[Senate Report 107-42]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 95
107th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 107-42
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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2002
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July 20, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hollings, from the Committee on Appropriations,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1215]
The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1215)
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice,
and State, the judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, reports
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.
Amount in new budget (obligational) authority
Total bill as reported to Senate........................ $41,527,177,000
Amount of appropriations, 2001.......................... 39,784,041,000
Amount of budget estimates, 2002, as amended............ 40,807,220,000
The bill as reported to the Senate:
Above the appropriations for 2001................... 1,743,136,000
Above the estimates for 2002........................ 719,957
C O N T E N T S
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Background:
Purpose of the bill.......................................... 3
Hearings..................................................... 3
Summary of the bill.......................................... 3
Budgetary impact of the bill..................................... 5
Title I--Department of Justice................................... 6
Title II--Department of Commerce and related agencies............ 76
Title III--The judiciary......................................... 115
Title IV--Department of State and related agency................. 123
Title V--Related agencies:
Department of Transportation: Maritime Administration........ 145
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. 146
Commission on Civil Rights................................... 147
Commission on International Religious Freedom................ 147
Commission on Ocean Policy................................... 147
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe............. 148
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic
of China................................................... 148
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...................... 148
Federal Communications Commission............................ 148
Federal Maritime Commission.................................. 150
Federal Trade Commission..................................... 150
Legal Services Corporation................................... 151
Marine Mammal Commission..................................... 152
National Veterans' Business Development Corporation.......... 152
Securites and Exchange Commission............................ 152
Small Business Administration................................ 153
State Justice Institute...................................... 158
United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission.................. 158
Title VI--General provisions..................................... 159
Title VII--Rescissions........................................... 161
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 162
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules
of the Senate.................................................. 162
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of
the Senate..................................................... 163
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the Bill
This bill makes appropriations for the functions of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary and
Related Agencies for the period October 1, 2001, through
September 30, 2002. Functional areas include the pay,
allowances, and support of personnel, operation and
maintenance, procurement of equipment and systems, and
research.
The bill provides funds for fighting crime, enhancing drug
enforcement, responding to the threat of terrorism, addressing
the shortcomings of the immigration process, continuing the
judicial process, conducting commerce within the United States,
improving State Department operations, and fullfilling the
needs of various independent agencies.
Hearings
The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary
and Related Agencies Appropriations began hearings on the
fiscal year 2002 budget request on April 26, 2001, and
concluded them on June 28, 2001, after holding 9 separate
sessions. The subcommittee heard testimony from representatives
of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, and various
commissions.
Summary of the Bill
The budget estimates for the departments and agencies
included in the accompanying bill are contained in the budget
of the United States for fiscal year 2002 submitted on April 9,
2001 and a budget amendment submitted May 7, 2001.
The total amount of new budget authority recommended by the
Committee for fiscal year 2002 is $41,527,177,000. This amount
is an increase of $1,743,136,000 above appropriations enacted
for fiscal year 2001 for these departments and agencies. The
Committee recommendation is $719,957,000 above the budget
estimates.
reprogrammings, reorganizations, and relocations
As in previous years, the Committee is inserting section
605 under title VI of the general provisions of the bill.
The Committee directs that both the House and Senate
chairmen of the Subcommittees on the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related agencies will be
notified by letter at least 15 days prior to:
--Reprogramming of funds, whether permanent or temporary, in
excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less,
between programs or activities. In addition, the
Committee desires to be notified of reprogramming
actions which are less than these amounts if such
actions would have the effect of committing the agency
to significant funding requirements in future years;
--Increasing funds or personnel by any means for any project
or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted;
--Creation of new programs, offices, agencies, or
commissions, or substantial augmentations of existing
programs, offices, agencies, or commissions;
--Relocations of offices or employees;
--Reorganization of offices, programs, or activities; and
--Contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees.
The Committee directs each department or agency to notify
the Committee when the number of political appointees rises
above 10 percent from either of the previous 2 years or when
five or more political appointees are added in a given year.
The Committee should be notified 30 days before either of these
situations occurs. Similar notification should be provided when
the same number of personnel positions is converted from
political appointments to civil service positions.
In addition, the Committee directs departments or agencies
funded in the accompanying bill that are planning to conduct a
reduction in force to notify the Committees by letter 30 days
in advance of the date of the proposed personnel action. Also,
the Committee directs that any items which are subject to
interpretation will be reported.
BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
AMENDED
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget authority Outlays
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Committee Amount of Committee Amount of
allocation bill allocation bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
to its subcommittees of amounts in the First Concurrent
Resolution for 2002: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies:
General purpose, defense................................ 604 604 NA NA
General purpose, non-defense............................ 37,772 37,772 NA NA
General purpose, total.................................. 38,376 38,376 39,049 \1\ 38,545
Conservation............................................ 384 251 202 202
Mandatory............................................... 572 627 581 577
Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation:
2002.................................................... ........... ........... ........... \2\ 26,508
2003.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 7,080
2004.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 3,972
2005.................................................... ........... ........... ........... 1,693
2006 and future years................................... ........... ........... ........... 573
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2002 NA 3,295 NA 467
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\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
NA: Not applicable.
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The Committee has made funding for law enforcement the
centerpiece of the fiscal year 2002 appropriations bill. The
Committee recommends $21,532,214,000 in new budget
(obligational) authority in the accompanying bill for the
Department of Justice with a strong emphasis on law enforcement
activities for fiscal year 2002.
The Committee shares the desire of the House to channel
most of its inquiries and requests for information and
assistance through the budget offices or comptroller
organizations, but reserves the right to call upon all
organizations throughout the agencies. The Committee continues
to stress the natural affinity between these offices and the
Appropriations Committee, which makes such a relationship
imperative.
General Administration
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $88,518,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 93,433,000
Committee recommendation................................ 93,433,000
This account funds the development of policy objectives and
the overall management of the Department of Justice. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $93,433,000. The
recommendation is identical to the budget request and provides
for all needed adjustments to base.
IDENT/IAFIS.--Shortcomings in the INS' Automated Biometric
Identification System [``IDENT''] database were blamed for the
release of suspected serial killer Rafael Resendez Ramirez. In
the wake of Resendez Ramirez's later surrender, Justice
Management Division [JMD] took over development and integration
of IDENT and the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System [IAFIS]. That effort has been expanded to
integrate the INS' Enforcement Case Tracking System
[``ENFORCE''] with IDENT/IAFIS. The Committee recommendation
provides a $1,000,000 increase over fiscal year 2001 for
management of the development and piloting of IDENT/IAFIS. JMD
is directed to provide the Committees on Appropriations with
progress reports as needed.
International Law Enforcement Training Academy/Mexico.--The
Committee believes a law enforcement training academy, similar
to the International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAs) in
Budapest and Bangkok, should be established in Southern Mexico.
United States law enforcement agency personnel would manage the
facility and conduct the courses, and in the process develop
personal relationships with Mexican law enforcement personnel
that would be invaluable to future liaison and cooperative
international law enforcement activities. The Committee directs
the Attorney General, in consultation and collaboration with
the Secretary of State, to provide a report to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate no later than May 12, 2002 on the feasibility of
establishing ILEA-Mexico. The Committee expects the report to
include a timeline, cost analysis, and implementation plan for
establishing ILEA-Mexico.
joint automated booking system
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $15,880,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 15,957,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,500,000
This account centrally funds development, acquisition, and
deployment of the joint automated booking system [JABS].
Previously, JABS funding was distributed among various Justice
components.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,500,000.
The recommendation is $6,543,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by component, are displayed
in the following table:
Joint Automated Booking System
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Field Acquisition:
BoP........................................................... 1,496
DEA........................................................... 3,337
FBI........................................................... 442
INS........................................................... 929
USMS.......................................................... 1,504
JABS Incentive Fund............................................... 7,323
Management, Procurement, Deployment, Installation, Training, &
Administration................................................ 7,469
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Total, JABS.................................................22,500
JABS will: (1) standardize booking data, procedures, and
equipment throughout Justice; (2) save funds by eliminating
repetitive booking of suspects; and (3) improve public safety
by identifying repeat offenders and persons with outstanding
charges or warrants.
JABS incentive funds are to be distributed to the component
or components making the best progress in installing and
operating the system.
legal activities office automation
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $68,877,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 18,877,000
Committee recommendation................................ 34,600,000
This account centrally funds acquisition, deployment, and
maintenance of legal activities office automation [LAOA]
systems, the largest components of which are the justice
consolidated network [JCN] and the justice consolidated office
network [JCON]. Previously, LAOA funding was included under
``General Legal Activities''. The adoption of a common standard
and uniform equipment across Justice components has improved
efficiency and saved money.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $34,600,000.
The recommendation is $15,723,000 above the budget request. In
addition, the Committee understands that $17,200,000 in prior
year funds will be available for LAOA.
LAOA is the computer modernization program for the legal
divisions, including the Antitrust Division, the U.S.
Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Trustees, the
Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Community
Relations Service, and the offices funded through the ``General
Administration'' and ``General Legal Activities'' accounts. The
JCN will also serve as part of the backbone for the FBI's
``Trilogy'' program. For years, funding for computer
modernization at the Department has been neglected. The
Committee has pushed hard in previous years to increase the
funds for, and widen the scope of, JCN and JCON to maximize the
benefits of a common computer system across components. Most
recently, the U.S. Marshals Service has been incorporated into
the network. The increase in funding over last year is caused
by the initial deployment of equipment to the U.S. Attorneys,
by far the largest of the participants, and inclusion of the
Marshals, the participating agency with network and office
suites most in need of modernization.
Narrowband Communications
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $204,549,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 104,606,000
Committee recommendation................................ 204,549,000
This account centrally funds development, acquisition,
deployment, and operation and maintenance of the Justice
Department's narrowband wireless communications network. By
law, all Justice components operating Land Mobile Radio [LMR]
systems in the VHF band must convert by January 1, 2005.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $204,549,000.
The recommendation is $99,943,000 above the budget request.
Previously, narrowband communications compliance funding was
scattered among various Justice components.
Troubles noted below have forced the Wireless Management
Office [WMO] to focus current investments on sustaining legacy
systems. At the present rate of investment, the Justice
Department will not meet the narrowband conversion deadline. In
anticipation that problems described below can be resolved by
the second quarter of fiscal year 2002, the Committee
recommendation provides the funds necessary to jump start
procurement of digital radios.
The Committee is aware that progress on converting to
narrowband radios has been considerably slowed due to
differences among components and the WMO over network
requirements. Components are demanding network coverage and
capabilities far in excess of current system performance and
cost. Though final requirements finally have been established,
the Committee is very concerned that the system acceptable to
the collective may be completely unaffordable. The WMO is
directed to submit a program plan based on the final list of
system requirements and a breakout, by fiscal year and
activity, of the total program cost based on the program plan
not later than December 31, 2001. None of the funds provided
for Narrowband Communications for fiscal year 2002 may be made
available until the Committees on Appropriations have approved
this program plan.
Central management of narrowband radio investments will,
when properly enforced: (1) maximize resource sharing; (2)
ensure system efficiency and interoperability; and (3) sharply
reduce up front and out year costs Department-wide.
port security
Appropriations, 2001....................................................
Budget estimate, 2002...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ $39,950,000
This account funds the acquisition, deployment, and
maintenance of port security facilities and equipment for
federal law enforcement agencies [LEAs]. Previously, such funds
as were available for port security activities were embedded in
the accounts of participating LEAs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,950,000.
The recommendation is $39,950,000 above the budget request. The
Committee is alarmed by the lax security at U.S. seaports.
Thousands of vessels, and millions of containers, move in and
out of ports with almost no inspection of cargo. In terms of
both counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics, this is an
enormous gap in the security net we have drawn around our
borders. The Committee directs the Justice Department,
specifically the Deputy Attorney General for Combatting
Terrorism, to develop a nationwide, multi-agency port security
plan for submission to the Committee not later than February
14, 2002.
Counterterrorism Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $4,989,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 4,989,000
Committee recommendation................................ 0
The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the
``Counterterrorism fund'' account. The recommendation is
$4,989,000 below the request and the fiscal year 2001
appropriation. The Committee is aware that there will be
carryover balances available in fiscal year 2002 in excess of
$41,077,000.
This fund is under the control and direction of the Deputy
Attorney General for Combatting Terrorism to: (1) cover the
costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability of
an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed as a
result of any domestic or international terrorist incident; (2)
cover the costs of providing support to counter, investigate,
or prosecute domestic or international terrorism, including
payment of rewards in connection with these activities; and (3)
cover the costs of conducting a terrorism threat assessment of
Federal agencies and their facilities.
National Guard.--The Committee's goals include providing
States with an improved ability to respond to terrorist threats
or events. This includes training and equipping the first
responder who will arrive at the scene within 1 hour of an
attack. The Committee is also aware of the States' Community
Support Teams that are expected to arrive within 6 to 8 hours
after an event has occurred. The Committee urges the National
Guard Bureau (NGB) to significantly reduce this arrival time.
The Committee is aware of the important work the National
Guard is doing in preparing for terrorist attacks. Last year,
the Defense Subcommittee provided funding for counterterrorism
infrastructure at the NGB. This funding remains available to
help support the work of the co-coordinators for combatting
domestic terrorism.
Deputy Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism
The United States is in the beginning stages of developing
an organizational structure for leadership in the area of
terrorism preparedness. A National Coordinator for Security,
Infrastructure Protection, and Counterterrorism was established
4 years ago within the National Security Council. Under
Presidential Decision Directive 62, the National Coordinator
was tasked with coordinating interagency terrorism policy
issues and reviewing ongoing terrorism-related activities.
While the designation of a National Coordinator signaled the
previous Administration's recognition of the weight of the
problem, it was not a permanent solution. Responsibility for
developing national security policy belongs to the President.
However, it is the responsibility of the Congress to provide
the means to implement a systematic and synchronized policy
that will achieve sustainable Federal, State, and local
cooperation on domestic terrorism issues. Whomever is
responsible for managing this Nation's activities to combat
terrorism must be accountable to the American people.
Despite increased attention to this problem over the last 5
years, there remains considerable confusion over jurisdiction
at all levels of government. In order to improve coordination
and centralize the policy-making structure for domestic
terrorism within the Department of Justice, the Committee
recommends the creation of a Deputy Attorney General for
Combating Domestic Terrorism (DAG-CT). The Committee recommends
$23,000,000 for this purpose. The DAG-CT shall have as its
principal duty the overall coordination and implementation of
policy aimed at preventing, preparing for, and responding to
terrorist attacks within the United States. This person will be
directly responsible to the Attorney General. This office will
be responsible for domestic terrorism policy development and
coordination and will speak for the Department on and
coordinate with all of the appropriate agencies for terrorism-
related matters.
The DAG-CT will be nominated by the President and confirmed
by the Senate. This person will work with localities across the
country, all of the States and territories, and all of the
Federal agencies and departments with responsibility for
combating terrorism. The DAG-CT will not be in any other chain
of command within the Department of Justice. The DAG-CT will
not be considered as a successor to the Attorney General. This
position is recommended only to address terrorism within the
United States and should not compete with the present Deputy
Attorney General position. It shall be the responsibility of
the DAG-CT to select, appoint, employ, and determine the
compensation of personnel to carry out the Office's primary
purpose, to monitor the implementation of the national strategy
and associated classified and unclassified plans, including
conducting program and performance audits and evaluations.
The National Strategy.--The American people, the Congress,
the President, the Attorney General, and the Director of FEMA
must be able to look to one strategy to keep this country safe
from domestic terrorism. In conjunction with the Vice
President, the DAG-CT and the Deputy Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall develop and implement
a national strategy establishing the policies, objectives, and
priorities of the Federal Government for preventing, preparing
for, and responding to domestic terrorist attacks. The strategy
shall include measurable objectives to be achieved. The
national strategy shall include a description of the role each
Federal department and agency and State and local government
entity performs in combating terrorism, as well as a
description of Federal training, equipment, exercise, and grant
programs. The strategy shall rest on four pillars: prevention
(including detection and deterrence), preparedness, crisis
management, and consequence management (including long term
response).
A comprehensive national strategy is benign unless its
custodian has the tools to implement it. The DAG-CT and Deputy
Director of FEMA will thus be responsible for advising the
President and Vice-President on ways to ensure that agencies'
and departments' programs and policies complement the national
strategy. The DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA must be kept
appraised of any changes in the organization, management, or
budgets of the Federal departments and agencies as they relate
to combating domestic terrorism. The Committee therefore
directs all agencies and departments involved in combating
domestic terrorism to participate in an annual review process
that the DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA will coordinate for
the President and Vice-President. In conducting their review,
the DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA shall consult with the
appropriate entities. The purpose of the review is to allow the
DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA to better coordinate
agencies' policies, programs, and budgets for combating
domestic terrorism and monitor their progress in implementing
the national strategy.
The DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA shall provide the
Committees on Appropriations a plan for implementing the
national strategy. The DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA
together shall develop a strategy and plan in consultation with
the department and agency heads involved in combating domestic
terrorism, the Congress, and the State and Local Advisory
Group. They shall submit the strategy and plan through the
Attorney General and the Director of FEMA to the Congress,
President, and Vice-President.
Risk and Threat Assessments.--A rigorous and continuous
assessment of risk will help ensure that training, equipment,
and other safeguards are justified and targeted. Decisions must
be based on a threat, the level of uncertainty regarding that
threat, vulnerability to attack, and the criticality of assets.
They should not be based solely on the worst-case, but rather
on a range of plausible threat scenarios. These scenarios
should, to the extent possible, be developed with reference to
past incidents, U.S. program experience, and current
intelligence. Regularly scheduled exercises such as TOPOFF will
serve to demonstrate and refine the national strategy.
Continually updated intelligence and law enforcement input,
therefore, is crucial to the process. A multidisciplinary team
of experts selected by the DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA
will generate these objectives and a plan for ensuring their
currency. This plan should be provided to the Committees on
Appropriations no later than May 1 of each year.
Reorganization.--The National Domestic Preparedness Office
(NDPO), currently under the FBI, will be transferred to the
DAG-CT. The NDPO is directed to provide support to the FEMA,
which has been given the responsibility of serving as a single
point of contact for State and local governments by the
President. The Office of State and Local Domestic Preparedness
Support (OSLDPS), formerly under the Office of Justice Programs
(OJP), will also be transferred to the DAG-CT. The OJP will
continue to administer grants involving counterterrorism
equipment, training, and preparedness activities. However the
DAG-CT, through OSLDPS, will be responsible for the
programmatic development of these grant programs and will have
final approval authority. The Committee also believes that
certain other national security policy entities within the
Department of Justice should report to the DAG-CT, including
the Executive Office of National Security. Finally, funding for
terrorism-related research, development, test, and evaluate
(RDT&E) programs within the Department of Justice will pass
through the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) with direction
from the DAG-CT as to how funds will be spent.
Budget Approval.--The Committee directs the DAG-CT and
Deputy Director of FEMA to develop for each fiscal year a
government-wide budget to implement the national strategy. They
shall do so in consultation with the Vice-President, the Office
of Management and Budget, and the departments and agencies and
program managers with responsibility for combating domestic
terrorism. The DAG-CT and Deputy Director of FEMA shall advise
all such departments and agencies in preparation of their
budgets prior to submission. The Attorney General and Director
of FEMA shall transmit one consolidated budget proposal with
revised requests to the President simultaneous to submission to
the OMB. The DAG-CT shall generate reprogrammings within the
Department of Justice under section 605 for that funding
available for the implementation of the national strategy.
Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $200,976,000
Budget estimate, 2002...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................
No funds are requested or recommended, because the
Committee provided the funds necessary to fully capitalize the
fund in fiscal year 2001.
Administrative Review and Appeals
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $160,708,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 178,499,000
Committee recommendation................................ 45,813,000
The Executive Office for Immigration Review [EOIR] includes
the Board of Immigration Appeals, immigration judges, and
administrative law judges who decide through administrative
hearings whether to admit or exclude aliens seeking to enter
the country, and whether to deport or adjust the status of
aliens whose status has been challenged. This account also
funds the Office of the Pardon Attorney which receives,
investigates, and considers petitions for all forms of
executive clemency.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $45,813,000.
The recommendation is $132,686,000 below the budget request.
The recommendation assumes that $127,834,000 in funds from the
Immigration and Naturalization Service ``immigration
examinations fee'' account will be made available for EOIR
operations, including $1,200,000 for contract court interpreter
services for immigration court proceedings. Exam fees may be
used for expenses in providing immigration adjudication.
Detention Trustee
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $998,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,718,000
Committee recommendation................................ 88,884,000
The Detention Trustee oversees Federal detainees. The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $88,884,000. The
recommendation is $87,166,000 above the budget request.
The Trustee has management responsibility for detention,
but funding remains under the control of the various
components. Without control of funds, the Trustee is powerless.
Noting this weakness last year, the conferees directed that
detention funds be consolidated under the Trustee in fiscal
year 2002. The Department ignored this direction.
Nevertheless, the Committee is determined to make use of
this new position. Therefore, the Committee recommendation
centralizes funding for prisoner movements under the Detention
Trustee. Management of the Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System [JPATS] is precisely the sort of task
that should be undertaken by the Detention Trustee. Endless
disputes between JPATS ``customers'' are distracting managers
from the complex task of operating an airline in a high
security environment. As an impartial arbiter with control of
program funding, the Trustee should be able to quickly resolve
most of the disagreements affecting JPATS. The Trustee should
also be able to rally the necessary support at the Department
level to put JPATS on a sound financial footing.
In addition, the Committee directs the Justice Department
to centralize detention funding under the Trustee as part of
the fiscal year 2003 budget request.
Office of Inspector General
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $41,484,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 45,495,000
Committee recommendation................................ 46,006,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $46,006,000.
The recommendation is $511,000 above the budget request.
Base restoration.--The erosion of base funding over time
has had a negative effect on Justice Department components.
Chronic budget shortfalls have led to ``hollow workyears'',
``rent holes'', and ``run to failure'' replacement cycles that
have undermined the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal law
enforcement. The Committee is intent on putting Justice
Department agencies on a sound financial footing. Therefore,
the recommendation fully funds the Inspector General's true
base requirements. This adjustment should be treated as a
permanent increase to the base.
INS fees.--In keeping with agreements made in previous
years, no INS fees shall be available to the IG. The
recommendation substitutes direct appropriations for fees to
maintain the current level of IG audit activity.
U.S. Parole Commission
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $8,836,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 10,862,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,836,000
This Commission is an independent body within the
Department of Justice which makes decisions regarding requests
for parole and supervision of Federal prisoners.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,836,000.
The recommendation is $2,026,000 below the budget request.
The Parole Commission is scheduled to be phased out in 2002
as a result of the creation of sentencing guidelines. The
Committee recommendation ensures timely close out of the
Commission's operations. In particular, the District of
Columbia parole caseload has been returned to the jurisdiction
of the District.
Close out process.--The Committee is aware that it will
take at least 6 months to shut down operations at the Parole
Commission. To minimize the cost and inconvenience of this
process, the Commission should begin to wind down operations
immediately. In particular, the Commission, in cooperation with
the Justice Department, should aggressively pursue outplacing
of employees to avoid layoffs when the Commission ceases
operation. Also, the Commission, with the help of the General
Services Administration, should begin discussions with Federal
agencies willing and able to assume the Commission's lease.
Finally, preparation of files for shipment to various archives
should be pursued with diligence. Justice should continue to
make available as many details as are necessary to support the
Commission's work during this final transition period. Manpower
from the legal divisions would be especially valuable in this
regard. The Department is directed to report quarterly to the
Committee on the resources it has lent to the Commission.
Legal Activities
general legal activities
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $534,592,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 566,822,000
Committee recommendation................................ 527,543,000
This appropriation funds the establishment of litigation
policy, conduct of litigation, and various other legal
responsibilities, through the Office of the Solicitor General,
the Tax Division, the Criminal Division, the Civil Division,
the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, the Civil
Rights Division, the Office of Legal Counsel, and Interpol.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $527,543,000.
The recommendation is $39,279,000 below the budget request. The
reduction is due, in part, to the establishment of ``Legal
Activities Office Automation'' as a separate account.
The Committee recommendations, by division or office, are
displayed in the following table:
General Legal Activities
[In thousands of dollars]
Office of the Solicitor General............................... 7,093
Tax Division:
Civil Trial............................................... 37,758
Civil Appellate........................................... 8,716
Criminal Enforcement...................................... 16,337
Management & Administration............................... 8,425
Office of the Assistant Attorney General.................. 919
Office of Review.......................................... 1,277
Criminal Division:
Organized Crime and Narcotics:
Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section.................. 8,085
Organized Crime and Racketeering Section.............. 5,524
White Collar Crime:
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.............. 4,455
Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section...... 7,090
Public Integrity Section.............................. 8,297
Fraud Section......................................... 12,073
International:
Terrorism and Violent Crime Section................... 6,878
Office of International Affairs....................... 11,099
Internal Security Section............................. 2,924
Office of Special Investigations...................... 6,149
Litigation Support:
Appellate Section..................................... 3,953
Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section......... 6,519
Office of Enforcement Operations...................... 12,949
Office of Policy and Legislation...................... 1,497
Management and Administration:
Office of Assistant Attorney General.................. 3,996
Office of Administration.............................. 10,610
Civil Division:
Federal Appellate Activity................................ 11,530
Torts Litigation:
Aviation & Admiralty.................................. 10,241
Federal Torts Claims Act.............................. 7,970
Environmental Torts................................... 5,715
Constitutional & Specialized Torts.................... 3,744
All Other Torts....................................... 1,857
Commercial Litigation..................................... 62,102
Federal Programs.......................................... 19,217
Consumer Litigation....................................... 5,796
Immigration Litigation.................................... 16,873
Management & Administration............................... 12,172
Environment and Natural Resources Division:
Appellate & Policy:
Appellate Section..................................... 4,204
Policy, Legislation, & Special Litigation Section..... 1,631
Environmental Protection:
Environmental Crimes Section.......................... 3,399
Environmental Defense Section......................... 10,033
Environmental Enforcement Section..................... 20,003
Natural Resources:
General Litigation Section............................ 12,112
Indian Resources Section.............................. 2,221
Land Acquisition Section.............................. 4,564
Wildlife & Marine Resources Section................... 2,314
Management & Administration:
Executive Office...................................... 4,773
Office of the Assistant Attorney General.............. 1,346
Office of Legal Counsel....................................... 4,971
Civil Rights Division:
Appellate Section......................................... 4,010
Coordination & Review Section............................. 3,525
Civil Rights Prosecution Section.......................... 10,909
Disability Rights Section................................. 15,273
Education Opportunities Section........................... 4,298
Employment Litigation Section............................. 7,215
Housing & Civil Enforcement Section....................... 13,163
Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair
Employment Practices.................................... 6,573
Special Litigation Section................................ 7,420
Voting Section............................................ 12,742
Administrative Management Section......................... 10,702
Interpol--USNCB............................................... 7,360
Courtroom Technology.......................................... 2,612
Office of Dispute Resolution.................................. 330
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Total................................................... 527,543
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2002. No funds
are provided for the Joint Center for Strategic Environmental
Enforcement.
Courtroom technology.--Federal attorneys have been
experimenting with portable, off-the-shelf video and computer
equipment for courtroom proceedings. These attorneys found that
the equipment substantially improved the presentation of
evidence, as well as rapidly accelerating the pace of trials.
Users found that they saved the equivalent of one trial day in
every five using video and computer equipment. The Committee
recommendation provides $2,612,000 for courtroom technology to
be distributed among the divisions on the basis of need. The
Committee expects the legal divisions to report to the
Committees on Appropriations on their courtroom technology
efforts not later than February 1, 2002.
Drug labs in Federal parklands.--Last year, a record 452
methamphetamine labs or dumps were seized in national forests.
The environmental threat posed by these labs and dumps is
severe. The by-products of methamphetamine production:
anhydrous ammonia, ether, sulfuric acid, and other toxins, are
volatile, corrosive, and poisonous. Often, lab operators dump
these materials in rivers and streams to eliminate evidence.
Within available resources, the Committee recommendation
provides $262,000 for prosecuting the operators of drug labs
hidden in national parks and forests, including such sums as
are necessary for litigation support.
Poaching on Federal lands.--The theft of plant and animal
species from public lands is reaching alarming proportions.
Driven by everything from the landscaping needs of a booming
housing market to the renewed interest in traditional
medicines, poachers are despoiling parks and forests by
stealing species such as barrel cactus, black bears, and sea
sponges. Ironically, the very protection afforded endangered
species on public lands has resulted in bigger, healthier, and
more common examples of these species, making them prime
targets for thieves. Within available resources, the Committee
recommendation provides $525,000 for prosecuting traffickers
arrested for looting plants and animals from Federal lands,
including such sums as are necessary for litigation support.
the national childhood vaccine injury act
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $4,019,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 4,028,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,028,000
This account covers Justice Department expenses associated
with litigating cases under the National Childhood Vaccine
Injury Act of 1986. The Committee recommends a reimbursement of
$4,028,000 for legal costs. The recommendation is identical to
the budget request.
Antitrust Division
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $120,572,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 140,973,000
Committee recommendation (including carryover).......... 130,791,000
The Antitrust Division investigates potential violations of
Federal antitrust laws, represents the interests of the United
States in cases brought under these laws, acts on antitrust
cases before the Supreme Court, and reviews decisions of
regulatory commissions relating to antitrust law.
The Committee recommendation assumes a total of
$130,791,000 in budget (obligational) authority. The
recommendation is $10,182,999 below the budget request. The
amount provided fully funds base requirements.
Workload.--The Committee is concerned that the merger
frenzy gripping increasingly massive industrial combines
threatens to overwhelm the ability of the Antitrust division to
keep pace with complex merger proposals. The value of merger
activity in the United States jumped from $959,000,000,000 in
fiscal year 1997 to $1,830,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
Furthermore, recent market conditions will likely spark an
increase in merger activity. The collapse of high technology
stocks, and the resultant downward pressure on all stock
prices, has created ``fire sale'' opportunities for cash-rich
corporations to acquire undervalued companies. The Committee
recommendation includes an increase of $3,617,000 over fiscal
year 2001 to ensure the timely review of merger filings.
U.S. Attorneys
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,247,631,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,346,289,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,260,353,000
This account supports the Executive Office for U.S.
Attorneys [EOUSA] and the 94 U.S. attorneys offices throughout
the United States and its territories. The U.S. attorneys serve
as the principal litigators for the U.S. Government for
criminal and civil matters.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,260,353,000. The recommendation is $85,936,000 below the
budget request. The Committee is aware that the U.S. Attorneys
will receive $142,017,000 in reimbursements in fiscal year
2002. As in the past, Committee recommendations focus the
efforts of the U.S. Attorneys on those crimes where the unique
resources, expertise, or jurisdiction of the Federal Government
can, or must, be most effective.
Fundamental reform.--For the past several years, the
Committee has attempted to fix the U.S. Attorney's resource
allocation process. That process has resulted in wide
disparities in caseload between districts. Assistant U.S.
Attorneys [AUSAs] in the busiest districts are responsible for
almost 10 times the number of criminal prosecutions and almost
14 times the number of civil prosecutions as AUSAs in the
sleepiest districts. The Committee has pursued several methods
to better match resources to changing patterns of crime. First,
the Committee tried to influence the division of spoils process
conducted by the EOUSA at the beginning of each year. Next, it
suggested using term appointments for new hires to allow
attorneys and support staff to be plugged in and pulled out of
over-or under-worked districts as needed. Finally, the
Committee directed that specific numbers of personnel be
transferred to and from specific offices to better align
capability with need. Exercising unusual political muscle,
presidentially-appointed U.S. Attorneys were successful in
defeating all of these initiatives. As a result, the
disparities in caseload between districts have grown worse.
The Committee is prepared to give headquarters the tools to
reform the U.S. Attorneys. All previous congressional guidance
to the U.S. Attorneys regarding initiatives and the designation
of funds is waived. The EOUSA is free to distribute manpower
and funding among the district offices for the purposes, and to
the places, it feels best serve the interests of the American
people. The EOUSA may coordinate with the heads of the various
investigatory agencies as it sees fit. The EOUSA shall submit a
report on its proposed reforms to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than March 17, 2002.
Gun Prosecutions.--Within available resources and manpower
ceilings, the Committee recommendation includes an additional
$5,000,000 over fiscal year 2001 for the existing gun
prosecution initiative in Pennsylvania and $500,000 over fiscal
year 2001 for the existing gun prosecution initiative in
Colorado.
Gun Surveillance Technology.--The Committee is aware of
commercially off-the-shelf technology consisting of acoustic
sensors and telecommunication networks connected to police
dispatch centers allowing for the location of a gunshot to be
accurately located within seconds. With this technology,
dispatchers can direct officers rapidly to the precise gunshot
location. The Committee recommends $6,000,000 for a pilot
initiative, ``Project CeaseFire'', to deploy a gunshot location
system in four cities: Las Vegas, NV; St. Louis, MO;
Charleston, SC; and Kansas City, KS.
Courtroom technology.--In a recent report to the Committee,
the U.S. Attorneys extolled the virtues of their courtroom
technology pilot. Using portable, off-the-shelf video and
computer equipment for courtroom proceedings, the Attorneys
found that the equipment substantially improved the
presentation of evidence and rapidly accelerated the pace of
trials. The pilot having validated the concept, the U.S.
Attorneys are prepared to expand the courtroom technology
program nationwide. The Committee recommendation provides
$5,224,000 for courtroom technology activities, including
standardization of hardware and software, training, equipment
purchases, and operation of a pilot regional center. The
Committee expects the U.S. Attorneys to report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the distribution of these
resources not later than February 1, 2002.
Computer and Telecommunications Coordinators [CTC].--Over
the last 5 years, the Department established a network of
prosecutors trained to investigate and prosecute high-
technology crimes. Each office appointed a CTC to serve as a
resident consultant on high technology issues who coordinates
with other offices and is the legal consultant to agents,
prosecutors, and the private sector for high technology cases.
The Committee provides $297,000 for equipment ($180,000) and
annual training ($117,000) for each CTC position.
Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Enforcement.--The
Committee recommends $10,000,000, 100 positions, and 50 FTE,
including 55 attorneys, to augment the investigation and
prosecution of intellectual property crimes, including software
counterfeiting crimes and crimes identified in the No
Electronic Theft (NET) Act. The Committee directs the U.S.
Attorneys to vigorously prosecute violations of Federal
copyright law. Appropriations that are not used to fund these
positions shall be used by the Computer Crimes and Intellectual
Property Section to reimburse regional offices for the
resources spent by regional office personnel on intellectual
property investigations. The U.S. Attorneys shall report to the
Committee not later than April 30, 2002 on the number of
copyright law prosecutions undertaken in the preceding year,
including those under Public Law 105-147, by type and location.
Legal education.--Within available resources and manpower
ceilings, the Committee recommendation provides $17,741,000 for
legal education at the National Advocacy Center [NAC] as
requested by the Administration. If merited, the NAC may expand
cybercrime, cyberpiracy, and counterfeiting classes. In
addition, also within available resources, the Committee
recommendation provides $1,000,000 to continue the
establishment of a distance learning facility at the NAC. NAC
State and local training funds are provided under the Office of
Justice Programs.
Violent crime task forces.--Last year, the Conferees
provided $1,000,000 to a violent crime task force to
investigate and prosecute perpetrators of Internet sexual
exploitation of children as well as to initiate an
investigation into the participation of motor cycle gangs in
drug running and other criminal activity. The Committee
recommends an additional $1,000,000 within available resources
to continue and expand this effort under the auspices of
Operation Streetsweeper.
U.S. trustee system fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $125,720,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 154,044,000
Committee recommendation................................ 154,044,000
The U.S. trustee system provides administrative support to
expeditiously move bankruptcy cases through the bankruptcy
process and ensures accountability of private trustees
appointed to administer bankruptcy estates.
The Committee recommends a total of $154,044,000 in budget
authority. The recommendation is identical to the budget
request. The Committee notes that workload increases associated
with bankruptcy reform have not been factored into the amount
requested for, or provided to, the Trustees.
The Committee recommendation includes $750,000 for the
Bankruptcy Training Center at the National Advocacy Center. The
Committee supports the Trustees' continuing education program.
foreign claims settlement commission
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,105,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,130,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,130,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,130,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request and fully
provides for the adjudication of claims against: Germany
relating to World War II; Cuba relating to the Castro regime;
and Iraq relating to the U.S.S. Stark incident and Desert
Shield/Storm.
The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission settles claims of
American citizens arising from nationalization, expropriation,
or other takings of their properties and interests by foreign
governments.
U.S. Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $571,435,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 619,818,000
Committee recommendation................................ 644,746,000
The U.S. Marshals Service is made up of 94 offices with the
responsibility for the apprehension of fugitives, protection of
the Federal judiciary, protection of witnesses, execution of
warrants and court orders, and the custody and transportation
of the accused and unsentenced prisoners.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $644,746,000.
The recommendation is $24,928,000 above the budget request.
Base restoration.--The erosion of base funding over time
has had a negative effect on Justice Department components.
Chronic budget shortfalls have led to ``hollow workyears'',
``rent holes'', and ``run to failure'' replacement cycles that
have undermined the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal law
enforcement. The Committee is intent on putting Justice
Department agencies on a sound financial footing. Therefore,
the recommendation fully funds the Marshals Service's true
mandatory and core base requirements, the latter including
$1,000,000 for Special Operations Group training, equipment,
and facilities maintenance.
Also included in the Committee recommendation are
$1,766,000 (excluding a $230,000 transfer from the Justice
Detainee Information System) to improve and maintain the
Warrant Information Network and to continue subscriptions to
various government and private networks and on-line services
and $1,400,000 for Electronic Surveillance Unit recurring
costs. The recommendation also transfers $852,000 in base
resources from Human Resources to the Central Courthouse
Management Group to implement the Marshals' safety and health
program.
Courthouse Security Personnel.--The conversion of 1811
slots to detention enforcement officer and 082 slots allows the
Marshals to add to its rolls without increasing costs. The
additional personnel that result from this restructuring
process should cover unmet requirements on the Southwest border
and at newly opening courthouses.
Courthouse security equipment.--This account funds security
equipment, furnishings, relocations, and telephone systems and
cabling. The Committee recommendation provides $18,145,000 for
courthouse security equipment. This equipment will outfit newly
opening courthouses in the following locations:
USMS Courthouse Security Equipment
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Detainee Facilities:
Fort Smith, AR................................................ 200
El Centro, CA................................................. 315
San Francisco, CA............................................. 200
Denver, CO.................................................... 1,090
Washington, DC................................................ 75
Jacksonville, FL.............................................. 1,065
Dublin, GA.................................................... 432
Moscow, ID.................................................... 50
Bowling Green, KY............................................. 330
Bay City, MI.................................................. 175
Detroit, MI................................................... 450
Cape Girardeau, MO............................................ 75
East St. Louis, MO............................................ 10
Greenville, MS................................................ 645
Gulfport, MS.................................................. 540
Hattiesburg, MS............................................... 590
Oxford, MS.................................................... 1,095
Newark, NJ.................................................... 300
Brooklyn, NY.................................................. 1,966
Columbus, OH.................................................. 300
Muskogee, OK.................................................. 920
Florence, SC.................................................. 321
Spartanburg, SC............................................... 555
Columbia, TN.................................................. 195
Amarillo, TX.................................................. 450
Houston, TX................................................... 1,063
Laredo, TX.................................................... 700
Waco, TX...................................................... 423
Cheyenne, WY.................................................. 800
Minor Repair...................................................... 375
Justice Federal Protective Officers............................... 1,617
Engineering Services.............................................. 643
Security Survey................................................... 180
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Total, USMS Security Equipment..............................18,145
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2002.
Fugitive apprehensions.--At any given moment, 25,000 to
30,000 fugitives are prowling America's streets. With nothing
to lose, these fugitives are particularly prone to violent
crime. The Committee is aware that resources dedicated to
fugitive apprehension are often diverted to courthouse
security. Therefore, the Committee directs the Marshals to
establish task forces in New York City and Los Angeles
dedicated full-time to the pursuit of the most dangerous
fugitives on the eastern and western seaboard. The task forces
shall answer only to the Director or the Associate Director for
Operations. Each team shall be made up of not less than a total
of 12 supervisors, DUSMs, surveillance specialists, analysts,
and support staff. To the degree possible, team members should
be drawn from DUSMs serving on the Special Operations Group
[SOG] as a collateral duty. The Committee recommendation
includes $5,882,000 for the task forces, of which $2,497,000 is
for the full year costs of 1811s and support staff on the task
forces, $2,177,000 is for outfitting, training, and housing the
task forces, $53,000 is for travel, and $1,155,000 is for
permanent change of station moves (capped at $55,000 per move).
In addition, the Committee recommendation provides an increase
of $4,553,000 over the fiscal year 2002 request for electronic
surveillance unit [ESU] personnel, training, and equipment,
including funding for surveillance vans and light aircraft,
bucket trucks, a central signal collection system, secure
communications equipment, various tracking systems, and night
vision equipment.
Terrorism.--The World Trade Center bombing trials and a
number of other high threat or special assignments have been a
continuing, and unfunded, drain on the resources of the
Marshals. The Committee recommendation includes an increase of
$2,500,000 over fiscal year 2001 for 24 hour protection of
World Trade Center bombing trial judges and for other
extraordinary costs associated with these trials. In addition,
the recommendation includes an increase of $3,300,000 over
fiscal year 2001 for permanent change of station moves. This
will reduce the number of costly temporary duty assignments
required to staff high threat and special assignments and will
provide the Marshals with the flexibility to transfer deputies
between districts as workload dictates. As noted above, both
amounts should be treated as permanent increases to the base.
Radios.--The Marshals have dedicated inadequate manpower to
the narrowband conversion process. At present, only one person
is handling the transition from analog to digital systems. The
Marshals are directed to establish a wireless group of not less
than 10 communications officers that is dedicated to narrowband
conversion full time and that only answers to headquarters.
Members of the group shall be culled from the ranks on the
basis of their radio expertise. The Committee expects regular
updates on the group's progress.
Construction
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $18,088,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 6,621,000
Committee recommendation................................ 25,812,000
This account funds construction, security, and furniture at
existing courthouses. The Committee recommends an appropriation
of $25,812,000. The recommendation is $19,191,000 above the
budget request. The request for this account verges on the
irresponsible.
The Committee is aware that a recently-conducted national
survey of Federal courthouses revealed that 95 percent of
prisoner holding and transit facilities have serious security
deficiencies. Of 392 courthouses surveyed: 84 percent lack
enough courtroom holding cells; 78 percent do not have secure
prison elevators; 74 percent do not have enclosed sallyports;
72 percent lack enough interview rooms; 57 percent do not have
adequate cellblock space; and 38 percent lack cameras,
monitors, and alarms.
Years of neglect have created this deplorable situation,
posing risks to the judicial family, the public, and the
Marshals themselves. The Committee is intent on remedying
courthouse deficiencies before a tragedy occurs. The Committee
recommendations, by project, are displayed in the following
table:
USMS Construction
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Detainee Facilities:
Construction:
Birmingham, AL............................................ 580
Hot Springs, AR........................................... 1,328
Prescott, AZ.............................................. 550
San Diego, CA............................................. 1,800
Grand Junction, CO........................................ 450
Key West, FL.............................................. 1,200
Agana, Guam............................................... 100
Davenport, IA............................................. 856
Sioux City, IA............................................ 100
Moscow, ID................................................ 200
Rock Island, IL........................................... 1,250
Rockford, IL.............................................. 24
Springfield, IL........................................... 85
Fort Wayne, IN............................................ 175
Wichita, KS............................................... 200
Louisville, KY............................................ 749
Bay City, MI.............................................. 685
Flint, MI................................................. 248
Natchez, MS............................................... 1,000
Billings, MT.............................................. 850
Raleigh, NC............................................... 2,490
Santa Fe, NM.............................................. 500
New York, NY (40 Foley)................................... 250
Rochester, NY............................................. 150
Akron, OH................................................. 800
Columbus, OH.............................................. 1,000
Dayton, OH................................................ 150
Muskogee, OK.............................................. 280
Tulsa, OK................................................. 2,100
Sioux Falls, SD........................................... 680
Houston, TX............................................... 2,675
Cheyenne, WY.............................................. 200
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Subtotal................................................23,705
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Planning, Design, and Relocation:
El Dorado, AR............................................. 100
Fayetteville, AR.......................................... 100
El Centro, CA............................................. 32
Jacksonville, FL.......................................... 44
Ocala, FL................................................. 475
London, KY................................................ 30
Billings, MT.............................................. 200
Helena, MT................................................ 20
Wilmington, NC............................................ 125
Cleveland, OH............................................. 70
Hato Rey, PR.............................................. 75
Columbia, SC.............................................. 46
Casper, WY................................................ 100
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Subtotal................................................ 1,417
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Security Specialists/Construction Engineers....................... 690
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Total, USMS Construction....................................25,812
The Committee considers this an important step in reducing
the backlog of critical security-related projects. As with
courthouse security equipment, the Committee expects to be
consulted prior to any deviation from the above plan for fiscal
year 2002.
Justice prisoner and alien transportation system
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $13,470,000
Budget estimate, 2002...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 53,050,000
This account funds prisoner air transportation operations
and maintenance, aircraft procurement, and facilities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $53,050,000.
The recommendation is $53,050,000 above the budget request. The
funds provided will allow the Marshals to procure two modern,
fuel efficient, wide body aircraft to replace two first
generation airliners that have reached the end of their useful
service lives. A similar approach was taken last year to
address problems with the Marshals' short haul fleet. The
Marshals shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on
its procurement strategy not later than November 15, 2001.
Detention Trustee.--The Justice Prisoner and Alien
Transportation System [JPATS] is supposed to be funded by a
self-financing revolving fund. The self-financing aspects of
the revolving fund are at best limited to operations and
maintenance. Aircraft procurement, facilities, and prisoner
ground transportation require appropriated funds, as evidenced
by the direct funding of two aircraft last year. Worst of all,
the use of annual reimbursements from ``customers'' to
capitalize the revolving fund has led to endless disputes
between agencies over aircraft operations, distracting managers
from the complex task of operating an airline in a high
security environment. Management of JPATS is precisely the sort
of task that should be undertaken by the new Detention Trustee.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation centralizes funding for
prisoner movements under the Detention Trustee. Base funding
for the Marshals Service, the Bureau of Prisons, and the
Immigration and Naturalization Service has been adjusted
accordingly. The Trustee shall be reimbursed by components for
prisoner movements in excess of those programmed in the budget
request.
Federal prisoner detention
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $596,088,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 724,682,000
Committee recommendation................................ 724,682,000
Under this program, the U.S. Marshals contract with State
and local jails and private facilities to house unsentenced
Federal prisoners for short periods of time. This is usually
before and during trial and while awaiting transfer to Federal
institutions after conviction.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $724,682,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
amount provided will fund approximately 10,603,381 jail days,
an 11 percent increase over fiscal year 2001, or an average
daily detainee population of 29,050.
fees and expenses of witnesses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $125,573,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 156,145,000
Committee recommendation................................ 156,145,000
This account provides for fees and expenses of witnesses
who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the
United States is a party, including fact and expert witnesses.
