs) to allow heliophysics researchers to rapidly 
respond to and participate in missions both inside and outside 
of NASA. This commitment follows the recommendations of the 
National Research Council Decadal Survey, and will improve 
scientific understanding while simultaneously developing the 
scientific workforce through increased research opportunities 
for students and faculty.
    Heliophysics Technology Program.--The Committee appreciates 
NASA including Heliophysics Technology as a standalone program 
line in the budget request and provides the requested level of 
$29,900,000 for the Heliophysics Technology Program. The 
Committee recognizes the critical role that technology 
development programs play in enabling novel and transformative 
capabilities and mission concepts, and notes the contributions 
of these programs in other Divisions within the Science Mission 
Directorate.
    Biological and Physical Sciences.--The Committee provides 
$85,000,000 for Biological and Physical Sciences, which is 
$2,500,000 above fiscal year 2022.
    Transformational Microgravity Research.--Within Biological 
and Physical Sciences, funds may be used for the development 
and demonstration of in-situ analysis, sample preparation and 
handling, and specialized equipment for the next generation of 
microgravity science. In partnership with industry and, to the 
extent practicable, leveraging Small Business Innovation 
Research (SBIR) investments, NASA should develop and operate 
space-based capabilities for transformational microgravity 
science that advances U.S. leadership in such areas as quantum 
physics, thriving in deep space, and soft matter.
    Science Mission Directorate Computing.--High-end computing 
for modeling and simulation of mission flight tests, 
satellites, instruments and engineered vehicles and components 
can reduce failure rates and reduce the time and cost of 
experimentation and testing. As the demand for high-end 
computing increases across the agency, the Committee recommends 
no less than $75,000,000 within the Science Mission Directorate 
to support the Scientific Computing project and the High-end 
Computing Capability project.

                              AERONAUTICS

    The Committee provides $950,000,000 for Aeronautics, which 
is $69,300,000 greater than the fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
    Hypersonics Technology Project.--The Committee directs 
that, of the funds provided for Aeronautics, not less than 
$45,000,000 is for NASA's ongoing Hypersonics Technology 
Project (HTP), which is $6,400,000 above the request. The 
Committee continues to emphasize the importance of a national 
hypersonics research strategy and urges program managers to 
continue to coordinate closely with partners in the Department 
of Defense to enable NASA to leverage investments in ground and 
flight activities to develop and validate advanced physics-
based computational models as building blocks toward a long-
term vision for high-speed hypersonic and high-Mach air 
transport. Focus areas for the project should include reusable 
vehicle technologies, hypersonic propulsion systems, and high 
temperature materials such as polymer derived ceramic composite 
materials and other advanced material development. Of these 
funds, the Committee directs that not less than $15,000,000 
should be prioritized toward funding opportunities for public-
private partnerships with the goal of advancing hypersonic and 
high-Mach technologies that meet both NASA's strategic goals 
and industry needs.
    University-Led Initiatives.--Within funds provided for 
Aeronautics, the Committee recommends up to $10,000,000 for 
advancement of university-led aeronautics materials research. 
NASA is encouraged to partner with academic institutions that 
have strong capabilities in aviation, aerospace structures, and 
materials testing and evaluation, including research on wire-
arc additive manufacturing aluminum alloys for lightweight 
aerospace parts fabrication.
    Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD).--The SFD is NASA's 
next X-Plane flight demonstrator to demonstrate advanced 
structures and technologies that could increase efficiency and 
reduce emissions by as much as 25 percent. The Committee 
supports this important initiative and expects NASA's 
investments and partnerships to advance and demonstrate high 
reward technologies to achieve performance improvements that 
move industry emissions reductions closer to this 25 percent 
target.
    Vertical Lift Research.--The Committee supports NASA's 
Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence (VLRCOE) 
cooperative agreements to advance fundamental research at 
universities across the country that support high-speed 
rotorcraft, electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) 
capability, and unmanned aircraft systems. To continue 
advancing these efforts in coordination with NASA's broader 
Advanced Air Mobility goals, the Committee directs NASA to 
continue its work with other government agencies, academia, and 
industry to build and maintain a modeling and simulation 
environment to analyze various aviation demand scenarios and 
associated supply chain ecosystem needs. The Committee 
additionally directs NASA to report on these actions not later 
than 180 days after enactment of this Act. In developing this 
report, NASA should consult with stakeholders in government, 
academia and industry to identify security and technology 
policy recommendations, as well as any additional policy 
recommendations.
    Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations 
(ACERO).--The Committee appreciates NASA's new emphasis on 
wildfire fighting and provides $10,000,000, which is $2,000,000 
more than the request, to begin the ACERO initiative. ACERO is 
aimed at improving aerial responses to wildfires and other 
natural disasters and will leverage NASA-developed UAS traffic 
management capabilities, along with other NASA science and 
technology capabilities, to develop an interagency concept of 
operations with other Federal, state, and local agencies.
    Additive Manufacturing.--Within funds provided for 
Aeronautics, the Committee encourages additive manufacturing 
(AM) research. Additive manufacturing creates advancements in 
space flight and applications in all aviation sectors. The 
Committee encourages NASA to utilize AM funding to support 
activities that create performance-enhancing designs that are 
not achievable using conventional manufacturing methods; 
simplify supply chains by consolidating multiple parts into 
fewer multi-component assemblies; reduce operational costs by 
repairing and remanufacturing legacy components of aerospace 
systems; and increase manufacturing mobility.
    Flight Research.--The Committee supports the important 
flight research and related work of various NASA centers. To 
ensure these centers have the necessary resources to continue 
this important research to help the Aeronautics Mission 
Directorate fulfill its unique mission, the Committee directs 
NASA to provide a report not later than 60 days after enactment 
of this Act which includes a short-term and long-term 
assessment of such centers' infrastructure, such as hangars, 
research facilities, and other structures, and equipment needed 
at or supporting these centers, as well as a review of the 
condition and lifespan of the aircraft and any additional long-
term needs.
    Aerosciences Evaluation and Test Capabilities (AETC).--The 
Committee is eagerly anticipating the submission of the 
required report under Public Law 117-103 regarding NASA's AETC 
portfolio, which includes NASA wind tunnels, propulsion test 
facilities, and specialty tunnels. These facilities are 
critical to helping maintain U.S. leadership in supersonic and 
hypersonic capabilities for NASA, the Department of Defense, 
and private industry. The Committee is troubled by reports of 
high maintenance needs on these aging facilities and directs 
NASA to report to the Committee within 30 days of enactment of 
this Act on AETC's process for portfolio maintenance and repair 
decisions, as well as near-term priority investments and 
maintenance that are needed to meet expected demand growth and 
reliable availability of these facilities. Such report should 
include a detailed explanation of how requested resources in 
each of the outyears, as shown in the fiscal year 2023 budget 
submission, will meet expected demand and reliable availability 
of these facilities.
    High-Performance Chase Aircraft.--The Committee understands 
the value of high-performance chase aircraft such as the F/A-18 
and F-15 that enhance NASA's unique research capabilities, and 
recognizes the ongoing concern about some current chase 
aircraft having end-of-life issues and growing maintenance 
costs. Thus, the Committee directs NASA to continue providing 
updates to the Committee, as necessary, and consultations with 
the Department of Defense on strategies to address high-
performance chase aircraft issues, including through potential 
aircraft transfers, and the potential need for administrative 
and legislative steps to facilitate such actions.

                            SPACE TECHNOLOGY

    The Committee recommends $1,250,000,000 for Space 
Technology, which is $140,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
appropriation and $187,900,000 below the request. The Space 
Technology Mission Directorate supports a range of technologies 
at all readiness levels, and provides resources for small 
businesses to play a vital role in developing the tools that 
will be used to explore our solar system. Within the 
Directorate's efforts, the Committee supports technological 
efforts with broad application across NASA missions, including 
advanced materials and structures, autonomous systems to 
fabricate crew habitats, advanced power systems, remote sensing 
and detection of water, in-space and additive manufacturing, 
thermal protection, and artificial intelligence relating to 
space logistics and mission sustainability.
    Space Technology Mission Directorate.--The Committee 
reaffirms its support for the independence of the Space 
Technology Mission Directorate and recognizes that its current 
status enables it to support the development of a wide array of 
various technologies. This diverse portfolio contains 
technology development activities that have broad applications 
beyond human exploration and that help to meet the agency's 
science objectives, establish new commercial and academic 
partnerships, and stimulate the growth of the Nation's 
technology sector. This approach also ensures that NASA 
technologists and their external partners maintain the ability 
to address long-term strategic goals rather than only focusing 
on short-term, mission-specific objectives. In addition, the 
Directorate's direct engagement with the academic community is 
supporting the development of the next generation of space 
technologists. The Committee directs NASA to preserve the 
Directorate's focus across NASA and in support of each of the 
mission directorates.
    Small Orbital Debris Prize.--The Committee supports NASA's 
agency-wide efforts to address the problem of orbital debris 
through research, development of early-stage technology, and 
measurement technologies. NASA should continue to use its 
existing program acquisition approaches, including the Prizes 
Challenges and Crowdsourcing Program, to seek novel ideas on 
how to detect, trace, and remove space debris 10 centimeters 
and smaller. While NASA should continue to focus on detection 
and removal of large objects like dead satellites and rocket 
bodies, the Committee also expects NASA to focus on small space 
debris. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, NASA is 
directed to establish a crowdsourcing prize competition 
soliciting ideas on how to detect, track, and remove space 
debris 10 centimeters and smaller.
    Larger Orbital Debris Remediation.--The Committee is 
concerned that the Federal Government lacks a specific and 
comprehensive strategy to address the intensifying risks posed 
by orbital debris through remediation of the space environment 
using active debris removal. NASA has a vital role in 
supporting the development of innovative approaches to debris 
management. Appreciating NASA's role in fostering scientific 
solutions to this rapidly growing problem, the Committee 
directs that of the funds provided for Space Technology, up to 
$5,000,000 is to advance early-stage technology for active 
debris remediation addressing tall pole technology gaps, 
including the grapple and capture of uncontrolled tumbling 
objects where no viable/credible solutions currently exist.
    Regional Economic Development.--The Committee provides 
$10,000,000, which is $2,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
enacted level. These funds are designed to enable various NASA 
centers to partner with the Manufacturing Extension Program and 
its local offices, and to ensure NASA's unique capabilities are 
used as part of a larger economic development strategy. These 
partnerships should target technologies of interest to NASA's 
overarching mission of exploration but should also drive 
innovation and economic growth. The Committee directs NASA to 
report to the Committee on its fiscal year 2023 plan for 
executing these funds, with clear metrics for success, 
including an accounting of the partnerships with economic 
development entities for Federal, state, and regional economic 
development agencies with experience in this area.
    On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (OSAM-1).-- 
The Committee provides $227,000,000 for continued development 
of the OSAM-1 or Restore-L/SPace Infrastructure DExterous Robot 
(SPIDER). The Committee encourages NASA to continue its 
collaborations with the commercial space sector and university 
partners to use this technology for space sustainability.
    Flight Opportunities Program.--The Committee provides 
$30,000,000, which is $5,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 
appropriation and $10,000,000 above the request for the Flight 
Opportunities Program. Flight Opportunities provides 
researchers valuable, low-cost access to microgravity for 
technology development and research by integrating payloads 
aboard commercial suborbital spacecraft, sounding rockets, and 
parabolic aircraft.
    Nuclear Thermal Propulsion.--The Committee provides 
$110,000,000, equal to the fiscal year 2022 level and 
$95,000,000 more than the request, for the development of a 
nuclear thermal propulsion system capable of specific impulse 
of 900 per second or greater, of which not less than 
$80,000,000 is for the design of test articles that will enable 
a flight demonstration. As NASA moves towards post-
International Space Station operations at the end of the 
decade, it is important to ensure that all on-station space 
technology activities as they relate to science and future 
deep-exploration activities relating to habitation and 
propulsion have effective continuity plans in place. NASA is 
directed to provide to the Committee, within 180 days of 
enactment of this Act, a plan for post-ISS in-space science and 
propulsion activities, as well as recommendations for ensuring 
NASA activities in Low Earth Orbit.
    Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP).--The committee is 
encouraged by the potential for space nuclear propulsion 
technologies relating to nuclear electric propulsion. As the 
National Academy of Sciences identified in a February 2021 
report, a multi-year research program would need to include 
subsystem development, prototype systems, ground testing, and 
cargo missions as a means of flight qualification prior to 
first crewed use. Accordingly, the Committee directs that 
$15,000,000 shall be utilized to begin a systematic approach to 
Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP). Within 180 days of the 
enactment of this Act, NASA, in coordination with other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies such as the 
Department of Energy, shall submit a multi-year plan for in-
space propulsion-system demonstration for NEP.
    Lunar Surface Power.--The Committee recognizes the need for 
steady, reliable, and uninterrupted power for future extended 
science and exploration missions on the lunar surface, 
particularly at the poles, and is supportive of past and 
ongoing investments in a mix of technologies, including both 
Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) and Fission Surface 
Power (FSP). The Committee notes the strategic benefits of a 
portfolio approach to lunar surface power, including 
affordability, mobility, and readiness. NASA is directed to 
sponsor the development and deployment of a mix of lunar 
surface power solutions in support of the Artemis program and 
to enable the commercialization of lunar power as a service. 
NASA is directed to report to the Committee not later than 180 
days after enactment of this Act on its plan to leverage 
investments made in surface power with its over-arching plan 
for a sustainable lunar presence into the 2030s. Further, the 
Committee directs the Space Technology Mission Directorate to 
utilize existing technology maturation efforts with commercial 
partners to execute one surface power demonstration by 2026 and 
provides $40,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 to begin this 
initiative. Funds provided for this demonstration shall be used 
for both payload development and for associated delivery 
services to the lunar surface via the Commercial Lunar Payload 
Services program.
    Moon-to-Mars Demonstrations and Advancing Technologies for 
Mars.--To support NASA's effort to land astronauts on Mars 
following the Artemis lunar missions this decade, and the 
development of Moon-to-Mars specific technologies and cross-
cutting applications for the commercial space economy, the 
Committee recommends $85,000,000 for new Tipping Point and 
Announcement of Collaborative Opportunities (ACO) 
solicitations, consistent with the request. The Committee 
directs NASA to consult with industry and prioritize new 
opportunities for competitively selected public-private 
partnerships and technology demonstrations for systems that 
advance this objective, and the Committee expects NASA to 
prioritize demonstration efforts that allow for competitive 
public-private partnership opportunities focused on high-level, 
NASA-defined objectives for the development of Moon-to-Mars 
specific technologies, including technologies relating to 
entry, descent, and landing; in-space propulsion; cryogenic 
fluid management; large scale additive manufacturing; and 
electric propulsion.
    Leveraging Technologies for Moon to Mars (M2M).--The 
Committee is aware of NASA's M2M methodology to create a 
blueprint for sustained human exploration of the solar system, 
and the methodological principles of being goal-based and 
having constancy and unity of purpose. Further, the Committee 
recognizes the varied investments NASA has made, often in 
collaboration with the private sector, to develop, mature and 
deploy technologies and capabilities for the Artemis program 
and the larger M2M effort. Such investments are vital for 
growing the agency's ability to conduct crewed and uncrewed 
missions in cislunar and deep space as well as manage their 
associated risks and costs, both now and in the future. These 
investments must be leveraged fully for a sustainable program 
of exploration and science. As such, the Committee directs NASA 
to report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this 
Act on its plan to integrate the technology elements and 
capabilities it has fostered through years of investment into a 
coherent strategy for lunar, cislunar and deep space 
exploration within the context of the M2M campaign and beyond. 
The report should include NASA's goal-based architecture, 
including plans to leverage targeted prior investments in major 
subcomponents and other supporting technologies to meet future 
exploration goals, whether for additional lunar missions, 
precursor missions to Mars, or other missions to deep space.
    Additive Manufacturing.--The Committee directs NASA, using 
funds provided within Space Technology, to continue additive 
manufacturing efforts, including freeform additive 
manufacturing of high-performance materials. NASA is further 
directed to evaluate freeform additive manufacturing of high-
performance materials in space and to develop, in consultation 
with industry, processes by which additively manufactured 
products can be validated or certified utilizing data analysis 
or other non-destructive testing means.

                     DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION SYSTEMS

    The Committee provides $7,323,700,000 for Deep Space 
Exploration Systems, which is $532,000,000 greater than the 
fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
    Orion.--The Committee provides $1,338,700,000, which is 
equal to the request. The Committee does not include authority 
for NASA to transfer a portion of Orion funds to the Space 
Operations Mission Directorate because NASA has not 
demonstrated a rationale for this transfer at this time. 
However, the Committee notes that at some point after the 
launch of Artemis I, such a transition may be justified and 
therefore urges NASA to continue working with Congress and its 
commercial partners to mature the Orion program.
    Space Launch System (SLS).--The Committee provides 
$2,600,000,000, equal to the fiscal year 2022 appropriation, 
and $20,200,000 above the Administration's request. Within the 
amount provided, not less than $600,000,000 is provided for SLS 
Block 1B Development.
    Exploration Ground Systems (EGS).--The Committee provides 
up to $749,900,000, which is $159,900,000 more than the fiscal 
year 2022 appropriation and equal to the requested level for 
EGS.
    Mobile Launcher 2 (ML 2).--Within the amounts provided for 
EGS, up to $232,100,000 may be used for the ML 2. According to 
NASA's Office of the Inspector General, the ML 2 has ballooned 
in cost from an estimated $380 million to nearly $1 billion. 
Already, Congress has appropriated nearly $500 million to ML 2, 
yet construction has not begun. Accordingly, the Committee 
includes a provision in the bill limiting the use of funds for 
ML 2 until 30 days after NASA submits a plan to Congress, GAO 
and the Office of Inspector General detailing a cost and 
schedule baseline for the ML 2. The Committee further urges 
NASA to consider new methods of ensuring that cost and schedule 
estimates are met on this project, including the possible use 
of outside management advisory services.
    Human Landing System (HLS).--The Committee includes 
$1,485,600,000, as requested, and $290,600,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 level, for the HLS. The Committee applauds NASA's 
efforts to ensure competition among potential providers for a 
future sustained HLS services capability, and expects that 
NASA, through the Sustaining Lunar Development program, will 
commit significant resources to develop multiple HLS systems 
for use in the Artemis program once additional contracts are 
awarded.
    Human Exploration Programs.--The Committee directs GAO to 
continue its review of NASA's human exploration programs, 
specifically the SLS program, the Orion program, and 
Exploration Ground Systems, to include the mobile launch 
platforms, and the Human Landing Systems program, and to 
include integration and software development issues that cut 
across these programs. In addition, the Committee directs GAO 
to review NASA's lunar-focused programs, including the Gateway 
program and other programs or projects that are expected to 
have an estimated life-cycle cost over $250,000,000, as part of 
GAO's semiannual assessment of NASA major projects.

                            SPACE OPERATIONS

    The Committee provides $4,256,000,000 for Space Operations, 
which is $214,700,000 above the fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
    Sub-Orbital Crew Program.--Within the funds provided for 
the Commercial Crew and Cargo program, NASA is provided up to 
$20,000,000 for Sub-Orbital Crew and encourages NASA, to the 
greatest extent practicable, to support flights for non-NASA 
personnel, especially those directly engaged in scientific 
activities.
    21st Century Launch Complex Program.--Within the amounts 
provided for Space Operations, the recommendation includes up 
to $20,000,000 for the 21st Century Launch Complex Program. The 
Committee supports maintaining multiple launch facilities to 
serve the International Space Station (ISS) and ensure 
uninterrupted domestic cargo access to the ISS. However, the 
Committee remains concerned with efforts directed toward 
filling critical maintenance, capacity, and range safety gaps 
at NASA launch facilities, and directs NASA to take into 
consideration the full potential of all NASA-owned launch 
complexes in awarding the balance of funds made available by 
this appropriation and in planning for future funding requests 
for this critical space infrastructure program.
    Rocket Propulsion Test program.--The recommendation 
includes $48,200,000 for the Rocket Propulsion Test program. 
Additionally, the Committee directs NASA to assess the 
commercial space and other benefits of test stand modifications 
at the Agency's rocket engine test facility to enable next-
generation, lox-kerosene Oxygen-Rich Staged Combustion (ORSC) 
engine test capabilities.
    Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Development.--The Committee 
recommends $224,300,000, which is $123,200,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 appropriation and equal to the request.

  SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) ENGAGEMENT

    The Committee provides $150,100,000 for Science, 
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement, 
which is $13,100,000 greater than the fiscal year 2022 
appropriation and equal to the budget request. STEM engagement 
is a critically important part of NASA's mission to inspire 
America's students, create learning opportunities, and 
enlighten inquisitive minds.
    National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.--The 
recommendation includes $62,000,000 for the Space Grant program 
and directs that each State consortium receive not less than 
$1,000,000 in base funding, which shall be allocated to State 
consortia for competitively awarded grants in support of local, 
regional, and national STEM needs.
    Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
(EPSCoR).--The recommendation includes $26,000,000 for EPSCoR, 
consistent with the budget request.
    Minority University Research and Education Project 
(MUREP).--The recommendation includes $48,000,000 for MUREP, an 
increase of $5,000,000 over the fiscal year 2022 level.
    Next Generation STEM.--The recommendation includes 
$14,100,000 for Next Generation STEM, which is $600,000 above 
the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The Committee appreciates 
NASA's relationships with TEAM II participants, museums, and 
planetariums through STEM Education and Accountability Projects 
(SEAP), as well as the productive use of cooperative agreements 
with NASA Visitor Centers, and encourages NASA to continue 
these successful partnerships.

                 SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES

    The Committee provides $3,138,700,000 for Safety, Security, 
and Mission Services, which is $118,100,000 greater than the 
fiscal year 2022 appropriation.
    Working Capital Fund (WCF) reporting.--NASA shall continue 
to submit quarterly reports to the Committee on the 
expenditures and unobligated balances of NASA's WCF.
    Science, Space, and Technology Education Trust Fund.--The 
Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1989 (Public Law 100-404) 
established and funded the Science, Space, and Technology 
Education Trust Fund, with the funds required to be 
subsequently invested in special issue securities, earning 
interest from the corpus fund to be credited to the Trust Fund 
for the purpose of making grants for programs directed at 
improving science, space, and technology education in the 
United States. Recipients of these grants are required to 
provide matching funds from non-Federal sources. The Committee 
is aware that, due to current interest rates, interest derived 
from the corpus fund may soon be insufficient to meet the 
levels of legally required disbursements of funds, as specified 
in the original Act. Therefore, up to $1,000,000 is made 
available from amounts under this heading.
    Community Projects.--Within the appropriation for Safety, 
Security and Mission Services, the Committee recommendation 
also provides funds for the following Community Projects:

                         NASA COMMUNITY PROJECTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Recipient                     Project            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
American Museum of Natural History  Planetarium               $1,500,000
                                     Programming
                                     Development.
Houston Independent School          Houston-Rice               1,983,320
 District.                           Planetary Project.
Virginia Air and Space Center.....  STEMConnect: NASA            687,680
                                     STEM Literacy &
                                     Community
                                     Enrichment.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION

    The Committee provides $424,300,000 for Construction and 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration, which is an increase 
of $14,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 appropriation and 
equal to the request.
    Construction.--The recommendation includes $348,100,000 for 
Construction of Facilities, minor revitalization, planning and 
design, and demolition, including the highest repair priorities 
described in the Administration's request.
    Environmental Compliance and Restoration.--The 
recommendation includes $76,200,000, as requested, for 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration activities. NASA's 
Environmental Compliance and Restoration (ECR) program cleans 
up hazardous materials and waste products released to the 
surface or groundwater at NASA installations, NASA-owned 
industrial plants supporting NASA activities, current or former 
sites where NASA operations have contributed to environmental 
problems, and other sites where the Agency is legally obligated 
to address hazardous pollutants.

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The Committee recommends $48,400,000 for the Office of the 
Inspector General, which is $3,100,000 above the fiscal year 
2022 appropriation and equal to the request.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The Committee has included the following administrative 
provisions for NASA:
    The bill includes a provision that makes funds for any 
announced prize available without fiscal year limitation until 
the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
    The bill includes a provision that establishes terms and 
conditions for the transfer of funds.
    The bill includes provisions that require NASA to submit 
its agency spending plan at the activity level and subjects 
both the spending plan and specified changes to that plan to 
reprogramming procedures under section 505 of this Act.
    The bill allows for the transfer of funds from Deep Space 
Exploration Systems to Construction.

                      National Science Foundation

    The Committee recommends $9,631,243,000 for the National 
Science Foundation (NSF), which is $793,243,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level.
    The Committee supports infrastructure investments that 
expand our understanding of the universe and inspire students 
to pursue careers in the sciences. The Committee recognizes 
that current and future large scientific facilities represent 
an enormous investment of Federal resources that must be 
administered wisely. The Committee supports basic research in 
fundamental science areas and expects that as NSF uses the 10 
Big Ideas as a focusing tool, the funding for the fundamental 
scientific disciplines will be maintained.
    National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics 
(NCSES).--The Committee encourages the National Center for 
Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) to undertake a study 
to identify, compile, and analyze existing nationwide data, and 
conduct survey research as necessary, to better understand the 
national cyber workforce. The Committee directs NSF to provide 
the funding necessary to conduct this study and report to the 
Committee within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
    Noting the already low ratio of personnel to budget at 
NCSES relative to other Federal statistical agencies, the 
Committee supports the request to add personnel, which may 
include statisticians, economists, research scientists, and 
other statistical and support staff as needed, to ensure 
adequate staffing for this research.
    Divestment activities.--The Committee is aware that NSF is 
working with a variety of academic, private sector, and other 
government agencies with respect to the future operation of 
some of its observatories. NSF shall continue to keep the 
Committee informed regarding the status of these activities. 
Any proposal by NSF to divest the Foundation of these 
facilities shall be proposed as part of any future NSF budget 
request and is subject to NSF administrative provisions 
included in the accompanying bill.

                    RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

    The Committee recommends $7,705,530,000 for Research and 
Related Activities (R&RA), which is $546,130,000 above the 
fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The recommendation accepts the 
proposal to remove the transfer for the Graduate Research 
Fellowship Program from R&RA, resulting in an effective 
increase of more than $700,000,000 for R&RA programs. The 
Committee believes that strategic investments in the physical 
sciences and technology are vitally important for the United 
States to remain the global leader in innovation, productivity, 
economic growth, and high-paying jobs for the future and 
strongly supports the Foundation's role in the American 
research enterprise.
    Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships.--The Committee 
supports the recently created Directorate for Technology, 
Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) within R&RA to accelerate 
the translation of fundamental scientific discoveries into 
technologies and products that improve the national standard of 
living.
    Regional Innovation Engines.--The recommendation includes 
no less than $170,000,000 for the requested Regional Innovation 
Engines, a new program to create regional-scale innovation 
ecosystems throughout the United States and spur economic 
growth by bringing together the science and technology research 
enterprise and regional-level resources to promote long-term 
national competitiveness.
    Climate Science and Sustainability Research.--The 
recommendation provides $1,050,000,000 for climate science and 
sustainability research through the U.S. Global Change Research 
Program and Clean Energy Technology, an increase of 
$150,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The 
Committee notes, in particular, the need to explore topics that 
will inform climate change resilience and adaptation strategies 
with regard to changes to both the natural environment as well 
as on the built environment.
    Wildfire Research.--The Committee notes the need to improve 
understanding of the formation and impacts of wildfire, 
including from air quality, to protect communities, 
particularly in the wildland urban interface. As part of the 
effort in climate science and sustainability research, the 
Committee encourages NSF to support cross-disciplinary work 
necessary to protect life and property from the increasing 
threat of wildland fire. Further, NSF shall coordinate and 
collaborate with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, as 
they work to better understand the dynamics of fire ignition, 
fire spread, and fire weather, as well as other components of 
this complex issue.
    Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs).--The Committee supports the 
work of the Oceans and Human Health program to better 
understand the public health risk of environmental exposures 
and encourages NSF to continue to support research into the 
human health impacts of HABs in marine coastal regions, the 
Great Lakes Basin, and freshwater systems. HABs jeopardize the 
integrity of drinking water resources in these regions. The 
Committee further encourages research to help understand the 
impacts of dissolved nitrogen and phosphorous in the systems, 
and to understand their impacts on HAB's incidences. The 
recommendation supports no less than the fiscal year 2022 level 
for HAB research activities.
    Carbon Dioxide Removal.--The Committee encourages NSF to 
prioritize research into carbon dioxide removal and utilization 
technologies, such as direct air capture, terrestrial and 
biological carbon removal, carbon mineralization, ocean-based 
carbon removal, and carbon utilization. The Committee further 
encourages NSF to fund research and development of these carbon 
dioxide removal technologies, and direct air capture materials 
research that includes early-stage application of sorbents, 
solvents, membranes, and related components.
    Navigating the New Arctic.--The Committee recognizes the 
critical need for greater understanding of the impact that 
Arctic warming will have on the environmental and socio-
economic conditions of communities along the eastern coast of 
North America. As NSF continues the Navigating the New Arctic 
program, the Committee urges NSF to address Arctic change in 
the North Atlantic, including coordination activities, expanded 
observation networks and other research infrastructure, and 
workforce training.
    International Ocean Discovery Program.--The recommendation 
supports the request for the International Ocean Discovery 
Program.
    Sustainable Chemistry Research.--The Committee continues to 
support the Sustainable Chemistry Basic Research program and 
encourages it to be expanded. NSF shall report to the Committee 
no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on this 
program. Additionally, the Committee encourages NSF to continue 
coordinating with OSTP on implementation of the Sustainable 
Chemistry Research and Development Act provisions in subtitle E 
of title II of Public Law 116-283.
    COVID-19 Research.--The Committee commends the Foundation 
for its efforts to better understand the spread of COVID-19, to 
educate on the science of virus transmission and prevention, 
and to develop processes to address the pandemic using Rapid 
Response Research (RAPID) funding grants as part of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The 
Committee encourages NSF to continue to support RAPID and other 
grant funding for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater research, including for 
non-centralized wastewater treatment services surveillance.
    Critical Minerals.--The Committee recognizes the important 
role of NSF in carrying out activities for critical minerals as 
authorized by the Energy Act of 2020, and encourages 
cooperation with other agencies to the maximum extent possible 
in order to promote a secure and robust critical minerals 
supply chain and build a strong critical minerals workforce.
    Artificial Intelligence (AI).--The Committee believes it is 
important to maintain leadership in artificial intelligence and 
commends NSF for continuing to prioritize investments in this 
area. The Committee recognizes the potential of artificial 
intelligence to transform the economy, foster economic growth, 
support national security, and enhance well-being. To continue 
the progress in this emerging field, the recommendation 
includes up to $686,000,000 to support AI-related grants and 
interdisciplinary research initiatives, which is $50,000,000 
above fiscal year 2022 and equal to the request. The Committee 
supports the continued expansion of the National AI Research 
Institutes. Within this funding increase, the Committee 
encourages the Foundation to expand its efforts in workforce 
development for AI and other emerging technologies, including 
education programs for non-computer science students, with 
focused outreach to community colleges, Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, 
Tribal Colleges and Universities, and other Minority Serving 
Institutions.
    In addition, the Committee encourages NSF to increase the 
pipeline of students graduating with AI and data literacy 
through partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other pilot 
mechanisms. The Committee continues to urge NSF to invest in 
the ethical and safe development of AI. The Committee 
acknowledges receiving the NSF Leadership and Investments in 
Artificial Intelligence Research Report and further encourages 
NSF to report to the Committee on any cooperative projects on 
Artificial Intelligence between United States entities and 
international partners.
    Algorithmic Bias.--The Committee encourages NSF to partner 
with non-governmental organizations, academic institutions 
(with special consideration given to minority-serving 
institutions), and other Federal agencies, including NIST, to 
fund research on algorithmic bias in AI, machine learning and 
intelligent systems and its impacts on decisions related to 
employment, housing, and creditworthiness and to develop 
methods, tools, and programs for resolving bias within an 
algorithm. The Committee recognizes that the science sponsored 
through such collaboration is important for studying the impact 
that algorithms have on protected classes and for developing an 
understanding of what kinds of discrimination and bias 
protected classes face in these particular activities.
    Trustworthy Algorithmic Research.--The Committee urges NSF 
to increase support for research into the safety and ethical 
effects of content moderation and recommendation algorithms 
that will advance new technical methods to reduce the 
likelihood of unexpected negative effects from these 
algorithms. The Foundation shall further consider using the 
special authority provided under Section 5401 (f) of the 
National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, Public Law 
116-283, to carry out this research. No later than 180 days 
after the enactment of this Act, NSF shall provide the 
Committee with a report on its efforts to prioritize such 
research.
    Quantum Information Science.--The Committee supports NSF's 
research program in quantum information science and technology 
in support of the Foundation's authorized activities included 
in sections 301 and 302 of the National Quantum Initiative Act 
(Public Law 115-368). This emerging field of science promises 
to yield revolutionary new approaches to computing, sensing and 
communication. Accordingly, the Committee recommends up to 
$240,000,000 toward activities as authorized under Section 301 
of the National Quantum Initiative and up to $50,000,000 toward 
the National Quantum Information Science Research Centers as 
authorized under section 302 of the National Quantum Initiative 
Act.
    High-Performance Computing.--The Committee commends NSF on 
its continuing commitment to its high-performance computing and 
data analysis capabilities and urges NSF to make timely and 
significant investments in high-performance computing. NSF 
should remain committed to developing and supporting systems 
that facilitate tremendous leaps in computational capabilities 
including artificial intelligence, storage, quantum computing, 
simulations, and data analyses that enable a broad range of 
scientific research. NSF should further commit to supporting 
access to at-scale data resources for advancing science in 
these fields, and likewise commit to expanding scientist access 
to these resources. Leading edge high-performance computing 
infrastructure is vital for continued U.S. world leadership and 
international scientific competitiveness, particularly given 
computational investments and technical achievements in high-
performance computing by other nations, notably China and 
Japan. The Committee encourages NSF to continue supporting its 
programs focused on providing world-class leadership computing 
for the national open science community.
    Astronomy.--U.S.-based astronomy researchers and facilities 
funded through NSF continue to make groundbreaking discoveries 
utilizing world-class scientific research instruments and 
facilities. NSF funding enables research in the U.S., at 
facilities across the globe, and at observatories operated by 
universities, including the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy 
Research Laboratory, the National Radio Astronomy 
Observatories, and the National Solar Observatory. As NSF 
determines the appropriate levels of support for astronomy 
research grants by scientists and students engaged in ground-
breaking research and investments, the Committee expects NSF to 
continue its support of world-class scientific research 
facilities and instrumentation to maximize its investments in 
research while preparing for facility upgrades and activities 
associated with supporting the recommendations from Astro2020. 
In addition to this support, partnerships should be explored 
when feasible to maximize research capabilities at such 
facilities. Further, the Foundation shall support planning 
activities and encourage partnerships that aim to broaden the 
U.S. astronomy community's access to the next generation of 
optical and infrared telescopes.
    Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST).--The 
recommendation fully funds the request for the operations of 
DKIST.
    Arecibo Observatory (AO).--The Committee recognizes the 
significant loss to U.S. scientific research and capabilities 
resulting from the uncontrolled collapse of the iconic 305-
meter radio telescope platform at AO. The Committee further 
notes the recommendation by the Decadal Strategy for Planetary 
Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 that NSF should review the 
current radar infrastructure to determine how best to meet the 
community's needs, including expanded capabilities to replace 
those lost with Arecibo. NSF shall keep the Committee apprised 
of the status of this review and ongoing operations at Arecibo.
    Combating Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and Incidents.--The 
Committee supports NSF's comprehensive approach to 
understanding and combating anti-Asian sentiment. The Committee 
understands that NSF has funded 100 grantees to study this 
issue across the country. Within 90 days of the enactment of 
this Act, NSF is directed to update the Committee on the status 
of this research.
    Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) Sciences.--The 
Committee supports SBE and recognizes the fundamental 
importance of its research for advancing our understanding of 
human behavior and its application to a wide range of human 
systems, including public health, national defense and 
security, education and learning, and the integration of human 
and machine. SBE funds over half of our nation's university-
based social and behavioral science research but remains the 
smallest of NSF directorates. The Committee believes this 
research provides an evidence-based understanding of the human 
condition, resulting in more-informed policymaking and better-
informed spending on a full range of national issues. The 
Committee encourages NSF to continue its support of these 
programs.
    Dyslexia.--The Committee believes it is important to 
continue research on the science of dyslexia and encourages NSF 
to support multi-directorate, merit reviewed, and competitively 
awarded research on the science of specific learning 
disabilities, including dyslexia, such as research on the early 
identification of children and students with dyslexia, 
professional development for teachers and administrators of 
students with dyslexia, curricula and educational tools needed 
for children with dyslexia, and implementation and scaling of 
successful models of dyslexia intervention.
    Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 
(EPSCoR).--The recommendation includes no less than 
$225,000,000 for the EPSCoR program to help targeted 
jurisdictions strengthen STEM capacity and capability to 
broaden the expertise base, impact jurisdictional economic 
growth, and develop a skilled workforce capable of generating 
high-tech jobs in all states of the nation.
    Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative 
Equity and Diversity (GRANTED).--The Committee provides up to 
$35,000,000 for the newly proposed GRANTED program, which is 
designed to increase opportunities for researchers at emerging 
and underserved research institutions who have historically 
lacked institutional support to obtain Federal research 
funding.
    Innovation Corps.--The Committee recognizes the value of 
translating basic research for public benefit, and the 
recommendation includes up to $40,000,000 for the Innovation 
Corps program to continue to build on the initial successes of 
its highly innovative public-private partnership model and 
recent expansion of the program to additional academic 
institutions.
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) 
Excellence in Research.--The Committee is supportive of the 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Excellence in 
Research program and as such, includes $26,000,000, an increase 
of $4,000,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. The 
Committee directs NSF to use research infrastructure 
improvement grants, co-funding programs, and other innovative 
mechanisms to boost HBCU participation and capacity throughout 
NSF research programs.
    Industrial Innovation and Partnerships.--The Committee 
recognizes that NSF's Industrial Innovation and Partnerships 
programs have long supported activities in advanced 
manufacturing of U.S. steel, and supports the continuation of 
these activities in fiscal year 2023.
    Fairness in Merit Review.--The Committee notes the 
potential for bias in NSF's merit review process and supports 
the Foundation's ongoing efforts to understand how successful 
underrepresented groups are in the merit review process. NSF 
shall brief the Committee, no later than 180 days after the 
enactment of this Act, on its actions and findings in 
understanding and addressing bias in the merit review process. 
As part of this briefing, NSF shall include a discussion of the 
option of adopting institution-blind, investigator-blind, and 
dual-anonymous processes for merit review of proposals, with a 
focus on the fairness of the process faced by all applicants.
    Research Security.--The Committee supports NSF's initiative 
to create clear guidelines that inform researchers and 
universities on disclosure requirements pertaining to research 
security. Additionally, the Committee encourages NSF to 
continue to engage university and affinity groups to listen to 
any community concerns and share information about NSF's 
policies and processes. Not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act, NSF shall brief the Committee on its 
ongoing plans for community outreach and engagement on research 
security issues.
    Further, the Committee notes that large universities, 
especially those with major endowments, enjoy considerable 
resources to help their staff and faculty with administrative 
concerns on filing paperwork pertaining to research security. 
Smaller universities and colleges lack such resources and may 
find it difficult to attract and retain foreign talent. The 
Committee encourages NSF to explore ways to work with less-
resourced institutions on disclosure requirements and 
international talent retention.
    Power Dynamics in the Research Community.--The Committee 
notes that imbalanced relationships between lead researchers 
and graduate students, especially those from foreign countries, 
can lead to harmful outcomes. The Committee is concerned that 
students may not be aware of mechanisms or are hesitant to 
voice their concerns out of fear of retaliation, or that the 
existing mechanisms may possibly be inadequate. Additionally, 
any potential or perceived bias in research security can have a 
deleterious effect on attracting top talent from foreign 
countries. To ensure that the U.S. remains a destination for 
scientific research and to address concerns about power 
relationships, NSF is encouraged to continue to develop 
approaches to analyze and study means to address potential bias 
and develop safe spaces to voice concerns without the fear of 
repercussion. NSF shall provide a report to the Committee on 
these activities no later than 180 days after the enactment of 
this Act.
    Open Source Research Risks.--The Committee is concerned 
that certain open source research capabilities at NSF could be 
used by adversaries against U.S. allies or U.S. interests. The 
Committee therefore directs the NSF to collaborate with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence 
to compile and maintain a list of all NSF-funded open source 
research capabilities that are known or suspected to have an 
impact on foreign military operations. Such list shall be 
reviewed and updated at least annually by the NSF in 
collaboration with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
National Intelligence, and subsequently shall be reported to 
the Committee.

          MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION

    The Committee recommends $187,230,000 for Major Research 
Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC), which is equal 
to the request. The recommendation includes the following 
requested amounts: $1,000,000 for enhanced oversight; 
$60,000,000 for Antarctic Infrastructure Recapitalization; 
$33,000,000 for the Large Hadron Collider Upgrade; $76,250,000 
for Mid-scale Research Infrastructure; $1,980,000 for Regional 
Class Research Vessels; and $15,000,000 for the Vera C. Rubin 
Observatory. NSF shall continue to provide quarterly briefings 
to the Committee on the activities funded in this account.
    Great Lakes Research Fleet.--The Committee notes that the 
Great Lakes resources represent a unique, linked, and 
economically-critical freshwater ecosystem that faces 
significant environmental challenges, including invasive 
species, runoff, and harmful algal blooms; and notes that the 
Lakes' long-term health depends on the quality of scientific 
knowledge and technical and policy solutions gained by research 
operations. The Committee is concerned that the vessels of the 
Great Lakes ecosystem Federal research fleet are nearing the 
end of their useful service lives and are inadequate for the 
demands of their interdisciplinary research mission. The 
Committee directs NSF to coordinate with relevant Federal 
agencies to study and report back to the Committee no later 
than 180 days after the enactment of this Act on the costs of 
modernizing the vessels within the Great Lakes Research Fleet.
    Astro2020.--The agreement recognizes the recent release by 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
(NAS) of the 2020 Decadal Survey in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 
``Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 
2020s'' (Astro2020), and the agreement notes that NSF is 
currently assessing how to best implement the included 
recommendations. NSF is expected to include the appropriate 
levels of support for recommended current and future world-
class scientific research facilities and instrumentation in 
subsequent budget requests. NSF is also expected to support a 
balanced portfolio of astronomy research grants by scientists 
and students engaged in ground-breaking research. The Committee 
also reiterates its support for preliminary investments in 
emerging priority facilities in R&RA, such as the next 
generation Very Large Array and the Extremely Large Telescopes. 
As NSF develops plans for realizing Astro2020, the Foundation 
shall provide regular briefings to the Committee on its 
progress and shall inform the Committee if additional funds are 
needed to avoid delays in project design and development.
    Biological Infrastructure.--The Committee commends NSF for 
its investments in critical biological infrastructure such as 
computational tools that have transformed how researchers 
approach biological questions. The Committee directs NSF to 
review and report on its biological infrastructure investments 
and develop a plan for how to review their impact. The report 
should evaluate the 10-year center mechanism use for platform 
operations and what other mechanistic approaches could provide 
more flexibility to assess and maintain critical infrastructure 
during its useful life.
    Academic Research Infrastructure.--The Committee notes that 
there is considerable support for academic research 
infrastructure construction and modernization across all NSF 
directorates. The construction, modernization and replacement 
of obsolete facilities and platforms, including those widely 
used by scientific communities to facilitate research and 
access to research environments, are essential to ensuring 
investments in principal investigator (PI)-driven basic and 
applied investigations maximize U.S. scientific and economic 
competitiveness. The Committee encourages NSF to evaluate 
future MREFC and Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (MSRI) 
requirements in light of increasing investment in the national 
R&D ecosystem, including access to critical aging research 
facilities and platforms that benefit large segments of the 
science and technology community. Additionally, NSF should 
consider opportunities to collaborate with extramural science 
partners to finance projects where appropriate.

                             STEM EDUCATION

    The Committee accepts NSF's proposal to rename the 
Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) as the 
Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), as well as the identical 
change request with respect to that account. The recommendation 
includes $1,250,000,000, which is $244,000,000 above fiscal 
year 2022 for EDU.
    CyberCorps, Scholarships for Service.--The Committee 
provides no less than $74,000,000 for the CyberCorps: 
Scholarship for Service program, an increase of $11,000,000 
above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. NSF is encouraged to 
use the additional funding to increase the number of 
scholarships awarded at participating institutions and to 
increase the number of institutions that receive grants to 
participate in the program.
    Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).--The Committee 
accepts NSF's proposal to consolidate GRFP within EDU and 
provides up to $320,000,000, an increase of $30,000,000, to 
increase the amount provided to each fellow, as requested, as 
well as to increase the number of fellows.
    Broadening participation programs.--Broadening 
participation in science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics will fuel innovation and provide additional 
expertise to solve complex problems. Embracing the 
contributions of all will produce better science and create a 
better society. The Committee accepts the proposed name change 
from the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), which 
will become the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM 
(EES).
    In support of NSF's mission to broaden participation in 
science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the Committee 
recommends the following: $78,000,000 for Advanced 
Technological Education; $10,000,000 for Alliances for Graduate 
Education and the Professoriate; $28,510,000 for Centers for 
Research Excellence in Science and Technology; $45,500,000 for 
HBCU--Undergraduate Program; $57,000,000 for Louis Stokes 
Alliances for Minority Participation; $68,000,000 for the 
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program; and $19,000,000 for 
the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program. Lastly, 
$30,500,000 is provided for NSF INCLUDES and $19,250,000 for 
ADVANCE.
    Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs).--The Improving 
Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
(IUSE: HSI) program, managed and funded equally by EES and the 
Division of Undergraduate Education, is provided $30,000,000 
through each division, for a total of $60,000,000, an increase 
of $11,500,000 above the fiscal year 2022 enacted level. HSIs 
and the IUSE: HSI program play an important role in increasing 
the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of Hispanic 
students pursuing STEM degrees, particularly at institutions of 
higher education that typically do not receive high levels of 
NSF funding. The Committee is concerned by the severe 
underrepresentation of Hispanic Ph.D. graduates in the STEM 
fields and directs NSF to collaborate with stakeholders in 
preparing a report that investigates and makes recommendations 
about how to increase the rate of Hispanic Ph.D. graduates in 
STEM fields. NSF shall report back to the Committee on the 
status of this report not later than 90 days after the 
enactment of this Act.
    Transformational Education Innovation and Translation.--NSF 
is encouraged to collaborate with the Department of Education 
on transformational education innovation and translation, 
including interventions grounded in scientific understanding to 
improve student outcomes and achievement. This may include 
instrumenting large-scale digital learning platforms to create 
a research infrastructure that drives continuous improvement in 
the use of the learning sciences. NSF should consider how to 
help address the learning loss associated with the COVID-19 
pandemic, foster the benefits of distance learning, and 
consider the learning needs of under-resourced and 
underrepresented students, such as those in urban or rural 
communities.

                 AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT

    The Committee recommends $460,000,000 for Agency Operations 
and Award Management, which is $60,000,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted level.

                  OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD

    The Committee recommends $5,090,000 for the National 
Science Board, which is $490,000 over fiscal year 2022 and 
equal to the request. The Committee supports recommendations 
from the Office of Inspector General to promote effectiveness, 
efficiency, and integrity in NSF programs and grants.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

    The Committee recommends $23,393,000 for the Office of 
Inspector General, which is $4,393,000 above fiscal year 2022 
and the equal to the request.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes a provision that establishes thresholds 
for the transfer of funds.
    The bill includes a provision regarding notification prior 
to acquisition or disposal of certain assets.

                     NSF NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

    The bill includes the requested provision establishing the 
NSF Nonrecurring Expenses Fund to reinvest funds that would 
otherwise expire to support the national science and research 
enterprise.

                                TITLE IV


                            RELATED AGENCIES


                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $14,350,000 for the Commission on 
Civil Rights, which is $1,350.000 above fiscal year 2022. 
Within the amounts provided, $2,000,000 is for the Commission 
on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (CSSBMB). The 
Commission on Civil Rights is directed to provide a detailed 
spend plan for the funds provided for the CSSBMB not later than 
45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    Field Hearings.--The Commission is encouraged to conduct 
field hearings on priority topic areas such as the treatment 
and diversion of mentally ill persons in our Nation's criminal 
justice system. The Commission should also consider 
investigating the related civil rights implications and 
disparate impacts of remote learning on the educational system 
during COVID-19.
    Policing Reform.--The Committee commends the Commission for 
its report, Police Use of Force: An Examination of Modern 
Policing Practices, and directs the Commission to continue 
disseminating the findings and recommendations on 
constitutional policing reform found in that report and other 
related Commission reports.
    Donations.--The Committee includes bill language granting 
the Commission the authority to accept donations to carry out 
its mission, similar to authority provided to 45 other Federal 
agencies. The Commission shall provide the Committee quarterly 
updates on all gifts and donations, as well as the terms of, 
and specific activities funded by, the gift or donation. 
Additionally, anticipated funding from gifts or donations shall 
be included in the Commission's annual spending plan submitted 
to the Committee pursuant to section 528 of this Act.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $464,650,000 for the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is $44,650,000 
above fiscal year 2022 and equal to the request. Funds will 
allow the EEOC to continue its prioritization of the 
enforcement of Federal anti-discrimination laws and to pursue 
litigation and strategic initiatives quickly and aggressively. 
In addition, funding is provided to increase front-line and 
investigative staff, as the agency continues to recover from 
its lowest staffing levels ever in fiscal year 2020, and to 
continue needed modernization of information technology, and 
support analysis of newly collected data, reporting, and 
access. As in prior years, the Committee directs the EEOC to 
provide a detailed hiring plan, organized by fiscal quarter, 
within 30 days of enactment of this Act.
    EEOC Training Resources on Workplace Harassment and 
Discrimination.--The Committee directs the EEOC to disseminate 
resource materials on fostering respectful workplaces free of 
harassment and discrimination, including best practices and 
training resources that address the needs of a diverse set of 
workplaces. The EEOC should use funds to increase public 
awareness regarding access to workplace trainings, educate the 
public about the EEOC's work, and explain how to report 
instances of harassment or discrimination. Resources and public 
education campaigns should be made available in multiple 
languages. The Committee directs the EEOC to include an update 
on these activities in the Commission's fiscal year 2024 budget 
submission.
    Summary of Equal Pay Data and Report.--The Committee is 
disappointed that the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine has not yet completed the report 
required by the Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying P.L. 
116-260, which was to be provided to the Commission by December 
2021. It is expected that when the Commission receives this 
report, the Commission shall respond to the report on pay 
information collected through the revised EEO-1 form for 2017 
and 2018, and shall develop a revised proposal for collecting 
pay data from employers, including a process and timeline for 
doing so. Within 90 days of the enactment of this Act, the EEOC 
shall submit to the Committee a report setting forth a timeline 
and process for analyzing the summary pay information collected 
through the revised EEO-1 form, and for publishing a publicly 
available report describing the methodology and the results of 
the analysis.
    Skills-Based Hiring.--The Committee is aware that employers 
may at times seek to adopt skills-based hiring practices as an 
alternative to postsecondary degree requirements in the hiring 
process. The Committee directs the Commission to provide 
education and technical assistance to employers explaining how 
they may use skills-based employment tests in a manner that 
complies with the laws and regulations enforced by the EEOC.

                     International Trade Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $122,400,000 for the International 
Trade Commission (ITC), which is $12,400,000 above the fiscal 
year 2022 enacted amount.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

    The Committee recommends $675,000,000 for the Legal 
Services Corporation (LSC), which is $186,000,000 above fiscal 
year 2022.
    LSC is a nonprofit corporation established to promote equal 
access to justice and to provide grants for high-quality civil 
legal assistance to low-income persons. LSC grants help the 
most vulnerable people, including thousands of low-income 
individuals, veterans, children, families, and seniors with 
civil legal assistance with matters addressing family law, 
including domestic violence, child support, and custody, as 
well as with housing matters, including evictions and 
foreclosures. The recommended funding level includes $631,1,000 
for basic field grants, an increase of $182,350,000 above 
fiscal year 2022. The increased funding will enable LSC's 
grantees to expand their outreach and assist more low-income 
Americans. With State, local, pro bono, and private sources 
underfunded, LSC is critical to closing the access-to-justice 
gap.

         ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

    The bill continues certain restrictions on the uses of LSC 
funding. In addition, the bill adopts the proposal to amend the 
requirement in Section 1007(c) of the LSC Act regarding certain 
requirements of the Governing Bodies of LSC Recipients.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee provides $4,500,000 for the Marine Mammal 
Commission to continue the critical work of the Commission to 
protect these important species.

            Office of the United States Trade Representative

    The Committee recommends $75,000,000 for the Office of the 
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), which is $4,000,000 above 
fiscal year 2022. The Committee notes that Title IX of the 
United States-Mexico-Canada Implementation (USMCA) Act (Public 
Law 116-113) included $90,000,000 in supplemental 
appropriations available to USTR for obligation until fiscal 
year 2023. The Committee reminds USTR of the quarterly 
expenditure reports directed in House Report 116-101. The 
Committee directs the continuation of these reports for fiscal 
year 2023 and expects the inclusion of all funds provided to 
USTR, including supplemental appropriations, in its reports to 
the Committee, including information on staffing that supports 
the implementation of the USMCA.
    Bilateral Trade Agreements.--As the USTR continues multiple 
and simultaneous bilateral trade agreement discussions on 
behalf of the United States with various countries, including 
China and India, the Committee encourages USTR to continue to 
prioritize key U.S. export markets to ensure U.S. exporters are 
treated fairly, and where applicable, USTR is encouraged to 
prioritize resources to monitor compliance with trade 
obligations and enforce terms of such agreements. The Committee 
supports USTR's work to provide equitable market access for 
United States exports, including American-produced boric acid 
and America-grown almonds, pistachios, and walnuts, in India, 
and fresh citrus and other specialty crops, in China, and urges 
USTR to continue to prioritize fair treatment for American 
companies and enforcement of all of our trading partners' 
obligations.

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $60,000,000 for the salaries and 
expenses of USTR.

                      TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    The Committee recommends $15,000,000, as requested, which 
is to be derived from the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, for 
trade enforcement activities authorized by the Trade 
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-
125).

                        State Justice Institute


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

    The Committee recommends $7,640,000 for the State Justice 
Institute, which is $440,000 above fiscal year 2022.
    The additional funding is provided to enhance the 
Institute's efforts to improve the quality of justice in State 
courts and address the unique challenges of the opioid 
epidemic, mental health issues, juvenile justice, child abuse, 
and court technology.

                                TITLE V


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS)

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

    Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or 
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
    Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this 
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year unless expressly authorized.
    Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any 
appropriation contained in this Act for any consulting service 
through procurement contracts shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record 
and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 
provided under existing law or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law.
    Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or 
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the 
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
    Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1) 
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) 
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds 
or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which 
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office 
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or 
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or 
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments 
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess 
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any 
general savings, including savings from a reduction in 
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects, or activities as approved by Congress, unless the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any 
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any 
product that was not made in America that person shall not be 
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds 
made available in this Act. The section further provides that 
to the extent practicable, with respect to purchases of 
promotional items, funds made available under this Act shall be 
used to purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in 
the United States or its territories or possessions.
    Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of 
balances of appropriations.
    Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a 
department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or 
to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding 
reductions in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce, 
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan 
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the 
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and 
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to 
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
    Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign 
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for 
restrictions that are not applied equally to all tobacco or 
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not 
intended to impact routine international trade services to all 
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to 
establish foreign trade zones.
    Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited 
into the Crime Victims Fund to $2,050,000,000 during fiscal 
year 2023. The language also provides for a Tribal set-aside.
    Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the 
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such 
programs.
    Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available 
in this Act to any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government, except for transfers made by, or 
pursuant to authorities provided in, this Act or any other 
appropriations Act.
    Section 513 requires the Inspectors General of the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and 
the Legal Services Corporation to conduct reviews of activities 
funded in this Act and requires certifications regarding 
conflicts of interest.
    Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain 
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency 
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of 
such an information system is contingent upon the development 
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the 
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
agency covered by this section shall consult with the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies when 
reviewing supply chain risks and making a determination that 
the acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
agency covered by this section is directed to ensure it is 
following the criteria established by the FBI and the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or 
renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency 
covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
describing reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to 
this section and any associated findings or determinations.
    Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any 
official or contract employee of the United States Government.
    Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to include certain language in trade agreements.
    Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL) 
in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue 
NSLs.
    Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding 
any project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the 
National Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has 
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
    Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence 
related activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year 
2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for fiscal year 2023.
    Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess 
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee 
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax 
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax 
assessment.

                             (RESCISSIONS)

    Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated 
balances from the Department of Justice.
    Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act for the purchase of first class or premium air travel 
in contravention of certain Federal regulations.
    Section 523 prohibits the use of funds, under certain 
circumstances, to pay for the attendance of more than 50 
department or agency employees, who are stationed in the United 
States, at any single conference outside the United States.
    Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed 
balances in expired grant accounts.
    Section 525 requires funds, to the extent practicable, to 
be used to purchase light bulbs that are ``Energy Star'' 
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program'' 
designation.
    Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or 
the National Space Council (NSpC) to engage in bilateral 
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company unless the 
activities are authorized by subsequent legislation or NASA, 
OSTP or NSpC after consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation have made a certification pursuant to subsections 
(c) and (d) of this section.
    Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to establish or maintain a computer network that does 
not block pornography, except for law enforcement or victim 
assistance purposes.
    Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in 
the bill to submit spending plans.
    Section 529 prohibits funds to pay for award or incentive 
fees for contractors with below satisfactory performance or 
performance that fails to meet the basic requirements of the 
contract.
    Section 530 prohibits funds from being used by the 
Department of Justice or Drug Enforcement Administration in 
contravention of section 7606 of Agricultural Act of 2014.
    Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from 
preventing certain States and territories from implementing 
State or territory laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.
    Section 532 requires a quarterly report from the Department 
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and the National Science Foundation on official travel to 
China.
    Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds 
provided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty 
counties or any Territory or possession of the United States.
    Section 534 provides that the Department of Commerce and 
Federal Bureau of Investigation may utilize funding to provide 
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division 
J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
    Section 535 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act for NASA, OSTP, or the National Space Council (NSpC) 
to engage in certain bilateral activities with Russia or a 
Russian-owned company.
    Section 536 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to 
conduct, contract for or otherwise support live tissue 
training.
    Section 537 withholds funding from NASA's Mobile Launcher 2 
project until detailed cost and schedule information are 
provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the NASA Office of 
Inspector General.
    Section 538 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent Indian Tribes 
from enacting or implementing laws that authorize marijuana 
use, distribution, possession, or cultivation.
    Section 539 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent States, the 
District of Columbia, or Territories from implementing laws 
that authorize marijuana use, distribution, possession, or 
cultivation.
    Section 540 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to the Department of Justice to investigate or 
prosecute an individual who crosses state lines to access 
abortion services, or who assists another individual to obtain 
abortion services.
    Section 541 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to implement a limit on reimbursement to local law 
enforcement for overtime pay in cannabis eradication efforts 
under certain circumstances and in certain States.

            House of Representatives Reporting Requirements

    The following materials are submitted in accordance with 
various requirements of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives:

                          FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

    Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of 
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call 
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with 
the names of those voting for and those voting against, are 
printed below:


         Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of 
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure 
authorizes funding: The Committee on Appropriations considers 
program performance, including a program's success in 
developing and attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, 
in developing funding recommendations.

                              Rescissions

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

 
 
 
Department of Justice:
    Working Capital Fund..............................      $100,000,000
    Assets Forfeiture Fund............................       100,000,000
    Office of Justice Programs........................        75,000,000
    Community Oriented Policing Services..............        15,000,000
    Office on Violence Against Women..................        15,000,000
 

   Disclosure of Earmarks and Congressionally Directed Spending Items

    The following table is submitted in compliance with clause 
9 of rule XXI, and lists the congressional earmarks (as defined 
in paragraph (e) of clause 9) contained in the bill or in this 
report. Neither the bill nor the report contain any limited tax 
benefits or limited tariff benefits as defined in paragraphs 
(f) or (g) of clause 9 of rule XXI.