These funds are also used for mental competency examinations as
well as witness and informant protection.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $156,145,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
community relations service
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $8,456,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 9,269,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,269,000
The Community Relations Service [CRS] provides assistance
to communities and persons in the prevention and resolution of
disagreements relating to perceived discriminatory practices.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,269,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
assets forfeiture fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $22,949,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 22,949,000
Committee recommendation................................ 22,949,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $22,949,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. This
account provides funds to supplement existing resources to
cover additional investigative expenses of the FBI, DEA, INS,
and U.S. Marshals, such as awards for information, purchase of
evidence, equipping of conveyances, and investigative expenses
leading to seizure. Funds for these activities are provided
from receipts deposited in the assets forfeiture fund resulting
from the forfeiture of assets. Expenses related to the
management and disposal of assets are also provided from the
assets forfeiture fund by a permanent indefinite appropriation.
Radiation Exposure Compensation
administrative expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,996,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,996,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,996,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,996,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. This
program was established to permit the payment of claims to
individuals exposed to radiation as a result of atmospheric
nuclear tests and uranium mining in accordance with the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990.
payment to the radiation exposure compensation trust fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $10,776,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 10,776,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,776,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,776,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. This
account funds payments to approved claimants under the
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990. The Committee
recommendation does not include additional funding to
administer or pay claims under the expansion of the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Act as provided for by Public Law 106-
245. The Committee is concerned that a substantial unfunded
requirement and a delay in the payment of claims to those
qualified individuals as provided for by the original statute
will result.
Interagency Law Enforcement
Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $325,181,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 338,106,000
Committee recommendation................................ 336,966,000
The Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement Program, through
its 9 regional task forces, utilizes the combined resources and
expertise of its 11 member Federal agencies, in cooperation
with State and local investigators and prosecutors, to target
and disband major narcotics trafficking and money laundering
organizations.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $336,966,000
as distributed in the following table. The recommendation is
$1,140,000 below the budget request.
REIMBURSEMENTS BY AGENCY
[Amounts in dollars]
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FTE Amount
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Drug Enforcement Administration......... .............. $110,909
Federal Bureau of Investigation......... .............. 115,335
Immigration and Naturalization Service.. .............. 16,190
U.S. Marshals Service................... .............. 2,049
U.S. Attorneys.......................... .............. 88,552
Criminal Division....................... .............. 1,086
Tax Division............................ .............. 1,120
Administrative Office................... .............. 1,725
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Total............................. .............. 336,966
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The Committee notes that the Immigration and Naturalization
Service [INS] has the largest budget of the Justice Department
components. Also, the General Accounting Office found that INS
agents were not doing task force work but claiming reimbursable
funds in Los Angeles from this account. The INS is directed to
match at least 25 percent of each reimbursable dollar from
their direct appropriation on Organized Crime and Drug
Enforcement Task Force cases before they can be reimbursed from
this account.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,228,482,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,505,859,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,425,041,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,425,041,000. The recommendation is $80,818,000 below the
budget request. The recommendation fully funds adjustments to
base.
Budget structure.--For the past several years, the
Committee has remarked on the Justice Department's inability to
respond swiftly to changing patterns of crime. In the case of
the FBI, the very structure of its budget hinders the Bureau's
ability to react to emerging criminal trends. Current decision
units also do little to protect the Director's strategic
priorities, ease management of high risk programs, or provide
the transparency necessary for effective Congressional
oversight. Therefore, the Committee recommendation restructures
the FBI budget.
The new structure focuses FBI resources on Tier 1 missions
by creating three new decision units: ``National Security'',
``Counterterrorism'', and ``Cyber-Investigations and
Infrastructure Protection''. These activities will define the
FBI in the 21st century. In particular, the proposed ``Cyber-
Investigations and Infrastructure Protection'' decision unit,
with base funding of $101,429,000, consolidates the funding of
a number of mutually-supportive initiatives that had been
scattered across existing decision units, such as the National
Infrastructure Protection Center, including the Special
Applications and Technology Unit, computer intrusion squads,
Computer Analysis Response Teams, Internet fraud squads, the
Internet Fraud Complaint and Intellectual Property Rights
Centers, ``Innocent Images'', and the new Cyber Technology
Section of the Engineering Research Facility.
Conversely, two current decision units, ``Training,
Recruitment, and Applicant'' and ``Management and
Administration'', have been abolished or severely
circumscribed. These decision units cross-cut all others,
creating an artificial separation between these functions and
the activities of which they were ultimately a part. This
unduly complicated management's ability to rapidly transfer
resources within and between decision units in response to
changing circumstances.
Similarly, the current ``Organized Criminal Enterprises'',
``White Collar Crime'', and ``Violent Crime'' decision units
have been collapsed into one, ``Criminal Enterprises and
Federal Crimes'', to allow the Bureau to rapidly shift
resources between Tier 1, 2, and 3 priorities as circumstances
warrant.
Finally, ``Law Enforcement Support'' has been reorganized
into three decision units, ``Forensic, Training, and
Investigative Assistance'', with base funding of $318,090,000,
``Investigative and Information Technology'', with base funding
of $247,053,000, and ``Criminal Justice Services'', with base
funding of $212,366,000, to sharpen mission focus, improve
support to the field, and maintain technical superiority.
The Committee believes that the new budget structure will
significantly enhance FBI performance.
Re-engineering the workforce.--The FBI is steadily moving
from a manpower-intensive to an information-intensive approach
to crime fighting, a trend the Committee applauds. This year,
for example, the FBI hopes to add 33 specialists to its rolls,
including technically-trained agents and support staff and
electronics engineers and technicians. Though resource and
manpower constraints will force this shift in the skill sets of
Bureau employees to move at an evolutionary rather than
revolutionary pace, a necessarily measured approach will allow
the Committee to provide the training and equipment required to
support an increasingly sophisticated workforce. The FBI may
convert up to 33 special agent and general support positions
into the technical positions described above using attrition to
affect the desired change in staff mix. In particular, the
Committee recommends culling slots opened by retirements at
Resident Agent offices, the least focused of the FBI's
operations. The Committee recommendation includes an increase
of $2,000,000 to expand and improve training for Technically
Trained Agents and Electronic Technicians. The funds provided
include up to 4 training personnel. This amount should be
treated as a permanent increase to the base.
Training.--Presently, Computer Analysis Response Team
[CART] examiners participate in every aspect of cybercrime
investigations, including evidence seizure, imaging and
duplication, examination and evidence review. This is a poor
use of a precious asset. CART examiners, special skills are
best applied to examinations, the probing of hard drives for
evidence, and more complex seizures, imaging, and duplication.
The Committee is aware of a training initiative that would
broaden the skills and responsibilities of FBI technicians and
case agents to include computer seizures, imaging and
duplication, and evidence review. This training would
significantly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of
examiners, technicians, and agents. The training has the added
benefit of establishing the outlines of a cybercrime career
track for computer proficient agents and technicians. The
Committee recommendation includes $769,000 for this initiative.
Evidence Response Teams.--The Committee is aware that
Evidence Response Teams [ERTs] are badly in need of basic
evidence gathering supplies such as ``lift kits'' for
fingerprinting, non-static bags for seized electronics, and
special photographic equipment for documenting crime scenes.
ERTs also lack the most rudimentary training aids. The
Committee recommendation includes a total of $1,392,000 for ERT
evidence collection and training supplies. This amount should
be treated as a permanent increase to the base.
Improving intercept capabilities.--The FBI is proposing a
multi-pronged approach to improving intercept capabilities.
Initiatives include: (1) enhancing the transmission,
monitoring, and minimization of intercepted data, (2)
developing broadband capabilities, and (3) procuring prototypes
capable of intercepting transmissions outside of the FBI's
technical reach. The Committee recommendation includes
$6,800,000 to improve intercept capabilities.
Counter-encryption.--The increasing sophistication and
availability of encrypted software is allowing criminals to
establish secure communications networks impervious to law
enforcement penetration. As with interception capabilities, the
FBI is proposing a multi-pronged approach to counter-
encryption. Initiatives include: (1) analysis/exploitation of
systems to allow access to data pre-encryption, (2)
recognition/decryption of data hidden in plain sight, and (3)
decryption of encrypted data. The Committee recommendation
includes an increase of $7,000,000 for counter-encryption.
Counterintelligence.--The FBI has been deeply traumatized
by Robert Hanssen's treachery. However, Hanssen's long success
as a spy seems to have had more to do with a peculiar, and
hopefully unique, personality and less to do with a lack of
diligence on the part of the Bureau in keeping tabs on known or
suspected foreign agents. Still, the FBI is seeking to increase
counterintelligence staffing by almost 200 personnel in fiscal
year 2002. This request may have more to do with the natural
desire to appear to be reacting to a disaster than with a sober
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the current
counterintelligence program. While it is not clear what
benefits will accrue from a sharp increase in manning, the
Committee is prepared, for the moment, to defer to the
judgement of the Bureau. Within existing resource and manpower
ceilings, the FBI may transfer up to 182 special agents and
support staff from ``tier 3'' duties to counterintelligence
operations. As with the shift to technically proficient staff,
the Committee recommends culling manpower from Resident Agent
offices.
Surveillance.--The FBI uses small planes for the discreet
surveillance of individuals or locations of interest. Pilots
flying in support of Washington Field Office [WFO] operations
are having difficulty deconflicting their flight plans from the
increasingly busy air traffic pattern around Washington due to
the ceiling limitations of the aircraft currently available to
the WFO. A similar problem in New York City was solved by the
acquisition of aircraft capable of operating up to 10,000 feet.
The Committee recommendation includes $4,000,000 for an
aircraft of the same class as purchased for New York with the
appropriate surveillance and communications packages.
Jewelry and gem program.--The Committee is aware of the
FBI's highly successful efforts through the ``Criminal
Enterprises and Federal Crimes''-run Jewelry and Gem Program to
combat robberies of jewelry vendors, committed largely by
violent gangs from South America. Major arrests have been made,
several gangs have been interdicted, and the number of these
serious crimes has been reduced. The Committee encourages the
FBI to continue to devote the necessary resources to disrupting
these criminal enterprises.
2002 Winter Olympic Games.--The Committee is aware that the
Secret Service has requested the assistance of the FBI in
support of the Salt Lake City Olympics. The Committee
recommendation includes $12,302,000 for travel, per diem,
overtime, lease of vehicles, telecommunications, and utilities
in support of the 2002 Games. The entire amount is to be
derived from the Working Capital Fund.
Regional computer forensic labs.--The Committee
recommendation includes $7,202,000 under the Office of Justice
Programs to maintain or establish 4 regional computer forensic
labs in affiliation with the FBI Laboratory. The labs will
analyze the hard drives of seized computers for evidentiary
material. Affiliation with the FBI Laboratory ensures that
uniform standards and procedures are maintained by all of the
participating computer forensic laboratories.
National Infrastructure Protection Center.--The Committee
is aware that the FBI is under intense pressure from the
business community to police the Internet. Yet, at the same
time that businesses are demanding action, they appear to be
doing little to protect themselves. The Committee notes that
the National Infrastructure Protection Center [NIPC] has issued
two public warnings encouraging industry to implement no- or
low-cost ``patches'' to fix long-documented vulnerabilities in
popular business software. Failure to take basic steps to
ensure their own security resulted in a large number of Web
sites being victimized by Russian and Eastern European hackers
who stole credit card numbers as part of an extortion scheme.
An FBI agent likened the computer attacks to a rash of
burglaries in a neighborhood where no one locks their doors.
Federal resolve and resources will be difficult to muster and
sustain if the simplest precautions are left undone by private
industry. The Committee also questions the motives of computer
security experts whose complaints about NIPC warnings would
turn a virtue into a vice.
Internet fraud/copyright enforcement.--The squads
responsible for Internet fraud, copyright enforcement, and
other cybercrimes in the former White Collar Crime decision
unit have been living on hand me downs since National
Infrastructure Protection Center computer intrusion squads were
spun off as a separate activity. The financial losses
attributable to consumer swindles and the pirating of software
are such that the proper funding of Internet fraud and
copyright enforcement squads is imperative. The Committee
recommendation includes $4,000,000 for computers and associated
equipment for these squads. This increase should be annualized
to ensure a technology refreshment cycle in keeping with
industry advances.
The Committee is aware that the FBI has launched an
initiative to investigate violations of Federal copyright laws
protecting certain marketed software applications. The
Committee supports FBI efforts to vigorously pursue violations
of Federal copyright law. The FBI shall report to the Committee
not later than June 30, 2002 on the number of copyright law
investigations that led to prosecutions in the preceding year,
including those under Public Law 105-147, by type and location.
Trilogy.--Trilogy is the FBI's current computer
modernization program. After two false starts, a new management
team was specifically recruited to save the FBI's computer
modernization effort from total disaster. The result, Trilogy,
appears to address cost and capability concerns raised in the
past by the Committee. In particular, the Committee is pleased
to note that analytical tools are being provided to agents far
earlier than would have been the case in the failed ISI and
eFBI proposals. The Committee recommendation includes a total
of $142,390,000 for Trilogy, including $67,660,000 derived from
the Working Capital Fund.
Serial rapists.--The Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
[ViCAP] has proven valuable in pursuing serial killers by
fusing evidence across cases and jurisdictions. The Committee
believes that expanding ViCAP to include sexual assault cases
would greatly improve the ability of law enforcement at all
levels to identify, capture, and prosecute serial rapists.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes $1,005,000
under the Office of Justice Programs to expand ViCAP to include
rape cases.
Laboratory activation.--The FBI laboratory will be ready
for occupation in June 2002. The new facility will allow the
Lab to meet American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors
[ASCLD] and International Standards Organization [ISO] 9000
quality control/quality assurance standards. Unfortunately,
after investing $130,000,000 in the new building, the FBI lacks
the funds to fully outfit the Lab with essential equipment. The
Committee sees little sense in opening an ill-equipped
facility. Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes
$50,737,000 for lab activation, including $24,837,000 for
critical equipment, and $11,765,000 for moving costs, fit out,
and building services personnel. The remaining $14,135,000 is
provided to decommission and renovate former Lab space in the
Hoover building.
Forensic research.--The Committee is aware that the FBI
Laboratory has a long list of unfunded research projects,
including proposals for new techniques to detect: (1) date rape
drugs or metabolites in the bloodstream, (2) latent
fingerprints left by children, and (3) gunshot residues on
shooters' hands and other surfaces. The Committee
recommendation includes $12,200,000 to fund the highest
priority forensic research proposals submitted to the Committee
on April 30, 2001. The FBI shall report back to the Committees
on Appropriations on its final spending plan for these
resources not later than February 1, 2002.
Forensic audio/video program.--The explosion of digital
audio and video recording formats has taxed the FBI's forensic
capabilities to the extreme. At the same time, the FBI must
maintain its capability to analyze recordings from older analog
devices. The Committee recommendation includes an increase of
$608,000 over fiscal year 2001 for forensic audio/video
specialists and equipment. The increase should be treated as a
permanent increase to the base.
National Instant Criminal Background Check System.--The
National Instant Criminal Background Check System [NICS] is the
immediate source of information for Federal firearms licensees
seeking to determine whether a given individual's purchase of a
firearm would violate Federal or State law. The Committee
recommendation provides $67,735,000, the full amount required
for NICS, from within available resources and manpower
ceilings.
Mitochondrial DNA.--The Committee recommendation includes
$4,000,000 under the Office of Justice Programs to maintain or
establish 4 regional mitochondrial DNA [mtDNA] forensic labs in
affiliation with the FBI Laboratory. The labs will analyze
mtDNA from human remains or other evidence to assist law
enforcement in the identification of missing persons or
perpetrators. Affiliation with the FBI Laboratory ensures that
uniform standards and procedures are maintained by all of the
participating laboratories doing mtDNA analysis. The
recommendation also includes $484,000 in this account for the
biologists and other highly specialized personnel required by
the lab to oversee regional mtDNA labs.
Crimes against children.--The Committee recommendation
includes not less than $5,204,000 to maintain the FBI's
capabilities to combat child abductions and serial killings.
Within this amount, at least $3,439,000 is for: (1) the child
abduction and serial killer unit, (2) a police fellows program
for training local investigators, and (3) training for State
and local law enforcement. Additionally, at least $1,765,000 is
recommended to enhance the staffing of the Violent Criminal
Apprehension Program to provide more timely assistance to State
and local law enforcement requesting case analysis services.
Jurisdiction.--Statistics collected by Syracuse University
indicate that FBI drug convictions climbed sharply--69
percent--between 1992 and 1998. In 1998, FBI drug convictions
represented 25.6 percent of total Bureau convictions. Narcotics
are a ``tier 2'' priority in the FBI's strategic plan. Also,
drugs are a classic example of overlapping jurisdictions,
involving the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA],
and State and local police forces. The Committee is concerned
that narcotics investigations are draining resources from
higher priority counter-espionage and counter-terrorism
missions. Therefore, the FBI is directed to report on: (1) its
role in the nation's current overall strategy for combating
drug trafficking, (2) opportunities for shifting the narcotics
burden to the DEA and others, and (3) priority investigative
initiatives that would benefit from resources freed up by the
diminishment of the Bureau's role in drug cases. The report
shall be delivered not later than April 1, 2002.
End strength.--The Committee notes that the fiscal year
2002 budget request imposed on the FBI includes a substantial
number of ``hollow'' work years. The FBI has endured 2 very
disruptive years attempting to reconcile its actual budget with
artificial manpower levels. The Committee directs the Bureau to
strike all of the hollow work years from its books to avoid
another year of budget shortfalls. The FBI shall report back to
the Committees on Appropriations on its adjusted end strength
not later than November 1, 2001.
Construction
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $16,650,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 44,074,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $44,074,000.
The recommendation is $42,824,000 above the budget request.
Engineering Research Facility.--Well-heeled criminals,
foreign agents, and terrorists have been quick to exploit
technological innovations, complicating Bureau investigations.
The Engineering Research Facility [ERF] develops and fields
cutting edge technology in support of case agents. The rapid
pace of progress has necessitated an equally rapid expansion of
ERF programs simply to keep current with industry advances. The
resultant cramped conditions at the facility have forced
employees into leased space and is slowing critical projects
due to a lack of room for new equipment. For several years, the
FBI has been pursuing funds for the construction of an ERF
annex. The annex would: (1) allow the FBI to consolidate far-
flung cybercrime assets at the ERF, (2) accommodate planned
growth, and (3) improve security by allowing programs of
differing sensitivities to be physically separated. Therefore,
the Committee recommendation provides $32,541,000 for planning,
site preparation, design, and construction of the ERF annex.
The FBI may use prior year recoveries or unobligated balances
to pay for short-term leased space in order to alleviate
overcrowding at the ERF until the new annex opens. In addition,
the recommendation includes $10,283,000 to refurbish the
existing ERF facility.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,360,126,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,480,929,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,489,779,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,489,779,000. The recommendation is $8,850,000 above the
budget request.
The Committee is very concerned that our efforts in the
drug war, while producing periodic headlines, are not
effectively ebbing the flow of a growing supply of illicit
drugs into the United States. The major drug targets the DEA is
able to bring to justice in the United States are quickly
replaced by others who continue their criminal enterprises
using increasingly sophisticated clandestine methods.
There appears to be an inexhaustible number of people who
are willing to take the risk of participating in the drug trade
because of the enormously high monetary rewards. With that,
small victories appear the best we can hope for in this war
funded by U.S. taxpayers at a collective cost of over
$40,000,000,000 annually.
While total victory in the drug war is unattainable at this
time, the Committee is aware that many DEA programs have been
very effective in stopping some of the drug supply. The
recommendation attempts to focus resources on activities that
have been the most successful and cost effective.
Special Operations Division [SOD]/Communications
Intercept.--The SOD's mission is to establish strategies and
operations between law enforcement agencies aimed at
dismantling national and international drug trafficking
organizations by attacking their communications systems. The
Committee is pleased that the SOD assigned agents are actively
working to coordinate and share information with other Federal
law enforcement agencies. The Committee recommends: an
additional three positions and $6,428,000 to fund contract and
in-house language translation/transcription services;
$4,382,000 for communications and data intercept equipment, and
46 support positions; and $3,196,000 associated with SOD and
the field. These additional resources will directly benefit
investigations targeting organizations bringing drugs into the
United States through the Southwest Border from Europe, Asia,
Latin America and the Caribbean.
Computer Forensics.--The DEA's computer forensic's
capability is wholly inadequate measured against the number of
computers seized by agents from criminals involved in drug
related crime. The number of computers needing analysis is
increasing 30 percent per year and backlogs in this area
currently run from 10 to 12 work-years. To address this problem
the Committee provides an additional $1,700,000 (20 FTE's).
This funding should be used to hire computer forensic examiners
and purchase related equipment for the Office of Investigative
Technology.
Computer Training.--The Committee commends the DEA for
working cooperatively with other Justice components and
providing needed computer and computer forensic training at the
DEA Office of Investigative Technology.
Joint Automated Booking System [JABS].--The Committee
supports the leadership role DEA has taken with the JABS
program. When fully operational the Committee believes that
JABS will be a tremendous resource to all Federal law
enforcement agencies. The Committee encourages DEA to continue
to work with the other Justice and non-justice law enforcement
agencies to train individuals on its use and to facilitate its
expansion.
Methamphetamine Initiative.--The recommendation includes
$32,854,000, a $5,395,000 increase over fiscal year 2001, to
continue DEA's efforts of targeting and investigating
methamphetamine trafficking, production, and abuse across the
United States. The funding will allow DEA to continue
investigations and stop methamphetamine traffickers; maintain
the national clandestine laboratory data base; reduce the
availability of precursor chemicals being diverted to
clandestine laboratories in the United States and abroad;
clean-up the hazardous waste generated by seized clandestine
laboratories; and coordinate with the agency's Special
Operation's Division. The Committee directs DEA to submit
quarterly spending reports on methamphetamine initiatives to
the Committees on Appropriations beginning January 1, 2002.
The Committee notes that $20,000,000 is provided through
the COPS Methamphetamine/Drug ``Hot Spots'' Program to
reimburse the DEA for the costs associated with assisting State
and local law enforcement remove and dispose of the hazardous
materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs.
Heroin Enforcement Operations.--In hearings before the
Committee, the DEA Administrator testified in detail about the
flood of heroin entering the country as close to the Capitol as
the Port of Baltimore. The re-emergence of the use of heroin by
teenagers parallels the dramatic increase in the purity of
heroin at very low prices. To address this challenge, the
Committee encourages DEA to continue its heroin enforcement
efforts within available resources and staffing levels.
Oxycontin and MDMA.--Two drugs that have recently
emerged as a growing concern to the Committee are
Oxycontin and 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
[MDMA]. Oxycontin, a legally-prescribed controlled
substance, is being diverted from the legal market into illegal
use. MDMA, a drug with no legally-authorized use, is fast
becoming a drug of choice at rave parties and other youth
venues. Both drugs have managed to avoid much of the stigma
that they deserve, and too many young people are under the
false impression that these drugs may be used without harmful
effects. The Committee strongly supports DEA's efforts to
control the illegal diversion of Oxycontin, and to
dismantle the organizations that import and distribute MDMA to
the nation's young people.
Regional Drug Enforcement Teams [RET].--The Committee
recommends a total of $19,100,000 for DEA RET teams. RET team
deployments have proven to be very successful at dismantling
drug trafficking organizations in targeted areas at a very low
cost per operation. RET teams are currently stationed in
selected regions in the United States and have been given the
flexibility to deploy agent resources and assets to meet
emerging drug trends, specifically in our Nation's smaller
cities. The teams direct their efforts toward combating
specific drug problems as identified by intelligence sources
and leads provided by DEA's Special Operations Division.
Mobile Enforcement Teams [MET].--The Committee recommends
$9,200,000 to continue the DEA MET team program. MET teams
operate in communities at the request of local officials and
since 1995 have targeted and dismantled drug trafficking
organizations across the United States. The Committee believes
that the DEA should increasingly focus personnel and resources
on operations which target drug related crime and drug
trafficking organizations within the United States.
Firebird/Merlin.--An additional $30,000,000 and three
positions is provided for the deployment, network security, and
the technology renewal of DEA's Firebird computer system. The
recommendation includes a total of $2,500,000 for Firebird
Deployment, and $1,900,000 for network security. Finally, for
technology renewal $25,600,000 and three positions is provided
to modernize and replace systems and system components as they
become obsolete. With this funding, Firebird will be fully
deployed and Firebird will provide all DEA domestic and
international offices with an integrated information sharing
and communications computer network.
Laboratory Operations.--Timely and effective laboratory
support is critical to law enforcement. DEA's laboratory
program is currently suffering from a backlog of evidence where
processing time averages almost 50 days, potentially
jeopardizing the investigation and prosecution of critical drug
cases. To address this backlog, the Committee recommendation
provides an increase of $13,104,000 over fiscal year 2001 for
DEA laboratory operations, to manage the agency's increased
laboratory workload, address deficient areas in the agency's
laboratory system, and to institute a 5-year laboratory
equipment replacement cycle.
Sensitive Investigative Units [SIU].--The Committee
recommends a total of $20,000,000 for the SIU program. The
Committee is encouraged by the successes of the SIU program in
participating countries. Last year, the Committee noted
concerns that the endemic corruption within the Mexican
Government would make the implementation of the SIU program
there unattainable. The Committee is encouraged by recent
changes brought on by Mexico's new President, Vicente Fox, who
has pledged to combat drug traffickers and end corruption
within the Mexican Government. The Committee therefore
recommends DEA deploy its SIU's in Mexico as planned. The DEA
is reminded that the Committees on Appropriations are to be
notified before this program is expanded to include additional
countries.
Helicopters and other equipment.--The committee
recommendation includes $5,250,000 for three single engine
light enforcement helicopters to be stationed in Seattle, WA,
Chicago, IL, and St. Louis, MO, and $5,000,000 for one twin
engine medium lift helicopter to meet the needs of enforcement
efforts in Hawaii. In addition, the DEA shall provide $500,000
to equip and maintain the Federal gun range in Rocky Flats,
Colorado for use by Federal, State, and local law enforcement.
Management and Administration.--The Committee is encouraged
by changes made in the personnel and authority of DEA's
Financial Management Division. DEA's expertise in financial
management has improved drastically, as demonstrated through
the quality and timeliness of budget justifications, follow-up
information, and the ability of DEA financial managers to
provide detailed accounting of reprogramming actions and other
basic financial information.
``Drug Diversion Control Fee'' Account.--The Committee has
provided $86,021,000 for DEA's Drug Diversion Control Program.
This is the full amount requested, and assumes that the level
of balances in the Fee Account are sufficient to fully support
diversion control programs in fiscal year 2002. As was the case
in fiscal year 2001, no funds are provided in the DEA
``Salaries and expenses'' appropriation for the ``Diversion
control fee account'' in fiscal year 2002.
End strength.--The Committee notes that the fiscal year
2002 budget request includes a substantial number of ``hollow''
work years. The Committee is disappointed that the DEA forwent
two opportunities to correct this problem during the
development of the fiscal year 2002 budget submission in the
hopes that additional funds might miraculously be made
available. No such funds have been, or will be, made available.
The Committee directs the DEA to strike all of the hollow work
years from its books to avoid another year of budget
shortfalls. The DEA shall report back to the Committees on
Appropriations on its adjusted work years not later than
November 1, 2001.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INCLUDING OFFSETTING FEE COLLECTIONS)
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,118,999,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,388,001,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,176,037,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,176,037,000. The recommendation is $211,964,000 below the
budget request.
Land border inspectors.--Long lines and the most cursory of
inspections describe the current situation at land border ports
of entry [POEs]. The reason for this is that for years all
available resources have been diverted to the Border Patrol to
increase the number of agents deployed. The result is that from
fiscal year 1997 to 2001 the number of Border Patrol agents
increased 40 percent from 6,828 to 9,545. At the same time, the
number of land border inspectors decreased slightly from 1,770
to 1,767. Today, of 104 POEs, 85, or 82 percent, are manned at
50 percent or less of workload requirements. The most
understaffed, Beebe Plain, VT, is manned at 10 percent of
requirements. The following chart highlights current staff
shortfalls:
LAND BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
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Workload Current
requirement staffing Understaffing Staffing as
Location (No. (on-board (No. percentage
personnel) 12/28/00) personnel) of workload
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Beebe Plain, VT, POE...................................... 10 1 9 10.0
Raymond, MT POE........................................... 8 1 7 12.5
Detroit Bridge/Tunnel, MI POE............................. 174 23 151 13.2
Warroad, MN/Dunseith, ND POEs............................. 7 1 6 14.3
Fortuna, Northgate, and Sherwood, ND POEs................. 6 1 5 16.7
Alcan and Poker Creek, AK POEs............................ 12 2 10 16.7
Coburn Gore, ME POE....................................... 12 2 10 16.7
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Trade and tourism are suffering on both borders as a result
of inadequate staffing at land POEs. The handful of inspectors
the Committee was able to fund last year will have no
appreciable effect on current shortfalls. Therefore, the
Committee recommendation includes $25,408,000 for 348 land
border inspectors to begin the long process of aligning manning
with workload requirements. New inspectors shall be deployed to
the most understaffed POEs.
Border control.--As a recent INS report makes clear,
overcrowding at Border Patrol facilities on the Southwest
border has reached crisis proportions. Of 85 outposts across 9
sectors, 63 are overcrowded. The worst, a station in Mercedes,
Texas, was designed for 13 agents but currently houses 142,
almost 1,100 percent its rated capacity.
The chart below highlights the current situation:
BORDER PATROL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
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Facility Current Overstaffing
capacity staffing Overstaffing as
Location (No. (on-board 2/ (No. percentage
personnel) 10/01) personnel) of capacity
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Mercedes, TX STN.......................................... 13 142 129 1,092
Laredo del Mar, TX STN.................................... 36 357 321 992
Kingsville, TX STN........................................ 9 97 88 978
Tucson, AZ STN............................................ 17 161 144 947
Falfurrias, TX STN........................................ 11 92 81 836
Laredo South, TX STN...................................... 29 234 205 807
Hebbronville, TX STN...................................... 11 86 75 782
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This situation will only worsen as new Border Patrol agents
funded in fiscal year 2001 arrive at their duty stations on the
Southwest border. From San Diego to Brownsville, detention,
processing, interview, and evidence and equipment storage space
fall far short of requirements. The risks to the safety of
agents are stark, and appalling work conditions exacerbate the
Border Patrol's soaring attrition rate. The Committee
recommendation addresses this problem in the INS
``Construction'' account.
In addition, the Committee recommendation provides
$75,000,000 for 570 new Border Patrol agents.
Border Patrol equipment.--The effectiveness of the Border
Patrol has been threatened by crippling shortfalls in basic
equipment inventories. More importantly, agent safety has been
at risk. The chart below summarizes the current situation after
several years of Committee intervention to ensure that Border
Patrol agents are properly equipped:
BORDER PATROL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
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Projected Percentage
Ratio per agent/sector Item total Present of Inventory
need inventory requirement required
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1 per Agent............................ Pocket scopes............ 9,000 6,138 68 2,862
2 per 3 Agents......................... Night vision goggles..... 6,000 4,037 67 1,963
2 per Sector........................... Fiber optic scopes....... 350 200 57 150
100 per Sector......................... Hand-held searchlights... 2,100 415 20 1,685
100 per Sector......................... IR scopes................ 2,000 755 38 1,245
1 per Agent............................ GPS...................... 9,000 1,200 13 7,800
1 per 10 Agents........................ Vehicle IR scopes........ 900 144 16 756
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To preserve the benefits of several years of massive
investments to expand the Border Patrol, the Committee
recommendation provides a total of $22,598,000 for high
priority equipment, including $1,020,000 for fiber optic
scopes, $799,000 for hand-held searchlights, $708,000 for
vehicle infrared scopes, $2,091,000 for Global Positioning
Systems, $9,120,000 for infrared scopes, $2,606,000 for night
vision goggles, and $6,254,000 for pocket scopes.
Integrated Surveillance Intelligence System [ISIS].--In its
haste to deploy ISIS, the INS has failed to develop the body of
system engineering documentation associated with the
development, procurement, and operation of new equipment.
Lacking such documentation, such basic questions as system
performance versus requirements and lifecycle costs versus
outyear budgets remain unanswered. Prior to further expansion
of the program, the Committee directs the INS to ensure that
documents addressing customer requirements and system
functionality, design, test, performance, and cost are
completed and available for review. The Committee
recommendation includes $4,000,000 to fully fund the system
engineering process for ISIS.
The Committee recommendation also includes the following:
--$14,000,000 for Law Enforcement Support Center [LESC]; and
--Full funding for the first year of the INS vehicle
replacement master plan.
IDENT/IAFIS.--Shortcomings in the INS' Automated Biometric
Identification System [``IDENT''] database were blamed for the
release of suspected serial killer Rafael Resendez Ramirez. In
the wake of Resendez Ramirez's later surrender, Justice
Management Division [JMD] took over development and integration
of IDENT and the FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System [IAFIS]. That effort has been expanded to
integrate the INS' Enforcement Case Tracking System
[``ENFORCE''] with IDENT/IAFIS. Within existing automation base
funding, the Committee recommendation includes $27,000,000 for
continued development and piloting of IDENT/IAFIS by Justice
Management Division [JMD]. The JMD is directed to provide the
Committees on Appropriations with an automation spending plan
not later than November 15, 2001.
Pacific Northwest.--There are currently 300 Border Patrol
Agents assigned to patrol the entire 4,000 miles of the
northern border. In contrast, the Southwest border has nearly
8,000 agents for 2,000 miles. This is four agents for every
mile in the south compared to one agent for every 13 miles in
the north. Consequently, agents on the northern border are
fourteen times more likely to encounter aliens involved with
smuggling weapons and nine times more likely to encounter
aliens involved with smuggling drugs when compared to agents
along the Southwest border. Furthermore, the lack of INS
inspectors at the northern border is directly attributable to
the greatly increased congestion seen at many border crossings.
Therefore, of the 570 additional Border Patrol agents, not less
than 25 percent of those new agents shall be deployed to the
northern border. Inspection staff at the northern border must
also be increased substantially. Selections for the northern
tier shall be by the competitive transfer of experienced agents
by means of the existing merit promotion and reassignment
system.
Quick Response Teams.--The Committee is aware that the
initial deployment of Quick Response Teams [QRTs] has taken far
longer than anticipated, and that costs have greatly exceeded
preliminary estimates. Until the program has stablized, and its
true costs and benefits are known, the Committee will not
entertain requests for the expansion of QRTs outside of the
initial deployment area.
Legal Orientation Programs.--The Committee recommends
$2,800,000 for non-governmental agencies to provide ``live
presentations'' to persons in INS detention prior to their
first hearing before an immigration judge. These presentations
will provide immigration detainees with essential information
about immigration court procedures and the availability of
legal remedies to assist detainees in distinguishing between
meritorious cases and frivolous cases.
Alternatives to Detention.--The Committee recommends
$7,300,000 for community-based organizations to screen asylum
seekers and other INS detainees for community ties, provide
them with necessary services, and help to assure their
appearance at court hearings.
Benefits.--Trend analysis of the most recent benefits
processing data from the INS indicates that steady progress
continues to be made in eliminating the backlog sparked by the
``Citizenship USA'' debacle. Since its peak in fiscal year
1998, the backlog of pending naturalization (N-400)
applications has dropped 68 percent in the last 2 fiscal years.
During the same period, processing times dropped from more than
45 months to just under 7 months. Even greater progress is
expected this year. These improvements have not come cheaply,
however. During the last 5 years, the Committee has provided
$4,169,400,000 for benefits processing. Manpower increased by
1,196 between fiscal years 1997 and 2000 with more to come in
fiscal year 2001. Hopefully, the tide has turned and benefits
processing performance measures will return to historical
norms, but continued pressure to expand the number of potential
beneficiaries and the scope of potential benefits could erase
these gains.
Conversely, no area of operations will be more severely
disrupted by the imminent reorganization of the INS than
benefits processing. Just in the last few months, the INS has
had to deal with the revamping of the H-1B program and the
continuing extension of Temporary Protected Status to El
Salvadorans, Hondurans, and Nicaraguans. This turmoil has
typified immigration policy for many years. Now, an
organization ruled by a bewildering set of laws, regulations,
and decrees and known for poor service and endless backlogs
will be spun off and established as a separate agency. The
resultant confusion might be more tolerable were it not for the
fact that ultimate control of the new immigration benefits
service will be retained by Justice, an agency with little
experience or expertise in providing benefits. Rather than
contribute to the coming chaos by pouring additional new
employees into the mix, the Committee recommendation is limited
to fully funding current services. The Committee will be
closely monitoring monthly benefits processing reports to
ensure that current standards are met or exceeded after the
reorganization.
Staffing levels.--The INS has failed to provide a required
assessment of staffing needs nationwide. The Committee has no
recourse but to direct the reallocation of staff to offices
where caseload merits personnel increases. The INS is directed
to provide an increase of $118,750 over fiscal year 2001 to the
district office in Omaha, NE, to upgrade Nashville, TN, to a
full service office, and to upgrade its presence in Las Vegas,
NV to a district office not later than June 15, 2002. Finally,
of the total amount provided for naturalization and other
benefits, such sums as are necessary shall be made available to
open a 1-man office in Roanoke, VA.
In addition, the recommendation includes a total of
$4,506,000 for the Debt Management Center [DMC].
End strength.--The Committee notes that the fiscal year
2002 budget request includes a substantial number of ``hollow''
work years. The INS has endured several very disruptive years
attempting to reconcile its actual budget with artificial
levels of work years. The Committee directs the INS to strike
all of the hollow work years from its books to avoid another
year of budget shortfalls. The INS shall report back to the
Committees on Appropriations on its adjusted work years not
later than November 1, 2001.
Fees.--The recommendation transfers a total of $147,602,000
in base activities, including data processing, legal
proceedings, detention and deportation, and information and
records management, from this account to the ``User Fee'',
``Examinations Fee'', and ``Breached Bond/Detention Fund''
accounts. This transfer better aligns available resources with
actual activities and is allowable under the statutory
authorities for each of these accounts.
Offsetting fee collections
Fees are paid by persons who are either traveling
internationally or are applying for immigration benefits. The
Committee recommends a total spending level of $2,058,723,000.
The recommendation is $64,782,000 above the budget request. The
Committee has included language expanding the inspection fee
pilot program at land border ports of entry [POEs]. Proceeds
will contribute to buying down the almost $1,000,000,000
construction backlog at these POEs. The Committee
recommendations, by major account, are provided below:
Immigration user fee
The Committee recommends a spending level of $656,648,000.
This is the full amount of receipts estimated to be available
and fully funds base requirements. The recommendation is
$64,782,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendation provides an increase of
$67,500,000 over fiscal year 2001 for additional inspectors and
support staff, including those associated with detention and
removals and legal proceedings, and for airline carrier
training.
Inspection technology.--The Committee is aware of
commercial off-the-shelf technology that could significantly
improve the inspection process. Document and biometric scanners
linked to computers could sharply reduce both waiting times and
fraudulent entries as well as allowing inspectors to focus on
problem cases. The recommendation provides a total increase of
$40,500,000 to implement a thorough modernization of inspection
technology and to upgrade the National Automated Information
Lockout System ($3,200,000) and to procure additional live scan
fingerprint devices ($425,000).
Inspection processing.--As noted above, the recommendation
transfers $33,273,000 in data processing, legal proceedings,
detention, and information and records management base
activities from ``Salaries and Expenses'' to this account. User
fees may be used for inspection processing expenses.
Immigration examinations fee
The Committee recommends a spending level of
$1,258,088,000. This is the full amount of receipts estimated
to be available. The recommendation is identical to the budget
request.
Benefits Processing.--As mentioned above, the turmoil
engendered by recent legislation and policy decisions threatens
the steady progress the INS has been making in reducing the
naturalization backlog. The Committee recommendation provides
an increase of $67,095,000 over fiscal year 2001 to accelerate
the pace of efforts to reduce the time required to adjudicate
immigration benefit applications.
Transfer to Executive Office for Immigration Review
[EOIR].--The recommendation assumes that $127,834,000 from this
account will be made available for EOIR operations, including
$1,200,000 for contract court interpreter services for
immigration court proceedings. Exam fees may be used for
expenses in providing immigration adjudication.
Benefits processing.--As noted above, the recommendation
transfers $74,329,000 in data processing, legal proceedings,
and information and records management base activities from
``Salaries and Expenses'' to this account. Exam fees may be
used for immigration adjudication expenses.
Breached Bond/Detention Fund
The Committee recommends a spending level of $120,763,000.
This is the full amount of receipts estimated to be available
to support detention of criminal and illegal aliens. The
recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Detention expenses.--As noted above, the recommendation
transfers $40,000,000 in detention and deportation base
activities from ``Salaries and Expenses'' to this account.
Breached bond/detention funds may be used for expenses
associated with the detention and deportation of illegal
aliens.
Construction
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $133,009,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 128,410,000
Committee recommendation................................ 205,015,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $205,015,000.
The recommendation is $76,605,000 above the budget request.
The Committee is concerned by the lack, or condition, of
facilities INS-wide, described as the ``worst'' in the Federal
Government in a recent assessment. The backlog of projects has
reached unacceptable levels, and is growing larger with each
passing year. For the Border Patrol alone, the shortfall in
adequate facilities now exceeds 63 percent of requirements. Use
of trailers or temporary or makeshift facilities is common, and
even these expedients leave many new agents without a place to
process arrestees. Not surprisingly, the result is agent
attrition rates that are high and climbing. The funding
proposed is intended to begin the long process of eliminating
construction and maintenance backlogs.
The Committee recommendations, by project, are displayed in
the following table:
INS construction
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Border Patrol: Recommendation
New Construction:
Douglas, AZ--Border Patrol Station.................... 1,993
El Centro, CA--Border Patrol Station.................. 2,000
Falfurrias, TX--Border Patrol Station................. 2,055
Hebbronville, TX--Border Patrol Station............... 1,733
Rio Grande City, TX--Border Patrol Station............ 583
Brownsville, TX--Border Patrol Station................ 2,104
Sierra Blanca, TX--Border Patrol Station.............. 1,541
Campo, CA--Border Patrol Station...................... 6,800
Del Rio, TX--Checkpoints.............................. 7,566
Santa Teresa, TX--Border Patrol Station............... 1,063
Yuma, AZ--Border Patrol Station....................... 4,000
El Paso, TX--Border Patrol Station.................... 10,893
McAllen, TX--Border Patrol Station.................... 9,664
Tucson, AZ--Sector Headquarters....................... 18,257
Piegan, MT--POE Housing............................... 2,315
San Clemente, CA--Checkpoint.......................... 3,400
El Cajon, CA--Border Patrol Station................... 14,273
Eagle Pass, TX--Border Patrol Station................. 12,854
Port Isabel, TX--Border Patrol Station................ 8,468
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Subtotal............................................ 111,562
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Detention:
New Construction: \1\
El Centro, CA--Service Processing Center.............. [3,000]
Florence, AZ--Service Processing Center............... [2,800]
El Paso, TX--Service Processing Center................ [7,000]
Krome, FL--Service Processing Center.................. [14,890]
Buffalo, NY--Service Processing Center................ [5,900]
Port Isabel, TX--Service Processing Center............ [25,910]
San Pedro, CA--Service Processing Center.............. [3,864]
Stockton, CA--Service Processing Center............... [3,160]
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Subtotal............................................ [66,524]
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Servicewide One-Time Build Out:
Arlington, VA--District Office............................ 2,783
Atlanta, GA--District Office.............................. 3,254
Birmingham, AL--Satellite Office.......................... 202
Blaine, WA--Border Patrol Station......................... 1,714
Boston, MA--District Office............................... 61
Buffalo, NY--Border Patrol Station/Sector HQ.............. 32
Burlington, VT--Eastern Regional Office................... 1,455
Champlain, NY--Port of Entry.............................. 489
Cherry Hill, NJ--Satellite Office......................... 461
Chicago, IL--District Office/Port of Entry................ 5,242
Cleveland, OH--District Office............................ 681
Coos Bay, OR--Port of Entry............................... 33
Crane Lake, MN--Port of Entry............................. 65
Denver, CO--District Office............................... 3,233
Detroit, MI--District Office/BPS/Port of Entry............ 1,361
Dover, DE--Field Office................................... 143
Dutch Harbor, AK--Port of Entry........................... 2,473
Fargo, ND--Satellite Office............................... 4
Fort Fairfield, ME--Port of Entry......................... 310
Grand Forks, ND--Border Patrol Sector HQ.................. 409
Grand Rapids, MI--Border Patrol Station................... 11
Harlingen, TX--District Office............................ 199
Hartford, CT--Satellite Office............................ 416
Havre, MT--Border Patrol Sector HQ/BPS.................... 406
Helena, MT--District Office............................... 1,181
Indianapolis, IN--Satellite Office........................ 244
Idaho Falls, ID--Satellite Office......................... 417
Jackman, ME--Port of Entry................................ 231
Jackson, MS--Field Office................................. 90
Jacksonville, FL--Border Patrol Station................... 2
Las Vegas, NV--Satellite Office........................... 513
Lewiston, ME--Port of Entry............................... 50
Lincoln, NE--Service Center............................... 7,320
Marathon Key, FL--Border Patrol Station................... 382
Miami, FL--District Office/BPSH/BPS....................... 545
New Orleans, LA--District Office.......................... 2,463
Newark, NJ--District Office............................... 626
Newburgh, NY--Satellite Office............................ 502
Omaha, NE--District Office................................ 1,116
Oroville, WA--Port of Entry............................... 175
Philadelphia, PA--District Office......................... 597
Pittsburgh, PA--Satellite Office.......................... 4
Poker Creek, AK--Port of Entry............................ 1,100
Portal, ND--Port of Entry/Border Patrol Station........... 16
Port Huron, MI--Port of Entry............................. 338
Portland, OR--District Office............................. 2
Raymond, MT--Port of Entry................................ 2
Roosville, MT--Port of Entry.............................. 423
Sault Ste. Marie, MI--Port of Entry....................... 474
Seattle, WA--District Office.............................. 3,013
St. Paul, MN--District Office............................. 3,841
Sweetgrass, MT--Port of Entry............................. 851
Tampa, FL--Satellite Office............................... 148
Thousand Islands, NY--Port of Entry....................... 51
Twin Falls, ID--Border Patrol Station..................... 11
West Palm Beach, FL--BPS/Inspections...................... 1,175
Yakima, WA--Satellite Office.............................. 1,194
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Subtotal................................................ 54,534
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Servicewide Maintenance, Repair, & Alteration:
Eastern Region............................................ 1,132
Central Region............................................ 7,112
Western Region............................................ 2,113
Minor Projects............................................ 19,250
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Subtotal................................................ 29,627
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Construction Vehicles......................................... 2,499
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OSHA Compliance............................................... 3,000
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Program Execution............................................. 9,292
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Total, INS Construction................................... 205,015
\1\ Funding provided elsewhere in the bill.
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2002.
Federal Prison System
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $4,300,415,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 4,666,139,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,689,454,000
The Committee recommends total budgetary resources of
$4,689,454,000 for the Federal prison system for fiscal year
2002. The recommendation is $23,315,000 above the budget
request.
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,469,172,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,829,437,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,786,228,000
The Committee recommends total budgetary resources of
$3,786,228,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Federal
prison system for fiscal year 2002. The recommendation is
$43,209,000 below the budget request.
Activation of new prisons.--The Committee recommendation
includes funding for activation of two new facilities (2,240
beds): a medium security facility in Petersburg, Virginia and a
high security in Lee County, Virginia. The Committee also
recommends the purchase of equipment for FCI Glenville, West
Virginia and USP Canaan, Pennsylvania which are preparing for
activation.
The Committee recommendation includes funding to begin and
or complete activation of the following facilities:
Pollack, LA............................................. $405,000
Atwater, CA............................................. 1,554,000
Coleman, FL............................................. 22,430,000
Edgefield, SC........................................... 396,000
Low Security Capacity Expansions (Ft. Dix, NJ; Elkton,
OH; Jesup, GA; Yazoo City, MS; Seagoville, TX and
Lompoc, CA)......................................... 10,824,000
Honolulu, HI............................................ 3,323,000
Petersburg, VA.......................................... 36,933,000
Lee, VA................................................. 35,819,000
Equipment Funding....................................... 9,100,000
The Committee recommendation includes funding for: 1,500
beds for short-term criminal aliens to be housed in contract
facilities; and a contract population increase of 1,449 beds.
The Committee supports the base funding adjustment of
$71,991,000 for 6,000 beds for short term criminal aliens.
Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System.--The
Committee recommends a reduction of $8,266,000 for
centralization of prisoner air movements under the Detention
Trustee, in lieu of reimbursement.
Internship Pilot.--The Committee recommendation continues
to provide funding of up to $100,000 for of a pilot program
that offers temporary internship positions for college students
at the Federal Correctional Institution in Yazoo City,
Mississippi, to provide the students work experience in a law
enforcement setting and a heightened interest in a career with
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Female inmates.--Of the amounts provided, up to $1,000,000
shall be for the National Institute of Corrections to continue
to work with correctional systems (State and Federal) to
address the issue of staff sexual misconduct involving female
inmates in correctional institutions through the provision of
technical assistance, education and training, and other
monitoring activities pursuant to the recommendations of the
General Accounting Office.
Yazoo City, MS.--The Committee directs the Bureau to
continue assessing the feasibility and anticipated need for the
construction of a high security prison facility in Yazoo City,
MS.
Transfer of District of Columbia Sentenced Felons.--The
Committee recognizes the herculean efforts of the Bureau of
Prisons to meet requirements of the DC Revitalization Act and
transfer of DC felons into custody by December 31, 2001. The
Bureau of Prisons, in cooperation with other agencies, has
already transferred over half of the population and is
currently accepting the remaining medium and high security
inmates. To date, the Committee has provided $850,000,000 for
construction of new facilities to absorb this population. One
will be fully activated in 2001, one in 2002, and the remaining
five facilities in 2003 and 2004. The timely and safe
transition of inmates into the Federal system will afford
appropriate inmate education and vocational programs, close
supervision and closure of the troubled Lorton facilities.
The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to
that included in previous Appropriations Acts, which allows:
(1) for the purchase of motor vehicles for police-type use and
the purchase of uniforms; (2) for the provision of technical
advice to foreign governments; (3) for transfer of funds to the
Health Resources and Services Administration; (4) for the
Director to enter into contracts to furnish health care; (5) up
to $6,000 for reception and representation expenses; (6) up to
$50,000,000 for necessary prison operations to remain available
until September 30, 2003; (7) up to $20,000,000 for contract
confinement expenses for the care and security of Cuban and
Haitian entrants; and (8) for continuation of the donated
greeting card program.
Buildings And Facilities
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $833,822,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 833,273,000
Committee recommendation................................ 899,797,000
The Committee recommends a total of $899,797,000 for fiscal
year 2002 for the construction, modernization, maintenance, and
repair of prison and detention facilities housing Federal
prisoners. This amount is $66,524,000 above the budget request.
The Committee continues to strongly support the BOP's
construction program, designed to provide sufficient inmate
beds to manage overcrowding in facilities and maintain them in
a safe and secure manner for staff, inmates and surrounding
communities. The Committee understands that the BOP needs the
11 facilities requested in the 2002 budget and even with these
facilities, overcrowding is projected to be 32 percent in 2006.
Thus, the Committee is providing $669,972,000 for the new
construction program. Further, the Committee directs the BOP to
request the funds necessary to complete these facilities in the
2003 budget. The funding provided for facilities includes:
Sentenced Capacity Projects
Facilities with prior funding:ousands of dollars)
USP Western (California with Work Camp)................... $147,000
USP Coleman, FL........................................... 133,000
FCI South Carolina with Work Camp......................... 106,000
FCI Mid-Atlantic with Work Camp........................... 91,047
INS Long Term Detainee Capacity:
USP Western............................................... 11,500
FCI Butner, NC Medium..................................... 11,500
USP Terre Haute, IN....................................... 130,000
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Subtotal................................................ 630,047
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Facilities with no prior funding:
Secure Female Facility Northern Florida with Work Camp.... 10,000
Secure Female Facility North Central...................... 10,000
FCI South Central with Work Camp and Protective Custody
Unit.................................................... 9,963
USP Northeast/Northern Mid-Atlantic with Work Camp and
Protective Custody Unit................................. 9,962
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Subtotal.............................................. 39,935
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INS Detention Facilities...................................... 66,524
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Total New Construction Program Increases................ 736,496
The Committee commends the BOP for working diligently to
increase inmate housing capacity by expanding existing
facilities within available funds. The Committee fully supports
these cost effective efforts and expects the BOP to continue
its reprogrammings and funds transfer requests in a timely
manner to expedite these construction projects.
Inmate Telephone Use.--The Committee notes the Bureau of
Prison's recent changes in policy limiting inmate telephone
use. The Committee expects that these changes will further
reduce potential inmate abuse of telephone privileges while
continuing to allow positive contact with family members.
The Committee recommends bill language, similar to that
included in previous Appropriation Acts, which allows: (1) for
planning of facilities, acquisition of sites, and construction
of facilities; (2) for acquisition, remodeling, and equipping
facilities by contract or force account; (3) for up to
$14,000,000 to construct inmate work areas; (4) for use of
prison labor; and (5) for up to 10 percent of this
appropriation to be transferred to the ``Salaries and
expenses'' account in accordance with section 605.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(Limitation On Administrative Expenses)
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,421,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,429,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,429,000
This Committee recommends a limitation on administrative
expenses of $3,429,000 for the Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
This amount is equal to the amount requested.
The Committee continues to strongly support Federal Prison
Industries [UNICOR] and recognizes its importance in the
efficient and safe management of Federal prisons. UNICOR
provides prison inmates with the opportunity to learn important
work habits, participate in meaningful employment which keeps
them productively occupied during work hours, and develop
improved job skills which reduce recidivism. The Committee also
recognizes the necessity for UNICOR to grow as the inmate
population increases. Finally, UNICOR is a self-supporting
revolving fund the resources of which are derived from sales of
its products. In the future, the BOP is directed to submit only
UNICOR's appropriations language exhibit.
Office of Justice Programs
Justice Assistance
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $417,299,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 407,677,000
Committee recommendation................................ 564,738,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $564,738,000.
The recommendation is the same as the budget request.
The funding provided for justice assistance includes funds
to States for research, evaluation, statistics, information
sharing, emergency assistance, missing children assistance,
counterterrorism programs, and the management and
administration of grants provided through the Office of Justice
Programs.
Justice Assistance
Committee
recommendation
National Institute of Justice........................... $54,879,000
Defense/law enforcement technology transfer......... [12,277,000]
Bureau of Justice Statistics............................ 32,335,000
Missing children........................................ 22,997,000
Regional information sharing system..................... 38,500,000
White Collar Crime Center............................... 9,230,000
Total Activities to Combat Terrorism:
Management and Administration....................... 8,000,000
For Consortium Members.............................. 58,000,000
Center for Domestic Preparedness, Fort
McClellan, AL................................. [30,000,000]
National Energetic Materials Research and
Testing Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining
and Technology................................ [7,000,000]
National Emergency Response and Rescue Training
Center, Texas A&M University.................. [7,000,000]
National Center for Bio-Med Research and
Training, Louisiana State University.......... [7,000,000]
National Exercise, Test, and Training Center,
Nevada Test Site.............................. [7,000,000]
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Grants.............. 175,000,000
Equipment Standards............................. [17,000,000]
Dartmouth Institute for Security and Technology
Studies........................................... 18,000,000
Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the
Prevention of Terrorism........................... 18,000,000
Virtual Medical Campus.............................. 2,000,000
Domestic Preparedness Exercise Grants and Exercise
Support Funds..................................... 20,000,000
TOPOFF II........................................... 4,000,000
Annual Exercise Program............................. 5,000,000
Improved Response Program (IRP)..................... 3,000,000
Other Training...................................... 35,000,000
Technical Assistance................................ 8,000,000
Prepositioned Equipment............................. 8,000,000
Web Site Pilot...................................... 2,000,000
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Subtotal...................................... 364,000,000
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Management and administration........................... 42,797,000
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Total justice assistance.......................... 564,738,000
National Institute of Justice (NIJ).--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $54,879,000. The recommendation
is equal to the budget request. In addition, $19,956,000 will
be provided to NIJ in fiscal year 2002, as was provided in
fiscal year 2001, from the local law enforcement block grant
for assisting local units to identify, select, develop,
modernize, and purchase new technologies for use by law
enforcement. NIJ is the Nation's primary source of research and
development in the field of criminal justice. Within total
funding for the NIJ, the Committee directs that increased
amounts over fiscal year 2001 be made available for
computerized identification systems and the DNA Technology
Research and Development Program.
The Committee is very concerned about the administration of
some NIJ grants. Grant administrators are to work with grantees
in a cooperative but supervisory manner. NIJ is directed to re-
familiarize its grant administrators with the requirements of
their positions. In addition, NIJ is directed to ensure that
grant recipients are in complete compliance with the agreements
they sign.
Defense/law enforcement technology transfer.--Within the
amounts provided for NIJ, $12,277,000 is provided for NIJ
management and operation of this program to support joint
efforts by the Justice Department and the Department of Defense
to adapt defense technologies to law enforcement use, to field
prototype systems for evaluation, to develop standards and test
products, and to develop technologies that will minimize the
risk of death or injury to law enforcers, corrections officers,
and citizens.
In addition to the above activities, within the amounts
provided, NIJ is to provide grants for the following projects:
--$500,000 for a grant for Lane County, Oregon Breaking the
Cycle;
--$800,000 for the Richmond, Virginia Secures Program;
Drug Detection.--The Committee is pleased with the progress
the NIJ has made in the evaluation of a non-toxic and non-
carcinogenic reagent-based detection and identification aerosol
designed to detect trace amounts of illegal drugs in school
environments. Based on this progress the Committee directs that
from within the amounts provided to NIJ, $450,000 shall be made
available for an expanded evaluation of the aerosol's
application in educational environments, a second independent
evaluation assessing the technology, and the exploration of new
methods of applying the aerosol detection technology in the
criminal justice system.
--$2,145,000 to the University of Connecticut to fund
research on non-traditional DNA typing to improve law
enforcement investigation techniques;
--$3,000,000 to the University of Connecticut to fund the
Prison Health Research Project; and
--$1,500,000 for the Less Than Lethal Technology for Law
Enforcement program.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $32,335,000. The recommendation
is equal to the budget request. The BJS is responsible for the
collection, analysis, and publication of statistical
information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and
the operations of the Nation's justice systems.
Office of Victims of Crime.--The Committee urges the Office
of Victims of Crime (OVC) to continue its Victim Assistance to
Indian Country (VAIC), and Children's Justice Act (CJA)
programs. The VAIC and CJA programs have been critical in
ensuring that resources are available to help victims of crime
in under-served tribal areas and to prosecute offenders in
child abuse and neglect cases.
Missing children.--The Committee recommendation provides
$22,997,000 for the Missing Children Program to combat crimes
against children, particularly kidnaping and sexual
exploitation.
Within the amounts provided the Committee has included:
(1) $9,277,544 for the Missing Children Program within the
Office of Justice Programs, Justice Assistance, including the
following: $5,986,800 for State and local law enforcement to
continue specialized cyberunits and for units to investigate
and prevent child sexual exploitation which are based on the
protocols for conducting investigations involving the Internet
and online service providers that have been established by the
Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children.
(2) $11,450,000 for the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children [NCMEC], of which $2,245,050 is provided for
the operation of the CyberTipline and the Exploited Child Unit.
The Committee expects the NCMEC to continue to consult with
participating law enforcement agencies to ensure the
curriculum, training, and programs provided are consistent with
the protocols for conducting investigations involving the
Internet and online service providers that have been
established by the Department of Justice. The CyberTipline was
created by this Committee in the fiscal year 1999 appropriation
for the Center. In addition, the Committee recommends that
NCMEC consult with I-Safe America to provide Internet Safety
Training in grades K-12 nationwide.
(3) $2,700,000 for the Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training
Center for training of State and local law enforcement
officials investigating missing and exploited children cases.
Regional Information Sharing System (RISS).--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $38,500,000. The recommendation
is equal to the budget request. The RISS program provides funds
to maintain six regionally-based information sharing centers
which allow for information and intelligence services to be
disseminated nationwide addressing major, multi-jurisdictional
crimes.
Domestic Preparedness Assistance to State and Local
Jurisdictions.--The Committee supports the work of the Office
for State and Local Domestic Preparedness Support (OSLDPS) the
mission of which is to enhance the capabilities of State and
local jurisdictions to better prepare for and respond to
incidents of domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass
destruction. OSLDPS' activities include training and
educational instruction, specialized equipment grants,
technical assistance, and support for situational exercises.
OSLDPS provides assistance in these areas to States and
localities and their emergency response agencies. OSLDPS'
successful stewardship of the critical TOPOFF exercise program
last year prompted this Committee, as well as the exercise's
participants, to request a second national exercise, TOPOFF II.
The Committee commends OSLDPS on its efforts to work with the
States and the District of Columbia to develop individual
comprehensive plans and strategies that assess the threats and
risks they face and identify their requirements in the areas of
equipment, training, exercises, and technical assistance. The
linkage of equipment grants to States' completion of their
plans has provided States with the incentive to move forward
quickly with this important process. These plans will provide
critical guidance to Federal agencies and the Congress on
States' and localities' resource requirements.
For the continuation of the programs and activities of
OSLDPS, a total of $364,000,000 is recommended, of which
$8,000,000 may be used for associated management and
administrative expenses, including support for up to 63 full
time equivalent (FTE) positions. This level of support is
necessary due to the requirement that OSLDPS work directly with
the States and the District of Columbia to respond to the needs
identified in the comprehensive plans they are currently
developing, and to coordinate a comprehensive exercise program.
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium.--A total of
$58,000,000 is recommended for the continued training efforts
under OSLDPS' National Domestic Preparedness Consortium. This
funding will enable OSLDPS to address the requirements as
determined by the Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategic
Plans. Of the $58,000,000 recommended, funds shall be allocated
among the Consortium's members as follows: (1) $7,000,000 to
the Texas Engineering Extension Service of the Texas A&M
University, (2) $7,000,000 to the Energetic Materials Research
and Test Center of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and
Technology, (3) $7,000,000 to the Academy of Counterterrorist
Education at the Louisiana State University, (4) $7,000,000 to
the U.S. Department of Energy's National Exercise, Test, and
Training Center, Nevada Test Site, and (5) $30,000,000 for
OSLDPS' Center For Domestic Preparedness at Ft. McClellan, AL.
Exercises are a critical element in preparing State and
local public safety personnel to respond to incidents of
domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
The Committee supports the work of the Center for Exercise
Excellence at the Department of Energy's Nevada Test Site
(NTS). NTS trains jurisdictions in the planning and conduct of
exercises, tailored to the unique threats they face as
determined by the Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategic
Plans. The Center represents a component of OSLDPS' overall
training program by meeting special exercise needs as defined
by the States themselves.
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Grants.--A total of
$175,000,000 is provided for equipment block grants to the
States and District of Columbia to enable these jurisdictions
to purchase specialized equipment required to respond to
terrorist incidents involving chemical, biological,
radiological, and explosive weapons. The availability of the
necessary protective equipment, detection technology,
decontamination equipment, and specialized communications
equipment for the first response personnel in our cities and
towns is a critical priority. Domestic Preparedness Equipment
Grants will allow States and localities to acquire state-of-
the-art equipment as investments in technology development
bring new and improved technologies to the market. With the
guidance of OSLDPS, States are expected to plan strategically
in order to meet their equipment needs, taking into account the
necessity of the equipment but also their ability to maintain
and operate it correctly and safely. As in the past, States are
required to complete their Statewide Domestic Preparedness
Strategic Plans before they are eligible for these grants.
States receiving domestic preparedness equipment grant funds
are expected to disperse those funds based on the comprehensive
plans currently being developed. OSLDPS is directed to review
the States' decisions regarding the disbursement of grant funds
to ensure that communities with the greatest need receive
priority.
Equipment Standards.--Within funds available for equipment
grants, $17,000,000 is recommended for OSLDPS to oversee the
development of standards for equipment for responding to
terrorist incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. This
effort shall take place under the direction of the DAG-CT and
should include equipment testing and certification. In
developing these standards, OSLDPS shall work closely with the
Dartmouth Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS) and
the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the
Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT). The Committee recognizes the
important role that ISTS and MIPT play in this critical area.
OSLDPS is also directed to consult with first responders,
manufacturers, the Interagency Board (IAB) for Equipment
Standardization and Interoperability, the Technical Support
Working Group, the National Institute of Justice, the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration, and the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as necessary.
Of those funds available for Domestic Preparedness
Equipment Grants, up to $5,000,000 shall be made available for
the continued support of the Domestic Preparedness Equipment
Technical Assistance Program--a partnership between OSLDPS and
the Pine Bluff Arsenal. This program provides jurisdictions
with training and technical assistance on the use, maintenance,
repair, and calibration of equipment acquired under the
Equipment Grant Program. Also of the funds available for the
Domestic Preparedness Equipment Grants, $8,000,000 shall be
made available to the States, Territories, and the District of
Columbia to support their activities related to the
implementation of the State Equipment Grants Program and to
develop an annual update of the status of the plan
implementation.
The Committee believes that it is critical that the medical
community be fully engaged in this nation's domestic
preparedness efforts. Public health sector professionals do not
typically receive training in the medical aspects of disaster
management and medical incident command. These are two areas of
major importance in dealing with an attack involving weapons of
mass destruction, particularly biological. Efforts in this area
have, until now, been largely pro-bono. The Committee therefore
provides $2,000,000 for the Virtual Medical Campus which will
provide education, training, and certification for medical
professionals for disaster-related events and facilitate the
coordination of Federal, State, and local planners and decision
makers for disaster event management.
State and Local Domestic Preparedness Exercise Grant
Program.--Situational exercises play a critical role in our
efforts to better prepare State and local jurisdictions and
their emergency response agencies to respond to incidents of
domestic terrorism. Such exercises provide participants an
opportunity to test their training and response plans,
integrate their response constraints, and to extract valuable
lessons for future action. A total of $12,000,000 is provided
to enable OSLDPS to provide grants to State and local
jurisdictions for the planning and conduct of exercises to
enhance their response capabilities and to test their response
constructs. Grants will only be provided to States with an
approved Statewide Strategic Domestic Preparedness Plan.
Priority will be given to those jurisdictions identified by the
States' plans as most in need of an exercise. Based on lessons
learned from TOPOFF and the development of the Domestic
Preparedness Strategic Plans and the integration of the Nunn-
Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness Program, OSLDPS requires a
more robust exercise program. OSLDPS must be able to plan and
conduct a variety of exercise types, from tabletop to full
scale exercises, to meet the unique requirements of State and
local jurisdictions. As States complete their Domestic
Preparedness Strategic Plans, they will expect OSLDPS to assist
them in addressing the exercise needs identified by them. The
Committee recommends a total of $8,000,000 for OSLDPS for
enhanced exercise support. The purpose of these funds is to
support the planning and conduct of exercises at the State and
local level.
TOPOFF II.--The Committee looks forward to TOPOFF II,
scheduled to take place by July of 2002. The purpose of the
exercise is to simulate the high pressure conditions under
which top-level government officials would have to make
decisions if a terrorist incident occurred on our soil. TOPOFF
gives participants at all levels of government the opportunity
to identify their weaknesses and demonstrate and refine their
strengths. TOPOFF II will be particularly useful to the Co-
Coordinators for Combating Domestic Terrorism--the DAG-CT and
the Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency--in that it will allow them to work through a live-
action, national exercise. The Committee recommends $4,000,000
for TOPOFF II.
Annual Exercise Program.--Based on the highly successful
TOPOFF exercises and on input from the State and local
emergency response community, the Committee directs OSLDPS to
establish an annual exercise program that will provide, in
alternating years, a Federal, State and Local (FSL) regional
exercise and a national-level TOPOFF exercise. The Committee
recommends a total of $5,000,000 for this purpose. Of these
funds, $2,000,000 is recommended to support the FSL regional
exercise program and $3,000,000 for costs associated with the
biennial TOPOFF exercise. The Committee recommends an
additional $3,000,000 for OSLDPS for the continuation of the
Improved Response Program (IRP) formerly under the Nunn-Lugar-
Domenici program. The IRP provides technical evaluations and
exercises focused on meeting high priority responder needs.
International Terrorism Exercise.--The Department of State
has unique expertise in the area of combating international
terrorism, deriving primarily from its responsibility for the
safety of Americans abroad. The Committee directs OSLDPS to
work closely with the Department of State to compare
contingency plans for terrorist incidents. Further, the
Committee directs the Department of Justice and Department of
State to conduct a large-scale exercise on international soil
by January of 2004. The Departments of Justice and State shall
jointly prepare a plan for this international exercise, to be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations no later than May
1, 2002. This plan should include a list of objectives to be
accomplished, a description of potential obstacles, a
description of sites under construction, a tentative schedule,
and preliminary cost estimates.
Other Training.--The Committee recommends a total of
$35,000,000 for the OSLDPS to meet the ongoing training needs
of State and local jurisdictions. Due to the completion of the
transition of the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Domestic Preparedness
Program to the Department of Justice, OSLDPS requires enhanced
training program capability. In the process of developing their
Statewide Domestic Preparedness Strategic Plans, States have
identified a number of new requirements and training gaps.
Among these are WMD tactical training for State and local
response teams, evidence collection and preservation, and
advanced training for biological incidents. Funding provided
under this heading will allow OSLDPS to develop and deliver
these crucial training programs. Within funds available to
OSLDPS for training, the Committee recommends $1,000,000 for
the continuation of the State and Local Antiterrorism Training
(SLATT) program. The purpose of SLATT is to ensure coordination
of activities and to minimize the potential for confusion and
conflicting training.
Technical Assistance.--A total of $8,000,000 is recommended
for OSLDPS to provide a continuing program of technical
assistance to States, the District of Columbia, and local
jurisdictions in order to enhance their capabilities to better
plan for and respond to incidents of domestic terrorism.
Specific priorities should include technical assistance to the
States to refine their Statewide Domestic Preparedness
Equipment Strategies and assist State and local jurisdictions
in the planning and conduct of tailored local and regional
exercises.
Research and development.--The Committee is aware of the
great need for sustained, creative, high-risk research,
development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) for equipment and
concepts used in combating terrorism. The Committee directs
those Federal entities involved in the RDT&E of combating
terrorism technologies to explore telephony technology as a
means of providing early warning and facilitating evacuation in
the event of a terrorist attack. The Committee directs that
RDT&E programs for combating terrorism currently administered
by the National Institute for Justice be transferred to the
DAG-CT. The Committee directs the DAG-CT to report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the status of the Department's
efforts to develop a research, development, testing, and
evaluation (RDT&E) system similar to the Department of Defense
System, as proposed and funded in the fiscal year 2001
Conference Report. In producing this report, the DAG-CT shall
consult with the Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for
the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), the Dartmouth Institute for
Security and Technology Studies (ISTS), the Technical Support
Working Group (TSWG), and other entities responsible for
research and development of technologies to combat terrorism.
This new system will be applicable to all RDT&E for combating
terrorism and will provide consistency and compatibility to the
separate RDT&E systems used by the various research bodies.
This report should be received by the Committees on
Appropriations no later than December 30, 2001.
Prepositioned equipment.--The Committee recognizes that the
equipment needs of State and local jurisdiction are
considerable, and that these can never be completely addressed.
Equipment that is placed in strategic locations throughout the
country can help provide coverage to jurisdictions that were
not targeted for equipment grants in the States' comprehensive
plans. This prepositioned equipment is standardized and
configured into pods that are transportable by the National
Guard. The pods are housed in secure National Guard facilities
but are for the use of first responders only. The Committee
recommends $8,000,000 for this effort.
Web Site Pilot Project.--The Committee recognizes the
enormous potential the world wide web holds for facilitating
the domestic preparedness efforts of State and local first
responders. The Committee believes the world wide web could be
used more effectively for the sharing of information and best
practices between the State and local jurisdictions and the
Federal agencies that support them, as well as among first
responders across the country. Each jurisdiction faces unique
challenges and has unique equipment and training needs. The
Committee believes that web technology will help OSLDPS tailor
its assistance programs to the diverse and changing needs of
its clients. The Committee therefore recommends $2,000,000 for
OSLDPS for a pilot project to develop an interactive web site
to serve and support this nation's State and local first
responders.
Management and administration.--The Committee
recommendation provides $42,797,000 for the management and
administration [M&A] of the Office of Justice Programs. In
addition, funding will be provided from transfers from the
``Juvenile justice'' account and from the ``State and Local
Assistance'' account for the administration of grants under
these activities.
State And Local Law Enforcement Assistance
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $2,842,660,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 2,017,726,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,089,990,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$2,089,990,000. This recommendation is $169,261,000 below the
budget request. These funds provide assistance to State and
local governments in their drug control and other law
enforcement efforts as follows:
Office of Justice Programs--State and local law enforcement assistance
Committee
recommendation
Local law enforcement block grant....................... $400,000,000
Boys and Girls Clubs................................ (80,000,000)
Law Enforcement Technology.......................... (19,956,000)
Cooperative agreement program........................... 35,000,000
Indian Country Prison Grants............................ 35,191,000
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)......... 265,000,000
Indian tribal courts program............................ 7,982,000
Byrne grants:
Discretionary....................................... 78,125,000
Formula............................................. 500,000,000
Drug courts............................................. 50,000,000
Juvenile accountability incentive block grant........... 249,450,000
Violence Against Women Act programs..................... 390,565,000
Substance abuse treatment for state prisoners........... 68,000,000
Safe Return Program..................................... 898,000
Law enforcement family support programs................. 1,497,000
Senior citizens against marketing scams................. 1,995,000
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.......................... 1,298,000
Alcohol and Crime Prevention in Indian Country.......... 4,989,000
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Total, State and local law enforcement assistance. 2,089,990,000
Local law enforcement block grant.--The Committee
recommendation includes $400,000,000 to continue the local law
enforcement block grant program which provides grants to
localities to reduce crime and improve public safety. Of the
amounts provided, $19,956,000 will be provided to NIJ to assist
local units to identify, select, develop, modernize, and
purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement. The
recommendation for funding for the local law enforcement block
grant continues the commitment to provide local governments
with the resources and flexibility to address specific crime
problems in their communities.
Boys and Girls Clubs.--Within the amounts provided for the
local law enforcement block grants, the Committee recommends
$80,000,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs. The Committee
commends Boys and Girls Clubs of America for its effort to
reach all children who are in need of support and affirmation.
Indian Country Grants.--The recommendation provides
$70,191,000 for Indian Country grants, which is equal to the
budget request. Of this amount, $35,000,000 is for the
Cooperative Agreement Program, and $35,191,000 for Indian
Country Prison Construction. Within the amount for prison
construction, the Committee directs that grants be provided for
the following projects:
--$4,200,000 for a grant for NANA 28 bed jail for Kotzebue,
Alaska;
--$620,000 for the construction of a detention facility
within the Spirit Lake Nation;
--$4,000,000 for a grant for construction of the Detention
Facility for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe; and
--$16,300,000 for the construction of the Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians Detention Facility.
State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.--The
recommendation provides $265,000,000 for the State Criminal
Alien Assistance Program [SCAAP] for the reimbursement to
States for the costs of incarceration of criminal aliens. The
Committee will also entertain a reprogramming request from the
Department on this important issue addressing funding or
administration requirements.
Indian Tribal Courts Program.--The Committee recommendation
provides $7,982,000 to assist tribal governments in the
development, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal
judicial systems by providing resources for the necessary tools
to sustain safer and more peaceful communities.
Edward Byrne Grants to States.--The Committee
recommendation provides $578,125,000 for the Edward Byrne
Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, of
which $78,125,000 is for discretionary grants and is
$500,000,000 for formula grants.
Within the amount provided for formula grants, the
Committee expects the Bureau of Justice Assistance [BJA] to
provide:
--$15,000,000 for Project HomeSafe for safety packets which
include a gun locking device and information on how to
handle and store guns safely. These safety packets are
distributed by the foundation at no charge to any
municipality that adopts the program. This year the
program will supply nearly 500,000 gunlocks to cities
and States around the country. The committee
recommendation shall be used to supplement current
funding and allow the foundation to provide over
8,000,000 gun locks to municipalities in fiscal year
2001. The Committee is very concerned about incidents
of children gaining access to a handgun, rifle, or
shotgun in the home and either harming themselves or
someone else. The Committee is aware that at least 80
percent of new guns sold in the United States are
equipped with gunlocks, however, there are millions of
guns already on the streets that are not so equipped
and a danger to children. The Committee encourages
municipalities to take advantage of this initiative.
Within the amount provided for BJA discretionary grants,
the Committee expects the Bureau of Justice Assistance to
provide:
--$5,000,000 for the National Crime Prevention Council to
continue and expand the National Citizens Crime
Prevention Campaign [McGruff];
--$4,500,000 for the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys to
support the National District Attorneys Association's
participation in legal education training at the
National Advocacy Center;
--$2,000,000 for continued support for the expansion of
Search Group, Inc. and the National Technical
Assistance and Training Program to assist States, such
as West Virginia, to accelerate the automation of
fingerprint identification processes;
--$3,500,000 for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education [DARE
AMERICA] program. The Committee is concerned that DARE
programs effectiveness has been called into question.
The Committee encourages DARE to continue the
restructuring effort currently underway and to report
to the Committee on its progress;
--$400,000 for the Indianapolis Comprehensive Domestic
Violence Response Program;
--$200,000 for a grant to the Baker County, Oregon Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center;
--$12,700,000 for the 2002 Winter Olympics Games Public
Safety Command;
--$500,000 for the Solano County and Napa County, CA Regional
Law Enforcement authority for equipment;
--$1,300,000 for the California Rural Crime Prevention and
Prosecution;
--$600,000 for the Atlanta, Georgia Homicide Reduction
Initiative;
--$1,000,000 for Alfred University's Coordinating County
Services for Families and Youth;
--$6,000,000 for a grant to the National Center for Justice
and the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi
School of Law;
--$1,500,000 to the Springfield, Missouri Police and Fire
Training Center;
--$350,000 for Turtle Mountain Community College's Department
of Justice for ``Project Peacemaker'';
--$3,000,000 for a grant to the Clearwater, Idaho EDA for the
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Bi-State Public Safety
Project;
--$550,000 for a grant to the Albuquerque, NM DWI Resource
Center to fund drunk driving awareness and prevention
programs;
--$950,000 for the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention;
--$2,000,000 to fund Kristen's Act, which seeks to create a
national clearinghouse of missing adults;
--$1,000,000 to the Nevada National Judicial College;
--$2,000,000 for the Tools for Tolerance Program;
--$675,000 for a grant to the University of Northern Iowa for
the Domestic Violence Services for Women project;
---$5,000,000 to the Eisenhower Foundation for the Youth Safe
Haven program;
--$500,000 for the Littleton Area Learning Center;
--$300,000 for a grant to Boyle-Mercer County for a Court
Appointed Special Advocate;
--$250,000 for a grant for the Regional Prevention Center in
Maysville, Kentucky;
--$1,500,000 to the New Hampshire Department of Safety to
Operation Streetsweeper;
--$400,000 for the Carroll County District Court's Alternate
Sentencing Program in New Hampshire;
--$1,500,000 for the Center for Task Force Training;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the University of Nebraska,
Department of Criminal Justice for a police
professionalism initiative;
--$350,000 for a grant to the Southwest Arkansas Domestic
Violence Center for domestic violence prevention
activities to fund programmatic and equipment costs;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Southwest Texas State
University Law Enforcement Training Center for
equipment and program support;
--$500,000 for a grant to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics
for the necessary equipment to establish a Mobile
Command Post;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Arizona Criminal Justice
Commission;
--$500,000 to the Iowa Department of Public Health to
institute a pilot program to rehabilitate nonviolent
drug offenders;
--$560,000 for a grant to the Ninth West Judicial District in
Arkansas for video conference equipment for remote
witness testimony;
--$400,000 for a grant to the National Association of Town
Watch's National Night Out crime prevention program;
--$200,000 for a grant to the Cranston, Rhode Island Police
Department's Community Police Division for community
policing initiatives;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to Ridge House Treatment Facility in
Reno, Nevada to house low intensity, non-sex offender,
non violent convicts;
--$110,000 for a grant to fund a State-wide DARE coordinator
in Alaska;
--$500,000 for a grant to the National Center for Rural Law
Enforcement in Little Rock, Arkansas;
--$1,000,000 for a grant for the Alaska Native Justice Center
Restorative Justice programs;
--$1,100,000 for a grant for rural alcohol interdiction,
investigations, and prosecutions in the State of
Alaska;
--$250,000 for a grant to the Partners for Downtown Progress
program in Alaska;
--$2,000,000 for a grant to the Achievable Dream program, in
Newport News, Virginia;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to Jefferson County, Alabama for an
emergency system;
--$100,000 for a grant to the Native American Community Board
in Lake Andes, South Dakota for programming and
equipment related to the Domestic Violence Shelter and
Community Prevention Program;
--$150,000 for a grant to fund Project Safe in Crow Creek,
South Dakota;
--$5,000,000 for grants to States, State courts, local
courts, units of local governments, and tribal
governments to establish a mental health court
initiative to address the growing number of mentally
ill persons in jails and prisons;
--$230,000 for the MUSC Innovative Alternatives for Women
program; and
--$500,000 for a grant to Kansas City, Missouri for the
continuation of the Community Security Initiative;
--$500,000 for a grant to STEP II for the Washoe County
Rehabilitation Program.
Drug courts.--The Committee recommends $50,000,000 for drug
courts. The Committee notes that localities can also access
funding for drug courts from the Local Law Enforcement Block
Grant and Juvenile Accountability Block Grant.
Juvenile accountability incentive block grant.--The
Committee recommends $249,450,000 for the Juvenile
Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program to address the
growing problem of juvenile crime by encouraging
accountability-based reforms at the State and local level.
Violence Against Women Act programs.--The Committee
recommends $390,565,000 for grants to support the Violence
Against Women Act. Grants provided under this recommendation
are for the following programs:
Violence Against Women Act programs
Committee
recommendation
General formula grants.................................. $184,937,000
National Institute of Justice....................... (5,200,000)
OJJDP-Safe Start Program............................ (10,000,000)
BJS Study of domestic violence case processing...... (1,000,000)
Grants to encourage arrest policies..................... 64,925,000
Rural domestic violence................................. 39,945,000
Legal Assistance Program................................ 40,000,000
Campus Violence Program................................. 10,000,000
Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.................. 5,000,000
Safe Haven Program...................................... 15,000,000
Education and Training to Assist Disabled Female Victims 7,500,000
Stalker Database Expansion.............................. 3,000,000
Training programs....................................... 4,989,000
Victims of child abuse programs:
Court appointed special advocates (CASA)............ 11,975,000
Training for judicial personnel..................... 2,296,000
Grants for televised testimony...................... 998,000
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Total, VAWA programs.............................. 390,565,000
The fiscal year 2002 funding will be used to develop and
implement effective arrest and prosecution policies to prevent,
identify, and respond to violent crimes against women,
strengthen programs addressing stalking, and provide much
needed victims services. This includes specialized domestic
violence court advocates who obtain protection orders. In
addition, programs should be strengthened to encourage
reporting of domestic violence by providing assurances that law
enforcement and attorney support systems would be available.
This funding is to be distributed to States to significantly
enhance the availability of services, prosecutors, and law-
enforcement officials to women and children who are subjected
to domestic violence. The Committee notes that Alaska has the
highest rate of domestic violence in the nation. As many as 100
percent of Native women in some State prisons and 80 percent
Statewide report that they have been raped, beaten, or
physically or sexually abused. The Committee directs the
Department to work with the State of Alaska, the Alaska Native
community, and non-profit organizations involved in prevention
and treatment of domestic violence to develop a comprehensive
Statewide plan utilizing best practices in combating this
epidemic, particularly in rural Native villages. A plan
including recommendations for further action among various
Federal agencies on an interdisciplinary basis should be
submitted to the Committee by May 1, 2002.
Substance abuse treatment for State prisoners.--The
Committee recommends $68,000,000, for the Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners [RSAT]. The RSAT
Program provides financial and technical assistance to assist
State and local governments in developing and implementing
residential treatment programs within State and local
correctional and detention facilities in which inmates are
incarcerated for a period of time sufficient to permit
substance abuse treatment. Consistent with the authorizing
statute, States must agree to require drug testing of
individuals enrolled in the treatment program and give
preference to projects that assist in the placement of program
participants with community-based aftercare services, such as
parole supervision, education and job training, and halfway
houses. These aftercare programs cannot be funded with RSAT
grant dollars.
Safe Return Program.--The Committee recommends $898,000 to
continue and expand training of law enforcement and other
emergency response personnel to locate missing Alzheimer
patients.
Law enforcement family support programs.--The Committee
recommendation provides $1,497,000 for this program to assist
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in
developing and implementing policies and programs to reduce
stress and provide appropriate support services for law
enforcement officers and their families.
Senior citizens against marketing scams.--The
recommendation provides $1,995,000 for this program to assist
law enforcement in preventing and stopping marketing scams
against the elderly. The Committee requests that some program
sessions be held at the National Advocacy Center. Also, the
Committee directs that this effort be coordinated with the
Federal Trade Commission.
Alcohol and Crime Prevention in Indian Country.--The
recommendation provides $4,989,000 for demonstration grants to
address alcohol and crime prevention in Indian Country.
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention.--The recommendation
provides $1,298,000 for grants to combat motor vehicle theft.
Weed and Seed Program
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $33,925,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 58,925,000
Committee recommendation................................ 58,925,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $58,925,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
The Committee also recommends bill language, similar to
that included in previous fiscal years, making funds available
for grants or agreements with State agencies or to reimburse
Federal agencies in order to execute the weed and seed
strategy, and also allows for the use of other Department of
Justice funds to support the Weed and Seed Program.
The Committee's recommendation includes $3,675,000 for 21
new Weed and Seed sites; $2,550,000 to support gun law
enforcement, including the placement of gun-shot detection
devices within Weed and Seed sites; $1,275,000 for anti-drug
activities; $2,000,000 to enhance data collection and
performance assessments; and $15,500,000 to replace funding
received in prior years from the Assets Forfeiture Fund.
Community Oriented Policing Services
Violent Crime Reduction Programs
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,030,054,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 855,109,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,019,874,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,019,874,000. The recommendations is $164,765,000 above the
budget request.
The funds provided by the Committee for assistance to State
and local law enforcement agencies are as follows:
Police Hiring Initiatives.--The Committee recommends
$447,606,000 for police hiring initiatives as follows:
$180,000,000 for school resource officers; $190,291,000 from
direct appropriations for the COPS hiring program; $46,000,000
from prior year balances to be used for UHP; and $31,315,000
for Indian Country.
Safe Schools Initiative (SSI).--The Committee continues to
be concerned about the level of violence in our children's
schools. To address this issue, $234,851,000 is provided for
the continuation of the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI),
including funds for technology development, prevention,
community planning, and school safety officers. Within this
total, $180,000,000 is from the COPS hiring program to provide
school resource officers who will work in partnership with
schools and other community-based entities to develop programs
to improve the safety of elementary and secondary school
children and educators in and around schools; $15,000,000 is
from the Juvenile Justice At-Risk Children's Program and
$22,851,000 is from the COPS program ($37,500,000 total) for
programs aimed at preventing violence in schools through
partnerships with schools and community-based organizations;
$17,000,000 is provided from the Crime Identification
Technology Program to the NIJ to develop technologies to
improve school safety.
Indian Country.--The Committee recommendation includes
$31,315,000 to be used to improve law enforcement capabilities
on Indian lands and native villages, both for hiring uniformed
officers, including village public safety officers, and for the
purchase of equipment and training for new and existing
officers.
Management and Administration.--The Committee
recommendation includes a provision that provides that not to
exceed $32,812,000 shall be expended for management and
administration of the program.
Non-Hiring Initiatives.--The Committee is aware that the
COPS program reached its goal of funding 100,000 officers in
May of 1999. Having reached its original goal, the Committee
wants to ensure there is adequate infrastructure for the new
police officers, similar to the focus that has been provided
Federal law enforcement. The Committee believes this will
enable police officers to work more efficiently, equipped with
the protection, tools, and technology they need: to address
crime in and around schools, to provide law enforcement
technology for local law enforcement, to combat the emergence
of methamphetamine in new areas and provide policing of `hot
spots' of drug market activity, and to provide bullet proof
vests for local law enforcement officers and correctional
officers. Specifically, the Committee directs the program to
use $493,643,000 to fund initiatives that will result in more
effective policing. The Committee believes that these funds
should be used to address these critical law enforcement
requirements and directs the program to continue the following
non-hiring grant programs:
1. COPS Technology Program.--The Committee provides
$155,467,000 to be used for continued development of
technologies and automated systems to assist State and local
law enforcement agencies in investigating, responding to, and
preventing crime. In particular, there is recognition of the
importance of the sharing of criminal information and
intelligence between State and local law enforcement to address
multi-jurisdictional crimes.
The Committee includes the expectation that the COPS office
will award grants for the following technology proposals:
--$5,000,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children to continue the program created in fiscal year
2000 that provides targeted technology to police
departments for the specific purpose of child
victimization prevention and response. The technology
available to our law enforcement to help them find
missing children is not at the level it needs to be.
Most police departments across the United States do not
have personal computers, modems, and scanners. The
departments that do, rarely have them in areas focusing
on crimes against children;
--$7,202,000 for not more than 4 regional computer forensic
labs;
--$350,000 for equipment to connect Interpol to the National
Law Enforcement Telecommunications System [NLETS];
--$4,000,000 for not more than 4 regional mitochondrial DNA
forensic labs;
--$250,000 for Criminal Intelligence Unit in Iberia Parish,
Louisiana;
--Up to $3,000,000 for the acquisition or lease and
installation of dashboard mounted cameras for State and
local law enforcement on patrol. One camera may be used
in each vehicle which is used primarily for patrols.
These cameras are only to be used by State and local
law enforcement on patrol;
--$5,000,000 for the Utah Communications Agency Network
(UCAN) for enhancements and upgrades of security and
communications infrastructure to assist with law
enforcement needs arising from the 2002 Winter
Olympics;
--$1,600,000 for the Montana Highway Patrol for computer
upgrades;
--$90,000 for the Billings, Montana Police Department for a
firearms training system;
--$500,000 for the South Bend, Indiana Police Department to
fund surveillance equipment in patrol cars;
--$500,000 for a grant to Portland, Oregon Police Department
for its Square Car Unit Identification [SQUID] program;
--$250,000 for technology equipment to create a traffic
enforcement unit in the Muncie, Indiana Police
Department;
--$1,000,000 for the Cache Valley, Utah Multi-jurisdictional
800 Megahertz Project;
--$3,000,000 for an Integrated Justice Information System in
Ventura County, California;
--$3,000,000 for Law Enforcement Online (LEO);
--$500,000 for the Louisiana Interstate 10 Technology Support
Project;
--$1,600,000 for the Montana Highway Patrol Computer Aided
Dispatch System;
--$3,000,000 for a grant to the State of South Dakota for the
development of a statewide communications system;
--$1,200,000 for teleconferencing equipment for the Montana
Supreme Court;
--$950,000 for a criminal justice records management system
for the Missoula, Montana Sheriff's Department;
--$310,000 to fund technology enhancements for the Douglas
County, Colorado Sheriff's Office;
--$1,500,000 for the City of Colorado Springs for its CMS and
PASS systems;
--$2,300,000 for the replacement of the Cowlitz County,
Washington Emergency Radio Response System;
--$3,000,000 for the Washington State Methamphetamine Joint
Enforcement Initiative;
--$7,000,000 for the Missouri State Highway Patrol
Integration Technology Program;
--$7,500,000 for the Harrison County Public Safety Automated
Systems project;
--$500,000 for Simpson County, Mississippi's public safety
automated technologies system;
--$725,000 for the City of Jackson Mississippi's public
safety automated technologies system;
--$1,000,000 for the Jersey City Police Department's Crime
Identification System to upgrade communications
systems;
--$975,000 for the Berkeley Township Police Department in New
Jersey to upgrade communications technology;
--$7,200,000 for the Southwest Border Anti-Drug Information
System of which $3,600,000 is to go to the State of
Idaho;
--$750,000 to fund the Bonner Sheriff's Department's
Emergency Communications Center;
--$4,700,000 to fund Minnesota's Criminal Justice Enterprise
Architecture;
--$1,500,000 for the Ohio Computer Crime Unit to upgrade
technology;
--$800,000 to the National Center for Victims of Crime
INFOLINK Program;
--$500,000 for a grant to Mountain Village to equip a new
communications center to improve emergency dispatch
services to the region;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to Montrose Police Department for
the purchase of a trunked communications system;
--$300,000 to Wake County, North Carolina to fund the Wake
County Interconnect module; to improve law enforcement
and emergency management communications within the
county;
--$3,000,000 to fund the Criminal Justice Information System
(CJIS);
--$350,000 for the Macon County, Illinois Sheriff's
Department for law enforcement technologies and to
modernize equipment;
--$1,000,000 for communications upgrades for Portsmouth, New
Hampshire Police Department;
--$3,300,000 for the South Carolina State Law Enforcement
Secure Communications Upgrade;
--$185,000 to fund computer and technology upgrades for the
Charleston, South Carolina Sheriff's Department;
--$150,000 for Emergency 911 System Enhancements for the
Hawaii County Police and Fire Department;
--$350,000 for a grant to the Colchester and South Burlington
Police Departments to fund computer upgrades;
--$1,800,000 for a grant to the Massachusetts Facial
Recognition Project;
--$600,000 for a grant to the New Bedford Police Department
for communication upgrades to improve the efficiency
and effectiveness of local police efforts;
--$4,375,000 for a grant to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for
communications infrastructure equipment;
--$1,500,000 for a grant to the Vermont Department of Public
Safety for mobile communications technology upgrades;
--$2,000,000 for a grant to the Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne
Area Justice Information System [WAJIS] for integrated
communications systems;
--$161,000 for a grant to the Muncie, Indiana Police
Departments to acquire of mobile data terminals for its
police vehicles;
--$2,000,000 for a grant to the City of Baltimore, Maryland
to fund enhanced communications technology;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Washington Association of
Sheriffs and Police Chiefs to fund the Washington State
Booking, Reporting, and Victim Notification System;
--$3,500,000 for a grant to the Omaha Police Department and
the Douglas County Sheriff's Office to fund technology
for improved communications capabilities;
--$1,500,000 for a grant to Clark County, Nevada to upgrade
and replace the 911 and Emergency Response System in
Clark County;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Overland Park Police
Department in Kansas for technology enhancements;
--$275,000 for a grant to the Beaver and Butler County
Regional Police Network for communications technology
enhancements;
--$1,500,000 for a grant to Pennsylvania's Allegheny County
Regional Police Network for communications technology
enhancements;
--$600,000 for a grant to Columbia, Oregon's Emergency
Response Communications Systems for technology
enhancements;
--$500,000 for laptop computers for the Madison Police
Department;
--$125,000 for a grant for the Green Bay Police GangNet
Program;
--$320,000 for a grant to the Nashua Police Department for
technology and equipment for training exercises;
--$550,000 for a grant to Henderson City--County Police
Departments for Mobile Data Terminals;
--$2,000,000 for a grant to the Maine State Police
Communications Systems for technology enhancements to
improve its communications infrastructure;
--$1,600,000 for a grant to the Wasilla Regional Dispatch
Center in Alaska for technology and communications
upgrades;
--$2,500,000 for a grant to the Alaska Department of Public
Safety for technology and communications upgrades;
--$37,000 for a grant to the Napoleon, Ohio Police Department
for technology upgrades;
--$5,500,000 for the Consolidated Advanced Technologies for
Law Enforcement to improve communications between
police cruisers;
--$5,000,000 for the South Carolina Coastal Plain Police
Initiative;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Boston School Safety
Initiative to purchase equipment and technology to
reduce school violence;
--$1,500,000 for a grant to Project Hoosier SAFE T;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to Jefferson County, AL for the
acquisition of equipment to improve its communications
technology;
--$3,000,000 for a grant to the Fresno Police Department for
technology upgrades;
--$850,000 for a grant to the South Carolina State Law
Enforcement Division for a High Technology Crime
Investigative Unit;
--$130,000 for Red River, New Mexico to improve 911
capabilities;
--$2,000,000 for a grant to the Virginia State Police in-car
video systems and racial profiling training; and
--$600,000 for a grant to fund the St. Louis Regional Justice
Information Service.