                                                    COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES
                                                               [Community Project Funding]
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                                                                                                                                             House
   Agency           Account                  Recipient                Location                    Project                House Amount     Requestor(s)
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DOC           NIST--Construction  The Ohio State University.....  Columbus, OH....  Battery Innovation Laboratory and      $4,500,000  Beatty, Carey
                                                                                     Education Center.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  The University of Scranton....  Scranton, PA....  Workforce Development, Applied         16,623,000  Cartwright
                                                                                     Research and Outreach Center in
                                                                                     Health, Science and Cybersecurity.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  St. Mary's University.........  San Antonio, TX.  Construction and Equipment for the      5,561,000  Castro (TX)
                                                                                     Innovation Center at St. Mary's
                                                                                     University.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Claflin University............  Orangeburg, SC..  Claflin University Bioscience          17,417,000  Clyburn
                                                                                     Research and Technology Center.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Tennessee State University....  Nashville, TN...  Tennessee State University Harned       3,000,000  Cooper
                                                                                     Hall Biological Sciences Research
                                                                                     Building Renovation.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Institute for Sustainable       Barranquitas, PR  Center for Food Security and              942,000  Gonzalez-Colon
                                   Biotechnology at the Inter-                       Sustainable Agriculture.
                                   American University of Puerto
                                   Rico.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  University of Puerto Rico,      Mayaguez, PR....  Aerospace Research Institute.......     7,500,000  Gonzalez-Colon
                                   Mayaguez Campus.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Harris County.................  Harris County,    Institute of Forensic Sciences         12,164,000  Green (TX)
                                                                   TX.               Design and Renovation.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  The University of Toledo......  Toledo, OH......  Health Sciences Bioresearch Lab....     6,900,000  Kaptur
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Connecticut Center for          East Hartford,    Connecticut Manufacturing              16,173,000  Larson (CT)
                                   Advanced Technology (CCAT).     CT.               Technology & Innovation Center.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  University of Missouri--        Columbia, MO....  Next Generation University of          20,000,000  Luetkemeyer
                                   Columbia.                                         Missouri Research Reactor.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  University of Colorado Boulder  Boulder, CO.....  University of Colorado Boulder JILA     2,000,000  Neguse
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean    East Boothbay,    Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean           10,622,000  Pingree
                                   Sciences.                       ME.               Sciences Innovation and Education
                                                                                     Wing Project.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Utica University..............  Utica, NY.......  Utica University Crime Lab.........       717,000  Tenney
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Mount St. Mary's University...  Emmitsburg, MD..  Mount St. Mary's Expanding STEM         4,000,000  Trone
                                                                                     Access, Innovation and Workforce
                                                                                     Development in Rural Maryland.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Ohio University...............  Athens, OH......  Russ Research Center Digital Design     1,500,000  Turner
                                                                                     Studio Development.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Wright State University.......  Dayton, OH......  The Wright State University Power       2,000,000  Turner
                                                                                     House Research Center.
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DOC           NIST--Construction  Florida International           Miami-Dade        Robotics and Autonomous Systems         9,562,000  Wilson (FL)
                                   University.                     County, FL.       Laboratory for Coastal
                                                                                     Conservation and Restoration.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  University of Connecticut.....  Storrs, CT......  Long-term Risk Management and           4,000,000  Courtney
                                                                                     Mitigation Strategies of Crumbling
                                                                                     Foundations.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Mentoring Youth Through         Harvey, IL......  Science, Technology, Engineering          100,000  Kelly (IL)
                                   Technology.                                       and Mathematics (STEM) After
                                                                                     School Program.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Desert Research Institute.....  Reno, NV........  Quantifying Carbon Fluxes..........     2,500,000  Lee (NV)
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Rochester Institute of          Rochester, NY...  Rochester Institute of Technology..     2,000,000  Morelle
                                   Technology.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  NH Manufacturing Extension      Concord, NH.....  Building the Next Generation of           450,000  Pappas
                                   Partnership.                                      Skilled Workforce in Manufacturing.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Morgan State University.......  Baltimore, MD...  Center for Equitable Artificial         2,000,000  Ruppersberger
                                                                                     Intelligence & Machine Learning.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Oakland University............  Rochester, MI...  Oakland University Vehicular            3,000,000  Stevens
                                                                                     Wireless Communications System
                                                                                     Testing and Standards Facility.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Schoolcraft Community College   Livonia, MI.....  Industry 4.0 Training at                1,025,000  Stevens
                                   District.                                         Schoolcraft College's
                                                                                     Manufacturing & Engineering Center.
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DOC           NIST--STRS........  Griffiss Institute............  Rome, NY........  Smart-X Internet of Things (IOT)        3,000,000  Tenney
                                                                                     Living Lab.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Desert Research Institute.....  Reno, NV........  Lake Tahoe Basin Instrumentation        2,000,000  Amodei
                                                                                     and Data Sharing.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Gulf Shellfish Institute......  Palmetto, FL....  Estuary Habitat Restoration and         2,500,000  Buchanan
                                                                                     Resilience.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  University of South Florida...  St. Petersburg,   Surveillance of Pollution from          3,400,000  Crist
                                                                   FL.               Emerging Chemical Threats in Tampa
                                                                                     Bay.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Texas State University........  San Marcos, TX..  Texas State University Meadows          2,000,000  Doggett
                                                                                     Center Climate Change Impact on
                                                                                     Water Initiative.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Florida Gulf Coast University.  Fort Myers, FL..  Examining the Influence of                440,000  Donalds
                                                                                     Discharges on Coastal Ecosystems
                                                                                     Health and HAB Dynamics.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Louisiana State University,     Baton Rouge, LA.  Coastal High Frequency RADAR System     5,000,000  Graves (LA)
                                   Office of Research & Economic                     for Coastal Protection and
                                   Development.                                      Prediction.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  The Water Institute of the      Baton Rouge, LA.  The Resilience Center..............     2,500,000  Graves (LA)
                                   Gulf.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Port of Morgan City...........  Morgan City, LA.  Meteorological Stations Operations        200,000  Higgins (LA)
                                                                                     and Maintenance.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper...  Buffalo, NY.....  Shoreline Monitoring and Assessment       480,000  Higgins (NY)
                                                                                     in the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  University of Iowa............  Iowa City, IA...  Advanced Hydrologic Monitoring,         1,000,000  Hinson, Miller-
                                                                                     Assessment, and Flood Forecasting                  Meeks
                                                                                     for Eastern Iowa.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Noyo Center for Marine Science  Mendocino         Fighting Climate-Driven Collapse in       294,000  Huffman
                                                                   County, CA.       Coastal Habitats.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Regents of the University of    Seattle, WA.....  Equity and Ecosystem Health Through     1,500,000  Jayapal
                                   Washington.                                       Water Column Observation.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Nature Conservancy............  Honolulu and      Building Coastal Resilience through       500,000  Kahele
                                                                   Hawaii            Community-Based Conservation.
                                                                   Counties, HI.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  University of Louisiana Monroe  Monroe, LA......  State Mesonet Network Project......     2,000,000  Letlow
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Oklahoma State University.....  Stillwater, OK..  Oklahoma Center for Hydrological        1,800,000  Lucas
                                                                                     Integrated Monitoring, Modeling,
                                                                                     and Mitigation.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  New England Aquarium            Boston, MA......  New England Aquarium Modernization      2,400,000  Lynch
                                   Corporation.                                      and Educational Programming.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Mote Marine Laboratory, Inc...  Sarasota, FL....  Mote Marine Laboratory's Florida          750,000  Murphy (FL)
                                                                                     Seagrass Project.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  The Nature Conservancy in       Winter Park, FL.  Modernization of Recreational             750,000  Murphy (FL)
                                   Florida.                                          Fishing Catch Data and Support
                                                                                     Humane Catch and Release Education
                                                                                     in the South Atlantic.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Hudson River Park Trust.......  New York, NY....  Hudson River Habitat Enhancement          750,000  Nadler
                                                                                     Project.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Mississippi State University    Gulfport, MS....  Gulf Coast Aquatic Health               1,800,000  Palazzo
                                   Global Center for Aquatic                         Laboratory.
                                   Health and Food Security.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  The Regents of the University   San Diego         Aerosolized Coastal Water Pollution     1,500,000  Peters
                                   of California; University of    County, CA.       Impacts Study.
                                   California, San Diego.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Coral World Ocean and Reef      St. Thomas, VI..  Coral and Aquatic Research and            900,000  Plaskett
                                   Initiative, Inc..                                 Restoration.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Upper Columbia United Tribes..  Spokane , WA....  Upper Columbia United Tribes Salmon     5,000,000  Rodgers (WA)
                                                                                     Reintroduction Project.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Center for Marine Science at    Wilmington, NC..  UNC Wilmington Marine Science             750,000  Rouzer
                                   UNC Wilmington.                                   Center Research.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  University of Miami...........  Coral Gables, FL  University of Miami Marine                750,000  Salazar
                                                                                     Aquaculture Pilot-Scale Grow-Out
                                                                                     Module.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  University of Washington        Tacoma, WA......  Center for Urban Waters--Protecting     1,000,000  Strickland
                                   Tacoma.                                           Salmon from Toxic Chemicals.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  University of Nevada, Las       Las Vegas, NV...  Water Analyzing Equipment for             200,000  Titus
                                   Vegas.                                            Climate Research and Education.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Florida International           Miami, FL.......  Coastal Subsurface Water Table and      9,776,000  Wasserman Schultz
                                   University.                                       Saltwater Intrusion Monitoring
                                                                                     Systems.
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DOC           NOAA--ORF.........  Nova Southeastern University..  Ft. Lauderdale,   Coastal Ecosystems Disease              3,841,000  Wasserman Schultz
                                                                   FL.               Etiology, Remediation, and
                                                                                     Restoration for Community
                                                                                     Ecological and Economic Health.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Windsor Heights Police and      Windsor Heights,  Windsor Heights P25 Radio                 301,000  Axne
                                   Fire Department.                IA.               Replacement Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Citrus Heights Police           Citrus Heights,   Citrus Heights Police Department          540,000  Bera
                                   Department.                     CA.               Emergency Communication
                                                                                     Enhancements.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Pasco Sheriff's Office........  Land O'Lakes, FL  Technological Upgrades to the           2,000,000  Bilirakis
                                                                                     Center for the Recovery of
                                                                                     Endangered and Missing Persons
                                                                                     (CREMP).
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Sarasota..............  Sarasota, FL....  Sarasota Police Department                300,000  Buchanan
                                                                                     Equipment Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of St. Louis.............  St. Louis, MO...  Improvement of 911 Dispatch System.       685,000  Bush
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Escambia County Commission....  Brewton , AL....  P25 Radio Infrastructure for the        1,204,000  Carl
                                                                                     Escambia County Commission.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Round Rock............  Round Rock, TX..  Round Rock Public Safety Equipment.     2,000,000  Carter (TX)
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Liberty Hill Police Department  Liberty Hill, TX  Liberty Hill Equipment                    128,000  Carter (TX)
                                                                                     Modernization.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Wayne Police Department.......  Wayne, IL.......  Law Enforcement Equipment Upgrades.        54,000  Casten
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Clay County...................  Hayesville , NC.  Enhancing Community Policing for          300,000  Cawthorn
                                                                                     Clay County, NC by Improving the
                                                                                     Flow of Critical Technology.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Tiverton Police Department....  Tiverton, RI....  Tiverton Public Safety                    500,000  Cicilline
                                                                                     Communications Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Suffield Police Department....  Suffield, CT....  Computer Aided Dispatch/Records           180,000  Courtney
                                                                                     Management System Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of St. Petersburg,         St. Petersburg,   Police Computer-Aided Dispatch            750,000  Crist
                                   Florida.                        FL.               (CAD)/Record Management System
                                                                                     (RMS)/Mobile System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Olathe Police Department......  Olathe, KS......  Mobile Command Post Equipment             300,000  Davids (KS)
                                                                                     Upgrades.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Calhoun County Sheriff's        Hardin, IL......  Policing Equipment and Technology         436,000  Davis, Rodney
                                   Department.                                       Upgrades.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Piatt County Sheriff's Office.  Monticello, IL..  911 Radio Communication System            607,000  Davis, Rodney
                                                                                     Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Lane County...................  Lane County, OR.  Lane County Public Safety Dispatch        176,000  DeFazio
                                                                                     Center Equipment Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Whatcom County Sheriff........  Whatcom County,   Whatcom County Integrated Public          500,000  DelBene
                                                                   WA.               Safety Radio System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Doral Police            Doral, FL.......  Doral Police Department Real-Time       1,000,000  Diaz-Balart
                                   Department.                                       Operations Center Safe-City
                                                                                     Policing Technology Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Harris County Sheriff's Office  Harris County,    Virtual Reality Training Equipment.       100,000  Fletcher
                                                                   TX.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Aurora, IL............  Aurora, IL......  Public Safety Modernization and         2,280,000  Foster
                                                                                     Technology Infrastructure Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Boynton Beach.........  Boynton Beach,    Emergency Operations Radio Tower        1,025,000  Frankel, Lois
                                                                   FL.               Replacement Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of West Palm Beach.......  West Palm Beach,  Secure Mobile Radio Site...........       969,500  Frankel, Lois
                                                                   FL.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Middle Rio Grande Development   Carrizo Springs,  Regional Trunking Radio System          5,484,000  Gonzales, Tony
                                   Council.                        TX.               Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Fairview Park.........  Fairview Park,    Fairview Park Police Department           604,000  Gonzalez (OH)
                                                                   OH.               Radio Replacement Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Donna.................  Donna, TX.......  Acquisition of Safety Mobile              325,000  Gonzalez, Vicente
                                                                                     Application for Domestic Violence
                                                                                     Victims.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Bergen County Sheriff's Office  Bergen County,    County Park/Road Cameras and              954,000  Gottheimer
                                                                   NJ.               Message Boards.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Borough of Bogota Police        Bogota, NJ......  Communications Equipment Upgrades..       255,000  Gottheimer
                                   Department.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  West Milford Township.........  West Milford, NJ  West Milford Township--                 2,893,000  Gottheimer
                                                                                     Communications Equipment.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  East Baton Rouge Sheriff's      Baton Rouge, LA.  EBRSO Investigative Support Unit...       736,000  Graves (LA)
                                   Office.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Mississippi Department of       Jackson, MS.....  MS Capitol Police Technology              550,000  Guest
                                   Public Safety.                                    Improvements.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Town of New Fairfield.........  New Fairfield,    New Fairfield PD Emergency              2,100,000  Hayes
                                                                   CT.               Communications System Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Town of Watertown Police        Watertown, CT...  Watertown PD Two Way Radio              3,375,000  Hayes
                                   Department.                                       Communications Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Battle Ground.........  Battle Ground,    Battle Ground Public Safety               413,000  Herrera Beutler
                                                                   WA.               Technology Improvements.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Long Beach............  Long Beach , WA.  Long Beach Police Department Body          95,000  Herrera Beutler
                                                                                     Camera Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Longview..............  Longview, WA....  De-Escalation Police Training             215,000  Herrera Beutler
                                                                                     Simulator Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Washougal Police        Washougal, WA...  Washougal Body-Worn Cameras Project       131,000  Herrera Beutler
                                   Department.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Cowlitz 911 Public Authority..  Kelso, WA.......  Cowlitz 911 Public Safety Radio         2,179,000  Herrera Beutler
                                                                                     Technology Modernization & Radio
                                                                                     System Microwave Replacement.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Lewis County..................  Chehalis, WA....  Lewis County Public Safety Radio        2,800,000  Herrera Beutler
                                                                                     Communications Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Wahkiakum County Sheriff's      Cathlamet, WA...  Wahkiakum County Radio Improvement      1,595,000  Herrera Beutler
                                   Office.                                           Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Town of Amherst...............  Williamsville,    North Amherst Police Communications       900,000  Higgins (NY)
                                                                   NY.               System Tower and Equipment
                                                                                     Acquisition.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  County of Del Norte...........  Del Norte         Sheriff's Office Computer Aided           550,000  Huffman
                                                                   County, CA.       Dispatch (CAD) and Records
                                                                                     Management (RMS) Systems Update.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Lancaster Police Department...  Lancaster, NY...  Lancaster Police Department Body-         200,500  Jacobs (NY)
                                                                                     Worn Cameras.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Dallas Police Department......  Dallas, TX......  Dallas Police Department Record           935,000  Johnson (TX), Van
                                                                                     Management System.                                 Duyne
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Toledo Police Department......  Toledo, OH......  Enhanced Portable Radio Equipment..     1,250,000  Kaptur
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Cayuga County.................  Auburn, NY......  Cayuga County Emergency 911 Radios      1,000,000  Katko
                                                                                     Replacement Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Eupora................  Eupora, MS......  Eupora Police In-Car Video/Body           125,000  Kelly (MS)
                                                                                     Camera/License Plate Reader.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Eupora................  Eupora, MS......  Eupora Police Technology                  128,000  Kelly (MS)
                                                                                     Modernization.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  County of Burlington..........  Burlington        Burlington County Emergency             1,200,000  Kim (NJ)
                                                                   County, NJ.       Communications Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Peoria................  Peoria, IL......  Regional Computer Aided Dispatch        2,000,000  LaHood
                                                                                     (CAD) and Records Management
                                                                                     System (RMS).
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Curry County..................  Curry County, NM  Virtual Reality Training Simulators       267,000  Leger Fernandez
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Christian County Emergency      Ozark, MO.......  Christian County Emergency Services     8,547,000  Long
                                   Services.                                         SWINS Radio Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  New York Police Department....  New York, NY....  Fixed Plate Reader System               2,000,000  Malliotakis
                                                                                     Installation.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Middletown............  Middletown, NY..  Middletown Police Security and            300,000  Maloney, Sean
                                                                                     Technology Initiative.                             Patrick
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Petersburg............  Petersburg, VA..  Petersburg Emergency Public Safety      3,203,000  McEachin
                                                                                     Communications System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Hancock County Commission.....  New Cumberland,   Video Monitoring in Cruisers, Body        325,000  McKinley
                                                                   WV.               Cameras.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Perry.................  Perry, MI.......  City of Perry Security Upgrades....       130,000  Moolenaar
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Rochester Police Department...  Rochester, NY...  City of Rochester: Upgrade Video          300,000  Morelle
                                                                                     Camera Surveillance System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Porter County Sheriff           Porter County,    Porter County Sheriff Department          400,000  Mrvan
                                   Department.                     IN.               Equipment Acquisition.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Whiting Police Department.....  Whiting, IN.....  Technology and Equipment: License         215,000  Mrvan
                                                                                     Plate Readers.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of La Verne..............  La Verne, CA....  City of La Verne Public Safety            500,000  Napolitano
                                                                                     Camera Network Upgrade Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Boulder County Sheriff's        Boulder , CO....  Boulder County Sheriff Long Range       1,080,000  Neguse
                                   Office, Office of Disaster                        Acoustical Device Siren System.
                                   Management.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Benton County.................  Prosser, WA.....  SECOMM Microwave System Replacement     2,000,000  Newhouse
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  County of Mono................  Mammoth Lakes,    Public Safety Radio System Upgrade.     3,000,000  Obernolte
                                                                   CA.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Hancock County E-911            Kiln, MS........  Hancock County E-911 Radios........       900,000  Palazzo
                                   Commission.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  The City of Gautier...........  Gautier, MS.....  City of Gautier Police Equipment          507,000  Palazzo
                                                                                     Upgrade and Improvements.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Salinas...............  Salinas, CA.....  Salinas Police Integrated               1,165,000  Panetta
                                                                                     Technology for Community Safety.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Hampton Police Department.....  Hampton, NH.....  Radio System Upgrades..............     1,376,000  Pappas
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Londonderry Police Department.  Londonberry, NH.  Emergency Dispatch Center                  75,000  Pappas
                                                                                     Workstations and Equipment
                                                                                     Upgrades.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Township of South Hackensack..  South             South Hackensack Public Safety            210,000  Pascrell
                                                                   Hackensack, NJ.   Communications Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Midland County................  Midland, TX.....  Midland County Sheriff's Office           685,000  Pfluger
                                                                                     Radio and Communications
                                                                                     Infrastructure Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Edina Police Department.......  Edina, MN.......  Edina Police Department Procurement        78,000  Phillips
                                                                                     of Tactical Micro-robot Systems.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Baltimore.............  Baltimore, MD...  License Plate Readers..............     1,300,000  Ruppersberger
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Warren Police Department......  Warren, OH......  Law Enforcement Technology                170,000  Ryan
                                                                                     Enhancement.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Miami Dade Police Department..  Doral, FL.......  Miami Dade Police Department Mobile     3,750,000  Salazar
                                                                                     Computing Upgrade.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Tillamook County..............  Tillamook         Tillamook County Public Safety          2,000,000  Schrader
                                                                   County, OR.       Radio Communication System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Township of Chatham...........  Morris County,    Public Safety Information Sharing         809,000  Sherrill
                                                                   NJ.               Technology Community Project.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Township of Weehawken.........  Weehawken, NJ...  Public Safety Department's Radio        1,000,000  Sires
                                                                                     System Update.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Union City Police Department..  Union City, NJ..  Union City's Digital Trunked Radio      1,200,000  Sires
                                                                                     System Replacement.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  County of Ocean...............  Toms River, NJ..  9-1-1 Call Center and Emergency           500,000  Smith (NJ)
                                                                                     Management Office.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Amelia County.................  Amelia County,    Amelia County Public Safety             1,000,000  Spanberger
                                                                   VA.               Interoperable Radio System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Chesterfield County Sheriff's   Chesterfield      Virtual Realty Training System.....       175,000  Spanberger
                                   Office.                         County, VA.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Louisa County.................  Louisa County,    East End Radio Improvements........     1,000,000  Spanberger
                                                                   VA.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Nottoway County...............  Nottoway County,  Nottoway County Public Safety Radio     1,000,000  Spanberger
                                                                   VA.               Communications System.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Rappahannock Regional Criminal  Fredericksburg,   Virtual Reality Judgement Training        125,000  Spanberger
                                   Justice Academy.                VA.               Simulator.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Chandler..............  Chandler, AZ....  Joint Mobile Command Center               680,000  Stanton
                                                                                     Equipment.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Pierce County Sheriff's         Pierce County,    Pierce County Metro Dive Team             248,000  Strickland