2. Crime Identification Technology Program [CITA].--The
Committee recommends $150,404,000 for the CITA program, to be
used and distributed pursuant to the Crime Identification
Technology Act of 1998, Public Law 105-251. Under that Act,
eligible uses of the funds are (1) upgrading criminal history
and criminal justice record systems; (2) improvement of
criminal justice identification, including fingerprint-based
systems; (3) promoting compatibility and integration of
national, State, and local systems for criminal justice
purposes, firearms eligibility determinations, identification
of sexual offenders, identification of domestic violence
offenders, and background checks for other authorized purposes;
(4) capture of information for statistical and research
purposes; (5) developing multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency
communications systems; and (6) improvement of capabilities of
forensic sciences, including DNA. Within the amounts provided,
the Office of Justice Programs is directed to provide grants to
the following:
--$4,000,000 to the State Police of NH, for a VHF trunked
digital radio system;
--$4,000,000 for the GCU Coalition Project for criminal
justice data gathering and analysis;
--$3,000,000 for the Juvenile Justice Information System in
Missouri;
--$1,600,000 for the University of Southern Mississippi to
fund crime identification technology training;
--$1,000,000 for the Center for Criminal Justice Technology;
--$762,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska to complete the
final phase of the criminal justice management
information system replacement;
--$2,000,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska for the
training of Village Public Safety Officers and small
village police officers, and acquisition of emergency
response equipment for rural communities;
--$2,500,000 for a grant to the Alaska Department of Public
Safety for the public safety information network to
integrate Federal, State, and local criminal records
along with social service and other records. The
Committee expects the system design to include the
capability to provide background checks on potential
child care workers for child care providers and
families with the permission of the job applicant. The
State should consult with the National Instant Check
System for technical expertise;
--$1,100,000 for Critical Incidence Response Technologies in
South Carolina;
--$4,000,000 to fund the Criminal Justice Communications
Upgrade in South Carolina;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Miami-Dade County Juvenile
Assessment Center Demonstration Project;
--$300,000 for a grant to the Xenia Police Department to
investigate child sexual exploitation on the Internet;
--$400,000 for a grant to Indiana University/Purdue
University at Indianapolis to expand the use and
deployment of imaging systems to State and local law
enforcement agencies;
--$300,000 for a grant to the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South
Dakota to establish a coordinated juvenile arrest
tracking system; and
--$3,000,000 for a grant to the Alabama Department of Public
Safety to implement its SmartCOP initiative.
Safe Schools Technology.--Within the amounts available for
crime identification technology, the Committee recommends
$17,000,000 for Safe Schools technology to continue funding
NIJ's development of new, more effective safety technologies
such as less obtrusive weapons detection and surveillance
equipment and information systems that provide communities
quick access to information they need to identify potentially
violent youth.
Upgrade Criminal History Records (Brady Act).--Within the
amounts available for crime identification technology, the
Committee recommends $35,000,000, for States to upgrade
criminal history records so that these records can interface
with other data bases holding information on other categories
of individuals who are prohibited from purchasing firearms
under Federal or State statute. Additionally, the national
sexual offender registry [NSOR] component of the Criminal
History Records Upgrade Program has two principal objectives.
The registry assists States in developing complete and accurate
in-State registries. It will also assist States in sharing
their registry information with the FBI system which identifies
those offenders for whom special law enforcement interest has
been noted.
DNA Backlog Grants/Crime Laboratory Improvement Program
(CLIP).--Within the amounts available for crime identification
technology, the Committee recommendation includes $70,000,000
for CLIP/DNA Program to support State and local units of
government crime laboratories to develop or improve the
capability to analyze DNA in a forensic laboratory, as well as
other general forensic science capabilities. Eliminating the
DNA convicted offender backlog should be the program's first
priority. This funding is provided to foster cooperation and
mutual assistance among forensic DNA laboratories within
States. Funds should be used for efforts between Sates that are
seeking to match and exchange DNA identification records for
law enforcement purposes using the FBI's combined DNA index
system [CODIS]. Within the amounts provided under CITA, it is
expected that the Office of Justice Programs will provide
grants to the following programs:
--$2,500,000 for the Northeast Regional Forensic Institute;
--$1,000,000 for the Mississippi Crime Lab to upgrade the
lab's capability to analyze DNA in a forensic
laboratory;
--$750,000 to the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety
Training Academy for crime lab enhancements;
--$2,000,000 for the National Forensic Science Institute;
--$1,000,000 for upgrades to the Iowa Forensic Laboratory;
--$1,000,000 for the National Academy for Forensic Computing
in Central Piedmont, North Carolina;
--$60,000 to address the DNA backlog in the Arkansas Crime
Laboratory;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Alabama Department of
Forensic Sciences;
--$733,000 for a grant to Virginia's Electronic Fingerprint
Archive System;
--$4,000,000 to the West Virginia University Forensic
Identification Program; and
--$3,000,000 the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's
Computer Forensic Laboratory.
3. COPS Methamphetamine/Drug ``Hot Spots'' Program.--The
Committee directs $48,393,000 to be used for State and local
law enforcement programs to combat methamphetamine production,
distribution, and use, and to reimburse the Drug Enforcement
Administration for assistance to State and local law
enforcement for proper removal and disposal of hazardous
materials at clandestine methamphetamine labs. The funding may
also be used for policing initiatives in ``hot spots'' of drug
market activity. Within the amounts provided for the
Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots Program, the Committee expects
grants to be made for the following programs:
--$20,000,000 for the Drug Enforcement Administration to
cover the costs associated with the cleanup and
disposal of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories;
--$3,000,000 for the Washington Methamphetamine Joint
Initiative for a comprehensive program to address
methamphetamine enforcement, treatment, and cleanup
efforts;
--$250,000 for the Jackson County, Mississippi Sheriff's
Department to combat methamphetamines;
--$1,000,000 for the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics to
combat methamphetamine and to train officers on the
proper recognition, collection, removal, and
destruction of methamphetamine;
--$200,000 for the North Dakota Rural Methamphetamine
Education Demonstration Project;
--$750,000 for the Methamphetamine Awareness and Prevention
Project of South Dakota to expand prevention efforts to
include Native American reservations;
--$1,000,000 for the Illinois State Police to combat
methamphetamine and to train officers in those types of
investigations;
--$200,000 for the Bay County, Florida's methamphetamine
program which funds the hiring of additional officers
to combat Bay County's growing methamphetamine problem;
--$1,000,000 for the Iowa Methamphetamine Initiative;
--$250,000 for the Iowa Tanks-A-Lock Project;
--$1,000,000 for the Arkansas Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots
Initiative, of which $155,000 shall be used to retain
three chemists at the Arkansas Crime Lab;
--$1,000,000 for the Oklahoma City Police Department for a
Methamphetamine/Drug Hot Spots Initiative;
--$500,000 for the Wisconsin Ecstacy Awareness Program;
--$1,000,000 for the Wisconsin Methamphetamine Law
Enforcement Initiative;
--$1,000,000 for the Arizona Methamphetamine Initiative for
personnel, training, and equipment;
--$1,000,000 for the Vermont State Multi Jurisdictional Drug
Task Force;
--$300,000 for methamphetamine training for rural law
enforcement officers in Arkansas;
--$1,000,000 for the Indiana State Police for the
continuation of their anti-methamphetamine operations;
--$3,000,000 for the Methamphetamine Program for Washington
State;
--$385,000 for Marion County, Oregon for the purchase of
anti-methamphetamine surveillance equipment for the
Methamphetamine Lab Prevention Program;
--$1,000,000 for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to combat
methamphetamines;
--$3,000,000 for the Montana Methamphetamine Initiative;
--$1,000,000 for the Flathead Valley, Montana Methamphetamine
Initiative;
--$1,000,000 for the Indiana State Police to combat
methamphetamines;
--$1,500,000 for the Central Utah Methamphetamine Program;
--$2,000,000 for the Midwest Methamphetamine Initiative; and
--$715,000 for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics.
4. COPS Safe Schools Initiative (SSI)/School Prevention
Initiatives.--The Committee recommends $22,851,000 be used to
provide grants to policing agencies and schools to provide
resources for programs aimed at preventing violence in public
schools, and to support the assignment of officers to work in
collaboration with schools and community-based organizations to
address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug
activities. Within the amounts provided for the Safe Schools
Initiative, the Committee expects the COPS office to award
grants for the following programs:
--$3,000,000 for training by the National Center for Missing
and Exploited Children for law enforcement officers
selected to be part of the Safe Schools Initiative;
--$1,300,000 for the Promoting Responsible Behavior and
Preventing Violence Program in Montana;
--$2,000,000 for the New Mexico School Security Technology
and Resource Center;
--$300,000 for the Secure School Program in New Mexico;
--$1,000,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative in Macon,
Georgia;
--$200,000 for the Youth Watch Initiative in Jackson,
Mississippi;
--$250,000 to fund Project Success in Danville, Illinois;
--$100,000 for a grant to Watch D.O.G.S. Across America in
Springdale, Arkansas to enhance school safety;
--$3,000,000 for the Safe School Education and Community
Awareness Program;
--$1,701,000 for the School Threat Assessment and Response
Team;
--$3,000,000 for the School Violence Resource Center in
Little Rock, Arkansas;
--$500,000 for a grant to fund the Alaska Community in
Schools Mentoring program;
--$5,000,000 for a grant to the Foundation of School Safety
in South Dakota to support the implementation of a
school safety initiative aimed at reducing school
violence; and
--$1,500,000 for the Youth Advocates Program.
5. Bullet-proof Vests Grant Program.--The Committee
recommendation includes $25,444,000 to continue this program
for formula grants to States, local governments, and Indian
tribes to be used for the purchase of armored vests for law
enforcement officers in the jurisdiction of the grantee.
6. Police Corps.--The Committee recommendation includes
$30,000,000 to continue advanced police education and training
in the Police Corps Program.
Prosecution Assistance Programs.--The Committee
recommendation includes $50,000,000 for the Southwest Border
Prosecutors Initiative, as well as $49,780,000 for the Gun
Violence Reduction Program.
Community Crime Prevention Programs.--The Committee
recommendation includes $16,963,000 for the Police Integrity
Program, $14,934,000 for an offender re-entry program, and
$14,967,000 for the Safe Schools Initiative.
Training and Technical Assistance.--The Committee
recommendation includes $20,662,000 for training and technical
assistance.
Juvenile Justice Programs
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $298,938,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 297,940,000
Committee recommendation................................ 328,507,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $328,507,000.
The recommendation is $25,015,000 above the budget request.
Juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.--The Committee
recommendation includes a total of $320,026,000 for
administrative expenses and grants to States and localities for
projects in the areas of education, research, prevention, and
rehabilitation including:
1. $6,847,000 for the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention [OJJDP] (Part A).
2. $88,804,000 for formula grants for assistance to State
and local programs (Part B).
3. $55,691,000 for discretionary grants for national
programs and special emphasis programs (Part C).
Within the amounts provided for Part C discretionary grants
and all of the other funds provided under Juvenile Justice
programs, the Committee directs OJJDP to provide the following
grants:
--$3,000,000 for Parents Anonymous, Inc., to develop
partnerships with local communities to build and
support strong, safe families and to help break the
cycle of abuse and delinquency;
--$1,500,000 for the Achievable Dream Program in Newport
News, Virginia;
--$500,000 for the Jefferson County Youth Service System;
--$850,000 for a grant to Iowa Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Rural Youth Mentoring Program;
--$800,000 for the New Mexico Police Athletic League;
--$400,000 to fund the Youth Development Program in Chicago;
--$1,500,000 to the Las Vegas Family Development Foundation;
--$1,500,000 to fund the University of New Hampshire's Crimes
Against Children Research Center;
--$3,000,000 for the Partnership for High Risk Youth to
improve opportunities for disadvantaged communities and
to study social policies and public programs;
--$1,250,000 for the Teens, Crime, and the Community Program;
--$1,000,000 for the I Have a Dream Foundation;
--$390,000 for the Juvenile Fire Setters Program;
--$300,000 for the Chicota Youth Camp in Louisiana;
--$250,000 for a grant to the At-Risk Early Intention Program
in the 16th Judicial District, Louisiana;
--$1,500,000 for the Girls and Boys Town USA;
--$1,000,000 for Utah State University Youth and Families
With Promise Program;
--$100,000 to fund the Na Keika Law Center in Hawaii;
--$200,000 for a teen program in Kuhio Park, Hawaii; and
--$1,900,000 to fund the National Coordinated Law-Related
Educated Program;
--$130,000 for a grant to the South Dakota Unified Judicial
System to better serve Children in Need of Supervision
[CHINS];
--$300,000 for a grant to the Vermont Coalition of Teen
Centers;
--$3,000,000 for a grant to Wayne County, Michigan's
Department of Community Justice's At-Risk Youth
program;
--$500,000 for a grant to Western Kentucky University to
develop a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Project aimed
at students who have been removed from school;
--$762,000 for a grant to the Northeastern South Dakota
Children and Family Initiative in Aberdeen, SD;
--$750,000 for a grant to establish and enhance after-school
programs in Fairbanks, Alaska for at-risk youth through
LOVE Social Services;
--$1,500,000 for a grant to the State of Alaska for a child
abuse investigation program;
--A grant, if warranted, to the Alaska Mentoring
Demonstration Project for a statewide at-risk youth
mentoring program involving schools and non-profit
entities, including Boys and Girls Clubs and Big
Brothers-Big Sisters;
--$3,000,000 for a grant to the National Fatherhood
Initiative;
--$500,000 for a grant to the Center for Safe Urban
Communities at the University of Louisville for studies
on ways to prevent youth violence;
--$1,500,000 for a grant to the City of Baltimore, Maryland
to assist in operating and expanding the Police
Athletic Leagues Program;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Juvenile Intake and Diversion
Program in Clackamas County, Oregon;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the Johnson County Family
Resource Center in Kansas;
--$350,000 for a grant to the Rock Creek School of
Pennsylvania Ballet to continue and expand its in-
school and after-school youth programs;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the University of South Alabama
for youth violence research;
--$605,000 for a grant to the Oregon Museum of Science and
Industry to improve and expand science clubs and camps
for at-risk youths;
--$3,000,000 for a grant to the National Council for Juvenile
Court Judges;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to Elwin Project in Pennsylvania to
reduce placement in institutions and recidivism of
mentally ill youth;
--$800,000 for a grant to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
for Non-Violence to work with at-risk youth;
--$250,000 for a grant to Macon, Georgia for an At-Risk Youth
Program to help solve the underlying problems of at-
risk youth and first time offenders;
--$6,000,000 for a grant to Bergen County, New Jersey, to
expand its Police Athletic League after-school
programs;
--$200,000 for a grant to fund Deschutes County, Oregon's
Juvenile Justice Partnership Program;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to the South Dakota Internet Child
Safety Project;
--$1,000,000 for a grant to fund South Dakota's Rural At-Risk
Youth Outreach program;
--$2,000,000 to expand and replicate the Behind Bars program;
--$300,000 for the Low Country Children's Center in South
Carolina;
--$2,460,000 to expand the Milwaukee Safe and Sound Program
to other Milwaukee neighborhoods and other communities
in Wisconsin;
--$540,000 for a grant for the Milwaukee Summer Stars
Program;
--$100,000 for a grant to fund the Adolescent Behavior
Control Program in Rhode Island; and
--$204,000 for a grant to the Children's Advocacy Center at
the Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation in Fort
Thompson, South Dakota for the Children's Safe Place
program.
4. $11,974,000 for the Youth Gangs (Part D) Program which
provides grants to public and private nonprofit organizations
to prevent and reduce the participation of at-risk youth in the
activities of gangs that commit crimes.
5. $9,978,000 for discretionary grants for State challenge
activities (Part E). This program authorizes the OJJDP
Administrator to award grants which could increase the amount
of a State's formula grant by up to 10 percent, if that State
agrees to undertake some or all of the 10 challenge activities
included in this program. These challenge activities are
designed to improve various aspects of a State's juvenile
justice and delinquency prevention program.
6. $15,965,000 for the Juvenile Mentoring Program [JUMP]
(Part G). This program seeks to reduce juvenile delinquency,
improve academic performance, and reduce the dropout rate among
at-risk youth through the use of mentors. This program has
proven successful in reaching at-risk youth and has significant
support at the local level. The program brings together young
people in high crime areas with law enforcement officers and
other responsible adults who are willing to serve as long-term
mentors. The Committee encourages OJP to focus on applications
submitted by community based organizations with a proven
history of providing effective and efficient one-on-one
services. Within the amounts provided, the Committee provides
$5,000,000 for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program to expand
its capacity to serve more at-risk youth.
7. $130,767,000 for the At Risk Children's Program (Title
V). Under Title V of juvenile justice programs, the At Risk
Children's Program provides funding to support comprehensive
delinquency prevention plans formulated at the community level.
The program targets truancy and school violence; gangs, guns,
and drugs; and other influences that lead juveniles to
delinquency and criminality.
Safe Schools Initiative [SSI].--The Committee includes
$15,000,000 within the Title V grants for the Safe Schools
Initiative. This effort may include training and services such
as: accountability and responsibility training; violence
reduction training, including dispute resolution; juvenile
mentoring; training for teachers and families to recognize
troubled children; and parent accountability and family
strengthening education.
Tribal Youth Program.--The Committee includes $12,472,000
within Title V grants for programs to reduce, control, and
prevent crime both by and against tribal and Native youth; for
interventions for court-involved tribal youth; for improvement
to tribal and Native juvenile justice systems; and for
prevention programs focusing on alcohol and drugs, including
the Alaska Federation of Natives to develop an underage
drinking prevention program in rural Alaska that includes
assessment and education and focuses on the children of
alcoholics. Within this amount, the Committee directs that
$2,000,000 be provided for a grant to fund the Alaska Illegal
Drug and Alcohol Use Initiative.
Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program.--The
Committee recommends $25,000,000 within Title V grants to
assist States in enforcing underage drinking laws. Each State
shall receive $360,000 and $6,640,000 shall be available for
discretionary grants to States.
Juvenile justice research, evaluation, training, and
technical assistance.--The Committee recognizes that high
quality research, evaluation, and statistical analysis are
critical to understanding and addressing the causes of youth
crime, understanding the scope of delinquency and its impact on
the juvenile justice system, and identifying effective
approaches to delinquency control that can be replicated at the
State and local levels. The Committee recommendation allows the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs
[OJJDP] to set aside 2 percent for training and technical
assistance and 10 percent for research, evaluation, and
statistics activities.
8. Victims of Child Abuse Act.--The Committee recommends
$8,481,000 for the various programs authorized under the
Victims of Child Abuse Act [VOCA]. Funds, provided to establish
regional and local children's advocacy centers, may not be used
to provide legal aid. The recommendation includes $8,481,000 to
improve investigations and prosecutions (subtitle A) as
follows:
--$1,247,250 to establish regional children's advocacy
centers, as authorized by section 213 of VOCA;
--$4,989,000 to establish local children's advocacy centers,
as authorized by section 214 of VOCA;
--$1,496,700 for a continuation grant to the National Center
for Prosecution of Child Abuse for specialized
technical assistance and training programs to improve
the prosecution of child abuse cases, as authorized by
section 214a of VOCA; and
--$748,050 for a continuation grant to the National Network
of Child Advocacy Centers for technical assistance and
training, as authorized by section 214a of VOCA.
Public Safety Officers Benefits
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $35,619,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 35,619,000
Committee recommendation................................ 35,619,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,619,000.
The recommendation is equal to the budget request and provides
all mandatory funding for death benefits under the Public
Safety Officers Benefits Program. This program provides a lump-
sum death benefit payment to eligible survivors of Federal,
State, and local public safety officers whose death was the
direct and proximate result of a traumatic injury sustained in
the line of duty. In addition, $2,395,000 is provided to pay
for disability benefits to public safety officers who are
permanently disabled in the line of duty. Within the available
carryover balances, sufficient funding is available for the
program which provides payments for education purposes to the
dependents of Federal, State, and local public safety officers
who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. No
additional funding is provided to expand the education benefits
program in fiscal year 2001.
General Provisions--Department of Justice
The Committee recommends the following general provisions:
Section 101 makes up to $45,000 of the funds appropriated
to the Department of Justice available for reception and
representation expenses.
Section 102 eliminates an extraneous provision.
Section 103 allows the Department of Justice to spend up to
$10,000,000 for rewards for information regarding acts of
terrorism against U.S. citizens or property at levels not to
exceed $2,000,000 per reward.
Section 104 allows the Department of Justice, subject to
the Committee's reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5
percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the
amount that can be transferred into any one appropriation.
Section 105 expands a land border port of entry pilot
program.
Section 106 provides technical assistance funds to improve
oversight of certain grant programs.
Section 107 transitions Parole Commission caseload to a
successor organization.
Section 108 allows Justice to collect reimbursements from
manufacturers for warranty work done in-house.
Section 109 addresses an inequity in the immigration
inspection process.
Section 110 improves the efficiency of the immigration
adjudication process.
Section 111 allows amounts in the Crime Victims Fund, in
any fiscal year, to be used to support the operation and
maintenance of the Victim Notification System (VNS). In order
to provide victims with information on case events, the
Department of Justice has developed an automated victim
notification system. Currently, this effort involves
coordination among the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
United States Attorneys Offices, the Federal Bureau of Prisons,
and the Office of Victims of Crime. The Committee understands
that $1,000,000 remains available from funds transferred to the
Crime Victims Fund from the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts, National Fine Center in the Department's Fiscal
Year 1998 Appropriations Act (Section 109, Public Law 105-119).
The use of these funds to support the operation and maintenance
of the VNS is consistent with the original intent of the
transfer to improve services for the benefit of crime victims
in the Federal criminal justice system. The Committee directs
that an additional $4,000,000 be provided from the Fund to
support the $5,000,000 annual estimated cost of the VNS
program.
TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
The Committee recommends a total of $5,662,719,000 for the
U.S. Trade Representative, the International Trade Commission,
and the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2002. This
amount is $491,714,000 above the total request.
Trade and Infrastructure Development
The Committee has included under this section of title II,
the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative, the International
Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce agencies
responsible for trade promotion and enforcement and economic
infrastructure development.
RELATED AGENCIES
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $29,452,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 30,097,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,097,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,097,000
for the U.S. Trade Representative. The recommendation is
identical to the budget request.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is responsible
for developing and coordinating U.S. international trade,
commodity, and direct investment policy, and leading
negotiations with other countries on such matters. The U.S.
Trade Representative's areas of responsibility include all
matters within the World Trade Organization, including
implementation of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade
agreements; trade, commodity, and direct investment matters
dealt with by international institutions such as the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the
United Nations Conference on Trade Development; industrial,
agricultural and services trade policy, and trade-related
intellectual property protection and environmental issues.
International Trade Commission
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $47,994,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 51,440,000
Committee recommendation................................ 49,386,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $49,386,000.
The recommendation is $2,054,000 below to the budget request.
Within available funds, full funding is provided for the
Information Resources Management projects.
The International Trade Commission [ITC] is an independent,
quasi-judicial agency responsible for conducting trade-related
investigations, providing Congress and the President with
independent technical advice relating to U.S. international
trade policy, and performing other statutory responsibilities
such as quasi-judicial determinations on trade matters filed
with the Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Operations And Administration
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $333,702,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 329,590,000
Committee recommendation................................ 347,090,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $347,090,000.
The recommendation is $14,500,000 above the budget request. The
recommendation includes $14,900,000 within Market Access and
Compliance and the Import Administration for continuation of
the trade compliance and monitoring intiatives.
The Committee recommends the Administration's estimate of
$3,000,000 in fees during fiscal year 2002. As in past years,
the Committee expects ITA to continue working on efforts to
structure its programs to enable the agency to increase fees
for the services it provides.
The recommended funding levels are reflected in the
following table:
ITA Funding
[In thousands of dollars]
Trade development....................................... 66,820,000
Market access and compliance............................ 27,441,000
Import Administration................................... 42,859,000
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service..................... 193,824,000
Administration/executive direction...................... 13,146,000
Offsetting Fee Collections.............................. 3,000,000
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ITA total appropriation........................... 347,090,000
Trade Development.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $66,820,000. The recommendation is $14,500,000
above the budget request. The Committee recommends continued
funding for the enhancement of the agency's export data base,
funding for the National Textile Center at a level of
$11,000,000 and the Textile/Clothing Technology Center at a
level of $3,500,000.
Market Access and Compliance.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $27,441,000. The recommendation is identical
to the budget request. Assuring that U.S. companies receive the
full benefit of our trade agreements is critically important.
In fiscal year 2001, the Committee approved a large increase
for compliance and enforcement. The Committee directs the
Office of Market Access and Compliance (MAC) to continue with
their compliance effort and recommends $5,700,000 within
available funds for this purpose. Part of this effort is to
increase the number of staff working on ensuring foreign
compliance with trade agreements. The Committee recommends
augmenting Washington-based staffing to focus on markets where
U.S. firms face persistent compliance issues and market access
barriers, in particular Japan, China, and the European Union.
The Committee encourages MAC to evaluate their staffing to
assure the success of this important mission
Many U.S. companies are reluctant to complain about
problems they are facing in foreign markets. The Committee
recommends $1,700,000 within available funds for ITA to
continue to place and maintain support for compliance officers
in China, Japan, and the European Union, and other key markets
so that they can detect and swiftly address compliance problems
U.S. companies face in these markets. In addition, the
Committee directs the ITA to continue with the Washington-based
mobile strike force that can nimbly move to address compliance
problems U.S. companies face in any market. The Committee
directs that these officers be integrated into the U.S. Foreign
Commercial Service offices, as U.S. business looks to the
commercial officers for support and assistance.
Import Administration.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $42,859,000. The recommendation is identical
to the budget request. The Committee recommendation includes
$1,500,000 for the Import Administration to continue to place
and maintain overseas enforcement officers, including
monitoring compliance with the World Trade Organization and
other international commitments on antidumping and subsidies.
The Committee directed the Import Administration to station a
senior official in Geneva to work with the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR) on issues related to antidumping and
countervailing duties in fiscal year 2001. The Committee
intended that this official would participate in the meetings
of the Antidumping and Subsidies Committees, assist the USTR in
Dispute Settlement proceedings that are relevant to the
Antidumping and Subsidies Agreements, monitor developments in
the Working Party on Trade and Competition Policy, and provide
policy expertise on matters pertaining to the maintenance of
strong antidumping and antisubsidy laws in the United States.
As a cost saving measure, the Committee anticipated that the
USTR's Geneva office will provide the necessary space within
its offices for use by the Import Administration. The Committee
directs USTR to respond to the Committee's fiscal year 2001
directive in order to ensure Import Administration's complete
participation in World Trade Organization Antidumping and
Subsidies proceedings.
The Committee recommendation provides $3,500,000 for the
Import Administration to monitor import data and customs flows
for surges in key markets and sectors, such as steel and
lumber, and take immediate action when such surges are
detected. Such action should include using resources to
expedite unfair trade cases so U.S. companies can receive
relief at the earliest possible date. In addition, Import
Administration must vigorously monitor foreign subsidies so
that action can be taken if the subsidies violate trade
agreements.
The Committee recommends $2,500,000 to review and evaluate
in-depth China and Japanese compliance with antidumping and
countervailing duty commitments. China and Japan represent the
majority of unfair trade actions, and the Committee believes
there is an urgent need for greater attention to both Japanese
and Chinese trade practices.
U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service [US&FCS].--The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $193,824,000. The
recommendation is identical to the request.
The Committee is concerned about the efficiency of the
agency's domestic operations. In its' fiscal year 2001 report,
the Committee recommended a consolidation of U.S. Export
Assistance Centers in metropolitan areas where more than one
center was present. In response to the Committee's concerns,
the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service established the Silicon
Valley U.S. Export Assistance Center. This resulted in the
closure of centers in San Jose and Santa Clara, California. The
Committee commends the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service on
this consolidation effort. At the same time, however, new U.S.
Export Assistance Centers have opened in Las Vegas, Nevada and
Indio, California. The Committee remains concerned about the
number of centers in certain metropolitan areas and directs the
U.S. Foreign and Commercial Service to provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on its consolidation efforts by
January 15, 2002.
The Committee supports the Commercial Service's work on the
Appalachian-Turkish Trade Project, a project to promote
opportunities to expand trade, encourage business interests,
stimulate foreign studies, and to build a lasting and mutually
meaningful relationship between the Appalachian States and the
Republic of Turkey, as well as the neighboring regions, such as
Greece. The Committee expects the agency to support the
project.
Administration and Executive Direction.--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $13,146,000. The recommendation
is identical to the budget request. Bill language is included
which prohibits certain offices from taking funds from other
accounts. If additional funds are needed, a reprogramming
request should be submitted to the Committee for approval.
Export Administration
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $64,711,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 68,893,000
Committee recommendation................................ 68,893,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $68,893,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
The Bureau of Export Administration is the principal agency
involved in the development, implementation, and enforcement of
export controls for dual-use technologies and weapons of mass
destruction. The Export Enforcement Division detects, prevents,
investigates, and assists in the sanctioning of illegal dual-
use exports. Within available funds, the Committee
recommendation provides $7,250,000 for Chemical Weapons
Convention enforcement, $1,600,000 for replacement of the
Export Control Automated Support System and $496,000 for
additional export licensing personnel.
Economic Development Administration
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $438,911,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 365,557,000
Committee recommendation................................ 371,557,000
The Economic Development Administration [EDA] provides
grants to local governments and nonprofit agencies for public
works, planning, and other projects designed to facilitate
economic development.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $371,557,000.
The recommendation is $6,000,000 above the budget request.
Funding amounts for the two appropriations accounts under this
heading are displayed below.
Economic Development Assistance Programs
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $410,973,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 335,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 341,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $341,000,000.
The recommendation is $6,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendation provides funding of
$250,000,000 for public works grants (title I), $24,000,000 for
planning assistance, $10,500,000 for trade adjustment
assistance, and $40,900,000 for economic adjustment grants
(title IX). The Committee recommendation does not include
funding for defense economic adjustment. Public Law 101-50
stipulates that all closure and realignments must be completed
no later than 6 years after recommendation for closure or
realignment was made. The last round of base closure decisions
was made in 1995. The Committee notes that Federal facilities
provide a substantial economic benefit to local communities and
that when excess infrastructure results in facility closures or
realignments, local communities can be adversely impacted.
Currently, Federal Departments and Agencies do not integrate or
coordinate their facility investments or policies. The
Committee recommendation provides $6,000,000 for the National
Infrastructure Institute to establish a center for
infrastructure expertise at the former Pease Air Force Base in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire to assist Departments and Agencies in
the development of facility best business practices and to
secure improvements in the efficiency of infrastructure owned
or leased by the Federal Government. The Committee expects this
pilot project to demonstrate efficiencies in facility
management and life cycle infrastructure costs and identify
opportunities for Federal Departments and Agencies to partner
with each other and with the private sector to better utilize
the Federal Government's huge infrastructure investment.
The Committee is aware of several proposals for economic
development or adjustment assistance and strongly urges EDA to
consider applications for the following proposals within
applicable procedures and guidelines and provide a grant, if
warranted: (1) Randolph Village School Economic Development
Project, Randolf, VT; (2) infrastructure improvement at
Discovery Square and Lancaster Square, PA; (3) a proposal for
wiring the Southwest border in New Mexico; (4) development of
an industrial park at Sawmill Cove, Sitka, AK; and (5)
expansion of DePaul University's computer science facilities
and programs.
The Committee expects EDA to continue its efforts to assist
communities impacted by economic dislocations relating to
industry downswings as well as to assist communities impacted
by downturns due to environmental concerns. This includes the
timber and coal industries, United States-Canadian trade-
related issues, communities in New England, the mid-Atlantic,
Hawaii, and Alaska impacted by fisheries regulations, and
communities in the Southeast impacted by downturns due to
NAFTA.
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $27,938,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 30,557,000
Committee recommendation................................ 30,557,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,557,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
recommendation provides $1,500,000 for the implementation of
the Economic Development Communications and Operations
Management System.
Minority Business Development Agency
Minority Business Development
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $27,254,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 28,381,000
Committee recommendation................................ 28,381,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,381,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. Of this
amount, $750,000 is provided for the Phoenix database. The
Committee notes that since its inception in 1969, neither the
Minority Business Development Agency nor its predecessor, the
Office of Minority Business Enterprise, have ever been
authorized.
Economic and Information Infrastructure
The Committee includes under this section of the bill the
Department of Commerce agencies responsible for the Nation's
basic economic and technical information infrastructure, as
well as the administrative functions which oversee the
development of telecommunications and information policy.
Economic and Statistical Analysis
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2000.................................... $53,627,000
Budget estimate, 2001................................... 62,515,000
Committee recommendation................................ 62,515,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $62,515,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request and
includes funding to continue the necessary task of updating and
improving statistical measurements of the U.S. economy,
international transactions, and the effects of e-business.
Within available funds, the Committee recommends $3,500,000 for
the gross domestic product initiative and $3,000,000 for the
information technology initiative.
The Economic and Statistics Administration is responsible
for the collection, tabulation, and publication of a wide
variety of economic, demographic, and social statistics and
provides support to the Secretary of Commerce and other
Government officials in interpreting the state of the economy
and developing economic policy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis
and the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs are funded in this
account.
Bureau of the Census
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $432,679,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 543,396,000
Committee recommendation................................ 517,090,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $517,090,000.
The recommendation is $26,306,000 below the budget request. The
Committee's recommendations for the Census Bureau accounts are
described in more detail below.
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $156,881,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 168,561,000
Committee recommendation................................ 168,561,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $168,561,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. This
account provides for the salaries and expenses associated with
the statistical programs of the Bureau of the Census, including
measurement of the Nation's economy and the demographic
characteristics of the population. These programs are intended
to provide a broad base of economic, demographic, and social
information used for decision-making by governments, private
organizations, and individuals.
The Committee has provided the fiscal year 2002 base
funding for the key programs of the Census Bureau. The
Committee is particularly concerned that key reports on
manufacturing, general economic and foreign trade statistics
are maintained and issued on a timely basis.
The Committee requests that the Bureau include in its
budget submission in fiscal year 2003 a report on the
reimbursements it has received for work requested by other
Federal agencies or private organizations.
Periodic Censuses And Programs
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $275,798,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 374,835,000
Committee recommendation................................ 348,529,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $348,529,000.
The recommendation is $26,306,000 below the budget request.
This amount, when combined with approximately $27,000,000 in
carryover, will fully fund periodic censuses and programs.
This account provides for the constitutionally mandated
decennial census, quinquennial censuses, and other programs
which are cyclical in nature. Additionally, individual surveys
are conducted for other Federal agencies on a reimbursable
basis. The Committee recommendation includes $694,000 for the
Census Survey of Women Business. In past years, funding for
this survey has been provided through the Small Business
Administration account and the Census Bureau was reimbursed for
the costs of conducting the survey.
For other programs under this account, the Committee
recommends the requested levels of $51,958,000 for economic
censuses; $5,745,000 for census of governments; $6,048,000 for
intercensal demographic estimates; $6,254,000 for electronic
information collection; $37,624,000 for geographic support; and
$23,254,000 for data processing systems. The Committee also
recommends $12,397,000 for demographic survey sample redesign
and $26,246,000 for the continuous measurement program.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $100,216,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 73,023,000
Committee recommendation................................ 73,023,000
The Committee recommends on appropriation of $73,023,000.
This recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $11,412,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 14,054,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,054,000
The Committee recommends on appropriation of $14,054,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request, and
includes $2,100,000 for the Radio Spectrum Measurement System..
The Committee retains language from previous years allowing
the Secretary of Commerce to charge Federal agencies for a
portion of the cost of coordination of spectrum management,
analysis, and operations.
Public Broadcasting Facilities, Planning, And Construction
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $43,404,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 43,466,000
Committee recommendation................................ 43,466,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $43,466,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. Public
broadcasters face a significant challenge in making the
transition from analog to digital broadcasting. The public
broadcasters, as well as commercial broadcasters, are required
to make the change from analog to digital broadcasting by 2005.
This is an expensive task, and is going to be particularly
challenging for public broadcasters whose networks include
numerous translator stations.
These challenges are particularly great for those
broadcasters who are located in, or who serve, largely rural
areas. As in past years, the Committee continues to urge the
agency to place emphasis on the needs of these stations, and to
support focusing resources on distance learning initiatives
targeting rural areas.
Technology Opportunities Program
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $45,400,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 15,503,000
Committee recommendation................................ 15,503,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $15,503,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee expects NTIA to limit eligibility for this program.
The regional information sharing system [RISS] under the
Department of Justice provides funding for law enforcement
entities which have traditionally obtained funding from the TOP
Program. The Committee recommendation excludes law enforcement
entities eligible for the RISS Program from applying for TOP
funds. The Committee expects NTIA to give preference to
applications from consortia and for purposes such as public
safety or other uses for which there is no other funding source
available.
The Committee is aware of several proposals for information
infrastructure grants and strongly urges NTIA to consider
applications for the following proposals within applicable
procedures and guidelines and provide a grant, if warranted:
(1) an electronic commerce initiative at the University of
Missouri-Columbia; (2) a technology training initiative
proposal by Morgan State University; (3) Vermont Interactive
Television; (4) Shiloh, PA Community Service; and (5) North
Dakota State University Technology Park Internships.
Patent and Trademark Office
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,037,008,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,139,001,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,139,001,000
The Committee recommends total budget resources of
$1,139,001,000. The recommendation is identical to the budget
request and is a 9 percent increase over fiscal year 2001.
The Patent and Trademark Office [PTO] is charged with
administering the patent and trademark laws of the United
States. PTO examines patent applications, grants patent
protection for qualified inventions, and disseminates
technological information disclosed in patents. PTO also
examines trademark applications and provides Federal
registration to owners of qualified trademarks. The PTO is
subject to the policy direction of the Secretary of Commerce,
but the agency has independent control of its budget,
expenditures, personnel, procurement and other administrative
and management functions.
The PTO has experienced significant growth in recent years
due to the increase in applications for patents and trademarks.
Trademark applications have substantially increased since the
mid-1990s, and the high technology and biotechnology industries
have accounted for much of the growth in patent applications.
While the agency has experienced significant growth in
recent years as a direct result of workload increases, PTO's
corporate plan predicts that patent pendency will rise from
26.2 months to an unacceptable 38.6 months by fiscal year 2006.
PTO assumes this would occur even if the agency retains all of
its projected fee collections for the next several years. The
ability of the administration to formulate an adequate budget
for the PTO is complicated by two factors. First, the agency
historically has formulated an incremental budget based on the
previous year's budget, and does not provide the Committee with
a thorough business plan that demonstrates how resources will
be used and what results will obtain. Second, PTO management
has not been sufficiently innovative. Although patent filings
have increased dramatically over the past decade, PTO
management chose to remain wedded to an archaic patent process
and attempted to hire its way out of its workload problems. In
the April 2001 presentation to their Public Advisory
Committees, PTO management proposed hiring an additional 1,100
patent examiners in fiscal year 2003, but proposed making the
patent application process fully electronic only in fiscal year
2006. In addition, PTO management has moved at a glacial pace
to address the attrition problem among its patent examiners.
Further, substantial amounts of funds have been expended on
information technology projects over the last decade, but no
significant increase in examiner productivity has been noted.
Finally, the Committee lacks full confidence in the information
provided to it by PTO management regarding its needs and
performance.
The Committee is pleased that the Secretary of Commerce has
made a commitment to improve PTO operations and initiate an
internal review to determine what the agency needs to do its
job. Consistent with that approach, the Committee directs the
Secretary of Commerce to develop a 5-Year Strategic Plan for
the PTO with three core objectives: (1) prepare the agency to
handle the workload associated with the 21st century economy,
(2) improve patent quality, and (3) reduce patent and trademark
pendency. The plan should include recommendations to improve
retention and productivity of the examiner workforce, targeted
hiring increases to deal with high-growth areas, improved
training, and E-Government and other capital improvements
designed to improve productivity. The plan should also include
benchmarks for measuring progress in achieving each of those
objectives. The plan shall be submitted to the Committee for
review by no later than January 15, 2002. In an effort to
accelerate implementation of time-sensitive elements of the
Secretary's 5-year Plan, the Committee would be willing to
consider a reprogramming request from unobligated PTO fee
balances.
The Committee further directs that the ``electronic file
wrapper'' be fully implemented by the end of fiscal year 2004.
The Committee observes that the PTO received its second
consecutive financial audit with no reportable conditions, and
expects that the PTO will make every effort to continue this
laudable record. However, the Committee observes that PTO
administrative expenses may be rising unnecessarily. The
Committee notes that the agency's human resources office has 40
GS-13s through GS-15s supervising 60 other personnel, but that
office had to acquire contractors simply to file 3 years of
personnel actions that the office itself could not. The
Committee expects that the PTO will take appropriate steps to
ensure its administrative resources are sufficient but not
extravagant.
Science and Technology
The Committee has included under this section of Title II
the Department of Commerce agencies involved in technology
research and development, scientific assessment and prediction
of environmental phenomena, and the administrative and policy
functions providing oversight for these activities.
Technology Administration
Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $8,062,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 8,238,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,238,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,238,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request and will
fully fund the current operations of the Technology
Administration.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $597,016,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 487,447,000
Committee recommendation................................ 696,526,000
The Committee recommends a total of $696,526,000 for the
three appropriations accounts under the National Institute of
Standards and Technology [NIST]. The recommendation is
$209,079,000 above the budget request. A description of each
account and the Committee recommendation follows:
Scientific And Technical Research And Services
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $311,929,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 347,006,000
Committee recommendation................................ 343,296,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $343,296,000.
The recommendation is $3,992,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations are displayed in the
following table:
Electronics and Electrical Engineering.................. $41,132,000
Manufacturing Engineering............................... 20,352,000
Chemical Science and Technology......................... 38,712,000
Physics................................................. 37,054,000
Material Science and Engineering........................ 62,532,000
Building and Fire Research.............................. 19,982,000
Computer Science and Applied Mathematics................ 56,478,000
Technology Assistance................................... 17,679,000
National Quality Program................................ 5,403,000
Research Support Activities............................. 43,972,000
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Total, STRS....................................... 343,296,000
Within the amounts provided, the Committee approves the
following increases: (1) $1,000,000 in the Manufacturing
Engineering Program for the development of standards pertaining
to the exchange of electronic data; (2) $4,000,000 in the
Physics program to provide measurements, standards, and test
methods for the development of advanced nanotechnologies; (3)
$4,000,000 in the Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
program to develop new measurements, test methods, and
guidelines for the protection of the Nation's critical
infrastructures; (4) $2,000,000 in the Chemical Science and
Technology Program to further develop measurement standards for
in-vitro diagnostics; and (5) $4,000,000 in the Computer
Science and Applied Mathematics Program for quantum computing.
The Committee does not recommend funding for the Critical
Infrastructure Protection Grants Program. The Advanced
Technology Program was developed to evaluate these types of
grant applications. No funding is provided for Commerce
Department expert review teams. Presidential Decision Directive
# 63 clearly suggests that every department and agency of the
Federal Government shall be responsible for protecting its own
critical infrastructure, especially its cyber-based systems.
While the program is laudable, it is clearly not the
responsibility of the Department of Commerce to provide
computer security to other Federal agencies; and, (4) under the
Wind Research Program, the Committee recommends $2,000,000 for
wind engineering and $2,500,000 to continue funding an existing
cooperative agreement between NIST and Texas Tech University.
Industrial Technology Services
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $250,285,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 119,266,000
Committee recommendation................................ 309,337,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $309,337,000.
The recommendation is $190,071,000 above the budget request.
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program [MEP].--The
Committee recommends an appropriation of $105,137,000 to fully
fund all of the MEP centers. The Committee recommends bill
language to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to enter into
agreements with nonprofit organizations to carry out collective
research and development initiatives through the MEP. In
addition, this language authorizes the Secretary to seek and
accept contributions from public and private sources to support
these efforts.
Advanced Technology Program [ATP].--The Committee
recommends an appropriation of $204,200,000. The recommendation
is $191,208,000 above the budget request. This amount, when
combined with approximately $11,000,000 in carryover, will
fully fund ATP awards at current levels. Within the amounts
made available, $45,200,000 shall be used for administrative
costs, internal laboratory support, and for Small Business
Innovation Research Program [SBIR] requirements.
The Committee notes that the Advanced Technology Program
has been extensively reviewed. Since the inception of the ATP,
there have been 52 studies conducted on the efficacy and merits
of the program. The General Accounting Office has conducted 14
studies; 10 studies have been completed by the Department of
Commerce, Office of the Inspector General; former Secretary of
Commerce William Daley sponsored a 60-day study, and the
National Research Council published, ``ATP: Challenges and
Opportunities'' in 1999, and, ``ATP: Assessing Outcomes'' in
2001. In addition, 25 studies have been done by ATP's economic
assessment office. These assessments reveal that the ATP does
not fund projects that otherwise could have been financed in
the private sector. Rather, the ATP facilitates so called
``valley of death'' projects that private capital markets are
unable to fund.
ATP has put a number of safeguards in place to ensure
program funding does not replace private, venture capital
funding. Since the 1998 competition, the ATP application form
has included asking applicants to describe what efforts were
made, prior to applying for ATP funding, to secure private
capital for the project. In addition, this issue is addressed
in oral reviews of project semifinalists.