                                   Department.                     WA.               Equipment.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  The City of Vallejo...........  Vallejo, CA.....  The Vallejo Ghost Gun and Gun             830,000  Thompson (CA)
                                                                                     Violence Prevention Initiative.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  Atlantic City Police            Atlantic City,    Atlantic City Police Department--         800,000  Van Drew
                                   Department.                     NJ.               City Wide Cameras.
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DOJ           COPS Tech.........  City of Easton................  Easton, PA......  LIDAR for City of Easton Public           349,000  Wild
                                                                                     Safety and Emergency Response.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Charlotte.............  Charlotte, NC...  Alternatives To Violence: Cure          1,000,000  Adams
                                                                                     Violence Implementation.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Mecklenburg County Criminal     Mecklenburg       Data and Dashboards: Research and       1,000,000  Adams
                                   Justice Services Department.    County, NC.       Enhancements to Ensure Mecklenburg
                                                                                     County's Criminal Justice System
                                                                                     is a Leader in Data-Informed
                                                                                     Decision Making.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Elko County Sheriff's Office..  Elko, NV........  Rapid DNA Technology...............       486,000  Amodei
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Douglas County................  Omaha, NE.......  Douglas County Youth Legal Services     1,000,000  Bacon
                                                                                     and Violence Reduction Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Urban Peace Institute.........  Los Angeles, CA.  LA Peacemakers Coalition...........     7,400,000  Bass, Cardenas
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  OhioHealth Corporation........  Columbus, OH....  Sexual Assault Response Network of        400,000  Beatty
                                                                                     Central Ohio Outreach and
                                                                                     Education.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Alexandria............  Alexandria, VA..  Full Deployment of Body-Worn            1,000,000  Beyer
                                                                                     Cameras in Alexandria Police
                                                                                     Department.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Portland..............  Portland, OR....  Community Safety Plan Design and        2,000,000  Blumenauer
                                                                                     Programming.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Justice Innovation Inc........  New Rochelle, NY  New Rochelle Community Youth            1,125,000  Bowman
                                                                                     Violence Intervention Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Prince George's County........  Prince George's   Police Athletic League Partnerships     1,117,000  Brown (MD)
                                                                   County, MD.       and Program Expansion.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Cleveland Peacemakers Inc.....  Cleveland, OH...  Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance's          500,000  Brown (OH)
                                                                                     Violence Prevention Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  County of Ventura.............  Ventura County,   Ventura County Family Justice             640,000  Brownley
                                                                   CA.               Center Oxnard Satellite.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  The Foundation United.........  Sarasota, FL....  Foundation United Funding to Help         800,000  Buchanan
                                                                                     Law Enforcement Reduce and
                                                                                     Eliminate Human Trafficking.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Riverside County Sheriff's      Riverside, CA...  Forensic Rapid DNA Technology......       515,000  Calvert
                                   Department.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Village of Blanchester Police   Blanchester, OH.  Police Cruisers....................       100,000  Carey
                                   Department.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Orleans Parish Sheriff's        New Orleans, LA.  Technology, Equipment, and              3,907,000  Carter (LA)
                                   Office.                                           Programming Improvements to
                                                                                     Support People in Custody and
                                                                                     Streamline Reentry.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Scranton..............  Scranton, PA....  The Scranton Police Department          3,500,000  Cartwright
                                                                                     Community Policing Technology and
                                                                                     Equipment Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Luzerne County District         Luzerne County,   Luzerne County Emergency Services       2,500,000  Cartwright
                                   Attorney's Office.              PA.               Unit.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Montgomery............  Cincinnati, OH..  Safe Neighborhood Camera Initiative       200,000  Chabot
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Miramar...............  Miramar, FL.....  Public Safety Mental Health Program       100,000  Cherfilus-
                                                                                                                                        McCormick
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Lifeline to Success, Inc......  Memphis, TN.....  Reentry Services to Reduce                500,000  Cohen
                                                                                     Recidivism.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Madera County Sheriff's Office  Madera County,    Madera County Sherriff's Office           703,000  Costa
                                                                   CA.               Rapid DNA System Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Merced County Sheriff.........  Merced County,    Merced County Rapid DNA System.....       457,000  Costa
                                                                   CA.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Dakota County Sheriff's Office  Dakota County,    Electronic Crimes Unit Outreach and       325,000  Craig
                                                                   MN.               Program Expansion.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Scott County Sheriff's Office.  Scott County, MN  Scott County Sheriff's Office              84,000  Craig
                                                                                     Purchase of Rescue Technology and
                                                                                     Equipment.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Montgomery County District      Montgomery        The Racial Justice Improvement            443,000  Dean
                                   Attorney's Office.              County, PA.       Project (RJIP).
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Orlando...............  Orlando, FL.....  City of Orlando Police Department         985,000  Demings
                                                                                     In-Car Camera Systems Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Orange County Sheriff's Office  Orange County,    Identification of Unidentified             49,000  Demings
                                                                   FL.               Murder Victims Using Genetic
                                                                                     Genealogy.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Orange County Sheriff's Office  Orange County,    OCSO Crisis Intervention Training         185,000  Demings
                                                                   FL.               (CIT).
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Eatonville............  Eatonville, FL..  Eatonville Weed and Seed Community      1,000,000  Demings
                                                                                     Policing Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Richmond, Office of     Richmond, CA....  Office of Neighborhood Safety             300,000  DeSaulnier
                                   Neighborhood Safety.                              Community Violence Intervention
                                                                                     Programs Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Contra Costa County, Probation  Contra Costa      Strategies for Supporting Youth in      1,180,000  DeSaulnier,
                                   Department, Office of Reentry   County, CA.       the Community.                                     McNerney
                                   & Justice.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Stand with Parkland...........  Broward County,   Implementation of Threat Reporting        500,000  Deutch
                                                                   FL.               Mobile Application for Local
                                                                                     Education and Public Safety
                                                                                     Agencies.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Downriver Community Conference  Wayne County, MI  Technology Improvements for               750,000  Dingell
                                                                                     Downriver Mutual Aid Consortium.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Austin................  Austin, TX......  City of Austin Neighborhood Peace       1,002,000  Doggett
                                                                                     Project Expansion.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Credible Messenger Mentoring    New York, NY....  Credible Messenger Mentoring              530,000  Espaillat
                                   Movement.                                         Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Bucks County Department of      Doylestown, PA..  Bucks County Dept. of Corrections         900,000  Fitzpatrick
                                   Corrections.                                      Outmate Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Bucks County District           Doylestown, PA..  Bucks County DA L.O.V.E. Is the           545,000  Fitzpatrick
                                   Attorney's Office.                                Answer.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Office of the Sheriff of Bucks  Doylestown, PA..  Bucks County Sheriff Rapid DNA.....       750,000  Fitzpatrick
                                   County.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  L.E.A.D. Inc, Tennessee.......  Brentwood, TN...  Drug and Violence Prevention              203,000  Fleischmann
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Houston Police Department.....  Houston, TX.....  Houston Police Department Mobile        1,000,000  Fletcher
                                                                                     Community Storefront Program and
                                                                                     Equipment.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Village of Amityville.........  Amityville, NY..  Village of Amityville Police              210,000  Garbarino
                                                                                     Vehicles Request.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Lancaster.............  Lancaster, CA...  Lancaster City Public Safety and        1,100,000  Garcia (CA)
                                                                                     Crime Prevention Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Municipality of Ciales........  Ciales, PR......  Law Enforcement Equipment,                 92,000  Gonzalez-Colon
                                                                                     Technology, and Training for the
                                                                                     Ciales Municipal Police.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Municipality of Loiza.........  Loiza, PR.......  Acquisition of Two Police Patrol          279,000  Gonzalez-Colon
                                                                                     Boats for the Loiza Municipal
                                                                                     Police.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Municipality of Vieques.......  Vieques, PR.....  Municipality of Vieques Security          420,000  Gonzalez-Colon
                                                                                     Camera System.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Newton................  Sussex County,    First Response Communications           1,333,000  Gottheimer
                                                                   NJ.               Equipment.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Louisiana Department of Public  Baton Rouge, LA.  Less Than Lethal and De-escalation      2,220,000  Graves (LA)
                                   Safety & Corrections, Public                      Training Center.
                                   Safety Offices, Office of
                                   State Police.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  TRUCE of Baton Rouge, Inc.....  Baton Rouge, LA.  High-Risk Youth Crime and Violence        375,000  Graves (LA)
                                                                                     Diversion Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Mississippi Forensics           Pearl, MS.......  Unidentified and Missing Persons          500,000  Guest
                                   Laboratory.                                       Digital and Skeletal Remains
                                                                                     Repository.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Police Activity League of       Waterbury, CT...  Police Activity League Program            172,000  Hayes
                                   Waterbury, Inc..                                  Expansion.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of North Las Vegas.......  North Las Vegas,  North Las Vegas Police Officer            145,000  Horsford
                                                                   NV.               Wellness Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Clark County..................  Clark County, NV  Counseling Services for Domestic          175,000  Horsford
                                                                                     Violence and DUI to Reduce
                                                                                     Recidivism for Indigent Clients.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Gentlemen By Choice Community   North Las Vegas,  Ty's Place--A Safe Place for Teens:       250,000  Horsford
                                   Development Corporation.        NV.               Youth Personal Development and
                                                                                     Leadership Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Chester County District         Chester County,   Chester County District Attorney's        325,000  Houlahan
                                   Attorney's Office.              PA.               Office Rapid DNA Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Anne Arundel County...........  Annapolis, MD...  Anne Arundel County Fresh START           400,000  Hoyer
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Shaphat Outreach..............  El Cajon, CA....  No Shots Fired.....................     1,200,000  Jacobs (CA)
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Cambria County District         Ebensburg, PA...  Multi-County Rapid DNA Law                577,000  Joyce (PA)
                                   Attorney's Office.                                Enforcement Database Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of New Bedford...........  New Bedford, MA.  Equitable Approaches to Public            563,000  Keating
                                                                                     Safety in the City of New Bedford.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Harvey................  Harvey, IL......  Streetlight Improvement for             1,500,000  Kelly (IL)
                                                                                     Enhanced Public Safety.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Full Gospel Christian           Hazel Crest, IL.  Orchid Healing Circles for Victims        120,000  Kelly (IL)
                                   Assemblies International.                         of Gun Violence.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Erie..................  Erie, PA........  Erie Youth Violence Prevention            500,000  Kelly (PA)
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Erie..................  Erie, PA........  Patrol Vehicle and Tactical               319,000  Kelly (PA)
                                                                                     Equipment.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Michigan State Police.........  Genesee County,   Support for Mid-Michigan Law            4,347,000  Kildee
                                                                   Bay County, and   Enforcement.
                                                                   Saginaw County,
                                                                   MI.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  North Orange County Public      Stanton, CA.....  North Orange County Public Safety       5,000,000  Kim (CA)
                                   Safety Collaborative.                             Collaborative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  County of Orange..............  Orange County,    Orange County Intelligence              3,470,000  Kim (CA), Levin
                                                                   CA.               Assessment Center Project.                         (CA)
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Office of the Ocean County      Ocean County, NJ  Comprehensive Officer Assistance          300,000  Kim (NJ)
                                   Prosecutor.                                       Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Elk Grove Village Police        Elk Grove         Elk Grove Village Cares Program....       500,000  Krishnamoorthi
                                   Department.                     Village, IL.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Washington............  Washington, IL..  Washington, IL, Police Evidence           583,000  LaHood
                                                                                     Storage.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  County of Lassen..............  Susanville, CA..  Lassen and Plumas County Emergency      1,405,000  LaMalfa
                                                                                     Communications Integration Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Siskiyou County Sheriff's       Yreka, CA.......  Modernization of the Siskiyou             899,000  LaMalfa
                                   Office.                                           County Sheriff's Department.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Beaver County District          Beaver County,    Ten-County SW-PA Rapid DNA Law            577,000  Lamb
                                   Attorney's Office.              PA.               Enforcement Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Northern Regional Police        Wexford, PA.....  Police K9 Program..................       170,000  Lamb
                                   Department.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Detroit Police Department.....  Detroit, MI.....  Body-Worn Camera Program...........     1,000,000  Lawrence
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Metro Solutions Inc...........  Detroit, MI.....  DLIVE Violence Intervention........       409,000  Lawrence
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Oakland...............  Oakland, CA.....  Procedural Justice/Community Police       646,000  Lee (CA)
                                                                                     Trust.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of San Leandro...........  San Leandro, CA.  City of San Leandro Police                300,000  Lee (CA)
                                                                                     Department Community Police Review
                                                                                     Board.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Boulder City, Nevada..  Boulder City, NV  Boulder City Police Department            400,000  Lee (NV)
                                                                                     Patrol Fleet.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Henderson.............  Henderson, NV...  Mental Health Co-Responder Crisis       2,955,000  Lee (NV)
                                                                                     Response Unit.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Grant Parish Sheriff's Office.  Colfax, LA......  Grant Parish Forensic Rapid DNA           462,000  Letlow
                                                                                     Technology for Investigations.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Ouachita Parish Sheriff's       Monroe, LA......  Ouachita Parish Forensic Rapid DNA        706,000  Letlow
                                   Office.                                           Technology for Investigations.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Camden County Prosecutor's      Camdenton, MO...  Lake Area Counties Against Human          505,000  Luetkemeyer
                                   Office.                                           Trafficking and Organized Crime
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  North East Community Action     Troy, MO........  Aspire Partnership Vocational              40,000  Luetkemeyer
                                   Corporation.                                      Skills Training/Certificate
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Virginia Beach, VA....  Virginia Beach,   City of Virginia Beach Law              1,500,000  Luria
                                                                   VA.               Enforcement Training Equipment
                                                                                     Upgrades.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  New York Police Department....  New York, NY....  Patrol Response....................     1,000,000  Malliotakis
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Fishkill..............  Fishkill, NY....  Fishkill Police Department Body           600,000  Maloney, Sean
                                                                                     Camera Acquisition Project.                        Patrick
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  One Step Further, Inc.........  Greensboro, NC..  Gate City Coalition/Cure Violence         621,000  Manning
                                                                                     Model Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Indian River State College....  Ft. Pierce, FL..  Indian River State College Public       3,000,000  Mast
                                                                                     Safety Complex Expansion for
                                                                                     Emergency Response Training.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Ramsey County.................  Ramsey County,    Familiar Faces: Engaging Frequent       2,000,000  McCollum
                                                                   MN.               Users of Emergency and Shelter
                                                                                     Services.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Washington County.............  Washington        Washington County Sheriff Office        1,600,000  McCollum
                                                                   County, MN.       Hybrid Patrol Vehicles and River
                                                                                     Patrol Boats.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Contra Costa County, Office of  Contra Costa      Transition Aged Youth Diversion         1,000,000  McNerney,
                                   the District Attorney.          County, CA.       Program (TAY).                                     Thompson (CA)
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Chapmanville..........  Chapmanville, WV  Law Enforcement K-9 Drug                   14,000  Miller (WV)
                                                                                     Interdiction Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Danville..............  Danville, WV....  Danville Police Vehicle Upgrade....        65,000  Miller (WV)
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Gary Police Department........  Gary, IN........  Gary Police Department -- Body-Worn     1,000,000  Mrvan
                                                                                     and In-Car Cameras Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Sanford Police Department.....  Sanford, FL.....  Sanford Police Department                  99,000  Murphy (FL)
                                                                                     Barricades and Related Equipment
                                                                                     for Community Events.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Volunteer UP Legal Clinic.....  Camden, NJ......  South Jersey Pro Bono Legal Clinic.       500,000  Norcross
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Salt Lake County..............  Salt Lake City,   Salt Lake County Jail--Barriers for     4,000,000  Owens
                                                                   UT.               Suicide Prevention.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Utah Department of Public       Taylorsville, UT  Utah Forensic Genetic Genealogy DNA       300,000  Owens
                                   Safety, State Bureau of                           Testing Initiative.
                                   Investigation.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Stratham Police Department....  Stratham, NH....  In-Car Camera System...............        43,000  Pappas
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Hennepin Technical College....  Brooklyn Park,    Hennepin Technical College              2,090,000  Phillips
                                                                   MN.               Procurement of Scenario-Based
                                                                                     Training Equipment.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Maria Pew Family Foundation     Chaska, MN......  Expanding Community-wide Domestic         250,000  Phillips
                                   DBA Maria's Voice.                                Violence Primary Prevention
                                                                                     Education.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Virgin Islands Police           St. Croix, St.    Marine Enforcement Vessels.........     3,984,000  Plaskett
                                   Department.                     John, and St.
                                                                   Thomas, VI.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Boston Medical Center           Boston, MA......  Boston Medical Center (BMC)               370,000  Pressley
                                   Corporation.                                      Violence Intervention Advocacy
                                                                                     Program (VIAP).
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Durham County.................  Durham County,    Justice Movement Community                700,000  Price (NC)
                                                                   NC.               Coordinated Violence Intervention
                                                                                     Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Chicago Police Memorial         Chicago, IL.....  Get Behind the Vest................       540,000  Quigley
                                   Foundation.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  The Womans Opportunity          Hempstead, NY...  WORC Justice Services..............       638,000  Rice (NY)
                                   Rehabilitation Center Inc..
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Spokane...............  Spokane, WA.....  City of Spokane Municipal Court           500,000  Rodgers (WA)
                                                                                     Domestic Violence Intervention
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Spokane County Sheriff's        Spokane, WA.....  Spokane County Sheriff Helicopter         500,000  Rodgers (WA)
                                   Office.                                           Replacement.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Spokane Police Department.....  Spokane, WA.....  Spokane Police Department               1,317,000  Rodgers (WA)
                                                                                     Technology Improvement Plan.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Jacksonville State University.  Jacksonville, AL  Northeast Alabama Sexual Assault          500,000  Rogers (AL)
                                                                                     Nurse Examiner Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Fuquay-Varina.........  Fuquay-Varina,    Continuous Operation Body Camera          180,000  Ross
                                                                   NC.               System.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Portage County Adult Probation  Portage County,   POWER PROGRAM--(Probationers,             250,000  Ryan
                                   Department.                     OH.               Offered, Work, Empowerment, Re-
                                                                                     direction).
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Stark County Sheriff's Office.  Stark County, OH  Stark County Sheriff's Office             350,000  Ryan
                                                                                     Driving Simulator and Body-Worn
                                                                                     Cameras.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Anne Arundel County...........  Anne Arundel      Fresh START Program................       400,000  Sarbanes
                                                                   County, MD.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Glendale..............  Glendale, CA....  Glendale Police Department Homeless       731,000  Schiff
                                                                                     Outreach Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Lake County State's Attorney..  Lake County, IL.  Lake County Gun Violence Prevention       750,000  Schneider
                                                                                     Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  King County...................  King County, WA.  King County Crisis Response Team...     1,000,000  Schrier
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  King County Sheriff's Office..  King County, WA.  King County Sheriff's Office Body-      1,000,000  Schrier
                                                                                     Worn Cameras.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Hampton...............  Hampton , VA....  Hampton Gun Violence Intervention       4,600,000  Scott (VA)
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Newport News..........  Newport News, VA  Gun Violence and Violent Crime            760,000  Scott (VA)
                                                                                     Reduction Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Lovejoy Police          Lovejoy, GA.....  City of Lovejoy Police Tasers......        34,000  Scott, David
                                   Department.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Ingham County.................  Ingham County,    Advance Peace......................       500,000  Slotkin
                                                                   MI.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Oakland County Sheriff's        Oakland County,   Oakland County Sheriff's Office           410,000  Slotkin
                                   Office.                         MI.               Training Equipment.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  New Mexico Department of        Santa Fe, NM....  The Forensic Laboratory Gas               411,000  Stansbury
                                   Public Safety.                                    Chromatograph--Infrared Detector
                                                                                     (GC-IRD) Instrument Project.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Maricopa County Sheriff's       Maricopa County,  Rapid DNA Enhancement Project......       600,000  Stanton
                                   Office.                         AZ.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Thurston County Sheriff's       Thurston County,  Rapid DNA Forensic Technology for         448,000  Strickland
                                   Office.                         WA.               Investigations.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Hayward...............  Hayward, CA.....  The Hayward Evaluation and Response       709,000  Swalwell
                                                                                     Teams (HEART) Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Binghamton............  Binghamton, NY..  Binghamton Community Policing and         864,000  Tenney
                                                                                     Crime Prevention.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Clark County..................  Clark County, NV  Clark County District Attorney's        1,576,000  Titus
                                                                                     Office Case Management System--
                                                                                     Criminal and Juvenile Divisions.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Henderson Police Department...  Boulder City, NV  Equipment for Eldorado Valley           1,087,000  Titus
                                                                                     Regional Public Safety Training
                                                                                     Facility.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  City of Montclair.............  Montclair, CA...  Montclair Police Body-Worn Camera         800,000  Torres (CA)
                                                                                     Program.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Sandwich Police Department....  Sandwich, IL....  Transparency Equipment Improvement.       121,000  Underwood
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Kings County Sheriff's Office.  Hanford, CA.....  Kings County Sheriff's Office             234,000  Valadao
                                                                                     Patrol Vehicle Replacement.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Inspira Health Network........  Mullica Hill, NJ  Youth Violence Reduction Initiative     1,000,000  Van Drew
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  St. Nicks Alliance Corp.......  Brooklyn, NY....  North Brooklyn Anti-Violence            1,000,000  Velazquez
                                                                                     Initiative.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Town of Davie.................  Davie, FL.......  Body-Worn Camera Program...........       800,000  Wasserman Schultz
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Hamilton County Board of        Cincinnati, OH..  Hamilton County Justice Center          1,000,000  Wenstrup
                                   County Commissioners.                             Security Improvements.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Twelfth Judicial District Drug  Fort Smith, AR..  Technology Saving Arkansans........       137,000  Womack
                                   Task Force.
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DOJ           OJP--Byrne........  Family & Children's Place.....  Louisville, KY..  Louisville Collaboration to Prevent     2,000,000  Yarmuth
                                                                                     Child Abuse, Youth and Family
                                                                                     Violence.
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NASA          SSMS..............  Houston Independent School      Houston, TX.....  Houston-Rice Planetary Project.....     1,983,320  Garcia (TX),
                                   District.                                                                                            Jackson Lee
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NASA          SSMS..............  American Museum of Natural      New York, NY....  Planetarium Programming Development     1,500,000  Maloney, Carolyn
                                   History.                                                                                             B., Nadler
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NASA          SSMS..............  Virginia Air and Space Center.  Hampton, VA.....  STEMConnect: NASA STEM Literacy &         687,680  Scott (VA)
                                                                                     Community Enrichment.
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          Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3(e) (Ramseyer Rule)