The Committee maintains that the government should play a
role in choosing promising technologies to fund. From the
telegraph to the Internet to biomedical research, government
investment has spurred the development of new technologies and
new fields which have had great impact on and held enormous
benefit for the American people. According to the National
Academy of Sciences' National Research Council, ATP's approach
is funding new technologies that can contribute to important
societal goals. For example, ATP supported GE Medical Systems
in the development of a new method of producing large-area,
flat-panel amorphous silicon detectors for X-rays. The research
significantly reduced the number of processing steps required
to manufacture the panels and increased the yield. The panels
are the heart of a new digital mammography system which was one
of the biggest breakthroughs in mammography in 20 years. In the
sense that it was possible to manufacture these panels before,
the broad research goal was not unique. However, the innovative
technology was unique, and its development is making digital
mammography more affordable and more widely available to women.
The Committee concurs with the June 2001 National Academy
of Sciences assessment; the many well-documented individual
case studies; the Secretary's 1997 review; the February 1998
Development, Commercialization, and Diffusion Study; and the
March 1999 review of the Performance of Completed Projects, all
of which find that the ATP is a valuable and well-managed
innovation program.
In the budget request, the administration proposed a
gradual phasing out of the Advanced Technology Program. The
Committee does not recommend this approach and is concerned
that the ATP awarding process could be purposely hindered as a
result of this difference of opinion. Therefore, the Committee
directs the Department of Commerce to submit a written plan on
how it intends on making timely ATP awards in fiscal year 2002.
This plan should be submitted to the Appropriations
Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary
before any funds are obligated for Department of Commerce,
Departmental Management.
Construction of Research Facilities
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $34,802,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 20,893,000
Committee recommendation................................ 43,893,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $43,893,000.
The recommendation is $23,000,000 above the budget request and
fully funds the highest priority safety, capacity, maintenance,
and repair projects at NIST. Of the amounts provided,
$5,000,000 is provided for wiring improvements at the NIST
research facility in Boulder, CO.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(including transfers of funds)
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,040,789,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,063,600,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,349,685,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,349,685,000
for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], of
which $7,000,000 is mandatory spending. Transfers total
$71,000,000. This amount provided includes $251,000,000 for
programs in the conservation spending category. The
recommendation is $286,085,000 above the budget request. During
this time of continued budgetary constraint, the Committee
recommendation continues to make funding for ocean, coastal,
fisheries, and atmospheric programs a high priority.
As in past years, the Committee expects NOAA and the
Department of Commerce to adhere to the direction given in this
section of the Committee report and to observe the
reprogramming procedures detailed in section 605 in the general
provisions of the accompanying bill. Bill language is included
that authorizes a NOAA Business Management Fund.
The Committee supports NOAA's efforts to restructure and
simplify its budgetary request. The Committee commends the five
line offices and NOAA's budget office for their efforts in
realigning the various programs funded and for bringing
transparency to their budget proposals. As a result of these
efforts, the Committee recommendations by program are reflected
in a new series of tables. In many cases, these tables replace
report language carried in previous Committee Reports regarding
programs, projects, and activities. The Committee considers
these tables binding. The Committee advises NOAA to seek the
Committee's guidance if it is unsure on any matter reflected in
the tables. The Committee directs NOAA to continue its
restructuring efforts and expects the fiscal year 2003 budget
request to reflect the changes contained within these tables.
The Committee continues to support NOAA as one integrated
agency and in no way intends for this restructuring to create
separate appropriations for each of NOAA's line offices.
Operations Research, and Facilities
The Committee recommends discretionary appropriations of
$2,267,705,000 for operations, research, and facilities for
fiscal year 2002. The recommendation is $87,396,000 above the
budget request. Of this amount, $33,650,000 is provided for
conservation.
Ocean Observing System.--The Committee maintains a strong
interest in an integrated interagency ocean observing system.
Such a system would bring together Federal, academic, and state
institutions, and industry into a coordinated system for
monitoring U.S. marine waters. A coordinated national approach,
linked effectively with similar programs in other nations, is
an essential prerequisite for effective use and management of
the oceans. The nation cannot realize the economic, social, and
security benefits of the oceans in a responsible, sustainable
manner without such a program. A number of agencies including
the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, NOAA,
the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval
Research have varying interests and responsibilities in this
area. The Committee directs the relevant agencies to work
through the National Science and Technology Council and the
National Oceanographic Partnership Program to develop an
interagency plan for an ocean observing system and submit this
report to the Committee with the President's fiscal year 2003
budget request.
NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities Fiscal Year 2002
Committee
Recommendation
National Ocean Service.................................. $447,240,000
National Marine Fisheries Service....................... 555,775,000
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research........................ 367,630,000
National Weather Service................................ 668,620,000
National Environmental, Satellite and Information
Services............................................ 150,515,000
Program Support......................................... 162,925,000
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Total Operations, Research, and Facilities........ 2,267,705,000
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Navigation Services: recommendation
Mapping & Charting:
Base.................................................. 37,015
Electronic Navigational Charts........................ 5,455
Shoreline Mapping..................................... 3,000
Coastal Storms........................................ 1,000
Joint Hydrographic Center............................. 3,580
N.C. Floodplain Mapping Pilot......................... 5,000
Address Survey Backlog/Contracts...................... 30,000
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Subtotal, Mapping & Charting........................ 85,050
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Geodesy:
Base.................................................. 21,550
National Spacial Reference System..................... 500
Height Modenization Study--NGS Implementation......... 250
Height Modernization Study--NC........................ 1,000
Height Modernization Study--CA Spatial Reference
Center.............................................. 1,000
S. Carolina Geodetic Survey........................... 500
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Subtotal, Geodesy................................... 24,800
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Tide & Current Data:
Base.................................................. 13,250
PORTS................................................. 3,000
Coastal Storms........................................ 1,000
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Subtotal, Tide & Current Data....................... 17,250
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Total, Navigation Services.......................... 127,100
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Ocean Resources Conservation & Management:
Estuarine and Coastal Assessment:
Ocean Assessment Program:
Base.............................................. 13,610
American Museum of Natural History Research and
Conservation.................................... 1,000
Coastal Observation Technology System............. 12,000
Coastal Storms.................................... 1,000
Beaufort/Oxford................................... 4,500
Pfiesteria and HAB Rapid Response................. 3,925
South Florida Ecosystem........................... 900
Coastal Services Center........................... 18,000
Pacific Coastal Services Center................... 2,000
Coastal Change Analysis........................... 3,000
Coral Reef Program................................ 20,000
Harmful Algae Blooms.............................. 5,000
Harmful Algal Bloom Research--SC Department of
Marine Resources................................ 600
CICEET............................................ 7,000
National Coral Reef Institute--Hawaii............. 1,000
National Coral Reef Institute--Florida............ 1,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation............. 1,000
JASON Foundation.................................. 2,500
National Ocean Science Education Program.......... 2,000
Narragansett Explore the Bay Program.............. 2,500
Aquaculture Education Program--Cedar Point, MS.... 2,000
May River Ecosystem............................... 100
New Bedford Oceanarium Research Program........... 3,000
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Subtotal, Ocean Assessment Program.............. 107,635
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Response and Restoration:
Base.............................................. 1,710
Estuarine and Coastal Assessment.................. 2,670
Estuary Restoration Program....................... 2,000
Damage Assessment Program......................... 5,200
Oil Pollution Act of 1990......................... 1,000
Coastal Protection and Restoration Project........ 31,000
Spill Response and Restoration Program............ 2,000
Oil Skimmer--NH................................... 250
Marsh Restoration--NH............................. 1,000
Coastal Remediation Technology.................... 1,000
Palmyra Atoll Bioremediation...................... 750
Pribilof Island Cleanup........................... 10,200
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Subtotal, Response and Restoration.............. 58,780
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Ocean and Coastal Research:
Base.............................................. 6,000
Fish Forensics/Enforcement........................ 1,300
MEHRL............................................. 1,950
Pfiesteria/Toxins Research........................ 1,000
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Subtotal, Ocean and Coastal Research............ 10,250
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Subtotal, Estuarine and Coastal Assessment...... 176,665
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Coastal Ocean Program:
Base.............................................. 12,890
ECOHAB............................................ 4,200
Hypoxia........................................... 1,085
Long-Term Estuary Assessment Consortium........... 1,200
Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Nutrient
Watershed....................................... 2,000
South Carolina Sea Grant.......................... 1,200
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Subtotal, Coastal Ocean Program................. 22,575
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Total, Ocean Resources Conservation & Assessment 199,240
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Ocean and Coastal Management:
Coastal Management:
CZM grants............................................ 65,500
Program Administration................................ 3,000
National Estuarine Research Reserve System............ 16,400
Nonpoint Pollution Implementation Grants.............. 2,000
Marine Protected Areas................................ 3,000
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Subtotal, Coastal Management........................ 89,900
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Marine Sanctuary Program:
Base.................................................. 30,000
Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission........ 1,000
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Subtotal, Marine Sanctuary Program.................. 31,000
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Total, Ocean and Coastal Management................. 120,900
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Total, National Ocean Service....................... 447,240
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $447,240,000
for the National Ocean Service [NOS]. The recommendation is
$82,754,000 above the budget request.
The Committee has provided bill language that allows the
Secretary to proceed as he deems necessary to have NOAA occupy
and operate its research facilities in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Navigation.--The Committee recommends $5,455,000 for
Electronic Navigational Charts. Of this amount, the Committee
recommends $1,900,000 to create a catalog of electronic
navigational charts for Alaska. Of the amounts provided for the
Joint Hydrographic Center, $1,000,000 is for a study to analyze
the data needs for developing a U.S. claim beyond the 200
nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone. This report will be
submitted to Congress by May 31, 2002, and will identify
existing data, data gaps, survey costs, and contracting
opportunities to prepare a U.S. claim.
Ocean Resources Conservation and Management.--The Committee
directs the National Ocean Service to establish a Coastal
Observation Technology System. This program shall provide a
national framework, technical assistance, and support for
sustained coastal observation systems. Among the entities with
which the National Ocean Service is directed to engage are the
Alliance for Coastal Technologies, Center for Integrated Marine
Technologies, the University of New Hampshire Sea Grant
program, and other regional organizations as appropriate.
Regarding this activity, the Secretary and the National Ocean
Service have the authority to transfer funds and enter into
agreements with any entity, including other Federal agencies.
The Committee recommendation includes $12,000,000 for this
program, of which $3,000,000 is for the Alliance for Coastal
Technologies; $3,000,000 is for the Center for Integrated
Marine Technologies, and $3,000,000 is for the University of
New Hampshire Sea Grant program. Funding for this activity is
from the conservation category.
The Committee recommendation includes an additional
$1,000,000 for the Oxford laboratory to fill three full-time
equivalents and purchase new lab equipment. The Committee
recommendation includes $20,000,000 for the Coral Reef Program.
Of this amount, the Committee recommendation includes
$6,000,000 to convert a T-AGS vessel to support the research,
monitoring, assessment, restoration, and outreach needs of the
National Ocean Service in waters around the Hawaiian Islands
and the American Flag Territories, including support for
sanctuary activities. Under Response and Restoration,
$1,000,000 is provided for Coastal Remediation Technology to
develop a cooperative program with the Cooperative Institute
for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology to evaluate
innovative environmental technologies for estuary remediation.
Of the $1,950,000 provided for the Marine Environmental Health
and Research Laboratory, the Committee recommendation includes
$450,000 for the Murrells Inlet Special Area Management Plan.
Under funding for the Coastal Ocean Program, the Committee
directs the program to work with and continue its current
levels of support for the Baruch Institute's research and
monitoring of small, high-salinity estuaries.
Ocean and Coastal Management.--The Committee is concerned
that the Federal Coastal Zone Management Program has not
adequately identified State practices that may contribute to
coastal hazards. The NOAA is to provide a report to the
Committees on Appropriations by September 15, 2001, that
identifies States with Federally approved Coastal Management
Programs with policies that allow for the readjustment of
beachfront zoning, building baselines, and setback regulations
based upon shoreline accretion and erosional characteristics.
This report will specifically identify those States with
policies that allow artificial shoreline accretion and beach
nourishment to be the basis for modifying placement of
beachfront zoning lines, baselines, and construction setback
mechanisms.
The Committee recommendation includes $3,000,000 for marine
protected areas. The Committee notes that a national discussion
on the potential of marine protected areas to protect the
country's marine resources is merited. The Committee is
concerned, however, that the nature of this discussion could be
limited only to the input of Federal officials and ignore the
true stakeholders and users of these resources. The Committee
strongly recommends that NOAA seek broad input from commercial
and sport fishermen as well as from scientists, fisheries
experts, and environmentalists before rendering any decisions
or making any recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce or
to the Congress on the matter of creating marine protected
areas. NOAA will submit a spending plan to the Committees on
Appropriations on how it intends to engage the above groups
before any of the funds for marine protected areas are
obligated. Finally, the Committee notes that NOAA skillfully
facilitated a broad discussion regarding the Tortugas
Ecological Reserves in Florida and recommends that similar
approaches to designating marine protected areas be applied in
the future.
The Committee encourages NOAA to continue its work with the
Mariner's Museum and the Navy on efforts to recover and
preserve the Monitor. The Committee does not recommend funding
for the Sustainable Seas Expedition. During this time of
budgetary constraint, it is critical that NOAA use limited
staff time and days at sea judiciously in order to fulfill its
core scientific and research missions. To date, NOAA has
requested $1,500,000 for the Sustainable Seas Expedition and
spent over $10,000,000. It appears that NOAA did not adhere to
section 605 of this bill. Furthermore, the Committee expects
that no ship time will be allocated to the Sustainable Seas
Expedition. The Committee has provided $14,000,000 in Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research for Ocean Exploration. This investment
will allow for a cross-agency, multi-institution partnership
with a common goal of discovery and exploration of the last
major frontier on Earth. This activity should replace the
Sustainable Seas Expedition as NOAA's investment in undersea
exploration, research, and technology in both the deep ocean
and areas of special concern, such as the National Marine
Sanctuaries.
National Marine Fisheries Service
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Fisheries Research and Management Services: recommendation
Science and Technology:
Base.................................................. 64,725
AKFIN................................................. 3,500
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation............... 1,750
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Base.................... 2,090
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Bering Sea Fishermen.... 150
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Crab Research........... 850
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Gulf of Alaska Coastal
Communities......................................... 175
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--NMFS Field Fishery
Monitor-
ing................................................. 300
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--NMFS Rockfish Research.. 350
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Rockfish Research/Crab.. 240
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--State of AK Crab,
Scallop License Limitation.......................... 1,600
Alaska Groundfish Monitoring--Winter Pollock Survey... 1,000
Alaska Groundfish Surveys--Base....................... 1,500
Alaska Groundfish Surveys--Calibration Studies........ 250
American Fisheries Act--Base.......................... 3,525
Atlantic Herring and Mackerel......................... 200
Bering Sea Pollock Research........................... 945
Bluefin Tuna Tagging.................................. 850
Bluefish/Striped Bass--Base........................... 700
Charleston Bump Billfish Tagging...................... 150
Chinoock Salmon Research at Auke Bay.................. 300
Computer Hardware and Software........................ 3,500
Cooperative Research--National Cooperative Research... 3,000
Cooperative Research--SE Cooperative Research......... 3,000
Driftnet Act Implementation--Base..................... 1,800
Driftnet Act Implementation--Pacific Rim Fisheries.... 150
Driftnet Act Implementation--Science Observer Russian
EEZ................................................. 250
Driftnet Act Implementation--State Participation AK/WA 200
Expand Stock Assessments--Improve Data Collection..... 15,000
Fish Statistics--Atlantic Coastal Cooperative
Statistics Pro-
gram................................................ 3,000
Fish Statistics--Base................................. 13,900
Fish Statistics--Economics and Social Sciences
Research............................................ 3,365
Fish Statistics--National Fisheries Information System 5,000
Fish Statistics--National Standard 8.................. 1,000
Fisheries Development Program--HI Fisheries
Development......................................... 1,000
Fisheries Development Program--Product Quality and
Safety/Seafood Inpsection........................... 8,685
Fisheries Oceanography................................ 1,500
GULFFIN Data Collection Effort........................ 3,500
Gulf of Maine Groundfish Survey....................... 570
Gulf of Mexico Consortium............................. 4,000
Hawaii Stock Management Plan.......................... 500
Highly Migratory Shark Fishery Research Program....... 1,950
Impact on Ocean Climate Shifts (OAR).................. 6,000
Information Analysis & Dissemination.................. 21,890
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
(JIMAR)............................................. 3,000
Lobster Sampling...................................... 150
Magnuson-Stevens Implementation AK.................... 4,350
MARFIN--Base.......................................... 2,500
MARFIN--NE Activities................................. 250
MARFIN--Red Snapper................................... 750
MarMap................................................ 850
NE Cooperative Research............................... 5,000
NEC Cooperative Marine Education and Research......... 200
New England Stock Depletion........................... 1,000
NMFS Cooperative Research Implementation.............. 3,500
NMFS Facilities Maintenance........................... 4,400
Northeast Consortium Cooperative Research............. 5,000
Observers/Training--Alaska Marine Mammals............. 100
Observers/Training--Atlantic Coast Observers.......... 3,350
Observers/Training--California Longline............... 100
Observers/Training--East Coast Observers.............. 350
Observers/Training--Hawaii Longline Observer Program.. 4,000
Observers/Training--NE Groundfish Trawl............... 150
Observers/Training--N. Pacific Marine Resources
Observers........................................... 1,875
Observers/Training--N. Pacific Observer Program....... 800
Observers/Training--SE Shark.......................... 125
Observers/Training--National Special Projects......... 25
Observers/Training--West Coast Observers.............. 4,875
PACFIN Catch Effort Data.............................. 3,000
Pacific Highly Migratory Species Research............. 1,000
Predator Prey Relationships (NOS)..................... 2,000
Recreational Fishery Harvest Monitoring............... 3,700
Red Snapper Monitoring and Research................... 7,500
SEAMAP................................................ 1,400
Shrimp Pathogens...................................... 300
South Carolina Taxonomic Center....................... 350
Steller Sea Lion/Pollock Research--N. Pacific Council. 2,000
West Coast Groundfish................................. 5,070
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Subtotal, Science and Technology.................... 260,930
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Conservation and Management:
Base.................................................. 7,710
Alaska Near Shore Fisheries........................... 1,250
American Fisheries Act--Base.......................... 2,175
American Fisheries Act--N. Pacific Council............ 500
American Fisheries Act--State of Alaska............... 500
Anadromous Grants..................................... 2,100
Anadromous Fish Commission--North Pacific............. 1,000
Bering Sea Crab....................................... 1,500
Cooper River Corridor Management...................... 250
Fisheries Management Programs......................... 31,255
Habitat Conservation.................................. 65
Halibut/Sablefish..................................... 1,200
Hawaii Community Development.......................... 500
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants.................. 2,590
International Fisheries Commissions................... 400
Interstate Fish Commissions--3 Commissions............ 750
Interstate Fish Commissions--Atlantic Cooperative
Management.......................................... 7,250
Kotzebue Sound Test (King Crab & Sea Snail)........... 200
Magnuson-Stevens Implementation--AK................... 2,050
Management of George's Bank........................... 480
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).............. 5,000
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)--Hawaiian Sea
Turtles............................................. 3,000
Oregon Groundfish Outreach Program.................... 2,000
Regional Councils..................................... 15,650
Yukon River Chinook Salmon--Base...................... 1,000
Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association............ 500
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Subtotal, Conservation and Management............... 90,875
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Total, Fisheries Research and Management Services... 351,805
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Protected Resources Research and Management Services:
Science and Technology:
Base.................................................. 11,985
Antarctic Research.................................... 2,000
Atlantic Salmon Research.............................. 710
Columbia River--Endangered Species Studies............ 300
Data Collection--HI Sea Turtle Research............... 3,000
Dolphin Encirclement.................................. 3,300
Dolphin/Yellowfin Tuna Research....................... 250
Endangered Species Act--Atlantic Salmon............... 3,000
Endangered Species Act--Marine Mammals................ 4,500
Endangered Species Act--Other Species................. 2,700
Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities........ 2,250
Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities NE
Consort-
ium................................................. 1,000
Endangered Species Act--Sea Turtles................... 6,340
Endangered Species Act--Steller Sea Lions............. 850
Habitat Conservation.................................. 4,600
Hawaiian Monk Seals................................... 800
Hawaiian Sea Turtles.................................. 300
Marine Mammal Protection--Base........................ 2,640
Marine Mammal Protection--AK Harbor Seal Research..... 1,000
Marine Mammal Protection--Erysipelas Research......... 250
Protected Species Management--Base.................... 5,275
Protected Species Management--Bottlenose Dolphin
Research............................................ 2,000
Rancho Nuevo Sea Turtles.............................. 350
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--AK Sea Life Center.... 8,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Base.................. 12,300
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--N. Pacific University
Marine Mammal Consortium............................ 5,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--University of AK Gulf
Apex Predator....................................... 1,000
Steller Sea Lion Recovery Plan--Alaska Fisheries
Foundation.......................................... 500
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Subtotal, Science and Technology.................... 86,200
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Conservation and Management Services:
Base.................................................. 4,985
Atlantic Salmon Recovery Plan......................... 450
Chinook Salmon Management............................. 150
Cook Inlet Beluga..................................... 300
Endangered Species Act--Atlantic Salmon............... 500
Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Activities........ 2,250
Endangered Species Act--Right Whale Cooperative State
Plans............................................... 1,500
Habitat Conservation.................................. 1,760
Marine Mammal Protection--Base........................ 4,585
Marine Mammal Strandings.............................. 4,000
Marine Mammal Strandings--Charleston Tissue Bank...... 800
Native Marine Mammals--AK Eskimo Whaling Commission... 400
Native Marine Mammals--Aleut Pacific Marine Resources
Observers........................................... 125
Native Marine Mammals--Beluga Whale Committee......... 225
Native Marine Mammals--Bristol Bay Native Asso........ 50
Native Marine Mammals--Alaska Native Harbor Seal
Commission.......................................... 150
Protected Species Management--Base.................... 3,235
Protected Species Management--California Sea Lions.... 750
Protected Species Management--NFWF Species Management. 1,000
Protected Species Management--State of Maine Salmon
Recovery............................................ 5,000
Southeastern Sea Turtles.............................. 300
State of Maine Recovery Plan.......................... 150
Steller Sea Lion Recovery--State of Alaska Work....... 2,500
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Subtotal, Conservation and Management Services...... 35,165
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Subtotal, Protected Resources Research and
Management
....................................................
Services.......................................... 121,365
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Habitat Conservation:
Sustainable Habitat Management:
Base.................................................. 2,000
Blue Crab Research Consortium......................... 2,000
Charleston Bump....................................... 300
Chesapeake Bay Multi-Species Management............... 500
Chesapeake Bay Oyster Research........................ 850
Chesapeake Bay Studies................................ 3,000
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Education Program........ 1,200
Coral Reef............................................ 11,000
Habitat Conservation.................................. 2,960
Magnuson-Stevens Implementation--AK................... 850
Mobile Bay Oyster Recovery............................ 1,000
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Subtotal, Sustainable Habitat Management............ 25,660
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Fisheries Habitat Restoration............................. 12,400
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Subtotal, Habitat Conservation.......................... 38,060
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Enforcement and Surveillance:
Enforcement:
Driftnet Act Implementation/Base.................. 1,375
Enforcement and Surveillance--Base................ 20,420
Enforcement and Surveillance--Cooperative
agreements with States.......................... 2,500
Enforcement and Surveillance--Vessel Monitoring
System.......................................... 5,000
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Subtotal, Enforcement........................... 29,295
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____________________________________________________
Cooperative Enforcement Programs:
Enforcement and Surveillance--Cooperative
agreements with States.......................... 15,000
NH Fish & Game Enforcement Vessel................. 250
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Subtotal, Cooperative Enforcement Programs...... 15,250
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Enforcement and Surveillance.......... 44,545
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____________________________________________________
Total, National Marine Fisheries Service........ 555,775
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $555,775,000
for the National Marine Fisheries Service [NMFS]. The
recommendation is $42,261,000 below the budget request. The
Committee has included bill language directing NMFS to obligate
$6,000,000 to the NOAA Office of General Counsel. This will
enable the Under Secretary and Associate Offices to remain
fully funded. The Committee directs that this realignment will
only come from NMFS base funds.
The Committee observes that there are opportunities to
significantly improve the regulatory processes of the National
Marine Fisheries Service. Currently, NMFS handles each
Endangered Species Act or National Environmental Policy Act
case on an ad hoc basis, causing unnecessary delays,
unpredictable outcomes, and a lack of accountability. The
development and application of standardized practices would
improve the quality and efficiency of regulatory decisions and
raise the likelihood of success in litigation. The Committee
instructs NOAA and NMFS to develop and apply throughout NMFS
standardized practices for regulatory decisions. Furthermore,
the Committee recommends streamlining the process by reducing
the layers of review and concentrating the responsibility on
qualified decision makers. The Committee expects to receive a
plan for accomplishing these objectives by December 15, 2001,
followed by quarterly reports of progress against these
objectives.
The Committee remains concerned that NMFS has become
overburdened by lawsuits regarding a variety of issues related
to fisheries and protected species, including the Steller sea
lion and the Northern right whale. In order to assist the
Committee in assessing this trend, NMFS is directed to provide
a quarterly status report on pending litigation.
Cooperative activities by Federal and State agencies are a
vital part of conservation programs for many endangered and
threatened species under the jurisdiction of the National
Marine Fisheries Service. Among other things, state agencies
offer knowledge, personnel, expertise, resources, and the legal
authority to help carry out urgent research and management
tasks. The Committee encourages NOAA to examine the existing
and potential role of state agencies in carrying out recovery
program tasks for Hawaiian monk seals, right whales, and other
endangered or threatened marine species under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of Commerce. Where appropriate and not already
in effect, the Committee encourages NOAA to develop cooperative
agreements with states under section 6 of the Endangered
Species Act to establish or clarify state agency involvement in
those recovery programs. The Committee expects NOAA to request
appropriations in their fiscal year 2003 budget under section 6
to support cooperative state activities that contribute to the
recovery of endangered marine species.
In the past, Congress provided $7,000,000 under Magnuson-
Stevens Act for the Pribilof Islands to address the severe
economic impact caused by precipitous decline in crab stocks in
the Bering Sea. The Committee is concerned that the economy of
the village of St. George was so adversely impacted, it has not
been able to provide the required local match and has not been
able to access the economic recovery funds. The Committee has
included bill language waiving the match consistent with
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act.
Out of base funds budgeted for the Southwest Regional
Office [SWR], the Committee provides $1,000,000 for the Pacific
Islands Area Office [PIAO] for administrative costs associated
with the transition of the PIAO to the Western Pacific Regional
Office. Within 30 days of date of enactment, SWR shall provide
a report identifying all funds expended in fiscal years 2000
and 2001 by the SWR to support programs relating to Western
Pacific region.
The Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 for North
Atlantic right whale research and management activities. Of the
amount provided, $1,000,000 is for the Northeast Consortium to
complete funding of right whale research grants awarded in
fiscal year 2001; and, $1,500,000 is for Atlantic coastal
states to implement cooperative federal-state right whale
recovery plans, such as those concluded under section 6 of the
Endangered Species Act [ESA]. The Committee strongly encourages
NMFS to conclude ESA section 6 agreements with coastal states
of concern prior to fiscal year 2003. The remaining $4,500,000
is for NMFS to expedite right whale recovery in consultation
with the Implementation Team and the Take Reduction Team. The
NMFS is expected to support priority management, enforcement,
and ship strike prevention activities, including expedited
development and deployment of innovative fishing gear and whale
tracking technologies, improved stranding response and
procedures, a whale-sighting advisory system, and a mandatory
ship-reporting system. No more than 20 percent of funds
provided to NMFS may be used for salaries of existing
personnel. The Committee expects NMFS to submit a status report
to Congress describing its progress in meeting the priority
recovery goals established in the 5-year research and
management plan, as was requested in the fiscal year 2001
Conference Report. The Committee notes that this report has not
been submitted for review by the Appropriations subcommittee.
None of the funds for right whale activities may be obligated
until this report has been approved.
The Committee supports NMFS's efforts to address
international conservation and recovery of sea turtles through
an international bycatch strategy under Magnuson-Stevens Act
Section 202(h), which calls for the Secretary of State, in
cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, to seek
international agreements to establish standards and measures
for bycatch reduction that are comparable to U.S. standards.
International action is urgently needed in the international
longline fishery, particularly in the Pacific region. In
furtherance of this goal, the Committee directs NMFS, in
cooperation with the Department of State, to work with other
nations and industry, including the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Forum, to develop alternative fishing technologies
and practices designed to reduce incidental capture mortality
of sea turtles in the international longline fleet. NMFS is
urged to convene preparatory meetings on gear development,
particularly in the Pacific region, prior to the technical
workshop scheduled for 2002 to ensure that agreement on
alternative gear research and data sharing, including
timetables for specific action, can be concluded at this
workshop. The Department of Commerce and Department of State
shall report back on the status of these efforts within 90 days
of enactment of this Act. The Committee recommendation includes
$500,000 under NOAA ``Executive Direction and Administration''
for travel expenses associated with this effort.
Fisheries Research and Management.--The Committee
recommendation includes $5,000,000 for the National Fisheries
Information System. The NMFS will submit a spending plan on the
capabilities and out-year costs of this system before any funds
for it may be obligated. The Committee has provided $3,700,000
for the recreational fishing information network [RecFIN]
program, and expects that the Pacific, Atlantic, and Gulf
States shall each receive one-third of these funds with funding
for inshore recreational species assessment and tagging efforts
in South Carolina. The Committee expects that $250,000 will be
used to continue the effort to enhance the annual collection
and analysis of economic data on marine recreational fishing.
The Committee recommends that the $750,000 for the Interstate
Fish Commissions be equally divided among the three
commissions. As in prior fiscal years, funds appropriated for
the Hawaii Fisheries Development and Hawaii Stock Management
Plan programs shall be administered by the Oceanic Institute.
Protected Resources Research and Management.--The Committee
recommendation provides $1,000,000 to Marine Mammal
Protection--Alaska Harbor Seal Research to be split evenly
between the Alaska Sea Life Center and the Alaska Native Harbor
Seal Commission.
Habitat Conservation.--The Committee recommendation
includes $3,000,000 for Chesapeake Bay Studies. In addition,
the Committee recommends that NOAA initiate a micro-grant
program allowing local governments and non-profit organizations
to perform fisheries and shellfish restoration on the
Chesapeake Bay.
Enforcement and Surveillance.--The Committee recommendation
provides $250,000 for a fisheries enforcement vessel for the
New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game. This vessel should
be used equally for biological research and fisheries
enforcement.
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Climate Research: recommendation
Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
Aeronomy Laboratory (Colorado)........................ 8,090
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory
(Florida)........................................... 5,675
Air Resources Laboratory (CO, ID, NC, NV, TN)......... 3,440
Climate Diagnostic Center (Colorado).................. 2,550
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
(Colorado).......................................... 5,935
Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)........ 240
Forecast Systems Laboratory (Colorado)................ 155
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (New Jersey).... 14,190
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington).. 8,345
Space Environmental Center (Colorado)................. 235
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Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutions......... 48,855
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____________________________________________________
Climate & Global Change Program:
Climate and Global Change (Base)...................... 67,855
Variability beyond ENSO............................... 1,000
Climate Forcing Agents................................ 1,000
Accelerating Climate Models--IRI...................... 2,000
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Climate & Global Change Program........... 71,855
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Climate Observations & Services:
Climate Reference Network............................. 3,000
Climate Data & Info and CLASS in PAC.................. 1,000
Baseline Observatories................................ 3,000
Ocean Observations/Ocean Systems...................... 4,350
Argo Floats........................................... 7,950
Regional Assessments, Education and Outreach.......... 1,850
Climate Change Assessments............................ 650
Weather-Climate Connection............................ 900
Carbon Cycle.......................................... 2,300
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Subtotal, Climate Observations & Services........... 25,000
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Other Partnership Programs:
Central California Ozone Study........................ 500
East Tennessee ozone study............................ 300
AIRMAP................................................ 4,500
International Pacific Research Center (U of HI)....... 500
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs................ 5,800
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Climate Research............................. 151,510
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Weather & Air Quality Research:
Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
Aeronomy Laboratory (Colorado)........................ 2,050
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory
(Florida)........................................... 3,910
Air Resources Laboratory (CO, ID, NC, NV, TN)......... 2,070
Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic Laboratory
(Colorado).......................................... 165
Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)........ 6,845
Forecast Systems Laboratory (Colorado)................ 10,615
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (New Jersey).... 3,070
National Severe Storms Labroratory (Oklahoma)......... 7,530
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington).. 260
Space Environmental Center (Colorado)................. 7,220
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes........... 43,735
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
U.S. Weather Research Program:
U.S. Weather Research Program Base (USWRP)............ 3,730
Space-Based Wind Profile Lidar Technology............. 1,000
Air Quality Forecasting Pilot Program................. 4,000
High Resolution Temperature Forecasting Pilot Program. 5,000
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, U.S. Weather Research Program............. 13,730
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Other Partnership Programs:
New England Air Quality Study......................... 2,000
New England Airshed Pollution Analysis................ 200
STORM (U. of N. Iowa)................................. 1,000
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs................ 3,200
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Weather & Air Quality Research............... 60,665
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research:
Laboratories & Joint Institutes:
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory
(Florida)........................................... 2,720
AOML Coral Reef Watch................................. 500
Environmental Technology Laboratory (Colorado)........ 445
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
(Michigan).......................................... 8,700
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (Washington).. 7,390
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Subtotal, Laboratories & Joint Institutes........... 19,755
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
National Sea Grant College Program:
National Sea Grant College Program Base............... 56,400
Aquatic Nuisance Species/Zebra Mussel Research........ 3,000
Gulf of Mexico Oyster Initiative...................... 1,000
Oyster Disease Research............................... 2,000
Sea Grant Fisheries Extension......................... 3,000
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____________________________________________________
Subtotal, National Sea Grant College Program........ 65,400
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____________________________________________________
National Undersea Research Program (NURP):
National Undersea Research Program (NURP) Base........ 13,850
National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology 5,000
--------------------------------------------------------------
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Subtotal, National Undersea Research Program........ 18,850
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____________________________________________________
Ocean Exploration......................................... 14,000
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____________________________________________________
Other Partnership Programs:
Arctic Research....................................... 3,650
Cultured Cobia Demonstration (VIMS)................... 500
Carolina Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction System 2,800
Gulf of Maine Council................................. 750
Lake Champlain Research Consortium.................... 300
NISA/Ballast Water Demonstrations..................... 850
NISA/Prevent & Control Invasive Species............... 800
NOAA Marine Aquaculture Program....................... 3,600
Cooperative Institute for New England Mariculture &
Fisheries (UNH)..................................... 4,000
Pacific Tropical Ornamental Fish...................... 500
Aquaculture Management Plan--RICRMC................... 1,600
SE Atlantic Marine Monitoring & Pred. Center (UNC).... 1,500
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation (incl. TWEAK)............... 3,800
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Subtotal, Other Partnership Programs................ 24,650
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____________________________________________________
Total, Ocean, Coastal, & Great Lakes Research....... 142,655
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
High Performance Computing & Communications (HPCC)........ 12,800
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____________________________________________________
Total, NOAA Research................................ 367,630
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $367,630,000
for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. The recommendation is
$37,442,000 above the budget request.
Climate Observations and Services.--Of the amounts
appropriated for Argo, no less than 275 floats shall be
deployed. The Committee recommends that with the funds provided
for the Carbon Cycle line, at least one sampling site be
established in New Hampshire.
Weather and Air Quality Research.--Of the $3,730,000
provided for the Weather Research Program base, the Committee
recommends $500,000 for continued development of the 3-D
ceilometer in Hawaii. In addition, the Committee recommendation
includes $4,000,000 for a pilot air quality forecasting system
to increase the operational efficiency of power plants while
minimizing their impact on air quality. The Committee
recommendation also includes $5,000,000 to operate a model and
deploy meteorological sensors to improve the daily temperature
forecasts in a specific region. This will foster greater energy
efficiency and more accurate electrical load forecasting.
Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research.--Within the
amount provided for the Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
(GLERL), the Committee recommends that NOAA support research
programs on aquatic invasive species mitigation and reduction
in the Lake Champlain Basin. In addition, the Committee
recommends $500,000 for a study on the construction of an
interagency facility owned by NOAA which would replace a
leasing arrangement. The Committee recommends $13,850,000 for
the National Undersea Research Program (NURP). Of the amount
provided, $6,925,000 is for research conducted through the east
coast NURP centers and $6,925,000 is for the west coast NURP
centers, including the Hawaiian and Pacific Center and the West
Coast and Polar Regions Center. The Committee expects level
funding will be available for Aquarius, ALVIN, and program
administration.
National Weather Service
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Local Warnings and Forecasts:
Local Warnings and Forecasts Base......................... 480,000
Alaska Data Buoys......................................... 1,700
New England Data Buoys.................................... 750
Sustain Cooperative Observer Network...................... 2,300
Mt. Washington Observatory................................ 500
Susquehanna River Basin Flood System...................... 1,500
Aviation Forecasts........................................ 35,600
Kentucky Mesonet.......................................... 2,000
Texas Mesonet............................................. 2,000
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Subtotal, Local Warnings and Forecasts.................. 526,350
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____________________________________________________
Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service...................... 1,500
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
WFO Maintenance............................................... 4,550
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____________________________________________________
Weather Radio Transmitters:
Weather Radio Transmitters Base........................... 2,320
NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--ME....................... 350
NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--NH....................... 230
NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--SD....................... 400
NOAA Weather Radio Transmitters--WY....................... 500
North Dakota Ag Weather Network........................... 270
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Subtotal, Weather Radio Transmitters.................... 4,070
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Central Forecast Guidance..................................... 43,000
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Systems Operation & Maintenance (O&M):
NEXRAD.................................................... 40,000
ASOS...................................................... 12,650
AWIPS..................................................... 36,500
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Total, Systems Operation & Maintenance.................. 89,150
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____________________________________________________
Total, National Weather Service......................... 668,620
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $668,620,000
for the National Weather Service [NWS] for operations,
acquisitions, and research. The recommendation is $10,164,000
above the request.
Local Warnings and Forecasts.--The ``1995 Secretary's
Report to Congress on Adequacy of NEXRAD Coverage and
Degradation of Weather Services'' requested further studies of
several sites, including Williston, ND and Erie, PA. The
Committee provided funds to begin mitigation in fiscal year
1999 at these sites. The Committee has provided $4,790,000 to
continue current operations at these sites. In addition, the
Committee directs the NWS to make appropriate arrangements to
maintain a local presence for the maintenance of the NOAA
weather radio antenna in Erie, PA and develop a strategy to
adequately address the prediction of lake-effect snow in the
area. The Committee recommendation includes funding for three
data buoys off New England in accordance with the National
Research Council report of 1998.
Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service.--The Committee
recommendation provides $1,500,000 for the Advanced
Hydrological Prediction Service, an increase of $500,000. The
Committee expects that this increase will cover the development
of this service for New Hampshire.
Systems Operation and Maintenance.--The Committee notes
that Alaska has the highest pilot death rate in the nation. No
weather forecasting facilities exist in dozens of remote Native
Alaskan villages. Accidents are often caused by rapidly
changing weather conditions for which no forecasting
information is available. The Committee recommendation provides
$12,650,000 for Automated Surface Observing System [ASOS], of
which $5,000,000 is for the installation of forecasting
equipment in remote Alaskan villages.
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Environmental Satellite Observing Systems:
Satellite Command and Control............................. 32,790
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____________________________________________________
Product Processing and Distribution....................... 28,700
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____________________________________________________
Product Development, Readiness & Application:
Product Development, Readiness & Application.......... 22,720
Coral Reef Monitoring................................. 750
Global Wind Demonstration............................. 3,500
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Subtotal, Product Development, Readiness &
Application......................................... 26,970
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____________________________________________________
Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing & Enforcement......... 1,200
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems........ 89,660
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
NOAA's Data Centers & Information Services:
Archive, Access & Assessment:
Archive, Access & Assessment...................... 32,190
Climate Database Modernization.................... 6,215
GOES Data Archive Project......................... 2,000
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Subtotal, Archive, Access & Assessment.......... 40,405
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National Coastal Ocean Data Development and Management
Center--MS.............................................. 4,515
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____________________________________________________
Regional Climate Centers.................................. 3,600
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Environmental Data Systems Modernization.................. 12,335
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____________________________________________________
Total, NOAA's Data Centers & Information Services....... 58,855
==============================================================
____________________________________________________
Total, NESDIS........................................... 150,515
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $150,515,000
for the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information
Service [NESDIS]. The recommendation is $18,853,000 above the
request.
Program Support
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Corporate Services: recommendation
Under Secretary and Associate Offices Base................ 17,890
Policy Formulation and Direction Base..................... 36,365
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Total, Corporate Services............................... 54,255
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Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO):
Aviation Operations: Aircraft Services.................... 15,185
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Subtotal, Aviation Operations........................... 15,185
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Marine Operations:
Marine Services....................................... 63,830
Fleet Planning and Maintenance........................ 19,020
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Total, Marine Operations............................ 82,850
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Total, OMAO......................................... 98,035
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Facilities:
NOAA Maintenance, Repairs and Safety...................... 3,635
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Environmental Compliance.................................. 2,000
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Project Planning and Execution: Boulder Facilities
Operations.............................................. 5,000
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Total, Facilities....................................... 10,635
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Total, Program Support.................................. 162,925
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $162,925,000
for the NOAA program support functions. The recommendation is
$1,555,000 below the request.
Corporate Services.--The Committee does not recommend
funding for a $15,000,000 initiative to provide funding to
historically black colleges and universities to train
scientists. While the Committee believes that more women and
minorities should be encouraged to seek careers in mathematics
and sciences, funding for this purpose should be provided by
the Department of Education, the National Academy of Sciences,
or the National Science Foundation.
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.--The Committee
recommends that $62,000,000 for Acquisition of Data be
transferred from the National Ocean Service, National Marine
Fisheries Service, and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research to NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
under the Marine Services line. The Committee recognizes this
transfer of funds is necessary to enable further efficiencies
in the use of both contracted and NOAA ships. Further, the
Committee expects that this transfer of responsibility will
result in no fewer days at sea for any NOAA program. Of the
$15,185,000 provided in Aircraft Services, the Committee
recommends that an additional $1,000,000 be used to support the
necessary overhaul of the P-3 aircraft. Prior to the obligation
of funds, NOAA is directed to provide to the Committees on
Appropriations an assessment of the condition of the aircraft,
especially as it relates to corrosion, and the anticipated
benefits from spending $1,500,000 as it relates to aircraft
performance and service life.
The R/V RONALD H. BROWN, commissioned in 1997, is NOAA's
premier deep ocean research vessel and the largest vessel in
the NOAA fleet. Equipped with highly advanced instruments and
sensors, the NOAA R/V RONALD H. BROWN is unique in the world
research fleet, built to support scientific studies worldwide
that will increase our understanding of oceans and climate. The
Committee notes that at a time that global warming and study of
the role of the oceans in climate change has taken on
increasing urgency, a substantial portion of the vessel's days
at sea have been used to deploy and retrieve buoys in the
Pacific rather than to support important atmospheric and
oceanographic research in the Atlantic and elsewhere. While the
Committee acknowledges the importance of maintaining these
oceanographic buoys, other NOAA vessels or smaller charter
vessels are more suitable to that mission. The Committee
directs NOAA to plan for the R/V RONALD H. BROWN to spend no
less than 139 days at sea in the Atlantic Ocean during fiscal
year 2002 for oceanographic research opportunities lost in
prior years.
The Committee recommendation provides $19,020,000 for Fleet
Planning and Maintenance. Of this amount, the Committee
recommends $7,200,000 for equipment to support NOAA's mapping
and charting missions. Funds for this purpose are authorized
under the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, the
National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 2000, and the Coral
Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUCTION
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
NOS: recommendation
Construction and Acquisition:
Beaufort Laboratory................................... 5,000
Coastal Service Center (Wing)......................... 4,000
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program....... 60,000
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary................ 6,500
Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.............. 2,200
Kachemak Bay Service Facility......................... 800
Kasitsna Bay Laboratory............................... 5,500
Marine Environmental Health Research Laboratory
Enhancement & Equipment............................. 14,000
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary................ 3,000
NERRS Acquisition..................................... 9,910
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary............. 1000
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Subtotal, NOS Construction.......................... 111,910
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Total NOS........................................... 111,910
NMFS:
Construction:
Alaska Facilities Fisheries Center Juneau............. 21,100
Honolulu.............................................. 3,000
Kodiak Pier........................................... 4,000
Ketchikan Facilities.................................. 1,500
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Subtotal, NMFS Construction......................... 29,600
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Fleet Replacement:
Fisheries Research Vessel Replacement................. 54,000
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Subtotal, NMFS Fleet Replacement.................... 54,000
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Total, NMFS......................................... 83,600
OAR:
Systems Acquisition:
Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System..... 3,600
Research Supercomputing............................... 6,500
Stone Laboratory...................................... 1,000
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Subtotal, OAR Systems Acquisition................... 11,100
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Construction: Norman Consolidation Project................ 15,000
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Subtotal, OAR Construction.............................. 15,000
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Total, OAR.............................................. 26,100
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NWS:
Systems Acquisition:
ASOS.................................................. 5,125
AWIPS................................................. 16,265
NEXRAD................................................ 8,260
NWSTG Backup--CIP..................................... 7,000
Radiosonde Network Replacement........................ 5,000
Weather and Climate Supercomputing.................... 15,000
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Subtotal, NWS Systems Acquisition................... 56,650
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Construction: WFO Construction............................ 12,000
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Subtotal, NWS Construction.............................. 12,000
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Total, NWS.............................................. 68,650
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NESDIS:
Systems Acquisition:
Geostationary Systems................................. 290,000
Polar Orbiting Systems................................ 296,000
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Subtotal, NESDIS Systems Acquisition................ 586,000
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Construction: Continuity of Critical Facilities........... 4,550
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Subtotal, NESDIS Construction........................... 4,550
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Total, NESDIS........................................... 590,550
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Program Support:
CAMS...................................................... 15,000
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OMAO/Fleet Replacement:
ADVENTUROUS Refurbishment............................. 4,200
ALBATROSS IV Repairs.................................. 4,000
FAIRWEATHER Refurbishment............................. 12,500
GORDON GUNTER......................................... 1,800
Naval Surplus Vessels for Coastal Research (YTT)...... 4,500
Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull Vessel................ 14,000
T-AGS Vessel Conversion............................... 6,000
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Subtotal, OMAO...................................... 47,000
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Total, Program Support.............................. 62,000
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Total, Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction--
Conser-
....................................................
vation............................................ [83,410]
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Total, Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction... 939,610
The Committee recommendation provides $939,610,000 for
Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction. This amount
includes $3,200,000 in recoveries from prior years. The
recommendation is $174,749,000 above the request. The amount
provided includes $83,410,000 for programs in the conservation
spending category.