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

             SECTION 3201 OF THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990

  Sec. 3201. Appropriations in this or any other Act hereafter 
for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement 
Administration, [or the Immigration and Naturalization Service] 
the Federal Prison System, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives, or the United States Marshals Service 
are available, in an amount of not to exceed [$25,000] $50,000 
each per fiscal year, to pay humanitarian expenses incurred by 
or for any employee thereof (or any member of the employee's 
immediate family) that results from or is incident to serious 
illness, serious injury, or death occurring to the employee 
while on official duty or business.

                           Transfers of Funds

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing 
the transfers of funds provided in the accompanying bill:
    Under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included to transfer funds to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the Federal Employees 
Health Benefit Fund, and the Federal Employees Group Life 
Insurance Fund.
    Under National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Scientific and Technical Research and Services, language is 
included allowing for transfers to the Working Capital Fund.
    Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is included to 
transfer funds from the Promote and Develop Fishery Products 
and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries fund.
    Section 103 provides language for the transfer of funds 
between Department of Commerce appropriations in certain 
circumstances.
    In title II, under General Administration, Justice 
Information Sharing Technology, language is included allowing 
for the transfer of funds.
    Under Executive Office for Immigration Review, language is 
included to transfer funds to the Executive Office for 
Immigration Review from fees deposited in the Immigration 
Examinations Fee account.
    Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General 
Legal Activities, language is included allowing for the 
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
    Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Community 
Relations Service, language is included allowing for the 
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
    Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is included to allow the transfer of funds in certain 
circumstances.
    Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is included to allow the transfer of funds to the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on 
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and 
Prosecution Programs, language is included to allow the 
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
    Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance, language is included to allow 
the transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
    Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Public 
Safety Officer Benefits, language is included to allow the 
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
    Under Community Oriented Policing Services, Community 
Oriented Policing Services Programs, language is included to 
allow the transfer of funds to the Office of Justice Programs.
    Section 204 provides language for the transfer of funds 
between Department of Justice appropriations in certain 
circumstances.
    Section 211 provides language for the transfer of funds 
between certain grant funds and the National Institute of 
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
    In title III, under National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, Administrative Provisions, language is included 
allowing for the transfer of funds between appropriations.
    Under National Science Foundation, Administrative 
Provisions, language is included allowing for the transfer of 
funds among appropriations.
    Under National Science Foundation, NSF Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund, language is included allowing for the transfer 
of funds of expired discretionary funds into the Fund.
    Under United States Trade Representative, Trade Enforcement 
Trust Fund, language is included providing for the transfer of 
funds.
    Under General Provisions, Section 508 provides for the 
transfer of funds in certain circumstances.
    Under General Provisions, Section 510 provides for the 
transfer of funds to the Department of Justice, Office of 
Inspector General.