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
National Ocean Service.--The Committee recommendation
includes $5,000,000 for the Beaufort Laboratory for necessary
repairs to existing facilities and to construct a joint
laboratory, dock, and other facilities in collaboration with
the Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve. The
Committee recommends $60,000,000 for the coastal and estuarine
land conservation program. This program is funded under the
conservation spending category. This new program will provide
funds for matching grants to States, communities, and groups
engaged in land conservation efforts that benefit coastal and
estuarine areas. These funds will be used expressly to acquire
lands or interests in lands that include significant
conservation, recreation, ecological, historical or aesthetic
values to further the goals of a federally approved Coastal
Zone Management Program or a National Estuarine Research
Reserve. Of the amount provided for this program in fiscal year
2002, the Committee recommends the following projects:
$10,000,000 for ACE Basin; $6,000,000 for the Great Bay
Partnership; $1,250,000 for Mill River Harbor, CT; $3,000,000
for Morris Island, SC; $10,000,000 for Long Island, SC;
$370,000 for Old Woman Creek, OH; $3,000,000 for Elkhorn
Slough, CA; $325,000 for Taskinas Creek, VA; $1,000,000 for
Hempstead Harbor, NY; $1,100,000 for Tilamook Bay, OR; $800,000
for Kitsap County, WA; $370,000 is for Massachusetts Bay,
Manchester, MA; $875,000 for Lake Ontario, Parma, NY;
$2,000,000 for Maryland Coastal Bays, MD; $3,000,000 for Hawaii
Coastal Conservation; $3,000,000 for Los Cerritos Wetlands,
Long Beach, CA; $350,000 for Carnes acquisition, Juneau Public
Parks, Juneau, AK; and $4,000,000 for Tongass National Forest
coastal land acquisition.
Program Support.--The Committee notes that the NOAA R/V
FAIRWEATHER will conduct the vast majority of its research off
the coast of Alaska, and has provided bill language to homeport
the vessel in Ketchikan, Alaska. The Committee recommendation
provides $14,000,000 for a Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull
vessel to be homeported in New Castle, NH. In addition, the
Committee recommends $6,000,000 to convert a T-AGS vessel to be
homeported in Charleston, SC.
Other
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Operations, Research, and Facilities: recommendation
Direct Obligations........................................2,340,255
De-Obligations............................................ -17,000
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Subtotal, Discretionary ORF Budget Authority............2,323,255
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Transfers:
Promote & Develop American Fisheries.................. -68,000
Coastal Zone Management Fund.......................... -3,000
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Subtotal, ORF Transfers............................. -71,000
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Total, CJS ORF Appropriation........................2,252,255
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Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction:
Direct Obligations........................................ 942,810
De-Obligations............................................ -3,200
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Subtotal, Discretionary PAC Budget Authority............ 939,610
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Total, CJS PAC Appropriation............................ 939,610
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Other Discretionary Appropriations:
Coastal Zone Management Fund.............................. 3,000
Fishermen's Contingency Fund.............................. 952
Foreign Fishing Observer Fund............................. 191
Fisheries Financing Program............................... 287
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery:
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund.................. 70,000
Endangered Species Act--Pacific Salmon Recovery....... 38,000
Columbia River Hatcheries--Operations................. 11,430
Columbia River Hatcheries--Monitor, Evaluation and
Reform.............................................. 1,700
Columbia River Facilities............................. 3,365
Pacific Salmon Treaty Implementation--Base............ 5,600
Pacific Salmon Treaty Implementation--Chinook Salmon
Agreement........................................... 1,845
Pacific Salmon Treaty Implementation--Pacific Salmon
Commission.......................................... 2,000
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Subtotal, Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery....... 133,940
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Total, Other Discretionary Appropriations--
Conserva-
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tion.......................................... [133,940]
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Total, Other Discretionary Appropriations....... 138,370
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NOAA GRAND TOTAL DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS...........3,349,685
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $73,837,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 110,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 133,940,000
The Committee recommends $133,940,000 for Pacific Coastal
Salmon conservation to be funded under the conservation
category. Of this amount, $70,000,000 is for the Pacific
Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. Of this amount, the Committee
recommends $20,600,000 for the State of Alaska, $20,150,000 for
the State of Washington, $10,075,000 for the State of Oregon,
$10,075,000 for the State of California, and $9,100,000 for the
Tribes. Of the funds provided for the State of Alaska, $500,000
is provided to study parasitic infection of chum salmon;
$2,000,000 is provided to restore the Chester Creek salmon run;
$5,000,000 is provided for an interagency, multi-disciplinary
research effort to determine the causes of the decline of
salmon species in Alaska; $800,000 is provided for hatchery
operations; $200,000 is provided to restore the King Salmon
runs in Craig, Alaska; $250,000 is provided to enable the State
of Alaska to participate in discussions regarding the Columbia
River hydrosystem management; and $750,000 is provided to the
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission to prevent the
escapement of Atlantic salmon from Alaska streams and address
other invasive species issues. Of the amounts provided for the
State of Washington, $1,000,000 is for Washington State
University and the University of Idaho for the Salmon
Restoration Partnership, and $4,000,000 is for the Washington
State Department of Natural Resources and other State and
Federal agencies for purposes of implementing the State of
Washington's Forest and Fish Report. The monies shall be spent
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Forest and
Fish Report and consistent with the requirements of the
Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act. Of the amount
provided to the State of Oregon, $1,000,000 is for culvert
replacement and rehabilitation in Clakamas County, Oregon to
help meet Federal Endangered Species Act mandates, and
$1,000,000 is to address natural threats to the southern
Oregon/northern California coho salmon in the Klamath River.
Coastal Zone Management Fund
This fund consists of loan repayments arising from the
former Coastal Energy Impact Program which are transferred to
the ``Operations, research, and facilities'' account for
program grants.
The Committee recommendation includes $3,000,000 from the
coastal zone management [CZM] fund for CZM program management
and other purposes authorized by section 308 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act.
Fishermen's Contingency Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $950,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 952,000
Committee recommendation................................ 952,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $952,000 for
the fishermen's contingency fund.
The fishermen's contingency fund provides compensation to
U.S. fishermen for damage or loss of fishing gear and any
resulting loss because of natural or man-made obstructions
related to oil and gas exploration, development, and production
on the Outer Continental Shelf. The Secretary of Commerce is
authorized to establish an area account within the fund for any
area within the Outer Continental Shelf. A holder of a lease,
permit, easement, or right-of-way in such area is required to
pay a fee into the appropriate area account in the fund. Each
area account, if depleted, will be replenished by assessment.
The authorization stipulates that amounts available in each
area account can be disbursed only to the extent provided by
appropriations acts. Since receipts collected may not be
sufficient for this appropriation, the Committee has included
language which provides that the sums necessary to eliminate
the insufficiency may be derived from the general fund of the
Treasury.
Foreign Fishing Observer Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $191,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 191,000
Committee recommendation................................ 191,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $191,000 for
the foreign fishing observer fund.
Fees paid into the fund are collected from owners and
operators of certain foreign fishing vessels that fish within
the U.S. fishery conservation zone. The fund supports salaries
of U.S. observers and program support personnel, other
administrative costs, and the cost of data management and
analysis.
fisheries finance program account
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $287,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 287,000
Committee recommendation................................ 287,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $287,000 for
the fisheries finance program account. Of the funds provided,
$100,000 is for entry level and small vessel individual fishery
quota (IFQ) obligation guarantees in the halibut and sablefish
fisheries off Alaska pursuant to section 1104A(a)(7) of the
Merchant Marine Act of 1936. These funds are provided for IFQ
loans in accordance with section 303(d)(4) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act and section 108(g) of the Sustainable Fisheries
Act.
Department Management
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $35,841,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 37,652,000
Committee recommendation................................ 42,062,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $42,062,000
for Departmental Management. The recommendation is $4,410,000
above the budget request. The Committee recommendation provides
$750,000 for the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a
study on the nature of global intellectual property
counterfeiting and piracy. The purpose of the study is to
develop effective, long-term strategies for addressing these
threats to U.S. economic strength. The Department of Commerce
will, in conjunction with the Department of Justice and not
later than 1 month after enactment of this Act, grant this
award to the National Academy of Sciences. The study will be
completed by September 30, 2002. The Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice and other agencies shall fully
cooperate with and provide necessary information to assess the
current situation related to Intellectual Property theft.
The Committee is concerned by the uncontrolled growth and
lack of Congressional oversight of the Working Capital Fund
[``the Fund'']. The Committee believes that the Department's
use of bureau program funds which are appropriated for program
purposes should be scrutinized through reprogramming
procedures. In addition, the Committee is concerned by the
Department's use of appropriated bureau program funds to
finance new Departmental initiatives. It is the Committee's
intent that all programs and activities financed through the
Fund and all changes and increases to the Fund shall require
the advance approval of the Committee under the provisions of
Section 605. Consequently the Department will submit a request
for reprogramming before any funds may be obligated to or from
the Fund.
The Committee has, over the past 6 months, engaged in
discussions with Department of Commerce officials regarding the
need for Departmental Fund reforms. As an outcome of these
discussions and the information provided by the Department of
Commerce at the Committee's request, the Committee has
developed directives which should be included in the
Department's request for reprogramming. They are outlined in
the following paragraphs.
The Committee has included bill language that caps the Fund
at a level of $117,000,000 and 700 Full-Time Equivalents [FTE].
Included is language capping funding for the Commerce
Administrative Management Systems [CAMS] or CAMS-related
products at $40,000,000. No more than $15,000,000 for CAMS will
be assessed to NOAA. Any reductions necessary to be taken to
operate the Fund at the fiscal year 2002 authorized level of
$117,000,000 will be based upon the numbers of FTE of the Fund
service providers, beginning with those service providers which
operate with the largest number of FTEs and funds. At a
minimum, reductions will be taken from the three largest Fund
accounts and service providers as reported in the fiscal year
2002 Congressional Budget submission for Departmental
Management. These service providers are the Office of
Administrative Services, the Office of General Counsel and the
Office of Security. The Office of Human Resources Management,
Human Resources Services project and or its equivalent(s) will
be reduced by at least $1,386,000.
The Office of Management and Organization Support, Office
of Budget Forms and Tracking System, Office of Human Resources
Management Payroll Demonstration Project, Office of Human
Resources Management Employee Diversity and Classification or
their equivalents will be eliminated from the Fund.
The Office of Human Resources Decennial Census and the
Office of Civil Rights Census 2000 and or their equivalents
will be eliminated from the Fund and may be billed through the
Advances and Reimbursements Account [``A and R'' account].
Further, the Committee notes that certain A and R projects
have become permanent activities carried out by the Office of
the Secretary, and, therefore, should be funded through, and
subject to the scrutiny of the Appropriations process. As such,
External Affairs, White House Liaison, Executive Support,
Cultural Awareness, and Commerce, Government Performance and
Results Act project, will be eliminated from the A and R
account and the activities funded by these projects shall not
be charged or billed to the Department's bureaus The Committee
has recommended a total amount of $3,660,000 in the
Departmental Management appropriation to fund these activities.
This amount is commensurate with the level of funding planned
for payment by the bureaus to these activities.
Electronic Commerce, Regional Economic Growth, Class Action
Suit, Diversity Employment Plan, MSI Financial Assistance and
Grant Promotion Activities, MSI Conferences, Executive
Assistance Management Information Technology Activities,
Pioneer Fund, COMMITS, Executive Direction Support, Celebrate
Department of Commerce, and Telecommuting will not be funded
out of the A and R account.
The USA Trade Center, Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center project will be eliminated from the
Departmental A and R account and responsibility for
administering the project activities shall be transferred to
the International Trade Administration.
In future budget submissions, the Department will submit
and display the A and R project listing and the Fund project
listings and associated dollar and FTE requests as part of the
Congressional budget request. The Committee directs that the
Department ensure that WCF budget estimates for upcoming fiscal
year be provided to bureau clients no later than October 1 each
fiscal year.
Office of the Inspector General
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $19,956,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 21,176,000
Committee recommendation................................ 21,176,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,176,000
for the Commerce Department's Office of the Inspector General.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
General Provisions--Department of Commerce
The Committee includes the following general provisions for
the Department of Commerce that were included in the fiscal
year 2001 appropriations act. Sections 201 through 208 are
continuations of language included in previous appropriations
acts.
Section 201 makes Commerce Department 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 202 makes appropriations for salaries and expenses
available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for
services, uniforms, and allowances as authorized by law.
Section 203 prohibits any funds to be used to support
hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and activities that are under
the control of the U.S. Air Force or the U.S. Air Force
Reserve.
Section 204 provides the authority to transfer funds
between Department of Commerce accounts. The language provides
that no account may be decreased by more than 5 percent or
increased by more than 10 percent. The language also makes the
transfers subject to the Committee's standard reprogramming
procedures.
Section 205 allows the Secretary to award contracts for
certain mapping and charting activities in accordance with the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act.
Section 206 allows the Department of Commerce franchise
fund to retain a percentage of earnings from services provided
for capital investments.
Section 207 permits the Department of Commerce franchise
fund to retain a percentage of earnings from services provided
for capital investments.
Section 208 provides funding for three grants and a
cooperative agreement.
Section 209 makes administrative changes to the Department
of Commerce, Working Capital Fund and Advances and
Reimbursements account.
TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
The funds provided in title III of the accompanying bill
are for the operation and maintenance of the U.S. courts and
include the salaries of judges, magistrates, supporting
personnel, and other expenses of the Federal judiciary.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$4,491,578,000 for the judiciary. The recommendation is
$381,135,000 below the budget request. The Committee is aware
that a total of $235,365,000 in fees, reimbursables, and
carryover is available in various accounts across the title.
Steady growth in costs associated with Defender Services,
court security, GSA rental payments, and pay and benefits at a
time of declining resources is putting serious pressure on the
judiciary budget. The Committee urges the judiciary to make
every effort to contain mandatory costs.
Supreme Court of the United States
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $45,121,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 159,856,000
Committee recommendation................................ 47,518,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $47,518,000.
The total amount is provided in two separate appropriation
accounts as follows:
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $37,512,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 42,114,000
Committee recommendation................................ 39,988,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $39,988,000
for the Justices, their supporting personnel, and the costs of
operating the Supreme Court, excluding the care of the building
and grounds. The recommendation is $2,126,000 below the budget
request and fully funds current services.
Various offices, a theatre, a gift shop, and mail handling
have all been built out into the hallways of the Court in
direct violation of fire codes. The expected renovation of the
Court will only exacerbate space problems for the foreseeable
future. Therefore, the Committee recommendation defers staffing
increases until it is clear that there is room for additional
personnel. To the degree that the positions sought are needed
immediately, including the assistant food preparation
specialist, forklift operator, warehousemen, and mail services
clerks, the Court may, within existing manpower ceilings, use
attrition to alter the skill mix of its workforce.
Care of the building and grounds
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $7,513,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 117,742,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,530,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,530,000 for
personnel and other services relating to the Supreme Court
building and grounds, which is supervised by the Architect of
the Capitol. The recommendation is $110,212,000 below the
budget request.
Building renovations.--While entirely supportive of the
proposal to replace building systems that have been maintained
long past the end of their useful service lives, the Committee
is very concerned by the linchpin of the Court's construction
approach: the digging out of an underground annex as swing
space for displaced staff. Better utilization of existing Court
space, particularly the conversion of ceremonial or public
areas into working offices, presents a far less risky and
costly alternative to burrowing under the north wall.
Furthermore, space can be made available in the Thurgood
Marshall Building. The Committee directs the Architect of the
Capitol to develop a plan for installing the necessary building
services without recourse to an underground annex. The low-
risk, low-cost approach to swing space used for the renovation
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building should serve as a model.
The plan should be delivered not later than January 1, 2002.
The recommendation funds the routine maintenance of existing
building systems in anticipation of a construction start in
2003 under the revised plan.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $17,895,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 20,446,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,372,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $19,372,000.
The recommendation is $1,094,000 below the budget request.
Certain mandatory increases for judicial officers are provided.
The recommendation includes requested funding by the Court to
renovate and modernize one of the Federal Circuit's courtrooms.
To accommodate this request no funding is provided for other
requested increases.
U.S. Court of International Trade
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $12,432,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 13,112,000
Committee recommendation................................ 13,054,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,054,000.
The recommendation is $58,000 below the budget request. Certain
mandatory increases for judicial officers are provided. The
recommendation includes $75,000 for an architectural analysis
requested by the court.
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,352,879,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,735,864,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,559,012,000
This account provides for the salaries of judges,
magistrates, and all other officers and employees of the
Federal judiciary not otherwise provided for, and for all
necessary expenses, including charges for space and facilities.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$3,559,012,000 for salaries and expenses of the Courts of
Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services. The
recommendation is $176,852,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation reflects a refinement of anticipated funding
requirements which is $176,852,000 below the budget request. In
addition, as noted at the beginning of the title, the Committee
understands that up to $70,000,000 in carryover, reimbursables,
and fees will be available to apply to this account, if
necessary. Certain mandatory increases for judicial officers
are provided.
The Committee recommendations are displayed in the
following table:
Courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Appeals court:
Judicial officers:
Article III judges:
Active............................................ 24,386
Senior............................................ 18,492
Court staff:
Article III judges' staff......................... 60,458
Circuit executives................................ 26,013
Clerks offices.................................... 37,223
Staff and prearguement attorneys.................. 42,389
Librarians........................................ 17,020
Bankruptcy appellate panels....................... 1,472
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Subtotal........................................ 227,453
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District courts:
Judicial officers:
Article III judges:
Active............................................ 98,355
Senior............................................ 59,260
Magistrate judges..................................... 80,965
Court of Federal Claims judges........................ 2,315
Court staff:
Article III judges' staff............................. 181,652
Magistrate judges' staff.............................. 71,262
Federal claims judges' staff.......................... 4,356
Clerks offices........................................ 407,984
Court reporters....................................... 50,210
Court interpreters.................................... 6,542
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Subtotal............................................ 962,901
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Bankruptcy courts:
Judicial officers: Bankruptcy judges...................... 49,941
Court staff:
Bankruptcy judges' staff.............................. 45,601
Clerks................................................ 285,498
Bankruptcy administrators............................. 4,167
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Subtotal............................................ 385,207
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Probation/pretrial services:
Investigations and supervision............................ 654,507
Drug dependent offenders.................................. 35,367
Mental health............................................. 7,224
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Subtotal................................................ 697,098
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Services, supplies, and equipment............................. 502,111
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Rental payment to GSA......................................... 784,242
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Total, courts........................................... 3,559,012
The Committee recommendations are discussed in more detail
in the following paragraphs. The Committee notes that in order
to accommodate rental payments, the Committee recommendation
necessitates a downward adjustment for support staff.
Southwest Border.--In Fiscal Year 2001 the Committee
devoted resources to help the hard-hit judicial districts on
the Southwest Border. These Federal districts continue to
handle over one quarter of all criminal court filings in the
United States. While court staffing problems appear to be
abating, the number of unfilled judgeships and need for new
judgeships remains a persistent concern. To address this issue
the Committee has provided $5,000,000 to hire additional
magistrate judges along the Southwest border. The Committee
directs that a spending and hiring plan and a list of proposed
locations be provided to the Committee by no later than
February 1, 2002.
Juries.--The Committee is concerned with increased plea
bargaining, limits on jury awards, and new powers of judges to
screen evidence presented to jurors. These factors are
diminishing the traditional role of the jury. The number of
Federal criminal and civil cases ending in jury verdicts has
fallen more than 58 and 72 percent respectively over the past
few decades. Also disturbing is the number of jury verdicts
that Federal appeals courts have overturned since 1987. Some
estimates calculate that nearly a 40 percent increase has
occurred in this area. This trend promises to undermine
individual confidence in the jury system and in the courts
themselves. The Committee directs the Administrative Office of
the U.S. Courts to report to the Committee by no later than
February 1, 2002, with recommendations delineating what reforms
the Federal Judiciary can make to ensure that juror and citizen
confidence are not eroded.
Relocation report.--Prior to opening new offices, the
Justice Department is required to seek permission from
Congress. In the last relocation report, the Marshals Service
sought to open a new office in Lander, WY. The request was
denied, because the Marshals were, and are, projected to go
anti-deficient due to unexpectedly heavy and prolonged costs
associated with security for the World Trade Center and East
Africa bombing trials in New York City. The Committee has since
learned that a magistrate is holding court in Lander, WY, and
that the Marshals opened an office there at the insistence of
the magistrate. The Committee acknowledges that court may be
held in Lander, but, in light of the Committee's decision on
the relocation report, the Judiciary must pay for Marshals
support if the magistrate's work requires their presence.
Therefore, the Committee recommendation transfers $33,000 from
this account to the Marshals to cover their costs in Lander.
The Committee understands that similar situations may exist in
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Carolina. As additional
information becomes available, additional costs may be
incurred.
Protective details.--The Committee is aware that a judge
vacationing in Switzerland with his extended family forced his
protective detail to babysit his very young grandchildren on
several occasions. When the detail supervisor objected, the
judge ``punished'' the detail in various ways. Judges are
reminded that the taxpayer bears a considerable burden
providing portal to portal security. The detail has one
assignment and one assignment only: protection. Details are not
care givers. In the future, the Committee will not ask the
taxpayer to shoulder the costs of protective details if those
details are found to be acting as servants.
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $2,596,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 2,692,000
Committee recommendation................................ 2,692,000
The Committee recommends a reimbursement of $2,692,000 from
the special fund to cover expenses of the claims court
associated with processing cases under the National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The recommendation is identical to
the budget request.
Defender Services
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $434,043,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 521,517,000
Committee recommendation................................ 463,756,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $463,756,000.
The recommendation is $57,761,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation reflects a refinement of anticipated funding
requirements.
This account funds the operations of the Federal public
defender and community defender organizations and the
compensation, reimbursement, and expenses of attorneys
appointed to represent persons under the Criminal Justice Act,
as amended.
The Committee is very concerned with the requested 19.9
percent increase in funding for this account. While every
effort has been made to address the needs expressed by the
Judicial Conference, growth of this magnitude cannot be funded
within existing Committee resources. Funding is provided to
maintain current services and additional funding is provided to
increase panel attorney rates of compensation beyond what was
provided in fiscal years 2000 and 2001. The new rate is $90 per
hour in and out of court. A modest amount is also provided for
heavier panel attorney workload. In addition, as noted at the
beginning of the title, the Committee understands that up to
$70,000,000 in carryover, reimbursables, and fees will be
available to apply to this account, if necessary.
The impact of multi-defendant litigation needs to be
reassessed. The Committee directs the Administrative Office of
the U.S. Courts to commence a study to be provided to the
Committees on Appropriations by no later than March 1, 2002,
examining the feasibility of establishing ``firewalls'' in
existing Federal defender organizations that will allow multi-
defendant cases to be handled out of the same office. If these
cases can be addressed in this way, concerns about the quality
of panel attorney representations should decrease, and
substantial savings would assuredly result.
Fees Of Jurors And Commissioners
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $59,436,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 50,131,000
Committee recommendation................................ 50,131,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,131,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request and is a
refined estimate of fiscal year 2002 requirements. This account
provides for the fees and allowances of grand and petit jurors
and for the compensation of land commissioners and jury
commissioners.
Court Security
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $199,136,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 228,433,000
Committee recommendation................................ 209,762,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $209,762,000.
The recommendation is $18,671,000 below the budget request. The
recommendation is based on an estimate by the U.S. Marshals
Service of court security requirements and funds court security
personnel, equipment, and perimeter enhancements. The Committee
is unable to fully accommodate the 14.5 percent requested
increase for this account. The recommendation includes an
additional $4,000,000 to maintain courthouse security and
replace obsolete systems and equipment. In addition, as noted
at the beginning of the title, the Committee understands that
up to $70,000,000 in carryover, reimbursables, and fees will be
available to apply to this account, if necessary.
Radios.--Last year, the Administrative Office of U.S.
Courts [AO] sought to have its radio program included under the
narrowband conversion program run by the Justice Department.
Like Justice, the Judiciary must convert VHF radios by January
1, 2005. In a letter to Congress, the AO correctly noted the
cost and interoperability benefits of bringing court security
radio modernization under the Justice program. Left unsaid was
the sad fact that radio funds have been used through the years
to cover salaries and expenses, a problem that would be
alleviated by shifting control of radio investments to the
Wireless Management Office within the Department of Justice.
The Committee recommendation includes a provision that
transfers $3,580,000 from this account to the ``Narrowband
Conversion'' account in title I to begin the process of
converting court security radios.
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $58,212,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 63,029,000
Committee recommendation................................ 58,212,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $58,212,000.
The recommendation is $4,817,000 below the budget request.
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts [AO] hosts the
Judicial Conference, and handles certain administrative tasks
for the U.S. courts.
Americans with Disabilities Act.--The Committee supports
the efforts of the AO to bring modern technology to the Federal
courts. Pursuant to that effort the Committee directs the AO to
provide $3,000,000 to the University of Mississippi to support
real time captioning initiatives for the hearing disabled. This
funding shall be used both to improve the real-time captioning
skills of court reporters and to expand the availability of
captioning equipment to all Federal courthouses.
Federal Judicial Center
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $18,736,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 20,323,000
Committee recommendation................................ 19,742,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $19,742,000.
The recommendation is $581,000 below the budget request and
provides for requested adjustments to base.
The Federal Judicial Center improves the management of
Federal judicial dockets and court administration through
education for judges and staff and research, evaluation, and
planning assistance for the courts and the judicial conference.
Judicial Retirement Funds
Payment To Judiciary Trust Funds
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $35,700,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 37,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 37,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $37,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
These funds cover the estimated annuity payments to be made
to retired bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges, claims
court judges, and spouses and dependent children of deceased
judicial officers.
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $9,909,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 12,400,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,327,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,327,000.
The recommendation is $1,073,000 below the budget request.
The purpose of the Commission is to establish, review, and
revise sentencing guidelines, policies, and practices for the
Federal criminal justice system. The Commission is also
required to monitor the operation of the guidelines and to
identify and report necessary changes to the Congress.
General Provisions--The Judiciary
The Committee recommends the following general provisions
for the judiciary, all of which were included in previous
appropriations acts.
Section 301 allows the Judiciary to expend funds for
employment of experts and consultant services.
Section 302 allows the Judiciary, subject to the
Committee's reprogramming procedures, to transfer up to 5
percent between appropriations, but limits to 10 percent the
amount that can be transferred into any one appropriation.
Section 303 limits official reception and representation
expenses incurred by the Judicial Conference of the United
States to no more than $11,000.
Section 304 prospectively addresses Employment Cost Index
adjustments for Justices and judges.
Section 305 increases funding for distance learning.
TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$7,658,282,000. The recommendation is $318,254,000 below the
budget request. Security, technology, and infrastructure
accounts have received the maximum funding deemed prudent.
Administration of Foreign Affairs
diplomatic and consular programs
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $3,167,174,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,705,140,000
Committee recommendation................................ 3,498,353,000
This appropriation account provides for the formulation and
execution of U.S. foreign policy, including the conduct of
diplomatic and consular relations with foreign countries,
diplomatic relations with international organizations, and
related activities. This account primarily funds the overseas
programs and operations of the Department of State.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$3,498,353,000. The recommendation is $206,787,000 below the
budget request. Within the amount provided, the Committee
recommendation includes $175,000 to support the United States'
membership in the Arctic Council and $40,000 for the Bering
Straits Commission. The former includes funds for
representation expenses and travel for U.S. delegates.
The Committee recommendations, by bureau or operation, are
displayed in the following table:
Diplomatic & Consular Programs
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Overseas Bureaus:
African Affairs..................................... 202,263
Near Eastern Affairs................................ 133,066
South Asian Affairs................................. 50,634
East Asian & Pacific Affairs........................ 227,095
East-West Center................................ [14,000]
European Affairs.................................... 484,503
Western Hemispheric Affairs......................... 234,571
International Organization Affairs.................. 46,956
International Conferences........................... 6,736
FSN Separation Liability Trust Fund................. 7,898
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Subtotal.......................................... 1,393,722
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Functional Bureaus:
Consular Affairs.................................... 42,787
Economic & Business Affairs......................... 26,473
Intelligence & Research............................. 39,191
International Information Programs.................. 40,889
Oceans/Int'l Environmental/Scientific Affs.......... 20,091
Pacific Salmon Treaty........................... 45,419
Political-Military Affairs.......................... 22,465
NonProliferation................................ 18,667
Arms Control.................................... 17,366
Verification & Compliance....................... 8,905
Diplomatic Security................................. 225,989
Information Resource Management..................... 90,522
Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor.................... 12,145
Population, Refugees, & Migration................... 688
Legislative Affairs................................. 8,446
Finance Management & Policy......................... 62,580
Bureau of Public Affairs............................ 22,268
Counterterrorism Research & Development............. 1,800
Office of International Criminal Justice............ 1,719
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Subtotal.......................................... 708,410
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Management Programs..................................... 284,848
Diplomatic Telecommunications Service............... [47,614]
Continuing Language Training Overseas............... [10,000]
Administrative Programs................................. 503,768
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Subtotal.......................................... 788,616
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Initiatives:............................................
Diplomatic Readiness................................ 45,784
Personnel....................................... [37,988]
Training........................................ [7,796]
Service Needs Incentives............................ 11,555
Civil Service Overseas Mobility Initiative.......... 1,000
Leadership Development Competencies................. 1,500
Overseas Infrastructure............................. 20,800
Paris Rightsizing................................... 14,857
Information Resource Management..................... 102,746
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Subtotal.......................................... 198,242
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Worldwide Security Upgrades:
Domestic/Local Guards............................... 139,101
Physical Security Equipment......................... 18,395
Physical Security Technical Support................. 69,313
Armored Vehicles.................................... 10,320
Personnel/Training.................................. 80,901
Radio Replacements.................................. 2,240
Information/Systems Security........................ 25,109
Chemical/Biological Program......................... 3,944
Perimeter Security Enhancements..................... 24,000
Global Security and Law Enforcement................. 36,040
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Subtotal.......................................... 409,363
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Total, Diplomatic & Consular Programs............. 3,498,353
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table are described in more detail in the following paragraphs.
Diplomatic Security.--Explosive growth in Diplomatic
Security manning has created an imbalance between seasoned and
unseasoned agents that can only be solved with time because the
best training available does not compare to the value of
experience. In another context, the Attorney General testifies
that ``it is very risky to allow an agency's overall ratio of
inexperienced to experienced agents to exceed 30 percent.''
Today, the percentage of Diplomatic Security agents having
served 4 years or less is over 30 percent. The Attorney General
warned that agencies with excessive numbers of rookie agents
``will find it difficult to maintain performance,
professionalism and integrity.'' Therefore, the Committee does
not recommend full funding for an additional 186 Diplomatic
Security agents.
Diplomatic Readiness.--Full funding is provided for hiring
an anticipated 700 replacements for attrition. In addition,
full funding is provided for all training needs to ensure that
new hires have the appropriate language, security, leadership,
management, and professional skills needed to be successful in
their new assignments.
Worldwide security upgrades.--The Committee recommendation
includes $459,363,000 for worldwide security upgrades, of which
$50,000,000 has been made available from prior year unobligated
funds available in the ``Embassy Security, Construction and
Maintenance'' account. Of the funding provided, $349,323,000 is
for ongoing security activities. In addition, full funding is
provided for procedural and technical security enhancements as
well as for training, operational support, and infrastructure.
None of the funds provided here for security may be obligated
until a complete and thorough accounting of prior year security
funds has been forwarded to the Committee.
The Committee is aware of a 2-year, two-city ``Weapons of
Mass Destruction [WMD] Terrorism Threat Information and
Training for First Responders'' pilot project of the Center for
Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of
International Security to build effective communication and
information sharing between Federal and local officials on WMD
terrorism issues. The Committee urges the Department of State
to support funding for this project.
Radios.--The Department installed an extensive worldwide
radio network with funds provided through the Fiscal Year 1999
Emergency Security Supplemental and is now seeking additional
funding for replacement of its domestic wireless networks. By
law, the existing wireless networks must convert to 12.5
kilohertz channel spacing by 2005. The Committee recommendation
provides $6,000,000 for replacement of the domestic wireless
networks in Washington, DC and elsewhere in the United States,
used for diplomatic security and law enforcement. Given the
Department of Justice Wireless Management Office's expertise in
the area of narrowband conversion for law enforcement and
addressing issues such as interoperability, the Committee
recommendation includes a provision that transfers $6,000,000
from this account to the ``Narrowband Conversion'' account in
Title I to begin the conversion of the State Department's
domestic wireless network.
Influence.--The Committee recommendation includes
$1,000,000 out of available funds to continue the Ambassador's
Fund for Cultural Preservation. U.S. Ambassadors from
underdeveloped countries may submit competitive proposals for
one-time or recurring projects with awards based on the
importance of the site, the country's need, and the ability to
make a meaningful contribution to the preservation of a site,
object, or form of expression. The Department is directed to
submit a report to the Committees on winning projects on an
annual basis.
Bureau of Consular Affairs.--The Department is directed to
report to the Committee on the Bureau of Consular Affairs'
programs to assist Americans who have been the victims of
violent crimes while traveling or studying overseas. The report
shall evaluate the current services provided by the Office of
Overseas Citizens Affairs and the adequacy of resources
available to it for this purpose. This report shall consider
whether and what data should be collected on individual
incidents and made available to victims. The report shall also
consider whether a database containing information about grants
available to assist victims with the high costs associated with
the prosecution of a perpetrator in foreign countries--
particularly remote or judicially unsophisticated foreign
countries is merited. Finally, the report shall determine how
best to make this information available to victims. The
Committee expects that Internet technology will be utilized to
accomplish this.
Continuing language education.--Language skills are central
to the effectiveness of State Department employees abroad,
irrespective of assignment. As important, language skills
ensure dependents are not overwhelmed by feelings of isolation
and alienation, resulting in lowered post morale. The Committee
applauds Department efforts to revive continuing language
education programs at posts. Within available funds, the
Committee recommendation directs that $10,000,000 shall be
available only for continuing language education programs for
both employees and dependents at posts worldwide. Language
classes should also be open to non-State Department (Federal)
employees on a space available, reimbursable basis.
International conservation of sea turtles.--The Committee
is concerned with the increasing threat to sea turtles,
particularly those listed under the Convention on International
Trade on Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora [CITES],
from incidental capture by foreign fleets, particularly in the
longline fishery. The Secretary of State shall, on an expedited
basis, negotiate strong, enforceable management, reporting, and
data collection measures (including economic measures) focused
on reducing incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial
fisheries under regional management agreements for living
marine resources, including the Inter-American Sea Turtle
Conservation Treaty, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Convention, the International Convention for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas, and the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and
Central Pacific Ocean (the Multilateral High Level Conference).
In addition, the Committee urges the Secretary to develop a
trans-Pacific international turtle conservation agreement to
include Pacific island and Pacific rim nations. In particular,
the Committee urges the Secretary to work with the Secretary of
Commerce under Magnuson-Stevens Act Section 202(h), which calls
for the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Secretary
of Commerce, to seek international agreements to establish
standards and measures for bycatch reduction that are
comparable to U.S. standards. In fiscal year 2002 these efforts
should focus on longline fishing. In furtherance of this goal,
the Secretary of State and Secretary of Commerce, through the
National Marine Fisheries Service, shall work with other
nations and industry, including the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Forum, to develop alternative fishing technologies
and practices designed to reduce incidental capture mortality
of sea turtles, particularly in the international longline
fleet. The Secretaries are urged to convene preparatory
meetings on gear development, particularly in the Pacific
region, prior to the technical workshop scheduled for 2002 to
ensure that agreement on alternative gear research and data
sharing, including timetables for specific action, can be
concluded at this workshop. The State Department and Commerce
Department shall report back on the status of these efforts
within 90 days of enactment.
Pacific salmon treaty implementation.--The Committee has
provided $45,419,000 to implement the 1999 Pacific Salmon
Treaty Agreement. Of this amount, $20,000,000 is for further
capitalizing the Northern Boundary Fund, $20,000,000 is for
further capitalizing the Southern Boundary Fund, and $5,419,000
is for the State of Washington for obligations pursuant to the
1999 Agreement.
The Committee is concerned that National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) continues to consider further harvest
restrictions in Alaska in its efforts to recover some stocks of
Pacific salmon. The Committee believes Alaska has made
sufficient harvest reductions under the Treaty, and that any
further recovery efforts should address other impacts to listed
stocks.
Out of funds provided for this purpose, NMFS should
continue to work with the State of Alaska in monitoring the
effects of the decline of Pacific Northwest-origin salmon on
the harvest off Alaska of Alaska-origin salmon.
Biotechnology.--The Office of Agricultural and Textile
Trade Affairs [ATTA], Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs,
is playing a critical role in promoting abroad an understanding
of the benefits and safety of biotechnology. The Committee is
aware that the European Union [EU] has launched a
misinformation campaign aimed at scaring regulators and policy
makers in the developing world into opposing biotechnology.
These scare tactics are intended to help protect the EU's
increasingly uncompetitive agricultural sector. The Bureau is
directed to provide the support to posts necessary to refute
the EU's calumnies regarding biotechnology. Furthermore, the
Department is directed to increase the manpower of the ATTA to
the level needed both to prepare U.S. negotiators on trade
related and food safety talks and to thoroughly educate foreign
governments on the importance of biotechnology. In support of
the latter, the Committee expects the Department to increase
funding for the speaker's program promoting plant
biotechnology. Program enhancements should be targeted
exclusively at Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and
India. The Committee directs the Department, in coordination
with the Foreign Commercial Service, to submit a comprehensive
plan for supporting biotechnology overseas not later than
December 31, 2001.
International Trade.--Every year the State Department
attempts to pursue international trade activities that are
clearly within the traditional domain of the Commerce
Department's International Trade Administration, particularly
within the area of expertise of the United States and Foreign
Commercial Service. This continual push by the State Department
to expand its jurisdiction in this area runs counter to the
wishes of the Committee which notes the expansive and
intractable foreign policy issues already confronting the
Department. No funding is provided for this initiative.
Capital Investment Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $96,787,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 210,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 210,000,000
This account provides resources for information and
communications systems. The Committee recommends $210,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee recommendations, by initiative, are displayed in the
following table:
Capital investment fund
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Diplomatic Telecommunications Service................... 38,969
Mainframe computer centers.............................. 3,000
Central management functions............................ 139,348
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Subtotal, infrastructure systems.................. 181,317
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Core foreign affairs systems............................ 4,000
Financial systems....................................... 5,000
Administrative systems.................................. 13,483
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Subtotal, corporate information systems & services 22,483
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Office automation....................................... 500
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Training................................................ 5,700
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Total, capital investment fund.......................... 210,000
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Diplomatic Telecommunications Service.--The Diplomatic
Telecommunications Service [DTS] was established in 1992 to
create a global telecommunications network for all agencies
overseas. A single network was intended to reduce duplication
in equipment, staffing, training, and operations, as well as
achieve cost savings through economies of scale. The Committee
recommendation provides the budget request for DTS to maintain
program momentum.
Internet Access at Overseas Posts.--The Committee commends
the Department on reaching its goal of providing e-mail
capability to all of its overseas posts through a global
network called OpenNet. In contrast to its progress in
delivering e-mail capabilities, the Department has been slow in
providing Internet access to Department desktops. The Committee
is aware of the Department's plan to build upon OpenNet with a
system called OpenNet Plus to provide web browsing
capabilities. The world wide web has become essential to the
conduct of foreign policy. The Committee supports the
Secretary's decision to place Information Technology (IT) among
the Department's top priorities. Accordingly, the Department's
fiscal year 2002 request is fully funded, with the
understanding that the target dates for completion of all IT
programs will be significantly expedited. The Committee expects
OpenNet Plus Internet access to be provided to all State
Department desktops by January of 2003. The Department is
directed to report to the Committees on Appropriations no later
than December 1, 2001 on the status of the implementation of
its overall IT plan. At that time, the Department should also
be prepared to submit a plan for the overhaul of its classified
network, to include a time frame and cost estimates.
Common Technology Platform.--Last year, the Committee
directed the Department to create a common technology platform
whereby all agencies operating overseas may communicate and
coordinate their activities. This common platform, called the
``Collaboration Zone'' was among the recommendations of the
Overseas Presence Advisory Panel (OPAP). While important, this
is not as high a priority as the delivery of Internet
capabilities or the upgrading of the classified network. The
Department is directed to report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the status of this effort by October 1, 2001,
at which time the Committee will consider releasing in full the
amount provided for this effort in fiscal year 2001.
Office Of Inspector General
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $28,427,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 29,264,000
Committee recommendation................................ 28,427,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,427,000.
The recommendation is $837,000 below the budget request.
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $231,078,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 242,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 242,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $242,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by program, are displayed in
the following table:
Cultural and Educational Exchanges
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Academic Programs:
Fulbright Program:
Students, Scholars, Teachers.......................... 119,495
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program................. 6,222
Regional Scholars Program............................. 2,049
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Subtotal............................................ 127,766
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Other Academic Programs:
Educational Advising & Student Services............... 3,500
English Language Programs............................. 3,000
Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program................... 559
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Subtotal............................................ 7,059
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Other Special Academic Programs: American Overseas
Research Centers........................................ 2,321
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Subtotal, Academic Programs........................... 137,146
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Professional & Cultural Programs:
International Visitors Program............................ 52,000
Citizen Exchange Program.................................. 17,861
Cultural Educational, and Workforce Development Exchanges
to Africa............................................... 750
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Subtotal.............................................. 70,611
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Other Professional & Cultural Programs:
Mike Mansfield Fellowships Programs....................... 2,239
Irish Institute........................................... 500
Atlantic Corridor USA..................................... 500
North/South Center........................................ 1,500
Joiner Fellowships in War................................. 100
Padnos International Center............................... 100
UNI-Cedar Falls Russo-American Exchange................... 100
UNLV Global Business Exchange............................. 100
UNR International Business Exchange....................... 100
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Subtotal................................................ 5,239
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Subtotal, Professional & Cultural....................... 75,850
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Exchanges Support:
Employee Compensation & Benefits.......................... 24,971
Program Direction & Administration........................ 4,033
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Subtotal................................................ 29,004
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Total, Cultural & Educational Exchanges................. 242,000
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Overseas educational advising centers.--The Committee
strongly supports the essential mission of overseas educational
advising centers [OEACs] in recruiting international students
to study at U.S. colleges and universities. The Committee notes
that modest funding for OEACs helped leverage $12,000,000,000
in spending by international students and their dependents in
communities and higher education institutions throughout the
United States in the academic year 1999-2000. In the
Committee's view, OEACs must receive adequate funding to keep
pace with increasing competition from other nations to attract
foreign students.
Foreign policy priority.--The Committee recognizes that
international education--imparting global literacy to students
and other citizens as an integral part of their education--is
important to ensure our nation's ability to meet key
challenges, including national security and the management of
global conflict, competitiveness in the global market, and an
increasingly multi-cultural society. The Committee suggests the
Department of State, in cooperation with the Department of
Education and other agencies with exchange programs, give
higher priority to international education and raise its level
of importance on the national agenda. In particular, the
Committee urges the Department of State, the Department of
Commerce, and the Department of Justice through the Immigration
and Naturalization Service to coordinate efforts to promote
U.S. exchange programs and U.S. higher education abroad and to
remove unnecessary barriers for exchange visitors and students
seeking access to the U.S. exchange programs and higher
education institutions.
Seed programs.--The Committee has continued a modest
program begun in fiscal year 2000 that provides one-time
funding to international exchange startups. These new programs
are expected, after their first year, to seek funding from
outside sources. The Committee will track the survival rate of
new starts. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Exchanges is
directed to provide advice and assistance to these new programs
and to inform the Committee immediately of any change in their
status.
Cultural, Educational, and Technical Exchanges to Africa.--
Performances by touring U.S. dance and music troupes have
afforded our diplomats unusual access to oft-times elusive
senior policymakers in Africa. At the same time, the lure of
technological innovation, especially the explosion of the
Internet, afford American educators and entrepeneurs a rare
opportunity to develop lasting links with African elites. In
particular, the potential appears to exist to establish a
``virtual university'' in Africa that could prove critical to
literacy and economic development programs continent-wide. The
Committee recommendation provides $750,000 to revive Federal
support for touring companies as a means of expanding and
deepening diplomatic contacts throughout Africa, to establish
Internet-centric educational and workforce development
programs, and to explore the feasibility of establishing a
virtual university in Africa.
Representation Allowances
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $6,485,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 9,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,000,000
Representation allowances provide partial reimbursement to
Foreign Service officers for expenditures incurred in their
official capacities abroad in establishing and maintaining
relations with officials of foreign governments and appropriate
members of local communities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Protection Of Foreign Missions And Officials
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $15,433,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 10,000,000
This account reimburses local governments and communities
for the extraordinary costs incurred in providing protection
for international organizations, foreign missions and
officials, and foreign dignitaries under certain circumstances.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
The Committee directs that local jurisdictions that incur
such costs submit a certified billing for such costs in
accordance with program regulations. The Committee also
recommends that in those circumstances where a local
jurisdiction will realize a financial benefit from a visit from
a foreign dignitary through increased tax revenues, that such
circumstances should be taken into account by the Department in
assessing the need for reimbursement under this program. The
Committee expects the Department to treat such submissions
diligently and provide reimbursement to local jurisdictions on
a timely basis if claims are fully justified.
embassy security, construction, and maintenance
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,077,600,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,291,006,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,066,951,000
This account provides the funding that allows the
Department to manage U.S. Government real property in over 200
countries worth an estimated $12,500,000,000 and to maintain
almost 14,000 residential, office, and functional properties,
not only for the Department of State, but for all U.S.
employees overseas.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,066,951,000. The recommendation $224,055,000 below the
budget request.
The Committee recommendations by project or program are
displayed in the following table:
Security and maintenance of U.S. missions
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
Direct Appropriations: recommendation
Leasehold Program......................................... 130,941
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Functional Programs:
Buy-out of Uneconomic Leases.......................... 35,000
Physical Security Upgrade............................. 5,920
Safety & Fire Programs................................ 10,000
Post Communications Support........................... 6,100
Maintenance of Buildings.............................. 77,400
Facility Rehabilitation............................... 39,700
Moscow, Russia.................................... 5,000
Istanbul, Turkey.................................. 4,500
Improve Post Housing.............................. 6,300
Improve Marine Housing............................ 2,600
Main State & Other Domestic Facilities................ 24,700
Facility Maintenance Assistance....................... 46,000
Energy Conservation & Investment...................... 3,800
Power Support Program................................. 6,700
Seismic Program....................................... 730
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Subtotal, Functional Programs....................... 274,450
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Subtotal, Non-Security.............................. 405,391
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Worldwide Security Upgrades:
Capital Program:
Housing:
Acquisition:
Post Housing--worldwide................... 21,010
Marine Housing--worldwide................. 7,450
Facilities:
Planning/Site Acquisition/Design.............. 43,000
Annex--Moscow, Russia..................... [11,400]
Construction.................................. 437,890
Annex--Moscow, Russia..................... [84,490]
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Subtotal, Capital Projects.............. 509,350
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Other Security Upgrades/Support Costs................. 14,280
Perimeter Security Enhancements....................... 136,680
Overseas American Schools............................. 1,250
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Subtotal, Other Security Upgrades................... 152,210
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Subtotal, Security.................................. 661,560
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Total, Direct Appropriations........................1,066,951
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Unobligated Prior Year Balances:
Worldwide Security Upgrades:
Perimeter Security--Transfer to D&CP.................. 50,000
Program Execution..................................... 37,060
Construction Security................................. 25,590
Administration........................................ 23,396
Leasehold Program..................................... 18,009
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Subtotal, Unobligated Balances...................... 154,055
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Anticipated Savings & Slippages.........................................
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Total, Security & Maintenance...........................1,221,006
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Cost savings.--By scrubbing the costs for a number of
pending construction projects, the leadership of the Office of
Building Operations [OBO] was able to identify significant
savings. The Committee commends the work of the OBO and
believes that similar savings can be achieved with projects
proposed for fiscal year 2002. The recommendation adjusts the
funding levels of certain capital projects in anticipation of
an OBO cost review of these projects. The Committee expects OBO
to present its results on a project by project basis as part of
the reprogramming process.