               Changes in the Application of Existing Law

    Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the following statements are 
submitted describing the effect of provisions in the 
accompanying bill that directly or indirectly change the 
application of existing law.
    Language is included for a number of accounts placing 
limitations on representation and reception allowances in order 
to restrict the amount of money that would otherwise be spent 
on these activities. The bill also provides that a number of 
appropriations shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year. While these provisions are not 
specifically authorized for all of the items, it is deemed 
desirable to include such language for certain programs in 
order to provide for orderly administration and effective use 
of funds.
    In title I, Department of Commerce, under International 
Trade Administration, Operations and Administration, language 
is included providing that funds may be used for engaging in 
trade promotion activities abroad, including facilitating 
business investments, expenses of grants and cooperative 
agreements, for the purposes of promoting exports of U.S. 
firms. Language is also provided allowing for full medical 
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of 
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted 
overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the 
International Trade Administration; employment of Americans and 
aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad and 
expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or 
construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for 
use abroad; and payment of tort claims. In addition, language 
is included regarding official representation expenses abroad, 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, 
obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles, and rental of 
tie lines. Language is also recommended deriving a portion of 
available funds from fees. Furthermore, language is included 
designating funding for China antidumping and countervailing 
duty enforcement and compliance activities. Moreover, language 
is included providing for two-year availability for a portion 
of the funds. Finally, language is included regarding the 
contributions under the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961. Language is included to establish a U.S. 
Foreign Commercial Service Minority Fellowship program.
    Under Bureau of Industry and Security, Operations and 
Administration, the language provides an annual carveout for 
salaries and expenses and provides no-year availability of 
funds for non-personnel requirements. Language is included 
regarding the costs associated with the performance of export 
administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment 
of tort claims; official representation expenses abroad; awards 
of compensation to informers; and purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law 
enforcement use without regard to any price limitation 
established by law. In addition, language is included regarding 
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. 
Finally, language is recommended providing that payments and 
contributions collected and accepted for materials or services 
may be retained for use in covering the cost of those 
activities and other communications.
    Under Economic Development Administration, Economic 
Development Assistance Programs, the language provides for no-
year availability of funds.
    Also, under Salaries and Expenses, language is included 
regarding the monitoring of approved projects.
    Under Minority Business Development Agency, Minority 
Business Development, language is included making funds 
available for fostering, promoting, and developing minority 
business enterprises, including expenses of grants, contracts 
and other agreements.
    Under Economic and Statistical Analysis, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included providing for two-year 
availability of funds.
    Under Bureau of the Census, Current Surveys and Programs, 
language is included providing that funds may be used for 
collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing 
statistics and for promotion, outreach and marketing 
activities.
    Also, under Periodic Censuses and Programs, language is 
included providing two-year availability of funds. Language is 
also included providing that funds may be used for collecting, 
compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics and 
for promotion, outreach and marketing activities.
    Under National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (NTIA), Salaries and Expenses, language is 
included permitting the Secretary of Commerce to charge Federal 
agencies for costs in spectrum management, analysis, 
operations, and related services; and to use such collections 
in telecommunications research. The language also allows the 
Secretary to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds 
transferred, or previously transferred for telecommunications 
research, engineering and activities by the Institute for 
Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA. Finally, language is 
included providing that funds so transferred shall remain 
available until expended.
    Also, under Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning 
and Construction, language is included allowing recoveries and 
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated to be 
available for the administration of all open grants until their 
expiration.
    Under United States Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries 
and Expenses, language is included providing that appropriated 
funds be reduced as offsetting collections are assessed and 
collected. Language is including making funds available until 
expended and providing that funds received in excess of 
appropriations be deposited in a Patent and Trademark Fee 
Reserve Fund, to be available until expended pursuant to the 
Director submitting a spending plan subject to section 505 of 
this Act, after which the funds shall be transferred to the 
Salaries and Expenses account. In addition, language is 
included limiting representation expenses. Language is also 
included regarding basic pay and certain retirement benefits. 
Additional language is included regarding USPTO's financial 
statements. Furthermore, language is included providing that 
fees and surcharges charged are available to USPTO pursuant to 
section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code.
    Under National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), Scientific and Technical Research and Services, 
language is included providing for no-year availability of 
funds. In addition, language is included allowing transfers to 
the Working Capital Fund. Language is included limiting funds 
for official reception and representation expenses. Finally, 
language is included allowing NIST to provide local 
transportation for a certain fellowship program.
    Also, under Industrial Technology Services, language is 
included providing no-year availability of funds. The language 
also designates an amount for the Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership and the National Network for Manufacturing 
Innovation.
    In addition, under Construction of Research Facilities, 
language is included providing for no-year availability of 
funds. Language is also included regarding the submission of 
certain materials in support of construction budget requests.
    Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), Operations, Research, and Facilities, language is 
included allowing for two-year availability for funds. Language 
is also included allowing maintenance, operation, and hire of 
aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to 
nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting 
activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation 
of facilities. Language is included allowing fees and donations 
received by a particular office to be retained and used for 
expenses related to certain activities. In addition, language 
is included that provides that certain funds be derived from 
various sources and restricting their use to certain 
activities. Moreover, language is included specifying that 
deviations from amounts included in the report accompanying the 
Act shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. Finally, 
language is included providing for retired pay expenses.
    Also, under Procurement, Acquisition and Construction, 
language is included providing for three-year availability for 
funds, except for construction funds, which are available until 
expended. Language is also included providing that certain 
funds be derived from various sources. In addition, language is 
included specifying that deviations from amounts included in 
the report accompanying the Act shall be subject to section 505 
of this Act. Language is included regarding the submission of 
certain materials in support of construction budget requests.
    In addition, under Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, 
language is included providing for two-year availability of 
funds. Language is also included allowing the Secretary of 
Commerce to issue grants to specific States and Federally 
recognized tribes for conservation projects for listed 
endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead populations, 
populations at risk to be so listed, and for maintaining 
populations necessary for the exercise of tribal treaty fishing 
rights, and for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and 
steelhead habitat, to be allocated under scientific and merit 
principles and not available for marketing activities; and 
requiring a State match.
    Furthermore, under Fishermen's Contingency Fund, language 
is included providing for the appropriation of funds to be 
derived from receipts collected pursuant to Title IV of Public 
Law 95-372 and provides that these funds are available until 
expended.
    Additionally, under Fishery Disaster Assistance language is 
included providing two-year availability of funds.
    Moreover, under Fisheries Finance Program Account, language 
is included placing limitations on individual fishing quota 
loans and traditional direct loans.
    Under Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is included limiting funds for official reception and 
representation expenses. Further, language is included 
requiring reimbursement for Commerce employees detailed to 
offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of 
Commerce for more than 180 days. Finally, language is included 
that limits the Department of Commerce's ability to transfer 
funds into Salaries and Expenses except in certain 
circumstances.
    In addition, under Renovation and Modernization, language 
is included making available funds for expenses towards 
Department of Commerce facilities renovation and modernization.
    Additionally, under the Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, 
language is included making available funds available for a 
three-year period for expenses toward cybersecurity risk 
mitigation and the modernization of its business application 
system. Further, language is included providing new authorities 
for the Department of Commerce to transfer funds for technology 
modernization projects, subject to congressional notification.
    Moreover, under the Office of Inspector General, language 
is included making funds available for purposes of carrying out 
provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
    Under Department of Commerce, General Provisions, the 
following general provisions that fall within the rule are 
recommended:
    Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments 
only upon certification of officials designated by the 
Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public 
interest.
    Section 102 makes appropriations for the Department 
available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services, 
and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law.
    Section 103 provides language for the transfer of funds 
between Department of Commerce appropriations in certain 
circumstances and requires the Secretary of Commerce to notify 
the Committee of certain actions.
    Section 104 extends Congressional notification requirements 
for NOAA satellite programs and includes life cycle cost 
amounts for certain satellites.
    Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within 
Department of Commerce buildings.
    Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the 
Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
their networks.
    Section 107 provides the Administrator with the authority 
to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent of those 
supplying the resources, to carry out responsibilities of any 
statute administered by NOAA.
    Section 108 prohibits the National Technical Information 
Service from charging customers for certain publications, 
except under certain conditions and requires charges be limited 
to recovering costs.
    Section 109 authorizes NOAA to receive payments from other 
entities to defray some costs of permitting and regulatory 
activities.
    Section 110 provides authority for the programs of the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of the Census to 
enter into cooperative agreements in order to assist in 
improving statistical methodology and research.
    In title II, Department of Justice, under General 
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, language is included 
providing for an amount for security and construction of 
Department of Justice facilities, which shall remain available 
until expended.
    Also, under Justice Information Sharing Technology, 
language is included providing that funds be available until 
expended. Language is also included allowing transfers up to a 
certain amount to this account for information technology 
initiatives, and that these funds may be transferred subject to 
requirements in this Act and shall be available until expended.
    In addition, under Executive Office for Immigration Review, 
language is included providing that an amount shall be derived 
by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
fees deposited in the ``Immigration Examinations Fee'' account. 
Language is also included making an amount available for a 
five-year period for certain purposes.
    Moreover, under Office of Inspector General, language is 
included providing for not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential character. Language is also 
included making certain funds available for two years.
    Under United States Parole Commission, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included providing that upon the 
expiration of a term of office of a Commissioner, the 
Commissioner may continue to act until a successor has been 
appointed.
    Under Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General 
Legal Activities, language is included providing not to exceed 
a certain amount for expenses of collecting evidence, to be 
expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely 
under the certificate of, the Attorney General. Language is 
also included providing for the administration of pardons and 
clemency petitions. Language is also included providing for 
rental of space in the District of Columbia. Language is 
included making an amount available until expended for 
litigation support and information technology contracts. In 
addition, language is included making certain funds available 
to INTERPOL available until expended. Also, language is 
included limiting the amount of funds for official 
representation and reception expenses available to INTERPOL 
Washington and to the Criminal Division. Furthermore, language 
is included providing funds to the Civil Rights Division for 
expenses associated with election monitoring, authority to 
reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such expenses, 
and availability of such funds until expended. Language is also 
included regarding the transfer of funds for Civil Division 
litigation activities, which shall be subject to the provisions 
of section 505 of this Act. Finally, language is included for 
expenses associated with processing cases under the National 
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.
    Also, under Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division, 
language is included providing for no-year availability of 
funds and the use of offsetting collections, and limiting the 
amount of funds for official representation and reception 
expenses. The language also provides that fees collected for 
premerger notification filings, regardless of the year of 
collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses 
in this appropriation, and shall remain available until 
expended.
    In addition, under Salaries and Expenses, United States 
Attorneys, language is included regarding inter-governmental 
and cooperative agreements, and limiting the amount of funds 
for official reception and representation expenses. Language is 
also included extending the availability of certain funds. 
Finally, language is included requiring each United States 
Attorney to establish or participate in a task force on human 
trafficking.
    Furthermore, under United States Trustee System Fund, 
language is included regarding refunds due depositors. Language 
is also included regarding the extended availability of certain 
funds and the use of offsetting collections.
    Moreover, under Fees and Expenses of Witnesses, language is 
included regarding contracts for the procurement and 
supervision of expert witnesses. In addition, language is 
included regarding funds for construction of buildings for 
safesites, armored and other vehicles, and telecommunication 
equipment. The language also provides for no-year availability 
of funds.
    Under Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service, 
language is included regarding the transfer of funds for 
conflict resolution and violence prevention activities, which 
shall be subject to the provisions of section 505 of this Act.
    Under United States Marshals Service, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included limiting official reception and 
representation expenses, and providing for no-year availability 
for part of the appropriation.
    Also, under United States Marshals Service, Construction, 
language is included providing for no-year availability of 
funds.
    In addition, under Federal Prisoner Detention, language is 
included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language 
is included limiting the amount of funds considered ``funds 
appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance''. 
Language is also included providing that the United States 
Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice 
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.
    Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is included providing for the no-year availability of 
funds for IT systems. Language is also included providing that 
upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent 
circumstances require additional funding for the activities of 
the National Security Division, the Attorney General may 
transfer such amounts to this heading from available 
appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department 
of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such 
circumstances. The language provides that such a transfer shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act.
    Under Interagency Law Enforcement, Interagency Crime and 
Drug Enforcement, language is included providing for no-year 
availability for some of the funds. Language is also included 
regarding authorities under which funds may be used.
    Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included providing for no-year 
availability of certain funds. Language is included providing 
for a limitation on official reception and representation 
expenses.
    Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, Construction, 
language is included specifying the purpose of the 
appropriation and making it available until expended.
    Under Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included providing for funds to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. Language is 
also included allowing conduct of drug education and training 
programs, including travel and related expenses for 
participants in such programs and the distribution of items of 
token value that promote the goals of such programs. In 
addition, language is included providing for no-year 
availability of certain funds. Language is included providing 
for a limitation on official reception and representation 
expenses. Finally, language is included permitting use of some 
of the appropriation to reimburse expenses incurred to clean up 
and safely dispose of certain substances which may present a 
danger to public health or the environment.
    Under Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 
Salaries and Expenses, language is included allowing training 
of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without 
reimbursement, including training in connection with the 
training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection, and allowing provision of laboratory 
assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement. Language is also included limiting 
official reception and representation expenses. In addition, 
language is included providing funds for the payment of 
attorneys' fees. Additional language is included prohibiting 
expenses to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code. Language is further included 
regarding expenses to investigate applications filed by 
corporations for relief from section 925(c) of title 18, United 
States Code. In addition, language is included providing for 
no-year availability of certain funds. Moreover, language is 
included that prohibits funds to transfer the functions, 
missions or activities of ATF to other agencies or departments.
    Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is included making certain funds available for the 
First Step Act of 2018, and for transfer of some of that 
funding to the National Institute of Justice for evaluations of 
programs and activities related to that Act. Language also 
provides for the transfer to the Department of Health and Human 
Services funds necessary for medical relief for inmates. 
Language is also included that provides authority to the 
Director to enter into contracts to furnish health care. In 
addition, language is included placing a limitation on funds 
for reception and representation expenses. Furthermore, 
language is included extending the availability of certain 
funds. Finally, language is included providing authority for 
the Federal Prison System to accept donated property and 
services.
    Also, in Federal Prison System, Building and Facilities, 
language is included providing for no-year availability of 
funds. Language is also included stating labor of prisoners may 
be used for work under this heading.
    Additionally, under Federal Prison Industries, 
Incorporated, language is included authorizing Federal Prison 
Industries, Incorporated, to make such expenditures, within the 
limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in 
accord with the law, and to make such contracts and 
commitments, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the 
budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.
    Furthermore, under Limitation on Administrative Expenses, 
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, language is included 
making available funds for its administrative expenses, and for 
certain services, to be computed on an accrual basis to be 
determined in accordance with the corporation's current 
prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be 
exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures 
that such accounting system requires to be capitalized or 
charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including 
selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with 
acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
    Under State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on 
Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and 
Prosecution Programs, language is included making funds 
available until expended. Language is also included placing a 
limitation on funds to be made available for expenses related 
to evaluation, training, and technical assistance. In addition, 
language is included providing for specific appropriations for 
various programs within the Office on Violence Against Women. 
Furthermore, language is included making available certain 
unobligated balances for specified programs. The language also 
applies certain conditions to specified grants. It provides for 
certain funds to be transferred to ``Research, Evaluation and 
Statistics'' for administration by the Office of Justice 
Programs.
    Under Office of Justice Programs, Research, Evaluation and 
Statistics, language is included to provide for no-year 
availability of funds. Language is also included to provide for 
specific appropriations for various programs within the Office 
of Justice Programs.
    Also, under State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, 
language is included to provide for no-year availability of 
funds. Language is also included to provide for certain 
specified uses of funding within Byrne Justice Assistance 
Grants including Byrne Discretionary Community Projects. In 
addition, language is included regarding Federal immigration 
and other detainees housed in State and local detention 
facilities. Language is also included regarding DNA training 
and education for law enforcement, correctional personnel, and 
court officers. Language is included regarding certain time 
limitations under the Second Chance Act. There is further 
language included regarding the following grant programs; Hate 
Crime Prevention Grants, Community-Based Approaches to 
Advancing Justice, Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance, 
Extreme Risk Protection Order Initiative, Public Defender 
Improvement Program, Regional Sexual Assault Investigative 
Training Academies, and Accelerating Justice System Reform. 
Furthermore, language is included regarding local government 
use of funds to increase the number of law enforcement 
officers.
    In addition, under Juvenile Justice Programs, language is 
included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language 
is also included waiving a provision of law with respect to 
funding for missing and exploited children programs. Finally, 
the language delineates certain amounts for various programs 
under this heading, including juvenile indigent defense, 
alternatives to youth incarceration initiative, juvenile 
justice and child welfare collaboration initiative, eliminating 
records-related barrier to youth success program, and a youth-
focused hate crime prevention and intervention initiative. The 
language also provides for certain funds to be transferred to 
``Research, Evaluation and Statistics''.
    Furthermore, under Public Safety Officer Benefits, language 
is included providing for no-year availability of funds. 
Language is also included providing for the transfers of funds 
in emergent circumstances, which shall be subject to the 
provisions of section 505 of this Act.
    Within the COPS Hiring program, language is included 
regarding the Tribal Resources grant program, Tribal Access 
Program, the Regional Information Sharing System, Civilian 
Review Boards, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act, 
Collaborative Reform Model and Community Policing Development. 
In addition, the language includes POLICE Act grants, Anti-
Methamphetamine and Anti-Heroin Task Forces, STOP School 
Violence Act and COPS Technology and Equipment Community 
Projects.
    Under Department of Justice, General Provisions, the 
following general provisions that fall within the rule are 
recommended:
    Section 201 makes available additional reception and 
representation funding for the Attorney General from the 
amounts provided in this title.
    Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to require any 
person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion.
    Section 203 establishes that the Director of the Bureau of 
Prisons (BOP) is obliged to provide escort services to an 
inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, 
except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding 
section.
    Section 204 establishes the Committee's requirements and 
procedures for transfer proposals.
    Section 205 prohibits the use of certain funds for 
transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security, 
other than to a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as 
appropriately secure.
    Section 206 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or 
rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services 
and materials used primarily for recreational purposes, except 
for those items and services needed for inmate training, 
religious, or educational purposes.
    Section 207 requires review by the Deputy Attorney General 
and the Department Investment Review Board prior to the 
obligation or expenditure of funds for major information 
technology projects.
    Section 208 requires the Department to follow reprogramming 
procedures prior to any deviation from the program amounts 
specified in this title or the reuse of specified deobligated 
funds provided in previous years.
    Section 209 prohibits funding from being used for certain 
public-private competitions.
    Section 210 prohibits U.S. Attorneys from holding dual or 
additional responsibilities that exempt U.S. Attorneys from 
statutory residency requirements.
    Section 211 permits up to 2 percent of grant and 
reimbursement program funds made available to OJP to be used 
for training and technical assistance, and up to 2 percent of 
grant or reimbursement funds made available to that office to 
be used for criminal justice research, evaluation and 
statistics.
    Section 212 gives the Attorney General the authority to 
waive matching requirements for Second Chance Act adult and 
juvenile reentry demonstration projects; State, tribal and 
local reentry courts; and drug treatment programs.
    Section 213 waives the requirement that the Attorney 
General reserve certain funds from amounts provided for 
offender incarceration.
    Section 214 prohibits funds, other than funds for the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check System established 
under the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, from being 
used to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to a 
known or suspected agent of a drug cartel where law enforcement 
personnel do not continuously monitor or control such firearm.
    Section 215 provides authority to use certain grant funding 
for Performance Partnership Pilots.
    Section 216 establishes reporting requirements for certain 
Department of Justice funds.
    Section 217 clarifies that amounts credited to and made 
available in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund as 
an offsetting collection pursuant to section 11013 of Public 
Law 107-273 shall be so credited and available.
    Section 218 provides for humanitarian expenses incurred 
while on duty for certain Department of Justice personnel.
    Section 219 prohibits the use of funds to relocate ATF's 
Canine Training Center or National Canine Division.
    In title III, Science, under Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, language is included providing that certain 
funds be available for reception and representation expenses, 
and rental of conference rooms.
    Under National Space Council, language is included 
providing that certain funds be available for reception and 
representation expenses.
    Under National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
Science, language is included providing for the two-year 
availability of funds.
    Also, under Aeronautics, language is included providing for 
the two-year availability of funds.
    In addition, under Space Technology, language is included 
providing for the two-year availability of funds.
    Under Deep Space Exploration Systems, language is included 
providing for the two-year availability of funds. Language is 
also included that delineates amounts for program components. 
Language is also included describing certain reports and 
requiring the inclusion of estimates in future budget requests.
    In Space Operations, language is included providing for the 
two-year availability of funds.
    Additionally, under Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics Engagement, language is included providing for the 
multi-year availability of funds. Language is also included 
delineating amounts for program components.
    Under Safety, Security and Mission Services, language is 
included providing for the two-year availability of funds. 
Language is also included to limit official reception and 
representation expenses.
    Under Construction and Environmental Compliance and 
Restoration, language is included providing for the multi-year 
availability of funds. Language is also included restricting 
receipts and expenditures made pursuant to enhanced use of 
lease arrangements and requiring the inclusion of estimates in 
future budget requests.
    Under Office of Inspector General, language is included 
providing for the two-year availability of certain funds.
    In the Administrative Provisions, language is included 
regarding: availability of funds for announced prizes; 
limitations on transfers of funds among NASA accounts; the 
submission of a spending plan; and language limiting obligation 
of certain funds pending submission of certain reports.
    Under National Science Foundation, Research and Related 
Activities, language is included that provides for the multi-
year availability of funds. Language is also included that 
governs funding availability for polar research and operation 
support. In addition, language is included providing that 
certain receipts may be credited to this appropriation.
    Also, under Major Research Equipment and Facilities 
Construction, language is included providing for no-year 
availability of funds.
    In addition, under Education and Human Resources, language 
is included providing for the multi-year availability of funds.
    Furthermore, under Agency Operations and Award Management, 
language is included regarding contracts for maintenance and 
operation of facilities and other services. Language is also 
included limiting representation expenses.
    Under Office of the National Science Board, language is 
included limiting funds for official reception and 
representation.
    Under Office of Inspector General, language is included 
providing for the multi-year availability of certain funds.
    Under Administrative Provision, language is included 
regarding transfers of funds. Also, language is included 
requiring the Director to submit notification of certain 
activities 30 days in advance.
    In title IV, Related Agencies, under Commission on Civil 
Rights, Salaries and Expenses, language is included prohibiting 
expenses to employ in excess of a specific level of full-time 
individuals or to reimburse Commissioners for certain billable 
days. Language is also included prohibiting certain 
unauthorized activities. In addition, language is included for 
a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. 
Finally, language is included authorizing the Chair to accept 
donations or gifts to carry out the work of the Commission.
    Under Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included designating an amount for 
payments to State and local enforcement agencies. Language is 
also included limiting funds for official reception and 
representation expenses. Finally, language is included 
authorizing the Chair to accept donations or gifts to carry out 
the work of the Commission.
    Under International Trade Commission, Salaries and 
Expenses, language is included limiting funds for official 
reception and representation expenses. Language is also 
included providing for no-year availability of funds.
    Under Legal Services Corporation, Payment to the Legal 
Services Corporation, language is included regarding pay for 
officers and employees. Language is also included delineating 
amounts for specific programs and regarding authorities to 
transfer funds. In addition, language is included designating 
the Legal Services Corporation as an agency of the Federal 
Government for the purposes of reprogramming.
    Under Administrative Provision, Legal Services Corporation, 
language is included that prohibits the use of funds for 
certain activities.
    Under Office of the United States Trade Representative, 
Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing for the 
no-year availability of some funds. Language is also included 
limiting funds for official reception and representation 
expenses.
    Also, under Trade Enforcement Trust Fund, language is 
included regarding certain notifications.
    Under State Justice Institute, Salaries and Expenses, 
language is included limiting funds for reception and 
representation expenses. Language is also included providing 
for multi-year availability of certain funds. In addition, 
language is included designating the State Justice Institute as 
an agency of the Federal Government for the purposes of 
reprogramming.
    In title V, General Provisions, the following general 
provisions that fall within the rule are recommended:
    Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or 
propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law.
    Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this 
Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current 
fiscal year unless expressly authorized.
    Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any 
appropriation contained in this Act for any consulting service 
through procurement contracts shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record 
and available for public inspection, except where otherwise 
provided under existing law or under existing Executive order 
issued pursuant to existing law.
    Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or 
the application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the 
application of other provisions shall not be affected.
    Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1) 
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) 
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds 
or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which 
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office 
or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or 
activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any function or 
activity presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments 
funds for existing programs, projects, or activities in excess 
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any 
general savings, including savings from a reduction in 
personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, 
projects, or activities as approved by Congress, unless the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    Section 506 provides that if it is determined that any 
person intentionally affixes a ``Made in America'' label to any 
product that was not made in America that person shall not be 
eligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds 
made available in this Act. The section further provides that 
to the extent practicable, with respect to purchases of 
promotional items, funds made available under this Act shall be 
used to purchase items manufactured, produced, or assembled in 
the United States or its territories or possessions.
    Section 507 requires quarterly reporting on the status of 
balances of appropriations.
    Section 508 provides that any costs incurred by a 
department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or 
to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding 
reductions in this Act, or, for the Department of Commerce, 
from actions taken for the care and protection of loan 
collateral or grant property, shall be absorbed within the 
budgetary resources available to the department or agency, and 
provides transfer authority between appropriation accounts to 
carry out this provision, subject to reprogramming procedures.
    Section 509 prohibits funds made available in this Act from 
being used to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
products or to seek the reduction or removal of foreign 
restrictions on the marketing of tobacco products, except for 
restrictions that are not applied equally to all tobacco or 
tobacco products of the same type. This provision is not 
intended to impact routine international trade services to all 
U.S. citizens, including the processing of applications to 
establish foreign trade zones.
    Section 510 limits the obligation of receipts deposited 
into the Crime Victims Fund to $2,050,000,000 during fiscal 
year 2023, and provides for a transfer of $10,000,000 to the 
Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General for 
oversight and auditing of the fund. It also provides for a 
tribal set-aside.
    Section 511 prohibits the use of Department of Justice 
funds for programs that discriminate against or denigrate the 
religious or moral beliefs of students participating in such 
programs.
    Section 512 prohibits the transfer of funds made available 
in this Act to any department, agency or instrumentality of the 
United States Government, except for transfers made by, or 
pursuant to authorities provided in, this Act or any other 
appropriations Act.
    Section 513 requires certain timetables of audits performed 
by Inspectors General of the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
National Science Foundation and the Legal Services Corporation 
and sets limits and restrictions on the awarding and use of 
grants or contracts funded by amounts appropriated by this Act.
    Section 514 prohibits funds for acquisition of certain 
information systems unless the acquiring department or agency 
has reviewed and assessed certain risks. Any acquisition of 
such an information system is contingent upon the development 
of a risk mitigation strategy and a determination that the 
acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
agency covered by this section shall consult with the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other relevant agencies when 
reviewing supply chain risks and making a determination that 
the acquisition is in the national interest. Each department or 
agency covered by this section is directed to ensure it is 
following the criteria established by the FBI and the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology when acquiring or 
renewing certain information systems. Each department or agency 
covered under this section shall submit a quarterly report to 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
describing reviews and assessments of risk made pursuant to 
this section and any associated findings or determinations.
    Section 515 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to support or justify the use of torture by any 
official or contract employee of the United States Government.
    Section 516 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to include certain language in trade agreements.
    Section 517 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to authorize or issue a national security letter (NSL) 
in contravention of certain laws authorizing the FBI to issue 
NSLs.
    Section 518 requires congressional notification regarding 
any project within the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the 
National Science Foundation or the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration totaling more than $75,000,000 that has 
cost increases of 10 percent or more.
    Section 519 deems funds for intelligence or intelligence 
related activities as authorized by Congress during fiscal year 
2023 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for fiscal year 2023.
    Section 520 prohibits contracts or grant awards in excess 
of $5,000,000 unless the prospective contractor or grantee 
certifies that the organization has filed all Federal tax 
returns, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has no unpaid Federal tax 
assessment.
    Section 521 provides for rescissions of unobligated 
balances from the Department of Justice.
    Section 522 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act for the purchase of first class or premium air travel 
in contravention of certain Federal regulations.
    Section 523 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to pay for the attendance of more than 50 department 
or agency employees, who are stationed in the United States, at 
any single conference outside the United States, unless the 
conference is a law enforcement training or operational event 
where the majority of Federal attendees are law enforcement 
personnel stationed outside the United States.
    Section 524 requires tracking and reporting of undisbursed 
balances in expired grant accounts.
    Section 525 requires, when practicable, the use of funds in 
this Act to purchase light bulbs that have the ``Energy Star'' 
or ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
    Section 526 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) or 
the National Space Council (NSC) to engage in bilateral 
activities with China or a Chinese-owned company unless the 
activities are authorized by subsequent legislation or NASA, 
OSTP or NSC after consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation have made a certification pursuant to subsections 
(c) and (d) of this section.
    Section 527 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act to establish or maintain a computer network that does 
not block pornography, except for law enforcement or victim 
assistance purposes.
    Section 528 requires each department and agency funded in 
the bill to submit spending plans.
    Section 529 prohibits the use of funds to pay for 
unsatisfactory contractor performance.
    Section 530 prohibits the use of funds by the Department of 
Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration in contravention 
of a certain section of the Agricultural Act of 2014.
    Section 531 prohibits the Department of Justice from 
preventing certain States or territories from implementing 
their laws regarding the use of medical marijuana.
    Section 532 requires quarterly reports from the Department 
of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
and the National Science Foundation on official travel to 
China.
    Section 533 requires not less than 10 percent of the funds 
provided for certain programs be provided to persistent poverty 
counties.
    Section 534 provides that the Department of Commerce and 
Federal Bureau of Investigation may utilize funding to provide 
payments pursuant to section 901(i)(2) of title IX of division 
J of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.
    Section 535 prohibits the use of funds made available in 
this Act for NASA, OSTP, or the National Space Council to 
engage in certain bilateral activities with Russia or a 
Russian-owned company.
    Section 536 prohibits funds in this Act from being used to 
conduct, contract for or otherwise support live tissue 
training.
    Section 537 withholds certain funding made available in 
this Act for NASA until detailed cost and scheduling 
information is provided to the House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees, the GAO and the NASA Office of Inspector General.
    Section 538 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent Indian Tribes 
from enacting or implementing laws that authorize marijuana 
use, distribution, possession, or cultivation.
    Section 539 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to the Department of Justice to prevent States, the 
District of Columbia, or Territories from implementing laws 
that authorize marijuana use, distribution, possession, or 
cultivation.
    Section 540 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to the Department of Justice to investigate or 
prosecute an individual who crosses state lines to access 
abortion services, or who assists another individual to obtain 
abortion services.
    Section 541 prohibits the use of funds made available by 
this Act to implement a limit on reimbursement to local law 
enforcement for overtime pay in cannabis eradication efforts 
under certain circumstances and in certain States.