Unobligated balances.--The Committee is aware that the
Office of Overseas Building Operations [OBO] is holding large
unobligated balances. The Department's continued resistance to
executing certain Congressionally-designated projects, such as
those in Jerusalem and Taipei, and Congressional denial of a
number of ill-considered projects, affords the Committee the
opportunity to apply prior year funds to current year projects,
thus saving direct appropriations this year.
Moscow, Russia.--Over 26 agencies currently are using the
Old Embassy Building in Moscow, Russia. The Old Embassy
Building is rapidly deteriorating and posing life and health
concerns for the personnel which are still located in the
facility. Additionally, the building is within 15 feet of one
of Moscow's busiest thoroughfares and has been frequently and
violently attacked during the past 5 years. The United States
and Russia share numerous vital interests, including preventing
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the long-term
integration of a democratic Russia into global economic and
financial institutions, and engaging Russia on a broad range of
foreign policy issues, including the United Nations and the
Middle East peace process. Given these shared interests, the
Committee recommendation provides $95,890,000 for design, site
preparation, and construction of a new Unclassified Annex.
Family security.--As part of the overall response to the
worldwide security threat to U.S. personnel abroad, the
Committee recommendation includes $6,250,000 to enhance the
security of post housing and overseas American schools. The
Committee expects to be consulted prior to the release of these
funds.
Buyout of uneconomic leases.--High lease costs deplete
Department resources. The Committee supports efforts by the
Department to selectively acquire properties in cities with
volatile rental markets, thus generating significant out-year
savings. The Committee recommendation provides $35,000,000 for
opportunity purchases.
Marine security guards.--The Committee recommendation does
not include funding to expand the number of Marine security
guards at embassies, since the current state of guard housing
is deplorable. Instead, the Committee recommendation provides
$10,050,000 to repair and improve existing Marine houses and
posts or acquire new housing.
The Department is directed to submit, and receive approval
for, only those projects or subaccounts funded under this
account, whether from direct appropriations or proceeds of
sales, that deviate from the financial plan outlined above. Any
proposed deviations shall include project-level detail, and
shall be provided to the Appropriations Committees not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. Any
deviation from the above plan shall be treated as a
reprogramming in the case of an addition greater than $500,000
or as a notification in the case of a deletion, a project cost
overrun exceeding 25 percent, or a project schedule delay
exceeding 6 months. Notification requirements also extend to
the ``rebaselining'' of a given project's cost estimate,
schedule, or scope of work.
Emergencies In The Diplomatic And Consular Service
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $5,465,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 15,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 5,465,000
This account provides resources for the Department of State
to meet emergency requirements while conducting foreign
affairs. The Committee recommendation provides funds for: (1)
travel and subsistence expenses for relocation of Americans,
U.S. Government employees, and their families from troubled
areas to the United States and/or safe-haven posts; (2)
allowances granted to State Department employees and their
dependents evacuated to the United States for the convenience
of the Government; (3) payment of rewards for information
concerning terrorists and war criminals; and (4) representation
expenses for senior Administration officials.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,465,000.
The recommendation is $10,035,000 below the budget request.
Repatriation Loans Program Account
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,193,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,219,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,219,000
This account provides emergency loans to assist destitute
Americans abroad who have no other source of funds to return to
the United States.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,219,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Less than 20 percent of repatriation loans are ever repaid.
The Committee strongly endorses efforts by consular services to
limit assistance only to victims of unforeseen circumstances or
travelers whose mental instability presents a risk to
themselves or others.
Payment To The American Institute In Taiwan
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $16,309,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 17,044,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,044,000
The Taiwan Relations Act requires that programs concerning
Taiwan be carried out by the American Institute in Taiwan
[AIT]. The Institute administers programs in the areas of
economic and commercial services, cultural affairs, travel
services, and logistics. The Department of State contracts with
the AIT to carry out these activities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,044,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Payment To The Foreign Service Retirement And Disability Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $131,224,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 135,629,000
Committee recommendation................................ 135,629,000
This appropriation is authorized by the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 which provides for an appropriation to the fund in 30
equal annual installments of the amount required for the
unfunded liability created by new benefits, new groups of
beneficiaries, or increased salaries on which benefits are
computed.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $135,629,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
International Organizations and Conferences
Contributions To International Organizations
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $868,917,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 878,767,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,091,348,000
This account funds payment of the obligations of U.S.
membership in international organizations as authorized by
treaties or specific acts of Congress.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of
$1,091,348,000. The recommendation is $212,581,000 above the
budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by organization, are
displayed in the following table:
Contributions to international organizations
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
United Nations and affiliated agencies:
Food and Agriculture Organization................... 72,741
International Atomic Energy Agency.................. 49,112
International Civil Aviation Organization........... 12,011
International Labor Organization.................... 54,873
International Maritime Organization................. 1,168
International Telecommunications Union.............. 5,871
United Nations--Regular............................. 266,244
United Nations--War Crimes Tribunals................ 24,000
United Nations--Synchronization of United States and
United Nations budget years....................... 266,244
Universal Postal Union.............................. 1,312
World Health Organization........................... 108,109
World Intellectual Property Organization............ 817
World Meteorological Organization................... 8,259
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Subtotal.......................................... 870,761
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Inter-American organizations:
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture....................................... 16,560
Organization of American States..................... 54,196
Pan American Health Organization.................... 52,258
Pan American Institute of Geography and History..... 324
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Subtotal.......................................... 123,338
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Regional organizations:
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation................... 601
Colombo Plan Council for Technical Cooperation...... 15
North Atlantic Assembly............................. 596
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.................. 43,975
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development....................................... 52,143
South Pacific Commission............................ 1,104
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Subtotal.......................................... 98,434
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Other international organizations:
Customs Cooperation Council......................... 2,861
Hague Conference on Private International Law....... 103
International Agency for Research on Cancer......... 1,670
International Bureau/Permanent Court of Arbitration. 19
International Bureau/Publication of Customs Tariffs. 89
International Bureau of Weights and Measures........ 810
International Copper Study Group.................... 55
International Cotton Advisory Committee............. 222
International Center/Study of Preservation and
Restoration of Cultural Property.................. 748
International Hydrographic Organization............. 82
International Institute/Unification of Private Law.. 101
International Lead & Zinc Study Group............... 56
International Office of Epizootics.................. 75
International Organization of Legal Metrology....... 94
International Rubber Study Group.................... 117
International Seed Testing Association.............. 7
International Tropical Timber Organization.......... 159
International Union/Conservation of Nature and
Natural Resources................................. 251
International Grains Council........................ 444
International Union/Protection of New Varieties of
Plants............................................ 163
Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons. 12,950
World Trade Organization/General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade................................. 12,739
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Subtotal........................................ 33,815
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Spending reductions:
Exchange rate savings............................... (20,100)
U.N. buydown........................................ (14,900)
Administrative overhead.............................................
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Subtotal.......................................... (35,000)
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Total, international organizations................ 1,091,348
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Synchronization of United States and United Nations budget
years.--Twenty years ago a decision was made to put the United
States and United Nations budget years out of alignment. The
budget year of the United Nations begins in January. Prior to
this change, Administration requests sought funding for U.N.
dues in the fiscal year beginning in the October prior to dues
being due. After this change, funding for U.N. dues have been
sought in the fiscal year beginning in the October after dues
are due. This 9 month delay in annual payment of U.N. regular
dues has caused difficulties for 20 years. The United Nations
frequently chides the United States for being in ``arrears''
for the period between the bill for dues being received and
being paid. This has had a negative impact on relations between
Congress and the United Nations. The Committee is aware that
there are reasons enough for discord between Congress and the
United Nations without additional bookkeeping challenges adding
to the list. Therefore, the recommendation provides the funds
necessary to synchronize the U.S. payment of U.N. regular dues
with the U.N. budget year.
Spending decreases.--The recommendation assumes exchange
rate savings due to the continuing strength of the U.S. dollar.
The recommendation also anticipates approval of a reprogramming
involving $14,900,000 in fiscal year 2001 ``Contribution to
International Organizations'' [CIO] funds that will be used to
partially prepay U.N. regular budget assessments for calendar
year 2001 by a like amount.
International Civil Aviation Organization.--The Committee
recognizes the need for increased aviation safety and security
throughout the world and commends the progress that the
International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO] has made. In
view of the importance of ICAO's work to the United States and
the rapid growth of international civil aviation, the Committee
recommendation provides the necessary funding for the United
States to continue to pay its 25 percent assessment. The
Committee recommendation includes the additional budgetary
resources necessary for the new and expanded programs in safety
and security undertaken by the ICAO.
Contributions For International Peacekeeping Activities
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $844,139,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 844,139,000
Committee recommendation................................ 773,182,000
This account funds U.S. payments for contributions for
international peacekeeping activities.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $773,182,000.
The recommendation is $70,957,000 below the budget request.
Sierra Leone.--The Revolutionary United Front [RUF] has had
several opportunities, including three cease fire agreements,
to demonstrate its commitment to peace, and each time it has
merely used the hiatus in the conflict as an opportunity to
regroup and redeploy its forces. The Committee is concerned
that the recent willingness of the RUF to honor the May 2001
ceasefire is nothing more than the continuation of the same old
practice and the RUF does not desire peace, but rather fears
that the Guinean army poses a serious threat to its survival.
The RUF is effectively using the United Nations Peacekeeping
mission to Sierra Leone [UNAMSIL] as a shield against the
Guinean army. Although the Committee supports the deployment of
U.N. peacekeepers to the areas of Sierra Leone most in need, it
remains skeptical of the RUF's motives for allowing it to do
so. The Committee considers the five principles laid out by the
former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. to the Committee to form the
basis of U.S. policy. These five principles are: prevent rebel
groups from having a role in government; support the British
military presence; give regional and international forces and
the Sierra Leonean Army [SLA] the capacity to disrupt RUF
control of the diamond-producing areas; assist the government
of Sierra Leone with institution-building; and develop a
strategy for dealing with the current Liberian government.
Therefore, concurrent to the submission of a spend plan under
Section 605, the Department of State is directed to provide the
Committee written assurance that neither the U.N. nor the
Government of Sierra Leone has made a promise of a political
role for current or former members of the RUF or of amnesty to
the same.
Twenty-Five Percent Cap.--Funding is provided to meet fully
U.S. assessments to UN peacekeeping operations at a level that
is consistent with the current legislative cap of 25 percent
imposed by section 404 of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995. When legislation is enacted to
lift or modify this restriction, the Committee will consider
through the regular reprogramming process a request by the
Department to reallocate funding. This reprogramming would
permit the United States to meet its full assessment
obligations.
East Timor.--The Committee is aware that, in anticipation
of the East Timor's independence vote, scheduled for August
2001, the Department has requested to open a U.S. post in Dili,
East Timor. While the Committee recognizes the eventual need
for a U.S. presence in East Timor, it believes that the process
should proceed prudently. The situation in East Timor, despite
the relative success of the U.N. Transitional Administration in
East Timor [UNTAET], remains highly unstable. East Timor
continues to be the third largest peacekeeping initiative
funded in the ``Contributions for International Peacekeeping
Activities'' account with over 15 percent of the funding in
this account directed toward the mission. The uncertainty
surrounding East Timor's path to independence gives this
Committee pause about sanctioning American people and assets to
East Timor while it is still unclear how they might be
received. The Department is therefore directed to report to the
Committee on the situation in East Timor by January 1, 2002, at
which time the Committee will reconsider the request.
International Commissions
International Boundary And Water Commission, United States And Mexico
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $7,126,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 7,452,000
Committee recommendation................................ 7,452,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,452,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Construction
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $22,900,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 25,654,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,154,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $24,154,000.
The recommendation is $1,500,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by project, are displayed in
the following table:
International Boundary & Water Commission Construction
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Boundary-wide construction:
Facilities renovation construction.................. 725
Heavy equipment replacement......................... 500
Land mobile radio systems replacement............... 750
Hydrological data collection system rehabilitation.. 750
Construction Administration......................... 382
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Subtotal, boundary-wide construction.............. 3,107
Rio Grande construction:
Rio Grande American Canal extension................. 250
Rio Grande canalization continuation................ 800
Rio Grande flood control system rehabilitation...... 1,150
Safety of dams rehabilitation....................... 754
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Subtotal, Rio Grande construction................. 2,954
Colorado River construction: Colorado River boundary/
capacity preservation............................... 340
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Subtotal, construction............................ 6,401
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Operations & maintenance................................ 17,753
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Total............................................. 24,154
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2002.
American Sections, International Commissions
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $6,726,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 10,311,000
Committee recommendation................................ 6,879,000
This account funds the U.S. share of expenses of the
International Boundary Commission [IBC], the International
Joint Commission [IJC], and the Border Environment Cooperation
Commission [BECC].
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,879,000.
The recommendation is $3,432,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by commission, are displayed
in the following table:
American Sections, International Commissions
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
International Boundary Commission:
Commission operations............................... 494
Maine-Quebec project................................ 118
Washington-British Columbia......................... 234
Montana-Alberta, British Columbia................... 143
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Subtotal, IBC..................................... 989
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International Joint Commission:
United States Section............................... 3,330
U.S. Geological Survey.............................. 520
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Subtotal, IJC..................................... 3,850
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Border Environment Cooperation Commission:
Studies & investigations/solid waste projects....... 320
All other operations................................ 1,720
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Subtotal, BECC.................................... 2,040
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Total, American sections.......................... 6,879
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2002.
International Fisheries Commissions
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $19,349,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 19,780,000
Committee recommendation................................ 20,780,000
This account funds the U.S. share of the expenses of
international fisheries commissions; participation in the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea;
participation in the North Pacific Marine Sciences
Organization; travel expenses of the U.S. commissioners and
their advisors; and salaries of non-Government employees of the
Pacific Salmon Commission for days actually worked as
commissioners and panel members and alternates.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $20,780,000.
The recommendation is $1,000,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendations, by commission, organization,
or council, are displayed in the following table:
International Fisheries Commissions
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission....................... 2,100
Great Lakes Fishery Commission................................ 13,248
Pacific Salmon Commission..................................... 2,193
International Pacific Halibut Commission...................... 2,200
International Whaling Commission.............................. 110
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission...................... 99
Int'l Commission/Conservation of Atlantic Tunas............... 151
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization..................... 146
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resour-
ces....................................................... 100
North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization............... 27
Int'l Council for the Exploration of the Seas................. 120
North Pacific Marine Science Organization..................... 66
Inter-American Sea Turtle Convention Commission............... 120
Expenses of the U.S. Commissioners............................ 100
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Total................................................... 20,780
The Committee expects to be consulted prior to any
deviation from the above plan for fiscal year 2002.
Of the amount provided for the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission [GLFC], not less than $300,000 shall be used to
treat Lake Champlain with lampricide and lampricide
alternative. The GLFC is directed to give priority to States
that have provided matching grants when distributing lampricide
funds.
Other
Payment To The Asia Foundation
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $9,230,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 9,250,000
Committee recommendation................................ 8,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,000,000.
The recommendation is $1,250,000 less than the budget request.
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $499,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $500,000 for
interest and earnings in the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Program Trust Fund, authorized by the Eisenhower Exchange
Fellowship Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-454). The recommendation
is equal to the budget request.
The Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 authorized a
permanent endowment for the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Program. The act established the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship
Program Trust Fund in the U.S. Treasury for these purposes. A
total of $7,500,000 has been provided to establish a permanent
endowment for the program, from which interest and earnings in
the fund are appropriated to Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships,
Inc.
Israeli-Arab Scholarship Program
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $374,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 375,000
Committee recommendation................................ 375,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of interest and
earnings for the Israeli-Arab Scholarship Endowment Fund
estimated to be $375,000. The recommendation is equal to the
budget request.
A permanent endowment of $4,978,500 was established in
fiscal year 1992 with funds made available under section 556(b)
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 1990, as amended. The income from
the endowment is to be used for a program of scholarships for
Israeli-Arabs to attend institutions of higher education in the
United States.
East-West Center
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $13,470,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 13,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,000,000.
The recommendation is $500,000 above the request.
National Endowment For Democracy
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $30,931,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 31,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 31,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
International Broadcasting Operations
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $398,093,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 428,234,000
Committee recommendation................................ 414,752,000
This account funds the operating and engineering costs of
Voice of America [VOA], Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [RFE/
RL], Radio Free Asia [RFA], Worldnet Television, and the
Broadcasting Board of Governors [BBG].
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $414,752,000.
The recommendation is $13,482,000 below the budget request.
The Committee recommendations are displayed in the
following table:
[In thousands of dollars]
Committee
recommendation
Broadcasting Board of Governors............................... 13,318
International Broadcasting Bureau:
Voice of America.......................................... 110,876
VOA-TV.................................................... 19,508
Engineering and technical operations...................... 107,617
Program support........................................... 20,398
Administrative support.................................... 47,015
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Subtotal................................................ 318,732
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Independent grantee organizations:
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty........................... 69,527
Radio Free Asia........................................... 26,493
Uyghur................................................ [1,000]
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Subtotal............................................ 96,020
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Total, international broadcasting operations........ 414,752
Some of the Committee recommendations displayed in the
table above are described in more detail in the following
paragraphs.
Post-Independence Agreement with the Department of State.--
The Committee is concerned by the lack of progress towards
reaching an agreement between the BBG and Department of State
formalizing ``post-independence'' actions and responsibilities
of the BBG toward the Department. The Committee directs that,
within 6 months of the date of enactment of this Act, the BBG
and Department of State shall have signed a memorandum of
understanding that delineates a formal arrangement for
providing services to the Department and reimbursement for the
cost of such services.
Expansion of Broadcasting Capabilities.--The Committee is
aware that the Department of State is looking to enhance its
own broadcasting capabilities, a program decision which carries
with it the potential for overlap with current BBG services.
The Department is directed to report to the Committee on its
reasoning for requesting additional transmission and production
services.
Shifting requirements.--The Committee believes an
opportunity exists to reach important and isolated minorities
in the Northern Caucasus. RFE/RL has in the past broadcast in
native languages to this region. The Committee believes that
doing so today would not be financially prohibitive, and
further believes that the Chechen crisis has created a genuine
need in this region for objective, uncensored information. The
Committee directs RFE/RL to expand broadcasting to the Northern
Caucasus and to develop programming in Avar, Chechen, and
Circassian. To the degree desirable, RFE/RL should exploit VOA-
TV assets. RFE/RL shall report back to the Committee on this
effort not later than February 14, 2002.
The Committee recommendation includes a $1,000,000 increase
over the budget request for Radio Free Asia to increase daily
Uyghur broadcasts. Radio Free Asia's Uyghur broadcasts are
proving successful in northwest China in spite of top level
officials efforts to erect ``a steel wall'' against ``hostile
radio stations from abroad.''
Africa Broadcasting.--The Committee is concerned with Voice
of America's proposal to reduce funding for its Africa
Division. Given the political instability in numerous
countries, and given the impact AIDS is having on the entire
continent, funding for Africa Broadcasting should be
increasing. Within available funds, the Committee
recommendation includes $10,000,000 for Africa broadcasting.
VOA shall report back to the Committee on its AIDS education
related broadcasting activities no later than March 22, 2002.
Broadcasting To Cuba
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $22,046,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 24,872,000
Committee recommendation................................ 24,872,000
This account funds the operating and engineering costs of
Radio and Television Marti.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $24,872,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
broadcasting capital improvements
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $20,313,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 16,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 16,900,000
This account funds necessary maintenance, improvements,
replacements, and repairs of broadcasting sites; satellite and
terrestrial program feeds; and engineering support activities,
broadcast facility leases, and land rentals.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,900,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agencies
The Committee recommends the following general provisions:
Section 401 permits funds appropriated in this act for the
Department of State to be available for allowances and
differentials, services, and hire of passenger transportation.
Section 402 permits up to 5 percent of any appropriation
made available in the bill for the Department of State and the
U.S. Information Agency to be transferred between their
respective appropriations. The language also provides that no
appropriation shall be decreased by more than 5 percent or
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfer. In
addition, the language provides that any transfer pursuant to
this subsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 605 of the accompanying bill and shall not be
available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
Section 403 prohibits the use of Department of State funds
to support the Palestinian Broadcasting Corp.
Section 404 limits the fundraising ability of criminal
groups trafficking in ``conflict'' diamonds.
Section 405 prohibits the United Nations, or any of its
specialized agencies, from imposing a tax on the Internet or
international currency transactions.
Section 406 requires that a consulate or diplomatic
facility in Jerusalem be under the supervision of the U.S.
Ambassador to Israel.
Section 407 requires government publications to list
Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Section 408 allows Israel to be recorded as the place of
birth on registrations of birth, certifications of nationality,
and passport applications for U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem.
TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $219,114,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 103,032,000
Committee recommendation................................ 291,732,000
The Maritime Administration [MarAd] in the Department of
Transportation is responsible for administering several
programs for the maritime industry relating to U.S. foreign and
domestic commerce and for national defense purposes.
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$291,732,000, which is $188,700,000 above budget request. The
Committee's recommendations for specific accounts are described
below.
The Committee is concerned about foreign-owned hopper
dredge vessels, which were grandfathered by the Oceans Act of
1992 (Public Law 102-587), inappropriately expanding their
domestic operations and unfairly disadvantaging the domestic
industry. The Committee directs the Administrator to review
charters of vessels engaged in dredging in the navigable waters
of the United States, in particular charterers who are not
citizens of the United States under section 2 of the Shipping
Act, 1916, in order to ensure that they are in compliance with
current law and the intent of Congress.
Maritime Security Program
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $98,483,000
Budget estimate, 2002...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 98,700,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $98,700,000.
The recommendation is $98,700,000 above the budget request. The
Committee notes that the budget request recommended that
jurisdiction over the Maritime Security Program be shifted to
the Department of the Navy. The Committee does not recommend
such a move.
The Maritime Security program maintains a U.S.-flag
merchant fleet crewed by U.S. citizens who serve both the
commercial and national security needs of the United States.
The Committee's recommendation fully funds the 47 ships
authorized to participate in this program.
Operations And Training
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $86,719,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 89,054,000
Committee recommendation................................ 89,054,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,054,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request.
This account funds operations of the Maritime
Administration [MarAd], the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and
provides grants to State maritime academies.
The recommendation includes $47,822,000 for the U.S.
Merchant Marine Academy and $7,457,000 for the State maritime
schools. Within the amounts provided for the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy, $3,000,000 is included to reduce the
maintenance and repair backlog at the Academy, and to begin to
make needed capital improvements. Within the amounts for State
maritime schools, $1,200,000 is for student incentive payments,
$1,200,000 is for direct scholarship payments, and $5,057,000
is for schoolship maintanence and repair. The Committee notes
that MarAd anticipates using $2,000,000 in Ready Reserve funds
to support the schoolship maintenance and repair program.
Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $33,912,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 3,978,000
Committee recommendation................................ 103,978,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $103,978,000.
The recommendation is $100,000,000 above the budget request and
assumes administrative expenses of $3,978,000.
The Maritime Guaranteed Loan Program (title XI) provides
subsidies for guaranteed loans for purchasers of vessels built
in U.S. shipyards and includes the guarantee for facilities or
equipment pertaining to marine operations related to any of
those vessels.
The Committee is concerned that the Administration did not
request a title XI subsidy for fiscal year 2002. Projects
currently under consideration, and many future maritime
projects would be in jeopardy under this proposal. The
recommended subsidy amount, when combined with $5,000,000 in
anticipated carryover balances, should provide sufficient
funding to cover expected out-year requirements.
SHIP DISPOSAL PROGRAM
Appropriations, 2001....................................................
Budget estimate, 2002................................... $10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the
Ship Disposal Program. The recommendation is $10,000,000 below
the budget request.
Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $489,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 489,000
Committee recommendation................................ 489,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $489,000. This
amount is equal to the budget request. The recommendation will
allow the Commission to fund its administrative expenses
through appropriated funds while relying on privately donated
funds for the actual purchase and restoration of property.
The purpose of the Commission is to encourage the
preservation of cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings
associated with the foreign heritage of the American people.
Revolutionary War heroes.--In recognition of the 225th
anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,
the Commission is directed to develop a plan for the
preservation and interpretation of sites associated with the
lives and deeds of foreign-born heroes of the American
Revolution, including, but not limited to, John Barry, Thaddeus
Kosciusko, the Comtes d'Estaing, de Grasse, and de Rochambeau,
Baron Johann De Kalb, Count Casimir Pulaski, Friedrich Wilhelm
von Steuben, John Paul Jones, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de
Lafayette. The Commission shall deliver a preliminary survey to
the Committees on Appropriations not later than July 4, 2002.
Commission on Civil Rights
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $8,800,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 9,096,000
Committee recommendation................................ 9,096,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,096,000 for
the salaries and expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee recommendation includes $100,000 to hold hearings in
Alaska on recent incidents of racially motivated violence and
to make recommendations to improve interracial relations.
The Committee recommends bill language which provides: (1)
$50,000 to employ consultants; (2) a prohibition against
reimbursing commissioners for more than 75 billable days; (3) a
prohibition against reimbursing the chairperson for more than
125 billable days; and (4) a limitation of four full-time
positions under schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of
one special assistant for each Commissioner.
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Appropriation 2001......................................................
Budget estimate......................................... $3,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................
The Committee does not recommend an appropriation. The
recommendation is $3,000,000 below the budget request.
Commission on Ocean Policy
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $998,000
Budget estimate, 2002...................................................
Committee recommendation................................ 2,500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,500,000 for
the Commission on Ocean Policy. Legislation directing the
President to establish a Commission on Ocean Policy, as the
successor to the objective, science-based 1966 Stratton
Commission passed during the 106th Congress. To date $4,500,000
has been appropriated for the Commission.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,367,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,499,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,432,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,432,000.
The recommendation is $67,000 below the budget request.
The Commission was established in 1976 to ensure compliance
with the final act of the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe with particular regard to provisions
dealing with humanitarian affairs.
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $499,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 500,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $500,000. The
recommendation is identical to the budget request.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $303,195,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 310,406,000
Committee recommendation................................ 310,406,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $310,406,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. During
the past 4 years, the EEOC has received increases significantly
higher than most of the agencies funded under this bill.
The Committee recommendation includes $33,000,000 to fund
fair employment practices agencies. This should permit the EEOC
to increase the contract rate for cases closed to $575. In
order to ensure the EEOC understands the importance the
Committee places on the work of State and local fair employment
practices agencies, bill language is included to direct the
agency to increase funding for the charge rate paid to these
agencies.
The Committee expects the agency to use its anticipated
fiscal year 2001 carryover funds and the remainder not used for
the above purposes to modernize its computer systems.
Federal Communications Commission
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $229,494,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 248,545,000
Committee recommendation................................ 252,545,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $252,545,000
for the salaries and expenses of the Federal Communications
Commission [FCC], of which $218,757,000 is to be derived from
collection of existing fees. The remaining $33,788,000 is
provided from direct appropriations. The recommendation is
$4,000,000 above the budget request. The Committee
recommendation includes $10,997,000 for the FCC's Information
Technology requirements and initiatives. This funding will
provide for continued support and critical improvements for
existing systems, and will ensure compliance with government-
wide standards pertaining to system security, accessibility and
financial management. The funding will impact on all five key
FCC activities, which includes licensing, competition,
enforcement, consumer information, and spectrum management.
The FCC is an independent agency charged with regulating
interstate and foreign communications, including radio,
television, wire, wireless, cable, and satellite. The FCC's
primary mission is to promote competition, innovation, and
deregulation in the communications industry. The U.S.
communications markets will be characterized predominately by
competition and innovation over the next 5 years that will
greatly reduce the need for direct regulation and increase the
need for the FCC to maintain an independent technical
engineering and economic expertise. The advent of Internet-
based and other new technology-driven communications services
will continue to erode the traditional regulatory distinctions
between different sectors of the communications industry.
Enforcement and Consumer Access.--Vigorous enforcement is a
fundamental prerequisite for competitive markets and
expeditious dispute resolution. Enforcement remains vital but
is most effective when fully and fairly implemented. Similarly,
effective consumer information programs are essential during
this period. Consumers must become familiar with the myriad new
communications options and providers available, as well as the
new demands which emerge from the advent of increased
competition. Where competition does not ensure access for all
Americans to communications services, the FCC will continue to
promote universal service and other public interest policies to
further the goal of ensuring all Americans have access to
telecommunications tools.
Excellence in Engineering.--The Committee recommends
$4,000,000 for the Excellence in Engineering program. The
purpose of the program is to reestablish the engineering
preeminence of the Commission so that it is more fluent in
technology than the entities it regulates.
Broadcast television standards.--The Committee is concerned
about the declining standards of broadcast television and the
impact this decline is having on America's children. An
analysis of all prime-time programming has found that overall
sexual content, foul language and violence have tripled over
the past decade. In December 1999, the FCC issued a notice of
inquiry regarding the public interest obligations of
broadcasters during and after the transition to digital
transmission. The Committee directs the FCC to continue to
report to Congress on the issues associated with resurrecting a
broadcast industry code of conduct for content of programming
that, if adhered to by the broadcast industry, would protect
against the further erosion of broadcasting standards.
Federal Maritime Commission
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $15,466,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 16,450,000
Committee recommendation................................ 17,450,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,450,000.
The recommendation is $1,000,000 above the budget request.
The Federal Maritime Commission is an independent
regulatory agency charged with administering several laws
relating to the waterborne domestic and foreign offshore
commerce of the United States.
Federal Trade Commission
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $146,830,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 156,270,000
Committee recommendation................................ 156,270,000
The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] administers a variety of
Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. Activities in
the antitrust area include detection and elimination of illegal
collusion, anticompetitive mergers, unlawful single-firm
conduct, and injurious vertical agreements. The FTC regulates
advertising practices, service industry practices, marketing
practices, and credit practices as it addresses fraud and other
consumer concerns.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $156,270,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
Committee recommendation for fiscal year 2002 provides funding
for a total of 1,080 full time equivalents. The requested
program level will be fully funded by fees assessed on Hart-
Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification filings as authorized
by section 605 of Public Law 101-162.
Child Protection.--The FTC released a report last year that
was very critical of the entertainment industry and their
persistent and calculated marketing of violent games, movies,
and music to children. In response to this report the
entertainment industry has promised to place tougher
regulations on itself and voluntarily comply with the report's
recommendations. The Committee believes that the FTC should
continue and expand its efforts in this area and directs the
Commission to engage in the following three initiatives in
fiscal year 2002.
(1) Consumer Research and Workshops.--The Committee directs
that $500,000 be provided to conduct focus group and survey
research involving parents, retailers, and others involved in
children's entertainment activities. From these sessions it is
hoped that the FTC will be able to determine how best to
deliver messages to consumers through retail outlets in the
most efficient way.
(2) Underage Shopper-Retail Compliance Survey.--The
Committee directs that $275,000 be provided for the FTC to
contract with an outside firm to conduct an additional
``mystery shopper'' survey. The study should be expanded to
include the children's purchase and rental of R-rated movie
videos.
(3) Marketing Data Collection.--The Committee directs that
$135,000 be provided to ensure that the entertainment industry
is living up to its promises. The FTC is directed to contract
with a video monitoring, news clipping, and movie trailer
service to record television shows, family hour programing,
movies, and to clip magazines and newspapers to check for
inappropriate ad placements and disclosure of rating
information. In addition, actual products should be purchased
to ensure that rating, label, and lyric information is properly
and adequately disclosed.
Competition.--The FTC's Maintaining Competition Mission is
aimed at fostering and preserving our competitive market. The
goal of the competition mission is to prevent anticompetitive
business practices in the marketplace. The mission works to
accomplish this goal by identifying and stopping
anticompetitive mergers, and by preventing consumer injury
through education. Mergers that are anticompetitive can drive
up consumer prices by millions of dollars every year and can
significantly diminish output, product quality, innovation, and
consumer choice. To identify anticompetitive mergers, the FTC
relies primarily on the premerger notification required by the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. To distinguish between mergers that
threaten free markets and those likely to promote them, the FTC
uses sophisticated economic analysis and thorough factual
investigation.
Consumer Protection.--The FTC is charged with eliminating
unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce. The
goal of the consumer protection mission is to prevent fraud,
deception, and unfair business practices in the marketplace.
The mission works to accomplish this goal by identifying fraud,
deception and unfair practices that cause the greatest consumer
injury, by stopping these actions through law enforcement, and
by preventing consumer injury through education. Staff in the
FTC's eight regions support the consumer protection mission by
bringing a wide variety of consumer protection cases in various
programs and acting as contacts for State Attorneys General and
other State and local consumer protection officials.
Internet.--The FTC is charged with monitoring compliance
with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The
Committee's recommendation ensures the agency is adequately
prepared to meet the challenges of increased fraud on the
Internet and the agency's recognition that Internet fraud is an
international phenomenon since the Internet has no borders.
Legal Services Corporation
payment to the legal services corporation
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $329,274,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 329,300,000
Committee recommendation................................ 329,300,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $329,300,000.
This is identical to the budget request. The Committee
recommendation includes $310,000,000 for basic field programs,
to be used for competitively awarded grants and contracts,
$12,400,000 for management and administration, $4,400,000 is
for client self-help and information technology, and $2,500,000
for the Office of the Inspector General [OIG].
administrative provisions
The Committee recommendation continues the administrative
provisions contained in the fiscal year 1998 appropriations act
(Public Law 105-119) regarding operation of this program to
provide basic legal services to poor individuals and the
restrictions on the use of Legal Services Corporation funds.
Grantees must agree not to engage in litigation and related
activities with respect to a variety of matters including (1)
redistricting; (2) class action suits; (3) representation of
illegal aliens; (4) political activities; (5) collection of
attorney fees; (6) abortion; (7) prisoner litigation; (8)
welfare reform; (9) representation of charged drug dealers
during eviction proceedings; and (10) solicitation of clients.
The exception to the restrictions in a case where there is
imminent threat of physical harm to the client or prospective
client remains in place.
The manner in which LSC grantees are audited through
contracts with certified public accountants for financial and
compliance audits are continued along with the provisions on
recompetition and debarment.
Marine Mammal Commission
salaries and expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $1,696,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 1,732,000
Committee recommendation................................ 1,957,000
The recommendation provides $1,957,000 for the Marine
Mammal Commission in fiscal year 2002. The recommendation is
$225,000 above the budget request.
The Committee recommendation provides $225,000 for the
workshop described in a proposal submitted to Congress on April
20, 2001.
National Veterans' Business Development Corporation
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $4,000,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 4,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000.
The recommendation is identical to the budget request. The
National Veterans' Business Development Corporation was
authorized by Public Law 106-50.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $421,870,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 437,900,000
Committee recommendation................................ 514,047,000
The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] is an
independent agency responsible for administering many of the
Nation's laws regulating the areas of securities and finance.
The Committee recommendation provides total budget
(obligational) authority of $514,047,000. The recommended
amount of budget authority is $76,147,000 above the budget
request.
The recommendation assumes passage of the fee reduction
provisions of S. 143. This legislation will result in
significant reductions in SEC transaction, registration, and
merger and tender offering fee rates. In fiscal year 2002, the
Section 31 transaction fee rate will decline from roughly $33
per million (1/300th of 1 percent) to $15 per million, more
than a 50 percent reduction. In addition, the Section 6(b)
registration fee rate will decline from $250 per million (1/
40th of 1 percent) to $92 per million, a reduction of nearly 63
percent. The fees associated with merger and tender offerings
also will decline to $92 per million. Fees collected from all
three of these sources will be made available to this
appropriation as offsetting collections. The Committee's
recommendation assumes that $404,547,300 in fees collected in
fiscal year 2001 and $109,500,000 in fees collected in fiscal
year 2002 will be available as offsetting collections.
For fiscal year 2002 the Committee continues to emphasize
the importance of the Office of Economic Analysis within the
Commission and expects adequate funds be provided in order to
carry out these functions. The Committee recommends bill
language, similar to that included in previous appropriations
acts, which: (1) allows for the rental of space; (2) makes up
to $3,000 available for official reception and representation
expenses; (3) makes up to $10,000 available for a permanent
secretariat for the International Organization of Securities
Commissions; and (4) makes up to $100,000 available for
governmental and regulatory officials.
Internet Fraud.--The Commission's Internet enforcement
program has proven extremely successful. Internet fraud cases
represent a growing proportion of the SEC's caseload,
increasing from four percent in 1998 to sixteen percent in
2000. There have been 220 cases involving Internet fraud
against 760 persons and entities. The Committee encourages the
SEC to continue to aggressively carry out the multifaceted
program of enforcement actions, Internet surveillance of
publicly accessible areas of the Internet only, staff training
in Internet investigative techniques, maintenance of the online
Enforcement Complaint Center, and joint education and training
sessions on Internet investigations for other Federal, State
SRO and international regulators. The Committee also encourages
the SEC to continue to cooperate with the Federal Trade
Commission, the Department of Justice, and other Federal
agencies to maximize coordination and the efficiency of all
Federal programs targeted at Internet fraud.
Small Business Administration
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $857,601,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 546,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 773,457,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $773,457,000.
The recommendation is $231,457,000 above the budget request.
The total funding is distributed among the five SBA
appropriation accounts as described below.
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $367,824,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 321,219,000
Committee recommendation................................ 333,233,000
The Committee recommends a direct appropriation of
$333,233,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Small
Business Administration. The recommendation is $12,014,000
above the budget request. The Committee does not recommend
funding for the SBA's systems modernization initiative. The
Committee has, in past years, provided $32,000,000 for this
purpose, of which $8,000,000 remains unobligated. The Committee
is aware that SBA has used funding appropriated for the Systems
Modernization Initiative for other purposes. Further, the SBA
moved funds out of the Systems Modernization Initiative without
a reprogramming request as is required under Section 605 of
this Act. The SBA has obligated $8,000,000 from prior year
appropriations in the Federal System Integration and Management
Center account (FEDSIM) to be held until projects are ready for
acquisition. The Committee recommendation reduces the SBA
Salaries and Expenses account by $8,000,000. The Committee
recommends that SBA submit a reprogramming request to move
funds from the FEDSIM account to the Salaries and Expenses
account if it wishes to make up the difference in funding.
Also, the Committee does not recommend funding for the
workforce transition.
The Committee recommendation includes requested language
authorizing $3,500 for official reception and representation
expenses and language authorizing SBA to charge fees to cover
the cost of publications and certain loan servicing activities.
Non-Credit Business Assistance Programs
For SBA's non-credit business assistance programs, the
Committee recommends an appropriation of $183,914,000. The
Committee recommends the following amounts for these programs:
Small Business Development Centers...................... $88,000,000
USEAC Program........................................... 3,100,000
Business LINC........................................... 7,000,000
New Freedom Initiative.................................. 5,000,000
Drug-free Workplace Grants.............................. 3,500,000
Asset Sales Program Financial Officer................... 1,500,000
Regulatory Fairness Bonds............................... 500,000
SCORE................................................... 5,000,000
BICs.................................................... 500,000
Women's Business Centers................................ 12,000,000
Women's Council......................................... 750,000
Women's Procurement Assistance.......................... 500,000
7(j) Technical Assistance............................... 3,600,000
Advocacy Research/Database.............................. 1,100,000
Microloan Technical Assistance.......................... 20,000,000
Veteran's Business Development Assistance............... 750,000
PRO-Net................................................. 500,000
Ombudsman and Regulatory Fairness Board................. 500,000
SBIR Technical Assistance............................... 1,500,000
Federal and State Technology Partnership Program........ 3,500,000
HubZone Progam.......................................... 2,000,000
PRIME Technical Assistance.............................. 15,000,000
The Committee believes the Small Business Development
Centers (SBDCs) provide useful services to small businesses
nationwide. Federal funding of the SBDC program constitutes the
seed funding for the program, which is leveraged one or two
times by State, local, and private funds. In the fiscal year
2002 budget request, the administration is proposing that the
SBDCs be required to collect fees from small business owners
and entrepreneurs to reduce the annual appropriation by
$12,207,000. Section 502(d) of the Small Business
Reauthorization Act of 1997 prohibits the SBDCs from imposing
or collecting fees in connection with the small business
counseling services provided by the program. The Committee
recommends that this prohibition should not be rescinded or
modified, and further recommends that $88,000,000 be provided
for this program.
The Committee has in the past provided funding to the SBA
to reimburse the Census Bureau for costs of conducting the
regular Census Survey of Women Business. Data from this survey
is critical to implementing the set-aside authority through the
SBA Office of Federal Contract Assistance for Women. The
Committee recommendation provides no funding for this survey
through the SBA account, but instead provides the requested
level of $694,000 through the Bureau of Census account. The
Committee directs the Census Bureau to provide the SBA with the
data that it collects in conducting this survey.
The Committee is aware that there are instances in several
cities where Business Information Centers and U.S. Export
Assistance Centers are located in separate sites within blocks
of each other, rather than in a single location. The Committee
recommends that these centers be collocated whenever and
wherever possible with the Small Business Development Centers.
To this effect, the Committee directs the SBA to provide a plan
no later than January 15, 2002 on how it plans collocations.
The Committee notes that information regarding the use,
services and merits of One Stop Capital Shops [OSCS] is
limited. SBA reports that the OSCS counseled 43,000 people last
year and yet this resulted in only 430 loans. One percent is
not an impressive return for a program designed to provide
access to capital. The Committee observes that the efforts of
OSCS are duplicative of other more established SBA programs and
recommends no funding for this program for fiscal year 2002.
The Committee recommendation provides funding of
$20,000,000 for the Microloan Technical Assistance Program and
$15,000,000 for the PRIME technical assistance program. The
Committee believes the PRIME program has great promise for
providing assistance to the entrepreneurs who have no access to
capital and has a training component for assisting these small
businesses which is missing in some of the other SBA assistance
programs.
The Committee recommendation includes $7,000,000 for
BusinessLINC and $3,500,000 for Drug-Free Workplace Grants.
The Committee recommends $1,500,000 for Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) technical assistance and $3,500,000
for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program
(FAST). The FAST program encourages organizations in States to
assist in the development of small high-technology businesses.
The Committee believes that increasing the overall
participation in the SBIR program by high-technology small
businesses will ultimately lead to an overall increase in the
quality of SBIR proposals and completed projects.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000 for
the National Veterans' Business Development Corporation, as
authorized by Public Law 106-50. The Committee has, for the
first time, recommended this amount as a separate appropriation
found elsewhere in the bill. The Committee recommends the
request of $750,000 for Veteran's Business Development
Assistance.
Office Of Inspector General
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $11,927,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 11,927,000
Committee recommendation................................ 11,000,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,000,000
for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business
Administration. The recommendation is $927,000 below the budget
request. The Committee directs the Inspector General's office
to continue the activities outlined in the fiscal year 2001
Senate report, and expects the office to report on its progress
in reviewing and auditing the agency's financial management
systems. The bill contains language making $500,000 available
to the Inspector General's office from funds made available to
the disaster loan program for its activities.
Business Loans Program Account
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $293,762,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 130,500,000
Committee recommendation................................ 224,360,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $224,360,000
for the business loans program account. The recommendation is
$93,860,000 above the budget request. Of the amount provided,
$129,000,000 is for administrative expenses related to this
account. The administrative expenses may be transferred to and
merged with SBA salaries and expenses to cover the common
overhead expenses associated with the business loan programs.
The Committee recommendation includes an appropriation of
$93,500,000 to support a $10,700,000,000 7(a) loan program.
This assumes a subsidy rate of 1.07 percent and a carryover
balance of $21,000,000. The small business community is
dependent on the SBA 7(a) program to obtain long-term financing
at a competitive interest rate. Each year, 40,000 or more small
business concerns, who cannot obtain comparable credit
elsewhere, turn to the 7(a) program for critical financing.
Currently, both the borrowers and the lenders pay significant
fees to the SBA to help offset the credit subsidy cost
necessary to underwrite the program. The budget request seeks
to increase the fees paid by borrowers and lenders to offset
the need for an annual appropriation. The net result of the
Administration's budget request would be to drive both the
small business borrowers and lenders from the program.
Furthermore, the Committee believes the SBA should achieve a
goal of a zero subsidy rate for the 7(a) loan program. However,
the same result can be achieved by a comprehensive review of
subsidy cost estimates for the 7(a) program. Previous reports
from the GAO indicate that subsidy costs have been inflated.
OMB estimates of the subsidy cost of the 7(a) program
consistently show execution rates are inflated. This could lead
to the overcharging of small business owners. The Committee
believes that the 7(a) program is already operating near a zero
subsidy rate and that the budget request should contain a one-
time accurate accounting change to reflect that reality. The
Committee recommends that this one-time accounting change be
reflected in future budget requests. The Senate includes bill
language requiring the SBA to submit a reprogramming under
section 605 if the agency wishes to exceed a program level of
$10,000,000,000. The recommendation includes $1,860,000 in
subsidy budget authority for the Microloan program, which will
support a program level of approximately $25,500,000 in fiscal
year 2002, assuming a subsidy rate of 6.78 percent. The
Committee recommendation provides no funding for funds
guaranteed by the SBA under the SBIC programs. The SBIC
programs are a unique partnership of public and private funds
in which SBA-guaranteed funds supplement the capital of private
venture capital investment firms. The budget request recommends
increasing fees paid by the SBICs to offset the annual
appropriation needed to fund the debentures guaranteed under
the SBIC Participating Security program. This change would
require an increase from 1.0 percent to 1.37 percent to the
annual interest surcharge paid by the SBICs to the SBA on their
outstanding balances of the SBA-guaranteed investment funds.
The Committee concurs with the budget request on this matter.
This will allow for a $3,500,000,000 program level, as
authorized.
Disaster Loans Program Account
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $184,088,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 78,354,000
Committee recommendation................................ 204,864,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $204,864,000
for the disaster loan program. The recommendation is
$126,510,000 above the budget request. Of the amount provided,
$79,510,000 is for direct loan subsidies. This amount, combined
with carryover and recoveries of $37,850,000 will provide for a
program level of $800,000,000. The remaining $125,354,000 is
made available for administrative expenses for the program, and
can be merged with the agency's salaries and expenses account.
Administrative Provisions
The Committee wishes to underscore the reprogramming
requirements outlined in section 605. This recommendation
includes an administrative provision in the bill language, as
in last year's bill, providing the authority to transfer funds
between the Small Business Administration's appropriations
accounts. The language provides that no account may be
decreased by more than 5 percent or increased by more than 10
percent. The language also makes the transfers subject to the
Committee's standard reprogramming procedures under section
605. In addition, a reprogramming notification is required in
any proposed organization, whether or not funding transfers
will be associated with the proposed reorganization.
State Justice Institute
Salaries And Expenses
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $6,835,000
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................ 14,850,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $14,850,000.
The recommendation is $150,000 below the budget request.
The Institute was created in 1984 to further the
development and adoption of improved judicial administration in
State courts. This goal is reached through grants which (1)
create a national program of assistance to assure a fair and
effective system of justice, (2) foster coordination with the
Federal Judiciary in areas of mutual concern, (3) promote
recognition of the separation of powers, or (4) provide
education to judges and support personnel through national
organizations.
United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriations, 2001.................................... $0
Budget estimate, 2002................................... 0
Committee recommendation................................ 4,000,000
The United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission is
chartered to explore the feasibility of connecting continental
railway systems to the Alaska railway.
The Committee recommendation provides $4,000,000. The
recommendation is $4,000,000 above the budget request.
TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS
The Committee recommends the following general provisions
for the departments and agencies funded in the accompanying
bill.
Section 601 prohibits any appropriation act from being used
for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by law.
Section 602 prohibits any appropriation contained in the
act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current
year unless expressly so provided.
Section 603 provides that the expenditure for any
appropriation contained in the act for any consulting service
through procurement contracts shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available for public inspection except where otherwise
provided under existing law or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
Section 604 establishes a Deputy Attorney General for
combatting terrorism.
Section 605 stipulates Committee policy concerning the
reprogramming of funds. Section 605(a) prohibits the
reprogramming of funds which: (1) create new programs; (2)
eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds
or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which
funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates offices or
employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities;
(6) contracts out or privatizes any function or activity
presently performed by Federal employees--unless the
Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified
15 days in advance.
Section 605(b) prohibits a reprogramming of funds in excess
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is more, that (1) augments
existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10
percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity,
or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress;
or (3) results from any general savings due to a reduction in
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
activities, or projects as approved by Congress unless the
Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate are notified
15 days in advance.
Section 606 increase the amount of funds available to
improve the immigration inspection process at air ports of
entry.
Section 607 prohibits construction, repair, overhaul,
conversion, or modernization of NOAA ships outside of the
United States.
Section 608 makes permanent Section 140 of Public Law 97-
92.
Section 609 prohibits funds in the bill from being used to
implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission covering harassment based on
religion similar to proposed guidelines published by the EEOC
in October 1993.
Section 610 establishes notification requirements for new
peacekeeping missions.
Section 611 limits the use of funds for diplomatic
facilities in Vietnam unless certain conditions are met.
Section 612 prohibits the use of funds to provide certain
amenities and personal comforts in the Federal prison system.
Section 613 provides that any closing or downsizing costs
incurred by a Department or agency funded under this act
resulting from funding reductions in the act shall be absorbed
within the budgetary resources available to the Department or
agency. The language also provides transfer of authority
between appropriation accounts to carry out the provision
subject to the reprogramming procedures outlined in section 605
of this act.
Section 614 limits the availability of pornography to
Federal prisoners.
Section 615 prohibits funds from being used to issue a visa
to any alien involved in extrajudicial and political killings
in Haiti.
Section 616 prohibits a user fee from being charged for
background checks conducted pursuant to the Brady Handgun
Control Act of 1993 and prohibits implementation of a
background check system that does not require and result in the
immediate destruction of certain information.
Section 617 delays obligation of some receipts deposited
into the Crime Victim Fund.
Section 618 ties visa issuance to cooperation on so-called
``non-returnables''.
Section 619 limits the placement of maximum or high
security prisoners to appropriately secure facilities.
Section 620 redefines the terms of service for certain
Government financed attorneys.
Section 621 makes technical corrections to Public Law 106-
246.
Section 622 extends current law for an additional 5 years.
The Pacific Coast States will be allowed to manage Dungeness
crab out to 200 nautical miles until a Fisheries Management
Plan is in place.
TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities
(rescission)
The Committee recommends a rescission of $126,620,000 from
the unobligated balances available in the ``Contributions for
International Peacekeeping Activities'' account.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Rule XVI, paragraph 7 requires that every report on a
general appropriation bill filed by the Committee must identify
items of appropriation not made to carry out the provisions of
an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution
previously passed by the Senate during that session.
The following appropriations have not been authorized
either in whole or in part and fall under this rule:
Title I--Department of Justice: General administration,
salaries and expenses; administrative review and appeals,
Office of the Inspector General; United States Parole
Commission, salaries and expenses; general legal activities,
salaries and expenses; National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act;
Antitrust Division, salaries and expenses; U.S. attorneys,
salaries and expenses; Foreign Claims Settlement Commission;
fees and expenses of witnesses; Federal Bureau of
Investigation, salaries and expenses; Drug Enforcement
Administration, salaries and expenses; Drug Enforcement
Administration, construction; Immigration and Naturalization
Service, salaries and expenses; Federal Prison System, salaries
and expenses; Federal Prison System, building and facilities;
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.; limitation on administrative
expenses; Federal Prison Industries Inc.; juvenile justice
programs; juvenile justice delinquency prevention; State and
local law enforcement assistance block grants; Weed and Seed
Program; Missing Children's Program; and Victims of Child Abuse
Act Program.
Title II--Department of Commerce and related agencies:
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, salaries and expenses;
International Trade Commission, salaries and expenses; Export
Administration, operations and administration; International
Trade Administration, operations and administration; economic
development assistance programs; Patent and Trademark Office;
National Institute of Standards and Technology, scientific and
technical research and services; NIST industrial technology
services; NIST construction of research facilities; National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research,
and facilities; NOAA construction; and Minority Business
Development Agency.
Title V--Related agencies: Department of Transportation;
Maritime Administration, operations and training; Commission on
Civil Rights; Federal Communications Commission (except
offsetting fee collections); Legal Services Corporation; and
Securities and Exchange Commission.
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, the Committee
ordered reported, en bloc, an original fiscal year 2002
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
related agencies appropriations bill, S. 1215, and an original
fiscal year 2002 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies appropriations
bill, S. 1216, each subject to amendment and each subject to
its budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0, a quorum
being present. The vote was as follows:
Yeas Nays
Chairman Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Landrieu
Mr. Reed
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine
COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
Paragraph 12 of the rule XXVI requires that Committee
reports on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any
statute or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the
statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and
(b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint
resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part
thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through
type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate
typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would
be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form
recommended by the committee.''
In compliance with this rule, the following changes in
existing law proposed to be made by this bill are shown as
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.
TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
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PART III--EMPLOYEES
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Subpart B--Employment and Retention
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 31--AUTHORITY FOR EMPLOYMENT
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SUBCHAPTER II--THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE
Sec. 3132. Definitions and exclusions
(a) For the purpose of this subchapter--
(1) * * *
(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(C) the Federal Election Commission; [or]
(D) the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the
Federal Housing Finance Board, the Resolution
Trust Corporation, the Farm Credit
Administration, the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development, and the National
Credit Union Administration; or
(E) the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Subpart D--Pay and Allowances
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CHAPTER 53--PAY RATES AND SYSTEMS
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SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 5373. Limitation on pay fixed by administrative action
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(1) * * *
(2) section 831b of title 16; [or]
(3) sections 403a-403c, 403e-403h, and 403j of
title 50[.]; or
(4) section 4(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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TITLE 8--ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
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CHAPTER 12--IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY
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SUBCHAPTER II--IMMIGRATION
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Part IX--Miscellaneous
Sec. 1356. Disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this
subchapter
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e) Limitations on fees
[(1) No fee shall be charged under subsection (d) of this
section for immigration inspection or preinspection provided in
connection with the arrival of any passenger, other than
aircraft passengers, whose journey originated in the following:
[(a) Canada,
[(b) Mexico,
[(c) a State, territory or possession of the United
States, or
[(d) any adjacent island (within the meaning of section
1101(b)(5) of this title).]
(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Attorney
General is authorized to charge and collect a fee in the amount
of $3 for each individual with respect to whom immigration
inspection services or preinspection services are provided in
connection with the arrival in the United States of the
individual as a passenger on a commercial vessel, if the
passenger's journey originated in any of the following:
(i) Mexico.
(ii) Canada.
(iii) A State, territory, or possession of the
United States.
(iv) Any adjacent island (within the meaning of
section 101(b)(5)).
(B) The authority of subparagraph (A) does not apply to
immigration inspection services or preinspection services
provided at a designated port of entry in connection with the
arrival of a passenger by means of a Great Lakes international
ferry, or by means of any vessel that transits the Great Lakes
or its connecting waterways, if the ferry or other vessel
operates on a regular schedule.
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TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
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PART II--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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CHAPTER 31--THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
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Sec. 504. Deputy [Attorney] Attorneys
The President may appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, a Deputy Attorney General and a Deputy
Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism.
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TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
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CHAPTER 112--VICTIM COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE
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Sec. 10601. CRIME VICTIMS FUND
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) * * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Of the sums remaining in the Fund in any
particular fiscal year after compliance with paragraph
(2), such sums as may be necessary shall be available
for the United States Attorneys Offices and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to improve services for the
benefit of crime victims in the Federal criminal
justice system[.] , and for a Victim Notification
System.
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IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
Sec. 245. (a) * * *
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(i)(1) [Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)
and (c) of this section, an alien physically present in the
United States--
[(A) who--
[(i) entered the United States without
inspection; or
[(ii) is within one of the classes
enumerated in subsection (c) of this section;
and
[(B) who is the beneficiary (including a spouse or
child of the principal alien, if eligible to receive a
visa under section 203(d)) of--
[(i) a petition for classification under
section 204 that was filed with the Attorney
General on or before January 14, 1998; or
[(ii) an application for a labor
certification under section 212(a)(5)(A) that
was filed pursuant to the regulations of the
Secretary of Labor on or before such date;
[may apply to the Attorney General for the adjustment of his or
her status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence. The Attorney General may accept such application
only if the alien remits with such application a sum equalling
$1,000 as of the date of receipt of the application, but such
sum shall not be required from a child under the age of
seventeen, or an alien who is the spouse or unmarried child of
an individual who obtained temporary or permanent resident
status under section 210 or 245A of the Immigration and
Nationality Act or section 202 of the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986 at any date, who--
[(i) as of May 5, 1988, was the unmarried child or
spouse of the individual who obtained temporary or
permanent resident status under section 210 or 245A of
the Immigration and Nationality Act or section 202 of
the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986;
[(ii) entered the United States before May 5, 1988,
resided in the United States on May 5, 1988, and is not
a lawful permanent resident; and
[(iii) applied for benefits under section 301(a) of
the Immigration Act of 1990. The sum specified herein
shall be in addition to the fee normally required for
the processing of an application under this section.]
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of
this section, an alien physically present in the United States
who--
(A) entered the United States without
inspection; or
(B) is within one of the classes enumerated
in subsection (c) of this section, may apply to
the Attorney General for the adjustment of his
or her status to that of an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence.
(2) Upon receipt of such an application and the sum hereby
required, the Attorney General may adjust the status of the
alien to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
residence if--
(A) the alien is eligible to receive an immigrant
visa and is admissible to the United States for
permanent residence; and
(B) an immigrant visa is immediately available to
the alien at the time the application is filed.
(3)(A) The portion of each application fee (not to exceed
$200) that the Attorney General determines is required to
process an application under this section and is remitted to
the Attorney General pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
subsection shall be disposed of by the Attorney General as
provided in subsections (m), (n), and (o) of section 286.
[(B) Any remaining portion of such fees remitted under such
paragraphs shall be deposited by the Attorney General into the
Breached Bond/Detention Fund established under section 286(r).]
(B) One-half of any remaining portion of such fees remitted
under such paragraphs shall be deposited by the Attorney
General into the Immigration Examination Fee Account
established under section 286(m), and one-half of any remaining
portion of such fees shall be deposited by the Attorney General
into the Breached Bond/Detention Fund established under section
286(r).
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Chapter 1--Selection System
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Chapter 2--Qualifications for Admission of Aliens; Travel Control of
Citizens and Aliens
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disposition of moneys collected under the provisions of this title
Sec. 286. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(d) Schedule of Fees.--In addition to any other fee
authorized by law, the Attorney General shall charge and
collect [$6] $7 per individual for the immigration inspection
of each passenger arriving at a port of entry in the United
States, or for the preinspection of a passenger in a place
outside of the United States prior to such arrival, aboard a
commercial aircraft or commercial vessel.
* * * * * * *
(h) Disposition of Receipts.--(1)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(2)(A) * * *
* * * * * * *
(B) * * *
* * * * * * *
(3) Not less than nine percent of the total amounts
deposited under this subsection in a fiscal year shall
be available only to automate or otherwise improve the
speed, accuracy, or security of the inspection process.
* * * * * * *
(q) Land Border Inspection Fee Account.--(1)(A)(i)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Attorney
General is authorized to establish, by regulation, not more
than [6] 96 projects under which a fee may be charged and
collected for inspection services provided at one or more land
border points of entry. Such projects may include the
establishment of commuter lanes to be made available to
qualified United States citizens and aliens, as determined by
the Attorney General.
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SECOND FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 1982, PUBLIC LAW 97-92
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TITLE IV
The Judiciary
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Sec. 140. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of
this joint resolution, none of the funds appropriated by this
joint resolution or by any other Act shall be obligated or
expended to increase, after the date of enactment of this joint
resolution, any salary of any Federal judge or Justice of the
Supreme Court, except as may be specifically authorized by Act
of Congress hereafter enacted: Provided, That nothing in this
limitation shall be construed to reduce any salary which may be
in effect at the time of enactment of this joint resolution nor
shall this limitation be construed in any manner to reduce the
salary of any Federal judge or of any Justice of the Supreme
Court. This section shall apply to fiscal year 1981 and each
fiscal year thereafter.
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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996 (PUBLIC LAW 104-134)
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TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES
* * * * * * *
Legal Services Corporation
* * * * * * *
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS--LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
* * * * * * *
Sec. 504. (a)* * *
(1) * * *
* * * * * * *
(16) that initiates legal representation or
participates in any other way, in litigation, lobbying,
or rulemaking, involving an effort to reform a Federal
or State welfare system[, except that this paragraph
shall not be construed to preclude a recipient from
representing an individual eligible client who is
seeking specific relief from a welfare agency if such
relief does not involve an effort to amend or otherwise
challenge existing law in effect on the date of the
initiation of the representation];
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AN ACT TO APPROVE A GOVERNING INTERNATIONAL FISHERY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS FISHERIES PROVISIONS
* * * * * * *
SEC. 203. AUTHORITY OF STATES OF WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA TO
MANAGE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHERY.
(a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(i) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect on
and after September 30, [2001] 2006.
(j) Not later than December 31, 2001, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission shall
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives a report on the health and
management of the Dungeness Crab fishery located off the coasts
of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California.
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NATIONAL CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT OF
1977, PUBLIC LAW 105-33
CHAPTER 3--OFFENDER SUPERVISION AND PAROLE
SEC. 11231. PAROLE.
(a) Paroling Jurisdiction.--
(1) Jurisdiction [of parole commission] to grant or
deny parole and to impose conditions.--Not later than
[one year after date of the enactment of this Act]
September 30, 2002, the [United States Parole
Commission] agency established under section 11233
shall assume the jurisdiction and authority of the
[Board of Parole of the District of Columbia] United
States Parole Commission to grant and deny parole, and
to impose conditions upon an order of parole, in the
case of any imprisoned felon who is eligible for parole
or reparole under the District of Columbia Code. The
[Parole Commission] agency established under section
11233 shall have [exclusive] authority to amend or
supplement any regulation interpreting or implementing
the parole laws of the District of Columbia with
respect to [felons, provided that the Commission
adheres to the rulemaking procedures set forth in
section 4218 of title 18, United States Code.] felons.
(2) Jurisdiction [of parole commission] to revoke
parole or modify conditions.--[On the date in which the
District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender,
and Courts Services Agency is established under section
11233, the United States Parole Commission shall assume
any remaining powers, duties, and jurisdiction of the
Board of Parole of the District of Columbia, including
jurisdiction to revoke parole and to modify the
conditions of parole, with respect to felons.] Not
later than September 30, 2002, the agency established
under section 11233 shall assume all powers, duties,
and jurisdiction transferred to the United States
Parole Commission by this paragraph as in effect on
January 1, 2001.
(3) Jurisdiction of superior court.--On the date on
which the District of Columbia Offender Supervision,
Defender, and Courts Services Agency is established
under section 11233, the Superior Court of the District
of Columbia shall assume the jurisdiction and authority
of the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia to
grant, deny, and revoke parole, and to impose and
modify conditions of parole, with respect to
misdemeanants.
(b) Abolition of the Board of Parole.--On the date on which
the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, Defender, and
Courts Services Agency is established under section 11233, the
Board of Parole established in the District of Columbia Board
of Parole Amendment Act of 1987 shall be abolished.
(c) Rulemaking and Legislative Responsibility for Parole
Matters.--The [Parole Commission] agency established under
section 11233 shall exercise the authority vested in it by this
section pursuant to the parole laws and regulations of the
District of [Columbia, except that the Council of the District
of Columbia and the Board of Parole of the District of Columbia
may not revise any such laws or regulations (as in effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act) without the concurrence
of the Attorney General.] Columbia.
(d) Increase in the Authorized Number of United States
Parole Commissioners.--Section 2(c) of the Parole Commission
Phaseout Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-232) is amended to read as
follows:
``(c) The United States Parole Commission shall have no
more than five members.''.
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OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED AND EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
1999 (PUBLIC LAW 105-277)
* * * * * * *
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
* * * * * * *
General Provisions--Department of Justice
* * * * * * *
[Sec. 124. (a)(1) A nursing facility or home health care
agency may submit a request to the Attorney General to conduct
a search and exchange of records described in subsection (b)
regarding an applicant for employment if the employment
position is involved in direct patient care.
[(2) A nursing facility or home health care agency
requesting a search and exchange of records under this section
shall submit to the Attorney General through the appropriate
State agency or agency designated by the Attorney General a
copy of an employment applicant's fingerprints, a statement
signed by the applicant authorizing the nursing facility or
home health care agency to request the search and exchange of
records, and any other identification information not more than
7 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays
under section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code) after
acquiring the fingerprints, signed statement, and information.
[(b) Pursuant to any submission that complies with the
requirements of subsection (a), the Attorney General shall
search the records of the Criminal Justice Information Services
Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for any
criminal history records corresponding to the fingerprints or
other identification information submitted. The Attorney
General shall provide any corresponding information resulting
from the search to the appropriate State agency or agency
designated by the Attorney General to receive such information.
[(c) Information regarding an applicant for employment in a
nursing facility or home health care agency obtained pursuant
to this section may be used only by the facility or agency
requesting the information and only for the purpose of
determining the suitability of the applicant for employment by
the facility or agency in a position involved in direct patient
care.
[(d) The Attorney General may charge a reasonable fee, not
to exceed $50 per request, to any nursing facility or home
health care agency requesting a search and exchange of records
pursuant to this section.
[(e) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to
Congress on the number of requests for searches and exchanges
of records made under this section by nursing facilities and
home health care agencies and the disposition of such requests.
[(f) Whoever knowingly uses any information obtained
pursuant to this section for a purpose other than as authorized
under subsection (c) shall be fined in accordance with title
18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 2 years,
or both.
[(g) A nursing facility or home health care agency that, in
denying employment for an applicant, reasonably relies upon
information provided by the Attorney General pursuant to this
section shall not be liable in any action brought by the
applicant based on the employment determination resulting from
the incompleteness or inaccuracy of the information.
[(h) The Attorney General may promulgate such regulations
as are necessary to carry out this section, including
regulations regarding the security, confidentiality, accuracy,
use, destruction, and dissemination of information, audits and
recordkeeping, the imposition of fees, and any necessary
modifications to the definitions contained in subsection (i).
[(i) In this section:
[(1) The term ``home health care agency'' means an
agency that provides home health care or personal care
services on a visiting basis in a place of residence.
[(2) The term ``nursing facility'' means a facility
or institution (or a distinct part of an institution)
that is primarily engaged in providing to residents of
the facility or institution nursing care, including
skilled nursing care, and related services for
individuals who require medical or nursing care.
[(j) This section shall apply without fiscal year
limitation.]
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2002
[In thousands of dollars]
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Senate Committee recommendation
compared with (+ or -)
Item 2001 Budget estimate Committee ---------------------------------
appropriation recommendation 2001
appropriation Budget estimate
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TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 88,518 93,433 93,433 +4,915 ...............
Joint automated booking system..................................... 15,880 15,957 22,500 +6,620 +6,543
Legal activities office automation................................. ............... ............... 34,600 +34,600 +34,600
Narrowband communications.......................................... 204,549 104,606 204,549 ............... +99,943
(By transfer).................................................. ............... ............... (9,580) (+9,580) (+9,580)
Deputy Attorney General for Combatting Terrorism................... ............... ............... 23,000 +23,000 +23,000
Counterterrorism fund.............................................. 4,989 4,989 ............... -4,989 -4,989
Telecommunications carrier compliance fund......................... 100,488 ............... ............... -100,488 ...............
Defense function............................................... 100,488 ............... ............... -100,488 ...............
Port Security...................................................... ............... ............... 39,950 +39,950 +39,950
Administrative review and appeals: Direct appropriation............ 160,708 178,499 45,813 -114,895 -132,686
Detention trustee.................................................. 998 1,718 88,884 +87,886 +87,166
Office of Inspector General........................................ 41,484 45,495 46,006 +4,522 +511
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Total, General administration................................ 718,102 444,697 598,735 -119,367 +154,038
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United States Parole Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 8,836 10,862 8,836 ............... -2,026
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Legal Activities
General legal activities:
Direct appropriation........................................... 534,592 566,822 527,543 -7,049 -39,279
(By transfer).................................................. ............... ............... (350) (+350) (+350)
Vaccine injury compensation trust fund (permanent)................. 4,019 4,028 4,028 +9 ...............
Antitrust Division................................................. 120,572 140,973 130,791 +10,219 -10,182
Offsetting fee collections--carryover.......................... -25,000 -51,550 ............... +25,000 +51,550
Offsetting fee collections--current year....................... -95,838 -89,423 -130,791 -34,953 -41,368
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Direct appropriation......................................... -266 ............... ............... +266 ...............
United States Attorneys: Direct appropriation...................... 1,247,631 1,346,289 1,260,353 +12,722 -85,936
United States Trustee System Fund.................................. 125,720 154,044 154,044 +28,324 ...............
Offsetting fee collections..................................... -119,997 -147,044 -147,044 -27,047 ...............
Interest on U.S. securities.................................... -6,000 -7,000 -7,000 -1,000 ...............
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Direct appropriation......................................... -277 ............... ............... +277 ...............
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission............................... 1,105 1,130 1,130 +25 ...............
United States Marshals Service:
Direct appropriation........................................... 571,435 619,818 ............... -571,435 -619,818
Salaries and expenses (non-CSE)................................ ............... ............... 644,746 +644,746 +644,746
Courthouse security equipment.................................. ............... ............... 18,145 +18,145 +18,145
Construction................................................... 18,088 6,621 25,812 +7,724 +19,191
Justice prisoner and alien transportation system fund.......... 13,470 ............... 53,050 +39,580 +53,050
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Total, United States Marshals Service........................ 602,993 626,439 741,753 +138,760 +115,314
Federal prisoner detention......................................... 596,088 724,682 724,682 +128,594 ...............
Fees and expenses of witnesses..................................... 125,573 156,145 156,145 +30,572 ...............
Community Relations Service........................................ 8,456 9,269 9,269 +813 ...............
Assets forfeiture fund............................................. 22,949 22,949 22,949 ............... ...............
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Total, Legal activities...................................... 3,142,863 3,457,753 3,447,852 +304,989 -9,901
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Radiation Exposure Compensation
Administrative expenses............................................ 1,996 1,996 1,996 ............... ...............
Payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund.............. 10,776 10,776 10,776 ............... ...............
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Total, Radiation Exposure Compensation....................... 12,772 12,772 12,772 ............... ...............
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Interagency Law Enforcement
Interagency crime and drug enforcement............................. 325,181 338,106 336,966 +11,785 -1,140
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 2,791,795 3,050,472 2,939,763 +147,968 -110,709
(By transfer).................................................. ............... ............... (12,557) (+12,557) (+12,557)
Counterintelligence and national security.......................... 436,687 455,387 485,278 +48,591 +29,891
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Direct appropriation......................................... 3,228,482 3,505,859 3,425,041 +196,559 -80,818
Construction....................................................... 16,650 1,250 44,074 +27,424 +42,824
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Total, Federal Bureau of Investigation....................... 3,245,132 3,507,109 3,469,115 +223,983 -37,994
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Drug Enforcement Administration
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 1,443,669 1,547,929 1,556,779 +113,110 +8,850
Diversion control fund......................................... -83,543 -67,000 -67,000 +16,543 ...............
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Total, Drug Enforcement Administration....................... 1,360,126 1,480,929 1,489,779 +129,653 +8,850
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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 3,118,999 3,388,001 3,176,037 +57,038 -211,964
Enforcement and border affairs................................. (2,547,057) (2,737,341) ............... (-2,547,057) (-2,737,341)
Citizenship and benefits, immigration support and program (578,819) (650,660) ............... (-578,819) (-650,660)
direction.....................................................
Fee accounts:
Immigration user fee....................................... (494,384) (591,866) (656,648) (+162,264) (+64,782)
Land border inspection fund................................ (1,670) (1,714) (1,714) (+44) ...............
Immigration examinations fund.............................. (969,851) (1,258,088) (1,258,088) (+288,237) ...............
Breached bond fund......................................... (80,600) (120,763) (120,763) (+40,163) ...............
Immigration enforcement fines.............................. (1,850) (5,510) (5,510) (+3,660) ...............
H-1b Visa fees............................................. (1,125) (16,000) (16,000) (+14,875) ...............
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Subtotal, Fee accounts................................... (1,549,480) (1,993,941) (2,058,723) (+509,243) (+64,782)
Construction....................................................... 133,009 128,410 205,015 +72,006 +76,605
(By transfer).................................................. ............... ............... (66,524) (+66,524) (+66,524)
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Total, Immigration and Naturalization Service................ (4,801,488) (5,510,352) (5,506,299) (+704,811) (-4,053)
Appropriations........................................... (3,252,008) (3,516,411) (3,381,052) (+129,044) (-135,359)
(Fee accounts)........................................... (1,549,480) (1,993,941) (2,058,723) (+509,243) (+64,782)
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Federal Prison System
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 3,500,172 3,829,437 3,786,228 +286,056 -43,209
Prior year carryover........................................... -31,000 ............... ............... +31,000 ...............
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Direct appropriation......................................... 3,469,172 3,829,437 3,786,228 +317,056 -43,209
Buildings and facilities........................................... 833,822 833,273 899,797 +65,975 +66,524
(Transfer out)................................................. ............... ............... (-66,524) (-66,524) (-66,524)
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated (limitation on 3,421 3,429 3,429 +8 ...............
administrative expenses)..........................................
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Total, Federal Prison System................................. 4,306,415 4,666,139 4,689,454 +383,039 +23,315
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Office of Justice Programs
Justice assistance................................................. 417,299 407,677 564,738 +147,439 +157,061
(By transfer).................................................. (6,985) (7,000) (6,647) (-338) (-353)
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State and local law enforcement assistance:
Direct appropriations:
Local law enforcement block grant.......................... 521,849 400,000 400,000 -121,849 ...............
Boys and Girls clubs (earmark)......................... (60,000) ............... (80,000) (+20,000) (+80,000)
Grants, contracts, and other assistance (earmark)...... ............... (19,956) (19,956) (+19,956) ...............
State prison grants........................................ 684,990 ............... ............... -684,990 ...............
Tribal prison construction................................. ............... 35,191 35,191 +35,191 ...............
State criminal alien assistance program.................... 399,120 265,000 265,000 -134,120 ...............
Cooperative agreement program.............................. ............... 35,000 35,000 +35,000 ...............
Indian tribal courts program............................... 7,982 7,982 7,982 ............... ...............
Indian grants.............................................. 4,989 4,989 4,989 ............... ...............
Byrne grants (formula)..................................... 498,900 500,000 500,000 +1,100 ...............
Byrne grants (discretionary)............................... 68,898 ............... 78,125 +9,227 +78,125
Juvenile crime block grant................................. 249,450 249,450 249,450 ............... ...............
Drug courts................................................ 49,890 50,000 50,000 +110 ...............
Violence Against Women grants.............................. 288,044 309,665 310,065 +22,021 +400
State prison drug treatment................................ 62,861 73,861 68,000 +5,139 -5,861
Stalking and domestic violence grants program.............. ............... 3,000 3,000 +3,000 ...............
Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus..................... ............... 10,000 10,000 +10,000 ...............
Legal assistance for victims............................... ............... 40,000 40,000 +40,000 ...............
Protection for older and disabled women.................... ............... 5,000 5,000 +5,000 ...............
Safe Havens for Children pilot program..................... ............... 15,000 15,000 +15,000 ...............
Parental kidnapping laws report............................ ............... 200 ............... ............... -200
Forensic exams of domestic violence study.................. ............... 200 ............... ............... -200
Education and training to end violence against and abuse of ............... 7,500 7,500 +7,500 ...............
women with disabilities...................................
Other crime control programs............................... 5,687 5,688 5,688 +1 ...............
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Total, State and local law enforcement................... 2,842,660 2,017,726 2,089,990 -752,670 +72,264
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Weed and seed program fund......................................... 33,925 58,925 58,925 +25,000 ...............
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Community oriented policing services:
Direct appropriations:
Public safety and community policing grants................ 533,823 271,856 477,712 -56,111 +205,856
Management administration.................................. 31,755 32,812 32,812 +1,057 ...............
Crime identification technology............................ 129,714 255,404 150,962 +21,248 -104,442
Safe schools initiative................................ (17,500) ............... (17,000) (-500) (+17,000)
Upgrade criminal history records....................... (35,000) (35,000) (35,000) ............... ...............
DNA identification/crime lab........................... (30,000) (70,000) (70,000) (+40,000) ...............
Methamphetamine............................................ 48,393 48,393 48,393 ............... ...............
Community prosecutors...................................... 99,780 99,780 99,780 ............... ...............
Crime prevention........................................... 46,897 46,864 54,748 +7,851 +7,884
COPS technology............................................ 139,692 100,000 155,467 +15,775 +55,467
(Transfer out)......................................... ............... ............... (-12,557) (-12,557) (-12,557)
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Total, Community oriented policing services.......... 1,030,054 855,109 1,019,874 -10,180 +164,765
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Juvenile justice programs.......................................... 297,940 297,940 328,507 +30,567 +30,567
(Transfer out)................................................. (-7,000) (-7,000) (-6,647) (+353) (+353)
Public safety officers benefits program:
Death benefits................................................. 33,224 33,224 33,224 ............... ...............
Disability benefits............................................ 2,395 2,395 2,395 ............... ...............
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Total, Public safety officers benefits program............... 35,619 35,619 35,619 ............... ...............
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Total, Office of Justice Programs............................ 4,657,497 3,672,996 4,097,653 -559,844 +424,657
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Total, title I, Department of Justice........................ 21,028,932 21,107,774 21,532,214 +503,282 +424,440
(Transfer out)........................................... (-7,000) (-7,000) (-85,728) (-78,728) (-78,728)
(By transfer)............................................ (6,985) (7,000) (95,658) (+88,673) (+88,658)
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TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
TRADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 29,452 30,097 30,097 +645 ...............
International Trade Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 47,994 51,440 49,386 +1,392 -2,054
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Total, Related agencies...................................... 77,446 81,537 79,483 +2,037 -2,054
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Operations and administration...................................... 336,702 332,590 347,090 +10,388 +14,500
Offsetting fee collections..................................... -3,000 -3,000 -3,000 ............... ...............
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Direct appropriation......................................... 333,702 329,590 344,090 +10,388 +14,500
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Export Administration
Operations and administration...................................... 57,477 61,643 61,643 +4,166 ...............
CWC enforcement................................................ 7,234 7,250 7,250 +16 ...............
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Total, Export Administration................................. 64,711 68,893 68,893 +4,182 ...............
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Economic Development Administration
Economic development assistance programs........................... 410,973 335,000 341,000 -69,973 +6,000
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 27,938 30,557 30,557 +2,619 ...............
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Total, Economic Development Administration................... 438,911 365,557 371,557 -67,354 +6,000
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Minority Business Development Agency
Minority business development...................................... 27,254 28,381 28,381 +1,127 ...............
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Total, Trade and Infrastructure Development.................. 942,024 873,958 892,404 -49,620 +18,446
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ECONOMIC AND INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Economic and Statistical Analysis
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 53,627 62,515 62,515 +8,888 ...............
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Bureau of the Census
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 156,881 168,561 168,561 +11,680 ...............
Periodic censuses and programs..................................... 275,798 374,835 348,529 +72,731 -26,306
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Total, Bureau of the Census.................................. 432,679 543,396 517,090 +84,411 -26,306
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National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 11,412 14,054 14,054 +2,642 ...............
Public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction.... 43,404 43,466 43,466 +62 ...............
Information infrastructure grants.................................. 45,400 15,503 15,503 -29,897 ...............
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Total, National Telecommunications and Information 100,216 73,023 73,023 -27,193 ...............
Administration..............................................
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United States Patent and Trademark Office
Current year fee funding........................................... 782,119 856,701 856,701 +74,582 ...............
(Prior year carryover)............................................. (254,889) (282,300) (282,300) (+27,411) ...............
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Total, Patent and Trademark Office........................... (1,037,008) (1,139,001) (1,139,001) (+101,993) ...............
Offsetting fee collections................................... -783,843 -856,701 -856,701 -72,858 ...............
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Total, Economic and Information Infrastructure............... 584,798 678,934 652,628 +67,830 -26,306
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Technology Administration
Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 8,062 8,238 8,238 +176 ...............
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
Scientific and technical research and services..................... 311,929 347,288 343,296 +31,367 -3,992
Industrial technology services..................................... 250,285 119,266 309,337 +59,052 +190,071
Construction of research facilities................................ 34,802 20,893 43,893 +9,091 +23,000
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Total, National Institute of Standards and Technology........ 597,016 487,447 696,526 +99,510 +209,079
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Operations, research, and facilities............................... 1,865,058 2,009,309 2,231,055 +365,997 +221,746
Conservation................................................... ............... 168,000 33,650 +33,650 -134,350
(By transfer from Promote and Develop Fund).................... (67,850) (68,000) (68,000) (+150) ...............
(By transfer from Coastal zone management)..................... 3,193 3,000 3,000 -193 ...............
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Total, Operations, research and facilities................... 1,868,251 2,180,309 2,267,705 +399,454 +87,396
Procurement, acquisition and construction.......................... 681,397 738,861 856,200 +174,803 +117,339
Conservation................................................... ............... 26,000 83,410 +83,410 +57,410
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Total, Procurement, acquisition and construction............. 681,397 764,861 939,610 +258,213 +174,749
Coastal and ocean activities....................................... 419,076 ............... ............... -419,076 ...............
Pacific coastal salmon recovery.................................... 73,837 20,000 ............... -73,837 -20,000
Conservation................................................... ............... 90,000 133,940 +133,940 +43,940
Coastal zone management fund....................................... -3,200 -3,000 -3,000 +200 ...............
Fishermen's contingency fund....................................... 950 952 952 +2 ...............
Foreign fishing observer fund...................................... 191 191 191 ............... ...............
Fisheries finance program account.................................. 287 287 287 ............... ...............
Environmental improvement and restoration fund..................... ............... 10,000 10,000 +10,000 ...............
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Total, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....... 3,040,789 3,063,600 3,349,685 +308,896 +286,085
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Total, Science and Technology................................ 3,645,867 3,559,285 4,054,449 +408,582 +495,164
Appropriations........................................... (3,645,867) (3,275,285) (3,803,449) (+157,582) (+528,164)
Conservation............................................. ............... (284,000) (251,000) (+251,000) (-33,000)
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Departmental Management
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 35,841 37,652 42,062 +6,221 +4,410
Office of Inspector General........................................ 19,956 21,176 21,176 +1,220 ...............
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Total, Departmental management............................... 55,797 58,828 63,238 +7,441 +4,410
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Total, Department of Commerce................................ 5,151,040 5,089,468 5,583,236 +432,196 +493,768
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Total, title II, Department of Commerce and related agencies. 5,228,486 5,171,005 5,662,719 +434,233 +491,714
Appropriations........................................... (5,228,486) (4,887,005) (5,411,719) (+183,233) (+524,714)
Conservation............................................. ............... (284,000) (251,000) (+251,000) (-33,000)
(By transfer)............................................ (67,850) (68,000) (68,000) (+150) ...............
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TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY
Supreme Court of the United States
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of justices........................................... 1,698 1,698 1,698 ............... ...............
Other salaries and expenses.................................... 35,814 40,416 38,290 +2,476 -2,126
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Total, Salaries and expenses................................. 37,512 42,114 39,988 +2,476 -2,126
Care of the building and grounds................................... 7,513 117,742 7,530 +17 -110,212
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Total, Supreme Court of the United States.................... 45,025 159,856 47,518 +2,493 -112,338
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United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of judges............................................. 2,021 2,021 2,021 ............... ...............
Other salaries and expenses.................................... 15,874 18,425 17,351 +1,477 -1,074
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Total, Salaries and expenses................................. 17,895 20,446 19,372 +1,477 -1,074
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United States Court of International Trade
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of judges............................................. 1,525 1,525 1,525 ............... ...............
Other salaries and expenses.................................... 10,907 11,587 11,529 +622 -58
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Total, Salaries and expenses................................. 12,432 13,112 13,054 +622 -58
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Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
Salaries and expenses:
Salaries of judges and bankruptcy judges....................... 248,000 250,000 250,000 +2,000 ...............
Other salaries and expenses.................................... 3,104,879 3,485,774 3,309,012 +204,133 -176,762
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Direct appropriation......................................... 3,352,879 3,735,774 3,559,012 +206,133 -176,762
Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund............................. 2,596 2,692 2,692 +96 ...............
Defender services.................................................. 434,043 521,517 463,756 +29,713 -57,761
Fees of jurors and commissioners................................... 59,436 50,131 50,131 -9,305 ...............
Court security..................................................... 199,136 228,433 209,762 +10,626 -18,671
(Transfer out)................................................. ............... ............... (-3,580) (-3,580) (-3,580)
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Total, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 4,048,090 4,538,547 4,285,353 +237,263 -253,194
Services....................................................
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Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 58,212 63,029 58,212 ............... -4,817
Federal Judicial Center
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 18,736 20,323 19,742 +1,006 -581
Judicial Retirement Funds
Payment to Judiciary Trust Funds................................... 35,700 37,000 37,000 +1,300 ...............
United States Sentencing Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 9,909 12,400 11,327 +1,418 -1,073
General Provisions
Judges pay raise (sec. 304)........................................ 8,782 8,000 ............... -8,782 -8,000
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Total, title III, the Judiciary.............................. 4,254,781 4,872,713 4,491,578 +236,797 -381,135
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TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Administration of Foreign Affairs
Diplomatic and consular programs................................... 2,758,076 3,217,405 3,088,990 +330,914 -128,415
(Transfer out)................................................. (-1,400) ............... ............... (+1,400) ...............
(Transfer out)................................................. (-4,000) (-4,000) (-4,000) ............... ...............
(Transfer out)................................................. ............... ............... (-6,000) (-6,000) (-6,000)
Worldwide security upgrade..................................... 409,098 487,735 409,363 +265 -78,372
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Total, Diplomatic and consular programs...................... 3,167,174 3,705,140 3,498,353 +331,179 -206,787
Capital investment fund............................................ 96,787 210,000 210,000 +113,213 ...............
Office of Inspector General........................................ 28,427 29,264 28,427 ............... -837
Educational and cultural exchange programs......................... 231,078 242,000 242,000 +10,922 ...............
Representation allowances.......................................... 6,485 9,000 9,000 +2,515 ...............
Protection of foreign missions and officials....................... 15,433 10,000 10,000 -5,433 ...............
Embassy security, construction and maintenance..................... 416,059 475,046 405,391 -10,668 -69,655
Worldwide security upgrade..................................... 661,541 815,960 661,560 +19 -154,400
Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service................. 5,465 15,500 5,465 ............... -10,035
(By transfer).................................................. (3,991) (4,000) (4,000) (+9) ...............
(Transfer out)................................................. (-1,000) (-1,000) (-1,000) ............... ...............
Commission on Holocaust Assets in U.S. (by transfer)............... (1,397) ............... ............... (-1,397) ...............
Repatriation Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy........................................... 590 612 612 +22 ...............
Administrative expenses........................................ 603 607 607 +4 ...............
(By transfer).................................................. (998) (1,000) (1,000) (+2) ...............
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Total, Repatriation loans program account.................... 1,193 1,219 1,219 +26 ...............
Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan........................ 16,309 17,044 17,044 +735 ...............
Payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund...... 131,224 135,629 135,629 +4,405 ...............
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Total, Administration of Foreign Affairs..................... 4,777,175 5,665,802 5,224,088 +446,913 -441,714
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International Organizations and Conferences
Contributions to international organizations, current year 868,917 878,767 1,091,348 +222,431 +212,581
assessment........................................................
Contributions for international peacekeeping activities, current 844,139 844,139 773,182 -70,957 -70,957
year..............................................................
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Total, International Organizations and Conferences........... 1,713,056 1,722,906 1,864,530 +151,474 +141,624
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International Commissions
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and
Mexico:
Salaries and expenses.......................................... 7,126 7,452 7,452 +326 ...............
Construction................................................... 22,900 25,654 24,154 +1,254 -1,500
American sections, international commissions....................... 6,726 10,311 6,879 +153 -3,432
International fisheries commissions................................ 19,349 19,780 20,780 +1,431 +1,000
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Total, International commissions............................. 56,101 63,197 59,265 +3,164 -3,932
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Other ...............
Payment to the Asia Foundation..................................... 9,230 9,250 8,000 -1,230 -1,250
Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship program trust fund.................. 499 500 500 +1 ...............
Israeli Arab scholarship program................................... 374 375 375 +1 ...............
East-West Center................................................... 13,470 13,500 14,000 +530 +500
National Endowment for Democracy................................... 30,931 31,000 31,000 +69 ...............
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Total, Department of State................................... 6,600,836 7,506,530 7,201,758 +600,922 -304,772
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RELATED AGENCY
Broadcasting Board of Governors
International Broadcasting Operations.............................. 398,093 428,234 414,752 +16,659 -13,482
Broadcasting to Cuba............................................... 22,046 24,872 24,872 +2,826 ...............
Broadcasting capital improvements.................................. 20,313 16,900 16,900 -3,413 ...............
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Total, Broadcasting Board of Governors....................... 440,452 470,006 456,524 +16,072 -13,482
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Total, title IV, Department of State......................... 7,041,288 7,976,536 7,658,282 +616,994 -318,254
(Transfer out)........................................... (-6,400) (-5,000) (-11,000) (-4,600) (-6,000)
(By transfer)............................................ (6,386) (5,000) (5,000) (-1,386) ...............
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TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Maritime security program.......................................... 98,483 ............... 98,700 +217 +98,700
Operations and training............................................ 86,719 89,054 89,054 +2,335 ...............
Ship disposal...................................................... ............... 10,000 ............... ............... -10,000
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account:
Guaranteed loans subsidy....................................... 29,934 ............... 100,000 +70,066 +100,000
Administrative expenses........................................ 3,978 3,978 3,978 ............... ...............
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Total, Maritime guaranteed loan program account.............. 33,912 3,978 103,978 +70,066 +100,000
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Total, Maritime Administration............................... 219,114 103,032 291,732 +72,618 +188,700
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Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 489 489 489 ............... ...............
Commission on Civil Rights
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 8,880 9,096 9,096 +216 ...............
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Salaries and expenses.............................................. ............... 3,000 ............... ............... -3,000
Commission on Ocean Policy
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 998 ............... 2,500 +1,502 +2,500
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 1,367 1,499 1,432 +65 -67
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of
China
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 499 500 500 +1 ...............
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 303,195 310,406 310,406 +7,211 ...............
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Federal Communications Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 229,494 248,545 252,545 +23,051 +4,000
Offsetting fee collections--current year....................... -200,146 -218,757 -218,757 -18,611 ...............
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Direct appropriation......................................... 29,348 29,788 33,788 +4,440 +4,000
Federal Maritime Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 15,466 16,450 17,450 +1,984 +1,000
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Federal Trade Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 146,830 156,270 156,270 +9,440 ...............
Offsetting fee collections--carryover.......................... -1,900 ............... ............... +1,900 ...............
Offsetting fee collections--current year....................... -145,254 -156,270 -156,270 -11,016 ...............
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Direct appropriation......................................... -324 ............... ............... +324 ...............
Legal Services Corporation
Payment to the Legal Services Corporation.......................... 329,274 329,300 329,300 +26 ...............
Marine Mammal Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 1,696 1,732 1,957 +261 +225
Pacific Charter Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
National Veterans Business Development Corporation
Salaries and expenses.............................................. ............... 4,000 4,000 +4,000 ...............
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Current year fees.................................................. 127,519 109,500 109,500 -18,019 ...............
2000 fees.......................................................... 294,351 328,400 404,547 +110,196 +76,147
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Direct appropriation......................................... 421,870 437,900 514,047 +92,177 +76,147
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Small Business Administration
Salaries and expenses.............................................. 367,824 321,219 333,233 -34,591 +12,014
Office of Inspector General........................................ 11,927 11,927 11,000 -927 -927
Business Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy........................................... 2,245 1,500 1,860 -385 +360
Guaranteed loans subsidy....................................... 162,801 ............... 93,500 -69,301 +93,500
Administrative expenses........................................ 128,716 129,000 129,000 +284 ...............
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Total, Business loans program account........................ 293,762 130,500 224,360 -69,402 +93,860
Disaster Loans Program Account:
Direct loans subsidy........................................... 75,972 ............... 79,510 +3,538 +79,510
Administrative expenses........................................ 108,116 75,354 125,354 +17,238 +50,000
Gainsharing.................................................... ............... 3,000 ............... ............... -3,000
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Total, Disaster loans program account........................ 184,088 78,354 204,864 +20,776 +126,510
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Total, Small Business Administration......................... 857,601 542,000 773,457 -84,144 +231,457
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State Justice Institute
Salaries and expenses \1\.......................................... 6,835 15,000 14,850 +8,015 -150
United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission
Salaries and expenses.............................................. ............... ............... 4,000 +4,000 +4,000
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Total, title V, Related agencies............................. 2,196,308 1,804,192 2,309,004 +112,696 +504,812
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TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug diversion fund (rescission)................................... -8,000 ............... ............... +8,000 ...............
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Departmental Management
Emergency oil and gas guaranteed loan program account (rescission). ............... -115,000 ............... ............... +115,000
Emergency steel guaranteed loan program account (rescission)....... ............... -10,000 ............... ............... +10,000
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Contributions for International Peacekeeping activities ............... ............... -126,620 -126,620 -126,620
(rescission)......................................................
RELATED AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Maritime Guaranteed Loan (Title XI) Program Account: Guaranteed -7,644 ............... ............... +7,644 ...............
loans subsidy (rescission)........................................
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Total, title VII, Rescissions................................ -15,644 -125,000 -126,620 -110,976 -1,620
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TITLE IX
Wildlife conservation and restoration planning..................... 49,890 ............... ............... -49,890 ...............
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Grand total:
New budget (obligational) authority...................... 39,784,041 40,807,220 41,527,177 +1,743,136 +719,957
Appropriations....................................... (39,799,685) (40,648,220) (41,402,797) (+1,603,112) (+754,577)
Conservation......................................... ............... (284,000) (251,000) (+251,000) (-33,000)
Rescissions.......................................... (-15,644) (-125,000) (-126,620) (-110,976) (-1,620)
Contingent emergency appropriations.................. ............... ............... ............... ............... ...............
(Transfer out)........................................... (-13,400) (-12,000) (-100,308) (-86,908) (-88,308)
(By transfer)............................................ (81,221) (80,000) (168,658) (+87,437) (+88,658)
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\1\ The President's budget proposed $6.85 million for State Justice Institute.