                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    The Committee, in a number of instances, has found it 
necessary to recommend funding for ongoing activities and 
programs for which authorizations have not been enacted to 
date. Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, the following table lists the 
appropriations in the accompanying bill that are not authorized 
by law for the period concerned:

                                                               UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS
                                                                [in thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                              Appropriations  in
                         Program                            Last year of     Authorization  level in year        last year of        Appropriations  in
                                                            authorization         of  authorizations            authorization            this bill
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Department of Commerce:
  International Trade Administration:
     Operations and Administration:
      Export Promotion Activities.......................              1996  such sums.....................                264,885                      *
  Bureau of Industry and Security:
    Operations and Administration.......................              1994  such sums.....................                 34,747                191,389
   Economic Development Administration:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................              2008  Such sums.....................                 30,832                 65,000
    Economic Development Assistance Programs............  ................  Various.......................  .....................                445,000
      Public Works and Economic Development Act Programs              2008  500,000.......................                349,100              (120,500)
  Economics and Statistics Administration:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                132,320
  National Telecommunications and Information
   Administration:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................              1993  17,900........................                 17,900                 62,000
  National Institute of Standards and Technology:
    Scientific and Technical Research and Services......              2013  676,700.......................                579,771                953,000
    Industrial technology services......................              2013  241,709.......................                133,574                230,000
      Manufacturing extension partnerships..............              2013  (165,100).....................              (123,000)              (212,000)
    Construction of research facilities.................              2013  121,300.......................                 55,970                291,181
  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
    Operations, Research and Facilities:                  ................  ..............................  .....................              4,608,232
       National Ocean Service...........................              1993  121,183.......................                150,864                689,193
        Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and         ................  Various.......................  .....................              (128,291)
         Restoration.
        Competitive Research............................  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (25,500)
        Coastal Zone Management and Services............               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (52,000)
         Coastal Zone Management Grants.................              1999  (50,500)......................               (52,700)               (89,000)
        National Oceans and Security Fund...............              2019  such sums.....................               (30,000)               (34,000)
        Coral Reef Program..............................              2004  (16,000)......................               (26,100)               (34,000)
        Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas..........              2005  (40,000)......................               (58,750)               (68,500)
       National Estuarine Research Reserve System.......              1999  (4,600).......................                (4,300)               (31,200)
      National Marine Fisheries Services:                 ................  ..............................  .....................              1,099,964
        Marine Mammals, Sea Turtles and Other Species...  ................  ..............................  .....................              (164,136)
        Species Recoveries Grants.......................              1992  ......................                               (8,000)
         Atlantic Salmon................................              1992  ......................                               (7,000)
        Pacific Salmon..................................              1992  ......................                              (73,000)
         Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and     ................  Various.......................  .....................              (169,000)
         Services.
        Fisheries Data Collections, Surveys and           ................  Various.......................  .....................              (213,768)
         Assessments.
        Observers and Training..........................  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (55,135)
         Fisheries Management Programs and Services.....  ................  Various.......................  .....................              (141,369)
        Salmon Management Activities....................  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (65,000)
        Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions.....  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (44,500)
        Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants............              2012  3,400.........................                  1,157                (3,377)
        Enforcement.....................................  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (80,000)
         Habitat Conservation and Restoration...........  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (57,500)
       Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.................              1993  1,589,081.....................                202,172
        Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes.              1993  (109,877).....................               (79,948)              (104,000)
         Regional Climate Data and Information..........  ................  Various.......................  .....................               (48,000)
         Climate Competitive Research...................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a              (102,216)
         Ocean and Coastal Laboratories and Cooperative   ................  Various.......................  .....................               (42,000)
         Institutes.
        Ocean Exploration and Research..................              2015  (59,436)......................               (28,000)               (47,500)
        Integrated Ocean Acidification..................              2012  (20,000)......................                (6,359)               (19,000)
         High Performance Computing Initiatives.........              1996  (4,500).......................                 6,500)               (20,000)
       National Weather Service:                                      1993  395,822.......................                              
        Observations....................................  ................  Various.......................  .....................              (250,962)
         Central Processing.............................              1993  $.............................                      $              (110,892)
         Analyze, Forecast and Support..................  ................  Various.......................  .....................              (588,560)
        Dissemination...................................              1993  $.............................                      $              (121,808)
        Science and Technology Integration..............  ................  Various.......................  .....................              (186,638)
       National Environmental Satellite, Data and         ................  ..............................  .....................                409,572
       Information Service
        Office of Satellite and Production Operations...              1993  ......................                             (248,500)
         Product Development, Readiness and Application.              1993  ......................                              (66,000)
         Group on Earth Observations....................              1993  n/a...........................                    n/a                (1,000)
         National Centers for Environmental Information.              1993  39,596........................                 32,646               (94,072)
      Mission Support:
        Mission Support Services........................              1993  75,750........................                 71,433                407,376
        Office of Space Commerce........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (87,700)
        NOAA Office of Education........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 40,350
      Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
         Marine Operations and Maintenance..............              1993  68,518........................                 61,222                203,646
        Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services.......              1993  10,336........................                  9,872                 40,729
         Autonomous Uncrewed Technology Operations......               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 14,500
    Procurement, Acquisition and Construction:            ................  ..............................  .....................              2,144,000
      National Ocean Service:
        National Estuarine Research Reserve Construction               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  7,500
        Marine Sanctuaries Construction.................              2005  6,000.........................                 10,000                 10,000
       Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research:
         Research Supercomputing/CCRI...................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 93,500
       National Weather Service:
         Observations...................................              1993  ......................                 84,516                 16,200
         Central Processing.............................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 70,000
        Dissemination...................................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 10,000
         Facilities Construction and Major Repairs......               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 10,000
       National Environmental Satellite, Data and
       Information Service:
        Common Ground Services..........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                105,433
         Geostationary Earth Orbit......................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                320,000
         Low Earth Orbit................................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 96,430
        Space Weather...................................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                145,000
        Systems/Services Architecture and Engineering...               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 71,000
         Satellite CDA Facility.........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  2,450
      Mission Support:
         NOAA Construction..............................              1993  94,500........................                 64,500                145,700
       Office of Marine and Aviation Operations:
        Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology                     1997  such sums.....................                    n/a                 28,000
         Infusion.
        Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery.................              2009  90,000........................                 80,000                 65,000
         Fishermen's Contingency Fund...................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                    349
         Fisheries Disaster Assistance..................              2013  such sums.....................                  5,000                    300
         Fisheries Finance Program Account..............               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                -19,000
       Departmental Management:
        Salaries and Expenses...........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 98,000
        Renovation and Modernization....................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  1,142
         Office of Inspector General....................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 52,271
Department of Justice:
   General Administration:
     Salaries and Expenses..............................              2009  181,561.......................                105,805                148,000
    Justice Information Sharing Technology..............              2009  204,152.......................                 80,000                143,902
     Executive Office for Immigration Review............         2009para.  n/a...........................                    n/a                964,423
    Office of Inspector General.........................              2009  81,922........................                 78,681                135,856
   United States Parole Commission:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................              2009  12,711........................                 12,570                 14,591
  Legal Activities:
     Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities....              2009  764,526.......................                805,655              1,164,000
    Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division...........              2009  162,488.......................                157,788                230,000
     Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys.....              2009  1,829,194.....................              1,851,336              2,700,000
     Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement                 2009  1,429.........................                  1,823                  2,504
     Commission.
     Fee and Expenses of Witnesses......................              2009  203,755.......................                168,300                270,000
    Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service..              2009  10,977........................                  9,873                 25,024
     Assets Forfeiture Fund (discretionary).............              2009  22,000........................                 20,990                 20,514
   United States Marshals Service.......................              2009  900,178.......................                964,000              3,874,000
    Salaries and Expenses...............................  ................  Sec. .........................              (960,000)            (1,725,000)
    Construction........................................  ................  Sec. .........................                (4,000)               (19,260)
     Federal Prison Detention...........................              2009  1,858,509.....................              1,355,319            (2,129,000)
   National Security Division:
     Salaries and Expenses..............................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                133,512
  Interagency Law Enforcement:
     Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement.............              2009  744,593.......................                515,000                550,458
   Federal Bureau of Investigation......................              2009  6,480,608.....................              7,253,591             10,737,895
     Salaries and Expenses..............................  ................  Sec. .........................            (7,100,000)           (10,676,000)
    Construction........................................  ................  Sec. .........................              (153,491)               (61,895)
  Drug Enforcement Administration:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................              2009  1,930,462.....................              1,959,084              3,104,603
  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives:    ................  1,038,939.....................              1,068,215              1,732,528
    Salaries and Expenses...............................              2009  Sec. .........................  .....................              1,732,528
     Construction.......................................              2009  Sec. .........................
   Federal Prison System................................              2009  5,698,292.....................              6,176,599              8,718,250
     Salaries and Expenses..............................  ................  Sec. .........................            (5,600,792)            (8,415,550)
     Building and Facilities............................  ................  Sec. .........................              (575,807)              (300,000)
  Office on Violence Against Women:
     Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution
     Programs:
    Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women...               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  2,500
         Homicide Reduction Initiative..................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (4,000)
         Domestic Violence Firearms Lethality Reduction                n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (4,000)
         Initiative.
     Research on Violence Against Indian Women..........              2015  1,000.........................                    940                  1,090
    Indian Country--Sexual Assault Clearinghouse........               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                    500
     National Deaf Services Line........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  1,000
     Emerging Issues Related to Violence Against Women..               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  1,500
    Tribal Special Assistant US Attorneys...............               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  3,150
   Office of Justice Programs:
     Research Evaluation and Statistics:
     Bureau of Justice Statistics.......................              1995  33,000........................                 32,335                 45,000
     National Institute of Justice......................              1995  33,000........................                 58,879                 35,000
        Domestic Radicalization Research................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (8,000)
  State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance:
     Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants...........              2012  1,095,000.....................                470,000                716,939
         Officer Robert Wilson III VALOR Initiative.....               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (15,000)
         Smart Prosecution..............................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (8,000)
         NamUS..........................................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (5,000)
        Training Program to Improve Responses to People                n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (10,000)
         with Mental Illness.
        John R. Justice Grant Program...................              2014  n/a...........................                  2,000                (5,000)
         Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution.........              2010  40,000........................                 15,000               (18,000)
         Forensics Ballistics Programs in Higher                       n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (3,000)
         Education.
        Project Safe Neighborhoods......................              2021  50,000........................                 20,000               (40,000)
         Capital Litigation Improvement and Wrongful                  2021  22,500........................                  7,000               (15,000)
         Conviction Review.
         National Center for Restorative Justice........               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (4,000)
         Family Alternative Sentencing Pilot Program....               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (4,500)
         Child Advocacy Training........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (2,000)
         Rural Violent Crime Initiative.................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (8,000)
         Law Enforcement Training.......................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (10,000)
        Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants....               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a              (131,613)
     State Criminal Alien Assistance Program............              2011  950,000.......................                    n/a                234,000
     Victim Services Programs for Victims of Trafficking              2021  88,000........................                 85,000                 95,000
     Adam Walsh Act Implementation......................              2009  Such sums.....................                 18,000                 20,000
     National Sex Offender Public Website...............               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  1,250
    Paul Coverdell Forensic Science.....................              2021  23,000........................                 33,000                 40,000
    DNA Initiative......................................  ................  ..............................  .....................                168,000
         Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing                 2021  n/a...........................                  8,000              (128,000)
         Grants.
         State and Local Forensic Activities............               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (20,000)
     Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit                  n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 90,000
     (SAK) Backlog.
     CASA-Special Advocates.............................              2018  12,000........................                 12,000                 15,000
    Indian Tribe Assistance.............................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 55,000
    Second Chance Act/Reoffender Reentry................  ................  ..............................  .....................                125,000
         Children of Incarcerated Parents Demo Grants...               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (5,000)
         Project Hope Opportunity Probation with                       n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (5,000)
         Enforcement.
     Opioid Initiative..................................  ................  ..............................  .....................                460,000
        Residential Substance Abuse Treatment...........              2000  72,000........................                 63,000               (42,000)
        Mentally Ill Offender Act.......................              2021  50,000........................                 35,000               (45,000)
    Hate Crimes Prevention Act Grants...................              2012  n/a...........................                  5,000                 70,000
        Community-Based Approaches to Advancing Justice.               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 30,000
         Community Trust Initiative.....................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                225,000
         Body-won Camera Partnership....................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (35,000)
        Justice Reinvestment Initiative.................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (35,000)
    Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance........              2016  20,000........................                    n/a                 10,000
    Community Violence Intervention Initiative..........               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                150,000
    Red Flag and Gun Licensing Laws.....................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 40,000
    Public Defender Improvement Program.................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 25,000
    Regional Sexual Assault Investigative Training                     n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 20,000
     Academies.
    Community Violence Intervention Initiative..........               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                150,000
  Juvenile Justice Programs:
     Youth Mentoring Grants.............................              2007  Such sums.....................                  4,000                110,000
Title V--Delinquency Prevention Incentive Grants........              2023  96,053........................                    n/a                 62,500
    Prevention of Trafficking of Girls..................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (5,000)
    Tribal Youth........................................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (14,000)
     Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal........               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  (500)
    Girls in the Justice System.........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (5,500)
     Opioid Affected Youth Initiative...................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (8,000)
    Children Exposed to Violence........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a               (10,000)
    Training for Judicial Personnel.....................              2018  2,300.........................                  2,000                  4,500
     Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative.....               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                  3,500
   Community Oriented Policing Services:
     COPS Hiring Grants.................................              2009  1,047,119.....................              1,000,000                277,400
         Regional information sharing activities........              2003  100,000.......................                 28,812               (44,000)
         Tribal Access Program..........................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                (4,000)
    Community Policing Development/Training and                        n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 50,000
     Technical Assistance.
    POLICE Act..........................................  ................  ..............................  .....................                 12,000
    Anti-Methamphetamine Task Forces....................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 16,500
     Anti-Heroin Task Forces............................               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 36,500
    COPS Technology and Equipment Community Projects....               n/a  n/a...........................                    n/a                 93.527
Science:
     National Space Council.............................              1990  1,200.........................                  2,000                  1,965
   National Aeronautics and Space Administration:
     Science............................................              2017  5,500,000.....................              5,764,900              7,905,000
     Aeronautics........................................              2017  640,000.......................                660,000                950,000
     Space Technology...................................              2017  686,000.......................                686,500              1,250,000
     Exploration........................................              2017  4,330,000.....................              4,324,000              7,323,700
     Space Operations...................................              2017  5,023,000.....................              4,950,700              4,256,000
    STEM Engagement.....................................              2017  115,000.......................                100,000                150,100
    Safety, Security and Mission Services...............              2017  2,788,600.....................              2,768,600              3,138,700
     Construction and Environmental Compliance and                    2017  388,000.......................                360,700                424,300
     Restoration.
     Office of Inspector General........................              2017  37,400........................                 37,900                 48,400
  National Science Foundation:
     Research and Related Activities....................              2013  6,637,849.....................              5,983,280              7,705,530
     Major Research Equipment and Facilities                          2013  236,764.......................                196,170                187,230
     Construction.
     Education and Human Resources......................              2013  1,041,762.....................                895,610              1,250,000
     Agency Operations and Award Management.............              2013  363,670.......................                299,400                460,000
     Office of the National Science Board...............              2013  4,906.........................                  4,440                  5,090
     Office of Inspector General........................              2013  15,049........................                 14,200                 23,290
Related Agencies:
   Commission on Civil Rights:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................              1995  9,500.........................                  8,904                 14,350
   International Trade Commission:
     Salaries and Expenses..............................              2004  57,240........................                 58,295                122,400
   Legal Services Corporation:
     Payment to the Legal Services Corporation..........              1980  Such sums.....................                300,000                675,000
   Marine Mammal Commission:
     Salaries and Expenses..............................              1999  1,750.........................                  1,240                  4,500
   Office of the U.S. Trade Representative:
     Salaries and Expenses..............................              2004  33,108........................                 41,944                 60,000
   State Justice Institute:
     Salaries and Expenses..............................              2008  7,000.........................                  3,760                 7,640
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* The recommendation does not provide a specific amount for this program.
 Authorization provides a single amount for activities spread across multiple NOAA Control Table lines.
 The National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-423) authorized Weather and Air Chemistry Research
  Programs. Other programs are unauthorized.
$ The last time the NWS was comprehensively authorized was 1993. Though specific programs, like the Tsunami Warning and Education Program, are currently
  authorized the recommendation does not provide a specific amount for those programs.
para.The authorization authorizes funding for the ``Administrative Review and Appeals'' account, which encompassed the activities of the Executive
  Office for Immigration Review and the Office of Pardon Attorney. The recommendation separates these into different accounts.
 Sec.  Authorization does not provide amounts for specific accounts within this agency.
#This was formerly the ``General Administration, Detention Trustee'' account.
 **The authorization for this program expired in FY 2011. Since the government was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, the Committee did not
  provide a specific appropriation for this program.
These programs have been combined into the Consolidated Youth-oriented Program.
Sec. Sec. The authorization for this program expired in FY 2007. Since the government was funded by a full-year continuing resolution, the Committee did
  not provide a specific appropriation for this program.

BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE FY 2023 COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
    AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE 
     CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 308(A) OF THE 
                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974

                        [In millions of dollars]


                   Comparison With Budget Resolution

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares 
the levels of new budget authority provided in the bill with 
the appropriate allocation under section 302(b) of the Budget 
Act.

                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         302(b) Allocation                   This Bill
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Budget                          Budget
                                                     Authority        Outlays        Authority        Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
 allocations to its subcommittees: Subcommittee
 on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
 Agencies
    Discretionary...............................          85,546          83,500          85,546       \1\83,169
    Mandatory...................................             339             384             339          \1\384
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\1\NOTE.--The amounts in this report do not include $1,400 million in discretionary budget authority and $144
  million in associated outlays from amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2023 that were previously
  designated as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget. Consistent
  with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, in the House of Representatives such amounts do not count against
  the Committee's allocation.

                      Five-Year Outlay Projections

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
following table contains five-year projections associated with 
the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill as 
provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office.

                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                      Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Projection of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2023........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       \1\48,191
    2024........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          21,412
    2025........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           7,697
    2026........................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           3,877
    2027 and future years.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............           4,047
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\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

          Financial Assistance to State and Local Governments

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 
308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Congressional Budget Office has provided the following 
estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the 
accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local 
governments.

                        [In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Budget
                                             Authority        Outlays
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial assistance to State and local            4,510          \1\-63
 governments for 2023...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

                          Program Duplication

    No provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a 
program of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of 
another Federal program, a program that was included in any 
report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 
pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139, or a program 
related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance.

                           Committee Hearings

    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(6) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the following hearings were used to 
develop or consider the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023:
    The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies held a budget hearing on April 28, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for The Department of 
Justice.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
    The Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the 
United States
    The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 11, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for The National Science 
Foundation.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
    The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National 
Science Foundation
    The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 12, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Department of 
Commerce.'' The Subcommittee received testimony from:
    The Honorable Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce
    The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 17, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration.'' The Subcommittee received testimony 
from:
    The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration
    The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies held a budget hearing on May 18, 2022, entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2023 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Member Day.'' The Subcommittee received testimony 
from:
    The Honorable Earl Blumenauer, Member of Congress
    The Honorable Robin Kelly, Member of Congress
    The Honorable Sylvia Garcia, Member of Congress

      Comparative Statement of New Budget (Obligational) Authority

    The following table provides a detailed summary, for each 
department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the 
bill with fiscal year 2022 enacted amounts and budget estimates 
presented for fiscal year 2023:



                             MINORITY VIEWS

    We appreciate the Majority's efforts in producing a 
Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) 
Appropriations bill that addresses many priorities of Members 
on both sides of the aisle. We also appreciate the Majority's 
willingness to incorporate some of our proposed modifications 
into the Manager's Amendment.
    First and foremost, we applaud this bill for taking 
seriously the threats posed by China and Russia. As a nation, 
we must act to aggressively counter nefarious Chinese and 
Russian ambitions. Regarding space in particular, we must not 
assume they are pursuing peaceful goals. This bill funds many 
NASA programs at a level that will bolster our national 
security. With the Artemis I mission's inaugural launch of the 
Space Launch System (SLS) taking place this year, we are 
pleased this bill includes $2.6 billion for the SLS, which 
ensures NASA can allocate 100 percent of what it needs for 
Block 1B development in fiscal year 2023.
    We are also pleased the bill includes $110 million for 
nuclear thermal propulsion. We need to aggressively fund the 
development of this technology to out-pace China and land 
Americans on Mars. The bill also makes other important 
investments to advance U.S. innovation, global competitiveness, 
and national security, including with respect to quantum 
computing, artificial intelligence, 5G research, and advanced 
manufacturing. In addition, we are pleased that the agencies 
and bureaus that ensure compliance with our trade laws and 
agreements are well funded.
    The bill addresses key issues impacting all of our 
communities. It increases funding for drug court programs and 
other vital initiatives addressing the opioid epidemic; 
cutting-edge forensic programs that help analyze the backlog of 
sexual assault evidence and solve cold cases; and grants that 
improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse.
    Still, we have substantial concerns with this bill that 
have not been addressed.
    The bill eliminates several longstanding riders that 
historically had bipartisan support. For example, four Second 
Amendment protections are not retained, and language protecting 
taxpayer dollars from being used by the Department of Justice 
for abortions is removed. These modifications are particularly 
objectionable and should be reversed before the bill is 
finalized.
    The bill demonstrates a further lack of commitment to 
Constitutional principles by targeting beliefs rather than 
illegal actions, including through the new Youth-Focused Hate 
Crimes Prevention Initiative; an incentivization program for 
red flag laws that lacks statutory due process guardrails; and 
language laying the groundwork for universal background checks 
on all ammunition sales--an extraordinary new attempt to 
undermine the right to keep and bear arms.
    We are disappointed that the Majority rejected numerous 
commonsense Republican amendments intended to improve the bill 
while adopting additional controversial amendments by Democrats 
that will prevent this bill from receiving bipartisan support.
    Finally, this bill simply spends too much. We remain deeply 
concerned about the runaway spending of this Majority and 
Administration. With a topline increase of nearly $9.8 billion 
and double-digit percentage increases for many of the agencies 
in this bill, the spending level is irresponsible. In addition, 
the amount of duplication, overlap, and waste in State and 
Local Law Enforcement Activities programs--exacerbated by the 
addition of more than a dozen new grant programs--is 
unprecedented. This bill also jeopardizes the future viability 
of the Crime Victims Fund.
    We must never lose sight of the consequences of runaway 
federal spending and the hardships felt across American 
communities and industries as the resulting, record-high 
inflation takes its toll on our great nation. For the sake of 
struggling families, we must reject this trend of undisciplined 
spending, regain a focus on our national responsibilities, and 
make tough choices to slow the growth of the federal 
government.
    We do commit, as always, to working with the Majority in 
good faith as we proceed through the legislative process, to 
cure these and other deficiencies.

                                   Kay Granger.
                                   Robert Aderholt.